Voluntary Faculty
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Voluntary rank detailsRobert Aaron Levine, MD
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2026
Polymeric Probe for Sensitive Diagnosis of Serum Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Rheumatic Heart Disease
Teboul I, Shlush N, Droby M, Ventura Y, Levine R, David A. Polymeric Probe for Sensitive Diagnosis of Serum Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecules in Rheumatic Heart Disease. ACS Sensors 2026 PMID: 42696126, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.6c03085.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMechanisms underlying rheumatic heart disease immune-mediated pathogenesis: T-cell responses, cytokine networks, and immune dysregulation as drivers of valvular injury
Lupieri A, Diaz J, Moreira T, Jacaúna A, McCormick J, Nizet V, Levine R, Aikawa E, Dutra W, Network L, Aikawa E, Chillo P, Dal-Bianco J, David A, Drake R, Dutra W, Gonzalez D, Klassen S, Koirala B, Lee H, Levine R, McCormick J, Nampijja D, Nizet V, Norris R, Nunes M. Mechanisms underlying rheumatic heart disease immune-mediated pathogenesis: T-cell responses, cytokine networks, and immune dysregulation as drivers of valvular injury. The Lancet Microbe 2026, 101499. PMID: 42679842, DOI: 10.1016/j.lanmic.2026.101499.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAcute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Latin America: a contemporary review of epidemiology
Mutarelli A, Pantaleao A, Chillo P, Nampijja D, Campanati S, Dutra W, Nunes M, Levine R, Alliance L, Aikawa E, Chillo P, Dal-Bianco J, David A, Drake R, Dutra W, Gonzalez D, Klassen S, Koirala B, Lee H, Levine R, McCormick J, Nampijja D, Nizet V, Norris R, Nunes M. Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Latin America: a contemporary review of epidemiology. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2026, 61: 101564. PMID: 42746348, PMCID: PMC13575799, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101564.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsMedical, interventional, and surgical management of rheumatic heart disease
Klassen S, Passaglia L, Silva V, Koirala B, Sherpa K, Martins M, Lodi-Junqueira L, Dal-Bianco J, Nunes M, Levine R, Alliance L, Aikawa E, Chillo P, Dal-Bianco J, David A, Drake R, Dutra W, Gonzalez D, Klassen S, Koirala B, Lee H, Levine R, McCormick J, Nampijja D, Nizet V, Norris R, Nunes M. Medical, interventional, and surgical management of rheumatic heart disease. The Lancet Regional Health - Americas 2026, 61: 101565. PMID: 42746302, PMCID: PMC13575801, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2026.101565.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsAortic Stenosis Progression: Lessons from Multimodality Imaging
Jain R, Padang R, Postalian A, Dal-Bianco J, Zweig B, Ito S, Hodara R, Levine R, Oh J. Aortic Stenosis Progression: Lessons from Multimodality Imaging. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2026 PMID: 42285495, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2026.06.008.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsImprovement in left atrial strain after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty is an independent prognostic marker in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis
Pantaleao A, Figueiredo F, Mutarelli A, Guarçoni B, Carvalho H, Fonseca I, Dahan S, Kang J, Sindre R, Oliveira J, Aikawa E, Levine R, Nunes M, Network O. Improvement in left atrial strain after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty is an independent prognostic marker in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2026, 13: 1719283. PMID: 42222110, PMCID: PMC13219354, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1719283.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplementing a national acute rheumatic fever case-finding program and registry in Nepal: protocol for a multi-site implementation study
Klassen S, Karki S, Adler A, Regmi P, Sherpa K, Shetty G, Khadka P, Shakya U, Shakya S, Gupta N, Sridhar S, Bukhman G, Levine R, Koirala B. Implementing a national acute rheumatic fever case-finding program and registry in Nepal: protocol for a multi-site implementation study. Frontiers In Cardiovascular Medicine 2026, 13: 1823957. PMID: 42181648, PMCID: PMC13190454, DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2026.1823957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRecommendations for the Identification and Mitigation of Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts: A Guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography
Saric M, Sadeghpour A, Alizade L, Alizadehasl A, Bertrand P, Billick K, Chebrolu B, Faletra F, Kelsey A, Lang R, Levine R, Pourafkari L, Walling S. Recommendations for the Identification and Mitigation of Cardiac Ultrasound Artifacts: A Guideline from the American Society of Echocardiography. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2026, 39: 435-475. PMID: 42070896, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2026.01.007.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Left Atrial Plication for Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Bending With Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation
Iwataki M, Oishi Y, Miki H, Onoue T, Nagata Y, Levine R, Otsuji Y, Nishimura Y, Kataoka M. Left Atrial Plication for Left Ventricular Posterior Wall Bending With Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation. JACC Case Reports 2025, 31: 106394. PMID: 41342815, PMCID: PMC12905679, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.106394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe value of a novel three-dimensional mitral valve index in the assessment of the haemodynamic severity of rheumatic mitral stenosis
Giffoni R, Hung J, Neto J, de Sousa Pinto A, Gomes N, Pantaleão A, de Magalhães Esteves W, Dal-Bianco J, Tan T, Levine R, Nunes M. The value of a novel three-dimensional mitral valve index in the assessment of the haemodynamic severity of rheumatic mitral stenosis. Echo Research & Practice 2025, 12: 33. PMID: 41219791, PMCID: PMC12606853, DOI: 10.1186/s44156-025-00094-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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