Publications

  1. Abraham B, Suppah M, Farina J, Botros M, Fath A, Kaldas S, Megaly M, Chao CJ, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Pellikka P, Nkomo V, Alkhouli M, Holmes D Jr, Badr A, Alsidawi S. Impact of moderate or severe mitral and tricuspid valves regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Am Heart J. 2025 Feb; 280:79-88 Epub 2024 Nov 13
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  2. Abraham B, Sous M, Kaldas S, Nakhla M, Sweeney J, Lee K, Garcia S, Saad M, Goel SS, Fortuin FD. Transcaval access for transcatheter aortic valve implantation: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Int J Cardiol. 2025 Jan 15; 419:132720 Epub 2024 Nov 12
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  3. Masson R, Nkomo VT, Holmes DR Jr, Pislaru SV, Arsanjani R, Chao CJ, Klanderman M, Abraham B, Morsy M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Sell-Dotten K, Alsidawi S. Disproportionately high aortic valve calcium scores in atrial fibrillation: implications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 26; 25 (9):1264-1275
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  4. Chao CJ, Mandale D, Farina JM, Abdou M, Rattanawong P, Girardo M, Agasthi P, Ayoub C, Alkhouli M, Eleid M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, Sabbagh AE, Holmes DR, Arsanjani R, Naqvi TZ. Chronic Right Ventricular Pacing Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Attenuates the Benefit on Left Ventricular Function. J Clin Med. 2024 Aug 4; 13 (15) Epub 2024 Aug 04
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  5. Scalia IG, Farina JM, Wraith R, Brown L, Abbas MT, Pereyra M, Allam M, Mahmoud AK, Kamel MA, Barry T, Fortuin FD, Lester SJ, Sweeney J, Sell-Dottin KA, Alkhouli M, Holmes DR, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Association between echocardiographic velocity time integral ratio of mitral valve and left ventricular outflow tract and clinical outcomes post transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Heliyon. 2024 Jun 15; 10 (11):e32378 Epub 2024 June 05
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  6. Pereyra Pietri M, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Scalia IG, Galasso F, Killian ME, Suppah M, Kenyon CR, Koepke LM, Padang R, Chao CJ, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Eleid MF, Sell-Dottin KA, Steidley DE, Scott LR, Fonseca R, Lopez-Jimenez F, Attia ZI, Dispenzieri A, Grogan M, Rosenthal JL, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C. The prognostic value of artificial intelligence to predict cardiac amyloidosis in patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Digit Health. 2024 May; 5 (3):295-302 Epub 2024 Mar 13
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  7. Tan MC, Yeo YH, San BJ, Suleiman A, Lee JZ, Chatterjee A, Sell-Dottin KA, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Lee KS. Trends and Disparities in Valvular Heart Disease Mortality in the United States From 1999 to 2020. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 16; 13 (8):e030895 Epub 2024 Apr 08
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  8. Galasso F, Wassenaar F, Barry T, Baqal OJ, Hagler DJ, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD. A Retrospective Analysis of Self-Limiting Fever following Percutaneous Patent Foramen Ovale and Atrial Septal Defect Closure. Cardiol Res Pract. 2024; 2024:5562208 Epub 2024 Oct 09
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  9. Suppah M, Kamal A, Saadoun R, Baradeiya AMA, Abraham B, Alsidawi S, Sorajja D, Fortuin FD, Arsanjani R. An Evidence-Based Approach to Anticoagulation Therapy Comparing Direct Oral Anticoagulants and Vitamin K Antagonists in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Bioprosthetic Valves: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Network Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Nov 1; 206:132-150 Epub 2023 Sept 11
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  10. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Barry T, Chiang CC, Wang P, Ashraf H, Mookadam F, Seri AR, Venepally N, Allam M, Pujari SH, Sriramoju A, Sleem M, Alsidawi S, Eleid M, Beohar N, Fortuin FD, Yang EH, Rihal CS, Holmes DR Jr, Arsanjani R. Using Artificial Intelligence in Predicting Ischemic Stroke Events After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Invasive Cardiol. 2023 Jun; 35 (6):E297-E311
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  11. Agasthi P, Sridhara S, Rattanawong P, Venepally N, Chao CJ, Ashraf H, Pujari SH, Allam M, Almader-Douglas D, Alla Y, Kumar A, Mookadam F, Packer DL, Holmes DR Jr, Hagler DJ, Fortuin FD, Arsanjani R. Safety and efficacy of balloon angioplasty compared to stent-based-strategies with pulmonary vein stenosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Cardiol. 2023 Feb 26; 15(2):64-75.
