Sarah Yukiko Asaki
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Sarah Yukiko Asaki, MD, CEPS-P, FAAP, FHRS

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Primary Location

Eccles Primary Children's Outpatient Services

81 N Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City , UT 84113
801-213-3599
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Dr. Asaki’s clinical interest include arrhythmia and antiarrhythmic management, radiofrequency and cryoablation, and pacemaker and implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) implantation and management.

Her current research is in inherited channelopathies and sudden arrhythmogenic death syndromes as well as pacemaker and ICD outcomes and management strategies.

Specialties

Board Certification

American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (Pediatric Cardiac EP)

Dr. Asaki’s clinical interest include arrhythmia and antiarrhythmic management, radiofrequency and cryoablation, and pacemaker and implantable cardioverter/defibrillator (ICD) implantation and management.

Her current research is in inherited channelopathies and sudden arrhythmogenic death syndromes as well as pacemaker and ICD outcomes and management strategies.

Board Certification and Academic Information

Academic Departments Pediatrics -Associate Professor (Clinical)
Academic Divisions Cardiology
Board Certification
American Board of Pediatrics (Pediatrics)
American Board of Pediatrics (Sub: Pediatric Cardiology)
International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners (Pediatric Cardiac EP)

Education history

Undergraduate Biology - St. Mary's College of Maryland B.A.
Professional Medical Medicine - Mount Sinai School of Medicine M.D.
Internship Pediatrics - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine Intern
Residency Pediatrics - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine Resident
Fellowship Pediatric Cardiology - Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Fellow
Fellowship Pediatric Electrophysiology - Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine Fellow

