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Kurella Tamura M, Gaussoin S, Pajewski NM, Zaharchuk G, Freedman BI, Rapp SR, Auchus AP, Haley WE, Oparil S, Kendrick J, Roumie CL, Beddhu S, Cheung AK, Williamson JD, Detre JA, Dolui S, Bryan RN, Nasrallah IM. Kidney Disease, Hypertension Treatment, and Cerebral Perfusion and Structure. Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 May;79(5):677-687.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.07.024. Epub 2021 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 34543687; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8926938.
Maxner B, Hansra B, Sibai D, Moinul S, Panella L, Jeha J, Fiore C, Dumont T, Lauring J, Aurigemma G, Harrington CM, Kovell LC. Developing a curriculum to improve cardiology fellows' training in pregnancy and cardiovascular disease. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Mar 10;22(1):166. doi: 10.1186/s12909-022-03228-7. PubMed PMID: 35272659; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8912945.
Wong C, Aurigemma GP, Parker MW. Normal Aortic Dimensions: From A-to-Z Score. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Mar;35(3):275-277. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.12.001. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PubMed PMID: 34915135.
Wilkie GL, Qureshi WT, O'Day KW, Aurigemma GP, Goldberg RJ, Amjad W, Alqalyoobi S, Kakouros N, Lauring JR, Leftwich HK, Harrington CM. Cardiac and Obstetric Outcomes Associated With Mitral Valve Prolapse. Am J Cardiol. 2022 Jan 1;162:150-155. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Oct 22. PubMed PMID: 34689956.
Fitzpatrick RP, Botros MB, Dolan B, Aurigemma GP, Bai S, Harrington CM. Mitral Valve Aspergilloma in an Immunocompromised Patient with Recurrent Cerebrovascular Accidents. CASE (Phila). 2021 Dec;5(6):377-379. doi: 10.1016/j.case.2021.09.009. eCollection 2021 Dec. PubMed PMID: 34993367; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8712973.
Upadhya B, Willard JJ, Lovato LC, Rocco MV, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Cushman WC, Bates JT, Bello NA, Aurigemma G, Johnson KC, Rodriguez CJ, Raj DS, Rastogi A, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Kitzman DW. Incidence and Outcomes of Acute Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction in SPRINT. Circ Heart Fail. 2021 Dec;14(12):e008322. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.121.008322. Epub 2021 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 34823375; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8692397.
Kovell LC, Maxner B, Ayturk D, Moore Simas TA, Harrington CM, McManus DD, Gardiner P, Aurigemma GP, Juraschek SP. Dietary Habits and Medications to Control Hypertension Among Women of Child-Bearing Age in the United States from 2001 to 2016. Am J Hypertens. 2021 Sep 22;34(9):919-928. doi: 10.1093/ajh/hpab041. PubMed PMID: 33693539; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8457430.
Dickey JB, Albert E, Badr M, Laraja KM, Sena LM, Gerson DS, Saucedo JE, Qureshi W, Aurigemma GP. A Series of Patients With Myocarditis Following SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination With mRNA-1279 and BNT162b2. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Sep;14(9):1862-1863. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Jun 16. PubMed PMID: 34246585; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8219373.
Shah M, Rodriguez CJ, Bartz TM, Lyles MF, Kizer JR, Aurigemma GP, Gardin JM, Gottdiener JS. Incidence, Determinants and Mortality of Heart Failure Associated With Medical-Surgical Procedures in Patients ≥ 65 Years of Age (from the Cardiovascular Health Study). Am J Cardiol. 2021 Aug 15;153:71-78. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.05.017. Epub 2021 Jun 24. PubMed PMID: 34175107; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8318205.
Albert E, Aurigemma G, Saucedo J, Gerson DS. Myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. Radiol Case Rep. 2021 Aug;16(8):2142-2145. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2021.05.033. Epub 2021 May 18. PubMed PMID: 34025885; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8130498.
Aldrugh S, Valle JE, Parker MW, Harrington CM, Aurigemma GP. Prevalence of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Caused by Systemic Hypertension Preceding the Development of Severe Aortic Stenosis. Am J Cardiol. 2021 Jul 1;150:89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.03.036. Epub 2021 May 26. PubMed PMID: 34052014.
Qureshi WT, Al-Drugh S, Ogunsua A, Harrington C, Aman W, Balsam L, Kar B, Aurigemma G, Kundu A, Kaur N, Smith C, Fisher D, Rade J, Kakouros N. Post-Myocardial Infarction Complications During the COVID-19 Pandemic - A Case Series. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Jul;28S:253-258. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.08.005. Epub 2020 Aug 10. PubMed PMID: 32863191; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7416682.
Parker MW, Gottbrecht MF, Aurigemma GP. Midsystolic Notch and Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiologic Mechanism and Technical Considerations. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Jun;34(6):693-695. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2021.03.017. Epub 2021 Apr 20. PubMed PMID: 33864952.