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  12. Lee KS, Natarajan B, Wong WX, Yousman W, Koester S, Nyotowidjojo I, Lee JZ, Kern KB, Acharya D, Fortuin D, Hung O, Voelker W, Indik JH. A randomized controlled trial of simulation training in teaching coronary angiographic views. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Aug 26; 22 (1):644
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  13. Patel PP, El Sabbagh A, Johnson PW, Suliman R, Salwa N, Morales-Lara AC, Pollak P, Yamani M, Parikh P, Sonavane SK, Landolfo C, Alkhouli MA, Eleid MF, Guerrero M, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, Noseworthy PA, Carter RE, Adedinsewo D. Sex Differences in the Impact of Aortic Valve Calcium Score on Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Aug; 15 (8):e014034 Epub 2022 Aug 03
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  14. Katayama M, Gades NM, Singh VP, Devick KL, Zarbatany D, Vaitkus VV, Belohlavek DL, Fortuin FD, Belohlavek M. Doppler-Guided Acoustically Active Injection Catheter: Transendocardial Delivery Assessed by an Efficacy Testing Animal Model. J Ultrasound Med. 2022 Mar; 41 (3):749-762 Epub 2021 May 03
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  15. Chao CJ, Shanbhag A, Chiang CC, Girardo ME, Seri AR, Khalid MU, Rayfield C, O'Shea MP, Fatunde O, Fortuin FD. Baseline thrombocytopenia in acute coronary syndrome: The lower, the worse. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Jun 1; 332:1-7 Epub 2021 Mar 27
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  16. Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Rosenthal JL, Arsanjani R. Percutaneous mitral valve repair with MitraClip as an effective bridge to transplant. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Apr 28; 22 (5):e13
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  17. Bhatt SK, Tseng AS, Firth C, Girardo M, Sykora D, Abdelmalek M, Fortuin FD, Wennberg P, Liedl D, Shamoun FE. Abnormal vascular physiology in the lower extremities as a risk factor for ischemic stroke and mortality. J Osteopath Med. 2021 Mar 11; 121 (5):463-470
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  18. Agasthi P, Ashraf H, Pujari SH, Girardo ME, Tseng A, Mookadam F, Venepally NR, Buras M, Khetarpal BK, Allam M, Eleid MF, Greason KL, Beohar N, Siegel RJ, Sweeney J, Fortuin FD, Holmes DR Jr, Arsanjani R. Artificial Intelligence Trumps TAVI2-SCORE and CoreValve Score in Predicting 1-Year Mortality Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Mar; 24:33-41. Epub 2020 Aug 15.
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  19. Agasthi P, Pujari SH, Mookadam F, Venepally NR, Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Wang P, Allam M, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Pollak P, Greason KL, Beohar N, Arsanjani R. Resting Cardiac Efficiency Affects Survival Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Nov; 21 (11):1327-1333 Epub 2020 Apr 14
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  20. Ashraf H, Fortuin FD, Sweeney J, DeValeria PA, Lanza LA, Ramsay G, Maranzano P, Patrick L, Scott LR. Development of advanced conduction disturbances following balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement leads to poorer clinical outcomes. J Arrhythm. 2020 Aug; 36 (4):755-761 Epub 2020 June 18
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  21. Agasthi P, Pujari SH, Mookadam F, Tseng A, Venepally NR, Wang P, Allam M, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Fortuin FD, Holmes DR, Beohar N, Arsanjani R. Does a Gradient-Adjusted Cardiac Power Index Improve Prediction of Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Survival Over Cardiac Power Index? Yonsei Med J. 2020 Jun; 61 (6):482-491
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  22. Agasthi P, Arsanjani R, Mookadam F, Wang P, Venepally NR, Sweeney J, Eleid M, Holmes DR Jr, Pollak P, Fortuin FD. Does Resting Cardiac Power Index Affect Survival Post Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement? J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 Apr; 32 (4):129-137 Epub 2020 Mar 20
