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Effectiveness and Safety of Anakinra for Management of Refractory Pericarditis by Jain, Sonia, MBBS, Thongprayoon, Charat, MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Hayes, Sharonne N., MD, Klarich, Kyle W., MD, Cooper, Leslie T., MD, Moder, Kevin G., MD, Anavekar, Nandan S., MBBCh, Oh, Jae K., MD, Matteson, Eric L., MD

“…Recurrent pericarditis is a debilitating condition that can be recalcitrant to conventional therapy with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents, colchicine, and…”
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Pericardial Disease: Diagnosis and Management by Khandaker, Masud H., MD, PhD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Nishimura, Rick A., MD, Sinak, Lawrence J., MD, Hayes, Sharonne N., MD, Melduni, Rowlens M., MD, Oh, Jae K., MD

“…Pericardial diseases can present clinically as acute pericarditis, pericardial effusion, cardiac tamponade, and constrictive pericarditis. Patients can…”
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Temporal Incidence and Predictors of High-Grade Atrioventricular Block After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by El-Sabawi, Bassim, Welle, Garrett A, Cha, Yong-Mei, Espinosa, Raúl E, Gulati, Rajiv, Sandhu, Gurpreet S, Greason, Kevin L, Crestanello, Juan A, Friedman, Paul A, Munger, Thomas M, Rihal, Charanjit S, Eleid, Mackram F

“…Background The temporal incidence of high-grade atrioventricular block (HAVB) after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is uncertain. As a result,…”
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Pericardiectomy vs Medical Management in Patients With Relapsing Pericarditis by Khandaker, Masud H., MD, PhD, Schaff, Hartzell V., MD, Greason, Kevin L., MD, Anavekar, Nandan S., MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Hayes, Sharonne N., MD, Nishimura, Rick A., MD, Oh, Jae K., MD

“…Abstract Objective To determine whether surgical pericardiectomy is a safe and effective alternative to medical management for chronic relapsing pericarditis…”
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Outcomes and Complications of Lead Removal: Can We Establish a Risk Stratification Schema for a Collaborative and Effective Approach? by FU, HAI-XIA, HUANG, XIN-MIAO, ZHONG, LI, OSBORN, MICHAEL J., ASIRVATHAM, SAMUEL J., ESPINOSA, RAUL E., BRADY, PETER A., LEE, HON-CHI, GREASON, KEVIN L., BADDOUR, LARRY M., SOHAIL, RIZWAN M., ACKER, NANCY G., HODGE, DAVID O., FRIEDMAN, PAUL A., CHA, YONG-MEI

“…Background Removal of an entire cardiovascular implantable electronic device is associated with morbidity and mortality. We sought to establish a risk…”
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Predictors and Outcomes of “Super-response” to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Killu, Ammar M., MBBS, Grupper, Avishay, MD, Friedman, Paul A., MD, Powell, Brian D., MD, Asirvatham, Samuel J., MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Luria, David, MD, Rozen, Guy, MD, Buber, Jonathan, MD, Lee, Ying-Hsiang, MD, Webster, Tracy, RN, Brooke, Kelly L., MS, Hodge, David O., MS, Wiste, Heather J., BA, Glikson, Michael, MD, Cha, Yong-Mei, MD

“…Abstract Background Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been shown to improve heart failure (HF) symptoms and survival. We hypothesized that a greater…”
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Incidence and predictors of cardiac perforation after permanent pacemaker placement by Mahapatra, Srijoy, Bybee, Kevin A, Bunch, T Jared, Espinosa, Raul E, Sinak, Lawrence J, McGoon, Michael D, Hayes, David L

“…Pericardial effusion, a sign of cardiac perforation, may complicate permanent pacemaker placement. Risk factors for development of post-permanent pacemaker…”
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Single-Coil Defibrillator Leads Yield Satisfactory Defibrillation Safety Margin in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy by Okamura, Hideo, Friedman, Paul A., Inoue, Yuko, Noda, Takashi, Aiba, Takeshi, Yasuda, Satoshi, Ogawa, Hisao, Kamakura, Shiro, Kusano, Kengo, Espinosa, Raul E.

“…Background:Single-coil defibrillator leads have gained favor because of their potential ease of extraction. However, a high defibrillation threshold remains a…”
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Effects of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation on Outcome in Patients With Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy by Grupper, Avishay, MD, Killu, Ammar M., MBBS, Friedman, Paul A., MD, Abu Sham'a, Raed, MD, Buber, Jonathan, MD, Kuperstein, Rafael, MD, Rozen, Guy, MD, Asirvatham, Samuel J., MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Luria, David, MD, Webster, Tracy L., RN, Brooke, Kelly L., MS, Hodge, David O., MS, Wiste, Heather J., BA, Cha, Yong-Mei, MD, Glikson, Michael, MD

“…Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has a symptomatic and survival benefit for patients with heart failure (HF), but the percentage of nonresponders…”
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Multicenter study of the safety and effects of magnetic resonance imaging in patients with coronary sinus left ventricular pacing leads by Sheldon, Seth H., MD, Bunch, T. Jared, MD, Cogert, Gregory A., MD, FHRS, Acker, Nancy G., RN, Dalzell, Connie M., RN, Higgins, John V., MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Asirvatham, Samuel J., MD, FHRS, Cha, Yong-Mei, MD, FHRS, Felmlee, Joel P., PhD, Watson, Robert E., MD, PhD, Anderson, Jeffrey L., MD, FHRS, Brooks, Miriam H., RN, Osborn, Jeffrey S., MD, FHRS, Friedman, Paul A., MD, FHRS

