Professor, Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical School
Cardiology
Dr. Douglas L. Packer, MD
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Dr. Douglas L. Packer works in the field of Cardiology. He researched medicine at University of Utah School of Medicine. He over the years received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACC)". Douglas Packer is a published doctor. He published 100 publications, including: 'Mechanism and outcomes of catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia in adults with repaired congenital heart disease.' He accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Mechanism and outcomes of catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia in adults with repaired congenital heart Disease.
- Pacemaker implantation after catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation.
- Catheter-based intervention for Pulmonary vein stenosis due to fibrosing mediastinitis: The Mayo Clinic experience.
- Pericardial effusion following drain removal after percutaneous epicardial access for an electrophysiology procedure.
- Risk of stroke after catheter ablation versus cardioversion for Atrial fibrillation: a propensity matched study of 24,244 patients.
- Atypical variants of right ventricular outflow Arrhythmias.
- The Spatial and Time-Course Thermodynamics During Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using the 2nd Generation Cryoballoon in a Canine in Vivo Model.
- Obesity does not increase complication rate of percutaneous epicardial access.
- Measurements of the left atrium and Pulmonary veins for analysis of reverse structural remodeling following cardiac ablation therapy.
- Electrophysiologic Characteristics of Ventricular Arrhythmias Arising From the Aortic Mitral Continuity - Potential Role of the Conduction System.
- Successful Percutaneous Epicardial Access in Challenging Scenarios.
- Distinguishing ventricular arrhythmia originating from the right coronary cusp, peripulmonic Valve area, and the right ventricular outflow tract: utility of lead I.
- Increase in pulmonary arterial pressure after Atrial fibrillation ablation: incidence and associated findings.
- Quantitative modeling of the accuracy in registering preoperative patient-specific anatomic models into left Atrial cardiac ablation procedures.
- Acute effects of Atrial fibrillation on Atrial and ventricular function: A simultaneous invasive-echocardiographic hemodynamic study.
- Atypical complications encountered with epicardial electrophysiological procedures.
- Relative Efficacy of Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drugs in Treating Premature Ventricular Contractions: A Single Center Retrospective Study.
- Which are the most reliable predictors of recurrence of Atrial fibrillation after transcatheter ablation?: a meta-analysis.
- Outflow Tract Ventricular Tachycardia Mapped to the Coronary Arteries: Anatomical Correlates and Management Strategies.
- Cryoballoon Ablation of Pulmonary Veins for Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: First Results of the North American Arctic Front (STOP AF) Pivotal Trial.
- Decreased Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Following Cardiac Transplantation: The Significance of Autonomic Denervation.
- Anatomy of the coronary sinus and epicardial coronary venous system in 620 Hearts: an electrophysiology perspective.
- Centerline tracking for quantification of reverse structural remodeling of the Pulmonary veins following cardiac ablation therapy.
- Electrophysiological and hemodynamic characteristics associated with obesity in patients with Atrial fibrillation.
- Atorvastatin for Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Pulmonary Veins Isolation: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Trial.
- Success of Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Isolated Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction: A Comparison to Systolic Dysfunction and Normal Ventricular Function.
- Guidance for the Heart rhythm society pertaining to interactions with industry endorsed by the Heart rhythm society on april 26, 2011.
- American Heart Association Atrial Fibrillation Research Summit: A Conference Report From the American Heart Association.
- ICDs: Evidence, guidelines and glitches.
- Differential outcome of cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic Cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated Cardiomyopathy.
- Characteristics of Premature Ventricular Complexes as Correlates of Reduced Left Ventricular Systolic Function: Study of the Burden, Duration, Coupling Interval, Morph...
- Percutaneous epicardial left Atrial appendage closure: intermediate-term results.
- Long-term outcome of Atrial fibrillation ablation: impact and predictors of very late recurrence.
- Long-term quality of life after ablation of Atrial fibrillation the impact of recurrence, symptom relief, and placebo effect.
- Relevance of endocavitary structures in ablation procedures for ventricular tachycardia.
- Electrophysiological anatomy of typical Atrial flutter: the posterior boundary and causes for difficulty with ablation.
- Planning the Safety of Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Registry Initiative (SAFARI) as a Collaborative Pan-Stakeholder Critical Path Registry Model: a Cardiac Safety Rese...
- Impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, amiodarone, and placebo on the mode of death in stable patients with Heart failure: analysis from the sudden cardiac ...
- Managing Atrial fibrillation: catheter ablation or antiarrhythmic therapy?
- Synchronous ventricular pacing without crossing the tricuspid Valve or entering the coronary sinus--preliminary results.
- Distortion of right superior Pulmonary vein anatomy by balloon catheters as a contributor to phrenic nerve injury.
- Percutaneous epicardial left Atrial appendage closure: preliminary results of an electrogram guided approach.
- Methods to access the surgically excluded cavotricuspid isthmus for complete ablation of typical Atrial flutter in patients with congenital heart defects.
- The esophageal effects of cryoenergy during cryoablation for Atrial fibrillation.
- Contemporary management of Atrial fibrillation: update on anticoagulation and invasive management strategies.
- Utilization of retrograde right bundle branch block to differentiate atrioventricular nodal from accessory pathway conduction.
- Insights into energy delivery to myocardial tissue during radiofrequency ablation through application of the first law of thermodynamics.
- Use of an autologous blood recovery system during emergency pericardiocentesis in the electrophysiology laboratory.
