Works from 2018
Effect of mechanically expanded vs self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement on mortality and major adverse clinical events in high-risk patients with aortic stenosis: The REPRISE III randomized clinical trial, Ted E Feldman, Michael J Reardon, Vivek Rajagopal, et al. (Article)
Clinical features and prognosis of Type 2 Myocardial Infarction in acutely decompensated diabetic patients, Abdul Wahab Hritani, M Fuad Jan, Gregory Schleis, et al. (Article)
The beneficial effect of weight reduction on adverse cardiovascular outcomes following bariatric surgery is attenuated in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, Ahmed Dalmar, Maharaj Singh, Bennet Pandey, et al. (Article)
Works from 2017
Transthoracic echocardiography is adequate for intraprocedural guidance of transcatheter aortic valve implantation, Renuka Jain, Daniel O'Hair, Tanvir K. Bajwa, et al. (Article)
TCT-194 Vascular closure devices are associated with lower risk of access site complications in high risk patients: the utility of risk calculator, Daniel Ortiz, Khawaja A. Ammar, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
TCT-224 Gastrointestinal bleed pre-transcatheter aortic valve replacement: an independent predictor of mortality, Rafath Ullah, Mubeen Khan Mohammed Abdul, Maharaj Singh, et al. (Abstract)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy clinical phenotype is independent of gene mutation and mutation dosage, Shiv Kumar Viswanathan, Heather K. Sanders, James McNamara, et al. (Article)
Mechanisms of Left Ventricular Thrombus Formation in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Novel Insights From Two-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography, Dhruv Chawla, Tracy Hammonds, Tadele Mengesha, Matt Umland, Khawaja Afzal Ammar, and Vinay Thohan (Supplement)
Relative Associations of Age, Height, and Weight on Sinus of Valsalva and Mid-Ascending Aorta: An Imaging and Epidemiology Study, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Syed Haris Pir, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Sharmeen Hussaini, Bijoy K. Khandheria, A. Jamil Tajik, and Khawaja Afzal Ammar (Supplement)
Ascending aortic aneurysm is an inherited disease: a contemporary literature review based on Hill's criteria of specificity, strength of association, and biological coherence, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Immad Arif Kiani, Khawaja Afzal Ammar, et al. (Article)
Vitamins for cardiovascular diseases: is the expense justified?, Sulaiman Sultan, Shishir Murarka, Ahad Jahangir, et al. (Article)
Associations between chronic kidney disease and outcomes with use of Prasugrel versus Clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A report from the PROMETHEUS study, Usman Baber, Jaya Chandrasekhar, Samantha Sartori, et al. (Article)
Relationship of cardiac troponin to systolic global longitudinal strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Anushree Agarwal, Rayan Yousefzai, Kambiz Shetabi, et al. (Article)
Role of two-dimensional speckle-tracking echocardiography strain in the assessment of right ventricular systolic function and comparison with conventional parameters, Luca Longobardo, Valentin Suma, Renuka Jain, et al. (Article)
TCT-353 Effect of a new enhanced fluoroscopy technology (Valve ASSIST2) on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valvular replacement, Ali Shafiq, Daniel O'Hair, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
Modern imaging techniques in cardiomyopathies, M Fuad Jan and A. Jamil Tajik (Article)
Iridodonesis, Dhaval Desai and A. Jamil Tajik (Article)
Optically guided transoesophageal echocardiography probe insertion: what are we waiting for?, Khawaja A. Ammar and James DuCanto (Article)
Septal artery diastolic flow profile in hypertrophic restrictive cardiomyopathy: Doppler square root sign!, Dhaval Desai, M Fuad Jan, Lindsey Kalvin, et al. (Article)
P4416 Racial differences in weight loss and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity, Ahmed Dalmar, Maharaj Singh, Rafath Ullah, et al. (Poster)
Influence of Differential Calcification in the Descending Thoracic Aorta on Aortic Pulse Pressure, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Syed Haris Ahmed Pir, Mustafa Noor Muhammad, Sharmeen Hussaini, Immad Arif Kiani, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Imaad Razzaque, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, Rafath Ullah, Suhail Allaqaband, Anjan Gupta, Steven C. Port, and Khawaja Afzal Ammar (Original Research)
Chelation therapy in cardiovascular disease: an update, Sulaiman Sultan, Shishir Murarka, Ahad Jahangir, et al. (Article)
Patients with aneurysmal coronary artery disease are at greater risk of aortic dissection than non-aneurysmal coronary artery disease, Sulaiman Sultan, Tehsin Majeed, Tadele Mengesha, et al. (Poster)
