Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 2006 - 2007
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2006
  • M.D., University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 2003
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2021 - 2022
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2018 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2017 - 2019
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2016 - 2018
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2015 - 2017
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2014 - 2016
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2013 - 2015
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2013 - 2014
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2007 - 2008
  • Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2007
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • S-ICD PAS awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation 2014 - 2021
  • FLEC - ARVC awarded by University of Rochester 2019 - 2021
  • ARVC awarded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center 2015 - 2019
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  External Relationships

  • Biosense Webster (Johnson & Johnson)
  • Medtronic (Covidien)
  • Meritt Medical
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Bicong, Li, John Carson Allen, Kelly Arps, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, Camille Frazier-Mills, et al. “Leadless pacemaker implantation after lead extraction for cardiac implanted electronic device infection.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 33, no. 3 (March 2022): 464–70. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.15363.
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    • Gutierrez, J Antonio, Ruff T. Christian, Aaron W. Aday, Lin Gu, Ryan D. Schulteis, Lu Shihai, Michaela Petrini, et al. “Electronic alerts to initiate anticoagulation dialogue in patients with atrial fibrillation.” Am Heart J 245 (March 2022): 29–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2021.11.008.
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    • Arps, Kelly, Jonathan P. Piccini, Rebecca Yapejian, Rhonda Leguire, Brenda Smith, Sana M. Al-Khatib, Tristram D. Bahnson, et al. “Optimizing mechanically sensed atrial tracking in patients with atrioventricular-synchronous leadless pacemakers: A single-center experience.” Heart Rhythm O2 2, no. 5 (October 2021): 455–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2021.08.003.
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    • Rehorn, Michael R., Eric Black-Maier, Rahul Loungani, Sounok Sen, Albert Y. Sun, Daniel J. Friedman, Jason I. Koontz, et al. “Electrical storm in patients with left ventricular assist devices: Risk factors, incidence, and impact on survival.” Heart Rhythm 18, no. 8 (August 2021): 1263–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.03.047.
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    • Barnett, Adam S., Todd Kiefer, Han W. Kim, Mark Mitchell, Kevin P. Jackson, Jonathan P. Piccini, Jason I. Koontz, and Albert Y. Sun. “Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia Storm With Coronary Venous Ethanol.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 7, no. 5 (May 2021): 682–83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2021.01.005.
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    • Ganesh, Arun, Yawar J. Qadri, Richard L. Boortz-Marx, Sana M. Al-Khatib, David H. Harpole, Jason N. Katz, Jason I. Koontz, et al. “Stellate Ganglion Blockade: an Intervention for the Management of Ventricular Arrhythmias.” Curr Hypertens Rep 22, no. 12 (October 23, 2020): 100. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-020-01111-8.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Michael Rehorn, Rahul Loungani, Daniel J. Friedman, Fawaz Alenezi, Kyle Geurink, Sean D. Pokorney, et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in cardiac amyloidosis.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 43, no. 9 (September 2020): 913–21. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.13992.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Robert K. Lewis, Adam S. Barnett, Sean D. Pokorney, Albert Y. Sun, Jason I. Koontz, James P. Daubert, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator troubleshooting in patients with a left ventricular assist device: A case series and systematic review.” Heart Rhythm 17, no. 9 (September 2020): 1536–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2020.04.019.
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    • Abdulrahim, Jawan W., Lydia Coulter Kwee, Fawaz Alenezi, Albert Y. Sun, Aris Baras, Teminioluwa A. Ajayi, Ricardo Henao, et al. “Identification of Undetected Monogenic Cardiovascular Disorders.” J Am Coll Cardiol 76, no. 7 (August 18, 2020): 797–808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.037.
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    • Wang, Allen, Tracy Truong, Eric Black-Maier, Cynthia Green, Kristen B. Campbell, Adam S. Barnett, Janice Febre, et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus.” Heart Rhythm O2 1, no. 3 (August 2020): 180–88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hroo.2020.04.006.
