Scott Sakaguchi, M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine

Director, Electrophysiology Fellowship Program

Specialties

Cardiac electrophysiology and cardiology

Medical School

University of California, Davis

Residency

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 

Fellowship

University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Clinical Interests 

Electrophysiology

Research Interests

Antiarrhythmic drug therapy, syncopy in athletes, and arrhythmogenic RV dysplasia

Professional Organizations

American College of Cardiology, Fellow
Heart Rhythm Society (previously known as the North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology or NASPE)

Recent Publications

2009

Marcus FI, Zareba W, Calkins H, Towbin JA, Basso C, Bluemke DA, Estes NA III, Picard MH, Sanborn D, Thiene G, Wichter T, Cannom D, Wilber DJ, Scheinman M, Duff H, Daubert J, Talajic M, Krahn A, Sweeney M, Garan H, Sakaguchi S, Lerman BB, Kerr C, Kron J, Steinberg JS, Sherrill D, Gear K, Brown M, Severski P, Polonsky S, McNitt S. Arrhythmogenic right-ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation: Results from the North American Multidisciplinary Study. Heart Rhythm 2009;6:984-992.

2007

Yannopoulos D, Lurie KG, Sakaguchi S, Milstein S, Ermis C, VanHeel L, Benditt DG. Reduced atrial tachyarrhythmia susceptibility after upgrade of conventional implanted pulse generator to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;50:1246-1251

Melby DP, Lu F, Sakaguchi S, Zook M, Benditt DG. Increased impedance to inspiration ameliorates hemodynamic changes associated with movement to upright posture in orthostatic hypotension: A randomized, blinded pilot study. Heart Rhythm 2007;4:128-135.

2006

Jhanjee R, van Dijk JG, Sakaguchi S, Benditt DG. Syncope in adults: Terminology, classification, and diagnostic strategy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2006;29:1160-1169.

2005

Ermis C, Seutter R, Zhu AX, Benditt LC, VanHeel L, Sakaguchi S, Lurie KG, Lu F, Benditt DG. Impact of upgrade to cardiac resynchronization therapy on ventricular-arrhythmia frequency in patients with implantable cardioverter-defibrillators. J Am Coll Cardiol 2005;46:2258-2263.

Benditt DG, Samniah N, Pham S, Sakaguchi S, Lu F, Lurie KG, Ermis C. Effect of cough on heart rate and blood pressure in patients with "cough syncope.” Heart Rhythm 2005;2:807-813.

Ermis C, Zhu AX, Vanheel L, Lemke MJ, Sakaguchi S, Lurie KG, Lu F, Lin J, Benditt DG. Comparison of ventricular-arrhythmia frequency in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy vs. non-ischemic cardiomyopathy treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Am J Cardiol 2005;96:233-238.