The first operation for apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy-Dr Dwight McGoon, 1972, Anita Nguyen, Hartzell V Schaff, William R Miranda, et al. (Article)
Deglutition syncope, Nachiket Patel, Saif Ibrahim, Jainil Shah, et al. (Article)
Left atrium in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: the importance of function before anatomy, Luca Longobardo, Concetta Zito, Scipione Carerj, et al. (Article)
One-year mortality in type 2 MI: Patient characteristics from a large clinical series, Rinal D. Patel, Susan Olet, Jessica J. F. Kram, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α is a connecting link between cardiac fibrosis and oxidative stress in atrial fibrillation, Farhan Rizvi, Larisa Emelyanova, Stacie Edwards, et al. (Poster)
Statin therapy alters the transcriptome of ventricular fibroblasts from human failing heart, Gracious Ross, Stacie L. Kroboth, Farhan Rizvi, et al. (Poster)
Type II myocardial infarction and the risk of readmission, Sarah Doleeb, Raj Patel, Susan Olet, et al. (Abstract)
Echocardiographic guidance and monitoring of transcatheter mitral valve replacement in severe mitral annular calcification and failing bioprostheses; mid-term follow-up data are encouraging: P1-121, Daniel R. Harland, Daniel O'Hair, Tanvir Bajwa, et al. (Poster)
Transthoracic echocardiography is adequate for intraprocedural assessment of transcatheter aortic valve replacement: P1-118, Renuka Jain, Daniel O'Hair, Tanvir Bajwa, et al. (Poster)
Use of prasugrel vs clopidogrel and outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in contemporary clinical practice: Results from the PROMETHEUS study, Usman Baber, Samantha Sartori, Melissa Aquino, et al. (Article)
Dilated mid ascending aorta in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction, Lily Ann Walson, Afshan Hussain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Poster)
Echocardiographic predictors of elevated gradients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement for failing bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, Robert Richmond, Daniel O'Hair, Daniel R. Harland, et al. (Poster)
Effect of a new enhanced fluoroscopy technology (valve assist 2) on outcomes in patients undergoing trans-catheter aortic valvular replacement, Ali Shafiq, Daniel O'Hair, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Poster)
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dilated sinus of Valsalva: a case-control study, Afshan Husain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Lily Walson, et al. (Poster)
Mechanisms of left ventricular thrombus formation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): Insights from 2-D speckle tracking echocardiography (2D-STE), Dhruv Chawla, Tracy Hammonds, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Poster)
Normal diameter of the ascending aorta in adults: the impact of stricter criteria on subjects free of disease, Ji Ae Yoon, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, et al. (Poster)
Outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, Dhaval Desai, Tracy Hammonds, Daniel Ortiz, et al. (Poster)
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea have improved survival outcomes after in-hospital cardiac arrest compared to non OSA patients, Rafath Ullah, Zoe Heis, Tadele Mengesha, et al. (Poster)
Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-A agonist as a novel therapeutic to prevent oxidative stress and atrial fibrosis, Farhan Rizvi, Larisa Emelyanova, Stacie L. Kroboth, et al. (Poster)
Racial differences in weight loss and its impact on cardiovascular outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients with morbid obesity, Ahmed Dalmar, Maharaj Singh, Rafath Ullah, et al. (Poster)
Recovery of left ventricular mechanics following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: long-term follow-up in patients with four subtypes of aortic stenosis, Daniel R. Harland, Daniel P. O'Hair, Robert Richmond, et al. (Poster)
Relative associations of age, height and weight on sinus of valsalva and mid ascending aorta: an imaging and epidemiology study, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Poster)
Single center comparative outcome study on early vs late intervention in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, Rafath Ullah, Kambiz Shetabi, Raj Patel, et al. (Poster)
Statin therapy transforms cardiac fibroblast function in human failing heart, Gracious Ross, Stacie L. Kroboth, Farhan Rizvi, et al. (Poster)
The risk of adverse coronary events is higher in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea following percutaneous coronary intervention, Amina Adil, Beneet Pandey, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Poster)
