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Risks of spontaneous injury and extraction of an active fixation pacemaker lead: Report of the Accufix Multicenter Clinical Study and Worldwide Registry by KAY, G. N, BRINKER, J. A, GRUNKEMEIER, G. L, KAWANISHI, D. T, LOVE, C. J, LLOYD, M. A, REEVES, R. C, PIOGER, G, FEE, J, OVERLAND, M. K, ENSIGN, L. G

“…The Telectronics Accufix pacing leads were recalled in November 1994 after 2 deaths and 2 nonfatal injuries were reported. This multicenter clinical study…”
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Determination of coronary flow measurements by transesophageal echocardiography: Dependence of flow velocity reserve on the location of stenosis by Hutchison, Stuart J., Soldo, Stephen J., Gadallah, Sameh, Kawanishi, David T., Chandraratna, P.Anthony N.

“…Doppler velocimetry with the use of transesophageal echocardiography can record flow in the proximal left anterior descending artery (LAD). To assess whether…”
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Influence of mitral valve morphology on double-balloon catheter balloon valvuloplasty in patients with mitral stenosis: analysis of factors predicting immediate and 3-month results by REID, C. L, CHANDRARATNA, A. N, KAWANISHI, D. T, KOTLEWSKI, A, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H

“…To determine if mitral valve morphology influences the results of double-balloon catheter balloon valvuloplasty (CBV) for mitral stenosis, two-dimensional…”
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Mechanisms of increase in mitral valve area and influence of anatomic features in double-balloon, catheter balloon valvuloplasty in adults with rheumatic mitral stenosis: a Doppler and two-dimensional echocardiographic study by REID, C. L, MCKAY, C. R, CHANDRARATNA, P. A. N, KAWANISHI, D. T, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H

“…To study the mechanism of increase in the mitral valve area (MVA) and the anatomic features of the mitral valve that may affect the results of catheter…”
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Changes in blood rheology in patients with stable angina pectoris as a result of coronary artery disease by RAINER, C, KAWANISHI, D. T, CHANDRARATNA, P. A. N, BAUERSACHS, R. M, REID, C. L, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H, MEISELMAN, H. J

“…We investigated several rheologic variables in 17 patients (11 men, six women, mean age = 52.1 +/- 9.8 years) with chronic stable angina. None took any…”
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Response of angina and ischemia to long-term treatment in patients with chronic stable angina: A double-blind randomised individualized dosing trial of nifedipine, propranolol and their combination by Kawanishi, David T., Reid, Cheryl L., Morrison, Evalyn C., Rahimtoola, Shahbudin H.

“…Seventy-four patients with chronic stable mild angina, mild coronary artery disease (83% had one- or two-vessel disease) and normal left ventricular function…”
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Improvement in exercise capacity and exercise hemodynamics 3 months after double-balloon, catheter balloon valvuloplasty treatment of patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis by McKay, C R, Kawanishi, D T, Kotlewski, A, Parise, K, Odom-Maryon, T, Gonzalez, A, Reid, C L, Rahimtoola, S H

“…Clinical status, exercise treadmill performance, and hemodynamics were determined in 24 patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis before catheter balloon…”
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Spontaneous Versus Extraction Related Injuries Associated With Accufix J-wire Atrial Pacemaker Lead: Tracking Changes in Patient Management by KAWANISHI, DAVID T., BRINKER, JEFFREY A., REEVES, RUSSELL, KAY, G. NEAL, GROSS, JAY, PIOGER, GUY, PETITOT, JEAN-CLAUDE, ESLER, ANNE, GRUNKEMEIER, GARY

“…To make recommendations for management of potentially fatal failure of the Accufix series of atrial J‐wire permanent pacemaker leads, we closely monitored the…”
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A technique for improving accuracy of the pulmonary artery diastolic pressure as an estimate of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure by Lipp-Ziff, E L, Kawanishi, D T

“…Pulmonary artery diastolic pressure (PAD) is often used to estimate left ventricular end-diastolic pressure (LVEDP) when artifact, respiratory variation, or…”
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Actuarial outcome after catheter balloon commissurotomy in patients with mitral stenosis by Orrange, S E, Kawanishi, D T, Lopez, B M, Curry, S M, Rahimtoola, S H

