Helen Sophie Barold, MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• Cardiologist, Sibley Memorial Hospital

Background

Selected Publications

• Bibliography:

  1. Imai N, Paley J, Barold H and Liang C. Effect of methylene blue on the cardiac output
  response to exercise in dogs. J Appl Physiol. 61(6):2012-2017,1986.

  
  2. Kurlan R, Barold H, Page S, Como P, and Shoulson I. Assessment of quality of life in
  Parkinson’s disease. Ann Neurol. 29:142-143, 1989.

  3. Tomassoni G, Newby K, Kearney M, Brandon J, Barold H and Natale A. Testing
  different biphasic waveforms and capacitances: effect on atrial defibrillation and pain
  perception. J Am Coll Cardiol 28:695-699, 1996.

  
  4. Barold H and Wharton JM. Ventricular fibrillation resulting from synchronized
  internal atrial defibrillation in a patient with ventricular preexcitation. J Cardiovasc
  Electrophysiol 8(4):436-440,1997.

  
  5. Barold S and Barold H. Pitfalls in the characterization of second-degree AV block.
  HeartWeb 2(6), (On the Internet). April 1997.
  (www.heartweb.org/heartweb/0497/p0001.htm)

  
  6. Barold S and Barold H. Infranodal AV block in acute inferior myocardial infarction.
  HeartWeb 2(6), April 1997. (www.heartweb.org/heartweb/0497/p0002.htm)

  
  7. Barold S and Barold H. Are changes needed in the ACC/AHA Guidelines for Pacing?
  ACC Current Journal Review.

  
  8. Barold S and Barold H. Contemporary Issues in Rate-Adaptive Pacing. Clin Cardiol.
  20:726-729, 1997.

  
  9. Barold H, Newby K, Tomassoni G, Kearney M, Brandon J and Natale A. Prospective
  evaluation of new and old criteria to discriminate between supraventricular and
  ventricular tachycardia in implantable defibrillators. PACE.PACE. 21: 1347-55, 1998.

  
  10. Barold S and Barold H. Optimal Cardiac Pacing in Patients with Coronary Artery
  Disease. PACE. 21:456-461,1998.

  
  11. Barold H, Hesselson A, Jollis J, Wharton J and Bahnson T. Concealed Mechanical
  Bradycardia: and indication for permanent pacemaker implantation. PACE. 21:2007-8,
  1998.

  
  12. Barold H, Shander G, Tomassoni G, Simons G and Wharton J. Effect of increased
  parasympathetic and sympathetic tone on internal atrial defibrillation thresholds in
  humans. PACE. 22:238-42, 1999.

  
  13. Barold SS, Barold HS. Internet diagnosis of second-degree AV block.
  HeartWeb (on the Internet) March 2000.
  
  14. Barold SS, Barold HS. Acquired AV block.Should the 1998 ACC/AHA
  guidelines for pacemaker implantation be revised? Cardiac
  Electrophysiology Review.2:365,1999

  
  15. Barold SS, Barold HS, Fishel RS. The 1998 ACC/AHA guidelines for
  pacemaker implantation should be revised. In Ovsyshcher IE (Ed). Cardiac
  Arrhythmias and Device Therapy: Results and Perspectives for the New Century. Futura. Armonk NY 2000:307.

  
  16. Barold SS, Barold HS, Fishel RS. Diagnostic value of the 12 lead ECG
  during cardiac pacing. In Ovsyshcher IE (Ed). Cardiac Arrhythmias and
  Device Therapy: Results and Perspectives for the New Century. Futura.
  Armonk NY 2000: 349.

  
  17. Barold SS, Barold HS. Demonstration of the fatigue phenomenon of the
  His-Purkinje system by right ventricular outflow tract stimulation.
  J Interv Card Electrophysiol 2000 OCT;4(3):489-91.

  
  18. Barold SS, Barold HS, Cazeau S. Should the split format in the third position
  of the pacemaker code be resurrected? Am J Cardiol 2000 SEP 1;86(5):545-6.

  
  19. Barold HS. Using the MADIT II Criteria for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
  What is the Role of the Food and Drug Administration Approval? Card Electrophysiol
  Rev. 2003 Dec;7(4):443-6.

  
  20. Saxon LA, De Marco T,… Barold HS et al. Resynchronization for Heart Failure. [To
  be published in new journal Heart Rhythm]. Can be accessed on www.naspe.org.

  
  21. Barold HS, Newman M, Flanagan M. Barold SS. Two-to-one bundle branch block
  during atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: What is the mechanism?
  Heart Rhythm. 2007 Mar;4(3):371-3.