1-year results in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with failed surgical bioprostheses, G Michael Deeb, Stanley J Chetcuti, Michael J Reardon, et al. (Article)
Risk of cardiac arrest or ventricular tachycardia in patients with and without aneurysmal coronary artery disease, Sulaiman Sultan, Rafath Ullah, Tehsin Majeed, et al. (Abstract)
The complementary nature of tissue Doppler to (99m)Tc-PYP imaging in diagnosis of right ventricular cardiac amyloidosis, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Jaswant Basraon, Imaad Razzaque, et al. (Article)
Cardiovascular maladaptation to exercise in young hypertensive patients, Maurizio Cusmà Piccione, Concetta Zito, Bijoy K. Khandheria M.D., et al. (Article)
Effect of restless legs syndrome on blood pressure: is it sleep disturbance?, Arshad Jahangir and Vishnubhakta Murthy (Article)
Takotsubo syndrome and estrogen receptor genes: partners in crime?, Gabriele Pizzino, Alessandra Bitto, Pasquale Crea, et al. (Article)
Unraveling the significance of abnormal blood pressure responses during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography, Ferande Peters and Bijoy K. Khandheria (Article)
Ventricular interdependence diagnosed by respirophasic mid-diastolic ventricular wall excursion: M-mode redux, David Ludden and Khawaja A. Ammar (Article)
Auscultation guided imaging is superior to transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography: a case for 'sound guides ultrasound', Dhaval Desai, Muhammad Nadeem, and Khawaja Afzal Ammar (Abstract)
Cardiac amyloidosis masquerading as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the importance of multimodality imaging, Dhruv Chawla, Omar Cheema, and A. Jamil Tajik (Abstract)
Clinical efficacy of SoftSeal-STF hemostatic pad with short hold time compared to traditional manual compression after transfemoral catheterization, Nolan Machernis, Tadele W. Mengesha, Robyn Shearer, et al. (Abstract)
Comparative study on catheter directed thrombolysis – continuous tissue plasminogen activator vs angiojet catheter power pulse spray rheolytic thrombectomy outcome study – single-center experience, Khalil Odeh, Rafath Ullah, Hani Hashim, et al. (Abstract)
Dilated mid-ascending aorta in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and not with genetic abnormalities, Lily Ann Walson, Afshan Husain, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, et al. (Abstract)
Gabapentinoids therapy is associated with higher doses of atropine and dobutamine in stress echocardiography, Daniel Ortiz, Allen Gotz, Debra Mahlum, et al. (Abstract)
Impact of obstructive sleep apnea severity on cardiac events in patients with normal or prolonged ventricular repolarization, Lauren Richards, Beneet Pandey, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Abstract)
Incremental value of estimated glomerular filtration rate in improving stroke risk stratification in patients with and without atrial fibrillation considered to be low risk by CHA2DS2VASc score, Geetanjali Dang, Susan Olet, Muhammad Shahreyar, et al. (Abstract)
Mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral arcade in two brothers, Amina Adil, Fatima Samad, Zach Singsank, et al. (Abstract)
Normal diameter of the ascending aorta in adults: the impact of stricter criteria on selection of subjects free of disease, Muhammad Nabeel Syed, Mirza Mujadil Ahmad, Mirza Nubair Ahmad, et al. (Abstract)
Outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest, Dhaval Desai, Daniel Ortiz, Thomas Wilson, et al. (Abstract)
Percutaneous femoral artery access strategies in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: trends of use and in-hospital outcomes, Daniel Ortiz, Tonga Nfor, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
The risk of adverse coronary events is higher in patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea following percutaneous coronary intervention, Amina Adil, Beneet Pandey, Tadele W. Mengesha, et al. (Abstract)
Valvuloplasty in woman with heterotaxy syndrome, Robert Richmond, Armaan Shaikh, Suhail Allaqaband, et al. (Abstract)
Enhanced store-operated Ca(2+) influx and ORAI1 expression in ventricular fibroblasts from human failing heart, Gracious R. Ross, Tanvir Bajwa MD, Stacie L. Kroboth, et al. (Article)
Ventricular septal dissection complicating inferior wall myocardial infarction, Lindsey Kalvin, Rayan Yousefzai, Bijoy K. Khandheria, et al. (Article)
Interpreting the change in left ventricular ejection fraction during pharmacological coronary vasodilation: proceed with caution!, Steven Port (Article)
Metastatic breast cancer diagnosed by rubidium-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging, Ali Shafiq, Khawaja A. Ammar, Lynn Gilles, et al. (Article)
