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Cardiac transplantation in adults with aortic valve disease with focus on the bicuspid aortic valveWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 109:1212-4. 2012..Previous reports of patients having AVR or repair before, during, and after CT were reviewed...- Fatal cardiac arrest in the hospital during transfer from Gurney to operating table for planned coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve repairWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 16:192-6. 2007 - The editor's roundtable: management and treatment of non-ST-segment elevation in acute coronary syndromesWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1580-98. 2008 - Morphologic features of atherosclerotic plaque in occlusive femoral artery disease treated by endarterectomyWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 17:50-2. 2008 - Valve structure and survival in quadragenarians having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis (+/-aortic regurgitation) with versus without coronary artery bypass grafting at a single US medical center (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1683-90. 2007..In conclusion, of the 48 quadragenarians having AVR for AS, 47 (98%) had a congenitally malformed aortic valve, 60-day mortality was zero, and late mortality was low (8%)... - Causes of pure aortic regurgitation in patients having isolated aortic valve replacement at a single US tertiary hospital (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Pathology, Division of Cardiology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Circulation 114:422-9. 2006..The causes of aortic regurgitation (AR) severe enough to warrant aortic valve replacement (AVR) have received little attention in the last 20 years... - Abdominal aortic aneurysm in nonagenariansWilliam C Roberts
Departments of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:319-21. 2006 - Clinical and morphologic features of the congenitally unicuspid acommissural stenotic and regurgitant aortic valveWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Tex, USA
Cardiology 108:79-81. 2007..Because none of these patients had clinical, echocardiographic or hemodynamic evidence of mitral valve disease, a case is made that these valves were congenitally malformed and not the result of an acquired condition... - Aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis in nonagenariansWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1251-3. 2006..Two were in skilled nursing units postoperatively for several weeks. In conclusion, AS can be severe in nonagenarians and may be superimposed on a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve... - Isolated aortic valve replacement without coronary bypass for aortic valve stenosis involving a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve in a nonagenarianWilliam C Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Cardiology and Pathology, and the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:389-91. 2006 - Relation of weights of intraaneurysmal thrombi to maximal right-to-left diameters of abdominal aortic aneurysmsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 98:1519-24. 2006..72, p <0.001) and women (r = 0.88, p <0.001). In conclusion, the intraaneurysmal thrombi consisted virtually entirely of fibrin, indicating no evidence of organization... - Valve structure and survival in quinquagenarians having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis (+/-aortic regurgitation) with versus without coronary artery bypass grafting at a single US medical center (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1584-91. 2007..In conclusion, aortic valve structure affected the unadjusted late survival in quinquagenarians undergoing AVR for AS, but concomitant CABG, gender, and transvalvular peak systolic gradient had no effect... - Valve structure and survival in sexagenarians having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis (+/-aortic regurgitation) with versus without coronary artery bypass grafting at a single US medical center (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1286-92. 2007..In conclusion, gender, valve structure, preoperative severity of the AS, or performance of simultaneous CABG did not effect unadjusted survival in sexagenarians undergoing AVR for AS... - Valve structure and survival in septuagenarians having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis (+/-aortic regurgitation) with versus without coronary artery bypass grafting at a single US medical center (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1157-65. 2007..54, 95% confidence intervals 0.36 to 0.81). The hazard ratio was estimated after adjusting for concomitant CABG. In conclusion, aortic valve structure affected late, but not early survival in septuagenarians undergoing AVR for AS... - Sudden collapse in aortic stenosisWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, The Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 16:319-20. 2007 - Valve structure and survival in octogenarians having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis (+/- aortic regurgitation) with versus without coronary artery bypass grafting at a single US medical center (1993 to 2005)William Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:489-95. 2007..In conclusion, gender, valve structure, preoperative severity of the AS, or performance of simultaneous CABG did not effect survival in octogenarians having AVR for AS... - Frequency and extent of media in the internal carotid artery in "endarterectomy" specimensWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Pathology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:990-2. 2007..In 116 patients (79%), >75% of the arterial circumference of the internal carotid artery contained media. The proper term for this operative procedure might better be "endomediaectomy" rather than "endarterectomy.".. - The editor's roundtable: revisiting the role of beta blockers in hypertensionWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:253-67. 2007 - Sudden onset of "cardiac" symptoms, (?) mild or severe aortic valve stenosis involving a congenitally bicuspid aortic valve, and nearly normal coronary arteries in an octogenarianWilliam C Roberts
