Search Results - "RAHKO, P. S"

Comparison of combinations of drugs for treatment of obesity: body weight and echocardiographic status by Whigham, L.D, Dhurandhar, N.V, Rahko, P.S, Atkinson, R.L

“…Background: Obesity treatment with single drugs produces weight losses of about 8-10% of initial body weight. Few studies of combinations of drugs for treating…”
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Assessing prosthetic mitral valve regurgitation by transoesophageal echo/Doppler by Rahko, P S

“…Transoesophageal echocardiography has greatly improved our ability to detect structural and regurgitant abnormalities associated with prosthetic mitral valves…”
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Relative Contributions of Cardiopulmonary and Sinoaortic Baroreflexes in Causing Sympathetic Activation in the Human Skeletal Muscle Circulation During Orthostatic Stress by Jacobsen, Tage N, Morgan, Barbara J, Scherrer, Urs, Vissing, Susanne F, Lange, Richard A, Johnson, Nancy, Ring, W Steves, Rahko, Peter S, Hanson, Peter, Victor, Ronald G

“…The aim of this study was to reexamine the hypothesis that cardiopulmonary baroreflexes are more important than sinoaortic baroreflexes in causing…”
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Prevalence of regurgitant murmurs in patients with valvular regurgitation detected by Doppler echocardiography by Rahko, P S

“…To determine the relation between heart valve regurgitation detected by Doppler echocardiography and audible regurgitant murmurs. Consecutive sample. Adult…”
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Improved detection of infective endocarditis with transesophageal echocardiography by Birmingham, G D, Rahko, P S, Ballantyne, 3rd, F

“…The incremental advantage of transesophageal echocardiography was determined by comparing results of paired transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic…”
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Estimating the probability that the Taser® directly causes human ventricular fibrillation by Sun, H., Haemmerich, D., Rahko, P. S., Webster, J. G.

“…This paper describes the first methodology and results for estimating the order of probability for Tasers® directly causing human ventricular fibrillation…”
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Comparative efficacy of three indexes of left ventricular performance derived from pressure-volume loops in heart failure induced by tachypacing by Rahko, Peter S.

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to serially evaluate the response and variability of the end-systolic pressure-volume relation, the left ventricular…”
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High-voltage injury resulting in permanent right heart dysfunction by McGill, M P, Kamp, T J, Rahko, P S

“…This report describes the case of a 27-year-old man who survived a high-voltage chest injury that resulted in acute biventricular dysfunction. Although the…”
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Doppler echocardiographic characteristics of sinus of Valsalva aneurysms by Xu, Qibin, Peng, Zhangping, Rahko, Peter S.

“…This study evaluated the efficacy of a comprehensive transthoracic Doppler echocardiographic examination for correct detection of SVA and its associated…”
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Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of the aortic root and subvalvular structures in ankylosing spondylitis by Arnason, J A, Patel, A K, Rahko, P S, Sundstrom, W R

“…During the preclinical phase of cardiac involvement in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), examination, electrocardiography, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE)…”
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Comparison of echocardiographic quantitation of left ventricular ejection fraction to radionuclide angiography in patients with regional wall motion abnormalities by Albin, Glenn, Rahko, Peter S.

“…The noninvasive estimation of left ventricular (LV) performance is important both in the initial evaluation of many cardiac patients and as a means of…”
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Doppler and echocardiographic characteristics of patients having an Austin Flint murmur by RAHKO, P. S

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the genesis of the Austin Flint murmur using Doppler and echocardiographic imaging. A total of 51 patients having…”
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Venous air embolism. Echocardiographic diagnosis of air bubbles in the left side of the heart in a patient with a previously diagnosed intrapulmonary shunt by McGill, M P, Kumar, A, Rahko, P S

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Pericardial cyst with partial erosion of the right ventricular wall by CHOPRA, P. S, DUKE, D. J, PELLETT, J. R, RAHKO, P. S

“…A case of pericardial cyst with partial erosion into the anterior wall of the right ventricle is presented. Cardiopulmonary bypass was necessary for excision…”
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Traumatic occlusion of the right coronary artery resulting in cardiogenic shock successfully treated with primary angioplasty by Bokelman, Todd A., Rahko, Peter S., Meany, Brendan T., Fausch, Mark D.

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Increased prevalence of atrial septal aneurysm in mitral valve prolapse by Rahko, Peter S., Xu, Qi Bin

“…An aneurysm of the atrial septum is a localized outpouching caused by weakening and thinning of the septal connective tissue. It has been identified at…”
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Adenosine myocardial protection: preliminary results of a phase II clinical trial by Mentzer, Jr, R M, Birjiniuk, V, Khuri, S, Lowe, J E, Rahko, P S, Weisel, R D, Wellons, H A, Barker, M L, Lasley, R D

“…To evaluate the safety, tolerance, and efficacy of adenosine in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. Inadequate myocardial protection in…”
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Continuous measurement of left ventricular performance during and after maximal isometric deadlift exercise by SULLIVAN, J, HANSON, P, RAHKO, P. S, FOLTS, J. D

“…Isometric exercise produces a reflex increase in arterial blood pressure that is proportional to the intensity and mass of muscle used during contraction…”
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Successful reversal by chelation therapy of congestive cardiomyopathy due to iron overload by Rahko, Peter S., Salerni, Rosemarie, Uretsky, Barry F.

“…A patient who developed severe iron overload cardiomyopathy is described. Venesection could not be performed because the patient had chronic anemia…”
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Reversed closure sequence of the mitral and tricuspid valves in congestive heart failure by Rahko, Peter S., Shaver, James A., Salerni, Rosemarie

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to evaluate functional and hemodynamic factors that determine the mitral-tricuspid and aortic-pulmonary valve closure…”
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