Wong CY, Zhu W, Aurigemma GP, Furukawa N, Teshale EH, Huang YA, Peters PJ, Hoover KW. Infective Endocarditis Among Persons Aged 18-64 Years Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Hepatitis C Infection, or Opioid Use Disorder, United States, 2007-2017. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 May 18;72(10):1767-1781. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciaa372. PubMed PMID: 32270861.
Upadhya B, Pajewski NM, Rocco MV, Hundley WG, Aurigemma G, Hamilton CA, Bates JT, He J, Chen J, Chonchol M, Glasser SP, Hung AM, Pisoni R, Punzi H, Supiano MA, Toto R, Taylor A, Kitzman DW. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Control on Aortic Stiffness in the SPRINT-HEART. Hypertension. 2021 May 5;77(5):1571-1580. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.16676. Epub 2021 Mar 29. PubMed PMID: 33775127; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8035296.
Nasrallah IM, Gaussoin SA, Pomponio R, Dolui S, Erus G, Wright CB, Launer LJ, Detre JA, Wolk DA, Davatzikos C, Williamson JD, Pajewski NM, Bryan RN. Association of Intensive vs Standard Blood Pressure Control With Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease: Secondary Analysis of the SPRINT MIND Randomized Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2021 May 1;78(5):568-577. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.0178. PubMed PMID: 33683313; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7941253.
Harrington CM, Sorour N, Gottbrecht M, Nagy A, Kovell LC, Truong V, Chung ES, Aurigemma GP. Effect of Transaortic Valve Intervention for Aortic Stenosis on Myocardial Mechanics. Am J Cardiol. 2021 May 1;146:56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.01.021. Epub 2021 Jan 30. PubMed PMID: 33529618.
Choudhary KV, Kakouros N, Aurigemma GP, Parker MW, Fitzgibbons T. Differentiating Pseudo Versus True Aortic Stenosis in Patients Without Contractile Reserve: A Diagnostic Dilemma. Cureus. 2021 Mar 24;13(3):e14086. doi: 10.7759/cureus.14086. PubMed PMID: 33903843; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8064426.
Patel J, Abt P, Cheng K, Aurigemma G, Rosenthal L. Type A Dissection in a Patient With Alport Syndrome. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec;13(12):e010701. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.120.010701. Epub 2020 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 33238723.
Fitzgibbons TP, Aurigemma GP. How Do Adrenergic Tumors Affect Left Ventricular Remodeling and Function?: A "Loaded" Question. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec;13(12):2510-2512. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.09.011. Epub 2020 Nov 18. PubMed PMID: 33221239.
Haines PG, Dickey JB, Chambers AB, Ogunsua A, Wu WC, Aurigemma GP. Evaluating a decision tool for diagnosing diastolic dysfunction and estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in the presence of mitral annular calcium. Echocardiography. 2020 Nov;37(11):1757-1765. doi: 10.1111/echo.14878. Epub 2020 Oct 6. PubMed PMID: 33021343.
Gottbrecht M, Qureshi W, Meyer TE, Aurigemma GP. A dramatic example of pseudodyskinesis of the left ventricle. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2020 Oct;4(5):1-3. doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytaa234. eCollection 2020 Oct. PubMed PMID: 33426440; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7780440.
Vaze A, Tran KV, Tanriverdi K, Sardana M, Lessard D, Donahue JK, Barton B, Aurigemma G, Lubitz SA, Lin H, Nasr GH, Mandapati A, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Freedman JE, McManus DD. Relations between plasma microRNAs, echocardiographic markers of atrial remodeling, and atrial fibrillation: Data from the Framingham Offspring study. PLoS One. 2020;15(8):e0236960. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236960. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32813736; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7437902.
Ahmed M, Sardana M, Rasla S, Escobar J, Bote J, Iskandar A, Tran KV, Tighe DA, Fitzgibbons TP, Aurigemma GP. Comparative left ventricular mechanical deformation in acute apical variant stress cardiomyopathy and acute anterior myocardial infarction utilizing 2-dimensional longitudinal strain imaging. Echocardiography. 2020 Jun;37(6):832-840. doi: 10.1111/echo.14675. Epub 2020 May 21. PubMed PMID: 32437588; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7383586.
Gaasch WH, Aurigemma GP, Meyer TE. An Appraisal of the Association of Clinical Outcomes With the Severity of Regurgitant Volume Relative to End-Diastolic Volume in Patients With Secondary Mitral Regurgitation. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Apr 1;5(4):476-481. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2019.5980. PubMed PMID: 32074247.
Aurigemma GP, Harrington CM. Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Outcome in Aortic Stenosis: The Long- and Short-Axis of it. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Feb;13(2 Pt 1):370-373. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2019.03.010. Epub 2019 Apr 17. PubMed PMID: 31005529.
