Fei Lu, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratory

Dr. Lu received his medical degree and initial training in internal medicine, cardiology, and electrophysiology from the Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences in China. After expanded training at St. George’s Hospital Medical School (London, UK), the Krannert Institute of Cardiology at Indiana University (Indianapolis, IN), and the Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Medical Center (Chicago, IL), Dr. Lu joined the University of Minnesota faculty.

Dr. Lu’s experiences as an academic electrophysiologist encourage his continued dedication to clinical and research activities. His research encompasses all levels, from single-cell to clinical. His clinical practice seeks to relieve pain and discomfort, and to prolong life. In addition to implanting pacemakers and defibrillators, Dr. Lu’s specific clinical interests include:

• Cardiac pacing for heart failure
• State-of-the-art catheter ablation for complex cardiac arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia

Professional Organizations

• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American College of Chest Physicians
• American Heart Association
• British Cardiac Society
• Cardiac Electrophysiology Society
• Chinese Society of Cardiology
• Heart Rhythm Society, Fellow

Selected Publications

Lu F. Cardiac resynchronization therapy. In: Iaizzo PA, ed. Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. 2nd Edition. Totowa, NJ:Humana Press;2009:475-497

Li X, Lu F. Catheter ablation of cardiac arrhythmias. In: Iaizzo PA, ed. Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices. 2nd Edition. Totowa, NJ:Humana Press;2009:411-441

Lu F, Benditt DG. Cardiac Pacing and Defibrillation: Principle and Practice. Beijing, China:People’s Medical Publishing House;2008

Lu F, Bergfeldt L. Role of electrophysiological testing in the evaluation of syncope. In: Benditt DG, Blanc JJ, Brignole M, Sutton R, eds. The Evaluation and Treatment of Syncope: A Handbook for Clinical Practice. 2nd Edition. New York, NY:Blackwell Futura;2006:113-129

Lu F, Iaizzo PA, Benditt DG, Mehra R, Warman EN, McHenry B. Isolated atrial-segment pacing: A physiological alternative to His bundle pacing after atrioventricular junctional ablation. JACC 2007; 49:1443-1449

Lu F, Trohman RG. New advances in cardiac electrophysiology and pacing. Crit Care Clin 2001; 17:337-364

Lu F, Wrobleski D, Groh W, Duffin EG, Zipes DP. Multi-site ventricular pacing increases cardiac output compared with right-ventricular apical pacing in dogs with congestive heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 1999;10:935-946

Lu F, Baron AD, Henry DP, Zipes DP. Intrapericardial delivery of L-arginine reduces the increased severity of ventricular arrhythmias during sympathetic stimulation in dogs with acute coronary occlusion. Circulation 1997;96:4044-4049

Lu F, Slade AK, Prasad K, Malik M, McKenna WJ, Camm AJ. Is there increased sympathetic activity in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? JACC 1995;26:472-480

Lu F, Keeling PJ, Gill JS, Bashir Y, Statters DJ, Poloniecki J, McKenna WJ, Camm AJ. Heart-rate variability and its relation to ventricular arrhythmias in patients with congestive heart failure. Br Heart J 1994;71:322-328

Camm AJ, Lu F. Risk stratification after myocardial infarction. PACE1994;17:401-416

Lu F, Gill JS, McKenna WJ, Camm AJ. Effects of propafenone on calcium currents in single guinea-pig ventricular myocytes. Br J Pharm 1993;109:178-182