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Department of Internal Medicine

Cardiovascular Medicine Faculty


James B. Martins, M.D.
Professor
Director, Arrhythmia Service

Dr. Martins' clinical interests focus on the diagnosis and treatment of arrhythmias. His research interests include autonomic control of ventricular muscle and Purkinje electrophysiology in ischemia.

Honors, Awards, and Organizations

  • American Heart Association
  • American Physiological Society
  • Central Society for Clinical Research
  • North American Society for Pacing and Electrophysiology
  • Alpha Omega Alpha
  • Clinical Scientist Award, American Heart Association, 1979-84
  • Established Investigator Award, American Heart Association, 1986-91
  • Humanism in Medicine Award (Health Care Foundation of Medicine of New Jersey) for the Iowa College of Medicine, 1999
  • 1st Dr. Irving George Pesek Humanitarian Award, 2004

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Medical School:
University of Illinois

Residency:
The University of Iowa

Fellowship:
The University of Iowa

Recent Publications

  1. Grippo, A. J., Santos, C. M., Johnson, R. F., Beltz, T. G., Martins, J. B., Felder R. B., and Johnson, A. K.  Increased Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias in a Rodent Model of Experimental Depression.  Am. J. Physiol., 286:H619-H626, 2004.
  2. Klein, R.C., Raitt, M.H., Wilkoff, B.L., Beckman, K.J., Coromilas, J., Wyse, D.G., Friedman, P.L., Martins, J., Epstein, A.E., Hallstrom, A.P., Ledingham, R.B., Belco, K.M., Greene, H.L., and the AVID Investigators:  Analysis of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) Trial.  J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 14(9):940-948, 2003.
  3. Raitt, M.H., Klein, R.C., Wyse, D.G., Wilkoff, B.L., Beckman, K., Epstein, A.E., Coromilas, J., Friedman, P.L., Martins, J., Ledingham, R.B., Greene, H.L., and Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators Investigators:  Comparison of Arrhythmia Recurrence in Patients Presenting with Ventricular Fibrillation Versus Ventricular Tachycardia in the Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators (AVID) trial.  Am. J. Cardiol. 91(7):812-816, 2003.
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