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Electrophysiologist in NSW

Biography

Dr Stephen Brienesse is a highly experienced dual trained Cardiologist and General and Acute Care Medicine Specialist. He has undergone sub-specialty training in Interventional Electrophysiology with particular interests in Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiac Physiological Pacing.

Stephen completed his Bachelor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle in 2011. He further specialised with a Master of Clinical Epidemiology (Distinction) in Read More...

Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • Electrophysiology Studies (EPS)
  • Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia Ablation
  • Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation
  • Pulse Field Ablation
  • Cryoablation
  • Pacemaker Insertion
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Leadless Pacemaker Insertion
  • Pacemaker Monitoring, Programming, and Interpretation
  • Cardiac Physiologic Pacing (Left Bundle Branch Area Pacing, Conductive System Pacing, Biventricular, Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy)
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Insertion
  • Loop Recorder Implantation
  • Subcutaneous Defibrillation
Conditions Treated
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Atrial Flutter
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Inherited Arrhythmias
  • Heart Failure

Experience

  • Cardiologist and General and Acute Care Medicine Specialist
    Maitland Hospital; John Hunter Hospital Present
  • Conjoint Research Fellow
    Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle Present
  • Electrophysiology and Pacing Fellowships
    Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Memberships & Awards

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRACP)

  • Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Ferreira, David & Mikhail, Philopatir & Lim, Joyce & Ray, Max & Dwivedi, Jovita & Brienesse, Stephen & Butel-Simoes, Lloyd & Meere, William & Bland, Adam & Howden, Niklas & Malaty, Michael & Kunda, Mercy & Kelty, Amy & McGee, Michael & Boyle, Andrew & Sverdlov, Aaron & William, Maged & Attia, John & Jackson, Nick & Wilsmore, Bradley. (2024). Manual Chest PRESSURE During Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 10. 10.1016/j.jacep.2024.05.037.

2. Brienesse, Stephen & Passman, Rod & Freedman, Ben. (2024). Interruption of oral anticoagulants after atrial fibrillation catheter ablation: the importance of risk stratification. European heart journal. 45. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad874.

3. Ferreira, David & Mikhail, Philopatir & Lim, Joyce & Ray, Max & Dwivedi, Jovita & Brienesse, Stephen & Butel-Simoes, Lloyd & Meere, William & Bland, Adam & Howden, Nicklas & Malaty, Michael & Kunda, Mercy & Kelty, Amy & McGee, Michael & Boyle, Andrew & Sverdlov, Aaron & William, Maged & Attia, John & Jackson, Nick & Wilsmore, Bradley. (2023). Manual Chest PRESSURE during Direct Current Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomised Control Trial (PRESSURE-AF). 10.1101/2023.12.05.23299530.

4. Lim, Joyce & Davies, Allan & Brienesse, Stephen & Mabotuwana, Nishani & Boyle, Andrew. (2023). Inflammatory cell response following ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cardiology. 376. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.01.082.

5. McGee, Michael & Ray, Max & Brienesse, Stephen & Sritharan, Shanathan & Boyle, Andrew & Jackson, Nick & Leitch, James & Sverdlov, Aaron. (2022). Remote monitoring in patients with heart failure with cardiac implantable electronic devices: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 9. e002096. 10.1136/openhrt-2022-002096.

6. McGee, Michael & Shephard, Lauren & Sugito, Stuart & Baker, David & Brienesse, Stephen & Al-Omary, Mohammed & Nathan-Marsh, Rhian & Ngo, Doan & Oakley, Patrick & Boyle, Andrew & Garvey, Gail & Sverdlov, Aaron. (2022). Mind The Gap, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 32. 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.09.017.

7. Dwivedi, Jovita & Brienesse, Stephen & Morris, Gwilym & Leitch, James & Collins, Nicholas & Jackson, Nick. (2022). Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy in a patient with Ebstein’s Anomaly and Left Ventricular noncompaction: Rethink the Resync?. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 8. 10.1016/j.hrcr.2022.09.007.

8. Villanueva, Claudia & Brienesse, Stephen & Collins, Nicholas & Seah, Peng. (2022). Concomitant anomalous coronary artery and a large primary myxofibrosarcoma of the heart. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 92. 10.1111/ans.17455.

9. Ferreira, David & Dwivedi, J. & Brienesse, Stephen & Leitch, J. & Sy, Raymond & Chan, K. & Thomas, S. & Singarayar, S. & Morris, Gwilym & Jackson, Nick. (2022). The Progression of Atrial Substrate in Patients with Recurrent Left Atrial Ablation Procedures. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 31. S134-S135. 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.201.

10. Ray, M. & Sritharan, Hari & Brienesse, Stephen. (2021). Accuracy of Statin Side Effect Reporting in Australian Prescribing References. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 30. S211. 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.255.

11. Brienesse, Stephen & Sugito, Stuart & Mejia, Rosauro & Leitch, James & Wilsmore, Bradley. (2021). An electrophysiological and anatomical space occupying lesion: Lipomatous hypertrophy of the interatrial septum in a patient presenting with atrial tachycardia. HeartRhythm Case Reports. 7. 10.1016/j.hrcr.2021.05.003.

12. Mahmoodi, Ehsan & Brienesse, Stephen & Boyle, Andrew & Laver, Derek & Jackson, Nick. (2021). Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin. 10.21203/rs.3.rs-215117/v1.

