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Systolic ejection murmurs in the era of modern cardiology : What do we really know? by MURGO, J. P

“…The basics of pulsatile ejection dynamics are reviewed in order to clarify the relationships among left ventricular and aortic pressures, intra-left…”
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Microsphere and dilution techniques for the determination of blood flows and volumes in conscious mice by Barbee, R W, Perry, B D, Ré, R N, Murgo, J P

“…Although the mouse is the most commonly used transgenic species, little is known regarding cardiovascular and fluid homeostasis in this animal. Therefore, the…”
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Regional wave travel and reflections along the human aorta: a study with six simultaneous micromanometric pressures by LATHAM, R. D, WESTERHOF, N, SIPKEMA, P, RUBAL, B. J, REUDERINK, P, MURGO, J. P

“…The human aorta and its terminal branches were investigated in normal subjects during elective cardiac catheterization to evaluate regional wave travel and…”
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Clinical Variables Affecting Recovery of Left Atrial Mechanical Function After Cardioversion From Atrial Fibrillation by Harjai, Kishore J, Mobarek, Sameh K, Cheirif, Jorge, Boulos, Louis-Marie, Murgo, Joseph P, Abi-Samra, Freddy

“…Objectives. We sought to evaluate the effect of clinical factors on recovery of atrial function after cardioversion for atrial fibrillation. Background. Lack…”
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Prognostic Value of Stress Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Atypical Chest Pain Patients Without Known Coronary Artery Disease by Colon, Percy J, Mobarek, Sameh K, Milani, Richard V, Lavie, Carl J, Cassidy, Mark M, Murgo, Joseph P, Cheirif, Jorge

“…Patients with atypical chest pain frequently lack significant coronary artery disease (CAD) and are, therefore, at low risk for future adverse cardiovascular…”
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Knowledge of perfusion and contractile reserve improves the predictive value of recovery of regional myocardial function postrevascularization : A study using the combination of myocardial contrast echocardiography and dobutamine echocardiography by MEZA, M. F, RAMEE, S, COLLINS, T, STAPLETON, D, MILANI, R. V, MURGO, J. P, CHEIRIF, J

“…This study was designed to determine the value of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) and dobutamine echocardiography (DE), alone or in combination, in…”
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Aortic input impedance in normal man: relationship to pressure wave forms by Murgo, J P, Westerhof, N, Giolma, J P, Altobelli, S A

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Home inotropic therapy in advanced heart failure: cost analysis and clinical outcomes by Harjai, K J, Mehra, M R, Ventura, H O, Lapeyre, Y M, Murgo, J P, Stapleton, D D, Smart, F W

“…This study was conducted to assess cost savings and clinical outcomes associated with the use of home i.v. inotropic therapy in patients with advanced (New…”
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Myocardial contrast echocardiography: Reliable, safe, and efficacious myocardial perfusion assessment after intravenous injections of a new echocardiographic contrast agent by Meza, Mario, Greener, Yigal, Hunt, Roberta, Perry, Bret, Revall, Susan, Barbee, Wayne, Murgo, Joseph P., Cheirif, Jorge

“…Reliable and reproducible myocardial opacification after intravenous administration of echocardiographic contrast agents has remained elusive. This study was…”
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Modulatory impact of cardiac rehabilitation on hyperhomocysteinemia in patients with coronary artery disease and “normal” lipid levels by Ali, Arshad, Mehra, Mandeep R, Lavie, Carl J, Malik, Furrukh S, Murgo, Joseph P, Lohmann, Thomas P, Li, Shuguang, Lin, Hun-Chi, Milani, Richard V

“…In coronary patients with "relatively normal" lipid values and hyperhomocystinemia (levels > or =15 micromol/L), significant 12% reductions in homocysteine…”
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Hemodynamics in Transgenic Mice With Overexpression of Atrial Natriuretic Factor by Barbee, R Wayne, Perry, Bret D, Re, Richard N, Murgo, Joseph P, Field, Loren J

