Matthew Zipse, MD

Recognitions

• Clinical Excellence Society, CU, Department of Medicine (2023)

Publications

• Zipse MM, Groves DW, Khanna AD, Nguyen DT. An Approach to Endovascular Ventricular Pacing in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly and a Mechanical Tricuspid Valve. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):169-71. PubMed PMID: 26920188
• Zipse MM, Nguyen DT. Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient with a Mechanical Mitral Valve. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):155-9. PubMed PMID: 26920185
• Zipse MM, Aleong RG. Acquired Pulmonary Vein Isolation in a Patient with Friedreich Ataxia. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):151-3. PubMed PMID: 26920184
• Gonzalez JE, Zipse MM, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Antidromic Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia Using a Concealed Retrograde Conducting Left Lateral Accessory Pathway. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):37-43. PubMed PMID: 26920167
• Zipse MM, Messenger JC, Carroll JD, Seres T. Percutaneous repair of right ventricular perforation with Amplatzer septal defect occlusion device. Eur Heart J. 2016 Dec 23. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28025192
• Zipse MM, Tzou WS. Resynchronization Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Severe Heart Failure: When Good May Not Be Good Enough. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Feb;28(2):182-184. PubMed PMID: 27925330
• Nguyen DT, Tzou WS, Brunnquell M, Zipse M, Schuller JL, Zheng L, Aleong RA, Sauer WH. Clinical and biophysical evaluation of variable bipolar configurations during radiofrequency ablation for treatment of ventricular arrhythmias. Heart Rhythm. 2016 Nov;13(11):2161-2171. PubMed PMID: 27424078
• Moss TJ, Zipse MM, Krantz MJ, Sauer WH, Salcedo EE, Schuller JL. Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation following Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2016 Sep;21(5):443-9. PubMed PMID: 26970562
• Zipse MM, Groves DW, Khanna AD, Nguyen DT. An Approach to Endovascular Ventricular Pacing in a Patient with Ebstein Anomaly and a Mechanical Tricuspid Valve. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):169-71. PubMed PMID: 26920188
• Zipse MM, Sauer WH. Cardiac sarcoidosis and consequent arrhythmias. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2015 Jun;7(2):235-49. PubMed PMID: 26002389
• Zipse MM, Nguyen DT. Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in a Patient with a Mechanical Mitral Valve. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):155-9. PubMed PMID: 26920185
• Zipse MM, Aleong RG. Acquired Pulmonary Vein Isolation in a Patient with Friedreich Ataxia. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):151-3. PubMed PMID: 26920184
• Gonzalez JE, Zipse MM, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Antidromic Atrioventricular Reciprocating Tachycardia Using a Concealed Retrograde Conducting Left Lateral Accessory Pathway. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2016 Mar;8(1):37-43. PubMed PMID: 26920167
• Protection of Critical Structures During Radiofrequency Ablation of Adjacent Myocardial Tissue Using Catheter Tips Partially Insulated With Thermally Conductive Material Duy T. Nguyen, Wendy S. Tzou, Matthew M. Zipse, Joshua D. Moss, Lijun Zheng, William H. Sauer. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology Dec 2016, 2 (7) 838-846; DOI: 10.1016/j.jacep.2016.03.010
• Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Matthew M. Zipse, MD, Wendy S. Tzou, MD, William H. Sauer, MD. Chapter 85, Cardiac Mapping, 5th Edition. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. In Press.
• Schuller JL, Zipse MM, Krantz MJ, Blaker B, Salcedo E, Groves BM, Messenger JC, Beaty B, Sauer WH. Incidence and predictors of late complete heart block after alcohol septal ablation treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. J Interv Cardiol. 2015 Feb;28(1):90-7. PubMed PMID: 25689552
