Rafay Sabzwari, MD

Publications

• Mehta NA, Saqi B, Sabzwari SRA, Gupta R, Vyas A, Gordon J, Cossu S, Nazir T, Freudenberger R, Bozorgnia B. Durability of left bundle branch area pacing. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2022 Jul;33(7):1529-1536. PubMed PMID: 35586896
• 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
• Sabzwari SRA, Tzou WS. Systemic Diseases and Heart Block. Card Electrophysiol Clin. 2021 Dec;13(4):721-740. PubMed PMID: 34689899
• Sabzwari SRA, Barrett C, Mann J, Cerbin L, Garg L, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Rosenberg M, Aleong R, Varosy P, Zipse M, Tzou W, West J, Sanchez J. An Aberrant Friend-Using Bundle Branch Block for Septal Accessory Pathway Localization. Circulation 146 (Suppl_1), A14513-A14513.
• Sundaram K, Sabzwari SRA, Aleong R, Tumolo A, Rosenberg M, Zipse M, Tzou W, Garg L. Septal Ischemia in Acute Coronary Syndromes and the Risk of Cardiac Arrest. Circulation 146 (Suppl_1), A11257-A11257
• Sundaram K, Sabzwari SRA, Aleong R, Tumolo A, Rosenberg M, Zipse M, Tzou W, Garg L, Inclusion and Enrollment of Women and Minorities in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Clinical Trials: A Meta-Analysis. Circulation 146 (Suppl_1), A13349-A13349.
• Barrett C, Suzuki Y, Hussein S, Cerbin L, Sabzwari SRA, Garg L, Aleong R, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, West J, Zipse M, Varosy P, Banael-Kashani F, Tzou W, Rosenberg M. Evaluation of Quantitative Decision-Making for Rhythm-Management of Atrial Fibrillation Using Tabular Q-Learning. Circulation 146 (Suppl_1), A12739-A12739.
• Zirille F, Barrett C, Tzou W, Zipse M, Tumolo A, Rosenberg M, Varosy P, Sandhu A, West J, Mann J, Sabzwari S, Cerbin L, Garg L. RISK OF VENOUS THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOEMBOLISM IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING RIGHT SIDED ABLATION PROCEDURES WITH OR WITHOUT SYSTEMIC ANTICOAGULATION. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S419.
• Park D, Sabzwari SRA, Mann JA, Cerbin L, Barrett C, West J, Sandhu A, Varosy PD, Tumolo AZ, Aleong RG, Rosenberg MA, Garg L, Zipse MM, Tzou WS. ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHIC DISCORDANCE TO PREDICT LEFT VENTRICULAR SUMMIT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA ORIGIN. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S490-S491.
• Adewumi J, Mann JA, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Garg L, Sandhu A, Tumolo A, Von Alvensleben JC, Rosenberg MA, West J, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Aftab M, Rochon-Duck MJ, Zipse MM, Tzou WS. THE GHOSTS OF LEADS PAST: LEAD CASTS AND RECURRENT BACTEREMIA. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S442-S443
• Mann JA, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Garg L, Sandhu A, Tumolo A, Rosenberg MA, West J, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Von Alvensleben JC. HIGH DENSITY ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING FOR TARGETED PACING LEAD PLACEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL MYOPATHY. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S466
• Barrett C, Sandhu A, Tumolo A, Rosenberg MA, West J, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Mann JA, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Von Alvensleben JC, Garg L. OUTCOMES OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION ABLATION IN PATIENTS WITH TRANSTHYRETIN CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S249
• Edward J, Chang SC, Gill E, Zipse MM, Rosenberg MA, Tumolo AZ, Mann J, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Sandhu A, Varosy PD, West J, Garg L, Tzou WS, Aleong RG. ESOPHAGO-PERICARDIAL FISTULA AS A RARE AND LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATION OF EPICARDIAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S212
