Title: Rate Control Versus Rhythm Control in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices and Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Jasen L Gilge, Asim Ahmed, Bradley A Clark, Kathleen Morris, Zubin Yavar, Nicholas Beaudrie, Cameron Whitler, Mahera Husain, Mathew S. Padanilam, Parin J Patel, Eric N Prystowsky, Ashwin Ravichandran

Title: Evaluating the Utility of mHealth ECG Heart Monitoring for the Detection and Management of Atrial Fibrillation in Clinical Practice

Credits: Kathleen T. Hickey, Angelo B. Biviano, Hasan Garan, Robert R. Sciacca, Teresa Riga, Kate Warren, Ashton P. Frulla, Nicole R. Hauser, Daniel Y. Wang, William Whang

Title: Detection of Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation Utilizing Novel Technology

Credits: Kathleen T. Hickey, EdD, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN, Jose Dizon, MD, Ashton Frulla, BS

Title: Can Bi-Atrial Pacing Slow the Progression of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation to Permanent Atrial Fibrillation?

Credits: Raffaele Corbisiero, Kathleen Zazzali DO, David Muller

Title: The Concept of Burden in Atrial Fibrillation

Credits: Gregg F. Rosner, M.D., James A. Reiffel, M.D., Kathleen Hickey, R.N., EdD, FNP.

Title: The Utility of Ambulatory Electrocardiographic Monitoring for Detecting Silent Arrhythmias and Clarifying Symptom Mechanism in an Elderly Urban Population with Heart Failure and Hypertension: Clinical Implications

Credits: Kathleen T. Hickey, James Reiff el, Robert R. Sciacca, William Whang, Angelo Biviano, Mau-rita Baumeister, Carmen Castillo, Jyothi Talathothi, Hasan Garan

Dr. Kathleen Hickey, MD.

Affiliation: Dr. Kathleen Hickey is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Columbia University Medical Center and holds a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiology (electrophysiology) as both a family and adult nurse practitioner. Her interdisciplinary research, clinical practice and scholarship is focused in the areas of cardiac genetics, the clinical care of those with chronic cardiac conditions and arrhythmias, and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. Her current grant awards include a R01 from the National Institute of Nursing Research (iHEART) focusing on arrhythmia telehealth monitoring in those with atrial fibrillation, her newly awarded (multiple-PI) P30 award with Dr. Suzanne Bakken is focusing on improving symptom self-management for underserved populations with or at risk for chronic health conditions.

Dr. Kathleen T. Hickey, EdD, FNP-BC, ANP-BC, FAHA, FAAN.

Affiliation: Dr. Kathleen T. Hickey is a nurse practitioner in the Department of Cardiac Electrophysiology at Columbia University and is an Assistant Professor of Nursing at the Columbia University School of Nursing. Her main interests focus on cardiac genomics and improving the care and quality of life of patients living with cardiac arrhythmias. Her work has been supported by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. She has presented her work at many international conferences and published in a variety of journals. Dr. Hickey is the past president of the International Society of Nursing in Genetics (ISONG), and is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the American Heart Association.