• Katz DF, Turakhia MP, Sauer WH, Tzou WS, Heath RR, Zipse MM, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Kao DP. Safety of ventricular tachycardia ablation in clinical practice: findings from 9699 hospital discharge records. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2015 Apr;8(2):362-70. PubMed PMID: 25688143
• Zipse MM, Sung R. Inappropriate Shock at the Time of Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Placement. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology. Under Review.
• Zipse MM, Tzou WS. Sudden Cardiac Death in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathies. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. Invited review/manuscript - in preparation.
• Zipse MM, Schuller JL, Steckman DS, Katz DF, Tzou WS, Nguyen DT, Aleong RG, Sung RK, Tompkins C, Varosy PD, Sauer WH. Measured Lead Parameters and Electrogram Sensing Over Time in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis and an Implanted Cardiac-Defibrillator. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 2015;1:94–102.
• Zipse MM, Nguyen DT. Near-Field Ultrasound Imaging of Ablation Lesion Formation: More Than Meets the Eye?. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Dec;10(12). PubMed PMID: 29242237
• Zipse MM, Tzou WS. Sudden cardiac death in nonischemic cardiomyopathy: Refining risk assessment. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Nov;28(11):1361-1366. PubMed PMID: 28670752
• Zipse MM, Tzou WS. Resynchronization Therapy in Cardiac Sarcoidosis and Severe Heart Failure: When Good May Not Be Good Enough. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2017 Feb;28(2):182-184. PubMed PMID: 27925330
• Duy T. Nguyen, MD, Matthew Zipse, MD, Ryan T. Borne, MD, Lijun Zheng, MS, Wendy S. Tzou, MD, William H. Sauer, MD. Use of Tissue Electric and Ultrasound Characteristics to Predict and Prevent Steam-Generated Cavitation During High-Power Radiofrequency Ablation. J Am Coll Cardiol EP 2017; Available Online 20 November 2017.
• Duy T. Nguyen, MD, Edward P. Gerstenfeld, MD, Wendy S. Tzou, MD, Paul T. Jurgens, MD, Lijun Zheng, MS, Joseph Schuller, MD, Matthew Zipse, MD, William H. Sauer, MD. Radiofrequency Ablation Using an Open Irrigated Electrode Cooled With Half-Normal Saline. J Am Coll Cardiol EP 2017;3:1103–10.
• DUY T. NGUYEN, M.D., KIANNA NGUYEN, LIJUN ZHENG, M.S., JOSEPH SCHULLER, M.D., MATTHEW ZIPSE, M.D., WENDY S. TZOU, M.D., and WILLIAM H. SAUER, M.D. Effect of Environmental Impedance Surrounding a Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter Electrode on Lesion Characteristics. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol, Vol. 28, pp. 564-569, May 2017.
• Matthew M. Zipse and William H. Sauer. Chapter 85: Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Cardiac Mapping, 5th Edition. In press.
• Matthew Zipse, MD, FHRS, Justin A. Edward, MD, Lijun Zheng, MS, Wendy Tzou, MD, Ryan Borne, MD, William Sauer, MD, FHRS, and Duy T. Nguyen, MD, FHRS. Biophysical Parameters of Various Ablation Strategies for Epicardial Adipose Tissue. Heart Rhythm.
• Sandhu A, Zipse MM, Borne RT, Aleong RG, Tompkins C, Schuller J, Rosenberg M, Varosy PD, Tzou WS, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Esophageal position, measured luminal temperatures, and risk of atrioesophageal fistula with atrial fibrillation ablation. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2019 Feb 19. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30779183
• Nguyen DT, Lijun Z, Joseph S, Zipse M, Tzou WS, Sauer WH. Effect of Environmental Impedance Surrounding a Radiofrequency Ablation Catheter Electrode on Lesion Characteristics. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Nov 22;28(5). PubMed PMID: 30525336
• Nguyen DT, Zipse M, Borne RT, Zheng L, Tzou WS, Sauer WH. Use of Tissue Electric and Ultrasound Characteristics to Predict and Prevent Steam-Generated Cavitation During High-Power Radiofrequency Ablation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Apr;4(4):491-500. PubMed PMID: 30067489