• Edward J, Chang SC, Gill E, Zipse MM, Rosenberg MA, Tumolo AZ, Mann J, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Barrett C, Sandhu A, Varosy PD, West J, Garg L, Tzou WS, Aleong RG. ESOPHAGO-PERICARDIAL FISTULA AS A RARE AND LIFE-THREATENING COMPLICATION OF EPICARDIAL VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA ABLATION. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S212
• Sabzwari SRA, Barrett C, Mann J, Cerbin L, Garg L, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Rosenberg M, West J, Varosy PD, Tzou W, Groves D, Aftab M, Aleong RG Zipse M. SINGLE CENTER OUTCOMES OF LEAD EXTRACTION IN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TRICUSPID REGURGITATION. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S48
• Barrett C, Sandhu A, Tumolo A, Rosenberg MA, West J, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Garg L, Mann JA, Cerbin L, Sabzwari SRA, Von Alvensleben JC, Sandhu A. PRIME SCORE PREDICTS NEED FOR PERMANENT PACEMAKER AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT. Heart Rhythm 19 (5), S124.
• Sabzwari SRA, Barrett C, Mann J, Cerbin L, Garg L, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Rosenberg M, West J, Varosy PD, Tzou W, Sandhu A, Zipse M. A FIXED VALVE BUT A DAMAGED LEAD. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 79 (9_Supplement), 2526-2526.
• Sabzwari SRA, Barrett C, Mann J, Cerbin L, Garg L, Tumolo A, Sandhu A, Rosenberg M, West J, Varosy PD, Sandhu A, Zipse M, Tzou W. DOUBLE BEATS LEAD TO DOUBLE TROUBLE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 79 (9_Supplement), 2550-2550.
• Barrett C, Aftab M, Aleong RG, Tumolo AZ, Tzou WS, Rosenberg M, West JJ, Cerbin LP, Mann J, Sabzwari SRA, Sandhu A, Zipse MM. THE LEAD IS SHOT: AN UNLIKELY CAUSE OF ICD LEAD FRACTURE AND DEVICE MALFUNCTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 79 (9_Supplement), 2546-2546
• Mann J, Chang S, Sabzwari SRA, Garg L, Rosenberg M, West JJ, Cerbin LP, Barrett C, Sandhu A, Zipse MM Varosy PD, Tzou WS, Aleong RG. CONQUERING THE SUMMIT WITH BIPOLAR ABLATION: BIPOLAR ABLATION FROM THE ANTERIOR INTERVENTRICULAR BRANCH TO THE LEFT VENTRICLE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 79 (9_Supplement), 2528-2528
• Sabzwari SRA, Chang S, Barrett C, Mann J, Cerbin L, Garg L, Sandhu A, Rosenberg M, West J, Varosy PD, Sandhu A, Tzou W, Tumolo A, Zipse M. THE “RIGHT WAY” TO APPROACH THE RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT IN A PATIENT WITH HETEROTAXY SYNDROME AND INTERRUPTED INFERIOR VENA CAVA. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 79 (9_Supplement), 2403-2403.
• 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
• Babar F, Cheema AM, Ahmad Z, Sarfraz A, Sarfraz Z, Ashraff H, Tayyab H, Bajwa AM, Ali H, Sarfraz M, Shahzad A, Sabzwari SRA. Sensitivity and Specificity of Wearables for Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly Populations: A Systematic Review. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2023 Jul;25(7):761-779. PubMed PMID: 37222916
• 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

Professional Memberships

• Heart Rhythm Society, Member
• American College of Cardiology, Fellow
• American Heart Association, Member
• American College of Physicians, Member

Practice Locations

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

CU Medicine Cardiology - Highlands Ranch Specialty Care Center
1500 Park Central Drive
Suite 401
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
720-516-3060

Hospital Affiliation

• University of Colorado Hospital
• UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties

• Cardiac Electrophysiology, Board Certification (2022, 2022)
• General Cardiology, Board Certification (2020, 2020)
• Internal Medicine, Board Certification (2017, 2017)
• Adult Echocardiography, Board Certification (2019)
• Nuclear Cardiology, Board Certification (2019)

Conditions & Treatments

• Heart and Circulation - Arrhythmia
• Heart and Circulation
• Heart and Circulation - Catheter Ablation of Arrhythmias