Publications

  1. Saad A, Arruda-Olson AM, Kane GC, Villarraga HR, Benfari G, Zagatina A, Ciampi Q, Peteiro JV, Kalinina E, Begidova I, Padang R, Boshchenko A, Merli E, Lisi M, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Kobal S, Agoston G, Varga A, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Kasprzak JD, Arbucci R, Zhuravleva O, Celutkiene J, Lowenstein J, Ratanasit NC, Colonna P, Carerj S, Pepi M, Pellikka PA, Picano E, Stress Echo 2030 study group. Left atrial function during exercise stress echocardiography as a sign of paroxysmal/persistent atrial fibrillation. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2024 Nov 4; 22 (1):13 Epub 2024 Nov 04
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  2. Kaneyuki D, Villarraga HR, Gallego-Navarro CA, Todd A, Pislaru SV, Crestanello JA, Dearani JA, Greason KL, Schaff HV, Arghami A. Fate of concomitant tricuspid regurgitation in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Sep; 168 (3):853-860.e2 Epub 2023 Aug 02
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  3. Hazim A, Nhola LF, Kailash V, Zhang S, Sandhu NP, Lerman A, Loprinzi CL, Ruddy KJ, Villarraga HR, Lewis B, Herrmann J. Changes in vascular function and correlation with cardiotoxicity in women with newly diagnosed breast cancer undergoing HER2-directed therapy with and without anthracycline/cyclophosphamide. Eur Heart J Open. 2024 Jan; 4 (1):oead130 Epub 2023 Dec 08
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  4. Abbasi MA, Bruno G, Di Stefano C, Garcia Bello L, Laack NN, Corbin KS, Whitaker TJ, Pellikka PA, Mutter RW, Villarraga HR. Detection of Early Myocardial Dysfunction by Imaging Biomarkers in Cancer Patients Undergoing Photon Beam vs. Proton Beam Radiotherapy: A Prospective Study. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Oct 4; 10 (10) Epub 2023 Oct 04
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  5. Mutter RW, Giri S, Fruth BF, Remmes NB, Boughey JC, Harless CA, Ruddy KJ, McGee LA, Afzal A, Gao RW, Shumway DA, Vern-Gross TZ, Villarraga HR, Kenison SL, Kang Y, Wong WW, Stish BJ, Merrell KW, Yan ES, Park SS, Corbin KS, Vargas CE. Conventional versus hypofractionated postmastectomy proton radiotherapy in the USA (MC1631): a randomised phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2023 Oct; 24 (10):1083-1093 Epub 2023 Sept 08
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  6. Prathivadhi-Bhayankaram S, Abbasi MA, Ismayl M, Marar RI, Al-Abcha A, El-Am E, Ahmad A, Acevedo AD, Ellauzi R, Villarraga H, Paludo J, Anavekar N. Cardiotoxicities of Novel Therapies in Hematological Malignancies: Monoclonal Antibodies and Enzyme Inhibitors. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Aug; 48 (8):101757 Epub 2023 Apr 23
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  7. Ng CT, Gonzalez Bonilla HM, Chang I, Aung MT, Gile JJ, Pereira NL, Villasboas Bisneto JC, Johnston PB, Villarraga HR, Rodriguez-Porcel MG, Lin G, Lin Y, Herrmann J. CAR-T Therapy in Lymphoma Patients With Coexisting Cardiomyopathy or Cardiac Lymphomatous Involvement. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Jun 7; 15:101840 Epub 2023 Apr 21
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  8. Marar RI, Abbasi MA, Prathivadhi-Bhayankaram S, Daryanani A, Villarraga H, Anavekar N, Bhatt VR, Paludo J. Cardiotoxicities of Novel Therapies in Hematologic Malignancies: Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy and Bispecific T-Cell Engager Therapy. JCO Oncol Pract. 2023 Jun; 19 (6):331-342 Epub 2023 Mar 17
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  9. Calle M, Abbasi MA, Salah HM, Scott CG, Garcia L, Bonikowske AR, Villarraga HR. https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2404108 Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023; 24(4).
