Chief of Cardiology, Akron General Medical Center
Cardiology
Dr. Robert A. Schweikert, MD
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Doctor Robert A. Schweikert, MD works in the field of Cardiology. He went to University of Toledo College of Medicine. He over the years received 3 awards: "Fellow (FHRS)", "Fellow (FACC)" and "Business Honor Society". Robert Schweikert is also a published physician. He has 63 paper published. The most recent paper is: Periprocedural Stroke and Bleeding Complications in Patients undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation with Different Anticoagulation Management: Results fro... He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Periprocedural Stroke and Bleeding Complications in Patients undergoing Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation with Different Anticoagulation Management: Results fro...
- Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Long-Term Outcomes and Mechanisms of Arrhythmia Recurrence.
- Atrial fibrillation termination as a procedural endpoint during ablation in long-standing persistent Atrial fibrillation.
- Left Atrial appendage: an underrecognized trigger site of Atrial fibrillation.
- Periprocedural stroke and management of major bleeding complications in patients undergoing catheter ablation of Atrial fibrillation: the impact of periprocedural ther...
- The risk of thromboembolism and need for oral anticoagulation after successful Atrial fibrillation ablation.
- Left Atrial appendage tip: an unusual site of successful ablation after failed endocardial and epicardial mapping and ablation.
- Outcomes and complications of catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation in females.
- Impact of type of Atrial fibrillation and repeat catheter ablation on long-term freedom from Atrial fibrillation: results from a multicenter study.
- Ablation of Atrial fibrillation: what can we tell our patients?
- Prevention of phrenic nerve injury during epicardial ablation: comparison of methods for separating the phrenic nerve from the epicardial surface.
- Transiliac ICD implantation: deFibrillation vector flexibility produces consistent success.
- Relationship between catheter forces, lesion characteristics, "popping," and char formation: experience with robotic navigation system.
- Esophageal capsule endoscopy after radiofrequency catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation: documented higher risk of luminal esophageal damage with general anesthesi...
- Atrial fibrillation ablation strategies for paroxysmal patients: randomized comparison between different techniques.
- The impact of myocardial viability on the clinical outcome of Cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Mortality of Heart failure patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy: identification of predictors.
- Ablation for longstanding permanent Atrial fibrillation: results from a randomized study comparing three different strategies.
- Intracardiac echo-guided radiofrequency catheter ablation of Atrial fibrillation in patients with Atrial septal defect or patent foramen ovale repair: a feasibility, s...
- Integration of positron emission tomography/computed tomography with electroanatomical mapping: a novel approach for ablation of scar-related ventricular tachycardia.
- Pulmonary-vein isolation for atrial fibrillation in patients with Heart failure.
- The magnitude of reverse remodelling irrespective of aetiology predicts outcome of Heart failure patients treated with cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Efficacy, safety, and outcome of Atrial fibrillation ablation in septuagenarians.
- Esophageal luminal temperature measurement underestimates esophageal tissue temperature during radiofrequency ablation within the canine left atrium: comparison betwee...
- Clinical predictors and relationship between early and late atrial tachyArrhythmias after pulmonary vein antrum isolation.
- Percutaneous pericardial instrumentation for catheter ablation of focal Atrial tachycardias arising from the left Atrial appendage.
- Anatomic location of Pulmonary vein electrical disconnection with balloon-based catheter ablation.
- Radiofrequency ablation of atypical Atrial flutter after cardiac surgery or Atrial fibrillation ablation: a randomized comparison of open-irrigation-tip and 8-mm-tip c...
- Vagal responses induced by endocardial left Atrial autonomic ganglion stimulation before and after pulmonary vein antrum isolation for Atrial fibrillation.
- Remote magnetic navigation: human experience in Pulmonary vein ablation.
- Incidence of atrial Arrhythmias detected by permanent pacemakers (PPM) post-pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) for atrial fibrillation (AF): correlation with sympt...
- Pulmonary vein antral isolation using an open irrigation ablation catheter for the treatment of Atrial fibrillation: a randomized pilot study.
