2019
Baseline Characteristics of the VANISH Cohort
Axelsson Raja A, Shi L, Day SM, Russell M, Zahka K, Lever H, Colan SD, Margossian R, Hall EK, Becker J, Jefferies JL, Patel AR, Choudhury L, Murphy AM, Canter C, Bach R, Taylor M, Mestroni L, Wheeler MT, Benson L, Owens AT, Rossano J, Lin KY, Pahl E, Pereira AC, Bundgaard H, Lewis GD, Vargas JD, Cirino AL, McMurray JJV, MacRae CA, Solomon SD, Orav EJ, Braunwald E, Ho CY. Baseline Characteristics of the VANISH Cohort. Circulation Heart Failure 2019, 12: e006231. PMID: 31813281, PMCID: PMC7219518, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.119.006231.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAngiotensin II Type 1 Receptor BlockersBrazilCanadaCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicChildDenmarkDisease ProgressionDouble-Blind MethodFemaleGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationPhenotypeRecovery of FunctionSarcomeresTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesValsartanYoung AdultConceptsAngiotensin receptor blockersHypertrophic cardiomyopathyReceptor blockersBaseline characteristicsImaging abnormalitiesPrimary cohortMutation carriersNew York Heart Association class IINew York Heart Association classFunctional class II symptomsOlder ageClass II symptomsNonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyNormal functional capacityPrevious trialsVentricular wall thicknessPeak oxygen consumptionPlacebo-controlled designCardiac magnetic resonanceGene mutation carriersLate gadolinium enhancementVANISH trialAdvanced diseaseAssociation classVentricular hypertrophy
2011
Doppler tissue imaging in children following cardiac transplantation: A comparison to catheter derived hemodynamics
Goldberg DJ, Quartermain MD, Glatz AC, Hall EK, Davis E, Kren SA, Hanna BD, Cohen MS. Doppler tissue imaging in children following cardiac transplantation: A comparison to catheter derived hemodynamics. Pediatric Transplantation 2011, 15: 488-494. PMID: 21518161, PMCID: PMC3140578, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2011.01503.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade cellular rejectionTricuspid EHeart transplantationCellular rejectionFilling pressureMean RAPVentricular filling pressurePediatric heart transplantationMean PCWPCardiac transplantationHeart transplantDoppler tissueElevated PCWPMyocardial velocitiesProspective analysisTransplantationRejection statusPCWPChildrenSubjectsPrevious studiesTransplantHemodynamicsRejection
2010
Brain‐type natriuretic peptide correlates with right heart pressures in a cross section of pediatric heart transplant patients
Hall EK, Glatz AC, Quartermain MD, Ravishankar C, Kaufman B, Cohen MS, Hanna BD, Goldberg DJ. Brain‐type natriuretic peptide correlates with right heart pressures in a cross section of pediatric heart transplant patients. Pediatric Transplantation 2010, 15: 70-74. PMID: 21199206, DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3046.2010.01421.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain-type natriuretic peptide levelsRejection gradeHeart transplantationHemodynamic measurementsSerum brain-type natriuretic peptide levelsPediatric heart transplant patientsCellular rejection gradeInvasive hemodynamic measurementsNatriuretic peptide levelsHeart transplant patientsRight heart pressuresRight-sided pressuresMonitoring of childrenBNP correlatesCellular rejectionTransplant patientsAdult patientsCardiac catheterizationHeart failureHeart pressuresPediatric patientsHemodynamic parametersPeptide levelsPg/Peptide correlates