School of Medicine

Faculty

Stephen L. Wasmund, PhD

Research Instructor of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Nora Eccles Harrison Cardiovascular Research and Training Institute

University of Utah, CVRTI
95 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5000, USA

Email: contact
Phone: (801) 587-3032
Fax: (801) 581-3128

Education

BS Chemistry, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX
PhD Physiology, Univ of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft Worth, TX

Interests

Autonomic control of cardiovascular variables during arrhythmias in humans
Control of muscle sympathetic nerve activity

Selected
Publications

Wasmund SL, Pai RK, Freedman RA, Abedin M, Daccarett M, Segerson NM, Zaitsev AV, Hamdan MH. Modulation of the sinus rate during ventricular fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009;20(2):187-192
Segerson NM, Sharma N, Smith ML, Wasmund SL, Kowal RC, Abedin M, Macgregor JF, , Pai RK, Freedman RA, Hamdan MH. The effects of rate and irregularity on sympathetic nerve activity in human subjects. Heart Rhythm. 2007;4(1):20-26    online
Segerson NM, Wasmund SL, Abedin M, Pai RK, Daccarett M, Akoum N, Wall TS, Klein RC, Freedman RA, Hamdan MH. Heart rate turbulence parameters correlate with post-premature ventricular contraction changes in muscle sympathetic activity. Heart Rhythm. 2007;4(3):284-289