Physician

Cardiology

Dr. Lon W. Castle, MD

Castle works in the field of Cardiology. He attended Temple University School of Medicine. He received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACC)". Castle is a published doctor. He published 42 publications, including: 'Initial experience with the maze procedure for atrial fibrillation.' Castle accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.

Publications

Prevalence of cardiovascular Disease risk factors among National Football League players.
Three-dimensional reconstruction of pulmonary veins in patients with Atrial fibrillation and controls: morphological characteristics of different veins.
Flecainide therapy in patients treated for supraventricular tachycardia with near normal left ventricular function.
Implantable cardioverter defibrillator implanted by nonthoracotomy approach: initial clinical experience with the redesigned transvenous lead system.
Analysis of deaths in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
Electrophysiologic studies of patients with hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy presenting with syncope of undetermined etiology.
Noninvasive assessment of ventriculo-Atrial conduction and early experience with the tachycardia termination algorithm in pacemaker-mediated tachycardia.
Design-dependent cross-talk in a second generation DDD pacemaker.
Is absolute hypovolemia a risk factor for vasovagal response to head-up tilt?
Amaurosis fugax in a patient with a left ventricular endocardial pacemaker.
Automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator implantation without thoracotomy using an endocardial and submuscular patch system.
The Cox-Maze procedure: the Cleveland Clinic experience.
Transcatheter electrical AV junction ablation: predictors of success.
Single-chamber ventricular pacing is not associated with worsening heart failure in sick sinus Syndrome.
Atrial pacemaker leads compared.
Pacemaker and defibrillator combination therapy for recurrent ventricular tachycardia.
Potassium loading as adjunct treatment of repetitive ventricular Arrhythmias.
Spontaneous echo contrast in the left atrium during paroxysmal Atrial fibrillation.
Effect of atrioventricular synchrony on stroke volume during ventricular tachycardia in man.
Patients with a high deFibrillation threshold: clinical characteristics, management, and outcome.
Durability of bipolar coaxial endocardial pacemaker leads compared with unipolar leads.
Nonthoracotomy- versus thoracotomy-implantable defibrillators. Intention-to-treat comparison of clinical outcomes.
HIV/AIDS policies and sports: the National Football League.
The usefulness of head-up tilt testing and hemodynamic investigations in the workup of Syncope of unknown origin.
Effects of extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy on cardiac pacemakers and its safety in patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers.
Long-term performance of endocardial pacing leads.
Clinical performance of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator: electrocardiographic documentation of 101 spontaneous discharges.
The effects of percutaneous catheter ablation on preexisting permanent pacemakers.
Early clinical experience with a minute ventilation sensor DDDR pacemaker.
DDIR versus VVIR pacing in patients with paroxysmal atrial tachyArrhythmias.
Retrospective analysis of patients undergoing one- or two-stage strategies for Myocardial revascularization and implantable cardioverter defibrillator implantation.
Pacing lead survival: performance of different models.
Safety and diagnostic yield of noninvasive ventricular stimulation performed via tiered therapy implantable defibrillators.
Long-term performance of epiMyocardial pacing leads in adults: comparison with endocardial leads.
The use of beep-o-grams in the assessment of automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator sensing function.
Continuous right ventricular volume assessment by catheter measurement of impedance for antitachycardia system control.
Combined treatment of mitral regurgitation and Atrial fibrillation with valvuloplasty and the Maze procedure.
Incidence and predictors of loss of pacing in the atrium in patients with sick sinus Syndrome.
The Maze procedure: surgical therapy for refractory Atrial fibrillation.
Initial experience with the maze procedure for Atrial fibrillation.
Chronic atrial fibrillation and stroke in paced patients with sick sinus Syndrome. Relevance of clinical characteristics and pacing modalities.

Schools

Temple University School Of Medicine
Geisinger Med Center
Cleveland Clinic

Procedures Preformed

Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
Cardiac Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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

Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

Awards

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
Fellow (FACC)

Education

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Geisinger Health System
Temple University School of Medicine

Hospital

Cleveland Clinic

Drug Facts

NPI NUMBER		1609818731
NPPES Provider LastName		CASTLE
NPPES Provider FirstName		LON
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		441950001
NPPES Provider State		OH
Specialty Description		Cardiac Electrophysiology
Total Claim Count		1422.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1609818731
Last Name Of The Provider	CASTLE
First Name Of The Provider	LON
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