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:185-7. 2006 - The cause of atherosclerosisWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, 621 N. Hall Street, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Nutr Clin Pract 23:464-7. 2008 - Comparison of valve structure, valve weight, and severity of the valve obstruction in 1849 patients having isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis (with or without associated aortic regurgitation) studied at 3 different medical centersWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Circulation 112:3919-29. 2005..Aortic valve replacement (AVR) for patients with aortic stenosis (AS) has now been available for 45 years. During this period, indications for the procedure have changed... - Identifying cardiovascular syphilis at operationWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:1588-94. 2009..Although the serologic test results for syphilis might be negative, antibiotic therapy is recommended for patients with panaortitis requiring resection of the ascending aorta with or without aortic regurgitation... - Weights of operatively-excised stenotic unicuspid, bicuspid, and tricuspid aortic valves and their relation to age, sex, body mass index, and presence or absence of concomitant coronary artery bypass graftingWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and the Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:1057-65. 2003..62 vs 2.76 vs 2.57 g). Weights of operatively-excised stenotic aortic valves provide objective evidence of valvular stenosis... - Full blown cardiovascular syphilis with aneurysm of the innominate arteryWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:1595-600. 2009..In conclusion, syphilis producing aneurysm of the innominate artery is unusual but is always associated with syphilitic involvement of the thoracic aorta... - Some previously neglected examples of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy and frequency of its various reported manifestationsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 106:268-74. 2010..Nevertheless, because the name "ARVD" has been commonly used and recognized for >30 years, it is probably best retained for this condition... - Carcinoid heart disease without the carcinoid syndrome but with quadrivalvular regurgitation and unsuccessful operative interventionWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 107:788-92. 2011..Pulmonary hypertension, very unusual in carcinoid heart disease, persisted postoperatively and probably played a role in the patient's early death. Hepatic metastasis with ovarian primary is most unusual in this circumstance... - Comparison of the structure of the aortic valve and ascending aorta in adults having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis versus for pure aortic regurgitation and resection of the ascending aorta for aneurysmWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Circulation 123:896-903. 2011..To examine this issue, we divided the patients by type of aortic valve dysfunction-either aortic stenosis (AS) or pure aortic regurgitation (AR)-something not previously undertaken... - Examination of isolated ventricular noncompaction (hypertrabeculation) as a distinct entity in adultsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 108:747-52. 2011..Although these 3 cases anatomically fulfilled the echocardiographic definition of IVNC, review of previous publications containing gross photographs of the heart suggests that IVNC is overdiagnosed at least morphologically... - Natural history, clinical consequences, and morphologic features of coronary arterial aneurysms in adultsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute of Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 108:814-21. 2011..Despite the coronary aneurysms and the associated luminal narrowing, only 8 patients (40%) had left ventricular wall scarring or necrosis or clinical evidence of myocardial ischemia. Proper therapy remains ill defined... - Effect of body mass index on survival in patients having aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis with or without concomitant coronary artery bypass graftingWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Departments of Pathology, Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Am J Cardiol 108:1767-71. 2011..Better survival was observed in patients with BMIs in the low 30s compared to patients with BMIs in the mid 20s and >40 kg/m(2)... - Natural history of syphilitic aortitisWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:1578-87. 2009..If the findings are positive or if characteristic morphologic features of cardiovascular syphilis are suspected, irrespective of the results of the serologic tests, antibiotic therapy appears desirable... - Weights of individual cusps in operatively-excised congenitally bicuspid stenotic aortic valvesWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:678-81. 2004..Of the 39 patients with raphes in neither cusp, 32 cusps (82%) differed in weight and 7 (18%) were of similar weights. The weight of each cusp differed more as the total valve weights increased... - Massive acute infarction of the right ventricular wall without or only minimal infarction of the left ventricular wall after aortic valve replacement with or without simultaneous replacement of the ascending aortaWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Cardiovasc Pathol 19:187-90. 2010..Such massive infarction of the RV free wall has not been reported previously... - Frequency by decades of unicuspid, bicuspid, and tricuspid aortic valves in adults having isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic stenosis, with or without associated aortic regurgitationWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and the Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Ave, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Circulation 111:920-5. 