A great imitator in adult cardiology practice: congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, Anushree Agarwal M.D., Fatima Samad, Lindsey Kalvin, et al. (Article)
Athlete's heart vs. apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: look again!, Fatima Samad, Daniel R Harland, Mark Girzadas, et al. (Case Report)
Diabetic patients are at higher risk of cardiac arrest but with low cardiac arrest associated mortality, Rafath Ullah, Susan Olet, Sarah Doleeb, et al. (Poster)
Sex-related differences in outcomes among men and women under 55 years of age with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Results from the PROMETHEUS Study, Jaya Chandrasekhar, Usman Baber, Samantha Sartori, et al. (Article)
The de Winter variation: anterior ST-elevation myocardial infarction, Nachiket Patel, Sarah M Baker, Timothy E Paterick, et al. (Article)
The increasing burden of amyloidosis from apex to base: new insights from technetium-99m pyrophosphate imaging, Scott Ray, Aahad Khan, Sharmeen Hussaini, et al. (Abstract)
One-year outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with end-stage renal disease, Daniel O'Hair, Tanvir Bajwa MD, Stanley J Chetcuti, et al. (Article)
Bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin during peripheral vascular interventions: a propensity-matched study, Daniel Ortiz, Maharaj Singh, Arshad Jahangir, et al. (Article)
Works from 2016
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with aortic dilation: a novel observation, Rayan Yousefzai, Anushree Agarwal M.D., M. Fuad Jan, et al. (Article)
Coexistence of apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and endomyocardial fibrosis with calcification: diagnosis using multimodality imaging, Lakshmi Muthukumar, M Fuad Jan, Joseph Whitnah, et al. (Article)
Machine learning for echocardiographic imaging: Embarking on another incredible journey, A. Jamil Tajik M.D. (Article)
Recovery of left ventricular mechanics following transcatheter aortic valve implantation: long-term follow-up in patients with four subtypes of aortic stenosis, Daniel R. Harland, Daniel O'Hair, Bijoy Khandheria, et al. (Abstract)
Apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Present status, M. Fuad Jan, Maria Chiara Todaro, Lilia Oreto, et al. (Article)
TCT-20: Drug-eluting devices in femoropopliteal disease: trends of use and patient outcomes, Daniel Ortiz, Louie Kostopoulos, Tonga Nfor, et al. (Abstract)
Abstract P230: The influence of calcification of ascending aorta on dicrotic notch of thoracic aorta, Aahad Khan, Scott Ray, Syed Haris Ahmed Pir, et al. (Abstract)
Breast cancer diagnosed by stress SPECT sestamibi: The role of inverse gray-scale imaging, Khawaja Afzal Ammar, Armaan Shaikh, Michael Anigbogu, et al. (Article)
Chamber-specific differences in human cardiac fibroblast proliferation and responsiveness toward simvastatin, Farhan Rizvi, Alessandra DeFranco, Ramail Siddiqui, et al. (Article)
Expeditious reperfusion in non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction: a single center ten year experience, Kambiz Shetabi, R Patel, Rafath Ullah, et al. (Oral/Podium Presentation)
Selective downregulation of mitochondrial electron transport chain activity and increased oxidative stress in human atrial fibrillation, Larisa Emelyanova, Zain Ashary, Milanka Cosic, et al. (Article)
Use of resting non-hyperemic indices for avoidance of fractional flow reserve measurement: The goal of 100% accuracy, Khawaja A. Ammar, Syed Shahab Kazmi, Mirza N. Ahmad, et al. (Article)
Intervendor consistency and reproducibility of left ventricular 2D global and regional strain with two different high-end ultrasound systems., Kenji Shiino, Akira Yamada, Matthew Ischenko, et al. (Article)
Middle or Older Age at the Time of Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity is Associated with a Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Events, Maharaj Singh, Ahmed Dalmar, Zoe Heis, et al. (Poster)
Functional and structural differences in fibroblasts from atria of patients with and without atrial fibrillation, Milanka Petrovic, Zarko Godic, Alisher Holmuhamednov, et al. (Poster)
Diabetes mellitus is associated with impaired mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation system and increased oxidative stress in human atria, Larisa Emelyanova, Milanka Petrovic, Ekhson Holmuhamedov, et al. (Abstract)
Ranolazine protects ventricular fibroblast from failing human heart against dronedarone-induced toxicity, Larisa Emelyanova, Mingyuan Liu, Guangyuan Yang, et al. (Poster)
Distal dicrotic notch in the coronary artery. Is it a function of stenosis vs. stiffness? A computed tomography and angiography correlation study, Sharmeen Fatima Hussaini, Rafath Ullah, Mirza M. Ahmad, et al. (Abstract)