Selected Publications

Journal Article

  1. Roberts JD*, Asaki SY*, Mazzanti A*, Bos JM*, Tuleta I*, Miur AR, Crotti L, Krahn AD, Kutyifa V, Shoemaker MB, Johnsrude CL, Aiba T, Marcondes L, Baban A, Udupa S, Dchert B, Fischbach P, Knight LM, Vittinghoff E, Kukavica D, Stallmeyer B, Guidicessi JR, Spazzolini C, Shimamoto K, Tadros R, Cadrin-Tourigny, Duff HJ, Simpson CS, Roston TM, Wijeyeratne YD, El Hajjaji I, Yousif MD, Gula LJ, Leong-Sit P, Chavali N, Landstrom AP, Marcus GM, Dittmann S, Wilde AAM, Behr ER, Tfelt-Hansen J, Scheinman MM, Perez MV, Kaski JP, Gow RM, Drago F, Aziz PF, Abrams DJ, Gollob MH, Skinner JR, Shimizu W, Kaufman ES, Roden DM, Zareba W, Schwartz PJ, Schulze-Bahr E¿, Etheridge SP¿, Priori SG¿, Ackerman MJ¿. *Drs Roberts, Asaki, Mazzanti, Bos, and Tuleta contributed equally and are co-first authors. ¿Drs Schulze-Bahr, Etheridge, Priori, and Ackerman contributed equally and are co-senior author (2020). An International Multi-Center Evaluation of Type 5 Long QT Syndrome: A Low Penetrant Primary Arrhythmic Condition. Circulation, 141(6), 429-439.
  2. Casolaro V, Fang X, Tancowny B, Fan J, Wu F, Srikantan S, Asaki SY, De Fanis U, Huang SK, Gorospe M, Atasoy UX, Stellato (2008). Posttranscriptional regulation of IL-13 in T cells: role of the RNA-binding protein HuR. The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 121(4), 853-9.e4.
  3. Beck LA, Tancowny B, Brummet ME, Asaki SY, Curry SL, Penno MB, Foster M, Bahl A, Stellato (2006). Functional analysis of the chemokine receptor CCR3 on airway epithelial cells. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md., 177(5), 3344-54.
  4. Anjewierden S, Humpherys J, LaPage MJ, Asaki SY, Aziz P (2021). Detection of Tachyarrhythmias in a Large Cohort of Infants Using Direct-to-Consumer Heart Rate Monitoring. The Journal of pediatrics, 232, 147-153.
  5. Asaki SY, Orcutt JW, Miyake CY, Justino H, de la Uz CM, Kim JJ, Valdes SO, Qureshi A (2017). Utility and Safety of Combined Interventional Catheterization and Electrophysiology Procedures in a Children's Hospital. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology, 40(6), 661-666.
  6. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Etheridge SP, Niu MC, Ou Z, Presson A, Whitaker P, Su J, Puchalski M, Asaki SY, Pilcher T (2020). MRI in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease Patients with CIEDs and Epicardial or Abandoned Leads. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology, 43(8), 797-804.
  7. Valdés SO, Miyake CY, Niu MC, de la Uz CM, Asaki SY, Landstrom AP, Schneider AE, Rusin CG, Patel R, Lam WW, Kim J (2018). Early experience with intravenous sotalol in children with and without congenital heart disease. Heart rhythm, 15(12), 1862-1869.
  8. Miyake CY*, Asaki SY*, Webster G, Czosek RJ, Atallah J, Avasarala K, Rao SO, Thomas PE, Kim JJ, Valdes SO, de la Uz C, Wang Y, Wehrens XHT, Abrams D. *Drs. Miyake and Asaki contributed equally to this this paper and are co-first authors (2017). Circadian Variation of Ventricular Arrhythmias in Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 3(11), 1308-1317.
  9. Kohli U, Patel L, Chaudhary D, Harahsheh AS, Yonts AB, Ansong A, Sabati A, Nguyen HH, Hussain T, Khan S, Parra DA, Su JA, Patel JK, Ronai C, Bohun M, Freij B, O'Connor M, Rosanno JW, Gupta A, Salavitabar A, Dorfman AL, Hansen J, Frosch O, Profita E, Maskatia S, Thacker D, Shrivastava S, Harris T, Feingold B, Berger S, Campbell M, Idriss S, Das S, Renno MS, Knecht K, Asaki SY, Sunil Patel S, Ashwath R, Shih R, Phillips J, Das B, Ramachandran P, Sagiv E, Bhat AH, Johnson J, Taggart N, Imundo J, Nakra N, Behere S, Patel A, Agarwal A, Aljemmali S, Lang S, Batlivala S, Forsha DE, Conners GP, Shaw J, Smith FC, Pauliks L, Vettukattil J, Shaffer K, Cheang S, Voleti S, Shenoy R, Komarlu R, Ryan SJ, Snyder C, Bansal N, Sharma M, Robinson J, Arnold SR, Salvatore CM, Kumar M, Fremed M, Glickstein JS, Peorrota M, Orr W, Rozema T, Thirumoorthi M, Ang J (2022). mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. The journal of pediatrics, 243, 208-213.
  10. Chubb H, Bulic A, Mah D, Moore JP, Janousek J, Fumanelli J, Asaki SY, Pflaumer A, Hill AC, Escudero C, Kwok SY, Mangat J, Ochoa Nunez LA, Balaji S, Rosenthal E, Regan W, Horndasch M, Asakai H, Tanel R, Czosek RJ, Young M-L, Bradley DJ, Paul T, Fischbach P, Malloy-Walton L, McElhinney DB, Dubin A (2022). Impact and Modifiers of Ventricular Pacing in Patients with Single Ventricle Circulation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 80(9), 902-914.
  11. Headrick A, Ou Z, Asaki SY, Etheridge SP, Hammond B, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Pilcher T, Niu M (2024). Intracardiac echocardiography in paediatric and congenital cardiac ablation shortens procedure duration and improves success without complications. Europace, 26(2), euae047.
  12. Newlon CA, Niu MC, Binka E, Boucek DM, Ou Z, Etheridge SP, Pilcher TA, Martin MH, Gray RG, Asaki S (2025). Children are Less Likely Than Adults to Develop Complete Heart Block following TAVR. Pediatric cardiology,
