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Monir, George, MD, FACC
Overview
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- George Monir, MD, is an award-winning, board-certified cardiologist specializing in cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, arrhythmia treatment, catheter ablations and cardiac electrophysiology. He received his medical degree from Alexandria University in Egypt and completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Frances Hospital-Evanston in Chicago. Dr. Monir is the Medical Director of the Arrhythmia and Ablation Center at AdventHealth and has received several awards and recognition for his medical research. He is also a past recipient of the Illinois Society of Internal Medicine's Norris Brookens Award for his dedication to the field of cardiac medicine.
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Publications
Most Recent Publications
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2022Composite Index Tagging for PVI in Paroxysmal AF A Prospective, Multicenter Postapproval Study. JACC-CLINICAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 8:1077-1089.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2022.06.007 PMID: 36137711
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2021Very high power, short duration pulmonary vein isolation with a temperature-controlled radiofrequency catheter: a prospective, multicenter study. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 1486-1487.
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2020Long-term safety and effectiveness of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation using a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter from the SMART SF trial. JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 61:63-69.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10840-020-00780-4 PMID: 32462550
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2019Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Medical Therapy on Quality of Life Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 321:1275-1285.Full Text via DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.0692 PMID: 30874716
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2018Safety and efficiency of porous-tip contact-force catheter for drug-refractory symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation ablation: results from the SMART SF trial. EUROPACE. 20:F392-F400.Full Text via DOI: 10.1093/europace/eux264 PMID: 29016769
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2014Pulmonary vein isolation using "contact force" ablation: The effect on dormant conduction and long-term freedom from recurrent atrial fibrillation-A prospective study. HEART RHYTHM. 11:1919-1924.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.07.033 PMID: 25068575
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2014Paroxysmal AF Catheter Ablation With a Contact Force Sensing Catheter Results of the Prospective, Multicenter SMART-AF Trial. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 64:647-656.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.04.072 PMID: 25125294
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2013Pulmonary Vein Isolation Using a Pace-Capture-Guided Versus an Adenosine-Guided Approach Effect on Dormant Conduction and Long-Term Freedom From Recurrent Atrial Fibrillation-A Prospective Study. CIRCULATION-ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 6:1103-1108.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000454 PMID: 24097372
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2012Automated Vulnerability Testing Identifies Patients With Inadequate Defibrillation Safety Margin. CIRCULATION-ARRHYTHMIA AND ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 5:1073-1080.Full Text via DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.112.971275 PMID: 23051838
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2012Detection of inadvertent catheter movement into the coronary sinus ostium or middle cardiac vein by real-time impedance monitoring prior to radiofrequency ablation in the right atrial posteroseptal region. JOURNAL OF INTERVENTIONAL CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 34:311-315.Full Text via DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9667-4 PMID: 22434335
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2012Feasibility and Safety of Dabigatran Versus Warfarin for Periprocedural Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Results From a Multicenter Prospective Registry. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 59:1168-1174.Full Text via DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.12.014 PMID: 22305113
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2008Consistency of the CFAE phenomena using custom software for automated detection of complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAEs) in the left atrium during atrial fibrillation. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 19:915-919.Full Text via DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01153.x PMID: 18393956
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2005Novel imaging techniques of the esophagus enhancing safety of left atrial ablation. JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY. 16:244-248.Full Text via DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2005.40560.x PMID: 15817079
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2000Cocaine abuse: Repolarization abnormalities and ventricular arrhythmias. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. 320:9-12.PMID: 10910367
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1999Escape capture bigeminy - A manifestation of sinoatrial conduction block. JOURNAL OF ELECTROCARDIOLOGY. 32:51-55.PMID: 10037089
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1992Heart rate variability. Frequency domain analysis.. CARDIOLOGY CLINICS. 499-537.PMID: 1504981
Background
Full Name
- George Monir, MD
Education
- Alexandria University Hospitals; University Of South Florida; University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Presence Saint Francis Hospital
Residency
- St Francis hospital of Evanston, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL
Fellowship
- Northwestern University, Chicago, IL; University of Oklahoma, OK
Board Certification
- American Board of Internal Medicine
Contact
primary email
- Research.Institute@AdventHealth.com