“…The circulatory effects associated with lifelong plasma atrial natriuretic factor (ANF) elevation were examined by generating transgenic mice, which…”
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Effects of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise programs on exercise capacity, coronary risk factors, behavior, and quality of life in patients with coronary artery disease by MAINES, T. Y, LAVIE, C. J, MILANI, R. V, CASSIDY, M. M, GILLILAND, Y. E, MURGO, J. P

“…Previous studies have indicated the benefits of cardiac rehabilitation programs after major coronary artery disease (CAD) events. We studied 591 consecutive…”
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Cyclosporine-induced hypertension: evidence for maintained baroreflex circulatory control by Lucini, D, Milani, R V, Ventura, H O, Mehra, M R, Messerli, F H, Murgo, J P, Regenstein, F, Copley, B, Malliani, A, Pagani, M

“…The clinical use of cyclosporine as an immunosuppressive agent enhanced long-term survival in transplant recipients at the expense of a high incidence of…”
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Percutaneous angioscopy during coronary angioplasty using a steerable microangioscope by Ramee, Stephen R., White, Christopher J., Collins, Tyrone J., Mesa, Juan E., Murgo, Joseph P.

“…The feasibility of using a flexible, steerable angioscope to perform coronary angioscopy before and after percutaneous coronary angioplasty was tested. The…”
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Potential clinical implications of abnormal myocardial perfusion patterns immediately after reperfusion in a canine model: A myocardial contrast echocardiography study by Kates, Marc A., Meza, Mario F., Barbee, R.Wayne, Revall, Susan, Moreno, Carlos A., Perry, Bret, Murgo, Joseph P., Cheirif, Jorge

“…During myocardial infarction, lack of myocardial opacification after reperfusion has been associated with poor or no recovery of function. We have previously…”
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Myocardial contrast echocardiography in human beings: Correlation of resting perfusion defects to sestamibi single photon emission computed tomography by Meza, Mario F., Mobarek, Sameh, Sonnemaker, Robert, Shuler, Stanton, Ramee, Stephen R., Collins, Tyrone J., White, Christopher J., Aristizabal, Dagnovar, Murgo, Joseph P., Cheirif, Jorge

“…The presence of myocardial perfusion abnormalities is generally accepted to suggest underlying coronary artery disease. In previous animal studies, myocardial…”
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Nonobstructive Left Ventricular Ejection Pressure Gradients in Man by Pasipoularides, Ares, Murgo, Joseph P, Miller, Jerry W, Craig, William E

“…Simultaneous intraventricular pressure gradients and ejection flow patterns were measured by a multisensor catheter in 6 patients with normal left ventricular…”
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Combination of Dobutamine and Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography to Differentiate Postischemic From Infarcted Myocardium by Meza, Mario F, Kates, Marc A, Barbee, R.Wayne, Revall, Susan, Perry, Bret, Murgo, Joseph P, Cheirif, Jorge

“…Objectives. This study tested whether the combination of dobutamine echocardiography (DE) and myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) was superior to either…”
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Effects of age on ventricular-vascular coupling by Nichols, Wilmer W., O'Rourke, Michael F., Avolio, Albert P., Yaginuma, Toshio, Murgo, Joseph P., Pepine, Carl J., Conti, C.Richard

“…The effects of age on the interrelation between the physical properties of the arterial tree (aortic input impedance) and left ventricular performance (cardiac…”
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Effects of caregiver specialty on cost and clinical outcomes following hospitalization for heart failure by Harjai, Kishore J, Boulos, Louis-Marie, Smart, Frank W, Turgut, Tansel, Krousel-Wood, Marie A, Stapleton, Dwight D, Mehra, Mandeep R, Murgo, Joseph P, Ventura, Hector O

“…In 614 consecutive hospitalizations with the primary discharge diagnosis of diagnosis-related group (DRG) 127 (heart failure and shock), we sought to assess…”
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