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Incremenal Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation.

Krasuski, Richard; Zdradzinski, Michael; Elkin, Rachel; Flamm, Scott (The Journal of heart valve disease, 2015-07)

Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is the 'gold standard' for quantifying pulmonic regurgitation (PR) in adults with congenital heart disease, but remains costly and is less readily available than echocardiography. Qualitative ...

Cognitive Function: Is There More to Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation Than Stroke?

Cao, L; Hayden, Kathleen M; Newby, Laura Kristin; Pokorney, SD; Welsh-Bohmer, Kathleen Anne (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-08-03)

Genome-wide association study of acute kidney injury after coronary bypass graft surgery identifies susceptibility loci.

Duke Perioperative Genetics and Safety Outcomes (PEGASUS) Investigative Team; Ji, Y; Kertai, Miklos David; Kraus, William Erle; Li, YJ; Li, YW; Mathew, Joseph P; ... (13 authors) (Kidney Int, 2015-10)

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common, serious complication of cardiac surgery. Since prior studies have supported a genetic basis for postoperative AKI, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for AKI following ...

Hypertension and obesity as cardiovascular risk factors among HIV seropositive patients in Western Kenya.

Bloomfield, Gerald; Carter, EJ; Hogan, JW; Keter, A; Kimaiyo, S; Sang, E; Velazquez, Eric J (PLoS One, 2011)

BACKGROUND: There is increased risk of cardiovascular disease among HIV seropositive individuals. The prevalence of HIV is highest in sub-Saharan Africa; however, HIV-related cardiovascular risk research is largely derived ...

A novel inflammatory biomarker, GlycA, associates with disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and cardio-metabolic risk in BMI-matched controls.

AbouAssi, H; Bartlett, David Bruce; Bateman, LA; Connelly, MA; Huebner, JL; Huffman, Kim Marie; Kraus, Virginia Byers; ... (11 authors) (Arthritis Res Ther, 2016-04-12)

BACKGROUND: RA and CVD both have inflammation as part of the underlying biology. Our objective was to explore the relationships of GlycA, a measure of glycosylated acute phase proteins, with inflammation and cardiometabolic ...

Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in U.S. Community Practice--Results From Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF).

Chang, P; Gersh, Bernard John; Holmqvist, Fredrik Nils; Hong, SJ; Kowey, Peter R; Naccarelli, GV; ORBIT-AF Investigators; ... (12 authors) (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-05-21)

BACKGROUND: The characteristics of patients undergoing atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation and subsequent outcomes in community practice are not well described. METHODS AND RESULTS: Using the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed ...

Simplified Predictive Instrument to Rule Out Acute Coronary Syndromes in a High-Risk Population.

Fanaroff, AC; Newby, Laura Kristin; Pieper, KS; Rao, SV; Schulteis, RD (J Am Heart Assoc, 2015-12-14)

BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether diagnostic protocols based on cardiac markers to identify low-risk chest pain patients suitable for early release from the emergency department can be applied to patients older than 65 years ...

Blood pressure level impacts risk of death among HIV seropositive adults in Kenya: a retrospective analysis of electronic health records.

Bloomfield, Gerald; Hogan, JW; Holland, Thomas; Keter, A; Kimaiyo, S; Sang, E; Velazquez, Eric J (BMC Infect Dis, 2014-05-22)

BACKGROUND: Mortality among people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is increasingly due to non-communicable causes. This has been observed mostly in developed countries and the routine care of HIV infected ...

Factors associated with isolated right heart failure in women: a pilot study from western Kenya.

Bloomfield, Gerald; Carter, EJ; DeLong, AK; Hogan, J; Kimaiyo, S; Lagat, DK; Sherman, CB; ... (9 authors) (Glob Heart, 2014-06)

BACKGROUND: Small observational studies have found that isolated right heart failure (IRHF) is prevalent among women of sub-Saharan Africa. Further, several risk factors for the development of IRHF have been identified. ...

Embolization of patent foramen ovale closure devices: incidence, role of imaging in identification, potential causes, and management.

Aksoy, O; Goel, SS; Kapadia, SR; Krasuski, Richard Andrew; Tuzcu, EM (Tex Heart Inst J, 2013)

Transcatheter patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an alternative to antiplatelet or anticoagulative therapy in patients with cryptogenic stroke, and it is associated with a small incidence of periprocedural sequelae. Because ...