   Abstracts:

  1. Thomas A, Imai N, Barold H, Paley J, and Liang C. The effect of dichloroacetic acid
  on hemodynamics in exercising dogs. Clinical Research 33:232A, 1985.

  
  2. Imai N, Paley J, Barold H, and Liang C. Exercise increases cardiac output despite
  absence of increased Lactate/Pyruvate ratio. Clinical Research 33:519A, 1985.

  
  3. Barold H, Daley B, Sladek J and Collier T. Noradrenergic grafts in aged F344 rats:
  Effects on performance of a spatial memory task. Schmitt Neurological Sciences
  Symposium, 1987.

  
  4. Barold H, Sladek J and Collier T. Norepinephrine neuron grafts improve spatial
  memory performance of aged rats and forestall development of age related memory
  deficits in rats grafted as young adults. Society for Neuroscience, Toronto, 1988.

  
  5. Natale A, Tomassoni G, Kearney M, Brandon J, Geiger M, Barold H and Newby K.
  Catheter ablation approach on the right side only for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation
  therapy. Circulation 92: I-266A, 1995.6. Natale A, Barold H, Tomassoni G, Kearney M, Fain E, Brandon J, Geiger M and Newby K. Prospective comparison of an active can system with different two-coil transvenous lead systems. Circulation 92: I-340A, 1995.

  
  7. Tomassoni G, Kearney M, Brandon J, Geiger M, Barold H, Newby K and Natale A.
  Effect of capacitance on transvenous atrial defibrillation in patients. Circulation 92: I-
  473A, 1995.

  
  8. Barold H, Newby K, Kearney M, Brandon J, Geiger M, Tomassoni G and Natale A.
  Tilt-based transvenous atrial defibrillation in patients:improved efficacy with certain
  biphasic waveforms. Circulation 92: I-473A, 1995.

  
  9. Natale A, Kearney M, Brandon J, Geiger M, Barold H, Tomassoni G Kent V and
  Newby K. Safety of transvenous atrial defibrillation in patients with monomorphic
  ventricular tachycardia and heart disease. J Am CollCardiol 27: 302A, 1996.

  
  10. Barold H, Newby K, Tomassoni G, Brandon J, Geiger M, Kearney M and Natale A,
  Transmitral valve flow and conduction times during dual chamber pacing with
  different AV delays at a fast rate. PACE 19(4): 641A, 1996.

  
  11. Geiger M, Barold H, Fain E, Kearney M, Brandon J, Kent V, Tomassoni G, Newby K
  and Natale A. Is the surface area or the shadow area of the defibrillator case a
  determinant for the efficacy of the single lead unipolar system. PACE 19(4):653A,
  1996.

  
  12. Newby K, Barold H, Tomassoni G, Brandon J, Geiger M, Kearney M and Natale A.
  Dual chamber pacing with a single pass multielectrode temporary electrode lead:
  Electrogram amplitude and pacing in the atria from free floating proximal electrodes.
  PACE 19(4):719A, 1996.

  
  13. Barold H, Sogade F, Nair L, Simons G, Greenfield R, Sorrentino R, Kanter R and
  Wharton M. Clinical characteristics of atrial tachycardias arising from the crista
  terminalis. Circulation 94(8):I-446, 1996.

  
  14. Barold H, Newby K, Tomassoni G, Kearney M, Brandon J, Geiger M and Natale A.
  Prospective evaluation of new and old criteria to discriminate between supraventricular
  and ventricular tachycardia in the Medtronic 7218C implantable defibrillator.
  Circulation 94(8):I-568, 1996.

  
  15. Barold H, Sogade F, Simons G, Sorrentino R, Greenfield R and Wharton J. Effect of
  parasympathetic tone on the internal atrial defibrillation threshold in humans. J Am
  Coll Cardiol 29:473A. 1997.

  
  16. Pacifico A, Tomassoni G, Barold H, Sra J, HendersonP, Wolverton A and Natale A.
  Implant of the “Hot” can on the right side: Effect of a superior vena cava electrode and
  feasibility. PACE 20(4):1071A. 1997.

  17. Natale A, Tomassoni G, Ament A, Barold H, Richey M, Fain E, Beheiry S, Henderson
  P, Wolverton A and Newby K. Positive phase duration of biphasic pulses: Effects on
  defibrillation success in patients. PACE 20(4):1168A. 1997.

