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Attila Roka, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

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School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Cardiology Division

Attila Roka, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Department

Medicine

Position

Assistant Professor

Books

  • How‐to Manual for Pacemaker and ICD Devices
    Roka Attila, Upadhyay Gaurav, Singh Jagmeet, Heist E. Kevin, How to Maximize CRT Response at Implant [Book Chapter] 2018
  • Roka Attila, Das Mithilesh R, Vonend Oliver, Min Mart, Research collection on Pacemakers 2014
  • Roka Attila, Roka Attila, Current issues and recent advances in pacemaker therapy 2012
  • Roka Attila, Atrioventricular Conduction in Atrial Fibrillation : Pathophysiology and Clinical Implications [Book Chapter] 2012
  • Roka Attila, Electrocardiographic Troubleshooting of Implanted Cardiac Electronic Devices [Book Chapter] 2012
  • Béla Merkely, Attila Róka, Ritmuszavar és szívelégtelenség kezelése beültethető eszközökkel 2009

Publications

  • The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management (Print)
    Roka Attila, Srikanth Kishan K., Abuissa Hussam, Hidden in Plain Sight—An Unusual Case of Acute-onset Persistent Dyspnea
    14:7, p. 5504 - 5508 2023
  • Heart rhythm
    Abusnina Waiel, Kousa Omar, Abuissa Hussam, Roka Attila, Halawa Ahmad, PO-04-087 NOT ALL THAT SHINES IS GOLD AND NOT EVERY LIGHT UP ON PET SCAN IS CARDIAC SARCOIDOSIS
    20:5, p. S551 - S551 2023
  • The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management (Print)
    Abuissa Hussam, Roka Attila, How to Perform a Completely Fluoroless Ablation
    14:5, p. 5455 - 5464 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Ahmed Arslan, Roka Attila, Mohammed Selma, Abuissa Hussam, Halawa Ahmad, HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY AND LONG QT SYNDROME, RISK OF SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH, AND IMPORTANCE OF GENETIC TESTING - A CASE REPORT
    81:8, p. 3250 - 3250 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Roka Attila, Solsi Anup, Abuissa Hussam, Halawa Ahmad, MULTIPOINT ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE MONITORING DURING COMPLETELY FLUOROLESS LEFT ATRIAL CATHETER ABLATION
    81:8, p. 201 - 201 2023
  • Physiologia
    Roka Attila, Burright Isaac, Remodeling in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets—A Systematic Review
    3:1, p. 43 - 72 2023
  • Cardio-oncology (London, England)
    Strobel George B., Ponamgi Shiva P., Roka Attila, Aboeata Ahmed S. A., Exercise-induced Brugada pattern and ventricular tachycardia during Capecitabine treatment
    8:1, p. 1 - 19 2022
  • Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
    Alugubelli Navya, Abuissa Hussam, Roka Attila, Wearable Devices for Remote Monitoring of Heart Rate and Heart Rate Variability—What We Know and What Is Coming
    22:22, p. 8903 2022
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Mai Phu, Kim Michael H, Roka Attila, Abstract 14028: Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Free Survival in Patients With Implantable Cardiac Devices
    146:S_1, p. A14028 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Roka Attila, Matsuura Samuel, Kim Michael H., REGULARIZATION OF VENTRICULAR ACTIVATION DURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION USING PARAHISIAN AND VENTRICULAR PACING
    79:9, p. 93 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Roka Attila, Abuissa Hussam, SAFETY OF SAME DAY DISCHARGES AFTER CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY PROCEDURES AND FACTORS AFFECTING NEED FOR URGENT CARE POST PROCEDURE
    79:9, p. 163 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Roka Attila, Cardiac resynchronization with dual capture during His bundle pacing in patients with intraventricular conduction delay
    75:11, p. 442 - 442 2020
  • JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology
    Kutyifa Valentina, Kosztin Annamaria, Klein Helmut U., Biton Yitschak, Nagy Vivien Klaudia, Solomon Scott D., McNitt Scott, Zareba Wojciech, Merkely Bela, Goldenberg Ilan, Roka Attila, Moss Arthur J., Singh Jagmeet P., Left Ventricular Lead Location and Long-Term Outcomes in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Patients
    4:11, p. 1410 - 1420 2018
  • American Journal of Cardiology
    Rozen Guy, Vaid Jeena, Hosseini Seyed Mohammadreza, Kaadan M. Ihsan, Rafael Allon, Roka Attila, Poh Yukkee C., Poh Ming Zher, Heist Edwin Kevin, Ruskin Jeremy Neil, Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Mobile Phone Application for the Detection and Monitoring of Atrial Fibrillation
    121:10, p. 1187 - 1191 2018
  • Heart Failure Clinics
    Roka Attila, Singh Jagmeet, Borgquist Rasmus, Coronary Sinus Lead Positioning
    13:1, p. 79 - 91 2017
  • Europace
    Merkely Bela, Kosztin Annamaria, Roka Attila, Geller Laszlo, Zima Endre, Kovacs Attila, Boros Andras Mihaly, Clemens Marcell, Klein Helmut, Wranicz Jerzy K., Hindricks Gerhard, Duray Gabor Z., Moss Arthur J., Goldenberg Ilan, Kutyifa Valentina, Rationale and design of the BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade Study
    19:9, p. 1549 - 1555 2017
  • European Heart Journal
    Chatterjee Neal A., Roka Attila, Lubitz Steven A., Gold Michael R., Daubert Claude, Linde Cecilia, Steffel Jan, Singh Jagmeet P., Mela Theofanie, Reduced appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy after cardiac resynchronization therapy-induced left ventricular function recovery
    36:41, p. 2780 - 2789 2015
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
    Roka Attila, Heist E. Kevin, Refaat Marwan, Ruskin Jeremy, Mansour Moussa, Novel Technique to Prevent Phrenic Nerve Injury during Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using Preprocedural Imaging
    26:10, p. 1057 - 1062 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kutyifa Valentina, Klein Helmut, McNitt Scott, Roka Attila, Zareba Wojciech, Goldenberg Ilan, Moss Arthur, Merkely Bela, Singh Jagmeet, Kosztin Annamaria, LEFT VENTRICULAR LEAD LOCATION IMPACTS LONG-TERM CLINICAL OUTCOME IN LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK PATIENTS
    65:10, p. A910 - A910 2015
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
    Roka Attila, Borgquist Rasmus, Singh Jagmeet, Coronary Sinus Lead Positioning
    7:4, p. 635 - 647 2015
  • Global heart
    Merkely Béla, Geller Laszlo, Zima Endre, Szilagyi Szabolcs, Roka Attila, Nagy Klaudia Vivien, Kosztin Annamaria, Molnar Levente, Szeplaki Gabor, Kutyifa Valentina, O152 Intraoperative right to left ventricular interlead delay predicts outcome in de novo CRT recipients
    9:1, p. e41 - e41 2014
  • Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
    Roka Attila, Schoenfeld Mark H., The pathway to physician reimbursement for cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs)
    36:2, p. 137 - 144 2013
  • Europace
    Kutyifa Valentina, Merkely Béla, Szilágyi Szabolcs, Zima Endre, Róka Attila, Király Ákos, Osztheimer István, Molnár Levente, Gellér László, Széplaki Gábor, Usefulness of electroanatomical mapping during transseptal endocardial left ventricular lead implantation
    14:4, p. 599 - 604 2012
  • Heart Rhythm
    Roka Attila, Merkely Bela, Dual-chamber pacemaker implantation via both superior vena cavae in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava
    8:11, p. 1815 - 1816 2011
  • The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management (Print)
    Roka Attila, Schoenfeld Mark, Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
    2:7, p. 381 - 393 2011
  • Merkely Bela, Roka Attila, Assessment of heart rate recovery after exercise stress test 2011
  • Europace
    Merkely Bela, Boersma Lucas, Leenhardt Antoine, Lubinski Andrzej, Oto Ali, Proclemer Alessandro, Brugada Josep, Vardas Panos E., Wolpert Christian, Roka Attila, Kutyifa Valentina, Tracing the European course of cardiac resynchronization therapy from 2006 to 2008
    12:5, p. 692 - 701 2010
  • Orvoskepzes
    Béta Merkely, Attila Róka, A szívelégtelenség nem gyógyszeres kezelésének lehetöségei-beültethetö eszközök
    85:1, p. 65 - 74 2010
  • Europace