Nagueh SF, Abraham TP, Aurigemma GP, Bax JJ, Beladan C, Browning A, Chamsi-Pasha MA, Delgado V, Derumeaux G, Dolci G, Donal E, Edvardsen T, El Tallawi KC, Ernande L, Esposito R, Flachskampf FA, Galderisi M, Gentry J, Goldstein SA, Harb SC, Hubert A, Hung J, Klein AL, Lancellotti P, Mahmood RZ, Marino P, Popescu BA, Previato M, Sanghai SR, Smiseth OA, Xu J. Interobserver Variability in Applying American Society of Echocardiography/European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging 2016 Guidelines for Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Dec;12(1):e008122. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.118.008122. PubMed PMID: 30632389.
Kovell LC, Aurigemma GP. Progressive Adverse Cardiac Remodeling and Obesity: Unwelcome News from "the City That Never Sleeps". J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Oct;32(10):1326-1330. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2019.08.006. PubMed PMID: 31587757.
Tran KV, Tanriverdi K, Aurigemma GP, Lessard D, Sardana M, Parker M, Shaikh A, Gottbrecht M, Milstone Z, Tanriverdi S, Vitseva O, Keaney JF, Kiefe CI, McManus DD, Freedman JE. Circulating extracellular RNAs, myocardial remodeling, and heart failure in patients with acute coronary syndrome. J Clin Transl Res. 2019 Sep 8;5(1):33-43. eCollection 2019 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 31579840; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6765153.
Hendrix RJ, Bello RA, Flahive JM, Kakouros N, Aurigemma GP, Keaney JF, Hoffman W, Vassileva CM. Mitral Valve Repair Versus Replacement in Elderly With Degenerative Disease: Analysis of the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database. Ann Thorac Surg. 2019 Mar;107(3):747-753. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2018.09.018. Epub 2018 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 30612990.
Tachjian A, Sanghai SR, Stencel J, Parker MW, Kakouros N, Aurigemma GP. Estimation of Mean Left Atrial Pressure in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Doppler Echocardiographic and Cardiac Catheterization Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2019 Mar;32(3):365-374.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2018.11.002. Epub 2019 Jan 16. PubMed PMID: 30660349.
Iskandar A, Mowakeaa S, Sardana M, Fitzgibbons TP, Tighe DA, Parker MW, Kakouros N, McManus D, Aurigemma GP. The presbycardia phenotype: Cardiac remodeling and valvular degeneration in nonagenarians. Echocardiography. 2018 Dec;35(12):1974-1981. doi: 10.1111/echo.14160. Epub 2018 Nov 15. PubMed PMID: 30431175.
Sanghai SR, Sardana M, Hansra B, Lessard DM, Dahlberg ST, Aurigemma GP, Fitzgibbons TP, McManus DD. Indexed Left Atrial Adipose Tissue Area Is Associated With Severity of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Among Patients Undergoing Catheter Ablation. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018;5:76. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2018.00076. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 29971239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6018072.
Badano LP, Kolias TJ, Muraru D, Abraham TP, Aurigemma G, Edvardsen T, D'Hooge J, Donal E, Fraser AG, Marwick T, Mertens L, Popescu BA, Sengupta PP, Lancellotti P, Thomas JD, Voigt JU. Standardization of left atrial, right ventricular, and right atrial deformation imaging using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography: a consensus document of the EACVI/ASE/Industry Task Force to standardize deformation imaging. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Jun 1;19(6):591-600. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jey042. Review. PubMed PMID: 29596561.
Khan UA, Aurigemma GP, Tighe DA. Vector velocity imaging echocardiography to study the effects of submassive pulmonary embolism on the right atrium. Echocardiography. 2018 Feb;35(2):204-210. doi: 10.1111/echo.13753. Epub 2017 Nov 27. PubMed PMID: 29178134.
Gottbrecht MF, Salerno M, Aurigemma GP. Evolution of diastolic function algorithms: Implications for clinical practice. Echocardiography. 2018 Jan;35(1):39-46. doi: 10.1111/echo.13746. Epub 2017 Nov 26. PubMed PMID: 29178212.
Aurigemma GP, Salerno M. A Novel Index of Remodeling in Hypertensive Heart Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Sep;10(9). doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.117.006975. PubMed PMID: 28847912.
Sardana M, Nah G, Tsao CW, Ogunsua AA, Vittinghoff E, Thomas RC, Cheng S, Vaze A, Aragam JR, Mitchell GF, Benjamin EJ, Vasan RS, Aurigemma GP, Schiller NB, McManus DD, Parikh NI. Clinical and Echocardiographic Correlates of Left Atrial Function Index: The Framingham Offspring Study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2017 Sep;30(9):904-912.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.05.013. Epub 2017 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 28735892; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6298216.
