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Regional and seasonal variations in the US emergency department visits for acute pericarditis by Patel, Brijesh, Shah, Mahek, Sheikh, Tarick, Dusaj, Raman

“…Since our study is based on an administrative database, it is prone to coding errors. In general Females are more likely to be affected by connective tissue…”
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Red Cell Distribution Width and Risk of Cardiovascular Mortality: Insights from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)-III by Shah, Neeraj, Pahuja, Mohit, Pant, Sadip, Handa, Aman, Agarwal, Vratika, Patel, Nileshkumar, Dusaj, Raman

“…Abstract Introduction Red cell distribution width (RDW) has been linked to cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine whether addition of RDW improved the…”
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Myopathy Associated With Statins and SGLT2 – A Review of Literature by Gupta, Rahul, Alcantara, Ryan, Popli, Tarun, Mahajan, Sugandhi, Tariq, Umair, Dusaj, Raman S., Malik, Aaqib H.

“…Drug-induced myopathy is a well-described clinical entity characterized by muscle damage leading to symptoms ranging from myalgias to rhabdomyolysis and acute…”
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Influence of Pregnancy in Patients With Congenital Long QT Syndrome by Garg, Lohit, Garg, Jalaj, Krishnamoorthy, Parasuram, Ahnert, Amy, Shah, Neeraj, Dusaj, Raman S, Bozorgnia, Babak

“…Congenital long QT syndrome (LQTS) is a disorder of myocardial repolarization and is characterized by a prolonged QT interval on an electrocardiogram. A…”
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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Inpatient Mortality in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Patel, Brijesh, Shah, Mahek, Dusaj, Raman, Maynard, Sharon, Patel, Nainesh

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an important risk factor for coronary artery disease, yet patients with CKD are less likely to undergo coronary angiography and…”
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Comparative accuracy of supine-only and combined supine-prone myocardial perfusion imaging in men by Taasan, Vicente, Wokhlu, Anita, Taasan, Michael V., Dusaj, Raman S., Mehta, Ajay, Kraft, Steven, Winchester, David, Wymer, David

“…Combined supine-prone myocardial perfusion imaging (CSP MPI) has been shown to reduce attenuation artifact in comparison to supine-only (SU) MPI in…”
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Simulation-based training of transesophageal echocardiography for cardiology fellows by Winchester, David E., Wokhlu, Anita, Dusaj, Raman S., Schmalfuss, Carsten M.

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Ventricular Septal Aneurysm Mimicking Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Mass in a Patient With Ventricular Septal Defect by Mehta, Nikhil A., Sabzwari, Syed Rafay Ali, Godil, Sara, Akbar, Ghulam, Dusaj, Raman, Shah, Neeraj

“…A 50-year-old man presented with an episode of chest pain. Cardiac magnetic resonance revealed the presence of a large ventricular septal aneurysm partially…”
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Clinical utility of inappropriate positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging: Test results and cardiovascular events by Winchester, David E., Chauffe, Ryan J., Meral, Ryan, Nguyen, Daniel, Ryals, Scott, Dusaj, Raman, Shaw, Leslee, Beyth, Rebecca J.

“…Appropriate use criteria for myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) were developed to categorize scenarios where MPI might be beneficial (appropriate) or not…”
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Pulmonary Hypertension in Hypertensive Patients: Association with Diastolic Dysfunction and Increased Pulmonary Vascular Resistance by Mukherjee, Monica, Mehta, Nishaki K., Connolly, James J., Dusaj, Raman S., Choi, Brian G., Katz, Richard J., Lewis, Jannet F.

“…Background Pulmonary hypertension (PH) in patients with systemic hypertension and preserved ejection fraction (PEF) has been described. However, the…”
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Metrics of Quality Care in Veterans: Correlation Between Primary‐Care Performance Measures and Inappropriate Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Winchester, David E., Kitchen, Andrew, Brandt, John C., Dusaj, Raman S., Virani, Salim S., Bradley, Steven M., Shaw, Leslee J., Beyth, Rebecca J.

“…ABSTRACT Background Approximately 10% to 20% of myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) tests are inappropriate based on professional‐society recommendations. The…”
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THE EFFECT OF ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION UPON ATTAINMENT OF GUIDELINE-BASED CHOLESTEROL GOALS by Michelis, Katherine C, Hassouna, Bassel, Owlia, Mina, Bader, Yousef, Clarke, Douglas V, Furmark, Lena, Khoury, Shireen, Kukar, Nina, Alhazmi, Rayan, Dusaj, Raman S, Toteja, Vandana, Young, Heather A, Choi, Brian G

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Estimation of right atrial and ventricular hemodynamics by CT coronary angiography by Dusaj, Raman S., MD, Michelis, Katherine C., BA, Terek, Megan, MD, Sanai, Reza, MD, MS, Mittal, Rajat, PhD, Lewis, Jannet F., MD, FACC, Zeman, Robert K., MD, FACR, Choi, Brian G., MD, MBA, FACC

“…Background Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) provides an accurate noninvasive alternative to the invasive assessment of coronary artery disease…”
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OBESITY IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH A DIFFERENTIAL OUTCOME FOLLOWING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY by Garg, Lohit, Agrawal, Sahil, Singh, Amitoj, Dusaj, Raman, Shirani, Jamshid

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VENTRICULAR SEPTAL ANEURYSM MIMICKING RIGHT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT (RVOT) MASS IN A PATIENT WITH VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT (VSD) by Mehta, Nikhil, Sabzwari, Syed Rafay Ali, Godil, Sara, Akbar, Ghulam, Dusaj, Raman Singh, Shah, Neeraj N.

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Trends in the use of echocardiography in pulmonary embolism by Patel, Brijesh, Shah, Mahek, Garg, Lohit, Agarwal, Manyoo, Martinez, Matthew, Dusaj, Raman

“…Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a devastating diagnosis which carries a high mortality risk. Echocardiography is often performed to risk stratify patients diagnosed…”
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PACEMAKER IMPLANTATION IN PATIENT WITH PERSISTENT LEFT SUPERIOR VENA CAVA (SVC) WITH ABSENT RIGHT SVC by Kimber, James, Sabzwari, Syed Rafay Ali, Mann, Kailyn, Ayele, Hiwot, Bozorgnia, Babak, Dusaj, Raman

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TRAUMATIC TRICUSPID REGURGITATION: WHEN TO OPERATE by Akbar, Ghulam, Garg, Lohit, Rafay, Syed, Sabzwari, Ali, Vikram, Fnu, Dusaj, Raman

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A complete heart block in a young male: a case report and review of literature of cardiac sarcoidosis by Patel, Brijesh, Shah, Mahek, Gelaye, Alehegn, Dusaj, Raman

“…Cardiac sarcoidosis is one of the uncommon causes of heart failure. Generally, it presents in the form of varying clinical manifestations ranging from…”
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OUTCOMES OF CATHETER ABLATION FOR SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE by Garg, Lohit, Agrawal, Sahil, Agarwal, Manyoo, Patel, Brijesh, Shah, Mahek, Garg, Aakash, Nanda, Sudip, Nazir, Talha, Dusaj, Raman

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