A J Bank

Summary

Affiliation: University of Minnesota
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of left ventricular assist devices on outcomes in patients undergoing heart transplantation
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1369-74; discussion 1375. 2000
  2. ncbi Relation of C-reactive protein and other cardiovascular risk factors to penile vascular disease in men with erectile dysfunction
    K L Billups
    University of Minnesota, St Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, Minnesota 55102, USA
    Int J Impot Res 15:231-6. 2003
  3. ncbi In vivo human brachial artery elastic mechanics: effects of smooth muscle relaxation
    A J Bank
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, and the Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Circulation 100:41-7. 1999
  4. ncbi Vascular ATP-dependent potassium channels, nitric oxide, and human forearm reactive hyperemia
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 14:23-9. 2000
  5. ncbi Atherosclerotic plaque rupture: a fatigue process?
    A J Bank
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55102, USA
    Med Hypotheses 55:480-4. 2000
  6. ncbi Contribution of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle to in vivo human brachial artery wall stress and elastic modulus
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Circulation 94:3263-70. 1996
  7. ncbi Left ventricular assist device bridge therapy for acute myocardial infarction
    S J Park
    Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1146-51. 2000
  8. ncbi Brachial artery elastic mechanics in patients with heart failure
    D R Kaiser
    Research Division, Saint Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    Hypertension 38:1440-5. 2001
  9. ncbi Partial aortic valve fusion induced by left ventricular assist device
    A G Rose
    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota and Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 70:1270-4. 2000
  10. ncbi Smooth muscle relaxation: effects on arterial compliance, distensibility, elastic modulus, and pulse wave velocity
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Hypertension 32:356-9. 1998

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi Effects of left ventricular assist devices on outcomes in patients undergoing heart transplantation
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1369-74; discussion 1375. 2000
    ..Left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) are increasingly being used to "bridge" patients to heart transplantation...
  2. ncbi Relation of C-reactive protein and other cardiovascular risk factors to penile vascular disease in men with erectile dysfunction
    K L Billups
    University of Minnesota, St Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, Minnesota 55102, USA
    Int J Impot Res 15:231-6. 2003
    ..17 mg/dl) compared to men with no evidence of arterial abnormalities in the penis (0.04 mg/dl). CRP levels correlate significantly with increasing severity of penile vascular disease as measured by penile Doppler...
  3. ncbi In vivo human brachial artery elastic mechanics: effects of smooth muscle relaxation
    A J Bank
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, and the Graduate Program in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Circulation 100:41-7. 1999
    ..We used a new, in vivo, noninvasive technique to measure brachial artery wall mechanics under baseline conditions and following smooth muscle relaxation with nitroglycerin (NTG)...
  4. ncbi Vascular ATP-dependent potassium channels, nitric oxide, and human forearm reactive hyperemia
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 14:23-9. 2000
    ..They open and contribute to RH vasodilation. The addition of nitric oxide inhibition to K+ATP channel blockade does not result in additive or synergistic inhibition of RH...
  5. ncbi Atherosclerotic plaque rupture: a fatigue process?
    A J Bank
    Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55102, USA
    Med Hypotheses 55:480-4. 2000
    ..Comparisons between material fatigue and plaque rupture demonstrate that this hypothesis is consistent with known physiologic and epidemiologic data on plaque rupture...
  6. ncbi Contribution of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle to in vivo human brachial artery wall stress and elastic modulus
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Circulation 94:3263-70. 1996
    ..The contributions of collagen, elastin, and smooth muscle to arterial mechanical properties in the in vivo human artery are not known...
  7. ncbi Left ventricular assist device bridge therapy for acute myocardial infarction
    S J Park
    Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinic, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 69:1146-51. 2000
    ..Patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock have a high mortality rate. Current treatment modalities remain suboptimal for these patients...
  8. ncbi Brachial artery elastic mechanics in patients with heart failure
    D R Kaiser
    Research Division, Saint Paul Heart Clinic, St Paul, MN 55102, USA
    Hypertension 38:1440-5. 2001
    ..Smooth muscle relaxation with NTG produces similar improvements in brachial arterial wall mechanics in normal subjects and in patients with HF...
  9. ncbi Partial aortic valve fusion induced by left ventricular assist device
    A G Rose
    Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota and Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis, USA
    Ann Thorac Surg 70:1270-4. 2000
    ..Furthermore, if the LVAD fails, survival depends on optimal function of the diseased heart...
  10. ncbi Smooth muscle relaxation: effects on arterial compliance, distensibility, elastic modulus, and pulse wave velocity
    A J Bank
    Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Hypertension 32:356-9. 1998
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  11. ncbi Erectile dysfunction as a harbinger for increased cardiometabolic risk
    K L Billups
    VA Medical Center, Department of Urology, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA
    Int J Impot Res 20:236-42. 2008
    ..Since publication of the algorithm in 2005, additional research studies have further supported the advisory panel recommendations...