13. Sugito, Stuart & Sritharan, Shanathan & McGee, Michael & Al-Omary, Mohammed & Baker, David & Brienesse, Stephen & Leitch, J.. (2020). 492 First Year Experience of a Cardiology Rapid Access Clinic at John Hunter Hospital, Australia. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S259. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.499.

14. Brienesse, Stephen & Sugito, Stuart & Baker, David & Al-Omary, Mohammed & Hackworthy, Rosemary & Collins, Nicholas & Boyle, Andrew. (2020). Bad Pumps and Incidental Lumps: An Illustrative Case Series of Phaeochromocytoma-Induced Cardiomyopathy. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.091.

15. Al-Omary, Mohammed & Williams, Trent & Brienesse, Stephen & Khan, Arshad & Graffen, Simon & Ayrton, Sheehan, & Moira, Doolan, & Rhonda, Walker, & Boyle, Andrew & Rosauro, Mejia, & Collins, Nicholas. (2020). Impact of Delay in Surgery on Outcome in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Revascularisation Surgery. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.935.

16. Al-Omary, Mohammed & Williams, Trent & Brienesse, Stephen & Khan, Arshad & ross, mejia & Collins, Nicholas. (2020). Influence of Timing of Cardiac Surgery on Acute Coronary Syndrome Outcomes in an Australian Setting. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.618.

17. Brienesse, Stephen & Thin, A. & O’Connor, S. & Nojoumian, A.. (2020). 467 Coronary Vasospasm Secondary to Amiodarone Induced Thyrotoxicosis. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S247. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.474.

18. Brienesse, Stephen & Boyle, Andrew. (2020). 455 Cardiovascular Manifestations of Phaeochromocytoma: Retrospective Analysis of 10 Years Experience in a Tertiary Referral Centre. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S241. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.462.

19. Brienesse, Stephen & Adera, S.. (2020). 540 Recurrent Stress Induced Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Acute Ischaemic Stroke. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S280. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.547.

20. Mahmoodi, E. & Brienesse, Stephen & Boyle, Andrew & Laver, D. & Jackson, Nick. (2020). 076 Antiarrhythmic Properties of Phenytoin: A Systematic Review. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S71. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.083.

21. Sugito, Stuart & Brooks, Christian & Baker, David & Brienesse, Stephen & Thambar, S.. (2020). 434 A Case Report of Misoprostol Associated Coronary Vasospasm and Cardiac Arrest. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 29. S233. 10.1016/j.hlc.2020.09.441.

22. Whitehead, Nicholas & Williams, Trent & Brienesse, Stephen & Ferreira, David & Murray, Natalia & Inder, Kerry & Beautement, Stephen & Spratt, Neil & Boyle, Andrew & Collins, Nicholas. (2019). Contemporary Trends in Stroke complicating Cardiac Catheterization. Internal Medicine Journal. 50. 10.1111/imj.14405.

23. Whitehead, N. & Williams, Trent & Brienesse, Stephen & Ferriera, D. & Murray, N. & Inder, Kerry & Beautement, S. & Spratt, Neil & Boyle, Andrew & Collins, Nicholas. (2019). Contemporary Trends in Stroke Complicating Cardiac Catheterisation. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.598.

24. Brienesse, Stephen & Sverdlov, Aaron. (2019). Premature Ventricular Complexes: Benign, Pathogenic or Just a Marker of Myocardial Disease?. Heart, Lung and Circulation. 28. 351-353. 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.01.001.

25. Khan, Arshad & Brienesse, Stephen & Boyle, Andrew & Collins, Nicholas. (2019). Percutaneous treatment of saphenous vein graft aneurysm: Contemporary procedural considerations. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 93. 10.1002/ccd.28128.

26. McGee, Michael & Brienesse, Stephen & Chong, Brian & Levendel, Alexander & Lai, Katy. (2018). Tropheryma whipplei Endocarditis: Case Presentation and Review of the Literature. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 6. 10.1093/ofid/ofy330.

27. McGee, Michael & Shiel, Emily & Brienesse, Stephen & Murch, Stuart & Pickles, Robert & Leitch, James. (2018). Staphylococcus aureus Myocarditis with Associated Left Ventricular Apical Thrombus. Case Reports in Cardiology. 2018. 1-4. 10.1155/2018/7017286.

28. Brienesse, Stephen & Davies, Allan & Khan, Arshad & Boyle, Andrew. (2018). Prognostic Value of LVEDP in Acute Myocardial Infarction: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research. 11. 10.1007/s12265-017-9776-7.

29. Potter, Michael & Brienesse, Stephen & Walker, Marjorie & Boyle, Andrew & Talley, Nicholas. (2017). The effect of the gluten free diet on cardiovascular risk factors in patients with coeliac disease: A systematic review. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 33. 10.1111/jgh.14039.

30. Khan, Arshad & Ashraf, Asma & Baker, David & Al-Omary, Mohammed & Savage, Lindsay & Ekmejian, Avedis & Harjit Singh, Rajinder Singh & Brienesse, Stephen & Majeed, Tazeen & Gordon, Tracy & Drinkwater, Vincent & Collins, Nicholas. (2017). Clozapine and Incidence of Myocarditis and Sudden Death – Long Term Australian Experience. International Journal of Cardiology. 238. 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.03.013.

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