Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine

Cardiology

Dr. James B. Martins, MD

James Martins practices Cardiology. He attended University of Illinois College of Medicine. James B. Martins is also a published physician. He has 16 paper published. The most recent paper is: Role of NADPH Oxidase and Xanthine Oxidase in Mediating Inducible VT/VF and Triggered Activity in a Canine Model of Myocardial Ischemia.

Publications

Novel indices for left-ventricular dyssynchrony characterization based on highly automated segmentation from real-time 3-d echocardiography.
Association among intracardiac T-wave alternans, ischemia, and spontaneous ventricular arrhythmias after Coronary artery occlusion in a canine model.
Catecholamine-Independent Heart Rate Increases Require Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase II.
Angiotensin II effects on ischemic focal ventricular tachycardia are predominantly mediated through Myocardial AT(2) receptor.
Free radical scavenger specifically prevents ischemic focal ventricular tachycardia.
Predicting sudden cardiac death in healthy humans: is there more to autonomic balance than we know?
Lovastatin specifically prevents focal ischemic ventricular tachycardia due to triggered activity.
Overdrive pacing of early ischemic ventricular tachycardia: evidence for both reentry and triggered activity.
Pharmacological stimulation of cardiac gap junction coupling does not affect ischemia-induced focal ventricular tachycardia or triggered activity in dogs.
Triggered activity due to delayed afterdepolarizations in sites of focal origin of ischemic ventricular tachycardia.
Increased susceptibility to ventricular Arrhythmias in a rodent model of experimental depression.
ZP123 increases gap junctional conductance and prevents reentrant ventricular tachycardia during Myocardial ischemia in open chest dogs.
Alpha 2-Adrenergic stimulation is protective against ischemia-reperfusion-induced ventricular Arrhythmias in vivo.
Purkinje involvement in arrhythmias after Coronary artery reperfusion.
Role of NADPH Oxidase and Xanthine Oxidase in Mediating Inducible VT/VF and Triggered Activity in a Canine Model of Myocardial Ischemia.

Schools

University of Illinois At Chicago College of Medicine
University Ia Hosps

Procedures Preformed

Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Cardiac Imaging
Cardioversion, Elective
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Conditions Treated

Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Valve Disease
Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
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Doctors Specialties

Cardiology
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Accepted Insurances

American Republic
Assurant Health
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Cigna
Commercial Insurance Company
Humana
Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicare MCR
Mutual of Omaha
National Elevator
Pekin Insurance
Thrivent Financial
United Healthcare

Education

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Illinois College of Medicine

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