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Left Atrial Phasic Function by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking Is a Strong Predictor of Incident Cardiovascular Events by Chirinos, Julio A, Sardana, Mayank, Ansari, Bilal, Satija, Vaibhav, Kuriakose, Daniel, Edelstein, Ilaina, Oldland, Garrett, Miller, Rachana, Gaddam, Swetha, Lee, Jonathan, Suri, Arpita, Akers, Scott R

“…The prognostic importance of left atrial (LA) dysfunction is increasingly recognized. Magnetic resonance imaging can provide excellent visualization of the LA…”
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Impact of Diabetes Mellitus on Ventricular Structure, Arterial Stiffness, and Pulsatile Hemodynamics in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction by Chirinos, Julio A, Bhattacharya, Priyanka, Kumar, Anupam, Proto, Elizabeth, Konda, Prasad, Segers, Patrick, Akers, Scott R, Townsend, Raymond R, Zamani, Payman

“…Background Heterogeneity in the underlying processes that contribute to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ( HF p EF ) is increasingly recognized…”
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Serum Albumin Is a Marker of Myocardial Fibrosis, Adverse Pulsatile Aortic Hemodynamics, and Prognosis in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction by Prenner, Stuart B, Pillutla, Raj, Yenigalla, Sowjanya, Gaddam, Sowmya, Lee, Jonathan, Obeid, Mary Jo, Ans, Armghan Haider, Jehangir, Qasim, Kim, Jessica, Zamani, Payman, Mazurek, Jeremy A, Akers, Scott R, Chirinos, Julio A

“…Background Data regarding the phenotypic correlates and prognostic value of albumin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) are scarce. The…”
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Dynamic Changes of FDG Uptake and Clearance in Normal Tissues by Cheng, Gang, Alavi, Abass, Lim, Esther, Werner, Thomas J., Del Bello, Catherine V., Akers, Scott R

“…Purpose This study aims to evaluate dynamic 2-deoxy-2-[ 18 F]fluoro- d -glucose (FDG) uptake in normal tissues. Procedures Thirty male patients underwent FDG…”
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Axial Muscle Size as a Strong Predictor of Death in Subjects With and Without Heart Failure by Kumar, Anupam, Ansari, Bilal A, Kim, Jessica, Suri, Arpita, Gaddam, Sowmya, Yenigalla, Sowjanya, Vanjarapu, Jagan M, Selvaraj, Senthil, Tamvada, Dheera, Lee, Jonathan, Akers, Scott R, Chirinos, Julio A

“…Background The impact of skeletal muscle size, quantified using simple noninvasive images routinely obtained during cardiac magnetic resonance imaging studies…”
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Aging is Associated With an Earlier Arrival of Reflected Waves Without a Distal Shift in Reflection Sites by Phan, Timothy S., Li, John K.‐J., Segers, Patrick, Reddy‐Koppula, Maheswara, Akers, Scott R., Kuna, Samuel T., Gislason, Thorarinn, Pack, Allan I., Chirinos, Julio A.

“…Background Despite pronounced increases in central pulse wave velocity (PWV) with aging, reflected wave transit time (RWTT), traditionally defined as the…”
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Arterial Properties as Determinants of Left Ventricular Mass and Fibrosis in Severe Aortic Stenosis: Findings From ACRIN PA 4008 by Chirinos, Julio A, Akers, Scott R, Schelbert, Erik, Snyder, Bradley S, Witschey, Walter R, Jacob, Ron M, Jamis-Dow, Carlos, Ansari, Bilal, Lee, Jonathan, Segers, Patrick, Schnall, Mitchell, Cavalcante, João L

“…Background The role of arterial load in severe aortic stenosis is increasingly recognized. However, patterns of pulsatile load and their implications in this…”
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Heart Failure, Left Ventricular Remodeling, and Circulating Nitric Oxide Metabolites by Chirinos, Julio A., Akers, Scott R., Trieu, Lien, Ischiropoulos, Harry, Doulias, Paschalis‐Thomas, Tariq, Ali, Vasim, Izzah, Koppula, Maheswara R., Syed, Amer Ahmed, Soto‐Calderon, Haideliza, Townsend, Raymond R., Cappola, Thomas P., Margulies, Kenneth B., Zamani, Payman

“…Background Stable plasma nitric oxide (NO) metabolites (NOM), composed predominantly of nitrate and nitrite, are attractive biomarkers of NO bioavailability…”
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Beta‐Blocker Use Is Associated With Impaired Left Atrial Function in Hypertension by Sardana, Mayank, Syed, Amer Ahmed, Hashmath, Zeba, Phan, Timothy S., Koppula, Maheswara R., Kewan, Uzma, Ahmed, Zoubair, Chandamuri, Ravikantha, Varakantam, Swapna, Shah, Ejaz, Gorz, Ryan, Akers, Scott R., Chirinos, Julio A.