• Tzou WS, Rothstein PA, Cowherd M, Zipse MM, Tompkins C, Marzec L, Aleong RG, Schuller JL, Varosy PD, Borne RT, Mathew J, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Repeat ablation of refractory ventricular arrhythmias in patients with nonischemic cardiomyopathy: Impact of midmyocardial substrate and role of adjunctive ablation techniques. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2018 Oct;29(10):1403-1412. PubMed PMID: 30033528
• Borne RT, Sauer WH, Zipse MM, Zheng L, Tzou W, Nguyen DT. Longer Duration Versus Increasing Power During Radiofrequency Ablation Yields Different Ablation Lesion Characteristics. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Jul;4(7):902-908. PubMed PMID: 30025690
• Zipse MM, Messenger JC, Carroll JD, Seres T. Percutaneous repair of right ventricular perforation with Amplatzer septal defect occlusion device. Eur Heart J. 2018 Mar 1;39(9):817. PubMed PMID: 28025192
• Zipse MM. "Reciprocating Non-Reentrant Ventriculoatrial Synchrony (RNRVAS)." Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinical Case Review, 2nd Edition. Editors Andrea Natale, Paul J. Wang, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Mark Estes. In Press.
• Zipse MM. "Leadless Pacing in Setting of SVC Occlusion." Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinical Case Review, 2nd Edition. Editors Andrea Natale, Paul J. Wang, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Mark Estes. In Press.
• Kollengode M, Zipse MM. "Unusual Presentation of Mode Switch of Abandoned Abdominal Generator in a Congenital Heart Disease Patient." Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinical Case Review, 2nd Edition. Editors Andrea Natale, Paul J. Wang, Amin Al-Ahmad, and Mark Estes. In Press.
• Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Sauer WH. "Mapping and Ablation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Patients with Cardiac Sarcoidosis." Cardiac Mapping, 5th Edition. Edited by Mohammad Shenasa, Gerhard Hindricks, David J Callans, John Miller, and Mark E Josephson. (Wiley Blackwell Publishing).
• Borne RT, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Zipse MM, Sandhu A, Hsu JC, Peterson PN. Use and Outcomes of Dual Chamber or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators Among Older Patients Requiring Ventricular Pacing in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035470. PubMed PMID: 33496796
• Sandhu A, Tzou WS, Borne RT, Zipse MM, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Uncovering a unique path: Antidromic AVRT utilizing a left anteroseptal Mahaim-like accessory pathway. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Jan;44(1):185-188. PubMed PMID: 32794265
• Aleong RG, Zipse MM, Tompkins C, Aftab M, Varosy P, Sauer W, Kao D. Analysis of Outcomes in 8304 Patients Undergoing Lead Extraction for Infection. J Am Heart Assoc. 2020 Apr 7;9(7):e011473. PubMed PMID: 32192410
• Zipse MM, Edward JA, Zheng L, Tzou WS, Borne RT, Sauer WH, Nguyen DT. Impact of epicardial adipose tissue and catheter ablation strategy on biophysical parameters and ablation lesion characteristics. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2020 May;31(5):1114-1124. PubMed PMID: 32031304
• Cornwell WK, Tran T, Cerbin L, Coe G, Muralidhar A, Hunter K, Altman N, Ambardekar AV, Tompkins C, Zipse M, Schulte M, O'Gean K, Ostertag M, Hoffman J, Pal JD, Lawley JS, Levine BD, Wolfel E, Kohrt WM, Buttrick P. New insights into resting and exertional right ventricular performance in the healthy heart through real-time pressure-volume analysis. J Physiol. 2020 Jul;598(13):2575-2587. PubMed PMID: 32347547
• Kim RS, Simon S, Powers B, Sandhu A, Sanchez J, Borne RT, Tumolo A, Zipse M, West JJ, Aleong R, Tzou W, Rosenberg MA. Machine Learning Methodologies for Prediction of Rhythm-Control Strategy in Patients Diagnosed With Atrial Fibrillation: Observational, Retrospective, Case-Control Study. JMIR Med Inform. 2021 Dec 6;9(12):e29225. PubMed PMID: 34874889
• Varela DL, Rosenberg MA, Borne RT, Sandhu A, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Sauer WH, Scheinman MM, Nguyen DT. Increased incidence of cavotricuspid isthmus atrial flutter following slow pathway ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2021 Sep 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 34532821
