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Pseudoaneurysm of mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosaTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
Clin Med Res 1:49-52. 2003..At surgery the diagnosis was confirmed and appropriate treatment instituted. The postoperative course was uncomplicated...- Current diagnosis and treatment of infective endocarditisTahir Tak
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 North Oak Avenue, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 1:639-54. 2003..In the case of culture-negative endocarditis or infective endocarditis caused by fastidious microorganisms, the polymerase chain reaction and probe-based diagnostic methods are available to clinical reference laboratories... - Comparing stress testing methods. Available techniques and their use in CAD evaluationTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
Postgrad Med 115:61-70. 2004..Newer contrast and concomitant perfusion agents are on the horizon and may prove to be a reality in the echocardiographic laboratories of the future... - Aortic valve papillary fibroelastomaTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
J Heart Valve Dis 13:152-4. 2004..The mass was surgically removed, with no major complications being encountered perioperatively... - Surgical management of mycotic aneurysm of the left anterior descending arterySumeesh Dhawan
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Wisconsin, USA
Can J Cardiol 21:701-3. 2005..She subsequently underwent successful excision of the aneurysm with coronary artery bypass grafting and replacement of the aortic valve with a 21 mm St Jude aortic valve prosthesis. The remaining hospital course was unremarkable... - An update on the epidemiology, pathogenesis and management of infective endocarditis with emphasis on Staphylococcus aureusTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, 1000 N Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
WMJ 101:24-33. 2002..In this review we will focus on the epidemiology, microbiology, and pathogenesis of S aureus IE, and also summarize the current guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of this clinical condition... - Venous thromboembolic disease presenting as inferior vena cava thrombus extending into the right atriumAnand Khurana
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
Clin Med Res 2:125-7. 2004..This mass embolized to the right pulmonary artery shortly after diagnosis resulting in pulmonary embolism, which the patient fortunately survived... - Transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (secundum type): the role of echocardiography in evaluating interatrial defectsTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
WMJ 104:45-8. 2005..Transcatheter closure is also available in treating selected patients with patent foramen ovale... - Left atrial mass: thrombus mimicking myxomaSumeesh Dhawan
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
Echocardiography 21:621-3. 2004..On pathologic examination the mass was diagnosed as an organized thrombus. A brief review of the literature has been presented to discuss the differential diagnosis of the mass in the left atrium... - Thrombotic occlusion of Bjork-Shiley prosthetic aortic valveSumeesh Dhawan
Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
Clin Med Res 1:305-8. 2003..A brief review of the literature focusing on potential risk factors associated with the development of this condition and currently available diagnostic modalities used for evaluation and treatment are presented... - Noninvasive cardiac imaging with computed tomographyGregory T Wilson
Department of Internal Medicine, Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Clin Med Res 5:165-71. 2007..Despite its current limitations, MSCT remains a rapidly advancing field and an increasingly valuable tool for the noninvasive evaluation of cardiac pathology... - Molecular diagnosis of infective endocarditis: a helpful addition to the Duke criteriaTahir Tak
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA
Clin Med Res 2:206-8. 2004 - Images in cardiology: Unruptured right sinus of Valsalva aneurysmTahir Tak
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
Can J Cardiol 20:921. 2004 - Role of magnetic resonance imaging in visualizing coronary arteriesSumeesh Dhawan
Department of Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin, USA
Clin Med Res 2:173-9. 2004..This review summarizes results from several studies comparing coronary MRA with conventional coronary angiography. Current two-dimensional and three-dimensional coronary MRA techniques and their limitations are also discussed... - Incidental massive pericardial effusion diagnosed by myocardial perfusion imagingMichael E Spieth
Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Section, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
Clin Med Res 1:141-4. 2003..Further, prospective studies need to focus on the sensitivity and specificity of sestamibi nuclear scans in the qualitative and quantitative assessment of pericardial effusions... - Iatrogenic pseudoaneurysm of femoral artery: case report and literature reviewMartina Lenartova
Department of Cardiology, Marshfield Clinic, Marshfield, Wisconsin 54449, USA
Clin Med Res 1:243-7. 2003..The indications, advantages, disadvantages, and complications of the various treatment modalities are discussed in this report and review of the literature. Other treatments with collagen injection are also discussed in detail... - Second case of infective endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinisSanjay K Shukla
Clinical Research Center, Marshfield Medical Research and Education Foundation, 1000 N Oak Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
WMJ 101:37-9. 2002..A subsequent transesophageal echocardiogram demonstrated vegetations on both mitral leaflets and severe mitral regurgitation by color flow imaging. A gram-positive coccus was isolated from the blood culture of this patient... - The role of echocardiography in diagnosing space-occupying lesions of the heartMoluk Mirrasouli Ragland
Department of Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Campus, 855 Montgomery Road, 4 Floor, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA
Clin Med Res 4:22-32. 2006.... - Detection of atypical right atrial myxoma by echocardiographyMoluk Mirrasouli Ragland
Department of Medicine, The University of North Texas Health Science Campus, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA
Cardiol Rev 14:99-100. 2006..The features of cardiac myxoma and the role of echocardiography in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac myxomas are also discussed... - Ejection fraction derived by noninvasive modalities versus left ventricular angiographic determinationTahir Tak
Division of Cardiology, University of North Texas, Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX 76107, USA
Clin Med Res 3:61-2. 2005 - Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. Case report and short review of published dataTahir Tak
Cardiology 97:51-2. 2002 - Renal cell carcinoma presenting as right atrial massEron D Crouch
Division of Cardiology, Scott and White Memorial Hospital and Clinic, Scott, Sherwood and Brindley Foundation, Texas A and M University System Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, USA
Echocardiography 19:149-51. 2002..Transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography and transesophageal echocardiography established the diagnosis of a right atrial mass extending from the inferior vena cava that was later discovered to be renal cell carcinoma... - Traumatic right ventricular rupture: antemortem diagnosis utilizing transesophageal echocardiographyKodlipet C Dharmashankar
Cardiology 103:89-91. 2005 - Surgical correction of a massive unruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysmSumeesh Dhawan
Cardiology 102:104-5. 2004 - Persistent left superior vena cava: incidence, significance and clinical correlatesTahir Tak
Int J Cardiol 82:91-3. 2002