Randomized comparison of percutaneous repair and surgery for mitral regurgitation: 5-year results of EVEREST II

T Feldman, S Kar, S Elmariah, SC Smart… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Background : In EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair Study), treatment of
mitral regurgitation (MR) with a novel percutaneous device showed superior safety …

Low-dose dobutamine echocardiography detects reversible dysfunction after thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction.

SC Smart, S Sawada, T Ryan, D Segar, L Atherton… - Circulation, 1993 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND Dysfunction after thrombolytic therapy of acute myocardial infarction (MI) may
be reversible. Early after myocardial infarction, both reversible and irreversible injury may …

Dobutamine stress echocardiography for risk stratification after myocardial infarction

ME Carlos, SC Smart, JC Wynsen, KB Sagar - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Because dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) provides assessment of
left ventricular function and ischemia at a distance, the major determinants of adverse …

Changes in [Na+]i, compartmental [Ca2+], and NADH with dysfunction after global ischemia in intact hearts

…, J An, E Novalija, SC Smart… - American Journal …, 2001 - journals.physiology.org
We measured the effects of global ischemia and reperfusion on intracellular Na + , NADH,
cytosolic and mitochondrial mito Ca 2+ , relaxation, metabolism, contractility, and Ca 2+ …

Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography for the detection of coronary artery disease in patients with left ventricular hypertrophy: importance of chamber size and …

SC Smart, T Knickelbine, F Malik, KB Sagar - Circulation, 2000 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Left ventricular hypertrophy is a heterogeneous disorder with distinct morphologies.
Changes in wall thickness, left ventricular chamber diameter, and mass alter systolic …

Review of prosthetic paravalvular leaks: diagnosis and management

T Helmy, S Kumar, AA Khan, A Raza, S Smart… - Current Cardiology …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of Review Paravalvular leak (PVL) is a relatively uncommon complication
associated with prosthetic valve implantation. PVL can occasionally lead to serious adverse …

Safety and accuracy of dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography for the detection of residual stenosis of the infarct-related artery and multivessel disease during …

SC Smart, T Knickelbine, TR Stoiber, M Carlos… - Circulation, 1997 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The safety of dobutamine-atropine echocardiography early after acute myocardial
infarction is unknown. Its accuracy for the early detection of infarct artery stenosis and …

Modulation of myocardial function and [Ca2+] sensitivity by moderate hypothermia in guinea pig isolated hearts

…, SG Varadarajan, SC Smart - American Journal …, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
Cardiac hypothermia alters contractility and intracellular Ca 2+ concentration ([Ca 2+ ] i )
homeostasis. We examined how left ventricular pressure (LVP) is altered as a function of …

Dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography and dipyridamole sestamibi scintigraphy for the detection of coronary artery disease: limitations and concordance

SC Smart, A Bhatia, R Hellman, T Stoiber… - Journal of the American …, 2000 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES We sought to compare dobutamine-atropine stress echocardiography (DASE)
and dipyridamole Technetium 99-m (Tc-99m) sestamibi single photon emission computed …

[HTML][HTML] Women have increased risk of perioperative myocardial infarction and higher long-term mortality rates after lower extremity arterial bypass grafting

BW Mays, JB Towne, CM Fitzpatrick, SC Smart… - Journal of vascular …, 1999 - Elsevier
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of gender on the immediate
and long-term postoperative morbidity, mortality, and patency rates for infrainguinal …