“…Background Impaired left atrial (LA) mechanical function is present in hypertension and likely contributes to various complications, including atrial…”
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Spectrum of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Proliferation: Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia, Tumorlet, and Carcinoids by CHI WAN KOO, BALIFF, Jeffrey P, TORIGIAN, Drew A, LITZKY, Leslie A, GEFTER, Warren B, AKERS, Scott R

“…The objectives of this article are to review the radiologic, pathologic, and clinical features of diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia,…”
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A unified mechanism for the water hammer pulse and pulsus bisferiens in severe aortic regurgitation: Insights from wave intensity analysis by Chirinos, Julio A., Akers, Scott R., Vierendeels, Jan A., Segers, Patrick

“…The carotid bisferiens pulse and the radial water hammer pulse are typical of severe chronic aortic regurgitation. Little is known about the mechanism of these…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Known or Suspected Congenital Heart Disease in the Adult by Woodard, Pamela K., MD, Ho, Vincent B., MD, MBA, Akers, Scott R., MD, Beache, Garth, MD, Brown, Richard K.J., MD, Cummings, Kristopher W., MD, Greenberg, S. Bruce, MD, Min, James K., MD, Stillman, Arthur E., MD, PhD, Stojanovska, Jadranka, MD, MS, Jacobs, Jill E., MD

“…Abstract The incidence of congenital heart disease (CHD) has been increasing in the adult patient population in part as a result of better patient survival…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Chronic Chest Pain—High Probability of Coronary Artery Disease by Akers, Scott R., MD, Panchal, Vandan, MD, MPH, Ho, Vincent B., MD, MBA, Beache, Garth M., MD, Brown, Richard K.J., MD, Ghoshhajra, Brian B., MD, Greenberg, S. Bruce, MD, Hsu, Joe Y., MD, Kicska, Gregory A., MD, PhD, Min, James K., MD, Stillman, Arthur E., MD, PhD, Stojanovska, Jadranka, MD, MS, Abbara, Suhny, MD, Jacobs, Jill E., MD

“…Abstract In patients with chronic chest pain in the setting of high probability of coronary artery disease (CAD), imaging has major and diverse roles. First,…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria Acute Nonspecific Chest Pain—Low Probability of Coronary Artery Disease by Hoffmann, Udo, MD, MPH, Akers, Scott R., MD, Brown, Richard K.J., MD, Cummings, Kristopher W., MD, Cury, Ricardo C., MD, Greenberg, S. Bruce, MD, Ho, Vincent B., MD, MBA, Hsu, Joe Y., MD, Min, James K., MD, Panchal, Kalpesh K., MD, Stillman, Arthur E., MD, PhD, Woodard, Pamela K., MD, Jacobs, Jill E., MD

“…Abstract Primary imaging options in patients at low risk for coronary artery disease (CAD) who present with undifferentiated chest pain and without signs of…”
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria Asymptomatic Patient at Risk for Coronary Artery Disease by Earls, James P., MD, Woodard, Pamela K., MD, Abbara, Suhny, MD, Akers, Scott R., MD, Araoz, Philip A., MD, Cummings, Kristopher, MD, Cury, Ricardo C., MD, Dorbala, Sharmila, MD, Hoffmann, Udo, MD, MPH, Hsu, Joe Y., MD, Jacobs, Jill E., MD, Min, James K., MD

“…Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Coronary artery disease has a long…”
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Circulating Dephospho-Uncarboxylated Matrix Gla-Protein Is Associated With Kidney Dysfunction and Arterial Stiffness by Puzantian, Houry, Akers, Scott R, Oldland, Garrett, Javaid, Khuzaima, Miller, Rachana, Ge, Yueya, Ansari, Bilal, Lee, Jonathan, Suri, Arpita, Hasmath, Zeba, Townsend, Raymond, Chirinos, Julio A

“…Abstract BACKGROUND Large artery stiffening is increased in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) but likely develops progressively in earlier stages of CKD…”
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Right Atrial Phasic Function in Heart Failure With Preserved and Reduced Ejection Fraction by Jain, Snigdha, Kuriakose, Daniel, Edelstein, Ilaina, Ansari, Bilal, Oldland, Garrett, Gaddam, Swetha, Javaid, Khuzaima, Manaktala, Pritika, Lee, Jonathan, Miller, Rachana, Akers, Scott R., Chirinos, Julio A.

“…This study researched right atrial (RA) deformation indexes and their association with all-cause mortality among subjects with or without heart failure (HF)…”
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Differential Background Clearance of Fluorodeoxyglucose Activity in Normal Tissues and its Clinical Significance by Cheng, Gang, MD, PhD, Alavi, Abass, Lee, Nam Ju, MD, Akers, Scott R., MD, PhD

“…The clearance of 2-deoxy-2-[18F]fluoro- d -glucose (FDG) activity in normal tissues varies significantly with extended distribution time. Although most tissues…”
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Usefulness of Left Ventricular Strain by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature-Tracking to Predict Cardiovascular Events in Patients With and Without Heart Failure by Sardana, Mayank, Konda, Prasad, Hashmath, Zeba, Oldland, Garrett, Gaddam, Swetha, Miller, Rachana, Satija, Vaibhav, Ansari, Bilal, Lee, Jonathan, Mustafa, Anique, Akers, Scott R., Chirinos, Julio A.

“…There is controversy regarding the utility of left ventricular (LV) mechanics assessed by feature-tracking steady-state free-precession (FT-SSFP), a readily…”
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Poor Glycemic Control Is Associated With Increased Extracellular Volume Fraction in Diabetes by Al-Badri, Ahmed, Hashmath, Zeba, Oldland, Garrett H, Miller, Rachana, Javaid, Khuzaima, Syed, Amer Ahmed, Ansari, Bilal, Gaddam, Swetha, Witschey, Walter R, Akers, Scott R, Chirinos, Julio A

“…We assessed whether poor glycemic control is associated with an increase in myocardial fibrosis among adults with diabetes. We studied 47 adults with type 2…”
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