    Apor Astrid, Kutyifa Valentina, Merkely Béla, Szilágyi Szabolcs, Andrássy Péter, Hüttl Tivadar, Hubay Márta, Róka Attila, Gellér László, Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy after heart transplantation
    10:8, p. 1024 - 1025 2008
  • Journal of Electrocardiology
    Roka Attila, Toth Erika, Szilagyi Szabolcs, Merkely Bela, Electrical atrial fibrillation induction affects the characteristics of induced arrhythmia
    41:2, p. 131 - 137 2008
  • Merkely Béla, Roka Attila, Geller Laszlo, Electrophysiologic practice in Hungary 2007
  • Lege Artis Medicinae
    Béla Merkely, Attila Róka, A krónikus szívelégtelenség nem gyógyszeres kezelése
    17:6-7, p. 481 - 487 2007
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
    Szilagyi Szabolcs, Merkely Bela, Roka Attila, Zima Endre, Fulop Gabor, Kutyifa Valentina, Szucs Gabor, Becker David, Apor Astrid, Geller Laszlo, Stabilization of the coronary sinus electrode position with coronary stent implantation to prevent and treat dislocation
    18:3, p. 303 - 307 2007
  • Acta Chirurgica Hungarica
    Béla Merkely, Attila Róka, Szabolcs Szilágyi, Endre Zima, Valentina Kutyifa, Astrid Apor, László Gellér, Gábor Szücs, Szívelégtelenség reszinkronizációs kezelése.
    60:1, p. 481 - 487 2007
  • Experimental Biology and Medicine
    Dézsi Csaba A., Szucs Andrea, Szucs Gábor, Róka Attila, Kiss Orsolya, Becker David, Merkely Béla, Short-term effect of rate control on plasma endothelin levels of patients with tachyarrhythmias
    231:6, p. 852 - 856 2006
  • Lege Artis Medicinae
    Attila Roka, Tamás Simor, Hajnalka Vágó, Csaba Minorics, György Acsády, Béla Merkely, Pacemakerfejlesztés biventricularis rendszerré, MR-vizsgálat segítségével
    15:7, p. 568 2005
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
    Vágó Hajnalka, Soós Pál, Zima Endre, Gellér László, Keltai Katalin, Róka Attila, Kékesi Violetta, Juhász-Nagy Alexander, Merkely Béla, Changes of endothelin-1 and big endothelin-1 levels and action potential duration during myocardial ischemia-reperfusion in dogs with and without ventricular fibrillation
    44:SUPPL. 1, p. S376 - S379 2004
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
    Szûcs Andrea, Róka Attila, Soós Pál, Szilágyi Szabolcs, Vágó Hajnalka, Keltai Katalin, Dezsi Andras Csaba, Gellér László, Merkely Béla, Effect of incessant ventricular tachyarrhythmias on serum endothelin and big-endothelin levels
    44:SUPPL. 1, p. S402 - S406 2004
  • PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology
    Róka Attila, Simor Tamás, Vágó Hajnalka, Minorics Csaba, Acsády György, Merkely Béla, Magnetic resonance imaging-based biventricular pacemaker upgrade
    27:7, p. 1011 - 1013 2004
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
    Vágó Hajnalka, Róka Attila, Acsády György, Merkely Béla, Parasympathetic cardiac nerve stimulation with implanted coronary sinus lead
    15:5, p. 588 - 590 2004
  • Clinical Science
    Szucs Andrea, Merkely Béla, Zima Endre, Vágó Hajnalka, Soós Pál, Róka Attila, Szabolcs Zoltán, Gellér László, Keltai Katalin, Effects of implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation and shock application on serum endothelin-1 and big-endothelin levels
    103:SUPPL. 48, p. 233S - 236S 2002
  • Journal of Physiology
    Petheo G. L., Molnár Z., Róka A., Makara J. K., Spät A., A pH-sensitive chloride current in the chemoreceptor cell of rat carotid body
    535:1, p. 95 - 106 2001

Presentations

  • Roka A. Cardiac resynchronization with dual capture during His bundle pacing in patients with intraventricular conduction delay. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020; 3(75): 11(S1), 442. ACC/20 World Congress in Cardiology (virtual), March 24, 2020 2020
  • Roka A. Use of an Automated Electrocardiogram Screening Application and Referral Process to Analyze and Enhance Utilization of Cardiac Electrophysiology Services. Poster presentation, ACC Cardiovascular Summit, Washington DC, February 6-8, 2020 2020

Awards

  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Center of Excellence Award - EP Team
    Commonspirit ‘Atrial Fibrillation ablation center of excellence award’ with the EP team – 2024
    Commonspirit Health