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Voluntary rank detailsAdam Schussheim, MSc, MD
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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
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- Advanced Cardiovascular CT/MR Program
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Fellowship
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / NIH (2000)
- Fellowship
- Mount Sinai Medical Center (1999)
- Internship & Residency
- New York Presbyterian Health System / Cornell Medical Center (1996)
- MD
- Harvard Medical School (1993)
- MSc
- University of Oxford, Biochemistry (1991)
- BA
- Yale University, Physics (1988)
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Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Adam Schussheim's research output by year.
19Publications
724Citations
Publications
Featured Publications
Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension
Phillips RA, Xu J, Peterson LE, Arnold RM, Diamond JA, Schussheim AE. Impact of Cardiovascular Risk on the Relative Benefit and Harm of Intensive Treatment of Hypertension. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: 1601-1610. PMID: 29525494, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2018.01.074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsSignificant serious adverse eventsPrimary outcome eventIntensive treatment groupCVD riskOutcome eventsHarm ratioIntensive treatmentTreatment groupsTreatment guidelinesAmerican CollegeCardiology/American Heart AssociationFuture cardiovascular disease riskCox proportional hazards modelBaseline CVD riskQuartiles of baselineSerious adverse eventsBlood pressure treatmentCardiovascular disease riskAmerican Heart AssociationProportional hazards modelLower ratesSPRINT populationAdverse eventsCardiovascular riskPrimary outcomePatient management after noninvasive cardiac imaging results from SPARC (Study of myocardial perfusion and coronary anatomy imaging roles in coronary artery disease).
Hachamovitch R, Nutter B, Hlatky MA, Shaw LJ, Ridner ML, Dorbala S, Beanlands RS, Chow BJ, Branscomb E, Chareonthaitawee P, Weigold WG, Voros S, Abbara S, Yasuda T, Jacobs JE, Lesser J, Berman DS, Thomson LE, Raman S, Heller GV, Schussheim A, Brunken R, Williams KA, Farkas S, Delbeke D, Schoepf UJ, Reichek N, Rabinowitz S, Sigman SR, Patterson R, Corn CR, White R, Kazerooni E, Corbett J, Bokhari S, Machac J, Guarneri E, Borges-Neto S, Millstine JW, Caldwell J, Arrighi J, Hoffmann U, Budoff M, Lima J, Johnson JR, Johnson B, Gaber M, Williams JA, Foster C, Hainer J, Di Carli MF. Patient management after noninvasive cardiac imaging results from SPARC (Study of myocardial perfusion and coronary anatomy imaging roles in coronary artery disease). Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2012, 59: 462-74. PMID: 22281249, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.09.066.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Another Nudge to Overcome the Treatment-Risk Paradox in Blood Pressure Management ∗
Diamond J, Schussheim A, Phillips R. Another Nudge to Overcome the Treatment-Risk Paradox in Blood Pressure Management ∗. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1991-1993. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.03.230.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersAltmetric
2017
Dabigatran-Induced Spontaneous Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade.
