Mark A. Capeless, MD, FACC


	Mark A. Capeless, MD, FACC
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Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Fletcher Allen Health Care

Professor, University of Vermont College of Medicine

Education:

Georgetown University, Washington, DC

Training:

Residency

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Fellowship

University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, VT

Specialty:

General Cardiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology

Certifications:

Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiac Electrophysiology

Biography:

For over two decades, Dr. Capeless led cardiac care at Fletcher Allen Health Care as the previous Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and the Cardiac Electrophysiology Service and the current Director of the Cardiovascular Training Program. His dedication to training the next generation of physicians has been acknowledged with the E.L. Amidon Award for Dedication and Excellence in Teaching. In addition, he has served on numerous hospital committees, including the Cardiology Leadership Group, Quality Assurance in the Department of Medicine, and Risk Management. Born in Massachusetts, Dr. Capeless and his wife Eleanor live in South Burlington.

Major Research Interests:

Publications:

Winget JF, Capeless MA, Ades PA. Sudden death in athletes.
Sports Med. 1994 Dec;18(6):375-83.

Vaitkus PT, Capeless MA. Electrophysiologically guided antiarrhythmic therapy versus beta-blocker therapy in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. N Engl J Med. 1993 Feb 4;328(5):357.

Slutzker DM, Capeless MA, Brown KA. Subclavian stenosis presenting as progressive exertional angina pectoris. Clin Cardiol. 1990 Mar;13(3):221-3.

Capeless MA, Hamrell BB. Active force during hypoxia of hypertrophied rabbit right ventricular trabeculae. Am J Physiol. 1987 May;252(5 Pt 2):H945-52.

Dewey RC, Capeless MA, Levy AM. Use of ambulatory electrocardiographic monitoring to identify high-risk patients with congenital complete heart block. N Engl J Med. 1987 Apr 2;316(14):835-9.

Jaffin BW, Gundel WD, Capeless MA, Castaneda AR, Rabinovitch M, Wackers FJ. Aneurysm of the pulmonary artery as a cause of severe chest pain. Arch Intern Med. 1983 Jul;143(7):1484-5.

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