• Borne RT, Masoudi FA, Curtis JP, Zipse MM, Sandhu A, Hsu JC, Peterson PN. Use and Outcomes of Dual Chamber or Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators Among Older Patients Requiring Ventricular Pacing in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Registry. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Jan 4;4(1):e2035470. PubMed PMID: 33496796
• Sandhu A, Tzou WS, Borne RT, Zipse MM, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH. Uncovering a unique path: Antidromic AVRT utilizing a left anteroseptal Mahaim-like accessory pathway. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Jan;44(1):185-188. PubMed PMID: 32794265
• Kunkel M, Rothstein P, Sauer P, Zipse MM, Sandhu A, Tumolo AZ, Borne RT, Aleong RG, Cleveland JC Jr, Fullerton D, Pal JD, Davies AS, Lane C, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH, Tzou WS. Open surgical ablation of ventricular tachycardia: Utility and feasibility of contemporary mapping and ablation tools. Heart Rhythm O2. 2021 Jun;2(3):271-279. PubMed PMID: 34337578
• Siontis KC, Santangeli P, Muser D, Marchlinski FE, Zeppenfeld K, Hoogendoorn JC, Narasimhan C, Sauer WH, Zipse MM, Kapa S, Vedantham V, Rosenthal DG, Robinson MR, Patton KK, Murgatroyd F, Chicos AB, Soejima K, Roukoz H, Sacher F, Bhan A, Appelbaum J, Dickfeld T, Mankad P, Ellenbogen KA, Kron J, Kim HM, Froehlich J, Eagle KA, Bogun FM, Crawford TC. Outcomes Associated With Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;7(2):175-183. PubMed PMID: 34787643
• Sandhu A, Holman B, Lammers S, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Sabzwari R, Garg L, Zipse MM, Tumolo AZ, Aleong RG, Von Alvensleben J, Rosenberg M, West JJ, Varosy P, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH, Tzou WS. Evaluating temperature gradients across the posterior left atrium with radiofrequency ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Jan 22. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 36682068
• Zipse MM. Cardiac sarcoidosis in contemporary practice: Forward progress, but clinical quandaries persist. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Jul 4. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 35798173
• Bressi E, Crawford TC, Bogun FM, Gu X, Ellenbogen KA, Chicos AB, Roukoz H, Zimetbaum PJ, Kalbfleisch SJ, Murgatroyd FD, Steckman DA, Rosenfeld LE, Garlitski AC, Soejima K, Bhan AK, Vedantham V, Dickfeld TM, De Lurgio DB, Platonov PG, Zipse MM, Nishiuchi S, Ortman ML, Narasimhan C, Patton KK, Rosenthal DG, Mukerji SS, Hoogendoorn JC, Zeppenfeld K, Sauer WH, Kron J. Arrhythmia Monitoring and Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Insights From the Cardiac Sarcoidosis Consortium. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Jul 5;11(13):e024924. PubMed PMID: 35730638
• Sabzwari SRA, Rosenberg MA, Mann J, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Garg L, Aleong RG, Sandhu A, West J, Tumolo AZ, Varosy PD, Sauer WH, Zipse MM, Tzou WS. Limitations of Unipolar Signals in Guiding Successful Outflow Tract Premature Ventricular Contraction Ablation. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2022 Jul;8(7):843-853. PubMed PMID: 35643806
• Siontis KC, Santangeli P, Muser D, Marchlinski FE, Zeppenfeld K, Hoogendoorn JC, Narasimhan C, Sauer WH, Zipse MM, Kapa S, Vedantham V, Rosenthal DG, Robinson MR, Patton KK, Murgatroyd F, Chicos AB, Soejima K, Roukoz H, Sacher F, Bhan A, Appelbaum J, Dickfeld T, Mankad P, Ellenbogen KA, Kron J, Kim HM, Froehlich J, Eagle KA, Bogun FM, Crawford TC. Outcomes Associated With Catheter Ablation of Ventricular Tachycardia in Patients With Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JAMA Cardiol. 2022 Feb 1;7(2):175-183. PubMed PMID: 34787643
• Varela DL, Rosenberg MA, Borne RT, Sandhu A, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Sauer WH, Scheinman MM, Nguyen DT. Increased incidence of cavotricuspid isthmus atrial flutter following slow pathway ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2022 Apr;63(3):581-589. PubMed PMID: 34532821