“…The goal of the present study was to determine the intermediate-term survival and the independent predictors of survival and event-free survival for patients…”
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Cardiovascular response to dynamic exercise in patients with chronic symptomatic mild-to-moderate and severe aortic regurgitation by KAWANISHI, D. T, MCKAY, C. R, CHANDRARATNA, P. A. N, NANNA, M, REID, C. L, ELKAYAM, U, SIEGEL, M, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H

“…Fifteen patients with symptomatic mild-to-moderate and severe chronic aortic regurgitation (AR) performed supine bicycle exercise while measurements of rest…”
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Morphological characteristics of the regurgitant rheumatic mitral valve by Hutchison, S J, Tak, T, Mummaneni, M, Bankwala, Z, Hanna, L F, Kawanishi, D T, Rahimtoola, S H, Chandraratna, P N

“…Reparative surgery for valvular insufficiency is attempted frequently. The success of surgery depends partly on the underlying etiology. To establish the…”
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Amlodipine combined with beta blockade for chronic angina: results of a multicenter, placebo-controlled, randomized double-blind study by DiBianco, R, Schoomaker, F W, Singh, J B, Awan, N A, Bennett, T, Canosa, F L, Kawanishi, D T, Bamrah, V S, Glasser, S P, Barry, W

“…Amlodipine, a potent long-acting dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, was compared with placebo in a parallel, randomized, double-blind study in 134 patients…”
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Chest trauma: evaluation by two-dimensional echocardiography by Reid, C L, Kawanishi, D T, Rahimtoola, S H, Chandraratna, P A

“…Patients with either blunt or penetrating chest injuries may develop a variety of cardiac complications. The studies of 76 patients with suspected cardiac…”
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Importance of internal controls, statistical methods, and side effects in short-term trials of vasodilators: a study of hydralazine kinetics in patients with aortic regurgitation by MCKAY, C. R, NANA, M, KAWANISHI, D. T, ELKAYAM, U, CHANDRARATNA, A. N, WEISS, J. N, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H

“…We determined that the spontaneous changes in cardiac output (CO) over 12 hr in 21 patients with chronic severe aortic regurgitation averaged +/- 8.9% (p =…”
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Response of blood pressure, cardiac output, peripheral resistance, and exercise performance to substitution of calcium blocker for β-blocker plus thiazide diuretic therapy in patients with both systemic hypertension and mild stable angina by KAWANISCHI, D. T, REID, C. L, GONZALES, A, O'ROURKE, R. A, RAHIMTOOLA, S. H

“…We studied 14 patients to determine whether sustained-release diltiazem is a satisfactory long-term substitute for the combination of propranolol plus…”
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Stenotic aortic and mitral valves treated with catheter balloon valvuloplasty in a patient with small valve anuli by McKay, C R, Kawanishi, D T, Chatterjee, S, Reid, C L, Rahimtoola, S H

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Catheter Balloon Valvuloplasty of the Mitral Valve in Adults Using a Double-Balloon Technique: Early Hemodynamic Results by McKay, Charles R, Kawanishi, David T, Rahimtoola, Shahbudin H

“…Catheter balloon valvuloplasty (CBV) using the double-balloon technique was performed on 12 symptomatic patients (mean age, 43 years) with rheumatic mitral…”
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Noninvasive cardiac output monitoring during exercise stress test by Nanna, M, Kawanishi, D T, McKay, C R, Rahimtoola, S H, Nimalasuriya, A, Chandraratna, P A

“…A computerized continuous wave Doppler instrument was used to monitor changes in cardiac output during symptom limited supine bicycle exercise in 41…”
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Transesophageal assessment of coronary flow velocity reserve during “regular” and “high”-dose dipyridamole stress testing by Hutchison, Stuart J., Shen, Albert, Soldo, Stephen, Hla, Aung, Kawanishi, David T., Chandraratna, P.Anthony N.

“…To assess the effect of regular and high-dose dipyridamole on coronary flow velocity in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and to determine whether…”
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