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    • Rehorn, Michael R., Jason Koontz, Adam S. Barnett, Eric Black-Maier, Jonathan P. Piccini, Zak Loring, Jacob Schroder, and Albert Y. Sun. “Noninvasive electrocardiographic mapping of ventricular tachycardia in a patient with a left ventricular assist device.” Heartrhythm Case Rep 6, no. 7 (July 2020): 398–401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.03.015.
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    • Fudim, Marat, Yawar J. Qadri, Nathan H. Waldron, Richard L. Boortz-Marx, Arun Ganesh, Chetan B. Patel, Mihai V. Podgoreanu, et al. “Stellate Ganglion Blockade for the Treatment of Refractory Ventricular Arrhythmias.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 6, no. 5 (May 2020): 562–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2019.12.017.
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    • Zhang, Hengtao, Victoria Bryson, Nancy Luo, Albert Y. Sun, and Paul Rosenberg. “STIM1-Ca2+ signaling in coronary sinus cardiomyocytes contributes to interatrial conduction.” Cell Calcium 87 (May 2020): 102163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceca.2020.102163.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Kevin M. Trulock, Frances Wang, Yuliya Lokhnygina, Wanda O’Neal, Sana Al-Khatib, et al. “Effectiveness of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation according to heart failure etiology.” J Arrhythm 36, no. 1 (February 2020): 84–92. https://doi.org/10.1002/joa3.12291.
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    • Sutter, Joanne S., Yuliya Lokhnygina, James P. Daubert, Tristram Bahnson, Kevin Jackson, Jason I. Koontz, Albert Y. Sun, et al. “Safety and efficacy outcomes of left atrial posterior wall isolation compared to pulmonary vein isolation and pulmonary vein isolation with linear ablation for the treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation.” Am Heart J 220 (February 2020): 89–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.11.010.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Alice Parish, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Zak Loring, Adam S. Barnett, Sana M. Al-Khatib, et al. “Predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence after ablation in patients with heart failure: Validity of the APPLE and CAAP-AF risk scoring systems.” Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 42, no. 11 (November 2019): 1440–47. https://doi.org/10.1111/pace.13805.
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    • Loring, Zak, and Albert Y. Sun. “Should His Bundle Pacing Be Preferred over Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Following Atrioventricular Junction Ablation?” Cardiol Clin 37, no. 2 (May 2019): 231–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2019.01.006.
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    • Sun, Albert Y. “Drug Provocation Testing in Brugada Syndrome: A Test of Uncertain Significance.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 5, no. 4 (April 2019): 513–15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2019.03.003.
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    • Friedman, D. J., T. Chasten, K. Anderson, J. Mullenix, K. Rider, and A. Y. Sun. “Premature ventricular contraction response-induced new-onset atrial fibrillation.” Heartrhythm Case Reports 5, no. 3 (March 1, 2019): 120–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrcr.2018.11.012.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Jennifer Rymer, Zainab Samad, and Zainab Duke Cardiovascular Education Group. “Disrupting Fellow Education Through Group Texting: WhatsApp in Fellow Education?” J Am Coll Cardiol 72, no. 25 (December 25, 2018): 3366–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.007.
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    • Rehorn, Michael, and Albert Y. Sun. “The paradox of innovation with leadless pacing.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 29, no. 12 (December 2018): 1705–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13748.
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    • Gaeta, Stephen, Jacob N. Schroder, Mani A. Daneshmand, Kevin L. Thomas, Donald D. Hegland, Jonathan P. Piccini, James P. Daubert, Jason I. Koontz, and Albert Y. Sun. “Catheter Ablation of Mid-Myocardial Ventricular Tachycardia by Simultaneous Unipolar Radiofrequency Ablation With Half-Normal Saline Irrigation.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 4, no. 9 (September 2018): 1263–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2018.05.004.
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    • Loring, Zak, Daniel J. Friedman, Albert Y. Sun, and Brett D. Atwater. “Pitfalls in programming: The HV and VH intervals in his bundle pacing.” J Electrocardiol 51, no. 5 (September 2018): 776–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2018.06.002.
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    • Zareba, Wojciech, James P. Daubert, Christopher A. Beck, David T. Huang, Jeffrey D. Alexis, Mary W. Brown, Kathryn Pyykkonen, et al. “Ranolazine in High-Risk Patients With Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillators: The RAID Trial.” J Am Coll Cardiol 72, no. 6 (August 7, 2018): 636–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.04.086.
