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Effect of Patients’ Awareness of CVD Risk Factors on Health-Related Behaviors by Alzaman, Naweed, Wartak, Siddharth A, Friderici, Jennifer, Rothberg, Michael B

“…OBJECTIVESIn 2010, the American Heart Association unveiled a strategic plan to reduce cardiovascular deaths by targeting seven components of ideal…”
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Patients' Knowledge of Risk and Protective Factors for Cardiovascular Disease by Wartak, Siddharth A., MD, MRCP, Friderici, Jennifer, MS, Lotfi, Amir, MD, Verma, Ashish, MD, MRCP, Kleppel, Reva, MSW, MPH, Naglieri-Prescod, Deborah, MEd, PhD, Rothberg, Michael B., MD, MPH

“…Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. The American Heart Association has proposed improving overall cardiovascular health…”
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Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes by Wartak, Siddharth A, Lotfi, Amir, Rothberg, Michael

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Dabigatran: will it change clinical practice? by Wartak, Siddharth A, Bartholomew, John R

“…Dabigatran (Pradaxa) is a new oral anticoagulant approved in the United States for the primary prevention of stroke and systemic embolization in patients with…”
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Splenic and Kidney Infarct: Sequelae of Subacute Streptococcus mitis Bacterial Endocarditis by Gupta, Sushilkumar Satish, Sarasam, Rajeswer, Wartak, Siddharth, Namana, Vinod

“…Infective endocarditis (IE) is caused due to the vegetation on the heart valves, myocardium wall, or the pacemaker leads. Vegetation is a lesion that appears…”
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Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes by Cattaneo, Marco

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Coarctation of distal thoracic aorta--the middle aortic syndrome in an elderly female with severe coronary artery disease by Kommana, Sandhya, Wartak, Siddharth A, Joelson, John

“…Coarctation of the distal aorta or middle aortic syndrome is a segmental stenosis of the middle portion of the aorta, between the arch and the terminal…”
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Pseudo atrial septum defect from a Eustachian valve on transesophageal echocardiogram by Akkad, Isaac, Wartak, Siddharth, Moskovits, Manfred, Sadiq, Adnan, Frankel, Robert, Hollander, Gerald, Shani, Jacob

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Altered mental status and low anion gap in a patient with sickle cell anemia: a case report by Wartak, Siddharth A, Mehendale, Reshma A, Freda, Benjamin, Verma, Ashish, Rose, David N

“…It is challenging to diagnose two coexisting medical conditions if the symptoms are overlapping. This is further confounded if the patient presents with an…”
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Lithium-Associated Thyromegaly: An Unusual Cause of Airway Obstruction by Verma, Ashish, Wartak, Siddharth A., Tidswell, Mark

“…Acute upper airway obstruction is a medical emergency and can be caused by many serious conditions such as a foreign body occluding the airway, intrinsic…”
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Severe Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Stenosis and Heart Failure in a Young Woman with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Shani, Jacob, Frankel, Robert, Moskovits, Manfred, Crooke, Gregory, Sadiq, Adnan, Akkad, Isaac, Wartak, Siddharth, Hollander, Gerald

“…A 23-year-old African American woman with a past medical history of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), secondary hypertension, and end stage renal disease…”
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A Unique Case of Asystole Secondary to Facial Injury by Wartak, Siddharth A., Mehendale, Reshma A., Lotfi, Amir

“…Bradycardia has been reported during intraoperative settings of craniofacial, cerebropontine angle and trigeminal ganglion surgeries (Schaller et al. (2009,…”
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The Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity on Knowledge and Behavior Among Patients With Diabetes by Bhargava, Amit, Wartak, Siddharth A., Friderici, Jennifer, Rothberg, Michael B.

“…Purpose The purpose of the study was to measure the current level of awareness of the American Heart Association’s 7 risk/protective factors of cardiovascular…”
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STIMULATION OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL ENDOTHELIUM IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE INDUCED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION SIMILAR TO PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by Salamon, Jason N, Mazurek, Jeremy, Iqbal, Muhammad, Wartak, Siddharth, Zolty, Ronald

“…Methods Prior to the initiation of treatment, PA levels of vWF Ag and F8 were measured during right heart cath (RHC) in consecutive patients with PAH…”
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SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY BURDEN IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE-INDUCED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION COMPARED TO PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION by Salamon, Jason N, Mazurek, Jeremy, Iqbal, Muhammad, Wartak, Siddharth, Zolty, Ronald

“…Methods Prior to initiation of treatment, levels of hs-CRP were measured during right heart catheterization (RHC) in consecutive patients with PAH…”
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In reply: Dabigatran (October 2011) by Wartak, Siddharth A., Bartholomew, John R.

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Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation Is Not Associated With an Increase Risk of Stroke or the Type and Number of Grafts: A Single‐Center Retrospective Analysis by Lotfi, Amir, Wartak, Siddharth, Sethi, Pradheep, Garb, Jane, Giugliano, Gregory R.

“…Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter are the 2 most common types of dysrhythmia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)…”
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In reply: Dabigatran (October 2011) by Wartak, Siddharth A., Bartholomew, John R.

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Overtreatment and Undertreatment of Hyperlipidemia in the Outpatient Setting by VERMA, Ashish, VISINTAINER, Paul, ELARABI, Mohamed, WARTAK, Siddharth, ROTHBERG, Michael B

“…National guidelines recommend lipid-lowering therapy for patients with coronary heart disease (CHD), its equivalent (eg, diabetes mellitus, peripheral arterial…”
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Use of Duplex Ultrasound for Evaluation of Complex Aortic Arch Vessel Re-routing for Thoracic Endovascular Aneurysm Repair by Liu, Anyi, Wartak, Siddharth, Srivastava, Sunita, Roselli, Eric E., Whitelaw, Susan, Gornik, Heather L.

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