  10. Calle MCA, Abbasi MA, Salah HM, Scott CG, Bello LBG, Bonikowske AR, Villarraga HR. Age, Hypertension, and Exercise Capacity are Independently Associated with Likelihood of Multi-Vessel Disease in Patients Referred for Treadmill Exercise Testing: The Intermediate-High-Workload Treadmill Score (IHWTS). Rev Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Apr; 24 (4):108 Epub 2023 Apr 17
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  11. Larsen CM, Garcia Arango M, Dasari H, Arciniegas Calle M, Adjei E, Rico Mesa J, Scott CG, Thompson CA, Cerhan JR, Haddad TC, Goetz MP, Herrmann J, Villarraga HR. Association of Anthracycline With Heart Failure in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer or Lymphoma, 1985-2010. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Feb 1; 6 (2):e2254669 Epub 2023 Feb 01
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  12. Bi X, Yeung DF, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Villarraga HR. Characterization of myocardial mechanics and its prognostic significance in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Open. 2022 Nov; 2 (6):oeac074 Epub 2022 Nov 05
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  13. Baldassarre LA, Ganatra S, Lopez-Mattei J, Yang EH, Zaha VG, Wong TC, Ayoub C, DeCara JM, Dent S, Deswal A, Ghosh AK, Henry M, Khemka A, Leja M, Rudski L, Villarraga HR, Liu JE, Barac A, Scherrer-Crosbie M, ACC Cardio-Oncology and the ACC Imaging Councils. Advances in Multimodality Imaging in Cardio-Oncology: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2022 Oct 18; 80 (16):1560-1578
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  14. Young KA, Krishna H, Jain V, Hamza I, Scott CG, Pellikka PA, Villarraga HR. Serial Left and Right Ventricular Strain Analysis in Patients Recovered from COVID-19. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Oct; 35 (10):1055-1063 Epub 2022 June 24
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  15. Krithika R, Geske JB, Villarraga HR, Crestanello J. Concrete proof of Murphy's law: a case report of intracardiac cement embolization. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Oct; 6 (10):ytac386 Epub 2022 Sept 16
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  16. Yang LT, Takeuchi M, Scott CG, Thapa P, Wang TD, Villarraga HR, Padang R, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Automated Global Longitudinal Strain Exhibits a Robust Association with Death in Asymptomatic Chronic Aortic Regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jul; 35 (7):692-702.e8 Epub 2022 Mar 25
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  17. Quintero-Martinez JA, Wysokinski WE, Cordova-Madera SN, Mogollon RJ, Garcia-Arango M, Vlazny DT, Houghton DE, Casanegra AI, Villarraga HR. Pulmonary artery capacitance and pulmonary vascular resistance as prognostic indicators in acute pulmonary embolism. Eur Heart J Open. 2022 Mar; 2 (2):oeac007 Epub 2022 Feb 23
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  18. Quintero-Martinez JA, Cordova-Madera SN, Villarraga HR. Radiation-Induced Heart Disease. J Clin Med. 2021 Dec 28; 11 (1)
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  19. Tawfiq RK, Boddicker N, Martinez JQ, Cordova S, Mashiul Md, Cerhan J, Herrmann J, Thompson CA, Villarraga HR. Evaluating Diastolic Function by Echocardiography in a Prospective Cohort of Patients with Hodgkin (HL) and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) Who Received Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy Circulation. 2021; 144(Suppl_1):A10607-A10607.
