2020
Regional myocardial strain analysis via 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: validation with sonomicrometry and correlation with regional blood flow in the presence of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress
Stendahl JC, Parajuli N, Lu A, Boutagy NE, Guerrera N, Alkhalil I, Lin BA, Staib LH, O’Donnell M, Duncan JS, Sinusas AJ. Regional myocardial strain analysis via 2D speckle tracking echocardiography: validation with sonomicrometry and correlation with regional blood flow in the presence of graded coronary stenoses and dobutamine stress. Cardiovascular Ultrasound 2020, 18: 2. PMID: 31941514, PMCID: PMC6964036, DOI: 10.1186/s12947-019-0183-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpeckle tracking echocardiographyLow-dose dobutamine stressPost-systolic indexDobutamine stressCoronary stenosisBlood flow measurementsTracking echocardiographyAnesthetized open-chest dogsCircumferential strainLow-dose dobutamineMid-left anteriorModerate coronary stenosisOpen-chest dogsRegional blood flowAcute canine modelMyocardial strain analysisMicrosphere blood flow measurementsLAD stenosis
2003
MRI and PET Study of Deficits in Hippocampal Structure and Function in Women With Childhood Sexual Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Bremner JD, Vythilingam M, Vermetten E, Southwick SM, McGlashan T, Nazeer A, Khan S, Vaccarino LV, Soufer R, Garg PK, Ng CK, Staib LH, Duncan JS, Charney DS. MRI and PET Study of Deficits in Hippocampal Structure and Function in Women With Childhood Sexual Abuse and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2003, 160: 924-932. PMID: 12727697, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.5.924.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderChildhood sexual abuseHippocampal volumeEarly childhood sexual abuseHippocampal structureHippocampal functionAbuse-related posttraumatic stress disorderStress disorderSmaller hippocampal volumesPositron emission tomographySexual abuseVerbal declarative memory tasksAnimal studiesBrain areasDeclarative memory taskEmission tomographyPET studiesHippocampal activationWomenEarly stressHippocampusAbused womenDisordersAbuseMagnetic resonance