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Is functional improvement after myocardial infarction predicted with myocardial enhancement patterns at multidetector CT?Jonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haaliya St, Haifa 31096, Israel
Radiology 244:736-44. 2007....
Relation of myocardial mechanics in severe aortic stenosis to left ventricular ejection fraction and response to aortic valve replacementShemy Carasso
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Am J Cardiol 107:1052-7. 2011..Compensatory mechanics were lost in patients with severe LV dysfunction. AVR partly reversed these changes in patients with LV dysfunction...- Velocity Vector Imaging: standard tissue-tracking results acquired in normals--the VVI-STRAIN studyShemy Carasso
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel School of Medicine, The Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 25:543-52. 2012..Different software algorithms have at times yielded conflicting results. The aim of this study was to determine normal myocardial mechanical parameters in a healthy population using Velocity Vector Imaging... - Utility of pulmonary hypertension for the prediction of heart failure following acute myocardial infarctionDiab Mutlak
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Am J Cardiol 109:1254-9. 2012..In AMI, PH at the index admission is a useful marker in unmasking latent subclinical HF and predicting the development of overt HF... - Restrictive left ventricular filling pattern and risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation after acute myocardial infarctionDoron Aronson
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Am J Cardiol 107:1738-43. 2011..In conclusion, in patients with AMI, presence of advanced diastolic dysfunction was independently associated with new-onset AF, suggesting that increased filling pressures may contribute to the development of AF after AMI... - Comparison of multidetector computed tomography versus echocardiography for assessing regional left ventricular functionJonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Centre, Haifa, Israel
Am J Cardiol 96:1011-5. 2005..Most disagreements occurred in the right coronary artery segments. In conclusion, MDCT can be used to evaluate LVSWM, showing good agreement with echocardiography, except for the right coronary artery segments... - Functional tricuspid regurgitation in patients with pulmonary hypertension: is pulmonary artery pressure the only determinant of regurgitation severity?Diab Mutlak
Department of Cardiology, Echocardiography Laboratory and Heart Valves Clinic, Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Chest 135:115-21. 2009..The objectives of our study were to determine the distribution of TR severity in relation to pulmonary artery systolic pressure (PASP) and to define the determinants of TR severity... - Quantitative evaluation of regional left ventricular function by multidetector computed tomographyJonathan Lessick
Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 33:204-10. 2009.... - Relationship of functional mitral regurgitation to new-onset atrial fibrillation in acute myocardial infarctionFadel Bahouth
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Bat Galim, POB 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
Heart 96:683-8. 2010..This study was designed to test the hypothesis that functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurring after AMI may promote AF by producing left atrial volume overload... - Frequency, characteristics, and outcome of patients with aortic stenosis, left ventricular dysfunction, and high (versus low) trans-aortic pressure gradientDiab Mutlak
Echocardiography Laboratory and Heart Valves Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, affiliated with Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion lsrael Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 12:563-7. 2010..Trans-aortic pressure gradient in patients with aortic stenosis and left ventricular systolic dysfunction is typically low but occasionally high... - Impact of diastolic dysfunction on the development of heart failure in diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarctionDoron Aronson
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Circ Heart Fail 3:125-31. 2010..However, there are no data regarding the contribution of diastolic dysfunction to the development of heart failure (HF) in diabetic patients after acute myocardial infarction... - Echocardiography-based spectrum of severe tricuspid regurgitation: the frequency of apparently idiopathic tricuspid regurgitationDiab Mutlak
Echocardiography Laboratory and Heart Valves Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:405-8. 2007.... - Frequency, determinants and outcome of pulmonary hypertension in patients with aortic valve stenosisDiab Mutlak
Echocardiography Laboratory and Heart Valves Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Am J Med Sci 343:397-401. 2012.... - Differential effects of afterload on left ventricular long- and short-axis function: insights from a clinical model of patients with aortic valve stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacementShemy Carasso
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Am Heart J 158:540-5. 2009..Our objective was to examine changes in LV deformation before and early after aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients with severe aortic valve stenosis (AS)... - Ischemic mitral regurgitation and risk of heart failure after myocardial infarctionDoron Aronson
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center and Rappaport Medical School, Haifa, Israel
Arch Intern Med 166:2362-8. 2006..However, few data are available on the relationship between ischemic MR and the long-term risk for HF... 
