Hisham Dokainish

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Country: Canada

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  1. ncbi New, simple echocardiographic indexes for the estimation of filling pressure in patients with cardiac disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Echocardiography 27:946-53. 2010
  2. ncbi Do additional echocardiographic variables increase the accuracy of E/e' for predicting left ventricular filling pressure in normal ejection fraction? An echocardiographic and invasive hemodynamic study
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 23:156-61. 2010
  3. ncbi Assessment of left ventricular systolic function using echocardiography in patients with preserved ejection fraction and elevated diastolic pressures
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1766-71. 2008
  4. ncbi Systolic and diastolic myocardial mechanics in patients with cardiac disease and preserved ejection fraction: impact of left ventricular filling pressure
    John S Nguyen
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, Texas, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 23:1273-80. 2010
  5. ncbi Usefulness of new diastolic strain and strain rate indexes for the estimation of left ventricular filling pressure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1504-9. 2008
  6. ncbi Correlation of tissue Doppler and two-dimensional speckle myocardial velocities and comparison of derived ratios with invasively measured left ventricular filling pressures
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 22:284-9. 2009
  7. ncbi Usefulness of right ventricular tissue Doppler imaging to predict outcome in left ventricular heart failure independent of left ventricular diastolic function
    Hisham Dokainish
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 99:961-5. 2007
  8. ncbi Comparative cost-effectiveness of B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiography for predicting outcome in patients with congestive heart failure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:400-3. 2006
  9. ncbi Combining tissue Doppler echocardiography and B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures: review of the literature and clinical recommendations
    Hisham Dokainish
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Can J Cardiol 23:983-9. 2007
  10. ncbi Usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide levels to predict left ventricular filling pressures in patients with body mass index >35, 31 to 35, and < or =30 kg/m2
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 100:1166-71. 2007