2005.... - Comparison of interpretations of valve structure between cardiac surgeon and cardiac pathologist among adults having isolated aortic valve replacement for aortic valve stenosis (+/- aortic regurgitation)William Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 103:1139-45. 2009.... - Relation of weights of operatively excised stenotic aortic valves to preoperative transvalvular peak systolic pressure gradients and to calculated aortic valve areasWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 44:1847-55. 2004..The purpose of this study was to correlate the weights of operatively excised stenotic aortic valves to preoperative transvalvular peak systolic gradients and to calculated aortic valve areas... - Comparison of heavier versus lighter operatively excised stenotic aortic valves in adults with aortic stenosis and implications for percutaneous aortic valve implantation without replacementWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 104:393-405. 2009..It seems reasonable to avoid percutaneous aortic valve implantation in patients with heavily calcified stenotic aortic valves, most of which are either congenitally unicuspid or bicuspid... - Weights of individual cusps in operatively-excised stenotic three-cuspid aortic valvesWilliam C Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute and the Departments of Pathology and Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:681-4. 2004..The weight differences appeared to be caused by differing quantities of calcium on the aortic surfaces of the cusps... - Cardiac transplantation for cardiac sarcoidosis with initial diagnosis by examination of the left ventricular apical "core" excised for insertion of a left ventricular assist device for severe chronic heart failureWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 103:110-4. 2009..In conclusion, excision of a portion of left ventricular wall to enable insertion of a therapeutic device (LVAD) can also serve as the means of definitive diagnosis of the underlying cardiac condition... - The editor's roundtable: Acute decompensated heart failureVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1560-7. 2007 - Mitral "annular" calcium forming a complete circle "O" causing mitral stenosis in association with a stenotic congenitally bicuspid aortic valve and severe coronary artery diseaseKevin P Theleman
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75226, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 15:58-61. 2006 - The Editor's Roundtable: arterial thrombosis and acute coronary syndromesVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:974-80. 2007 - The Editor's Roundtable: Endothelial dysfunction in cardiovascular diseaseVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:418-23. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: lipid management beyond statins-reducing residual cardiovascular riskVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:559-67. 2008 - The Editor's Roundtable: cardiac valve surgeryVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1269-78. 2007 - Thrombotic occlusion of the aortic ostia of saphenous venous grafts early after coronary artery bypass grafting by using the Symmetry aortic connector systemAlan S Donsky
Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 124:397-9. 2002 - 43.3-year durability of a Smeloff-Cutter ball-caged mitral valveStuart J Head
Cardiopulmonary Research Science and Technology Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 91:606-8. 2011..This is the longest length of time in which a Smeloff-Cutter mechanical valve has been originally implanted... - The heaviest known operatively-excised aortic valveJohn B Sims
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:588-9. 2006..To the investigators' knowledge, this is the heaviest aortic valve ever encountered in a human being... - The editor's roundtable: bare-metal stents versus drug-eluting stents-indications and complicationsVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:32-9. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: B-type natriuretic peptideVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1733-40. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: chronic stable angina pectorisVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1635-43. 2007 - The editor's roundtable: Cardiac resynchronization therapyVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1145-52. 2007 - Statin therapy in acute coronary syndromeVincent E Friedewald
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:213-21. 2007 - Late (>or=6 years) results of combined coronary artery bypass grafting and mitral valve replacement for severe mitral regurgitation secondary to acute myocardial infarctionKevin Paul Theleman
Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:1086-90. 2003..Of the 12 patients with rupture, 6 died within 2 months of operation and the other 6 lived >or=6 years postoperatively; of the 19 patients without rupture, none died within 2 months of operation and 11 (58%) lived at least 6 years... - Quantitative comparison of amounts of cross-sectional area narrowing in coronary endarterectomy specimens in patients having coronary artery bypass grafting to amounts of narrowing in the same artery in patients with fatal coronary artery disease studied William Clifford Roberts
Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:588-92. 2007..This observation suggests that an even greater emphasis should be placed on primary prevention of atherosclerotic events and, indeed, of atherosclerotic plaques... - Syndrome of protein C deficiency and anterior wall acute myocardial infarction at a young age from a single coronary occlusion with otherwise normal coronary arteriesMark A Peterman
Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:768-70. 2003..In addition, 5 previously reported patients with similar findings are summarized... - The editor's roundtable: nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and cardiovascular riskVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 102:1046-55. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: ablation of atrial fibrillationVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:677-83. 2007 - The editor's roundtable: psoriasis, inflammation, and coronary artery diseaseVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:1119-26. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: atherosclerosis regressionVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 101:967-74. 2008 - The editor's roundtable: sudden cardiac death in athletesVincent E Friedewald
American Journal of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:1451-9. 2007 - The Editor's Roundtable: major depression in patients with coronary heart diseaseVincent E Friedewald
The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:519-29. 2007 - Frequency of atrial fibrillation in patients having mitral valve repair or replacement for pure mitral regurgitation secondary to mitral valve prolapseRafic Fouad Berbarie
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:1039-44. 2006.... - Massive calcific deposits in the epicardial coronary arteries in the absence of calcific deposits in the aortic valve cusps and in the mitral valve annulusWilliam Clifford Roberts
Department of Medicine, Jane and Jack Hamilton Heart and Vascular Hospital, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Am J Geriatr Cardiol 11:127-9. 2002 - A Starr-Edwards model 6120 mechanical prosthesis in the mitral valve position for 38 yearsMark A Peterman
Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Division, and the Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:756-8. 2006 - Severe regurgitation immediately after replacement of a dysfunctional bioprosthesis in the mitral valve positionHassan Farooq
Baylor University Medical Center, Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 95:703-4. 2005..Severe regurgitation immediately after replacement of a cardiac valve with a mechanical prosthesis or a bioprosthesis is a rare occurrence. Such, however, was the case in the patient described... - Heart transplantation for undiagnosed cardiac sarcoidosisAlan S Donsky
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1447-50. 2002 - The editor's roundtable: intravascular ultrasonic imaging of the coronary arteriesVincent E Friedewald
American Journal of Cardiology, and Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:943-50; quiz 950. 2007 - The editor's roundtable: high-density lipoprotein cholesterolVincent E Friedewald
Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, and Lipoprotein and Atherosclerosis Research, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, DC, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1698-705. 2007 - Comparison of findings in patients with versus without atrial fibrillation just before isolated mitral valve replacement for rheumatic mitral stenosis (with or without associated mitral regurgitation)John Bryan Sims
Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:1035-8. 2006..0 vs 5.2 cm), larger left ventricles in peak systole (4.0 vs 2.6 cm), and more had 2 or 3 coronary arteries narrowed >50% in diameter (23% vs 10%)... - Comparison of body mass index among patients with versus without angiographic coronary artery diseaseSabrina Deann Phillips
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiology Division, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 100:18-22. 2007..In conclusion, patients with coronary narrowing >50% in diameter were less likely to be obese and more likely to be at ideal body weight than the group of patients with absent or lesser degrees coronary narrowing by angiogram... - Comparison of weights of carotid endarterectomy specimens in the same patient among patients undergoing bilateral procedures at different timesWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:765-7. 2003.... - Comparison of ages between men and women and their distribution across five age decades among patients undergoing carotid endarterectomyWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:762-3. 2003.... - Managing patients with high blood pressure before the introduction of antihypertensive drugsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:1465-6. 2005 - Systemic hypertension: some observationsWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 96:1610-1. 2005 - Tumor excision versus valve replacement for papillary fibroelastoma involving the mitral valveMohammad Zaim Nawaz
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 97:759-64. 2006 - Weights of carotid endarterectomy specimens in patients undergoing unilateral proceduresWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, 3500 Gaston Avenue, Dallas, TX 75246, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:764-5. 2003..4 vs 0.96 g). A large weight variation was found. The smallest specimen weighed 0.38 g, and the largest weighed 4.2 g, a 10-fold difference; the mean weight was 1.25 g... - The editor's roundtable: concurrent hypertension and dyslipidemiaVincent E Friedewald
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:134-44. 2007 - Over-the-counter statin drugWilliam Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 94:1362. 2004 - Fatal and widespread skeletal myopathy confirmed morphologically years after initiation of simvastatin therapyDavid Demitry Boltan
Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75205, USA
Am J Cardiol 99:1171-6. 2007..A patient is described in whom fatal myopathy occurred, and its cause appears to be the consequence of simvastatin therapy... - The heart at necropsy in massive obesity (>300 pounds or >136 kilograms)William Clifford Roberts
Baylor Heart and Vascular Institute, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1451. 2002 - The Amish, body weight, and exerciseWilliam Clifford Roberts
Am J Cardiol 94:1221. 2004 - MiscellanyWilliam Clifford Roberts
Am J Cardiol 93:124-8. 2004