Accuracy of the long-axis area-length method for the measurement of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction using multidetector computed tomographyJonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel
Can J Cardiol 24:685-9. 2008..Validation has mainly been carried out using Simpson's method of summing up consecutive short-axis areas. Because the latter method is time-consuming, many users prefer using a quicker method, based on a single view or a pair of views...- Septal bounce in constrictive pericarditis. Diagnosis and dynamic evaluation with multidetector CTEduard Ghersin
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, P O B 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 28:676-8. 2004..This case illustrates the full capabilities of multidetector cardiac CT in the evaluation of pericardial pathology... - Anomalous origin of a posterior descending artery from the right pulmonary artery: report of a rare case diagnosed by multidetector computed tomography angiographyJonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center and Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 28:857-9. 2004..Multidetector computed tomography elucidated the previously undescribed finding of a posterior descending artery originating from the right pulmonary artery... - Ventricular septal rupture complicating myocardial infarction: comprehensive assessment of cardiac coronary arteries, anatomy, perfusion and function by multidetector computed tomographyEduard Ghersin
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, B Rapaport School of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Can J Cardiol 24:e21-2. 2008 - Feasibility of automatic assessment of four-chamber cardiac function with MDCT: Initial clinical application and validationSobhi Abadi
Radiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and Technion Israel Institute of Technology, P O B 9602, Haifa 31096, Israel s
Eur J Radiol 74:175-81. 2010..We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of a novel algorithm that performs fully automatic evaluation of the four cardiac chambers and myocardium from gated CT datasets... - Diagnostic accuracy of myocardial hypoenhancement on multidetector computed tomography in identifying myocardial infarction in patients admitted with acute chest pain syndromeJonathan Lessick
Cardiology Department, Rambam Medical Center and Technion IIT, Haifa, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 31:780-8. 2007..To evaluate prevalence and diagnostic accuracy of myocardial hypoenhancement (MH) using multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) in patients admitted for acute chest pain syndromes... - Contrast echocardiographic imaging of left ventricular diverticulum in adult patientsSergey Yalonetsky
Cardiology Department, Rambam Medical Center, Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Techion IIT, Haifa, Israel
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 20:198.e1-3. 2007 - Evaluation of inotropic changes in ventricular function by NOGA mapping: comparison with echocardiographyJonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 31096, Israel
J Appl Physiol 93:418-26. 2002..Thus NOGA-based global and regional function correlates closely with echocardiography and is sensitive to changes in contractility, but, at the upper end of the scale, LV function is underestimated... - Failure of left ventricular hypertrophy to regress after surgery for aortic valve stenosisJonathan Lessick
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Echocardiography 19:359-66. 2002..019) to be independent predictors of CHF or death. CONCLUSIONS: Successful regression of LV mass is difficult to predict before surgery; however, its absence is related strongly to a poor long-term prognosis... - Temporal changes in the endocardial ST segment during the evolution of myocardial infarction in dogsJonathan Lessick
Dept of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, P O Box 9602, Haifa, 31096, Irael
Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 25:1616-23. 2002..80), probably by correcting for pressure induced ST elevation. In conclusion, acute endocardial ST-segment changes occur in the infarct zone in the dog, showing a distinctive temporal evolution... - 16-MDCT coronary angiography versus invasive coronary angiography in acute chest pain syndrome: a blinded prospective studyEduard Ghersin
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
AJR Am J Roentgenol 186:177-84. 2006.... - Comprehensive multidetector computed tomography assessment of severe cardiac contusion in a pediatric patient: correlation with echocardiographyEduard Ghersin
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 29:739-41. 2005..This case illustrates the full capabilities of MDCT in the evaluation of cardiac contusion in a noncooperative pediatric patient... - Anomalous origin of right coronary artery: diagnosis and dynamic evaluation with multidetector computed tomographyEduard Ghersin
Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
J Comput Assist Tomogr 28:293-4. 2004..This case illustrates the full capabilities of multidetector cardiac CT in the evaluation of coronary artery pathology... - Global longitudinal strain: a novel index of left ventricular systolic functionShimon A Reisner
Department of Cardiology, Rambam Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa
J Am Soc Echocardiogr 17:630-3. 2004..Echocardiographic estimation of global left ventricular (LV) function is subjective and time consuming. Our aim was to develop a novel approach for assessment of global LV function from 2-dimensional echocardiographic images.. - Natural history of moderate mitral valve stenosisDiana Rinkevich
Department of Cardiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 5:15-8. 2003..Secondly, larger baseline mitral valve area and Arab origin showed an independent correlation to loss of mitral valve area; and finally, in many patients valve area did not change over a long observation period... - Clinical value of 16-slice multi-detector CT compared to invasive coronary angiographyGalit Aviram
Department of Radiology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 7:21-8. 2005..The aim of the present study was to determine the accuracy of 16-detector row MDCT for the detection of significant stenoses in the coronary arteries, in comparison to conventional invasive coronary angiography... - Automatic determination of minimal cardiac motion phases for computed tomography imaging: initial experienceMartin H K Hoffmann
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University Hospital of Ulm, Steinhoevelstrasse 9, 89070, Ulm, Germany
Eur Radiol 16:365-73. 2006..They can also provide additional information such as the presence of breathing artifacts. Motion maps show promise as a rapid off-line tool to automatically detect quiescent cardiac phases in a variety of patients... - Contrast enhanced multi-detector computed tomography coronary angiography versus conventional invasive quantitative coronary angiography in acute coronary syndrome patients-correlation and biasRobert Dragu
Division of Invasive Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion Isreal Institute of Technology, Haifa, Isreal
Acute Card Care 8:99-104. 2006..The aim of the present study was to assess prospectively the correlation and bias between 16-slice MDCT coronary angiography and quantitative coronary angiography analysis (QCA) in these patients... - Multidetector-row computed tomography for noninvasive coronary imagingMartin H Hoffmann
University Hospital of Ulm, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Steinhoevelstrasse, 9 D 89070, Ulm, Germany
Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 4:583-94. 2006..In the foreseeable future, if the current rate of technological advancement continues, CT may replace the invasive modalities in routine care for diagnostic purposes... - Angiographically uncertain left main coronary artery narrowings: correlation with multidetector computed tomography and intravascular ultrasoundRobert Dragu
Division of Invasive Cardiology, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 24:557-63. 2008.... - Heart failure with a normal ejection fractionYoram Agmon
Circulation 105:e48. 2002 - Accuracy of 16-row multidetector computed tomography for the assessment of coronary artery stenosisMario J Garcia
Department of Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA
JAMA 296:403-11. 2006..Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) has been proposed as a noninvasive method to evaluate coronary anatomy...