The primary goal of my research is to develop and test novel electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring strategies and to improve clinical practices for more accurate diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia.
I am the founder and Director of the Electrocardiographic Monitoring Research Lab located in the School of Nursing.
The lab serves as a core lab for multiple clinical studies conducted at UCSF, both in the School of Nursing and the School of Medicine, Division of Cardiology.
I am the principal investigator of two clinical trials
funded by the National Institutes of Health. The IMMEDIATE AIM Study (#RO1 HL069753) is designed to compare standard electrocardiography with body surfacing mapping in patients who present to the emergency department with chest pain. The ST SMART Study (#RO1 NR007881) is a county-wide randomized clinical trial to determine whether pre-hospital ST segment monitoring with trans-telephonic transmission to target hospital will reduce hospital time to treatment for acute coronary syndromes. Although the ST SMART Study has just begun, it has already garnered publicity which can be viewed at the following links:
News Article; Press Release.
I teach clinical electrocardiography courses to medical students, residents, and graduate nursing students at UCSF. I mentor doctoral students in research design and methods.
Professional Activities
I serve on the Board of Directors and am the President of the International Society of Computerized Electrocardiology (http://www.isce.org), whose membership is comprised of basic, clinical, and engineering scientists from around the world who are interested in the heart's electrical activity.
I am also actively involved with the American Heart Association (AHA) at the local, affiliate, and national level. I serve on the Board of Directors for the Western States Affiliate, which encompasses California, Nevada, and Utah. I serve on the peer review Research Committee for the Texas and Western States AHA Consortium
which awards research grants annually.
I chaired an AHA-sponsored scientific position paper entitled "Practice Standards for Electrocardiographic Monitoring in Hospital Settings." Learn more about implementation of the practice standard by going to the
"Taste of NTI" http://www.gehealthcare.com/nti web site.
I serve on the editorial board and/or am a manuscript reviewer for nine cardiology and critical care journals.
Honors and Awards
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing (1993)
Fellow, AHA Council on Cardiovascular Nursing (1994)
Young Investigator Award, AHA Annual Scientific Sessions (1997)
Katherine Lembright Award for Research, AHA Annual Scientific Sessions (2001)
Distinguished Research Award, American Association of Critical Care Nurses (2002)
Invited Speaker, Celebration of 100 Years of the Electrocardiogram, the Netherlands (2002)
President, Intl. Soc. of Computerized Electrocardiology [http://www.isce.org] (2005)
Helen Nahm Research Lecture, [video] 26th Annual (2006)
Education
St. Anthony School of Nursing, Rockford, IL; RN Nursing
California State University, Sacramento; BS Nursing
University of California, San Francisco; MS Nursing
University of California, San Francisco; PhD Nursing
Selected Publications
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Wood KA, Drew BJ, Scheinman MM. Frequency of disabling symptoms in supraventricular tachycardia. Am J Cardiol 1997;79: 145-149.
Drew BJ, Adams MG, Pelter MM, Wung SF, Caldwell MA. Comparison of standard and derived 12-lead electrocardiograms for diagnosis of coronary angioplasty-induced myocardial ischemia. Am J Cardiol 1997;79: 639-644.
Wood KA, Eisenberg SJ, Kalman JM, Drew BJ, Saxon LA, Lee RJ, Lesh MD, Scheinman MM. Risk of thrombo-embolism in chronic atrial flutter. Am J Cardiol 1997;79: 1043-1047.
Drew BJ, Adams MG, McEldowney DK, Lau KY, Wung SF, Wolfe CL, Ports TA, Chou TM. Frequency, duration, magnitude and consequences of myocardial ischemia during intracoronary ultrasonography. Am Heart J 1997;134: 474-478.
Caldwell MA, Pelter MM, Drew BJ. Estimating ischemic burden: Comparison of two formulas. Am J Crit Care 1997;6: 463-466.
Drew BJ, Wung SF, Adams MG, Pelter MM. Bedside diagnosis of myocardial ischemia with ST segment monitoring technology: Measurement issues for real-time clinical decision-making and trial designs. J Electrocardiol 1998;30: 174-181.
Drew BJ, Pelter MM, Adams MG, Wung SF, Chou TM, Wolfe CL. 12-lead ST segment monitoring vs single-lead "maximum" ST-segment monitoring for detecting ongoing ischemia in patients with unstable coronary syndromes? Am J Crit Care 1998;7: 355-363.