  13. Tan RB, Pierce KA, Nielsen J, Sanatani SS, Fridman MD, Stephenson EA, Rangu S, Escudero C, Mah D, Hill A, Kane AM, Chaouki AS, Ochoa Nunez L, Kwok S-Y, Tsao S, Kallas D, Asaki SY, Behere S, Dubin AM, Ratnasamy C, Robinson JA, Janson CM, Cecchin F, Shah M (2025). Dual vs. Single Chamber Ventricular Pacing in Isolated Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block in Infancy (DAVINCHI). JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 11(5), 987-998.
  14. Newlon CA, Niu MC, Binka E, Boucek DM, Ou Z, Etheridge SP, Pilcher TA, Martin MH, Gray RG, Asaki S (2026). Children are Less Likely Than Adults to Develop Complete Heart Block Following TAVR. Pediatric cardiology, 47(3), 1169-1177.
  15. Pinsky AM, Asaki SY, Bains S, Bos JM, Etheridge SP, Giudicessi JR, MacIntyre C, Ackerman M (2025). Intersection of Arrhythmogenic Genetic Heart Diseases and Transgender Hormone Therapy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 11(11), 2516-2518.
  16. Tan RB, Pierce KA, Nielsen J, Sanatani S, Fridman MD, Stephenson EA, Rangu S, Escudero C, Mah D, Hill A, Kane AM, Chaouki AS, Ochoa Nunez L, Kwok SY, Tsao S, Kallas D, Asaki SY, Behere S, Dubin A, Ratnasamy C, Robinson JA, Janson CM, Cecchin F, Shah M (2025). Dual- vs Single-Chamber Ventricular Pacing in Isolated Congenital Complete Atrioventricular Block in Infancy. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 11(5), 987-998.
  17. Headrick A, Ou Z, Asaki SY, Etheridge SP, Hammond B, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Pilcher T, Niu (2024). Intracardiac echocardiography in paediatric and congenital cardiac ablation shortens procedure duration and improves success without complications. Europace, 26(2),
  18. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Ou Z, Kuang J, Moore JP, Burrows A, Kovach J, Dechert B, Beach CM, Ayers M, Tan RB, Mostafavifar M, Mah DY, Conner TM, Turpin S, Avasarala K, Shah MJ, Webster G, Posey J, Etheridge SP, Binka E, Niu M, Asaki SY, Lambert LM, Pilcher T (2023). Multicenter retrospective evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices. Heart rhythm, 20(12), 1752-1758.
  19. Gupta K, Raj R, Asaki SY, Kennedy K, Chan P (2023). Comparison of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes Between Asian and White Individuals in the United States. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(18), e030087.
  20. Barfuss SB, Samayoa JC, Etheridge SP, Pilcher TA, Asaki SY, Ou Z, Boucek DM, Martin MH, Gray RG, Niu M (2023). Ventricular arrhythmias following balloon-expandable transcatheter pulmonary valve replacement in the native right ventricular outflow tract. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions,
  21. Newlon C, Asaki SY, Pilcher TA, Ou Z, Etheridge SP, Niu M (2022). The high-density grid catheter: A safe adjunctive tool in pediatric and complex congenital heart disease patients. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, 33(11), 2344-2350.
  22. Chubb H, Bulic A, Mah D, Moore JP, Janousek J, Fumanelli J, Asaki SY, Pflaumer A, Hill AC, Escudero C, Kwok SY, Mangat J, Ochoa Nunez LA, Balaji S, Rosenthal E, Regan W, Horndasch M, Asakai H, Tanel R, Czosek RJ, Young ML, Bradley DJ, Paul T, Fischbach P, Malloy-Walton L, McElhinney DB, Dubin A (2022). Impact and Modifiers of Ventricular Pacing in Patients With Single Ventricle Circulation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 80(9), 902-914.
  23. Malloy-Walton LE, Von Bergen NH, Balaji S, Fischbach PS, Garnreiter JM, Asaki SY, Moak JP, Ochoa LA, Chang PM, Nguyen HH, Patel AR, Kirk C, Sherman AK, Avari Silva JN, Saul J (2022). IV Sotalol Use in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Patients: A Multicenter Registry Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 11(9), e024375.
  24. Anjewierden S, Humpherys J, LaPage MJ, Asaki SY, Aziz P (2021). Detection of Tachyarrhythmias in a Large Cohort of Infants Using Direct-to-Consumer Heart Rate Monitoring. The Journal of pediatrics, 232, 147-153.e1.
  25. Etheridge SP, Asaki S (2021). COVID-19 Infection and Corrected QT Interval Prolongation-Collateral Damage From Our Newest Enemy. JAMA network open, 4(4), e217192.
  26. Gakenheimer-Smith L, Etheridge SP, Niu MC, Ou Z, Presson AP, Whitaker P, Su J, Puchalski MD, Asaki SY, Pilcher (2020). MRI in pediatric and congenital heart disease patients with CIEDs and epicardial or abandoned leads. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology, 43(8), 797-804.
  27. Roberts JD, Asaki SY, Mazzanti A, Bos JM, Tuleta I, Muir AR, Crotti L, Krahn AD, Kutyifa V, Shoemaker MB, Johnsrude CL, Aiba T, Marcondes L, Baban A, Udupa S, Dechert B, Fischbach P, Knight LM, Vittinghoff E, Kukavica D, Stallmeyer B, Giudicessi JR, Spazzolini C, Shimamoto K, Tadros R, Cadrin-Tourigny J, Duff HJ, Simpson CS, Roston TM, Wijeyeratne YD, El Hajjaji I, Yousif MD, Gula LJ, Leong-Sit P, Chavali N, Landstrom AP, Marcus GM, Dittmann S, Wilde AAM, Behr ER, Tfelt-Hansen J, Scheinman MM, Perez MV, Kaski JP, Gow RM, Drago F, Aziz PF, Abrams DJ, Gollob MH, Skinner JR, Shimizu W, Kaufman ES, Roden DM, Zareba W, Schwartz PJ, Schulze-Bahr E, Etheridge SP, Priori SG, Ackerman M (2020). An International Multicenter Evaluation of Type 5 Long QT Syndrome: A Low Penetrant Primary Arrhythmic Condition. Circulation, 141(6), 429-439.

