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Atrial Septostomy: A Contemporary Review by Al Maluli, Hayan, DeStephan, Christine M., Alvarez, René J., Sandoval, Julio

“…ABSTRACT Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a rare disease, but it boasts significant morbidity and mortality. Although remarkable achievements have been…”
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Outcomes of Mechanical Circulatory Support for Giant Cell Myocarditis: A Systematic Review by Patel, Preeyal M, Saxena, Abhiraj, Wood, Chelsey T, O'Malley, Thomas J, Maynes, Elizabeth J, Entwistle, John W C, Massey, H Todd, Pirlamarla, Preethi R, Alvarez, René J, Cooper, Leslie T, Rame, J Eduardo, Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang

“…Treatment of giant cell myocarditis (GCM) can require bridging to orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) or recovery with mechanical circulatory support (MCS)…”
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Aldosterone Antagonists in Heart Failure by Miller, Susan E, Alvarez, René J

“…BACKGROUND:Chronic, systolic heart failure is an increasing and costly health problem, and treatments based on pathophysiology have evolved that include the…”
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Intravenous immune globulin in the therapy of peripartum cardiomyopathy by Bozkurt, Biykem, Villaneuva, Flordeliza S, Holubkov, Richard, Tokarczyk, Tammy, Alvarez, René J, MacGowan, Guy A, Murali, Srinivas, Rosenblum, Warren D, Feldman, Arthur M, McNamara, Dennis M

“…OBJECTIVES We sought to evaluate the effect of therapy with intravenous immune globulin on recovery of left ventricular function in women presenting with…”
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Outcomes of outflow graft stenting in HeartMate 3 left ventricular assist devices: A systematic review and individual patient data meta‐analysis by Patil, Sanath, Ahmad, Danial, Shah, Kishori, Vishnevsky, Alec, Ruggiero, Nicholas J., Rajapreyar, Indranee N., Rame, J. Eduardo, Alvarez, Rene J., Rajagopal, Keshava, Entwistle, John W., Massey, Howard T., Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang

“…Purpose LVAD outflow graft stenosis continues to remain prevalent with a high complication rate. We sought to pool the existing evidence on indications,…”
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Expression of proinflammatory cytokines in the failing human heart: comparison of recent-onset and end-stage congestive heart failure by Kubota, T, Miyagishima, M, Alvarez, R J, Kormos, R, Rosenblum, W D, Demetris, A J, Semigran, M J, Dec, G W, Holubkov, R, McTiernan, C F, Mann, D L, Feldman, A M, McNamara, D M

“…Plasma levels of proinflammatory cytokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and interleukin (IL)-6, are elevated in patients with congestive heart…”
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Coronary angiography predicts improved outcome following cardiac arrest: propensity-adjusted analysis by Reynolds, Joshua C, Callaway, Clifton W, El Khoudary, Samar R, Moore, Charity G, Alvarez, René J, Rittenberger, Jon C

“…Determine if clinical parameters of resuscitated patients predict coronary angiography (CATH) performance and if receiving CATH after cardiac arrest is…”
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Catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Siddiqui, Muhammad U, Junarta, Joey, Riley, Joshua M, Ahmed, Adnan, Pasha, Ahmed K, Limbrick, Kolin, Alvarez, Rene J, Frisch, Daniel R

“…Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) is a proven alternative to pharmacologic rhythm control in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection…”
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A Positive 2-Item Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Screen Among Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients is Associated With Elevated 12-Month Mortality by Rollman, Bruce L., MD, MPH, Herbeck Belnap, Bea, DrBiolHum, Mazumdar, Sati, PhD, Houck, Patricia R., MS, He, Fanyin, BS, Alvarez, Rene J., MD, Schulberg, Herbert C., PhD, Reynolds, Charles F., MD, McNamara, Dennis M., MD

“…Abstract Background Given the association of depression with poorer cardiac outcomes, an American Heart Association Science Advisory has advocated routine…”
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Deficient Smad7 Expression: A Putative Molecular Defect in Scleroderma by Dong, Chunming, Zhu, Shoukang, Wang, Tao, Yoon, Woohyun, Li, Zhiru, Alvarez, Rene J., Dijke, Peter ten, White, Barbara, Wigley, Fredrick M., Goldschmidt-Clermont, Pascal J.