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    • Roselli, Carolina, Mark D. Chaffin, Lu-Chen Weng, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Gustav Ahlberg, Christine M. Albert, Peter Almgren, et al. “Multi-ethnic genome-wide association study for atrial fibrillation.” Nat Genet 50, no. 9 (June 11, 2018): 1225–33. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-018-0133-9.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Xinru Ren, Benjamin A. Steinberg, Cynthia L. Green, Adam S. Barnett, Normita Sta Rosa, Sana M. Al-Khatib, et al. “Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction.” Heart Rhythm 15, no. 5 (May 2018): 651–57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.12.001.
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    • Steinberg, Benjamin A., Peter Shrader, Karen Pieper, Laine Thomas, Larry A. Allen, Jack Ansell, Paul S. Chan, et al. “Frequency and Outcomes of Reduced Dose Non-Vitamin K Antagonist Anticoagulants: Results From ORBIT-AF II (The Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation II).” J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 4 (February 16, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.007633.
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    • Fudim, Marat, Richard Boortz-Marx, Arun Ganesh, Nathan H. Waldron, Yawar J. Qadri, Chetan B. Patel, Carmelo A. Milano, Albert Y. Sun, Joseph P. Mathew, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Stellate ganglion blockade for the treatment of refractory ventricular arrhythmias: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 28, no. 12 (December 2017): 1460–67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13324.
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    • Black-Maier, Eric, Sean D. Pokorney, Adam S. Barnett, Emily P. Zeitler, Albert Y. Sun, Kevin P. Jackson, Tristram D. Bahnson, James P. Daubert, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Risk of atrioesophageal fistula formation with contact force-sensing catheters.” Heart Rhythm 14, no. 9 (September 2017): 1328–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2017.04.024.
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    • Christophersen, Ingrid E., Michiel Rienstra, Carolina Roselli, Xiaoyan Yin, Bastiaan Geelhoed, John Barnard, Honghuang Lin, et al. “Large-scale analyses of common and rare variants identify 12 new loci associated with atrial fibrillation.” Nat Genet 49, no. 6 (June 2017): 946–52. https://doi.org/10.1038/ng.3843.
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    • Fudim, Marat, Richard Boortz-Marx, Chetan B. Patel, Albert Y. Sun, and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Autonomic Modulation for the Treatment of Ventricular Arrhythmias: Therapeutic Use of Percutaneous Stellate Ganglion Blocks.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 28, no. 4 (April 2017): 446–49. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13152.
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    • Friedman, Daniel J., Markus A. Hjorth, Albert Y. Sun, and Brett D. Atwater. “Intermittent Capture of the Left Bundle With Permanent His Bundle Pacing: Mechanistic Insights and Implications for an Emerging Field.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 27, no. 11 (November 2016): 1344–48. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.13057.
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    • Sun, Albert Y., and Geoffrey S. Pitt. “Long QT Syndrome and Seizures.” Jacc Clin Electrophysiol 2, no. 3 (June 2016): 277–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacep.2015.12.015.
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    • Taylor, Mathew R., Albert Y. Sun, Gordon Davis, Mona Fiuzat, Stephen B. Liggett, and Michael R. Bristow. “Race, common genetic variation, and therapeutic response disparities in heart failure.” Jacc Heart Fail 2, no. 6 (December 2014): 561–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2014.06.010.
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    • Mohanty, Sanghamitra, Pasquale Santangeli, Prasant Mohanty, Luigi Di Biase, Chintan Trivedi, Rong Bai, Rodney Horton, et al. “Outcomes of atrioesophageal fistula following catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation treated with surgical repair versus esophageal stenting.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 25, no. 6 (June 2014): 579–84. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12386.
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    • Sun, Albert Y., and Jonathan P. Piccini. “Validation of non-contact and point-to-point mapping in a single electroanatomic map.” Europace 16, no. 3 (March 2014): 371. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eut324.