  
  18. Zimerman L, Newby K, Barold H, Tomassoni G, Pisano E, Fanelli R and Natale A.
  Effects of the lower pacing rate on the quality of life of elderly patients with a VVIR
  pacemaker implanted following AV node ablation for chronic atrial fibrillation. PACE
  20(4):1191A. 1997.

  
  19. Simons G, Nair L, Sogade F, Hillsley R, Barold H and Wharton M. Is there
  decremental conduction at the coronary sinus ostial region during entrainment of
  typical flutter. PACE 20(4):1202A. 1997.

  
  20. Kanter R, Papagiannis J, Barold H, Simons G, Carboni M and Wharton J. A single
  institution’s experience in radiofrequency ablation following the mustard operation.
  PACE 20(4):1212A. 1997.

  
  21. Yang W, Natale A, Barold H, Saenger D and Hoffman D. Effect of Lead Shape on
  Atrial Sensing and Pacing with Floating Bipolar Electrodes. PACE 21(4):807A, 1998.

  
  22. Kanter R, Tomassoni G, Barold H, Simons G, Carboni M, Kaminer S and Marcus J.
  Atrial Fibrillation in the Young: Associated Diagnosis, Methods of Cardioversion, and
  Utility of Internal Inter-Catheter Cardioversion. PACE 21(4):845A, 1998.

  
  23. Tomassoni G, Barold H, Lein L, Wolf P and Natale A. Non-continuous Linear Lesions
  in the Right Atrium: Effects of Epicardial Electrical Mapping. Circulation 96(4):I-22,
  1997.

  
  24. Natale A, Newby K, Barold H, Wolverton A, Fanelli R and Pisano E. Occurrence of
  Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia in Acquired Third Degree AV Block with
  Narrow QRS Escape: Utility of QT Dispersion and Clinical Variables. Circulation
  96(4):I-326, 1997.

  
  25. Natale A, Tomassoni G, Fanelli R, Wolverton A, Barold H, Newby K and Pisano E.
  Occurrence of Atrial Flutter After After Initiation of Amiodarone Therapy for
  Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation. Circulation 96(4):I-385, 1997.

  
  26. Natale A, Pisano E, Fanelli R, Barold H, Tomassoni G, Beheiry S and Newby K.
  Prospective Randomization Comparison of Antiarrhythmic Therapy Versus First Line
  Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Atrial Flutter. Circulation 96(4):I-451, 1997.

  
  27. Natale A, Fanelli R, Newby K, Henderson P, Wolverton A, Zimerman L, Tomassoni
  G, and Barold H. Dual Chamber Pacing Alone or in Combination With AV Junction
  Ablation for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation and Evidenec of Sinus
  Bradycardia: Impact on Quality of Life and Symptoms. Circulation 96(4):I-695, 1997.28. Barold H, Tomassoni G, Lein L, Dixon-Tulloch E and Wolf P. Chronic Atrial Burst
  Pacing Results in a Controlled Ventricular Rate Model of Atrial Fibrillation in Sheep.
  JACC 31(2):158A, 1998.

  
  29. Natale A, Beheiry S, Barold H, Tomassoni G, Lein L, Dixon-Tulloch E, Jensen N,
  Geiser J and Wolf P. Multi-electrode Stretching Catheter for Creation of Linear
  Radiofrequency Lesions in the Atrium: Comparison With Standard Multi-electrode
  Design and Dragging Approach. JACC 31(2):255A, 1998.

  
  30. Natale A, Newby K, Zimerman L, Beheiry S, Wolverton A, Pisano E, Fanelli R,
  Barold H, and Tomassoni G. Prospective Assessment of Quality of Life in Patients
  with Congestive Heart Failure Receiving Dual Chamber Pacing: Bradycardia Related
  Impact. JACC 31(2): 389A.

  
  31. Meyer S, Barold H, Dixon-Tulloch E and Wolf P. A Novel Nonfluoroscopic
  Multicatheter Tracking Method. Circulation 98 (17): I-299, 1998.

  
  32. Barold H, Jain M, Dixon-Tulloch E, Riley R, Wolf P and Wharton J. A Comparison of
  Temperature-Controlled Cooled Tip Versus Standard Temperature-Controlled
  Radiofrequency Ablation in Left Ventricular Myocardium. Circulation 98(17): I-644,
  1998.

  
  33. Barold H, Jain M, Dixon-Tulloch E, Riley R, Wolf P and Wharton J. What is the
  Optimal Temperature Limit for Temperature-Controlled Cooled Radiofrequency
  Ablation? Circulation 98(17): I-644, 1998.