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Paul A. Iaizzo, Ph.D. Professor of Anesthesiology, Physiology and Surgery Department of Surgery Director of Education for the Lillehei Heart Institute E-mail: iaizz001@umn.edu

Research Interests:

In one of his many projects, his research team has developed, in collaboration with Medtronic, a four chamber working heart model which allows for "real-time" visual assessment of internal anatomy. This collaboration has lead to the creation of the educational CD, the "Visible HeartT Viewer" and the Visible Heart web site.

He also performs applied research in the areas of clinical thermoregulation, skeletal muscle force assessment, the biomechanics of the spine, and the overwintering of black bears (Nature 409:997, 2001). He teaches in numerous courses, such as the year long "New Product Design and Business Development", the intensive week long short courses "Advanced Cardiac Physiology and Anatomy" and "Advanced Physiology of the Neuromuscular Junction",the lecture and lab courses on "Quantitative Physiology", and the UNITE course "Biomedical Applications of Heat transfer in Humans".

Selected Publications:

(For a comprehensive list of recent publications, refer to PubMed, a service provided by the National Library of Medicine.)

Quill JL, Hill AJ, Laske TG, Alfieri O, *Iaizzo PA*: Mitral valve
anatomy revisited. / Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery/
2009 (in press).

*Iaizzo PA* (*Editor). *_The Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology,
and Devices._ Humana Press Inc., Totowa, New Jersey 2005. (Second
edition edited and in press, 2009)

Ahlberg SA, Yue AM, Skadsberg ND, Roberts PR, *Iaizzo PA*, Morgan JM:
Investigation of pacing site-related changes in global restitution
dynamics by non-contact mapping. /Europace/ 10: 40-5, 2008.

Hucker WJ, McCain ML, Laughner JI, *Iaizzo PI*, Efimov IR: Connexin 43
expression delineates two discrete pathways in the human
atrioventricular junction. /Anatomical Record/ 291: 204-15, 2008.

Liu C, Skadsberg ND, Ahlberg SA, Swingen CM, *Iaizzo PA*, He B:
Estimation of global ventricular activation sequences by noninvasive
three-dimensional electrical imaging: validation studies in a swine
model during pacing. /Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology/
19:535-40, 2008.

*Iaizzo PA*, Hill AJ, Laske TG: Cardiac device testing enhanced by
simultaneous imaging modalities: the Visible Heart®, fluoroscopy, and
echocardiography. /Expert Review of Medical Devices /5:51-8, 2008.

Xiao YF, Sigg DC, Ujhelyi MR, Wilhelm JJ, Richardson ES,* Iaizzo PA*:
Pericardial delivery of Omega-3 fatty acid: A novel approach to reduce
myocardial infarct sizes and arrhythmias. /AJP: Heart and Circulatory
Physiology /294:H2212-8, 2008

Anderson SE, Hill AJ,* Iaizzo PA: *Microanatomy of human left
ventricular coronary veins. /The Anatomical Record/ 292:23-8, 2009.

Anderson SE, Quill JL,* Iaizzo PA*: Venous valves within left
ventricular coronary veins. /Journal of Interventional Cardiac
Electrophysiology/ 23(2):95-9, 2008.

Love CJ, Ahlberg SE, Hiniduma-Lokuge P, Brabec S,* Iaizzo PA*: Novel
visualization of intracardiac pacing lead extractions: methodologies
performed within isolated canine hearts. /Journal of Interventional
Cardiac Electrophysiology/ 2008 Oct 15 [Epub ahead of print].