Hussam S . Abuissa, MB,BS

Department

Medicine

Position

Professor

Articles

• Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
  Abuissa, H, Elawad, A A Novel Technique for Conduction System Pacing in Patients Undergoing Simultaneous Ablation of The Atrioventricular Node Using Axillary Venous Access. Hussam Abuissa and Ahmed Elawad. Accepted for publication in Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 2025
• Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
  Alugubelli, N, Abuissa, H; Roka, A Wearable Devices for Remote Monitoring of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability-What We Know and What Is Coming. Alugubelli N, Abuissa H, Roka A. Sensors (Basel). 2022 Nov 17;22(22):8903.
  22, p. 8903 2022
• Heart Rhythm
  Abuissa, Hussam, Hussam Abuissa and Attila Roka. How to Perform a Completely Fluoroless Ablation. Invitation to the “Hands-On” section of the HeartRhythm Journal. Submitted on 1/9/2022. 2022
• JACC
  Omar Kousa, Omar Kousa, Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, Shantanu M. Patil, Himanshu Agarwal, Hussam Abuissa. Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient with a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Mar 17;3(3):508-511. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.01.017. eCollection 2021 Mar.PMID: 34317569 2021
• Heart Rhythm Case Reports
  Tandon TS,Tandon TS,, Tandon TS, Tandon TS,, Alla VM, Abuissa HS. Left atrial appendage closure in a patient with situs inversus totalis and interrupted vena cava a transhepatic approach. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Sep 15;6(11):871-874. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.09.002. eCollection 2020 Nov. PMID: 33204625
  6, p. 871-874. 2020
• Heart Rhythm Case Reports
  Wilbur Freeman, Hussam Abuissa., Wilbur Freeman, Joseph Thibodeau, Hussam Abuissa. Unrecognized ventricular tachycardia in a patient with mitral annulus disjunction and syncope. HeartRhythm Case Rep. 2020 Jun 24;6(9):646-651. doi: 10.1016/j.hrcr.2020.06.015. eCollection 2020 Sep. PMID: 32983885
  6(9), p. 646-651 2020
• J Am Coll Cardiol
  Wilbur K Freeman,Hussam S Abuissa. , Wilbur K Freeman, Katelyn R Freeman, Hussam S Abuissa. Spontaneous Pothole Cardioversion of a Wide Complex Tachycardia. J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2020 Jun, 2 (6) 951955
  6, p. 951955 2020
• J Am Coll Cardiol
  Omar Kousa/Hussam Abuissa., Omar Kousa, Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, Shantanu M. Patil, Himanshu Agarwal, Hussam Abuissa. Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient with a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device. Accepted for publication in J Am Coll Cardiol Case Rep. 2020
• Clinical Cardiology
  Hussam Abuissa., Hussam Abuissa.Salih M, Darrat YH, Saadi A, Guddeti R, Mahfood Haddad T, Kabach A, Ayan M, Saurav A, Abuissa H, Elayi CS. Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Clin Cardiol. 2018 Nov;41(11):1430-1438
  41;11, p. 1430-38 2018
• American Journal of Cardiology
  Smer A, Smer A, , Smer A, Saurav A, Azzouz MS, Salih M, Ayan M, Abuzaid A, Akinapelli A, Kanmanthareddy A, Rosenfeld LE, Merchant FM, Abuissa H. Meta-analysis of Risk of Ventricular Arrhythmias After Improvement in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction During Follow-Up in Patients With Primary Prevention Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Jul 15;120(2):279-286
  120;2, p. 279-86 2017
• American Journal of Cardiology
  Smer A, Abuissa H. , Smer A, Saurav A, Azzouz MS, Salih M, Ayan M, Abuzaid A, Akinapelli A, Kanmanthareddy A, Rosenfeld LE, Merchant FM, Abuissa H. Meta-analysis of risk of ventricular arrhythmias after improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction during follow-up in patients with primary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Am J Cardiol. 2017. PMID: 285232777 2017
• Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
  Aiman Smer, Hussam Abuissa. , Aiman Smer, Rebecca Dietz, Hussam Abuissa. Repetitive Non-Reentrant Ventriculo-Atrial Synchrony Induced Atrial Fibrillation Terminated with Inappropriate Shock. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal. 2016;16: 139-144.
  16, p. 139-44 2016
• Clinical Cardiology
  Saurav A, Abuissa H. , Saurav A, Smer A, Abuzaid A, Bansal O, Abuissa H. Premature ventricular contraction-induced cardiomyopathy. Clin Cardiol. 2015 Apr;38(4):251-8.
  2015 Apr;38(4), p. 251-8 2015
• Texas Heart Institute Journal
  Deshmukh A, Abuissa H,, Deshmukh A, Ulveling K, Alla V, Abuissa H, Airey K. Prolonged QTc Interval and Torsades de Pointes Induced by Citalopram. Texas Heart Institute Journal. 2012 FEB;39(1):68-70.
  Feb 2012, p. 68-70 2012