Review

  1. Etheridge SP, Asaki SY, Niu M (2019). A Personalized Approach to Long QT Syndrome. Current opinion in cardiology, 34(1), 46-56.
  2. McCormick AD, Puri K, Asaki SY, Amdani S, Chowdhury D, Glickstein JS, Tierney S, Ibeziako P, Cousino MK, Ronai C (2025). Mental Health Care for Children with Heart Disease and Their Families: Practical Approaches and Considerations for the Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiology Clinician. Pediatric cardiology, 46(4), 757-768.
  3. Chowdhury D, Elliott PA, Asaki SY, Amdani S, Nguyen Q-T, Ronai C, Tierney ESS, Levy VY, Puri K, Altman CA, Johnson J, Glickstein J (2024). Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Healthcare. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(13), e032415.
  4. McCormick AD, Puri K, Asaki SY, Amdani S, Chowdhury D, Glickstein JS, Tierney S, Ibeziako P, Cousino MK, Ronai (2025). Mental Health Care for Children with Heart Disease and Their Families: Practical Approaches and Considerations for the Pediatric and Pediatric Cardiology Clinician. Pediatric cardiology, 46(4), 757-768.
  5. Chowdhury D, Elliott PA, Asaki SY, Amdani S, Nguyen QT, Ronai C, Tierney S, Levy VY, Puri K, Altman CA, Johnson JN, Glickstein J (2024). Addressing Disparities in Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A Call for Equitable Health Care. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(13), e032415.
  6. Kramer RJ, Fatahian AN, Chan A, Mortenson J, Osher J, Sun B, Parker LE, Rosamilia MB, Potter KB, Moore K, Atkins SL, Rosenfeld JA, Birjiniuk A, Jones E, Howard TS, Kim JJ, Scott DA, Lalani S, Rouzbehani OMT, Kaplan S, Hathaway MA, Cohen JL, Asaki SY, Martinez HR, Boudina S, Landstrom A (2023). PRDM16 Deletion Is Associated With Sex-dependent Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Mortality: A Translational, Multi-Institutional Cohort Study. Circulation. Genomic and precision medicine, 16(4), 390-400.
  7. Etheridge SP, Gakenheimer-Smith L, Asaki SY, Niu (2023). Asymptomatic Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth the Risk of Cure. Current cardiology reports, 25(6), 543-551.

