Education
MD
- Universidad de Buenos Aires
Memberships & Activities
- Manuscript reviewer for Circulation, American Journal of Physiology, Cardiovascular Research, Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology, Journal of Electrocardiology, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Journal, Basic Research in Cardiology, Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, Medicina
- Member, Cardiac Electrophysiology Society
- Member, Basic Science Council, American Heart Association
Awards & Honors
HONORS, AWARDS, CITATIONS
- 2020–2024: NIH Research Project Grant (RO1): Co-PI with Dr. Charles Antzelevitch. Development of a whole-heart model of the J wave syndromes and novel approaches to pharmacologic management of associated life-threatening arrhythmias
- 1990–1992, 1996–1998, 1999–2002, 2010–2013: Grant-in-Aid, American Heart Association, PIU
- 2002: First Electrophysiology Award, American Heart Association Competition (Chicago, IL)
- 1988–1989: Perez Companc Foundation Fellowship Award (Argentina)
- 1987: Postdoctoral scholarship, Agustin and Enrique Rocca Brothers Foundation (Argentina)
Publications
- Di Diego JM. ECG Waves and Signs: Ionic and Cellular Basis. In: Management of Cardiac Arrhythmias, 3rd Ed. Yan G-X, Kowey PR and Antzelevitch C, eds. Springer Nature Switzerland AG; 2020:117-148.
- Pathophysiology of myocardial currents of injury revisited. McLoughlin MJ, Di Diego J. J. Cardiol. 2022 Aug 17;74:54-58.
- J wave syndromes: What's new? Antzelevitch C, Di Diego JM. Trends Cardiovasc Med. 2022 Aug;32(6):350-363.
- Increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmia at low-normal and moderately-low levels of extracellular potassium in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. Robinson VM, Di Diego JM, … Kowey P, Antzelevitch C, Venetucci L. Heart Rhythm. 2022 Aug;19(8):1389-1391.
- Fractionated Epicardial Electrograms: Implication for Mechanism of the Brugada Pattern. Sarcon A, Hsia H, … Di Diego JM, Antzelevitch C, et al. .JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Feb;7(2):258-270.
- Acacetin suppresses the electrocardiographic and arrhythmic manifestations of the J wave syndromes. Di Diego JM, Patocskai B, Barajas-Martinez H, … Burashnikov A, … Antzelevitch C. PLoS One. 2020 Nov 24;15(11):e0242747.
- A Whole-heart Model Of Brugada Syndrome. Di Diego JM, Argenziano M, Tabler M, … Antzelevitch C. Heart Rhythm, Volume 17, Issue 5, Supplement, May 2020. Abstract D-PO01.
- Scn1bb Variant Associated With Brugada Syndrome And The Ameliorative Effect Of Acacetin. Barajas-Martinez H, Di Diego JM, … Burashnikov A, … Antzelevitch C. Heart Rhythm Society, HRS 2020.
- Acacetin is a Promising New Pharmacologic Agent for Suppression of Life-threatening Arrhythmias Associated With the Brugada and Early Repolarization Syndromes. Barajas-Martínez H, Di Diego JM, … Burashnikov A, Antzelevitch C. Circulation 2019; 140:A9991.
- A Definitive Test of the Repolarization versus Depolarization Hypothesis in a Whole-Heart Model of Brugada Syndrome. Di Diego JM, Argenziano M, Tabler M, … Antzelevitch C. Circulation 2019 / Abstract Sa2012.
- Counterpoint Tpeak-Tend Interval as a Marker of Arrhythmic Risk. Antzelevitch C, Di Diego JM. Heart Rhythm. 2019; 10.1016/j.hrthm
- Mechanisms Underlying the Brugada and Early Repolarization Syndromes: Evidence in Support of the Repolarization Hypothesis. Antzelevitch C, Di Diego JM. In: J Wave Consensus Conference Document. 2019.
- In a Whole-Heart model of the Brugada Syndrome, Delayed Conduction in the RVOT “does not” Contribute to Inscription of the Electrocardiographic J wave / ST segment elevation. Di Diego JM, Argenziano M, … Antzelevitch C. Heart Rhythm, Vol. 15, No. 5, May Supplement 2018. S242. Abstract B-PO02-147.
- Interventricular differences in sodium current and its potential role in Brugada syndrome. Calloe K, Aistrup GL, Di Diego JM, et al. Physiol Rep. 2018 Jul;6(14):e13787.
- J wave syndromes as a cause of malignant cardiac arrhythmias. Di Diego JM, Antzelevitch C. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2018 Jul;41(7):684-699.