- Echocardiography-guided interventions.
- Prevention of Atrial fibrillation: report from a national heart, lung, and blood institute workshop.
- Utility of nongated multidetector computed tomography for detection of left Atrial thrombus in patients undergoing catheter ablation of Atrial fibrillation.
- Long-term risk of atrial fibrillation with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux Disease and esophagitis.
- Effect of radiofrequency ablation of atrial flutter on the natural history of subsequent atrial Arrhythmias.
- Substrate and procedural predictors of outcomes after catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- A prospective, randomized trial of an emergency department observation unit for acute onset Atrial fibrillation.
- Prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with Heart failure.
- Mechanism of tissue heating during high intensity focused ultrasound pulmonary vein isolation: implications for Atrial fibrillation ablation efficacy and phrenic nerve...
- Vagus nerve injury after posterior Atrial radiofrequency ablation.
- Early heparinization decreases the incidence of left Atrial thrombi detected by intracardiac echocardiography during radiofrequency ablation for Atrial fibrillation.
- A systematical analysis of in vivo contact forces on virtual catheter tip/tissue surface contact during cardiac mapping and intervention.
- Successful use of "cryo-mapping" to avoid phrenic nerve damage during ostial superior vena caval ablation despite nerve proximity.
- Three-dimensional ultrasound for image-guided mapping and intervention: methods, quantitative validation, and clinical feasibility of a novel multimodality image mappi...
- Catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation in patients with obesity.
- Mechanisms and utility of discrete great arterial potentials in the ablation of outflow tract ventricular Arrhythmias.
- Successful management of recurrent ventricular tachycardia by electrical isolation of anterolateral papillary muscle.
- Differentiating atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia from junctional tachycardia: novel application of the delta H-A interval.
- Catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation in patients with the Marfan and Marfan-like syndromes.
- AFib summit features latest in AF diagnosis, management, therapy, outcomes.
- Long-term progression and outcomes with aging in patients with lone Atrial fibrillation: a 30-year follow-up study.
- Intramyocardial pacing and sensing for the enhancement of cardiac stimulation and sensing specificity.
- Incidence of propofol infusion syndrome during noninvasive radiofrequency ablation for Atrial flutter or fibrillation.
- A novel algorithm for determining endocardial VT exit site from 12-lead surface ECG characteristics in human, infarct-related ventricular tachycardia.
- Phrenic nerve injury after Atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: characterization and outcome in a multicenter study.
- Impact of transforming growth factor-beta1 on atrioventricular node conduction modification by injected autologous fibroblasts in the canine Heart.
- Mechanisms of phrenic nerve injury during radiofrequency ablation at the Pulmonary vein orifice.
- Efficacy and safety of circumferential Pulmonary vein isolation using a novel cryothermal balloon ablation system.
- Outcomes after cardiac perforation during radiofrequency ablation of the atrium.
- Three-dimensional mapping in interventional electrophysiology: techniques and technology.
- Discrepancies between catheter tip and tissue temperature in cooled-tip ablation: relevance to guiding left Atrial ablation.
- Creating continuous linear lesions in the atria: a comparison of the multipolar ablation technique versus the conventional drag-and-burn.
- Use of advanced mapping systems to guide ablation in complex cases: experience with noncontact mapping and electroanatomic mapping systems.
- Clinical presentation, investigation, and management of pulmonary vein stenosis complicating ablation for Atrial fibrillation.
- Analysis of catheter-tip (8-mm) and actual tissue temperatures achieved during radiofrequency ablation at the orifice of the Pulmonary vein.
- Trends in treated ventricular Fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a 17-year population-based study.
- Catheter cryoablation of supraventricular tachycardia: results of the multicenter prospective "frosty" trial.
- Metabolic acidosis associated with propofol in the absence of other causative factors.
- Evolution of mapping and anatomic imaging of cardiac Arrhythmias.
- Mechanisms for enlarging lesion size during irrigated tip radiofrequency ablation: is there a virtual electrode effect?
- Outcomes and in-hospital treatment of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients resuscitated from ventricular Fibrillation by early deFibrillation.
- Prognostic implication of early ejection fraction on long-term mortality and quality of life following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- The prognostic significance of exercise-induced atrial Arrhythmias.
- Impact of age on long-term survival and quality of life following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Progress in nonpharmacologic therapy of Atrial fibrillation.
- Thoracoscopic extracardiac obliteration of the left Atrial appendage for stroke risk reduction in Atrial fibrillation.
- Significant effects of atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker implantation on left ventricular function and long-term survival in patients with Atrial fibrillati...
- Long-term outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest after successful early deFibrillation.
- Familial Atrial fibrillation is a genetically heterogeneous disorder.
- Early direct Coronary angioplasty in survivors of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Sudden death after radiofrequency ablation of the atrioventricular node in patients with Atrial fibrillation.
Schools
University Of Utah School Of Medicine
Duke University
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
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Conditions Treated
- Aortic Ectasia
- Aortic Valve Disease
- Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
- Cardiomegaly
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Blue Cross Accord
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Choice Care PPO
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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Duke University Hospital -
University of Utah School of Medicine
Hospital
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester, Minnesota
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1194703942 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PACKER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | DOUGLAS | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 559050001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MN | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiac Electrophysiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 40.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1194703942 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PACKER |
| First Name Of The Provider | DOUGLAS |
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