Berlowitz DR, Foy CG, Kazis LE, Bolin LP, Conroy MB, Fitzpatrick P, Gure TR, Kimmel PL, Kirchner K, Morisky DE, Newman J, Olney C, Oparil S, Pajewski NM, Powell J, Ramsey T, Simmons DL, Snyder J, Supiano MA, Weiner DE, Whittle J. Effect of Intensive Blood-Pressure Treatment on Patient-Reported Outcomes. N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 24;377(8):733-744. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1611179. PubMed PMID: 28834483; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5706112.
Fitzgibbons TP, Edwards YJK, Shaw P, Iskandar A, Ahmed M, Bote J, Shah T, Sinha S, Gerszten RE, Keaney JF Jr, Zile MR, Aurigemma GP. Activation of Inflammatory and Pro-Thrombotic Pathways in Acute Stress Cardiomyopathy. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2017;4:49. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2017.00049. eCollection 2017. PubMed PMID: 28824923; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5541033.
Upadhya B, Rocco M, Lewis CE, Oparil S, Lovato LC, Cushman WC, Bates JT, Bello NA, Aurigemma G, Fine LJ, Johnson KC, Rodriguez CJ, Raj DS, Rastogi A, Tamariz L, Wiggers A, Kitzman DW. Effect of Intensive Blood Pressure Treatment on Heart Failure Events in the Systolic Blood Pressure Reduction Intervention Trial. Circ Heart Fail. 2017 Apr;10(4). doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.116.003613. PubMed PMID: 28364091; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5384646.
Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Dunsiger S, Swales HH, Aurigemma GP, Ockene I, Rosman L, Wittstein IS. Reproductive History of Women With Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Dec 15;118(12):1922-1928. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2016.08.083. Epub 2016 Sep 15. PubMed PMID: 27742423.
Sardana M, Ogunsua AA, Spring M, Shaikh A, Asamoah O, Stokken G, Browning C, Ennis C, Donahue JK, Rosenthal LS, Floyd KC, Aurigemma GP, Parikh NI, McManus DD. Association of Left Atrial Function Index With Late Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Catheter Ablation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2016 Dec;27(12):1411-1419. doi: 10.1111/jce.13086. Epub 2016 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 27569695; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5143220.
Salmoirago-Blotcher E, Rosman L, Wittstein IS, Dunsiger S, Swales HH, Aurigemma GP, Ockene IS. Psychiatric history, post-discharge distress, and personality characteristics among incident female cases of takotsubo cardiomyopathy: A case-control study. Heart Lung. 2016 Nov-Dec;45(6):503-509. doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2016.07.008. Epub 2016 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 27553636.
Tighe DA, Aurigemma GP. C'est LAVi: What Left Atrial Dilatation Tells Us About Diastolic Function in Aortic Stenosis. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Oct;9(10). doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005683. PubMed PMID: 27894073.
Shaikh AY, Suryadevara S, Tripathi A, Ahmed M, Kane JL, Escobar J, Cerny J, Nath R, McManus DD, Shih J, McGuiness ME, Tighe DA, Meyer TE, Ramanathan M, Aurigemma GP. Mitoxantrone-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Acute Myeloid Leukemia-A Velocity Vector Imaging Analysis. Echocardiography. 2016 Aug;33(8):1166-77. doi: 10.1111/echo.13245. Epub 2016 Apr 24. PubMed PMID: 27109429.
Parker MW, Aurigemma GP. Cardiac Structure and Function in Hyperaldosteronism. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jun;9(6). doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.116.005064. PubMed PMID: 27307553.
Parker MW, Aurigemma GP. The Simple Arithmetic of Mixed Aortic Valve Disease: LVH + Volume Load = Trouble. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 May 24;67(20):2330-2333. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.549. PubMed PMID: 27199055.
Tamura MK, Pajewski NM, Bryan RN, Weiner DE, Diamond M, Van Buren P, Taylor A, Beddhu S, Rosendorff C, Jahanian H, Zaharchuk G. Chronic kidney disease, cerebral blood flow, and white matter volume in hypertensive adults. Neurology. 2016 Mar 29;86(13):1208-16. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000002527. Epub 2016 Feb 26. PubMed PMID: 26920359; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4818564.
Wright JT Jr, Williamson JD, Whelton PK, Snyder JK, Sink KM, Rocco MV, Reboussin DM, Rahman M, Oparil S, Lewis CE, Kimmel PL, Johnson KC, Goff DC Jr, Fine LJ, Cutler JA, Cushman WC, Cheung AK, Ambrosius WT. A Randomized Trial of Intensive versus Standard Blood-Pressure Control. N Engl J Med. 2015 Nov 26;373(22):2103-16. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1511939. Epub 2015 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 26551272; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4689591.
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