Education

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Undergraduate:
B.S. in Biochemistry
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Medical:
M.D.
McGill University
Montreal, Canada

Residency:
Internal Medicine
Barnes Hospital, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri 

Fellowship:
Cardiovascular Disease
University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, Illinois

Fellowship:
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada

Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics

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• University Medical Center
• Touro Infirmary
• West Jefferson Medical Center
• Ochsner Kenner Medical Center
• Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
• East Jefferson General Hospital
• LSU Health Network Metairie Primary Clinic

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Publications

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1. LeLorier P, Krahn AD, Klein GJ, Yee R, Skanes AC.  Comparison of patients with syncope with left ventricular dysfunction and negative electrophysiologic testing to cardiac arrest survivors and patients with syncope and preserved left ventricular function and impact of an implantable defibrillator.  Am J Cardio.  2002; 90(1): 77-79.

2. LeLorier P, Klein GJ, Yee R, Krahn A, Skanes A, Shoemaker JK.  Combined head-up tilt and lower-body negative pressure as an experimental model of orthostatic syncope.  J Cardio EP.  2003; 14(9): 920-925.

3. LeLorier P, Humphries KH, Krahn A, Connolly SJ, Talajic M, Sheldon R, Dorian P, Newman D, Kerr CH, Yee R, Klein GJ.  Prognostic differences between atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter: The Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation.  Am J Cardio.  2004; 93(5): 647–649.

4. Sanghvi N, LeLorier P, Gururaj A, Monahan K.  Influence of drive cycle length on initiation of ventricular fibrillation during implantable cardioverter defibrillator threshold testing.  Pacing and Clin EP.  2006; 29(9): 926-929.

5. Zhu T, LeLorier P, Monahan K.  Restoration of electrical diastole with bi-ventricular pacing. Europace.  2008; 10(4): 505..

6. Ahmed J, Monahan K, LeLorier P.  The ghost in the machine: Inhibition of tachyarrhythmia therapy due to phantom crosstalk.  Pacing and Clin EP.  2011; 34(7): 909-911.

7. Abben RP, Chaisson J, LeLorier P.  Inapparent atrial flutter due to atrial dissociation.  J Invasive Cardio.  2012 Jul; 24(7): E135-E138.

8. Rahman F, Wang N, Yin X, Ellinor P, Lubitz S, LeLorier P, McManus D, Sullivan L, Seshadri S, Vasan R, Benjamin E, Magnani J.  Atrial flutter: Clinical risk factors and adverse outcomes in the Framingham Heart Study.  Heart Rhythm.  2016 Jan; 13(1): 233-240.

9. Kline RJ, Pham K, Labrie-Brown CL, Mancuso K, LeLorier P, Riopelle J, Kaye AD.  Postinduction paced pulseless electrical activity in a patient with a history of oropharyngeal instrumentation-induced reflex circulatory collapse.  Ochsner J.  2016; 16(3): 315-320

10. Ahmed J, Deeprasertkul P, Monahan KM, LeLorier P.  Racial differences in response to tilt-table testing in patients referred for evaluation of syncope.  J La State Med Soc.  2016 Nov-Dec; 168(6): 201-205.

11. Drennan R, Novella J, Squiteri R, Robinson M, Dimeo A, Scierka L, LeLorier P.  Transvenous before surgical hybrid procedure.  J La State Med Soc.  2017 Mar-Apr; 169(2): 71-77..

12. Hanna E,  LeLorier P, Tadin D, Ortiz R, Glancy D. Malignant Early Repolarization, The Am J of Card. 2018; 121 (4): 520-522.

13. Saad SM, Yasin S, Jain N, LeLorier P. Cardiac Manifestations in a Case of Severe Hyperkalemia. Cureus. 2021;13(3):e13641. Published 2021 Mar 1. doi:10.7759/cureus.13641.

14. Saad SM, Polani FS, LeLorier P. A Case of Intermittent Left Bundle Branch Block. Cureus. 2021;13(6):e15851. Published 2021 Jun 23. doi:10.7759/cureus.15851

 

Research

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Title: Role of the 15-lead EKG in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization. (Investigator initiatied).
Sponsor: Medtronic Inc.
Role: Primary Investigator
Dates: June 2012-present

Title: Reduction of AF with AF Suppression Pacing and Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in Patients with Persistent or Paroxysmal AF. 
Sponser: St. Jude Medicial, Inc
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2004-2005

Title: ENDOTAK RELIANCE G Evaluation of Handling and Electrical Performance
Sponsor: Guidant
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2004-2006

Title: Clinical Evaluation of Irvine Biomedical’s Therapy Cool Path Ablation Catheter System for Typical Atrial Flutter
Sponsor: Irvine Biomedical Inc.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2006

Title: Assessment of Proper Physiologic Response with Rate Adaptive Pacing Driven by Minute Ventilation or Accelerometer. APPROPRIATE.
Sponsor: Boston Scientific
Goal: The goal of this study is to determine how minute ventilation compares to accelerometry for rate adaptive pacing.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2009-2010

Title: Prevention of Syncope Trial II (POST II)
Sponsor:  Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Goal: The goal of this study is to determine whether fludrocortisone is superior to placebo in the treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2006-2010