- IntraCardiac echo-guided image integration: optimizing strategies for registration.
- Efficacy of adjuvant anterior left Atrial ablation during intracardiac echocardiography-guided pulmonary vein antrum isolation for Atrial fibrillation.
- Pulmonary vein total occlusion following catheter ablation for Atrial fibrillation: clinical implications after long-term follow-up.
- Remote magnetic navigation to map and ablate left Coronary cusp ventricular tachycardia.
- Novel robotic catheter remote control system: feasibility and safety of transseptal puncture and endocardial catheter navigation.
- Extensive ablation during pulmonary vein antrum isolation has no adverse impact on left Atrial function: an echocardiography and cine computed tomography analysis.
- Transcranial Doppler detection of microembolic signals during Pulmonary vein antrum isolation: implications for titration of radiofrequency energy.
- Brief communication: Atrial-esophageal fistulas after radiofrequency ablation.
- Efficacy of catheter ablation of Atrial fibrillation in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
- Endoscopic fiberoptic assessment of balloon occlusion of the pulmonary vein ostium in humans: comparison with phased-array intraCardiac echocardiography.
- Response of Atrial fibrillation to pulmonary vein antrum isolation is directly related to resumption and delay of pulmonary vein conduction.
- Assessment of temperature, proximity, and course of the esophagus during radiofrequency ablation within the left atrium.
- Short- and long-term success of substrate-based mapping and ablation of ventricular tachycardia in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia.
- Embolic events and char formation during pulmonary vein isolation in patients with Atrial fibrillation: impact of different anticoagulation regimens and importance of ...
- Relationship between successful ablation sites and the scar border zone defined by substrate mapping for ventricular tachycardia post-Myocardial infarction.
- The need for Atrial flutter ablation following pulmonary vein antrum isolation in patients with and without previous cardiac surgery.
- Pre-existent left Atrial scarring in patients undergoing pulmonary vein antrum isolation: an independent predictor of procedural failure.
- Prevalence, predictors, and mortality significance of the causative Arrhythmia in patients with electrical storm.
- Impact of Coronary sinus lead position on biventricular pacing: mortality and echocardiographic evaluation during long-term follow-up.
- Atrial fibrillation: When is rate control enough?
- Importance of ablating all potential right Atrial flutter circuits in postcardiac surgery patients.
- Plasma B-type natriuretic peptide levels predict postoperative Atrial fibrillation in patients undergoing cardiac surgery.
- Impact of age on the outcome of pulmonary vein isolation for Atrial fibrillation using circular mapping technique and cooled-tip ablation catheter:.
- Pulmonary vein stenosis after radiofrequency ablation of Atrial fibrillation: functional characterization, evolution, and influence of the ablation strategy.
- Nonthoracotomy implantable defibrillator lead extraction: results and comparison with extraction of pacemaker leads.
- Percutaneous Pericardial instrumentation for endo-epicardial mapping of previously failed ablations.
- Evidence of specialized conduction cells in human pulmonary veins of patients with Atrial fibrillation.
- Pulmonary vein stenosis after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: emergence of a new clinical Syndrome.
- Use of intracardiac echocardiography for prediction of chronic pulmonary vein stenosis after ablation of Atrial fibrillation.
- Frequency and associations of symptomatic deterioration after dual-chamber defibrillator implantation in patients with ischemic or idiopathic dilated Cardiomyopathy.
Schools
University of Toledo College of Medicine
University Hosps Of Cleveland
Cleveland Clin
Ohio State University
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
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Conditions Treated
- Abnormal Heart Beat
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Fellow (FHRS)
- Fellow (FACC)
- Business Honor Society
Education
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation -
Case Western Reserve University - University Hospitals -
University of Toledo College of Medicine
Hospital
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Akron General Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1427015858 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SCHWEIKERT | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ROBERT | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 443021704 | |
| NPPES Provider State | OH | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 367.0 | |
| 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] | 1427015858 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SCHWEIKERT |
| First Name Of The Provider | ROBERT |
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