Sanjiv M. Narayan, M.B., M.D., M.R.C.P.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, UCSD School of Medicine

Degrees and Awards:
MB, CHB, MD. University of Birmingham, England (1987, 1994); MRCP (Royal College of Physicians of London, 1990).

1998 Samuel Levine Young Investigator Award Finalist, American Heart Association; 1998 North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology Young Investigator Award Finalist; 1998 Travel Award, American College of Cardiology; 1994 Laboratory of Neuro Imaging Scholar, UCLA School of Medicine; 1990 Ratcliffe Prize Recipient, Top Student in Masters Software Engineering Class; 1982 Brockhouse Award for Top Entrant to University of Birmingham, England.

Research Interests:

  • Using phase reversal in T-wave alternans to indicate the propensity for VT and VF.
  • Using optical imaging to study heterogenous repolarization at zones bordering dilated myocardium.
  • Mechanisms underlying the transition from atrial flutter to fibrillation.
Selected Publications:
  • A. Narayan SM, Cain ME, Smith, JM. Atrial Fibrillation. Lancet 1997; 350: 943-950.
  • B. Narayan SM, Smith JM. Spectral Analysis Of Periodic Fluctuations In Electrocardiographic Repolarization. IEEE Transactions in Biomedical Engineering 1999b; 46(2): 203-212
  • C. Narayan SM, Smith JM Differing Rate Dependence And Temporal Distribution Of Repolarization Alternans Between Patients With And Without Ventricular Tachycardia. Journal Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 1999a; 10(1): 61-71
  • D. Narayan SM, Lindsay BD, Smith JM. Demonstrating the Pro-Arrhythmic Preconditioning of a Single Premature Stimulus Using the Magnitude, Phase and Temporal Distribution of Repolarization Alternans. Circulation 1999; 100: 1887-1893
  • E. Narayan SM, Smith JM. Exploiting the Rate Hysteresis of Repolarization Alternans to Improve Risk Stratification for Ventricular Tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiology 2000; 35(5): 1485-1492