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Prevention of restenosis by lovastatin after successful coronary angioplasty by Sahni, R, Maniet, A R, Voci, G, Banka, V S

“…Prevention of restenosis after successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) remains a major challenge. To determine whether lovastatin…”
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Clinical use of posterior electrocardiographic leads: A prospective electrocardiographic analysis during coronary occlusion by Kulkarni, Anand U., Brown, Renee, Ayoubi, Maher, Banka, Vidya S.

“…Posterior electrocardiographic leads have been described for quite a while; however, their use in diagnosing acute posterior wall myocardial infarction and…”
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The Relationship between Myocardial Blood Flow and Contraction by Myocardial Layer in the Canine Left Ventricle during Ischemia by WEINTRAUB, WILLIAM S, HATTORI, SHIGEHIKO, AGARWAL, JAI B, BODENHEIMER, MONTY M, BANKA, VIDYA S, HELFANT, RICHARD H

“…We investigated the relationship between regional myocardial blood flow (MBF) and segmental shortening in 17 open-chest dogs. The left anterior descending…”
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Subcutaneous heparin in postangioplasty management: comparative trial with intravenous heparin by Fail, P S, Maniet, A R, Banka, V S

“…Abrupt closure of a coronary artery after successful angioplasty remains a problem for the interventionalist. Many laboratories continue to administer heparin…”
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Prevention of myocardial ischemia during coronary angioplasty: a simple new method for distal antegrade arterial blood perfusion by Banka, V S, Trivedi, A, Patel, R, Ghusson, M, Voci, G

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Directional coronary atherectomy and progressive coronary dilatation: A comparative analysis of acute outcome by Jackson, Bernice D., Fail, Peter S., Bassi, Ashwani, Banka, Vidya S.

“…To evaluate the acute results and in-hospital complications of directional atherectomy (DCA) as compared to progressive coronary dilatation (PCD), we…”
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Effects of coronary angioplasty using progressive dilation on ostial stenosis of the left anterior descending artery by Brown, Renee, Kochar, Gurpreet, Maniet, Alan R., Banka, Vidya S.

“…Percutaneous transluminal coronary dilation of left anterior descending (LAD) ostial stenoses has been considered a high-risk procedure, because of its…”
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Effectiveness of decremental diameter balloon catheters (tapered balloon) by Banka, Vidya S., Baker, Howard A., Vemuri, Dwarka N., Voci, Gerardo, Maniet, Alan R.

“…Natural tapering of coronary arteries from larger proximal to smaller distal diameters often creates a dilemma for optimal balloon sizing during percutaneous…”
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Angioplasty of the septal perforators: acute outcome and long-term clinical efficacy by Vemuri, D N, Kochar, G S, Maniet, A R, Banka, V S

“…Critical stenosis of a large septal perforator artery can cause significant myocardial ischemia. Since septal perforators are generally not accessible for…”
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Progressive coronary dilation: an angioplasty technique that creates controlled arterial injury and reduces complications by Banka, V S, Kochar, G S, Maniet, A R, Voci, G

“…The incidence of dissection or acute closure during coronary angioplasty has remained unchanged in spite of increased operator experience and technologic…”
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Dual-balloon progressive coronary dilatation catheter: design and initial clinical experience by Banka, V S, Fail, P S, Kochar, G S, Maniet, A R

“…As newer interventional devices continue to enter the marketplace, balloon angioplasty remains the standard by which all devices are judged with regard to both…”
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Interventricular septal motion: biventricular angiographic assessment of its relative contribution to left and right ventricular contraction by Banka, V S, Agarwal, J B, Bodenheimer, M M, Helfant, R H

“…The interventricular septum (IVS) has conventionally been regarded as a functional part of the left ventricle (LV). To determine its normal range of motion,…”
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The effects of nifedipine on myocardial blood flow and contraction during ischemia in the dog by Weintraub, W S, Hattori, S, Agarwal, J B, Bodenheimer, M M, Banka, V S, Helfant, R H

“…Nifedipine has been proposed as an agent to preserve viability and function of ischemic myocardium. We studied 23 open-chest dogs that underwent…”
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Intervention ventriculography. Comparative value of nitroglycerin, post-extrasystolic potentiation and nitroglycerin plus post-extrasystolic potentiation by Banka, V S, Bodenheimer, M M, Shah, R, Helfant, R H

“…The comparative value of nitroglycerin (TNG), post-extrasystolic potentiation (PESP) and their combination (TNG + PESP) to unmask asynergic residual…”
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Coronary angioplasty of septal perforator by Trivedi, A, Voci, G, Banka, V S

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Coronary artery disease in women. How it is--and isn't--unique by Das, B N, Banka, V S

“…Various risk factors, such as smoking and diabetes, have an adverse effect on women's inherent biological protection from coronary artery disease (CAD). In…”
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Comparative sensitivity of the exercise electrocardiogram, thallium imaging and stress radionuclide angiography to detect the presence and severity of coronary heart disease by Bodenheimer, M M, Banka, V S, Fooshee, C M, Helfant, R H

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Contrasting ischemic contraction patterns by zone and layer in canine myocardium by Hattori, S, Weintraub, W S, Agarwal, J B, Bodenheimer, M M, Banka, V S, Helfant, R H

“…The effect of graded coronary occlusion on myocardial shortening in different zones of the left ventricle is not clear. Therefore, in 15 dogs ultrasonic…”
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Detection of coronary heart disease using radionuclide determined regional ejection fraction at rest and during handgrip exercise: correlation with coronary arteriography by Bodenheimer, M M, Banka, V S, Fooshee, C M, Gillespie, J A, Helfant, R H

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Reversible asynergy. Histopathologic and electrographic correlations in patients with coronary artery disease by Bodenheimer, M M, Banka, V S, Hermann, G A, Trout, R G, Pasdar, H, Helfant, R H

“…Histopathologic-electrographic studies of ventriculography depicted nitroglycerin responsive and unresponsive asynergic areas were performed in 25 patients. Of…”
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