  20. Picano E, Ciampi Q, Cortigiani L, Arruda-Olson AM, Borguezan-Daros C, de Castro E Silva Pretto JL, Cocchia R, Bossone E, Merli E, Kane GC, Varga A, Agoston G, Scali MC, Morrone D, Simova I, Samardjieva M, Boshchenko A, Ryabova T, Vrublevsky A, Palinkas A, Palinkas ED, Sepp R, Torres MAR, Villarraga HR, Preradovic TK, Citro R, Amor M, Mosto H, Salame M, Leeson P, Mangia C, Gaibazzi N, Tuttolomondo D, Prota C, Peteiro J, Van De Heyning CM, D'Andrea A, Rigo F, Nikolic A, Ostojic M, Lowenstein J, Arbucci R, Haber DML, Merlo PM, Wierzbowska-Drabik K, Kasprzak JD, Haberka M, Camarozano AC, Ratanasit N, Mori F, D'Alfonso MG, Tassetti L, Milazzo A, Olivotto I, Marchi A, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Zagatina A, Padang R, Dekleva M, Djordievic-Dikic A, Boskovic N, Tesic M, Giga V, Beleslin B, Di Salvo G, Lorenzoni V, Cameli M, Mandoli GE, Bombardini T, Caso P, Celutkiene J, Barbieri A, Benfari G, Bartolacelli Y, Malagoli A, Bursi F, Mantovani F, Villari B, Russo A, De Nes M, Carpeggiani C, Monte I, Re F, Cotrim C, Bilardo G, Saad AK, Karuzas A, Matuliauskas D, Colonna P, Antonini-Canterin F, Pepi M, Pellikka PA. Stress Echo 2030: The Novel ABCDE-(FGLPR) Protocol to Define the Future of Imaging. J Clin Med. 2021 Aug 17; 10 (16)
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  21. Boddicker NJ, Larson MC, Castellino A, Herrmann J, Inwards DJ, Thanarajasingam G, Maurer MJ, Allmer C, Witzig TE, Nowakowski GS, Habermann TM, Villarraga HR, Slager SL, Cerhan JR, Thompson CA. Anthracycline treatment, cardiovascular risk factors and the cumulative incidence of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of newly diagnosed lymphoma patients from the modern treatment era. Am J Hematol. 2021 Aug 1; 96 (8):979-988 Epub 2021 May 27
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  22. Baldassarre LA, Yang EH, Cheng RK, DeCara JM, Dent S, Liu JE, Rudski LG, Strom JB, Thavendiranathan P, Barac A, Zaha VG, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Ellahham S, Deswal A, Lenneman C, Villarraga HR, Blaes AH, Ismail-Khan R, Ky B, Leja MJ, Scherrer-Crosbie M. Cardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient During COVID-19: An Expert Consensus Document From the ACC Cardio-Oncology and Imaging Councils. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2021 May 4; 113 (5):513-522
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  23. Ezzeddine FM, Saliba AN, Jain V, Villarraga HR, Herrmann J, Asirvatham SJ, Cha YM. Outcomes of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Apr; 44 (4):625-632 Epub 2021 Mar 15
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  24. Teaford HR, Abu Saleh OM, Villarraga HR, Enzler MJ, Rivera CG. The Many Faces of Itraconazole Cardiac Toxicity. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Oct; 4 (5):588-594 Epub 2020 Aug 15
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  25. Schrier VJMM, Evers S, Geske JR, Kremers WK, Villarraga HR, Selles RW, Hovius SER, Gelfman R, Amadio PC. Relative Motion of the Connective Tissue in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Relation with Disease Severity and Clinical Outcome. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2020 Sep; 46 (9):2236-2244 Epub 2020 June 26
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  26. Xia H, Yeung DF, Di Stefano C, Cha SS, Pellikka PA, Ye Z, Thaden JJ, Villarraga HR. Ventricular strain analysis in patients with no structural heart disease using a vendor-independent speckle-tracking software. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jun 5; 20 (1):274 Epub 2020 June 05
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  27. Cambron JC, Saba ES, McBane RD, Casanegra AI, Villarraga HR, Houghton DE, Vlazny DT, Froehling D, Hodge D, Peterson LG, Bott-Kitslaar DM, Wysokinski WE. Adverse Events and Mortality in Anticoagulated Patients with Different Categories of Pulmonary Embolism. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Jun; 4 (3):249-258 Epub 2020 June 05
