2007
Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Shocks Increase T‐Wave Alternans
LAMPERT R, SOUFER R, McPHERSON CA, BATSFORD WP, TIRADO S, EARLEY C, GOLDBERG A, SHUSTERMAN V. Implantable Cardioverter‐Defibrillator Shocks Increase T‐Wave Alternans. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2007, 18: 512-517. PMID: 17428273, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00787.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRepolarization instabilityQRS duration changesImplantable defibrillator shocksAmbulatory ECG monitoringT-wave alternansNorepinephrine levelsCoronary diseaseICD shocksSympathetic stimulationVentricular arrhythmiasInduced arrhythmiasVentricular arrhythmogenesisDefibrillator shocksQRS durationQT intervalSedated stateAdequate preClinical implicationsDefibrillation therapyECG monitoringRR intervalsHolter dataBaseline statePatientsArrhythmias
1995
Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance
Arrighi J, Soufer R. Left ventricular diastolic function: Physiology, methods of assessment, and clinical significance. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 1995, 2: 525-543. PMID: 9420835, DOI: 10.1016/s1071-3581(05)80045-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiastolic functionVentricular fillingHeart failureElevated pulmonary venous pressureNormal systolic ventricular functionSystolic ventricular functionNormal systolic functionCongestive heart failurePulmonary venous pressureCoronary artery diseaseCalcium channel blockersEarly ventricular fillingHealthy elderly subjectsMitral valve closureBeta blockersSystolic functionArtery diseaseCardiac catheterizationSuch patientsValvular diseaseVenous pressureVentricular functionOptimal therapyRadionuclide angiographyMyocardial compliance
1992
Long-term outcome in patients with congestive heart failure and intact systolic left ventricular performance
Setaro J, Soufer R, Remetz M, Perlmutter R, Zaret B. Long-term outcome in patients with congestive heart failure and intact systolic left ventricular performance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1992, 69: 1212-1216. PMID: 1575193, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(92)90938-u.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureLV systolic functionLV ejection fractionLong-term outcomesThird heart soundCardiovascular eventsCardiovascular mortalitySystolic functionEjection fractionHeart failurePulmonary edemaAverage LV ejection fractionRecurrent congestive heart failureNormal LV systolic functionLeft ventricular systolic performanceSame favorable prognosisLV diastolic dysfunctionAcute pulmonary edemaFuture cardiovascular eventsHypertensive heart diseaseVentricular systolic performanceCoronary artery diseaseHeart soundNoncardiovascular mortalityCardiovascular morbidity
1990
Usefulness of verapamil for congestive heart failure associated with abnormal left ventricular diastolic filling and normal left ventricular systolic performance
Setaro J, Zaret B, Schulman D, Black H, Soufer R. Usefulness of verapamil for congestive heart failure associated with abnormal left ventricular diastolic filling and normal left ventricular systolic performance. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1990, 66: 981-986. PMID: 2220622, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(90)90937-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCongestive heart failureNormal left ventricular systolic performanceLeft ventricular diastolic fillingLeft ventricular systolic performanceVentricular diastolic fillingVentricular systolic performanceDiastolic fillingBlood pressureHeart failureSystolic performanceAbnormal left ventricular diastolic fillingThallium-201 stress scintigraphyAbnormal diastolic fillingEDV/sHeart failure scoreSignificant valvular diseaseMean ejection fractionDiastolic blood pressureSystolic blood pressureLeft ventricular functionPeak filling rateOral verapamilExercise capacityPlacebo valuesSystolic function
1985
Intact systolic left ventricular function in clinical congestive heart failure
Soufer R, Wohlgelernter D, Vita N, Amuchestegui M, Sostman H, Berger H, Zaret B. Intact systolic left ventricular function in clinical congestive heart failure. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1985, 55: 1032-1036. PMID: 3984863, DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(85)90741-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedCardiac OutputHeart FailureHeart VentriclesHumansMiddle AgedRadionuclide ImagingStroke VolumeSystoleConceptsClinical congestive heart failureIntact systolic functionCongestive heart failurePeak filling rateSystolic functionDiastolic functionHeart failureClinical CHFSignificant left ventricular systolic dysfunctionLeft ventricular systolic dysfunctionAbnormal diastolic functionVentricular systolic dysfunctionCoronary artery diseaseTreatment of patientsOptimal therapeutic strategyNuclear cardiology laboratoryCHF scoreDiastolic dysfunctionSystemic hypertensionSystolic dysfunctionArtery diseaseVentricular functionRadionuclide evaluationSignificant abnormalitiesClinical impression