Attila Roka, MD, PhD

Department

Medicine

Position

Assistant Professor

Books

• How‐to Manual for Pacemaker and ICD Devices
  Roka Attila, How to Maximize CRT Response at Implant [Book Chapter] 2018
• Roka Attila, Research collection on Pacemakers 2014
• 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, Ritmuszavar és szívelégtelenség kezelése beültethető eszközökkel 2009

Publications

• The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management (Print)
  Roka Attila, Hidden in Plain Sight—An Unusual Case of Acute-onset Persistent Dyspnea
  14:7, p. 5504 - 5508 2023
• Heart rhythm
  Abusnina Waiel, 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, How to Perform a Completely Fluoroless Ablation
  14:5, p. 5455 - 5464 2023
• Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  Ahmed Arslan, 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, MULTIPOINT ESOPHAGEAL TEMPERATURE MONITORING DURING COMPLETELY FLUOROLESS LEFT ATRIAL CATHETER ABLATION
  81:8, p. 201 - 201 2023
• Physiologia
  Roka Attila, 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., Exercise-induced Brugada pattern and ventricular tachycardia during Capecitabine treatment
  8:1, p. 1 - 19 2022
• Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
  Alugubelli Navya, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Coronary Sinus Lead Positioning
  13:1, p. 79 - 91 2017
• Europace
  Merkely Bela, Rationale and design of the BUDAPEST-CRT Upgrade Study
  19:9, p. 1549 - 1555 2017
• European Heart Journal
  Chatterjee Neal A., 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, 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, 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, Coronary Sinus Lead Positioning
  7:4, p. 635 - 647 2015
• Global heart
  Merkely Béla, 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, The pathway to physician reimbursement for cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs)
  36:2, p. 137 - 144 2013
• Europace
  Kutyifa Valentina, Usefulness of electroanatomical mapping during transseptal endocardial left ventricular lead implantation
  14:4, p. 599 - 604 2012
• Heart Rhythm
  Roka Attila, 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, Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices
  2:7, p. 381 - 393 2011
• Merkely Bela, Assessment of heart rate recovery after exercise stress test 2011
• Europace
  Merkely Bela, Tracing the European course of cardiac resynchronization therapy from 2006 to 2008
  12:5, p. 692 - 701 2010
• Orvoskepzes
  Béta Merkely, A szívelégtelenség nem gyógyszeres kezelésének lehetöségei-beültethetö eszközök
  85:1, p. 65 - 74 2010
• Europace
  Apor Astrid, Successful cardiac resynchronization therapy after heart transplantation
  10:8, p. 1024 - 1025 2008
• Journal of Electrocardiology
  Roka Attila, Electrical atrial fibrillation induction affects the characteristics of induced arrhythmia
  41:2, p. 131 - 137 2008
• Merkely Béla, Electrophysiologic practice in Hungary 2007
• Lege Artis Medicinae
  Béla Merkely, A krónikus szívelégtelenség nem gyógyszeres kezelése
  17:6-7, p. 481 - 487 2007
• Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
  Szilagyi Szabolcs, 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, Szívelégtelenség reszinkronizációs kezelése.
  60:1, p. 481 - 487 2007
• Experimental Biology and Medicine
  Dézsi Csaba A., 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, Pacemakerfejlesztés biventricularis rendszerré, MR-vizsgálat segítségével
  15:7, p. 568 2005
• Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology
  Vágó Hajnalka, 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, 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, Magnetic resonance imaging-based biventricular pacemaker upgrade
  27:7, p. 1011 - 1013 2004
• Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
  Vágó Hajnalka, Parasympathetic cardiac nerve stimulation with implanted coronary sinus lead
  15:5, p. 588 - 590 2004
• Clinical Science
  Szucs Andrea, 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., 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