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  28. Zhu D, Ito S, Miranda WR, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Villarraga HR, Pellikka PA, Crusan DJ, Oh JK. Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain Is Associated With Long-Term Outcomes in Moderate Aortic Stenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr; 13 (4):e009958 Epub 2020 Apr 09
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  29. Ruddy KJ, Sangaralingham LR, Van Houten H, Nowsheen S, Sandhu N, Moslehi J, Neuman H, Jemal A, Haddad TC, Blaes AH, Villarraga HR, Thompson C, Shah ND, Herrmann J. Utilization of Cardiac Surveillance Tests in Survivors of Breast Cancer and Lymphoma After Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2020 Mar; 13 (3):e005984 Epub 2020 Feb 28
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  30. Bi X, Yeung DF, Salah HM, Arciniegas Calle MC, Nhola LF, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT, Villarraga HR. Dissecting myocardial mechanics in patients with severe aortic stenosis: 2-dimensional vs 3-dimensional-speckle tracking echocardiography. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jan 30; 20 (1):33
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  31. Di Stefano C, Bruno G, Arciniegas Calle MC, Acharya GA, Fussner LM, Ungprasert P, Cooper LT Jr, Blauwet LA, Ryu JH, Pellikka PA, Carmona Porquera EM, Villarraga HR. Diagnostic and predictive value of speckle tracking echocardiography in cardiac sarcoidosis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020 Jan 20; 20 (1):21
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  32. Ruddy KJ, Sangaralingham LR, Van HK, Nowsheen S, Sandhu NP, Moslehi Javid, Neuman Heather, Jemal Ahmedin, Haddad TC, Blaes Anne, Villarraga HR, Thompson CA, Shah ND, Herrmann J. Utilization of Cardiac Surveillance Tests in Survivors of Breast Cancer and Lymphoma After Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. 2019. Epub 2019 Dec 23.
  33. Schrier VJMM, Evers S, Geske JR, Kremers WK, Villarraga HR, Kakar S, Selles RW, Hovius SER, Gelfman R, Amadio PC. Median Nerve Transverse Mobility and Outcome after Carpal Tunnel Release. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2019 Nov; 45 (11):2887-2897 Epub 2019 Sept 02
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  34. D'Elia Nicholas, Caselli Stefano, Kosmala Wojciech, Lancellotti Patrizio, Morris Daniel, Muraru Denisa, Takeuchi Masaaki, van den Bosch Annemien, van Grootel Roderick W.J., Villarraga HR, Marwick Thomas H.. Normal Global Longitudinal Strain: An Individual Patient Meta-analysis JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2019.
  35. Meng H, Chandrasekaran K, Villarraga HR, Shah AA, Kittipovanonth M, Cha SS, Pellikka PA, Seward JB. Right and left ventricular interaction in pulmonary hypertension: Insight from velocity vector imaging. Echocardiography. 2019 May; 36 (5):877-887 Epub 2019 Apr 15
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  36. Nhola LF, Abdelmoneim SS, Villarraga HR, Kohli M, Grothey A, Bordun KA, Cheung M, Best R, Cheung D, Huang R, Barros-Gomes S, Pitz M, Singal PK, Jassal DS, Mulvagh SL. Echocardiographic Assessment for the Detection of Cardiotoxicity Due to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Inhibitor Therapy in Metastatic Renal Cell and Colorectal Cancers. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Feb; 32 (2):267-276 Epub 2018 Nov 17
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  37. Tseng AS, Gorsi US, Barros-Gomes S, Miller FA, Pellikka PA, Clavell AL, Villarraga HR. Use of speckle-tracking echocardiography-derived strain and systolic strain rate measurements to predict rejection in transplant hearts with preserved ejection fraction. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2018 Dec 22; 18 (1):241
