Lin Yee Chen
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Credentials
MD, MS

Professor of Medicine
Director, Lillehei Heart Institute
Fred C. and Katherine B. Andersen Chair in Adult Cardiology
Faculty, PhD Program in Epidemiology
Faculty, MS in Clinical Research
Biography

Bio

Administrator Info
Name: Mayna Xiong
Email: xion2253@umn.edu
Mail: 2231 6th Street SE, Room 4-165 CCRB, 2812 (Campus Delivery Code), Minneapolis, MN 55455

Summary
I am a tenured Professor of Medicine, an ABIM board-certified cardiac electrophysiologist, and an NIH-funded clinician-investigator. My patient-oriented research on atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial myopathy is focused on 2 themes: (1) To identify novel risk factors for AF and atrial myopathy, and discover new strategies to prevent both conditions, (2) To characterize the relationship of AF and atrial myopathy to cardiovascular and neurocognitive outcomes such as stroke and dementia, and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms. As an Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) and Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) investigator, I have published and co-authored numerous papers on AF and atrial myopathy using ARIC and MESA data. Currently, I am the PI of 4 NIH R01-funded projects, which are all focused on AF and atrial myopathy. In addition, I am PI of a K24 grant, an NIH grant that expands my capacity in mentoring junior clinicians and scientists who are conducting patient-oriented research in cardiovascular science. As a clinician, I provide compassionate, evidence-based, and state-of-the-art care to patients with arrhythmias, which includes performing catheter ablation to maintain sinus rhythm in patients with AF.

Research Summary

I believe in providing comprehensive and evidence-based cardiac electrophysiology care to my patients.

Clinical Summary

Atrial fibrillation ablation (pulmonary vein isolation); Biventricular ICD implantation; ICD implantation; PVC ablation; Supraventricular tachycardia ablation; Ventricular tachycardia ablation

Honors and Recognition

Academic Health Center Faculty Research Development Award, University of Minnesota
2017
Selected Publications

Selected Publications

Wang, W., Zhang, M. J., Inciardi, R. M., Norby, F. L., Johansen, M. C., Parikh, R., Van't Hof, J. R., Alonso, A., Soliman, E. Z., Mosley, T. H., Gottesman, R. F., Shah, A. M., Solomon, S. D., Chen, L. Y., 2022. Association of Echocardiographic Measures of Left Atrial Function and Size with Incident Dementia. JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association, 327 (12): 1138-1148.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2022.2518 PubMed ID: 35315884.
Wang, W., Norby, F. L., Zhang, M. J., Reyes, J. L., Shah, A. M., Soliman, E. Z., Lutsey, P. L., Alonso, A., Solomon, S. D., Inciardi, R. M., Chen, L. Y., 2021. Differences in Left Atrial Size and Function and Supraventricular Ectopy Between Black and White Participants in the ARIC Study.. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10 (21): e021723.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.121.021723 PubMed ID: 34713724.
Harding, B. N., Norby, F. L., Heckbert, S. R., McKnight, B., Psaty, B. M., Soliman, E. Z., Floyd, J. S., Chen, L. Y., 2021. Longitudinal Measures of Blood Pressure and Subclinical Atrial Arrhythmias: The MESA and the ARIC Study.. Journal of the American Heart Association, 10 (11): e020260.
doi: https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.020260 PubMed ID: 34014105.
Rooney, M. R., Norby, F. L., Maheshwari, A., Lutsey, P. L., Dudley, Jr, S. C., Soliman, E. Z., Loehr, L. R., Mosley, T. H., Coresh, J., Alonso, A., Chen, L. Y., 2021. Frequent Premature Atrial Contractions Are Associated With Poorer Cognitive Function in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study.. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 96 (5): 1147-1156.
Chen, L. Y., Soliman, E. Z., 2019. P Wave Indices-Advancing Our Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation-Related Cardiovascular Outcomes.. Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 6 53.
doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2019.00053 PubMed ID: 31131284.