Recent Publications


Bakunts K, Gillum N, Karabekian Z, Sarvazyan N. Formation of cardiac fibers in Matrigel matrix. Biotechniques. 2008, 44(3):341-8. [PDF]


Kay MW, Swift LM, Martell B, Arutunyan A, Sarvazyan N. Locations of ectopic beats coincide with spatial gradients of NADH in a regional model of low-flow reperfusion. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2008, 294(5):H2400-5 [PDF]


Swift L, Martell B, Khatri V, Arutunyan A, Sarvazyan N, Kay M. Controlled regional hypoperfusion in Langendorff heart preparations. Physiol Meas. 2008;29(2):269-79. [PDF]


Biktashev V, Arutunyan A, Sarvazyan N. Generation and escape of local waves from the boundary of uncoupled cardiac tissue. Biophys J. 2008, 94(9):3726-38 [PDF]


Gillum N, Sarvazyan N. Adhesion proteins, stem cells, and arrhythmogenesis. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2008;8(1):1-13. [PDF]


Swift L, McHowat J, Sarvazyan N. Anthracycline-induced phospholipase A2 inhibition. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2007;7(2):86-91. [PDF]


Minotti G, Sarvazyan N. The anthracyclines: When good things go bad. Cardiovasc Toxicol. 2007;7(2):53-5.


Agladze K, Kay MW, Krinsky V, Sarvazyan N. Interaction between spiral and paced waves in cardiac tissue. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2007, 293(1):H503-13. [PDF]


Pumir A, Arutunyan A, Krinsky V, Sarvazyan N. 2005 Genesis of ectopic waves: role of coupling, automaticity and heterogeneity. Biophysical Journal, 89(4):2332-49 [PDF]


Zakaryan V, Bliss R, Sarvazyan N. 2005. "Non-trivial pursuit of physiology". Adv. Physiol Educ. 29:11-4


McHowat J,Swift LM, Crown KN, Sarvazyan N. 2004. Changes in phospholipid content and myocardial calcium-independent phospholipase A2 activity during chronic anthracycline administration. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 311:736-41 [PDF]


Arutunian, Swift L, Sarvazyan N. 2004. Multiple injury approach and its use for toxicity studies. Cardiovascular Toxicology, 4:1-10.


Arutunian, Pumir.A., Krinsky V.I., Swift L, Sarvazyan N. 2003. Behavior of ectopic surface: effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation and uncoupling. Am J Physiol. 285(6): H2531 - 2542. [PDF]


Swift LM, A, McHowat J, Sarvazyan N. 2003. Inhibition of membrane-associated calcium-independent phospholipase A2 as a potential culprit of anthracycline cardiotoxicity. [PDF]Cancer Res 63: 5992-8.


Arutunian, L. Swift, Sarvazyan N. 2002. Initiation and propagation of ectopic waves: insights from an in vitro model of ischemia-reperfusion injury. Am J Physiol. 283: H741-49. [PDF]


J. McHowat. L. Swift, Sarvazyan N, 2001. Oxidant-induced inhibition of Myocardial Calcium –Independent PLA2. Cardiovascular Toxicology, 1(4): 309-316.


McHowat J, Swift LM, Arutunyan A, Sarvazyan N. 2001. Clinical concentrations of doxorubicin inhibit activity of myocardial membrane-associated, calcium-independent phospholipase A(2). Cancer Res, 61(10): 4024-9. [PDF]


Arutunyan A, Webster DR, Swift LM, Sarvazyan N. 2001. Localized injury in cardiomyocyte network: a new experimental model of ischemia-reperfusion arrhythmias. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 280(4):H1905-15. [PDF]


Swift LM, Sarvazyan N. 2000. Localization of dichlorofluorescin in cardiac myocytes: implications for assessment of oxidative stress. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 278(3):H982-90. [PDF]