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Severity of coronary artery calcification by electron beam computed tomography predicts silent myocardial ischemia by HE, Z.-X, HEDRICK, T. D, PRATT, C. M, VERANI, M. S, AQUINO, V, ROBERTS, R, MAHMARIAN, J. J

“…Detection of subclinical coronary artery disease (CAD) before the development of life-threatening cardiac complications has great potential clinical relevance…”
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Standardized myocardial segmentation and nomenclature for tomographic imaging of the heart: A statement for healthcare professionals from the cardiac imaging committee of the council on clinical cardiology of the american heart association by Cerqueira, Manuel D, Weissman, Neil J, Dilsizian, Vasken, Jacobs, Alice K, Kaul, Sanjiv, Laskey, Warren K, Pennell, Dudley J, Rumberger, John A, Ryan, Thomas, Verani, Mario S

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Field performance of poplar for bioenergy in southern Europe after two coppicing rotations: effects of clone and planting density by Di Matteo, G, Sperandio, G, Verani, S

“…Short Rotation Forestry (SRF) plantations are estimated around 7 000 hectares in Italy, mostly established in northern regions. Recently thousands hectares of…”
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Echocardiography-guided ethanol septal reduction for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy by LAKKIS, N. M, NAGUEH, S. F, KLEIMAN, N. S, KILLIP, D, HE, Z.-X, VERANI, M. S, ROBERTS, R, SPENCER, W. H. S. III

“…Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction is frequently responsible for symptoms in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). Medical therapy is…”
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Standardized myocardial segmentation and nomenclature for tomographic imaging of the heart: A statement for healthcare professionals from the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association by Cerqueira, Manuel D., Weissman, Neil J., Dilsizian, Vasken, Jacobs, Alice K., Kaul, Sanjiv, Laskey, Warren K., Pennell, Dudley J., Rumberger, John A., Ryan, Thomas, Verani, Mario S.

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Identification of hibernating myocardium with quantitative intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography: Comparison with dobutamine echocardiography and thallium-201 scintigraphy by SHIMONI, Sarah, FRANGOGIANNIS, Nikolaos G, REARDON, Michael J, ZOGHBI, William A, AGGELI, Constadina J, SHAN, Kesavan, VERANI, Mario S, QUINONES, Miguel A, ESPADA, Rafael, LETSOU, George V, LAWRIE, Gerald M, WINTERS, William L

“…There are currently no data on the accuracy of intravenous myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in detecting myocardial hibernation in man and its…”
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Real-time assessment of myocardial perfusion and wall motion during bicycle and treadmill exercise echocardiography: comparison with single photon emission computed tomography by Shimoni, Sarah, Zoghbi, William A, Xie, Feng, Kricsfeld, David, Iskander, Sherif, Gobar, Lisa, Mikati, Issam A, Abukhalil, John, Verani, Mario S, O’Leary, Edward L, Porter, Thomas R

“…OBJECTIVES We sought to determine the feasibility and accuracy of real-time imaging of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) in detecting myocardial…”
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Identification of Hibernating Myocardium: Comparative Accuracy of Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography, Rest-Redistribution Thallium-201 Tomography and Dobutamine Echocardiography by Nagueh, Sherif F, Vaduganathan, Periyanan, Ali, Nadir, Blaustein, Alvin, Verani, Mario S, Winters, William L, Zoghbi, William A

“…Objectives. We sought to evaluate the comparative accuracy of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE), quantitative rest-redistribution thallium-201…”
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End-diastolic wall thickness as a predictor of recovery of function in myocardial hibernation by Cwajg, Jucylea M, Cwajg, Eduardo, Nagueh, Sherif F, He, Zuo-Xiang, Qureshi, Usman, Olmos, Leopoldo I, Quinones, Miguel A, Verani, Mario S, Winters, William L, Zoghbi, William A

“…OBJECTIVES The study assessed whether end-diastolic wall thickness (EDWT), measured with echocardiography, is an important marker of myocardial viability in…”
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Gated Myocardial Perfusion Tomography for the Assessment of Left Ventricular Function and Volumes: Comparison with Echocardiography by Cwajg, Eduardo, Cwajg, Jucylea, He, Zuo-Xiang, Hwang, Wayne S, Keng, Felix, Nagueh, Sherif F, Verani, Mario S

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate left ventricular volumes and function by gated SPECT using different tracers and protocols in comparison with…”
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Role of myocardial contrast echocardiography during nonsurgical septal reduction therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy by Nagueh, Sherif F, Lakkis, Nasser M, He, Zuo-Xiang, Middleton, Katherine J, Killip, Donna, Zoghbi, William A, Quiñones, Miguel A, Roberts, Robert, Verani, Mario S, Kleiman, Neal S, Spencer, William H

“…Objectives. This study was undertaken to evaluate the ability of myocardial contrast echocardiography (MCE) to guide the targeted delivery of ethanol during…”
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Safety profile of adenosine stress perfusion imaging: Results from the adenoscan multicenter trial registry by Cerqueira, Manuel D., Verani, Mario S., Schwaiger, Markus, Heo, Jaekyeong, Iskandrian, Abdulmassih S.