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  1. ncbi New, simple echocardiographic indexes for the estimation of filling pressure in patients with cardiac disease and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Echocardiography 27:946-53. 2010
    ....
  2. ncbi Do additional echocardiographic variables increase the accuracy of E/e' for predicting left ventricular filling pressure in normal ejection fraction? An echocardiographic and invasive hemodynamic study
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 23:156-61. 2010
    ....
  3. ncbi Assessment of left ventricular systolic function using echocardiography in patients with preserved ejection fraction and elevated diastolic pressures
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1766-71. 2008
    ..These differences are likely because invasively measured dP/dt and these echocardiographic variables measure different systolic properties in patients with preserved LV ejection fraction...
  4. ncbi Systolic and diastolic myocardial mechanics in patients with cardiac disease and preserved ejection fraction: impact of left ventricular filling pressure
    John S Nguyen
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Dallas, Texas, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 23:1273-80. 2010
    ..There are few data on the impact of left ventricular (LV) filling pressure on systolic and diastolic myocardial mechanics in patients with cardiac disease and preserved LV ejection fraction (LVEF) (? 50%)...
  5. ncbi Usefulness of new diastolic strain and strain rate indexes for the estimation of left ventricular filling pressure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 101:1504-9. 2008
    ..In patients with LV ejection fraction > or =50% or indeterminate E/Ea, both E/Ds and E/10DSr (a ratio based on global DSR) were better predictors of LV filling pressure than E/Ea...
  6. ncbi Correlation of tissue Doppler and two-dimensional speckle myocardial velocities and comparison of derived ratios with invasively measured left ventricular filling pressures
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 22:284-9. 2009
    ....
  7. ncbi Usefulness of right ventricular tissue Doppler imaging to predict outcome in left ventricular heart failure independent of left ventricular diastolic function
    Hisham Dokainish
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 99:961-5. 2007
    ....
  8. ncbi Comparative cost-effectiveness of B-type natriuretic peptide and echocardiography for predicting outcome in patients with congestive heart failure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 97:400-3. 2006
    ..001 for CER comparison). In patients admitted to hospitals with CHF, predischarge BNP is more cost-effective than comprehensive Doppler echocardiographic examination for the prediction of future cardiac death or rehospitalization for CHF...
  9. ncbi Combining tissue Doppler echocardiography and B-type natriuretic peptide in the evaluation of left ventricular filling pressures: review of the literature and clinical recommendations
    Hisham Dokainish
    Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Can J Cardiol 23:983-9. 2007
    ..Taking into account the respective strengths and limitations of BNP and mitral E/Ea, algorithms combining them can be used to more accurately estimate LV filling pressures in patients presenting with dyspnea...
  10. ncbi Usefulness of B-type natriuretic peptide levels to predict left ventricular filling pressures in patients with body mass index >35, 31 to 35, and < or =30 kg/m2
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 100:1166-71. 2007
    ..However, mitral E/Ea significantly correlated with LV filling pressures in all BMI groups. In conclusion, BNP is not recommended for LV filling pressure estimation in ambulatory patients with dyspnea with BMI >35 kg/m2...
  11. ncbi A randomized cross-over study for evaluation of the effect of image optimization with contrast on the diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine echocardiography in coronary artery disease The OPTIMIZE Trial
    Juan Carlos Plana
    Methodist DeBakey Heart Center, Department of Cardiology and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 1:145-52. 2008
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  12. ncbi Comparison of higher clopidogrel loading and maintenance dose to standard dose on platelet function and outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention using drug-eluting stents
    Mohammed Abuzahra
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 102:401-3. 2008
    ..In conclusion, a higher loading and maintenance dose of clopidogrel in patients undergoing PCI results in superior platelet inhibition and decreased cardiovascular events without increasing bleeding complications...
  13. ncbi Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy-alcohol septal ablation vs. myectomy: a meta-analysis
    Mahboob Alam
    Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Eur Heart J 30:1080-7. 2009
    ..Alcohol septal ablation is a less invasive alternative to MM for relief of symptoms in patients with drug refractory HOCM...
  14. ncbi Segmental analysis of carotid arterial strain using speckle-tracking
    Eric Y Yang
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 24:1276-1284.e5. 2011
    ..The aims of this study were to evaluate whether speckle-tracking could be used to measure carotid arterial strain (CAS) reproducibly in healthy volunteers and to determine if CAS was lesser in individuals with diabetes...
  15. ncbi Comprehensive contrast and 3-dimensional echocardiographic imaging of left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy
    Jose Baez-Escudero
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, 11A 08, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Eur J Echocardiogr 9:156-7. 2008
    ..This case report demonstrates remarkable imaging of the left ventricular myocardium achieved with contrast-enhanced 3-dimensional echocardiography in the setting of noncompaction cardiomyopathy...
  16. ncbi Right ventricular tissue Doppler and strain imaging: ready for clinical use?
    Sreedevi Gondi
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Echocardiography 24:522-32. 2007
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  17. ncbi In vitro inhibition of platelet aggregation in response to increasing concentrations of tirofiban in patients with significant renal insufficiency
    Mahboob Alam
    Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
    Am Heart Hosp J 7:17-20. 2009
    ..In this study, we attempted to find the in vitro concentration of tirofiban required to inhibit platelet aggregation to <10% in patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency...
  18. ncbi The obesity paradox: fact or fiction?
    Amit Habbu
    University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 98:944-8. 2006
    ..Further prospective studies assessing the impact of more marked degrees of obesity on outcomes in patients with HF are needed to more conclusively determine whether the obesity paradox truly exists...
  19. ncbi Aspirin and clopidogrel response variability: review of the published literature
    Angela D Ferguson
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Tex Heart Inst J 35:313-20. 2008
    ..A concise nonarbitrary definition of physiologic "resistance" is needed, and investigators should identify patients as having a variable response to antiplatelet therapy...
  20. ncbi Color tissue Doppler myocardial velocities consistently underestimate spectral tissue Doppler velocities: impact on calculation peak transmitral pulsed Doppler velocity/early diastolic tissue Doppler velocity (E/Ea)
    Marti McCulloch
    Baylor College of Medicine and The Methodist-DeBakey Heart Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 19:744-8. 2006
    ..Consequently, E/Ea by color TD significantly overestimates E/Ea using spectral TD, which could lead to errors in assessment of LV diastolic function...
  21. ncbi Update on the association of inflammation and atrial fibrillation
    Parag Patel
    Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 21:1064-70. 2010
    ..The purpose of this review is to provide current evidence on the relationship between inflammation and AF and potential therapies available to modulate the inflammatory state in AF...
  22. ncbi Alcohol septal ablation for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: a systematic review of published studies
    Mahboob Alam
    Baylor College of Medicine-Cardiology, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Interv Cardiol 19:319-27. 2006
    ..A randomized controlled trial is needed to compare ASA and myomectomy in order to determine which technique provides maximal benefit...
  23. ncbi B-type natriuretic levels in critically ill patients: critically misleading?
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 6620 Main Street, 11A, 08, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Crit Care 13:163. 2009
    ..However, these cardiac peptides may have a more promising prognostic role in this patient population...
  24. ncbi Role of inflammation in initiation and perpetuation of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review of the published data
    Tim T Issac
    Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 50:2021-8. 2007
    ..The purpose of this study is to analyze the current published reports on the relationship between inflammation and AF and the potential therapeutic options available to modulate the inflammatory milieu in AF...
  25. ncbi Incremental predictive power of B-type natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the prognosis of patients with congestive heart failure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 45:1223-6. 2005
    ....
  26. ncbi Enterococcal endocarditis presenting as an isolated aortic valve aneurysm: case report and review of literature
    Lily Zhang
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    J Am Soc Echocardiogr 21:1391.e5-6. 2008
    ..An important teaching point is the need to investigate for endocarditis in patients with valve aneurysms of unknown etiology, even in the absence of valve vegetations on transesophageal echocardiography...
  27. ncbi Comprehensive imaging including three-dimensional echocardiography of an infected, ruptured sinus of valsalva aneurysm
    Hector M Medina
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Echocardiography 24:1096-8. 2007
    ..This case represents a rare complication of a ruptured SOV aneurysm, with excellent delineation of cardiac anatomy using transthoracic three-dimensional echocardiography...
  28. ncbi Prognostic implications of elevated troponin in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome but no critical epicardial coronary disease: a TACTICS-TIMI-18 substudy
    Hisham Dokainish
    Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    J Am Coll Cardiol 45:19-24. 2005
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Elevated troponin in ACS is associated with a higher risk for death or reinfarction, even among patients who do not have significant angiographic CAD. The mechanisms conferring this adverse prognosis merit further study...
  29. ncbi Patent ductus arteriosus complicated by pulmonary artery endarteritis in an adult
    Rajan Kadakia
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Echocardiography 21:665-7. 2004
  30. ncbi Tissue Doppler imaging in the evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Cardiology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
    Curr Opin Cardiol 19:437-41. 2004
    ..Describe the rationale behind, and clinical use of, tissue Doppler (TD) imaging in the assessment of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function, with a focus on recent developments...
  31. ncbi Comparative accuracy of B-type natriuretic peptide and tissue Doppler echocardiography in the diagnosis of congestive heart failure
    Hisham Dokainish
    Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
    Am J Cardiol 93:1130-5. 2004
    ..Overall, BNP and E/Ea have similar diagnostic accuracy for CHF in this patient population. In patients with reduced ejection fraction, comprehensive echo-Doppler trended toward higher specificity than BNP for clinical CHF...