2008
Pacemaker Therapy for Early and Late Sinus Node Dysfunction in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients: A Single‐Center Experience
LUEBBERT JJ, LEE FA, ROSENFELD LE. Pacemaker Therapy for Early and Late Sinus Node Dysfunction in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Recipients: A Single‐Center Experience. Pacing And Clinical Electrophysiology 2008, 31: 1108-1112. PMID: 18834460, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01149.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOrthotopic heart transplantationSinus node dysfunctionOHT recipientsEarly complicationsTransplant recipientsLate sinus node dysfunctionSignificant sinus node dysfunctionOrthotopic heart transplant recipientsHeart transplant clinicMean age 50.2Heart transplant recipientsSingle-center experienceAge 50.2Electrophysiology serviceTransplant clinicHeart transplantationHeart transplantPermanent pacemakerLikely multifactorialPacemaker therapyLarge cohortPatientsAmbulatory monitoringRecipientsPacemaker
1996
Prognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation
Verhoeven P, Lee F, Ramahi T, Franco K, de Leon C, Amatruda J, Gorham N, Mattera J, Wackers F. Prognostic value of noninvasive testing one year after orthotopic cardiac transplantation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1996, 28: 183-189. PMID: 8752812, DOI: 10.1016/0735-1097(96)00094-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary artery vasculopathyOrthotopic cardiac transplantationCardiac transplantationEquilibrium radionuclide angiographyPrognostic valueRadionuclide angiographyClinical variablesNoninvasive testingHuman leukocyte antigen mismatchesStress thallium-201 imagingThallium-201 myocardial perfusion imagingConsecutive transplant recipientsRoutine noninvasive testingStress myocardial imagingCold ischemic timeStress myocardial perfusionThallium-201 imagingTwo-dimensional echocardiographyNoninvasive diagnostic testingMyocardial perfusion imagingOnly significant predictorAntigen mismatchesLate deathsTransplant recipientsIschemic time
1995
Medical Therapy and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Lessons from Clinical Trials
Ramahi T, Lee F. Medical Therapy and Prognosis in Chronic Heart Failure Lessons from Clinical Trials. Cardiology Clinics 1995, 13: 5-26. PMID: 7796432, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30058-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic heart failureLeft ventricular dysfunctionIntermediate-term improvementVentricular dysfunctionClinical trialsHeart failureLong-term improvementHemodynamic improvementLong-term effectsFunctional capacityShort-term hemodynamic improvementSystolic left ventricular dysfunctionChronic left ventricular dysfunctionACE inhibitor therapyRole of diureticsImmediate symptomatic reliefMajor clinical trialsSympathetic nervous systemMarker of prognosisGoal of therapyPure vasodilationAldosterone systemDirect vasodilatorAcute stabilizationPharmacologic therapy
1988
Treatment of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient
Lee F. Treatment of the Hemodynamically Unstable Patient. Cardiology Clinics 1988, 6: 63-79. PMID: 3048675, DOI: 10.1016/s0733-8651(18)30502-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary muscle ruptureRight ventricular infarctionAcute myocardial infarctionVentricular free wallHypotension-bradycardiaCardiogenic shockAutonomic disturbancesHemodynamic instabilityMuscle ruptureVentricular infarctionPulmonary edemaUnstable patientsClinical syndromeMyocardial infarctionFree wallInfarctionRuptureEdemaPatientsPathogenesisSyndromeDiagnosis