Publications

• ACC Cardiovascular Summit
  Ahmed, A, Roka, A; Mohammed, S; Abuissa, H.; Halawa, A Arslan Ahmed, Attila Roka, Selma Mohammed, Hussam Abuissa, Ahmad Halawa. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Long QT Syndrome, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death, And Importance of Genetic Testing- A Case Report. Presented at ACC 2023. 2023
• ACC Cardiovascular Summit
  Roka, A, Solsi, A; Abuissa, H; Halawa, A. Attila Roka, Anup Solsi, Hussam Abuissa, Ahmad Halawa. Multipoint Esophageal Temperature Monitoring During Completely Fluoroless Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Abstract at ACC 2023. 2023
• ACC Cardiovascular Summit
  Roka, A, Solsi, A; Abuissa, H; Halawa, A. Attila Roka, Anup Solsi, Hussam Abuissa, Ahmad Halawa. Multipoint Esophageal Temperature Monitoring During Completely Fluoroless Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Abstract at ACC 2023. 2022
• Journal of Amerian Heart Society
  Kadri AN, , Kadri AN, Abuamsha H, Nusairat L, Kadri N, Abuissa H, Masri A, Hernandez AV. Causes and Predictors of 30-Day Readmission in Patients With Syncope/Collapse: A Nationwide Cohort Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Sep 18;7(18):e009746.
  7:18 2018
• Heart
  Smer A, Abuissa H, Smer A, Alla VM, Abuissa H. A 50-year-old man with incidental cardiac mass. Heart. 2017;103(3):189-2016-310337. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PMID:27634409 2016
• Journal of Cardiac Failure
  Saurav A, Hunter C., Saurav A, Smer A, Azzouz MS, Abuissa H, Hunter C. Impact of Non-apical Right Ventricular Lead Placement on Left Ventricular Reverse Remodeling and Inter-ventricular Dys-synchrony in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: A Meta-analysis. J Card Fail. 2015 AUG;21(8):S43-. 2015
• Chest
  Abuzetun J, Abuissa H, , Abuzetun J, Burrns T, Hvass L, El Khashab M, McCashland D, Abuissa H, Airey K. Management of Stroke Risk in Patients Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation in a Tertiary Care Center. CHEST Journal. 2012 October 1;142(4_MeetingAbstracts):109A-. 2012

General

• Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management
  Roka, A, Abuissa, H, Srikanth, K Hidden in plain sight – an unusual case of acute persistent dyspnea. Attila Roka MD PhD, Hussam Abuissa MD, Kishan K Srikanth. Accepted for publication in Innovations in Cardiac Rhythm Management. 2021

Presentations

• Geetanjali Dang, Mohammed Saleh, Maria Del Carmen Perez, Wilmary Garcia Flete, Raviteja Guddeti, Hussam Abuissa, VenkataAlla: SAFETY PROFILES OF LEADLESS PACEMAKERS (MICRA) DEVICES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FOODAND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MANUFACTURER AND USER FACILITY DEVICE EXPERIENCE (MAUDE) DATABASE. Poster Presentation American College of Cardiology, 3/2019 2019
• Dept of Medicine Grand RoundsCU School of Medicine"iFib: Are We There Yet?" 2019

Awards

• Cardiovascular Medicine Teacher of the Year Award
  Cardiovascular Medicine Teacher of the Year Award - 2018