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    • Swan, Christopher, Albert Y. Sun, Susan Cooney, Jamie Ray, and Brett D. Atwater. “"Typical" cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent atrial flutter without the cava.” J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 25, no. 1 (January 2014): 103–4. https://doi.org/10.1111/jce.12268.
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    • Zeitler, Emily P., and Albert Y. Sun. “The J wave patterns and risk of sudden cardiac death in patients with coronary artery disease.” J Electrocardiol 46, no. 5 (September 2013): 446–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.026.
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    • Ajijola, Olujimi A., and Albert Y. Sun. “The genetics of the J wave patterns.” J Electrocardiol 46, no. 5 (September 2013): 395–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2013.06.025.
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    • Chen, Benny J., Yiqun Jiao, Ping Zhang, Albert Y. Sun, Geoffrey S. Pitt, Divino Deoliveira, Nicholas Drago, Tong Ye, Chen Liu, and Nelson J. Chao. “Long-term in vivo imaging of multiple organs at the single cell level.” Plos One 8, no. 1 (2013): e52087. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0052087.
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    • Sun, Albert Y., and Kent R. Nilsson. “Early repolarization: a sword in the haystack?” Heart Rhythm 9, no. 8 (August 2012): 1301–2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2012.03.056.
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    • Stephens, Samuel B., Jonathan C. Schisler, Hans E. Hohmeier, Jie An, Albert Y. Sun, Geoffrey S. Pitt, and Christopher B. Newgard. “A VGF-derived peptide attenuates development of type 2 diabetes via enhancement of islet β-cell survival and function.” Cell Metab 16, no. 1 (July 3, 2012): 33–43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2012.05.011.
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    • Lodder, Elisabeth M., Brendon P. Scicluna, Annalisa Milano, Albert Y. Sun, Hao Tang, Carol Ann Remme, Perry D. Moerland, et al. “Dissection of a quantitative trait locus for PR interval duration identifies Tnni3k as a novel modulator of cardiac conduction.” Plos Genet 8, no. 12 (2012): e1003113. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1003113.
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    • Williams, Eric S., Svati H. Shah, Jonathan P. Piccini, Albert Y. Sun, Jason I. Koontz, Sana M. Al-Khatib, and Patrick M. Hranitzky. “Predictors of mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease and an implantable defibrillator: an EPGEN substudy.” Europace 13, no. 12 (December 2011): 1717–22. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/eur253.
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    • Sun, Albert Y., Jason I. Koontz, Svati H. Shah, Jonathan P. Piccini, Kent R. Nilsson, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Simon G. Gregory, Patrick M. Hranitzky, and Geoffrey S. Pitt. “The S1103Y cardiac sodium channel variant is associated with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator events in blacks with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction.” Circ Cardiovasc Genet 4, no. 2 (April 2011): 163–68. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.110.958652.
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    • Sun, Albert Y., and Geoffrey S. Pitt. “Pinning down the CaMKII targets in the L-type Ca(2+) channel: an essential step in defining CaMKII regulation.” Heart Rhythm 8, no. 4 (April 2011): 631–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.10.001.
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    • Koontz, Jason I., Daniel Haithcock, Valerie Cumbea, Anthony Waldron, Kristie Stricker, Amy Hughes, Kent Nilsson, et al. “Rationale and design of the Duke Electrophysiology Genetic and Genomic Studies (EPGEN) biorepository.” Am Heart J 158, no. 5 (November 2009): 719–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2009.08.011.
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  • Book Sections

    • Sun, A. Y., J. P. Piccini, and J. P. Daubert. “New high-density and automated mapping systems.” In Cardiac Mapping, 197–210, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119152637.ch16.
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    • Sun, A. Y., and G. S. Wagner. “Inherited arrhythmia disorders.” In Marriott’s Practical Electrocardiography: Twelfth Edition, 2013.

  • Conference Papers

    • Zhang, Hengtao, Albert Y. Sun, Jong J. Kim, Victoria Graham, Elizabeth A. Finch, Igor Nepliouev, Guiling Zhao, et al. “STIM1-Ca2+ signaling modulates automaticity of the mouse sinoatrial node.” In Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 112:E5618–27, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1503847112.
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