Farouk Mookadam, M.D.

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• Aerobic Interval Exercise Preconditioning to Prevent Cardiometabolic and Neuropsychological Complications of Anthracycline Based Breast Cancer Chemotherapy (EXACCT) Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  The purpose of this study is to determine whether a supervised exercise-training program, initiated prior to chemotherapy induction (pre-conditioning) and continued throughout chemotherapy treatment, can preserve short- and long-term cardiovascular performance, skeletal muscle function, cognitive ability and quality of life better than current standard or care recommendations for exercise during chemotherapy.

• Cost-Effective Strategies to Improve Rehabilitative Medicine for Heart Failure Patients with Preserved Ejection Fraction Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  Thte purpose of this study is to determine the impact of acute interval-style exercise training, with or without essential amino acid ingestion, on markers of muscle turnover and mitochondrial biogenesis. The study also aims to determine the impact of acute interval-style exercise training, with or without essential amino acid ingestion, on skeletal muscle satellite cell and myonuclei content.

• Prospective Study for Positional Echo in Patients with Pectus Excavatum vs Normal Non-pectus/ Normal Echo as a Comparator Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz.

  The purpose of this study is to assess echo findings of pectus patients in the supine and sitting positions and correlate to symptoms and limitations.