“…Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety of adenosine infusion at 140 μg/kg per min in conjunction with radionuclide imaging in 9,256…”
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Intensive medical therapy versus coronary angioplasty for suppression of myocardial ischemia in survivors of acute myocardial infarction: A prospective, randomized pilot study by DAKIK, H. A, KLEIMAN, N. S, FARMER, J. A, HE, Z.-X, WENDT, J. A, PRATT, C. M, VERANI, M. S, MAHMARIAN, J. J

“…Patients who have inducible ischemia after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) generally undergo coronary angiography with the intent to revascularize. Whether…”
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Relation of the contractile reserve of hibernating myocardium to myocardial structure in humans by NAGUEH, S. F, MIKATI, I, ESPADA, R, VERANI, M. S, ZOGHBI, W. A, WEILBAECHER, D, REARDON, M. J, AL-ZAGHRINI, G. J, CACELA, D, HE, Z.-X, LETSOU, G, NOON, G, HOWELL, J. F

“…Although dobutamine echocardiography (DE) is widely used to assess myocardial viability in humans, little is known about the relation between contractile…”
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Nicotine Patch Therapy in Smoking Cessation Reduces the Extent of Exercise-Induced Myocardial Ischemia by Mahmarian, John J, Moyé, Lemuel A, Nasser, George A, Nagueh, Sherif F, Bloom, Marilyn F, Benowitz, Neal L, Verani, Mario S, Byrd, William G, Pratt, Craig M

“…Objectives. We sought to determine the effects of nicotine patch therapy, when used to promote smoking cessation, on myocardial ischemia in patients with…”
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Altered adrenergic receptor density in myocardial hibernation in humans : A possible mechanism of depressed myocardial function by SHAN, Kesavan, BICK, Roger J, ZOGHBI, William A, POINDEXTER, Brian J, NAGUEH, Sherif F, SHIMONI, Sarah, VERANI, Mario S, KENG, Felix, REARDON, Michael J, LETSOU, George V, HOWELL, Jimmy F

“…Alterations in adrenergic receptor densities can potentially contribute to myocardial dysfunction. Their relevance to myocardial hibernation in humans is…”
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Observations of Mercury's exosphere: Spatial distributions and variations of its Na component during August 8, 9 and 10, 2003 by Leblanc, F., Barbieri, C., Cremonese, G., Verani, S., Cosentino, R., Mendillo, M., Sprague, A., Hunten, D.

“…Following the observations of August 2002 [Barbieri, C., Verani, S., Cremonese, G., Sprague, A., Mendillo, M., Cosentino, R., Hunten, D., 2004. Planet. Space…”
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Evaluation of left ventricular wall motion, volumes, and ejection fraction by gated myocardial tomography with technetium 99m-labeled tetrofosmin: A comparison with cine magnetic resonance imaging by Vaduganathan, Periyanan, He, Zuo-Xiang, Vick, G.Wesley, Mahmarian, John J., Verani, Mario S.

“…Background. Whether left ventricular function can be assessed accurately by gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in patients with…”
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Detection of left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis in patients with left bundle branch block: exercise, adenosine or dobutamine imaging? by Vaduganathan, Periyanan, He, Zuo-Xiang, Raghavan, Chakravarthy, Mahmarian, John J., Verani, Mario S.

“…Objectives. This study sought to assess the diagnostic value of myocardial perfusion imaging during exercise and pharmacologic stress in patients with left…”
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ACC/AHA/ASNC Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging—Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASNC Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Clinical Use of Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging) by Klocke, Francis J, Baird, Michael G, Lorell, Beverly H, Bateman, Timothy M, Messer, Joseph V, Berman, Daniel S, O’Gara, Patrick T, Carabello, Blase A, Russell, Richard O, Cerqueira, Manuel D, St. John Sutton, Martin G, DeMaria, Anthony N, Udelson, James E, Kennedy, J.Ward, Verani, Mario S, Williams, Kim Allan, Antman, Elliott M, Smith, Sidney C, Alpert, Joseph S, Gregoratos, Gabriel, Anderson, Jeffrey L, Hiratzka, Loren F, Faxon, David P, Hunt, Sharon Ann, Fuster, Valentin, Jacobs, Alice K, Gibbons, Raymond J, Russell, Richard O

“…Table of contents Introduction 1319 Acute Syndromes 1320 Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in the Assessment of Patients Presenting With Chest Pain to the Emergency…”
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