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  38. Arciniegas Calle MC, Sandhu NP, Xia H, Cha SS, Pellikka PA, Ye Z, Herrmann J, Villarraga HR. Two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography predicts early subclinical cardiotoxicity associated with anthracycline-trastuzumab chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer. BMC Cancer. 2018 Oct 25; 18 (1):1037
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  39. Indrabhinduwat M, Arciniegas Calle MC, Colgan JP, Villarraga HR. A male with multiple cardiac masses. Echo Res Pract. 2018 Sep; 5 (3):K53-K58 Epub 2018 June 12
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  40. Nowsheen S, Aziz K, Park JY, Lerman A, Villarraga HR, Ruddy KJ, Herrmann J. Trastuzumab in Female Breast Cancer Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Aug 7; 7 (15):e008637
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  41. Larsen CM, Villarraga HR, Begna KH, Litzow MR, Al-Kali A, Herrmann J. Cardiovascular effects of the addition of nilotinib to standard therapy for acute myeloid leukemia. Leuk Lymphoma 2018 Jan; 59 (1):229-232 Epub 2017 June 08
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  42. Hubbard RT, Arciniegas Calle MC, Barros-Gomes S, Kukuzke JA, Pellikka PA, Gulati R, Villarraga HR. 2-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography predicts severe coronary artery disease in women with normal left ventricular function: a case-control study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2017 Aug 24; 17 (1):231
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  43. Sekiguchi H, Harada Y, Villarraga HR, Mankad SV, Gajic O. Focused cardiac ultrasound in the early resuscitation of severe sepsis and septic shock: a prospective pilot study. J Anesth. 2017 Aug; 31 (4):487-493 Epub 2017 Jan 31
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  44. Barros-Gomes S, Naksuk N, Jevremovic D, Villarraga HR. A rash with a heavy heart. Echo Res Pract. 2017 Jul 7; 4 (3):K11-5 Epub 2017 July 07
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  45. Lima MSM, Villarraga HR, Abduch MCD, Lima MF, Cruz CBBV, Sbano JCN, Voos MC, Mathias Junior, Tsutsui JM. Global Longitudinal Strain or Left Ventricular Twist and Torsion? Which Correlates Best with Ejection Fraction? Arq Bras Cardiol. 2017 Jul; 109 (1):23-29 Epub 2017 June 29
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  46. Nhola LF, Villarraga HR. Rationale for Cardio-Oncology Units. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2017 Jul; 70 (7):583-589 Epub 2017 Mar 16
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  47. Barros-Gomes S, Williams B, Nhola LF, Grogan M, Maalouf JF, Dispenzieri A, Pellikka PA, Villarraga HR. Prognosis of Light Chain Amyloidosis With Preserved LVEF: Added Value of 2D Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography to the Current Prognostic Staging System. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Apr; 10 (4):398-407 Epub 2016 Sept 14
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  48. Snipelisky D, Park JY, Lerman A, Mulvagh S, Lin G, Pereira N, Rodriguez-Porcel M, Villarraga HR, Herrmann J. How to Develop a Cardio-Oncology Clinic. Heart Fail Clin. 2017 Apr; 13 (2):347-359
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  49. Casaclang-Verzosa G, Enriquez-Sarano M, Villaraga HR, Miller JD. Echocardiographic Approaches and Protocols for Comprehensive Phenotypic Characterization of Valvular Heart Disease in Mice. J Vis Exp. 2017 Feb 14; (120)
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  50. Mazur M, Wang F, Hodge DO, Siontis BL, Beinborn DS, Villarraga HR, Lerman A, Friedman PA, Herrmann J. Burden of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Patients With Anthracycline-Related Cardiomyopathy. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2017 Feb; 3 (2):139-150 Epub 2016 Sept 28
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  51. Orde SR, Boon AJ, Firth DG, Villarraga HR, Sekiguchi H. Use of Angle-Independent M-Mode Sonography for Assessment of Diaphragm Displacement. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Dec; 35: (12)2615-2621.