• Myadam R, Crawford TC, Bogun FM, Gu X, Ellenbogen KA, Jasti S, Chicos AB, Roukoz H, Zimetbaum PJ, Kalbfleisch SJ, Murgatroyd FD, Steckman DA, Rosenfeld LE, Garlitski AC, Soejima K, Bhan AK, Vedantham V, Dickfeld TL, De Lurgio DB, Platonov PG, Zipse MM, Nishiuchi S, Ortman ML, Narasimhan C, Patton KK, Rosenthal DG, Mukerji SS, Hoogendoorn JC, Zeppenfeld K, Sauer WH, Kron J. Reply: Association of Adverse Events With the Different Diagnostic Schemes of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Dec;9(12):2662-2663. PubMed PMID: 38151306
• Sundaram S, Alyesh D, Walker L, Zipse MM. The 1(st) implantation of an atrial only leadless pacemaker in right atrial appendage. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Dec;66(9):1955-1958. PubMed PMID: 37773557
• Barrett CD, Nickel A, Rosenberg MA, Ream K, Tzou WS, Aleong R, Tumolo A, Garg L, Zipse M, West JJ, Varosy P, Sandhu A. PRIME score for prediction of permanent pacemaker implantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2023 Dec;102(7):1357-1363. PubMed PMID: 37735946
• Ashur C, Zirille F, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, West JJ, Sandhu A, Tumolo AZ, Rosenberg MA, Sabzwari SRA, Barrett C, Cerbin L, Saqi B, Varela D, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Garg L. Right versus left-sided implantation of left bundle branch area pacemaker insertion. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Sep 21. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 37731143
• Myadam R, Crawford TC, Bogun FM, Gu X, Ellenbogen KA, Jasti S, Chicos AB, Roukoz H, Zimetbaum PJ, Kalbfleisch SJ, Murgatroyd FD, Steckman DA, Rosenfeld LE, Garlitski AC, Soejima K, Bhan AK, Vedantham V, Dickfeld TL, De Lurgio DB, Platonov PG, Zipse MM, Nishiuchi S, Ortman ML, Narasimhan C, Patton KK, Rosenthal DG, Mukerji SS, Hoogendoorn JC, Zeppenfeld K, Sauer WH, Kron J. Risk of Adverse Outcomes Associated With Cardiac Sarcoidosis Diagnostic Schemes. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2023 Aug;9(8 Pt 3):1719-1729. PubMed PMID: 37227359
• Barrett CD, Suzuki Y, Hussein S, Garg L, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, West JJ, Zipse M, Aleong R, Varosy P, Tzou WS, Banaei-Kashani F, Rosenberg MA. Evaluation of Quantitative Decision-Making for Rhythm Management of Atrial Fibrillation Using Tabular Q-Learning. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 May 2;12(9):e028483. PubMed PMID: 37119087
• Sandhu A, Holman B, Lammers S, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Sabzwari R, Garg L, Zipse MM, Tumolo AZ, Aleong RG, Von Alvensleben J, Rosenberg M, West JJ, Varosy P, Nguyen DT, Sauer WH, Tzou WS. Evaluating temperature gradients across the posterior left atrium with radiofrequency ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 Apr;34(4):880-887. PubMed PMID: 36682068
• Zipse MM. Editorial commentary: Cardiac sarcoidosis in contemporary practice: Forward progress, but clinical quandaries persist. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Oct;33(7):456-457. PubMed PMID: 35798173

Professional Memberships

• American College of Cardiology (ACC), Member
• Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), Member

Practice Locations

UCHealth Heart & Vascular Center - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-5300

Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center
1055 Clermont St
Denver, CO 80220
1-888-336-8262

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital (UCH)
12605 E. 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-0000

UCHealth Cardiac Electrophysiology - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave
3rd Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-6510

CU Medicine Cardiology - Cherry Creek Medical Center
100 Cook Street
Suite 412
Denver, CO 80206
720-516-9403

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• Denver Health Medical Center

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2011)
• General Cardiology, Board Certification (2014)
• Cardiac Electrophysiology

Conditions & Treatments

• Heart and Circulation - Arrhythmia
• Heart and Circulation