Kevin Patrick Jackson | Scholars@Duke

Kevin Patrick Jackson
Associate Professor of Medicine

Research interests include:
- optimization of device timing for Cardiac Resynchronzation Therapy (CRT)
- novel cardiac imaging technologies for CRT
- catheter ablation versus anti-arrhythmic drug for treatment of atrial fibrillation.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2018

Contact Information

Duke Box 3816, Durham, NC 27710
Duke North Rm 7406, Durham, NC 27710
jacks121@mc.duke.edu (919) 681-5441

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2007
- Medical Resident, Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine 2000 - 2003
- M.D., Columbia University 2000
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2018
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2012 - 2018
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007 - 2012
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007
Research
Selected Grants
- ECG Belt awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2018 - 2021
- Medtronic, Inc Educational Program Agreement awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2018 - 2019
- St. Jude Medical Business Services, Inc. Educational Program Agreement awarded by St. Jude Medical Inc. 2018 - 2019
- Attain Stability Quad awarded by Medtronic, Inc. 2017 - 2019
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Conference Papers
  - Jackson, KP, Sievers, B, Pappas, P, and Jollis, JG. "Echocardiographic two-dimensional strain analysis identifies regional myocardial scar: A comparison with contrast-enhanced MRI." October 31, 2006. Link to Item
- Journal Articles
  - Jackson, KP. "Venoplasty and Stenting.(Accepted)" Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics 10, no. 4 (December 2018): 675-680. (Review) Full Text
  - Pokorney, SD, Yen, DC, Campbell, KB, Allen LaPointe, NM, Sheng, S, Thomas, L, Bahnson, TD, Daubert, JP, Picini, JP, Jackson, KP, Thomas, KL, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Dofetilide dose reductions and discontinuations in women compared with men." Heart Rhythm 15, no. 4 (April 2018): 478-484. Full Text
  - Friedman, DJ, Black-Maier, EW, Barnett, AS, Pokorney, SD, Al-Khatib, SM, Jackson, KP, Bahnson, TD, Ellis, CR, Atwater, BD, Lewis, RK, and Piccini, JP. "Left Atrial Appendage Electrical Isolation for Treatment of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis." Jacc. Clinical Electrophysiology 4, no. 1 (January 2018): 112-120. Full Text
  - Black-Maier, E, Ren, X, Steinberg, BA, Green, CL, Barnett, AS, Rosa, NS, Al-Khatib, SM, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, Frazier-Mills, C, Grant, AO, Hegland, DD, Jackson, KP, Jackson, LR, Koontz, JI, Lewis, RK, Sun, AY, Thomas, KL, Bahnson, TD, and Piccini, JP. "Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction." Heart rhythm (December 5, 2017). Full Text
  - Wood, KA, Barnes, AH, Paul, S, Hines, KA, and Jackson, KP. "Symptom challenges after atrial fibrillation ablation." Heart & Lung : the Journal of Critical Care 46, no. 6 (November 2017): 425-431. Full Text
  - Black-Maier, E, Pokorney, SD, Barnett, AS, Zeitler, EP, Sun, AY, Jackson, KP, Bahnson, TD, Daubert, JP, and Piccini, JP. "Risk of atrioesophageal fistula formation with contact force-sensing catheters." Heart Rhythm 14, no. 9 (September 2017): 1328-1333. Full Text
  - Friedman, DJ, Liu, P, Barnett, AS, Campbell, KB, Jackson, KP, Bahnson, TD, Daubert, JP, and Piccini, JP. "Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with increased rotor burden in patients undergoing focal impulse and rotor modification guided atrial fibrillation ablation." Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (August 9, 2017). Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, Stromberg, K, Jackson, KP, Laager, V, Duray, GZ, El-Chami, M, Ellis, CR, Hummel, J, Jones, DR, Kowal, RC, Narasimhan, C, Omar, R, Ritter, P, Roberts, PR, Soejima, K, Zhang, S, Reynolds, D, and Micra Transcatheter Pacing Study Group, . "Long-term outcomes in leadless Micra transcatheter pacemakers with elevated thresholds at implantation: Results from the Micra Transcatheter Pacing System Global Clinical Trial." Heart rhythm 14, no. 5 (May 2017): 685-691. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Belbase, S, Sauro, D, Brock, G, Brink, K, and Jackson, KP. "Inappropriate shocks in a patient with a subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator." HeartRhythm case reports 2, no. 6 (November 2016): 478-483. Full Text
  - Pokorney, SD, Friedman, DJ, Calkins, H, Callans, DJ, Daoud, EG, Della-Bella, P, Jackson, KP, Shivkumar, K, Saba, S, Sapp, J, Stevenson, WG, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Catheter ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Lessons learned from past clinical trials and implications for future clinical trials." Heart rhythm : the official journal of the Heart Rhythm Society 13, no. 8 (August 2016): 1748-1754.
  - Vemulapalli, S, Hurwitz Koweek, LM, Kiefer, TL, Jackson, KP, and Piccini, JP. "Left atrial appendage to great cardiac vein fistula complicating watchman left atrial appendage closure." European heart journal 37, no. 20 (May 2016): 1602-. Full Text
  - Patel, D, Hasselblad, V, Jackson, KP, Pokorney, SD, Daubert, JP, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with ischemic heart disease: a systematic review and a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 45, no. 2 (March 2016): 111-117. (Review) Full Text
  - Jackson, KP, and Steen, T. "Getting the LV lead to the right spot." Netherlands Heart Journal 24, no. 1 (January 2016): 82-84. Full Text
  - Steinberg, BA, Wehrenberg, S, Jackson, KP, Hayes, DL, Varma, N, Powell, BD, Day, JD, Frazier-Mills, CG, Stein, KM, Jones, PW, and Piccini, JP. "Atrioventricular and ventricular-to-ventricular programming in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy: results from ALTITUDE." Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing 44, no. 3 (December 2015): 279-287. Full Text