“…Background Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with left ventricular (LV) leads may cause tissue or lead heating, dislodgment, venous damage, or lead…”
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Echocardiographic diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis: Mayo Clinic criteria by Welch, Terrence D, Ling, Lieng H, Espinosa, Raul E, Anavekar, Nandan S, Wiste, Heather J, Lahr, Brian D, Schaff, Hartzell V, Oh, Jae K

“…Constrictive pericarditis is a potentially reversible cause of heart failure that may be difficult to differentiate from restrictive myocardial disease and…”
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Multi-Imaging Assessment of the Congenital Mitral Arcade by Morris, Michael F., MD, Williamson, Eric E., MD, Topilsky, Yan, MD, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Cetta, Frank, MD, Burkhart, Harold M., MD, Enriquez-Sarano, Maurice, MD, Suri, Rakesh M., MD, DPhil, Michelena, Hector I., MD

“…Electrocardiography-gated cardiac computed tomography performed for pre-operative coronary artery evaluation unexpectedly demonstrated elongated papillary…”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Pericardial Late Gadolinium Enhancement and Elevated Inflammatory Markers Can Predict the Reversibility of Constrictive Pericarditis After Antiinflammatory Medical Therapy A Pilot Study by DALI FENG, GLOCKNER, James, OH, Jae K, KIM, Kyehun, MARTINEZ, Matthew, SYED, Imran S, ARAOZ, Philip, BREEN, Jerome, ESPINOSA, Raul E, SUNDT, Thoralf, SCHAFF, Hartzell V

“…Constrictive pericarditis (CP) is a disabling disease, and usually requires pericardiectomy to relieve heart failure. Reversible CP has been described, but…”
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Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis After Pericardiocentesis: Incidence, Associated Findings, and Natural History by Kim, Kye Hun, Miranda, William R, Sinak, Larry J, Syed, Faisal F, Melduni, Rowlens M, Espinosa, Raul E, Kane, Garvan C, Oh, Jae K

“…This study sought to investigate the incidence, associated findings, and natural history of effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) after pericardiocentesis…”
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Effects of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on the Doppler Tei Index by Yuasa, Toshinori, MD, PhD, Miyazaki, Chinami, MD, Oh, Jae K., MD, FACC, Espinosa, Raul E., MD, Bruce, Charles J., MD, FACC

“…Background The Tei index is an indicator of systolic and diastolic myocardial performance. We evaluated the Tei index in patients undergoing cardiac…”
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Selecting the right defibrillator in the younger patient: Transvenous, epicardial or subcutaneous? by Bogush, Nikolay, Espinosa, Raul E., Cannon, Bryan C., Wackel, Philip L., Okamura, Hideo, Friedman, Paul A., McLeod, Christopher J.

“…The advent of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (SQ-ICD) provides an alternative to transvenous and epicardial ICD therapy. Particularly…”
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Safety and Outcomes of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients with Abandoned Pacemaker and Defibrillator Leads by HIGGINS, JOHN V., GARD, JOSEPH J., SHELDON, SETH H., ESPINOSA, RAUL E., WOOD, CHRISTOPHER P., FELMLEE, JOEL P., CHA, YONG-MEI, ASIRVATHAM, SAMUEL J., DALZELL, CONNIE, ACKER, NANCY, WATSON Jr, ROBERT E., FRIEDMAN, PAUL A.

“…Introduction Abandoned cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) leads remain a contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies, largely…”
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Entrapment of a Pacing Lead within a Chiari Network: Utility of Intracardiac Echo and a Laser Sheath by AUNG, HTIN, ESPINOSA, RAUL E., POWELL, BRIAN D., MCLEOD, CHRISTOPHER J.

“…Although rare, Chiari networks are elaborate embryological remnants that can pose distinct challenges for catheter and pacing lead manipulation within the…”
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Clinical implications of elective replacement indicator setting changes in patients with dual‐chamber pacemaker devices by Phillips, Kari A., Ponamgi, Shiva, Mundell, Benjamin, Krushelnytskyy, Mykhaylo, Li, Zhuo, Rea, Robert, Deshmukh, Abhishek, McLeod, Christopher, Espinosa, Raul E., Osborn, Michael, Friedman, Paul A., Mulpuru, Siva K., Cha, Yong‐Mei, Neutzling, Lori B., Munger, Thomas, Kancharla, Krishna, Asirvatham, Samuel J.

“…Objective This study sought to determine if single‐chamber operation and/or loss of rate response (RR) during elective replacement indicator (ERI) in patients…”
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Pre- and post-pericardiocentesis echo-Doppler features of effusive-constrictive pericarditis compared with cardiac tamponade and constrictive pericarditis by Miranda, William R, Newman, Darrell B, Sinak, Lawrence J, Espinosa, Raul E, Anavekar, Nandan S, Goel, Kashish, Oh, Jae K

“…Abstract Aims To review 2D and Doppler findings in patients diagnosed with effusive-constrictive pericarditis (ECP) and compare these to patients with cardiac…”
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