“…Scleroderma is a chronic systemic disease that leads to fibrosis of affected organs. Transforming growth factor (TGF) β has been implicated in the pathogenesis…”
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Leadership Practices, Organization Structure, and Other Factors Associated with Higher 2022-2023 US News and World Report Ranking by Sankisa, Divya, Tatum, Robert, Saxena, Abhiraj, Whellan, David J, Alvarez, Rene J, Morris, Rohinton J, Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang

“…U.S. News and World Report 2022-2023 hospital rankings were used to investigate the leadership practices and organizational structure of ranked healthcare…”
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PCI for acute myocardial infarction in patients with a pre‐existing LVAD, does it improve survival? by Warner, Eric D., Ullah, Waqas, Farber, Jason, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Vishnevsky, Alec, Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang, Alvarez, Rene J., Rajapreyar, Indranee N.

“…Background It is well established that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a life‐saving procedure for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the general…”
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Cardiac Amyloidosis and Aortic Stenosis by Riley, Joshua M., Junarta, Joey, Ullah, Waqas, Siddiqui, Muhammad U., Anzelmi, Alexander, Ruge, Max, Vishnevsky, Alec, Alvarez, Rene J., Ruggiero, Nicholas J., Rajapreyar, Indranee N., Brailovsky, Yevgeniy

“…Aortic stenosis (AS) and cardiac amyloidosis (CA) occur concomitantly in a significant number of patients and portend a higher risk of all-cause mortality…”
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Clinical outcome of TAVR vs SAVR in patients with cardiac amyloidosis by Khan, Muhammad Zubair, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Vishnevsky, Oleg (Alec), Baqi, Abdul, Patel, KirtenKumar, Alvarez, Rene J.

“…Data regarding the clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) vs. surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in cardiac amyloidosis are…”
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Determinants of pulmonary hypertension in patients with end-stage kidney disease and arteriovenous access by Warner, Eric D., Corsi, Douglas R., Jimenez, Diana, Bierowski, Matthew, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Oliveros, Estefania, Alvarez, Rene J., Kumar, Vineeta, Bhardwaj, Anju, Rajapreyar, Indranee N.

“…Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) is a sequela of arteriovenous (AV) fistulas (AVF) or AV grafts (AVG) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) due to the…”
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The impact of the OPTN policy change on patients with a durable left ventricular assist device and chronic kidney disease: Analysis of the UNOS database by Warner, Eric D., Pritting, Christopher, Dutta, Sawan, Bierowski, Matthew, Ullah, Waqas, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Kittleson, Michelle, Alvarez, Rene J., Rame, J. Eduardo, Hajduczok, Alexander, Kumar, Vineeta, Ahmad, Danial, Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang, Rajapreyar, Indranee N.

“…Background The Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) implemented modifications in 2018 to the adult heart transplant allocation system to better…”
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Peri‐operative fever and LVAD: SIRS or impaired right ventricular strain? by Marek‐Iannucci, Stefanie, Wildemann, Riley, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Dyer, Samuel, Gamero, Maria T., Alvarez, Rene J., Rame, Eduardo, Massey, Howard T., Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang, Thoma, Brandi, Rajapreyar, Indranee N.

“…Background An inflammatory milieu after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation is associated with multi‐organ dysfunction and pre‐operative…”
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Preemptive temporary right ventricular assist device implantation for severe biventricular heart failure: A case series by Miyamoto, Takuma, Rahimov, Daler, Ahmad, Danial, Wood, Chelsey T, Leong, Ron, Marek-Iannucci, Stefanie, Brailovsky, Yevgeniy, Rajapreyar, Indranee, Rame, J Eduardo, Alvarez, Rene J, Entwistle, John W, Tchantchaleishvili, Vakhtang, Massey, Howard T

“…We sought to investigate the clinical results of preemptive temporary right ventricular assist device (RVAD) placement with left ventricular assist device…”
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Patients with Prosthetic Valves and Need for Left Ventricular Assist Device by Khan, Fatima, Singh, Abhishek, Alvarez, Rene J

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Outcomes of a hospital-wide plan to improve care of comatose survivors of cardiac arrest by Rittenberger, Jon C, Guyette, Francis X, Tisherman, Samuel A, DeVita, Michael A, Alvarez, Rene J, Callaway, Clifton W

“…Summary Background Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) improves outcomes in comatose survivors of cardiac arrest. Few hospitals have protocol-driven plans that…”
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