Featured Publications
Frequency of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Artery Disease Surgery
Hur DJ, Kizilgul M, Aung WW, Roussillon KC, Keeley EC. Frequency of Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Undergoing Peripheral Artery Disease Surgery. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2012, 110: 736-740. PMID: 22633203, PMCID: PMC3418448, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.04.059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery diseasePeripheral arterial diseaseConcomitant coronary artery diseasePreoperative coronary angiographyCarotid artery diseaseArtery diseaseCoronary angiographyCase seriesCoronary arteryObstructive coronary artery diseaseSevere carotid artery diseaseEpicardial coronary arteriesSimilar risk factorsAngiographic evidenceDisease surgeryPeripheral revascularizationArterial diseaseDiameter narrowingRisk factorsHigh prevalencePatientsSurgeryAngiographyDiseasePrevalenceAn assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center
Amuchastegui T, Hur DJ, Fillipon N, Eder MD, Bonomo JA, Kim Y, McNamara RL, Malinis M, Sugeng L. An assessment of transesophageal echocardiography studies rated as rarely appropriate tests for infective endocarditis at an academic medical center. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 2070-2077. PMID: 31705577, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14525.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate use criteriaTransesophageal echocardiographyAcademic medical centerInfective endocarditisMedical CenterTertiary academic medical centerComplex infectious processTransesophageal echocardiography studyRetrospective chart reviewInfectious disease specialistsElectronic medical chartsTEE findingsChart reviewRetrospective cohortDuke criteriaMedical chartsDisease specialistsEchocardiography studyRetrospective studyPhysical examinationEndocardial involvementID specialistsBlood culturesInfectious processTEE use
2020
Inpatient Transthoracic Echocardiography during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating a New Triage Process
Hennessey KC, Shah N, Soufer A, Wang Y, Agarwal V, McNamara RL, Crandall I, Balan S, Pereira J, Kim Y, Hur DJ, Velazquez EJ, Sugeng L, Faridi KF. Inpatient Transthoracic Echocardiography during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluating a New Triage Process. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2020, 33: 1418-1419. PMID: 32888760, PMCID: PMC7392041, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.07.018.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
The feasibility of contrast echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular size and function
Pereira JB, Essa M, Ugonabo I, Hur DJ, Crandall I, Vaccarelli M, Sugeng L. The feasibility of contrast echocardiography in the assessment of right ventricular size and function. Echocardiography 2019, 36: 1979-1988. PMID: 31633241, DOI: 10.1111/echo.14504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight ventricular evaluationRight ventricular sizeSegmental wall motionRight ventricular imagingRV-focused viewWall motionRight ventricle evaluationContrast enhancementWilcoxon signed-rank testInter-observer agreementRV dimensionsEchocardiography studyIntra-observer reproducibilityVentricular sizeSigned-rank testContrast echocardiographyRV imagingAnatomical assessmentVentricular imagingPatientsPercent agreementIrregular rhythmTotal segmentsIndependent observersSample t-testLeft atrial fibrosis correlates with extent of left ventricular myocardial delayed enhancement and left ventricular strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Latif SR, Nguyen VQ, Peters DC, Soufer A, Henry ML, Grunseich K, Testani J, Hur DJ, Huber S, Mojibian H, Dicks D, Sinusas AJ, Meadows JL, Papoutsidakis N, Jacoby D, Baldassarre LA. Left atrial fibrosis correlates with extent of left ventricular myocardial delayed enhancement and left ventricular strain in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. The International Journal Of Cardiovascular Imaging 2019, 35: 1309-1318. PMID: 30790116, DOI: 10.1007/s10554-019-01551-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAngiotensin-Converting Enzyme InhibitorsAtrial Function, LeftAtrial RemodelingCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicContrast MediaFemaleFibrosisHeart AtriaHeart VentriclesHumansHypertrophy, Left VentricularMagnetic Resonance Imaging, CineMaleMiddle AgedOrganometallic CompoundsPredictive Value of TestsRetrospective StudiesVentricular Dysfunction, LeftVentricular Function, LeftVentricular RemodelingConceptsLA fibrosisLV-LGEHypertrophic cardiomyopathyLA-LGELV fibrosisLV parametersLV end-diastolic volumeSetting of HCMAldosterone system inhibitionLate gadolinium enhancement (LGE) sequencesLV global strainLeft ventricular massEnd-diastolic volumeLeft atrial fibrosisMaximum wall thicknessFibrosis correlatesRenin-AngiotensinVentricular strainMedication usageAtrial fibrosisLV remodelingVentricular massLV massSystem inhibitionDiastolic volume