Clinical application of cine-MRI in the visual assessment of mitral regurgitation compared to echocardiography and cardiac catheterizationJohn Heitner
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America
PLoS ONE 7:e40491. 2012
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The aorta wall of patients presenting to the emergency department with acute myocardial infarction by cardiac magnetic resonanceJohn F Heitner
Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
Atherosclerosis 212:166-70. 2010
..In addition to the coronary vasculature, the inflammatory cascade has also been shown to affect the carotid arteries and possibly the aorta...
- Enhancing the diagnostic performance of troponins in the acute care setting
Salman A Haq
Division of Cardiology Department of Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11215, USA
J Emerg Med 40:367-73. 2011
..We assessed the utility of a modified TnI cutoff point derived from a population at low risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) and evaluated its utility in determining acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
- Incidence of caffeine in serum of patients undergoing dipyridamole myocardial perfusion stress test by an intensive versus routine caffeine history screening
Lesan T Banko
New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Am J Cardiol 105:1474-9. 2010
..These results do not support the use of an intensive screening strategy. Detectable serum caffeine was associated with a higher incidence of adverse outcomes...
The case of the disappearing myxomaJohn F Heitner
Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 7:841-3. 2005
..Thus, unwarranted and potentially risky thoracic surgery was avoided by the incorporation of a systematic evaluation by cardiac MRI...
- The significance of elevated troponin T in patients with nondialysis-dependent renal insufficiency: a validation with coronary angiography
John F Heitner
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street, 2 Buckley Pavilion, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
Clin Cardiol 28:333-6. 2005
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- Long-term effect of chronic oral anticoagulation with warfarin after acute myocardial infarction
Salman A Haq
New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, 11215, USA
Am J Med 123:250-8. 2010
..It remains unclear whether additional chronic oral anticoagulation (OAC) improves outcomes. We set out to evaluate the risk and benefit of long-term OAC after myocardial infarction...
- Effect of renal function loss on NT-proBNP level variations
Larry H Bernstein
Department of Pathology, New York Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215, USA
Clin Biochem 42:1091-8. 2009
..However, a number of factors, including renal function, may affect the NT-proBNP levels. This study aims to provide a more precise way of interpreting NT-proBNP levels based on GFR, independent of age...
- Late presentation of a lead perforation as a complication of permanent pacemaker insertion
Salman A Haq
Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Angiology 59:619-21. 2008
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- Utility of brain natriuretic peptide as a predictor of atrial fibrillation after cardiac operations
Morteza Tavakol
Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York 11215, USA
Ann Thorac Surg 88:802-7. 2009
..Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) has been shown to predict recurrence of AF in congestive heart failure. It is a potential biomarker for preoperative risk stratification for development of AF in at-risk patients...