Book Chapter

  1. S. Yukiko Asaki, Jennifer Silv (2025). Rudolph's Pediatrics, 24th Edition. Chapter 487, "Electrocardiography".

Commentary

  1. Etheridge SP, Asaki S (2020). An Exciting New Tool in the Electrophysiologist's Toolbox, Intravenous Sotalol: Faster, Safer, Better?. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 6(4), 433-435.
  2. Etheridge SP, Asaki S (2021). COVID-19 Infection and Corrected QT Interval Prolongation--Collateral Damage From Our Newest Enemy. JAMA network open, 4(4), e217192.

Case Report

  1. Taliercio V, Wilcox A, Cole S, Daboub JF, Morales Moreno JE, Andrews KG, Asaki SY, Pilcher TA, Tristani-Firouzi M, Niu MC, Viskochil D, Hammond (2026). Resolution of Refractory Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia in Costello Syndrome Using Trametinib: A Case Supporting MEK Inhibitors as Targeted, Specific Antiarrhythmic. American journal of medical genetics. Part A,
  2. Headrick A, Newlon C, Etheridge SP, Asaki SY, Pilcher T, Niu (2024). Duodromic tachycardia: A case report of a rare presentation of wide complex supraventricular tachycardia. HeartRhythm case reports, 10(5), 321-325.
  3. Kohli U, Desai L, Chowdhury D, Harahsheh AS, Yonts AB, Ansong A, Sabati A, Nguyen HH, Hussain T, Khan D, Parra DA, Su JA, Patel JK, Ronai C, Bohun M, Freij BJ, O'Connor MJ, Rosanno JW, Gupta A, Salavitabar A, Dorfman AL, Hansen J, Frosch O, Profita EL, Maskatia S, Thacker D, Shrivastava S, Harris TH, Feingold B, Berger S, Campbell M, Idriss SF, Das S, Renno MS, Knecht K, Asaki SY, Patel S, Ashwath R, Shih R, Phillips J, Das B, Ramachandran P, Sagiv E, Bhat AH, Johnson JN, Taggart NW, Imundo J, Nakra N, Behere S, Patel A, Aggarwal A, Aljemmali S, Lang S, Batlivala SP, Forsha DE, Conners GP, Shaw J, Smith FC, Pauliks L, Vettukattil J, Shaffer K, Cheang S, Voleti S, Shenoy R, Komarlu R, Ryan SJ, Snyder C, Bansal N, Sharma M, Robinson JA, Arnold SR, Salvatore CM, Kumar M, Fremed MA, Glickstein JS, Perrotta M, Orr W, Rozema T, Thirumoorthi M, Mullett CJ, Ang J (2022). mRNA Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine-Associated Myopericarditis in Adolescents: A Survey Study. The Journal of pediatrics, 243, 208-213.e3.

Editorial

  1. Etheridge SP, Asaki S (2020). An Exciting New Tool in the Electrophysiologist's Toolbox, Intravenous Sotalol: Faster, Safer, Better?. JACC. Clinical electrophysiology, 6(4), 433-435.