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Usefulness of Breast Arterial Calcium Detected on Mammography for Predicting Coronary Artery Disease or Cardiovascular Events in Women With Angina Pectoris and/or Positive Stress Tests by Penugonda, Neelima, MD, Billecke, Scott S., PhD, Yerkey, Michael W., MD, Rebner, Murray, MD, Marcovitz, Pamela A., MD

“…Breast arterial calcium (BAC) has been suggested as a marker and predictor of cardiovascular risk and coronary artery disease (CAD). However, an association…”
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Potential Treatment Influences and Mechanisms Related to Asymmetric Dimethylarginine Control in Heart Failure by Billecke, Scott S., PhD, D'Alecy, Louis G., PhD, Marcovitz, Pamela A., MD

“…Because high protein turnover may yield greater ADMA release and because heart failure is associated with cachexia, it might be reasonable to consider protein…”
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Diagnosis, management, and clinical outcome of cardiac tamponade complicating percutaneous coronary intervention by Fejka, Martin, Dixon, Simon R, Safian, Robert D, O’Neill, William W, Grines, Cindy L, Finta, Bohuslav, Marcovitz, Pamela A, Kahn, Joel K

“…Cardiac tamponade is an uncommon but life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The purpose of the present study was to…”
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Range and prevalence of cardiac abnormalities in patients hospitalized in a medical ICU by Bossone, Eduardo, DiGiovine, Bruno, Watts, Sara, Marcovitz, Pamela A, Carey, Louise, Watts, Charles, Armstrong, William F

“…Patients hospitalized in medical ICUs (MICUs) with acute noncardiac illnesses have an undefined prevalence of underlying cardiovascular abnormalities. Because…”
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Pheochromocytoma presenting with Takotsubo syndrome by Marcovitz, Pamela A, Czako, Peter, Rosenblatt, Solomon, Billecke, Scott S

“…The clinical presentation of Takotsubo syndrome, or apical ballooning syndrome, resembles an extensive anterolateral myocardial infarction with chest pain…”
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Usefulness of dobutamine stress echocardiography in detecting coronary artery disease in end-stage renal disease by Reis, Gilmar, Marcovitz, Pamela A., Leichtman, Alan B., Merion, Robert M., Fay, William P., Werns, Steven W., Armstrong, William F.

“…The cardiovascular evaluation of patients with endstage renal disease (ESRD) has been hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity and specificity of currently…”
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Long-term safety and efficacy of telmisartan/amlodipine single pill combination in the treatment of hypertension by Billecke, Scott S, Marcovitz, Pamela A

“…The use of multiple drug regimens is increasingly recognized as a tacit requirement for the management of hypertension, a necessity fueled in part by rising…”
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EFFECT OF A 6-MONTH EXERCISE PROGRAM ON EXERCISE CAPACITY, CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH, AND OVERALL WELL-BEING IN UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN WITH CARDIAC RISK FACTORS by Marcovitz, Pamela A, Billecke, Scott S, Donnelly, Megan, Franklin, Barry A

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Adverse outcome in aortic sclerosis is associated with coronary artery disease and inflammation by Chandra, Harish R., Goldstein, James A., Choudhary, Nivedita, O'Neill, Carol S., George, Peter B., Gangasani, Sreenivasulu R., Cronin, Lynn, Marcovitz, Pamela A., Hauser, Andrew M., O'Neill, William W.

“…The present study was designed to evaluate the relationship between the presence of aortic sclerosis, serologic markers of inflammation, and adverse…”
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Usefulness of Bone Mineral Density to Predict Significant Coronary Artery Disease by Marcovitz, Pamela A., Tran, Hillary H., Franklin, Barry A., O’Neill, William W., Yerkey, Michael, Boura, Judith, Kleerekoper, Michael, Dickinson, Christine Z.

“…Low bone mineral density (BMD) and coronary artery disease (CAD) share common risk factors. To investigate whether low BMD (osteoporosis and/or osteopenia)…”
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Injury or activity-related pain sustained by a population of at-risk women during a 6-month exercise program by Billecke, Scott S, Marcovitz, Pamela A, Donnelly, Megan, Franklin, Barry A

“…Exercise provides numerous cardiovascular (CV) benefits to women; however, identifying women who are likely to sustain musculoskeletal injury or discomfort is…”
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Initial experience with Hyperoxemic reperfusion after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction: Results of a pilot study utilizing Intracoronary aqueous oxygen therapy by DIXON, Simon R, BARTORELLI, Antonio L, MONTORSI, Piero, O'NEILL, William W, MARCOVITZ, Pamela A, SPEARS, Richard, DAVID, Shukri, GRINBERG, Issac, QURESHI, Mansoor A, PEPI, Mauro, TRABATTONI, Daniela, FABBIOCCHI, Franco

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of intracoronary hyperoxemic reperfusion after primary angioplasty for acute myocardial…”
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Accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography in detecting coronary artery disease by Marcovitz, Pamela A., Armstrong, William F.

“…The diagnostic accuracy of dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) (incremental infused doses of 5, 10, 20 and 30 μg/kg/min) was evaluated in 141 patients who…”
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Patent foramen ovale is more common in migraine headache sufferers than in controls by Marcovitz, Pamela A., Tobin, Kenneth J., Cronin, Lynn

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Value of Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography in Determining the Prognosis of Patients With Known or Suspected Coronary Artery Disease by Marcovitz, Pamela A, Shayna, Viktoria, Horn, Robin A, Hepner, Anne, Armstrong, William F

“…Although the accuracy of dobutamine stress echo (DSE) for detecting coronary artery disease (CAD) has been established, its role in determining prognosis is…”
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Paradoxic hypotension during dobutamine stress echocardiography: Clinical and diagnostic implications by Marcovitz, Pamela A, Bach, David S., Mathias, Wilson, Shayna, Viktoria, Armstrong, William F.

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the prevalence, magnitude and clinical implications of a hypotensive response during dobutamine stress…”
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Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction as a complication of acute myocardial infarction by Armstrong, William F., Marcovitz, Pamela A.

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Spectrum of acute dissection of the ascending aorta: a transesophageal echocardiographic study by Armstrong, W F, Bach, D S, Carey, L, Chen, T, Donovan, C, Falcone, R A, Marcovitz, P A

“…Transesophageal echocardiography is an accurate tool for the immediate diagnosis of acute aortic dissection. In addition to establishing the diagnosis of…”
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Clostridium perfringens within intracardiac thrombus: a case of intracardiac gas gangrene by Chowdhury, P S, Timmis, S B, Marcovitz, P A

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Impact of Metoprolol on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Contractility in Normal Subjects During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography by Marcovitz, Pamela A, Armstrong, William F

“…Dobutamine stress echocardiograms were performed in 6 volunteers under basal conditions and after 72 hours of metoprolol, 50 mg twice daily. Although heart…”
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