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Jason Andrade

Associate Professor
VCH Clinical Title(s)
Director, Atrial Fibrillation Clinic
Research Focus
Blood, Heart and Circulation
Degrees / Designations

B.Sc., MD, FRCPC, FHRS

Contact Info
jason.andrade@vch.ca
drJasonAndrade

Biography

Dr. Jason Andrade is a cardiac electrophysiologist at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) with joint appointment at the Montreal Heart Institute. He is an associate professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia, and an assistant professor at the Université de Montréal. 

Dr. Andrade is the director of the Electrophysiology Laboratory and director of the Atrial Fibrillation Clinic at VGH. He is co-chair of the Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines committee, chair of the Canadian Heart Rhythm Society (CHRS) Device Committee and medical chair for Heart Rhythm Disease for the Cardiovascular Disease Network in the province of British Columbia.

Dr. Andrade has authored over 200 scientific publications, predominantly in the domain of atrial fibrillation. His publications can be found in journals such as the New England Journal of Medicine, Circulation, Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC), Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), The Lancet, and Heart Rhythm. In addition, he is also the author of several textbooks, book chapters and medical apps.

Research Studies

Blood, Heart and Circulation

Comparing ablation strategies to treat atrial fibrillation

Atrial Fibrillation, Heart

PULSED AF

Atrial Fibrillation

Early Aggressive Invasive Intervention for Atrial Fibrillation (EARLY-AF)

Atrial Fibrillation, Mild Cognitive Impairment

Blinded Randomized Trial of Anticoagulation to Prevent Ischemic Stroke and Neurocognitive Impairment in Atrial Fibrillation (BRAIN-AF)

Atrial Fibrillation

Cryoballoon vs. Irrigated Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation: Double Short vs. Standard Exposure Duration (CIRCA-DOSE)

Atrial Fibrillation

Sustained Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Post-Approval Study (STOP AF PAS)

News and Awards

Early intervention with cryoablation for better heart outcomes

Jan 22, 2023

Ask an expert: Now that I have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, what do I need to know to manage my heart health?

Mar 3, 2022

New evidence supports ablation for initial atrial fibrillation treatment

Nov 24, 2020

Hot and cold: major new multi-centre trial compares approaches to treating a common heart condition

Mar 17, 2019

Home is where the heart is—cardiac monitoring in the comfort of home

Feb 7, 2019

Information overload: A tsunami of personal health data from new wearables

Nov 2, 2018

Pill-in-the-pocket empowers patients to care for their heart

Feb 18, 2018

Publications

  • The Canadian journal of cardiology -

    The 2020 Canadian Cardiovascular Society/Canadian Heart Rhythm Society Comprehensive Guidelines for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation.

    Andrade JG, Aguilar M, Atzema C, Bell A, Cairns JA, Cheung CC, Cox JL, Dorian P, Gladstone DJ, Healey JS, Khairy P, Leblanc K, McMurtry MS, Mitchell LB, Nair GM, Nattel S, Parkash R, Pilote L, Sandhu RK, Sarrazin JF, Sharma M, Skanes AC, Talajic M, Tsang TSM, Verma A, Verma S, Whitlock R, Wyse DG, Macle L,
  • JACC. Clinical electrophysiology -

    Quality of Life and Health Care Utilization in the CIRCA-DOSE Study.

    Andrade JG, Macle L, Verma A, Deyell MW, Champagne J, Dubuc M, Leong-Sit P, Novak P, Roux JF, Sapp J, Khoo C, Rizkallah J, Levesque S, Tang ASL, Khairy P,
  • Journal of electrocardiology -

    Clinical assessment of AF pattern is poorly correlated with AF burden and post ablation outcomes: A CIRCA-DOSE sub-study.

    Andrade JG, Yao RRJ, Deyell MW, Hawkins NM, Rizkallah J, Jolly U, Khoo C, Raymond JM, McKinney J, Cheung C, Steinberg C, Ha A, Ramanathan K, Luong C, Glover B, Verma A, Macle L, Khairy P,
  • The New England journal of medicine -

    Cryoablation or Drug Therapy for Initial Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation.

    Andrade JG, Wells GA, Deyell MW, Bennett M, Essebag V, Champagne J, Roux JF, Yung D, Skanes A, Khaykin Y, Morillo C, Jolly U, Novak P, Lockwood E, Amit G, Angaran P, Sapp J, Wardell S, Lauck S, Macle L, Verma A,
  • Circulation -

    Cryoballoon or Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Assessed by Continuous Monitoring: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

    Andrade JG, Champagne J, Dubuc M, Deyell MW, Verma A, Macle L, Leong-Sit P, Novak P, Badra-Verdu M, Sapp J, Mangat I, Khoo C, Steinberg C, Bennett MT, Tang ASL, Khairy P,
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