2015
Familial dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis is commonly overlooked at the time of transplant listing
Seidelmann SB, Laur O, Hwa J, Depasquale E, Bellumkonda L, Sugeng L, Pomianowski P, Testani J, Chen M, McKenna W, Jacoby D. Familial dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosis is commonly overlooked at the time of transplant listing. The Journal Of Heart And Lung Transplantation 2015, 35: 474-480. PMID: 26852066, PMCID: PMC5423783, DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2015.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage heart failureStage heart failureHeart failureUNOS registryEchocardiographic findingsUNOS databaseTeaching hospitalDetailed pedigree analysisVentricular end-diastolic dimensionPanel reactive antibody levelsTertiary care teaching hospitalLarge tertiary teaching hospitalCenter-specific dataAdvanced heart failureEnd-diastolic dimensionOrgan Sharing registryMajority of patientsNon-ischemic DCMTertiary teaching hospitalMitral valve annulusDetailed family historyTransplant listingAdult patientsClinical characteristicsUNOS data
2010
Accuracy of Noninvasively Determined Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure
Testani JM, St. John Sutton MG, Wiegers SE, Khera AV, Shannon RP, Kirkpatrick JN. Accuracy of Noninvasively Determined Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2010, 105: 1192-1197. PMID: 20381676, PMCID: PMC2994808, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary artery systolic pressureSystolic pressureClinical practiceEchocardiographic pulmonary artery systolic pressureRight heart catheterization findingsRight heart catheterizationLarge prospective studiesNeed of replicationPASP valuesEchocardiographic findingsCatheterization findingsHeart catheterizationEchocardiographic examinationProspective studyUnselected studyClinical categoriesClinical reportsLarge seriesMultivariate analysisNoninvasive estimationReference standardModalitiesMultiple potential sourcesCatheterizationWidespread use