Faculty

Portrait of Robert L. Lux
Robert L. Lux, Ph.D.

Professor of Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology

University of Utah, CVRTI
95 South 2000 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5000, U.S.A.
Phone: (801) 587-9529
Fax: (801) 581-3128
 
Education
B.S. EE, Yale University, New Haven Connecticut
M.S. EE, Univeristy of Vermont, Burlington Vermont
Ph.D. EE, Univeristy of Vermont, Burlington Vermont
Research
Interests

Electrocardiographic mapping, cardiac repolarization, and the visualization, characterization, and analysis of dynamic cardiac electrophysiologic phenomena.

Selected
Publications

Lux RL, Ershler PR. Cycle length sequence dependent repolarization dynamics. J Electrocardiol. 2003; 36 Suppl: 205-8.

Punske BB, Ni Q, Lux RL, MacLeod RS, Ershler PR, Dustman TJ, Allison MJ, Taccardi B. Spatial methods of epicardial activation time determination in normal hearts. Ann Biomed Eng. 2003 Jul-Aug; 31(7): 781-92.

Booker KJ, Drew BJ, Lux RL, Johanson P, Krucoff MW, Hampton D, Hubelbank M, Feild DQ, Stadler RW, Mortara DM. The first ISCE Board of "Trustees" overview panel session: ischemia monitoring, state of the art. International Society of Computerized Electrocardiology. J Electrocardiol. 2002; 35 Suppl: 207-30.

Lux RL. Electrocardiographic potential correlations: rationale and basis for lead selection and ECG estimation. J Electrocardiol. 2002; 35 Suppl: 1-5.

Lux RL, Hilbel T, Brockmeier K. Electrocardiographic measures of repolarization revisited: why? what? how? J Electrocardiol. 2001; 34 Suppl: 259-64.

Brockmeier K, Aslan I, Hilbel T, Eberle T, Ulmer HE, Lux RL. T-wave alternans in LQTS: repolarization-rate dynamics from digital 12-lead Holter data. J Electrocardiol. 2001; 34 Suppl: 93-6.

Lux RL. Uncertainty of the electrocardiogram: old and new ideas for assessment and interpretation. J Electrocardiol. 2000; 33 Suppl: 203-8. Review.

Gerstenfeld EP, SippensGroenewegen A, Lux RL, Lesh MD. Derivation of an optimal lead set for measuring ectopic atrial activation from the pulmonary veins by using body surface mapping. J Electrocardiol. 2000; 33 Suppl: 179-85.

Wung SF, Lux RL, Drew BJ. Thoracic location of the lead with maximal ST-segment deviation during posterior and right ventricular ischemia: comparison of 18-lead ECG with 192 estimated body surface leads. J Electrocardiol. 2000; 33 Suppl: 167-74.

Abildskov JA, Lux RL. Mechanisms in T-wave alternans caused by intraventricular block. J Electrocardiol. 2000 Oct; 33(4): 311-9.

Fuller MS, Sandor G, Punske B, Taccardi B, MacLeod RS, Ershler PR, Green LS, Lux RL.Estimates of repolarization dispersion from electrocardiographic measurements. Circulation. 2000 Aug 8; 102(6): 685-91.

Fuller MS, Sandor G, Punske B, Taccardi B, MacLeod RS, Ershler PR, Green LS, Lux RL. Estimates of repolarization and its dispersion from electrocardiographic measurements: direct epicardial assessment in the canine heart. J Electrocardiol. 2000 Apr; 33(2): 171-80.

Abildskov JA, Lux RL. Simulated torsade de pointes--the role of conduction defects and mechanism of QRS rotation. J Electrocardiol. 2000 Jan; 33(1): 55-64.

Lux RL, Fuller MS, MacLeod RS, Ershler PR, Punske BB, Taccardi B. Noninvasive indices of repolarization and its dispersion. J Electrocardiol. 1999; 32 Suppl: 153-7.

Okazaki O, Lux RL. Paradoxical QRST integral changes with ventricular repolarization dispersion. J Electrocardiol. 1999; 32 Suppl: 60-9.

Punske BB, Lux RL, MacLeod RS, Fuller MS, Ershler PR, Dustman TJ, Vyhmeister Y, Taccardi B. Mechanisms of the spatial distribution of QT intervals on the epicardial and body surfaces. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 1999 Dec; 10(12): 1605-18.

Ni Q, MacLeod RS, Lux RL. Three-dimensional activation mapping in ventricular muscle: interpolation and approximation of activation times. Ann Biomed Eng. 1999 Sep-Oct; 27(5): 617-26.

Hren R, Steinhoff U, Gessner C, Endt P, Goedde P, Agrawal R, Oeff M, Lux RL, Trahms L. Value of magnetocardiographic QRST integral maps in the identification of patients at risk of ventricular arrhythmias. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 1999 Sep; 22(9): 1292-304.

Burnes JE, Kaelber DC, Taccardi B, Lux RL, Ershler PR, Rudy Y. A field-compatible method for interpolating biopotentials. Ann Biomed Eng. 1998 Jan-Feb; 26(1): 37-47.

Kuenzler RO, MacLeod RS, Taccardi B, Ni Q, Lux RL. Estimation of epicardial activation maps from intravascular recordings. J Electrocardiol. 1999 Apr; 32(2): 77-92.