Academic Office:
LSUHSC School of Medicine
533 Bolivar Street,
New Orleans, LA 70112
Clinical Office:
LSU Health Network Metairie Primary Clinic
3601 Houma Blvd, Suite 300
Metairie, LA 70006
Bio
A native of Montreal, I have only recently adapted to high temperatures. My clinical and research interests are in syncope and dysautonomias. I am proud to have established the first, and so far only, autonomic lab in the Gulf South region.
Education
Undergraduate:
B.S. in Biochemistry
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Medical:
M.D.
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Residency:
Internal Medicine
Barnes Hospital, Washington University
St. Louis, Missouri
Fellowship:
Cardiovascular Disease
University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago, Illinois
Fellowship:
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, Canada
Affiliated Hospitals & Clinics
- University Medical Center
- Touro Infirmary
- West Jefferson Medical Center
- Ochsner Kenner Medical Center
- Ochsner Baptist Medical Center
- East Jefferson General Hospital
- LSU Health Network Metairie Primary Clinic
Publications
1. LeLorier P, Krahn AD, Klein GJ, Yee R, Skanes AC. Comparison of patients with syncope with
left ventricular dysfunction and negative electrophysiologic testing to cardiac arrest
survivors and patients with syncope and preserved left ventricular function and impact
of an implantable defibrillator. Am J Cardio. 2002; 90(1): 77-79.
2. LeLorier P, Klein GJ, Yee R, Krahn A, Skanes A, Shoemaker JK. Combined head-up tilt and lower-body
negative pressure as an experimental model of orthostatic syncope. J Cardio EP.
2003; 14(9): 920-925.
3. LeLorier P, Humphries KH, Krahn A, Connolly SJ, Talajic M, Sheldon R, Dorian P, Newman D, Kerr
CH, Yee R, Klein GJ. Prognostic differences between atrial fibrillation and atrial
flutter: The Canadian Registry of Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardio. 2004; 93(5):
647–649.
4. Sanghvi N, LeLorier P, Gururaj A, Monahan K. Influence of drive cycle length on initiation of ventricular
fibrillation during implantable cardioverter defibrillator threshold testing. Pacing
and Clin EP. 2006; 29(9): 926-929.
5. Zhu T, LeLorier P, Monahan K. Restoration of electrical diastole with bi-ventricular pacing. Europace.
2008; 10(4): 505..
6. Ahmed J, Monahan K, LeLorier P. The ghost in the machine: Inhibition of tachyarrhythmia therapy due to phantom
crosstalk. Pacing and Clin EP. 2011; 34(7): 909-911.
7. Abben RP, Chaisson J, LeLorier P. Inapparent atrial flutter due to atrial dissociation. J Invasive Cardio. 2012
Jul; 24(7): E135-E138.
8. Rahman F, Wang N, Yin X, Ellinor P, Lubitz S, LeLorier P, McManus D, Sullivan L, Seshadri S, Vasan R, Benjamin E, Magnani J. Atrial flutter:
Clinical risk factors and adverse outcomes in the Framingham Heart Study. Heart Rhythm.
2016 Jan; 13(1): 233-240.
9. Kline RJ, Pham K, Labrie-Brown CL, Mancuso K, LeLorier P, Riopelle J, Kaye AD. Postinduction paced pulseless electrical activity in a patient
with a history of oropharyngeal instrumentation-induced reflex circulatory collapse.
Ochsner J. 2016; 16(3): 315-320
10. Ahmed J, Deeprasertkul P, Monahan KM, LeLorier P. Racial differences in response to tilt-table testing in patients referred for evaluation
of syncope. J La State Med Soc. 2016 Nov-Dec; 168(6): 201-205.
11. Drennan R, Novella J, Squiteri R, Robinson M, Dimeo A, Scierka L, LeLorier P. Transvenous before surgical hybrid procedure. J La State Med Soc. 2017 Mar-Apr;
169(2): 71-77..
12. Hanna E, LeLorier P, Tadin D, Ortiz R, Glancy D. Malignant Early Repolarization, The Am J of Card. 2018;
121 (4): 520-522.
13. Saad SM, Yasin S, Jain N, LeLorier P. Cardiac Manifestations in a Case of Severe Hyperkalemia. Cureus. 2021;13(3):e13641.
Published 2021 Mar 1. doi:10.7759/cureus.13641.
14. Saad SM, Polani FS, LeLorier P. A Case of Intermittent Left Bundle Branch Block. Cureus. 2021;13(6):e15851. Published 2021 Jun 23. doi:10.7759/cureus.15851
Research
Title: Role of the 15-lead EKG in predicting response to cardiac resynchronization. (Investigator
initiatied).
Sponsor: Medtronic Inc.
Role: Primary Investigator
Dates: June 2012-present
Title: Reduction of AF with AF Suppression Pacing and Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in Patients
with Persistent or Paroxysmal AF.
Sponser: St. Jude Medicial, Inc
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2004-2005
Title: ENDOTAK RELIANCE G Evaluation of Handling and Electrical Performance
Sponsor: Guidant
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2004-2006
Title: Clinical Evaluation of Irvine Biomedical’s Therapy Cool Path Ablation Catheter System
for Typical Atrial Flutter
Sponsor: Irvine Biomedical Inc.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2006
Title: Assessment of Proper Physiologic Response with Rate Adaptive Pacing Driven by Minute
Ventilation or Accelerometer. APPROPRIATE.
Sponsor: Boston Scientific
Goal: The goal of this study is to determine how minute ventilation compares to accelerometry
for rate adaptive pacing.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2009-2010
Title: Prevention of Syncope Trial II (POST II)
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Goal: The goal of this study is to determine whether fludrocortisone is superior to placebo
in the treatment of neurocardiogenic syncope.
Role: Local Primary Investigator
Dates: 2006-2010