  - Atwater, BD, Babatunde, A, Swan, C, Wieslander, B, Andresen, A, Rabineau, D, Tomfohr, J, Wagner, G, Jackson, KP, and Daubert, JP. "ECG myocardial scar quantification predicts reverse left ventricular remodeling and survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy implantation: A retrospective pilot study." Journal of electrocardiology 48, no. 4 (July 2015): 565-570. Full Text
  - Klein, MR, Sundh, F, Simlund, J, Harrison, JK, Jackson, KP, Hughes, GC, Wagner, GS, Risum, N, Søgaard, P, Strauss, DG, and Kisslo, J. "Immediate mechanical effects of acute left bundle branch block by speckle tracked strain." Journal of electrocardiology 48, no. 4 (July 2015): 643-651. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Daubert, JP, Anstrom, KJ, Daoud, EG, Gonzalez, M, Saba, S, Jackson, KP, Reece, T, Gu, J, Pokorney, SD, Granger, CB, Hess, PL, Mark, DB, and Stevenson, WG. "Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CALYPSO) pilot trial." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 26, no. 2 (February 2015): 151-157. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Daubert, JP, Anstrom, KJ, Daoud, EG, Gonzalez, M, Saba, S, Jackson, KP, Reece, T, Gu, J, Pokorney, SD, Granger, CB, Hess, PL, Mark, DB, and Stevenson, WG. "Catheter ablation for ventricular tachycardia in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (CALYPSO) pilot trial." Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 26, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 151-157. Full Text
  - Zeitler, EP, Piccini, JP, Hellkamp, AS, Whellan, DJ, Jackson, KP, Ellis, SJ, Kraus, WE, Keteyian, SJ, Kitzman, DW, Ewald, GA, Fleg, JL, Piña, IL, O'Connor, CM, and HF-ACTION Investigators, . "Exercise training and pacing status in patients with heart failure: results from HF-ACTION." Journal of cardiac failure 21, no. 1 (January 2015): 60-67. Full Text
  - Jackson, KP, and Piccini, JP. "Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with renal dysfunction: keep calm and carry on." Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology 25, no. 11 (November 2014): 1196-1198. Full Text
  - Jackson, KP, Hegland, DD, Frazier-Mills, C, Piccini, JP, Koontz, JI, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, and Worley, SJ. "Impact of using a telescoping-support catheter system for left ventricular lead placement on implant success and procedure time of cardiac resynchronization therapy." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 36, no. 5 (May 2013): 553-558. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hess, PL, Jackson, KP, Hasselblad, V, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Is cardiac resynchronization therapy an antiarrhythmic therapy for atrial fibrillation? A systematic review and meta-analysis." Curr Cardiol Rep 15, no. 2 (February 2013): 330-. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Hess, PL, Jackson, KP, Hasselblad, V, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Is cardiac resynchronization therapy an antiarrhythmic therapy for atrial fibrillation? A systematic review and meta-analysis." Current Cardiology Reports 15, no. 2 (February 1, 2013). (Review) Full Text
  - Jackson, KP, Hegland, DD, Frazier-Mills, C, Piccini, JP, Koontz, JI, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, and Worley, SJ. "Impact of using a telescoping-support catheter system for left ventricular lead placement on implant success and procedure time of cardiac resynchronization therapy." PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology 36, no. 5 (2013): 553-558. Full Text
  - Risum, N, Williams, ES, Khouri, MG, Jackson, KP, Olsen, NT, Jons, C, Storm, KS, Velazquez, EJ, Kisslo, J, Bruun, NE, and Sogaard, P. "Mechanical dyssynchrony evaluated by tissue Doppler cross-correlation analysis is associated with long-term survival in patients after cardiac resynchronization therapy." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 34, no. 1 (January 2013): 48-56. Full Text Link to Item
  - Nilsson, KR, and Jackson, KP. "Hemiazygous coil placement for high-defibrillation thresholds in a patient with a right-sided implantable cardioverter defibrillator." Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 35, no. 1 (January 2012): e10-e12. Full Text Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Koontz, JI, and Jackson, KP. "Use of ventricular synchronized triggered atrial pacing to facilitate hemodynamic support during mapping and catheter ablation of ventricular vachycardia." J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 22, no. 10 (October 2011): 1174-1178. Full Text Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Lopes, RD, Kong, MH, Hasselblad, V, Jackson, K, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Pulmonary vein isolation for the maintenance of sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials." Circulation. Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology 2, no. 6 (December 2009): 626-633. Full Text
  - Estes, EH, and Jackson, KP. "The electrocardiogram in left ventricular hypertrophy: past and future." J Electrocardiol 42, no. 6 (November 2009): 589-592. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Jackson, K, Gersh, BJ, Stockbridge, N, Fleming, TR, Temple, R, Califf, RM, Connolly, SJ, Wallentin, L, Granger, CB, and Duke Clinical Research Institute/American Heart Journal Expert Meeting on Antithrombotic Drug Development for Atrial Fibrillation, . "Antithrombotic drug development for atrial fibrillation: proceedings, Washington, DC, July 25-27, 2005." American Heart Journal 155, no. 5 (May 2008): 829-840. (Review) Full Text

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Conference Papers

Journal Articles