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  52. Alkhouli M, El Sabbagh A, Villarraga HR, Hagler DJ, Rihal CS, Eleid MF. Novel Treatment of Residual Peri-MitraClip Regurgitation With an Amplatzer Vascular Plug II. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Sep 12; 9 (17):e171-5 Epub 2016 Aug 17
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  53. Padang R, Kotkar KD, Gilkey GD, Joyce DL, Villarraga HR. Cardiac calcified amorphous 'tumour': the CAT is on a broken line. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Sep; 17 (9):1064 Epub 2016 May 25
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  54. Orde SR, Boon AJ, Firth DG, Villarraga HR, Sekiguchi H. Diaphragm assessment by two dimensional speckle tracking imaging in normal subjects. BMC Anesthesiol. 2016 Jul 25; 16 (1):43 Epub 2016 July 25
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  55. Kane GC, Sachdev A, Villarraga HR, Ammash NM, Oh JK, McGoon MD, Pellikka PA, McCully RB. Impact of age on pulmonary artery systolic pressures at rest and with exercise. Echo Res Pract. 2016 Jun; 3 (2):53-61
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  56. Lima MS, Villarraga HR, Abduch MC, Lima MF, Cruz CB, Bittencourt MS, Voos MC, Sbano JC, Mathias W Jr, Tsutsui JM. Comprehensive left ventricular mechanics analysis by speckle tracking echocardiography in Chagas disease. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2016 May 27; 14 (1):20
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  57. Barros-Gomes S, Herrmann J, Mulvagh SL, Lerman A, Lin G, Villarraga HR. Rationale for setting up a cardio-oncology unit: our experience at Mayo Clinic. Cardiooncology. 2016 Apr 19; 2 (1):5
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  58. Hickson LJ, Negrotto SM, Onuigbo M, Scott CG, Rule AD, Norby SM, Albright RC, Casey ET, Dillon JJ, Pellikka PA, Pislaru SV, Best PJM, Villarraga HR, Lin G, Williams AW, Nkomo VT. Echocardiography Criteria for Structural Heart Disease in Patients With End-Stage Renal Disease Initiating Hemodialysis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Mar 15; 67 (10):1173-1182
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  59. Ye Z, Coutinho T, Pellikka PA, Villarraga HR, Borlaug BA, Kullo IJ. Associations of Alterations in Pulsatile Arterial Load With Left Ventricular Longitudinal Strain. Am J Hypertens. 2015 Nov; 28(11):1325-31. Epub 2015 Apr 03.
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  60. Bordun KA, Premecz S, daSilva M, Mandal S, Goyal V, Glavinovic T, Cheung M, Cheung D, White CW, Chaudhary R, Freed DH, Villarraga HR, Herrmann J, Kohli M, Ravandi A, Thliveris J, Pitz M, Singal PK, Mulvagh S, Jassal DS. The utility of cardiac biomarkers and echocardiography for the early detection of bevacizumab- and sunitinib-mediated cardiotoxicity. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2015 Aug 15; 309 (4):H692-701 Epub 2015 June 19
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  61. Cabasa AS, Eleid MF, Rihal CS, Villarraga HR, Foley TA, Suri RM. Tricuspid Valve Replacement: A Percutaneous Transfemoral Valve-in-Ring Approach. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jul; 8 (8):1126-1128 Epub 2015 June 24
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  62. Xu Y, Hermann J, Pellikka PA, Ansell SM, Cha SS, Villarraga HR. Early Changes in 2D-Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography May Predict a Decrease in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Lymphoma Patients Undergoing Anthracycline Chemotherapy: A Pilot Study J Clin Exp Oncol.2015;4:1.
  63. Plana JC, Galderisi M, Barac A, Ewer MS, Ky B, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Ganame J, Sebag IA, Agler DA, Badano LP, Banchs J, Cardinale D, Carver J, Cerqueira M, DeCara JM, Edvardsen T, Flamm SD, Force T, Griffin BP, Jerusalem G, Liu JE, Magalhaes A, Marwick T, Sanchez LY, Sicari R, Villarraga HR, Lancellotti P. Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Oct; 15 (10):1063-93
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  64. Fine NM, Crowson CS, Lin G, Oh JK, Villarraga HR, Gabriel SE. Evaluation of myocardial function in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using strain imaging by speckle-tracking echocardiography. Ann Rheum Dis. 2014 Oct; 73 (10):1833-9 Epub 2013 July 19
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  65. Plana JC, Galderisi M, Barac A, Ewer MS, Ky B, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Ganame J, Sebag IA, Agler DA, Badano LP, Banchs J, Cardinale D, Carver J, Cerqueira M, DeCara JM, Edvardsen T, Flamm SD, Force T, Griffin BP, Jerusalem G, Liu JE, Magalhaes A, Marwick T, Sanchez LY, Sicari R, Villarraga HR, Lancellotti P. Expert consensus for multimodality imaging evaluation of adult patients during and after cancer therapy: a report from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2014 Sep; 27 (9):911-39
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  66. Herrmann J, Lerman A, Sandhu NP, Villarraga HR, Mulvagh SL, Kohli M. Evaluation and management of patients with heart disease and cancer: cardio-oncology. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Sep; 89 (9):1287-306
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  67. Villarraga HR, Herrmann J, Nkomo VT. Cardio-oncology: role of echocardiography. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug; 57 (1):10-8 Epub 2014 May 20
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  68. Fenstad ER, Le RJ, Sinak LJ, Maradit-Kremers H, Ammash NM, Ayalew AM, Villarraga HR, Oh JK, Frantz RP, McCully RB, McGoon MD, Kane GC. Pericardial effusions in pulmonary arterial hypertension: characteristics, prognosis, and role of drainage. Chest. 2013 Nov; 144: (5)1530-1538.