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  23. Agasthi P, Lee JZ, Pujari SH, Tseng AS, Shipman J, Almader-Douglas D, Ashraf H, Mookadam F, Fortuin FD, Beohar N, Arsanjani R, Mulpuru S. Safety and efficacy of direct oral anticoagulants compared to Vitamin K antagonists postpercutaneous coronary interventions in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Arrhythm. 2020 Apr; 36 (2):271-279 Epub 2020 Jan 08
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  24. Chao CJ, Fortuin FD. Dynamic Kinking of Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft. JACC Case Rep. 2019 Oct; 1 (3):431-432 Epub 2019 Oct 16
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  25. Agasthi P, Shipman J, Arsanjani R, Ashukem M, Girardo ME, Yerasi C, Venepally NR, Fortuin FD, Mookadam F. Renal Denervation for Resistant Hypertension in the contemporary era: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sci Rep. 2019 Apr 17; 9 (1):6200
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  26. Agasthi P, Kolla KR, Yerasi C, Tullah S, Pulivarthi VS, Louka B, Arsanjani R, Yang EH, Mookadam F, Fortuin FD. Are we there yet with patent foramen ovale closure for secondary prevention in cryptogenic stroke? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. SAGE Open Med. 2019; 7:2050312119828261 Epub 2019 Feb 04
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  27. Valencia-Sanchez C, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Ingall TJ, Marks LA, Wingerchuk DM, O'Carroll CB. Is Patent Foramen Ovale Closure More Effective Than Medical Therapy in Preventing Stroke Recurrence in Patients With Cryptogenic Stroke?: A Critically Appraised Topic. Neurologist. 2018 Sep; 23 (5):175-180
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  28. Al Halabi S, Newman J, Farkouh ME, Fortuin D, Leya F, Sweeney J, Darki A, Lopez J, Steen L, Lewis B, Webb J, Leon MB, Mathew V. Meta-Analysis of Studies Comparing Dual- Versus Mono-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Jul 1; 122 (1):141-148 Epub 2018 Mar 28
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  29. Henry TD, Losordo DW, Traverse JH, Schatz RA, Jolicoeur EM, Schaer GL, Clare R, Chiswell K, White CJ, Fortuin FD, Kereiakes DJ, Zeiher AM, Sherman W, Hunt AS, Povsic TJ. Autologous CD34+ cell therapy improves exercise capacity, angina frequency and reduces mortality in no-option refractory angina: a patient-level pooled analysis of randomized double-blinded trials. Eur Heart J. 2018 Jun 14; 39 (23):2208-2216
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  30. Nokes B, Yeneneh B, Maddux J, Van Woerkom RC, Lowell A, Callisen H, Patel B, Shamoun F, Fortuin FD, DeValeria P, Sen A. Inhaled nitric oxide mitigates need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a patient with refractory acute hypoxemic respiratory failure due to cardiac and pulmonary shunts. Respir Med Case Rep. 2018; 24:98-102 Epub 2018 May 03
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  31. Katayama M, Panse PM, Kendall CB, Daniels JR, Cha SS, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, DeValeria PA, Lanza LA, Belohlavek M, Chaliki HP. Left Ventricular Septal Hypertrophy in Elderly Patients With Aortic Stenosis. J Ultrasound Med. 2018 Jan; 37 (1):217-224 Epub 2017 July 25
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  32. Seamans DP, Louka BF, Fortuin FD, Patel BM, Sweeney JP, Lanza LA, DeValeria PA, Ezrre KM, Ramakrishna H. The utility of live video capture to enhance debriefing following transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Ann Card Anaesth. 2016 Oct; 19 (Supplement):S6-S11
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  33. Povsic TJ, Henry TD, Traverse JH, Fortuin FD, Schaer GL, Kereiakes DJ, Schatz RA, Zeiher AM, White CJ, Stewart DJ, Jolicoeur EM, Bass T, Henderson DA, Dignacco P, Gu Z, Al-Khalidi HR, Junge C, Nada A, Hunt AS, Losordo DW, RENEW Investigators. The RENEW Trial: Efficacy and Safety of Intramyocardial Autologous CD34(+) Cell Administration in Patients With Refractory Angina. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Aug 8; 9 (15):1576-85
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  34. Henry TD, Schaer GL, Traverse JH, Povsic TJ, Davidson C, Lee JS, Costa MA, Bass T, Mendelsohn F, Fortuin FD, Pepine CJ, Patel AN, Riedel N, Junge C, Hunt A, Kereiakes DJ, White C, Harrington RA, Schatz RA, Losordo DW. Autologous cd34(+) cell therapy for refractory angina: 2-year outcomes from the act34-cmi study Cell Transplantation. 2016; 25: (9)1701-11.