Pelter MM, Adams MG, Wung SF, Paul SM, Gaskin AL, Drew BJ. Peak time of occurrence of myocardial ischemia in the coronary care unit. Am J Crit Care 1998;7: 411-417.
Adams MG, Pelter MM, Wung SF, Taylor CA, Drew BJ. Frequency of silent myocardial ischemia with 12-lead ST monitoring in the coronary care unit: Are there gender differences? Heart Lung 1999;28:81-86.
Drew BJ, Krucoff MW. For the ST-Segment Monitoring Practice Guideline International Working Group. Multi-lead ST-Segment monitoring in patients with acute coronary syndromes: A consensus statement for healthcare professionals. Am J Crit Care 1999;8: 372-386.
Drew BJ, Pelter MM, Wung SF, Adams MG, Taylor C, Evans GT, Foster E. Accuracy of the EASI 12-lead electrocardiogram compared to the standard 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing multiple cardiac abnormalities. J Electrocardiol 1999;32: 38-47.
Wung SF, Drew BJ. Comparison of 18-lead ECG with selected body surface mapping leads in determining maximally-deviated lead during coronary occlusion. J Electrocardiol 1999;32: 30-37.
Caldwell MA, Froelicher ES, Drew BJ. Prehospital delay time in acute myocardial infarction: An exploratory study on relationship to hospital outcomes and cost. Am Heart J 2000;139: 788-796.
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: 167-174.
Wung SF, Drew BJ. New electrocardiographic criteria for posterior wall acute myocardial ischemia validated by a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty model of acute myocardial infarction. Am J Cardiol 2001; 87:970-974 Young Investigator finalist.
Drew BJ, Pelter MM, Adams MG. Frequency, characteristics, and clinical significance of transient ST segment elevation in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Euro Heart J 2002; 23: 941-947.
Sommargren CE, Zaroff JG, Banki N, Drew BJ. Electrocardiographic repolarization abnormalities in subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Electrocardiol 2002;35: 257-262.
Drew BJ. ST segment monitoring in cardiac patients: Standards, guidelines and clinical integration. J Electrocardiol 2002;35:207-212.
Drew, BJ, Pelter MM, Brodnick DE, Yadav AV, Dempel D, Adams MG. Comparison of a new reduced lead set 12-lead ECG using six electrodes with the standard ECG for diagnosing cardiac arrhythmias and myocardial ischemia. J Electrocardiol 2002;35: 13-21.
Adams MG, Drew BJ. Efficacy of two strategies to detect body position ST segment during continuous 12-lead ECG monitoring. J Electrocardiol 2002;35: 193-200. Young Investigator Finalist
Booker K, Holm K, Drew BJ, Lanuza D, Hicks F, Carrigan T, Wright M, Moran J. Frequency and outcomes of transient myocardial ischemia in critically ill adults admitted for non-cardiac conditions. Am J Crit Care 2003;12: 508-517.
Pelter M, Adams M, Drew BJ. Transient myocardial ischemia is an independent predictor of adverse in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes treated in the telemetry unit. Heart Lung 2003;32: 71-78.
Tung P, Kopelnik A, Banki N, Ong K, Ko N, Lawton M, Gress D, Drew B, Foster E, Parmley W, Zaroff J. Predictors of neurocardiogenic injury after subarachnoid hemorrhage. Stroke 2004;35(2): 548-51.
Drew BJ, Califf RM, Funk M, Kaufman MW, Laks MM, Macfarlane PW, Sommargren C, Swiryn S, Van Hare GF. Practice standards for electrocardiographic monitoring in hospital settings. Circulation 2004;110(17): 2721-46.
Drew BJ, Dempsey ED, Joo TH, Sommargren CE, Glancy JP, Benedick K, Krucoff MW. Pre-hospital synthesized 12-lead ECG ischemia monitoring with trans-telephonic transmission in acute coronary syndromes: Pilot study results of the ST SMART trial. J Electrocardiol 2004; 37: 214-221.
Gibler WB, Cannon CP, Blomkalns AL, Drew BJ, et al. Practical Implementation of the Guidelines for Unstable Angina/Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in the Emergency Department. Circulation 2005;111: 2699-2710.