Jelani QU, Gordon R, Schussheim A. Dabigatran-Induced Spontaneous Hemopericardium and Cardiac Tamponade. Texas Heart Institute Journal / From The Texas Heart Institute Of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital 2017, 44: 370-372. PMID: 29259514, PMCID: PMC5731597, DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-16-6073.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Dipyridamole-Associated Shock and Pulmonary Edema
Dioverti M, Fishman R, Moskowitz R, Arias SA, Nair S, Lall P, Schussheim AE, Zarich S, Manthous C. Dipyridamole-Associated Shock and Pulmonary Edema. Annals Of Pharmacotherapy 2011, 45: 1027-1027. PMID: 21672887, DOI: 10.1345/aph.1p734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsNoncardiogenic pulmonary edemaDipyridamole myocardial scintigraphyPulmonary edemaSevere pulmonary edemaCardiopulmonary collapseMyocardial scintigraphyNew left ventricular dysfunctionPositive end-expiratory pressureObjective causality assessmentLeft ventricular dysfunctionEnd-expiratory pressureMechanism of shockFulminant shockInvasive ventilationMultiple vasopressorsCardiovascular collapseHypovolemic shockShock refractoryCase seriesDipyridamole infusionEchocardiography resultsEndotracheal intubationIntravenous dipyridamoleContinuous infusionIntravenous infusion
2003
Contribution of mitochondria to cardiac muscle water/macromolecule proton magnetization transfer
Ward K, Schussheim A, Balaban R. Contribution of mitochondria to cardiac muscle water/macromolecule proton magnetization transfer. Magnetic Resonance In Medicine 2003, 50: 1312-1316. PMID: 14648581, DOI: 10.1002/mrm.10625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsDetecting Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Kwong RY, Schussheim AE, Rekhraj S, Aletras AH, Geller N, Davis J, Christian TF, Balaban RS, Arai AE. Detecting Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Circulation 2003, 107: 531-537. PMID: 12566362, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000047527.11221.29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAgedAngina, UnstableChest PainCoronary DiseaseDiagnosis, DifferentialElectrocardiographyEmergency Service, HospitalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansLikelihood FunctionsLogistic ModelsMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionPredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityTroponinConceptsAcute coronary syndromeStrict ECG criteriaTIMI risk scoreCoronary syndromeChest painEmergency departmentPeak troponinAbnormal ECGRisk scoreECG criteriaProbable acute coronary syndromeCardiac MRIMultivariate logistic regression analysisCardiac magnetic resonance imagingDiagnostic operating characteristicsHours of presentationTriage of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionLogistic regression analysisCurrent diagnostic strategiesMagnetic resonance imagingUnstable anginaConsecutive patientsVentricular functionClinical parameters
2001
Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension
Schussheim A, Diamond J, Phillips R. Left ventricular midwall function improves with antihypertensive therapy and regression of left ventricular hypertrophy in patients with asymptomatic hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2001, 87: 61-65. PMID: 11137835, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01273-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMidwall fractional shorteningLV mass regressionAntihypertensive therapyAsymptomatic hypertensionVentricular hypertrophyMidwall functionMass regressionEarly hypertensive heart diseaseConventional echocardiographic parametersHypertensive heart diseaseLeft ventricular massPotential beneficial effectsEchocardiographic parametersFractional shorteningHypertensive personsIndependent predictorsVentricular massDrug therapyMyocardial performanceHeart diseaseCardiac performanceVentricular geometryChamber functionPatientsTherapy
1999
Antibiotics for Myocardial Infarction?
Schussheim A, Fuster V. Antibiotics for Myocardial Infarction? Drugs 1999, 57: 283-291. PMID: 10193683, DOI: 10.2165/00003495-199957030-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsInfectious organismsAtherosclerotic lesionsFuture large-scale clinical trialsLarge-scale clinical trialsRecent pilot trialRecurrent coronary eventsCoronary artery diseaseElaboration of cytokinesEvidence of infectionVascular smooth muscle cellsCoronary artery plaquesRisk of restenosisSmooth muscle cellsDirect local effectsActive atherosclerosisCoronary eventsCoronary interventionInflammatory mechanismsArtery diseaseHypercoagulable statePathological examinationAtherosclerotic processSeroepidemiological investigationCoronary endotheliumArtery plaques
1998
Midwall fractional shortening is an independent predictor of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with systemic hypertension
Schussheim A, Diamond J, Jhang J, Phillips R. Midwall fractional shortening is an independent predictor of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in asymptomatic patients with systemic hypertension. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 82: 1056-1059. PMID: 9817481, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00558-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMidwall fractional shorteningAbnormal diastolic functionMidwall shorteningHypertensive patientsSystolic functionDiastolic functionFractional shorteningDiastolic dysfunctionBlood pressureIndependent predictorsSystolic performanceEndocardial shorteningFiber shorteningLeft ventricular systolic performanceDepressed midwall shorteningHealthy hypertensive patientsLV diastolic abnormalitiesLV inflow velocityNormal midwall shorteningTarget organ damageVentricular diastolic dysfunctionIsovolumic relaxation timeLV systolic functionHigh blood pressureVentricular systolic performance
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