  35. Lee JZ, Singh N, Ortega G, Low SW, Kanakadandi U, Fortuin FD, Lassar T, Lee KS. Composite outcomes in 2.25-mm drug eluting stents: a systematic review. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2015 Jun; 16 (4):237-42 Epub 2015 Apr 09
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  36. Aryal MR, Karmacharya P, Pandit A, Hakim F, Pathak R, Mainali NR, Ukaigwe A, Mahmood M, Badal M, Fortuin FD. Dual versus single antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Heart Lung Circ. 2015 Feb; 24 (2):185-92 Epub 2014 July 24
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  37. Pandit A, Giri S, Hakim FA, Fortuin FD. Shorter (/=12 months) duration dual antiplatelet therapy after drug eluting stents: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Jan 1; 85(1):34-40. Epub 2014 May 06.
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  38. Belohlavek M, Katayama M, Zarbatany D, Fortuin FD, Fatemi M, Nenadic IZ, McMahon EM. Acoustically active injection catheter guided by ultrasound: navigation tests in acutely ischemic porcine hearts. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2014 Jul; 40 (7):1650-9 Epub 2014 Apr 27
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  39. Pandit A, Aryal MR, Aryal Pandit A, Hakim FA, Giri S, Mainali NR, Sharma P, Lee HR, Fortuin FD, Mookadam F. Preventive PCI versus culprit lesion stenting during primary PCI in acute STEMI: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 2014; 1 (1):e000012 Epub 2014 Feb 15
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  40. Povsic TJ, Junge C, Nada A, Schatz RA, Harrington RA, Davidson CJ, Fortuin FD, Kereiakes DJ, Mendelsohn FO, Sherman W, Schaer GL, White CJ, Stewart D, Story K, Losordo DW, Henry TD. A phase 3, randomized, double-blinded, active-controlled, unblinded standard of care study assessing the efficacy and safety of intramyocardial autologous CD34+ cell administration in patients with refractory angina: design of the RENEW study. Am Heart J. 2013 Jun; 165(6):854-861.e2. Epub 2013 Apr 19.
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  41. Vittala SS, Najib MQ, Click RL, Fortuin FD, Chaliki HP. Left anterior descending coronary artery stenosis: in a patient with takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Tex Heart Inst J. 2012; 39 (1):125-8
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  42. Povsic TJ, O'Connor CM, Henry T, Taussig A, Kereiakes DJ, Fortuin FD, Niederman A, Schatz R, Spencer R IV, Owens D, Banks M, Joseph D, Roberts R, Alexander JH, Sherman W. A double-blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter study to assess the safety and cardiovascular effects of skeletal myoblast implantation by catheter delivery in patients with chronic heart failure after myocardial infarction. Am Heart J. 2011 Oct; 162(4):654-662.e1. Epub 2011 Sep 09.
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  43. Losordo DW, Henry TD, Davidson C, Sup Lee J, Costa MA, Bass T, Mendelsohn F, Fortuin FD, Pepine CJ, Traverse JH, Amrani D, Ewenstein BM, Riedel N, Story K, Barker K, Povsic TJ, Harrington RA, Schatz RA, ACT34-CMI Investigators. Intramyocardial, autologous CD34+ cell therapy for refractory angina. Circ Res. 2011 Aug 5; 109(4):428-36. Epub 2011 Jul 07.
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  44. Caracciolo G, Eleid MF, Abe H, Bhatia N, Fortuin FD, Wilansky S, Carerj S, Sengupta PP. Non-uniform recovery of left ventricular transmural mechanics in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2010 Aug 3; 8:31 Epub 2010 Aug 03
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  45. Chism BS, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD. The crooked buddy technique: use of a Wiggle wire alongside an extra support wire to improve device deliverability. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Aug; 22(8):377-81.
