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Independent association between obstructive sleep apnea and subclinical coronary artery disease by Sorajja, Dan, Gami, Apoor S, Somers, Virend K, Behrenbeck, Thomas R, Garcia-Touchard, Arturo, Lopez-Jimenez, Francisco

“…Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with coronary risk factors, but it is unknown if OSA is associated with development of coronary disease. We…”
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Diagnostic Capability of Comprehensive Handheld vs Transthoracic Echocardiography by Cullen, Michael W., MD, Blauwet, Lori A., MD, Vatury, Ori M., MD, Mulvagh, Sharon L., MD, Behrenbeck, Thomas R., MD, PhD, Scott, Christopher G., MS, Pellikka, Patricia A., MD

“…Abstract Objective To assess the diagnostic capability of handheld echocardiography (HHE) compared with transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) performed and…”
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Characterization of blood borne microparticles as markers of premature coronary calcification in newly menopausal women by Jayachandran, Muthuvel, Litwiller, Robert D, Owen, Whyte G, Heit, John A, Behrenbeck, Thomas, Mulvagh, Sharon L, Araoz, Philip A, Budoff, Matthew J, Harman, S Mitchell, Miller, Virginia M

“…While the risk for symptomatic atherosclerotic disease increases after menopause, currently recognized risk factors do not identify ongoing disease processes…”
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Computed Tomographic Coronary Artery Calcium Assessment for Evaluating Chest Pain in the Emergency Department: Long-term Outcome of a Prospective Blind Study by Laudon, Dennis A., MD, Behrenbeck, Thomas R., MD, PhD, Wood, Christina M., MS, Bailey, Kent R., PhD, Callahan, Christopher M., MD, Breen, Jerome F., MD, Vukov, Larry F., MD

“…OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term outcome of computed tomographic (CT) quantification of coronary artery calcium (CAC) used as a triage tool for patients…”
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Early Changes in Myocardial Microcirculation in Asymptomatic Hypercholesterolemic Subjects: As Detected by Perfusion CT by Behrenbeck, Thomas R., McCollough, Cynthia H., Miller, Wayne L., Williamson, Eric E., Leng, Shuai, Kline, Timothy L., Ritman, Erik L.

“…Intramyocardial microvessels show functional changes in early stages of atherosclerosis prior to epicardial coronary artery stenosis. However, clinical CT does…”
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Outcomes in patients with chest pain evaluated in a chest pain unit: The Chest Pain Evaluation in the Emergency Room study cohort by Cullen, Michael W., MD, Reeder, Guy S., MD, Farkouh, Michael E., MD, MSc, Kopecky, Stephen L., MD, Smars, Peter A., MD, Behrenbeck, Thomas R., MD, PhD, Allison, Thomas G., PhD, MPH

“…Background Limited data exist on the long-term outcomes of patients who undergo evaluation in a chest pain unit (CPU). Methods Our study included patients with…”
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Coronary microcirculation changes in non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy identified by novel perfusion CT by Miller, Wayne L., Behrenbeck, Thomas R., McCollough, Cynthia H., Williamson, Eric E., Leng, Shuai, Kline, Timothy L., Ritman, Erik L.

“…Intramyocardial microvessels demonstrate functional changes in cardiomyopathies. However, clinical computed tomography (CT) does not have adequate spatial…”
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Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Coronary Artery Calcification in a Primary Prevention Population by Kermott, Cindy A., Schroeder, Darrell R., Kopecky, Stephen L., Behrenbeck, Thomas R.

“…To elucidate whether cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is protective or contributory to coronary artery disease plaque burden. Study participants were working…”
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Secondary hypertension: Current diagnosis and treatment by Chiong, Jun R, Aronow, Wilbert S, Khan, Ijaz A, Nair, Chandra K, Vijayaraghavan, Krishnaswami, Dart, Richard A, Behrenbeck, Thomas R, Geraci, Stephen A

“…Abstract Secondary hypertension affects a small but significant number of the hypertensive population and, unlike primary hypertension, is a potentially…”
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Erratum to: Early Changes in Myocardial Microcirculation in Asymptomatic Hypercholesterolemic Subjects: As Detected by Perfusion CT by Behrenbeck, Thomas R., McCollough, Cynthia H., Miller, Wayne L., Williamson, Eric E., Leng, Shuai, Kline, Timothy L., Ritman, Erik L.

