Nirat Beohar

..The purpose of this study was to provide the first in vivo validation of a three-dimensional (3D) method to quantify regional left ventricular (LV) function with cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging after myocardial infarction (MI)...

..Newer techniques now available to evaluate coronary perfusion should provide guidance for the evaluation of existing and future vasoactive therapies for AHFS...

..We aimed to test the impact of race/ethnicity on coronary artery disease (CAD) after adjusting for baseline risk factors...

..The purpose of this study was to determine if a link exists between angioplasty-mediated medial smooth muscle cell apoptosis and subsequent neointimal hyperplasia...

..Limited data exist regarding use of drug-eluting stents outside of approved indications in real-world settings...

..The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate differences in lesion-specific outcomes with the "off-label" use of drug-eluting stents (DES) versus bare metal stents (BMS)...

..The use of growth factors may prevent this. The aim of this study was to assess early and delayed administration of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) in a porcine model of myocardial infarction (MI) and reperfusion...

..We undertook a meta-analysis to assess outcomes for drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare-metal stents (BMS) in percutaneous coronary intervention for unprotected left main coronary artery (ULMCA) stenosis...

..The favorable hemodynamic profile, postimplantation survival rates, and manageable complications support its use to assist hemodynamic recovery in patients refractory to conventional therapy...

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..Coronary stent fracture has been implicated as one of the mechanisms of stent thrombosis and, perhaps, in-stent restenosis. However, the preferred imaging modality in detecting fractures in coronary stents has not been well established...

..To determine the utility of multislice computed tomography (MSCT) technology to evaluate coronary stent luminal diameter...

..9 in LV myocardium). The findings show that off-resonance imaging with the FLAPS method may be used for passive device visualization with positive contrast. Further studies are necessary prior to clinical translation...

..In addition, this study demonstrates that a 3-fold elevation of Tn-I after successful elective PCI is predictive of future cardiac events, especially the need for early repeat revascularization...

..Although early results have been encouraging, late outcomes have yet to be defined. Reported are long-term outcomes of supraaortic trunk stent placement with particular attention to structural failures...

..2 1.8 hours versus 6.6 3.7 hours, respectively; p = 0.0003). In coagulopathic patients at higher risk for groin complications, arterial closure devices can be safely used and decrease time to ambulation compared to manual compression...

..This study aimed to evaluate the effect of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on HRR...

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..We analyzed our contemporary series of isolated aortic valve replacement (AVR) for AS to determine implications for patients referred for AVR...

..Nevertheless, the list of promising cytokines continues to grow, and combinations of cytokines, with or without concurrent progenitor cell therapy, warrant further investigation...

..In contrast, clinical indications for blood-derived (from peripheral or umbilical cord blood) and bone marrow-derived stem cells, which can be easily and safely harvested, are rapidly increasing...