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  46. Kronsteiner E, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Metallo JR, Stoehr JD, Fortuin FD. Outcomes of overlapping bare-metal stents with sirolimus-eluting stents for long lesions in small coronary vessels. J Invasive Cardiol. 2010 Feb; 22(2):76-9.
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  47. Budavari AI, Glenn TJ, Will KK, Askew JW, Fortuin FD. A case of simultaneous pulmonary embolism and acute myocardial infarction secondary to a previously undiagnosed patent foramen ovale. J Hosp Med. 2009 May; 4(5):E5-9.
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  48. Akay M, Akay YM, Gauthier D, Paden RG, Pavlicek W, Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Lee RW. Dynamics of diastolic sounds caused by partially occluded coronary arteries. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2009 Feb; 56(2):513-7. Epub 2008 Aug 12.
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  49. Wissner E, Fortuin FD, Scott LR, Altemose GT. Reversible pacemaker dysfunction in a patient with transient cardiac apical ballooning syndrome: a case report. Europace. 2008 Sep; 10(9):1105-7. Epub 2008 Jun 30.
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  50. Hurst RT, Askew JW, Reuss CS, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Oh JK, Tajik AJ. Transient midventricular ballooning syndrome: a new variant. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Aug 01; 48: (3)579-83.
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  51. Reilly JP, Griese M, Fortuin FD, Vale P, Schaer G, Lopez J, Van Camp J, Henry T, Richenbacher W, Losordo D, Schatz RA, Isner JM. Long term (2 year) clinical events following transthoracic intra-myocardial gene transfer of VEGF-2. Journal of Interventional Cardiology. 2005; 18:27-3.
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  52. Fortuin FD, Sweeney JP, Lee RW. Relief of pseudostenosis using the transit exchange catheter. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2004 Dec; 63: (4)457-61.
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  53. Abbas A, Lester S, Moreno FC, Srivathsan K, Fortuin D, Appleton C. Noninvasive assessment of right atrial pressure using Doppler tissue imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Nov; 17(11):1155-60.
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  54. Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Patel B, Moreno CA, Schiller NB, Lester SJ. Noninvasive measurement of systemic vascular resistance using Doppler echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Aug; 17(8):834-8.
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  55. Khositseth A, Cabalka AK, Sweeney JP, Fortuin FD, Reeder GS, Connolly HM, Hagler DJ. Transcatheter Amplatzer device closure of atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale in patients with presumed paradoxical embolism. Mayo Clin Proc. 2004 Jan; 79: (1)35-41.
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  56. Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Schiller NB, Appleton CP, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. Echocardiographic determination of mean pulmonary artery pressure. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Dec 1; 92(11):1373-6.
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  57. Fortuin FD, Vale P, Losordo DW, Symes J, DeLaria GA, Tyner JJ, Schaer GL, March R, Snell RJ, Henry TD, Van Camp J, Lopez JJ, Richenbacher W, Isner JM, Schatz RA. One-year follow-up of direct myocardial gene transfer of vascular endothelial growth factor-2 using naked plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid by way of thoracotomy in no-option patients. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Aug 15; 92(4):436-9.
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  58. Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Schiller NB, Appleton CP, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. A simple method for noninvasive estimation of pulmonary vascular resistance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003 Mar 19; 41 (6):1021-7
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  59. Losordo DW, Vale PR, Hendel RC, Milliken CE, Fortuin FD, Cummings N, Schatz RA, Isner JM, Kuntz RE. Phase 1 / 2 placebo-controlled, double-blind, dose-escalating trial of myocardial vascular endothelial growth factor 2 (VEGF2) gene transfer utilizing catheter delivery in patients with chronic myocardial ischemia. Circulation. 2002; 105:2012-18.
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  60. Fortuin FD, Morisaki T, Holmes EW. Subunit composition of AMPD varies in response to changes in AMPD1 and AMPD3 gene expression in skeletal muscle. Proc Assoc Am Physicians. 1996 Jul; 108(4):329-33.
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  61. Palmer JN, Hartogensis WE, Patten M, Fortuin FD, Long CS. Interleukin-1 beta induces cardiac myocyte growth but inhibits cardiac fibroblast proliferation in culture. J Clin Invest. 1995 Jun; 95(6):2555-64.
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