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  69. Suresh R, Chiriac A, Goel K, Villarraga HR, Lopez-Jimenez F, Thomas RJ, Terzic A, Nelson TJ, Perez-Terzic C. CXCR4+ and FLK-1+ identify circulating cells associated with improved cardiac function in patients following myocardial infarction. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2013 Oct; 6 (5):787-97 Epub 2013 Aug 10
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  70. Hardegree EL, Sachdev A, Fenstad ER, Villarraga HR, Frantz RP, McGoon MD, Oh JK, Ammash NM, Connolly HM, Eidem BW, Pellikka PA, Kane GC. Impaired left ventricular mechanics in pulmonary arterial hypertension: identification of a cohort at high risk. Circ Heart Fail. 2013 Jul; 6: (4)748-55.
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  71. Koshino Y, Villarraga HR, Somers VK, Miranda WR, Garza CA, Hsiao JF, Yu Y, Saleh HK, Lopez-Jimenez F. Changes in myocardial mechanics in patients with obesity following major weight loss after bariatric surgery. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Jun; 21: (6)1111-8.
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  72. Fine NM, Shah AA, Han IY, Yu Y, Hsiao JF, Koshino Y, Saleh HK, Miller FA Jr, Oh JK, Pellikka PA, Villarraga HR. Left and right ventricular strain and strain rate measurement in normal adults using velocity vector imaging: an assessment of reference values and intersystem agreement. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Mar; 29 (3):571-80 Epub 2012 Sept 14
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  73. Hsiao JF, Koshino Y, Bonnichsen CR, Yu Y, Miller FA Jr, Pellikka PA, Cooper LT Jr, Villarraga HR. Speckle tracking echocardiography in acute myocarditis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Feb; 29 (2):275-84 Epub 2012 June 27
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  74. Hardegree EL, Sachdev A, Villarraga HR, Frantz RP, McGoon MD, Kushwaha SS, Hsiao JF, McCully RB, Oh JK, Pellikka PA, Kane GC. Role of serial quantitative assessment of right ventricular function by strain in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Am J Cardiol. 2013 Jan 1; 111(1):143-8. Epub 2012 Oct 23.
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  75. Yu Y, Villarraga HR, Saleh HK, Cha SS, Pellikka PA. Can ischemia and dyssynchrony be detected during early stages of dobutamine stress echocardiography by 2-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography? Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Jan; 29 (1):95-102 Epub 2012 May 25
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  76. van Doesburg MH, Yoshii Y, Henderson J, Villarraga HR, Moran SL, Amadio PC. Speckle-tracking sonographic assessment of longitudinal motion of the flexor tendon and subsynovial tissue in carpal tunnel syndrome. J Ultrasound Med. 2012 Jul; 31 (7):1091-8
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  77. Yoshii Y, Henderson J, Villarraga HR, Zhao C, An KN, Amadio PC. Ultrasound assessment of the motion patterns of human flexor digitorum superficialis and profundus tendons with speckle tracking. J Orthop Res. 2011 Oct; 29 (10):1465-9 Epub 2011 Apr 05
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  78. Saleh HK, Villarraga HR, Kane GC, Pereira NL, Raichlin E, Yu Y, Koshino Y, Kushwaha SS, Miller FA Jr, Oh JK, Pellikka PA. Normal left ventricular mechanical function and synchrony values by speckle-tracking echocardiography in the transplanted heart with normal ejection fraction. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Jun; 30 (6):652-8 Epub 2010 Dec 30
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