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Assessment of cardiovascular risk status at CT colonography by Davila, Jesse A, Johnson, C Daniel, Behrenbeck, Thomas R, Hoskin, Tanya L, Harmsen, William S

“…To retrospectively determine whether calcium scores of the abdominal aorta obtained during computed tomographic (CT) colonography relate to Framingham risk…”
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Minimally invasive evaluation of coronary microvascular function by electron beam computed tomography by MÖHLENKAMP, Stefan, LERMAN, Lilach O, LERMAN, Amir, BEHRENBECK, Thomas R, KATUSIC, Zvonimir S, SHEEDY, Patrick F, RITMAN, Erik L

“…We previously demonstrated that in vivo electron-beam computed tomography (EBCT)-based indicator-dilution methods provide an estimate of intramyocardial blood…”
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Intramyocardial blood volume, perfusion and transit time in response to embolization of different sized microvessels by MÖHLENKAMP, Stefan, BEIGHLEY, Patricia E, PFEIFER, Eric A, BEHRENBECK, Thomas R, SHEEDY, Patrick F, RITMAN, Erik L

“…To study the role of the coronary microcirculation in response to different-sized microemboli, we measured changes in intramyocardial microvascular blood…”
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Coronary microvascular functional reserve: quantification of long-term changes with electron-beam CT preliminary results in a porcine model by Möhlenkamp, S, Behrenbeck, T R, Lerman, A, Lerman, L O, Pankratz, V S, Sheedy, 2nd, P F, Weaver, A L, Ritman, E L

“…To evaluate the ability of electron-beam computed tomography (CT) to help quantify long-term changes in coronary microvascular functional reserve in a porcine…”
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Pilot study of sex differences in chemokine/cytokine markers of atherosclerosis in humans by Leung, Joseph, BS, Jayachandran, Muthuvel, PhD, Kendall-Thomas, June, Behrenbeck, Thomas, MD, Araoz, Philip, MD, Miller, Virginia M., PhD

“…Abstract Background: Atherogenic processes increase in women after menopause, when the risk of cardiovascular adverse events approaches that observed in…”
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Impact of gender on rest Tc-99m sestamibi-gated left ventricular ejection fraction by Kane, Garvan C., Hauser, Mary F., Behrenbeck, Thomas R., Miller, Todd D., Gibbons, Raymond J., Christian, Timothy F.

“…Left ventricular ejection fraction was measured during the same technetium-99m sestamibi study in 239 patients by first-pass and gated single-photon emission…”
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Benzocaine-induced methemoglobinemia based on the Mayo Clinic experience from 28 478 transesophageal echocardiograms: incidence, outcomes, and predisposing factors by Kane, Garvan C, Hoehn, Suzette M, Behrenbeck, Thomas R, Mulvagh, Sharon L

“…The potentially life-threatening condition of methemoglobinemia is characterized by cyanosis, low pulse oximetric readings, and normal arterial Po(2) values…”
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Mismatch of left ventricular function and infarct size demonstrated by technetium-99m isonitrile imaging after reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction: Identification of myocardial stunning and hyperkinesia by Christian, Timothy F., Behrenbeck, Thomas, Pellikka, Patricia A., Huber, Kenneth C., Chesebro, James H., Gibbons, Raymond J.

“…Quantitation of perfusion defect size using tomographic imaging with technetium-99m-hexakis-2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile was performed at the time of hospital…”
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Relation of left ventricular volume and function over one year after acute myocardial infarction to infarct size determined by technetium-99m sestamibi by Christian, Timothy F., Behrenbeck, Thomas, Gersh, Bernard J., Gibbons, Raymond J.

“…Twenty patients with a first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (15 anterior, 5 inferior) who received successful reperfusion therapy underwent tomographic…”
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Left atrial remodelling in mitral regurgitation-methodologic approach, physiological determinants, and outcome implications: a prospective quantitative Doppler-echocardiographic and electron beam-computed tomographic study by Messika-Zeitoun, David, Bellamy, Michael, Avierinos, Jean-Francois, Breen, Jerome, Eusemann, Christian, Rossi, Andrea, Behrenbeck, Thomas, Scott, Christopher, Tajik, Jamil A., Enriquez-Sarano, Maurice

“…Aims To define accurate and normal range of echocardiographic left atrial (LA) volume measurement and to assess the prevalence, determinants, and outcome…”
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