Published in Int J Cardiol on August 28, 2009
Beneficial effects of residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on right ventricular volume and function in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol (2012) 0.88
Ventricular pressure-volume loops obtained by 3D real-time echocardiography and mini pressure wire-a feasibility study. Clin Res Cardiol (2013) 0.81
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts response and prognosis after cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2004) 3.87
Utility of Doppler echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging in the estimation of diastolic function in heart failure with normal ejection fraction: a comparative Doppler-conductance catheterization study. Circulation (2007) 3.76
Role of left ventricular stiffness in heart failure with normal ejection fraction. Circulation (2008) 3.56
Effect of posterolateral scar tissue on clinical and echocardiographic improvement after cardiac resynchronization therapy. Circulation (2006) 3.50
Exenatide reduces infarct size and improves cardiac function in a porcine model of ischemia and reperfusion injury. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 2.94
Cardiac inflammation contributes to changes in the extracellular matrix in patients with heart failure and normal ejection fraction. Circ Heart Fail (2010) 2.30
Integrated assessment of diastolic and systolic ventricular function using diagnostic cardiac magnetic resonance catheterization: validation in pigs and application in a clinical pilot study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging (2009) 2.25
Magnetic resonance imaging analysis of right ventricular pressure-volume loops: in vivo validation and clinical application in patients with pulmonary hypertension. Circulation (2004) 2.12
Fifteen-year single center experience with the "Giessen Hybrid" approach for hypoplastic left heart and variants: current strategies and outcomes. Pediatr Cardiol (2014) 2.08
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts benefit of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure before pacemaker implantation. Am J Cardiol (2003) 2.08
Pulmonary artery banding in infants and young children with left ventricular dilated cardiomyopathy: a novel therapeutic strategy before heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant (2013) 2.06
Implications of early aortic stiffening in patients with transposition of the great arteries after arterial switch operation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2013) 2.01
Relationship between QRS duration and left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with end-stage heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2004) 1.99
Optimizing hemodynamics in heart failure patients by systematic screening of left ventricular pacing sites: the lateral left ventricular wall and the coronary sinus are rarely the best sites. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.98
Continuous right ventricular volumetry by fast-response thermodilution during right ventricular ischemia: head-to-head comparison with conductance catheter measurements. Crit Care Med (2009) 1.96
Fine mapping of the 1p36 deletion syndrome identifies mutation of PRDM16 as a cause of cardiomyopathy. Am J Hum Genet (2013) 1.87
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with a narrow QRS complex. J Am Coll Cardiol (2006) 1.84
Surgical ventricular restoration in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy: evaluation of systolic and diastolic ventricular function, wall stress, dyssynchrony, and mechanical efficiency by pressure-volume loops. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2006) 1.83
Impact of viability and scar tissue on response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischaemic heart failure patients. Eur Heart J (2006) 1.83
Outcome of the Norwood operation in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome: a 12-year single-center survey. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2009) 1.76
Maladaptive aortic properties in children after palliation of hypoplastic left heart syndrome assessed by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation (2010) 1.68
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is characterized by dynamic impairment of active relaxation and contraction of the left ventricle on exercise and associated with myocardial energy deficiency. J Am Coll Cardiol (2009) 1.67
Validation and reproducibility of aortic pulse wave velocity as assessed with velocity-encoded MRI. J Magn Reson Imaging (2009) 1.64
Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition increases mortality, enhances left ventricular remodeling, and impairs systolic function after myocardial infarction in the pig. Circulation (2007) 1.61
Left ventricular dysfunction induced by nonsevere idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: a pressure-volume relationship study. Am J Respir Crit Care Med (2012) 1.59
Use of surveillance criteria reduces interstage mortality after the Norwood operation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.55
Acute decrease of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony and improvement of contractile state and energy efficiency after left ventricular restoration. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2005) 1.54
Short-term hemodynamic effects of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure, a narrow QRS duration, and no dyssynchrony. Circulation (2009) 1.51
Usefulness of myocardial tissue Doppler echocardiography to evaluate left ventricular dyssynchrony before and after biventricular pacing in patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol (2003) 1.50
Clinical and functional effects of restrictive mitral annuloplasty at midterm follow-up in heart failure patients. Ann Thorac Surg (2010) 1.48
Beneficial hemodynamic and clinical effects of surgical ventricular restoration in patients with ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy. Ann Thorac Surg (2006) 1.48
Angiographic evaluation of the coronary artery anatomy in patients with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2011) 1.44
Initial human experience with the Amplatzer perimembranous ventricular septal occluder device. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2003) 1.44
Chronic and adjustable pulmonary artery banding. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2003) 1.42
Inotropic Effects of Experimental Hyperthermia and Hypothermia on Left Ventricular Function in Pigs-Comparison With Dobutamine. Crit Care Med (2016) 1.41
Mild hypothermia attenuates circulatory and pulmonary dysfunction during experimental endotoxemia. Crit Care Med (2013) 1.41
Hemodynamic evaluation of saphenous vein coronary artery bypass grafts: relative merits of Doppler flow velocity and SPECT perfusion imaging. J Nucl Cardiol (2005) 1.41
Negative effects of rofecoxib treatment on cardiac function after ischemia-reperfusion injury in APOE3Leiden mice are prevented by combined treatment with thromboxane prostanoid-receptor antagonist S18886 (terutroban). Crit Care Med (2008) 1.41
End-diastolic and end-systolic volume from the left ventricular angiogram: how accurate is visual frame selection? Comparison between visual and semi-automated comnputer-assisted analysis. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2003) 1.41
Perioperative assessment of left ventricular function by pressure-volume loops using the conductance catheter method. Anesth Analg (2003) 1.41
Restrictive enlargement of the pulmonary annulus at surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot: 10-year experience with a uniform surgical strategy. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2008) 1.38
Diltiazem treatment prevents diastolic heart failure in mice with familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Eur J Heart Fail (2005) 1.26
QRS duration and shortening to predict clinical response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol (2004) 1.25
Effectiveness of resynchronization therapy in patients with end-stage heart failure. Am J Cardiol (2002) 1.24
Comparison of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with sinus rhythm versus chronic atrial fibrillation. Am J Cardiol (2004) 1.24
Characterization of right ventricular function after monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension in the intact rat. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2006) 1.23
Allogenic stem cell therapy improves right ventricular function by improving lung pathology in rats with pulmonary hypertension. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2009) 1.22
Relative merits of M-mode echocardiography and tissue Doppler imaging for prediction of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol (2006) 1.20
Right atrial and ventricular adaptation to chronic right ventricular pressure overload. Circulation (2005) 1.19
Normal values of aortic dimensions, distensibility, and pulse wave velocity in children and young adults: a cross-sectional study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2012) 1.17
Long-term effects of surgical ventricular restoration with additional restrictive mitral annuloplasty and/or coronary artery bypass grafting on left ventricular function: six-month follow-up by pressure-volume loops. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2010) 1.17
Improved aortic pulse wave velocity assessment from multislice two-directional in-plane velocity-encoded magnetic resonance imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging (2010) 1.15
Reservoir and conduit function of right atrium: impact on right ventricular filling and cardiac output. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2004) 1.15
Right and left ventricular function after chronic pulmonary artery banding in rats assessed with biventricular pressure-volume loops. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2006) 1.15
Congenitally interrupted inferior vena cava without other features of the heterotaxy syndrome: report of five cases and characterization of a rare entity. Pediatr Dev Pathol (2007) 1.13
Left ventricular unloading and concomitant total cardiac output increase by the use of percutaneous Impella Recover LP 2.5 assist device during high-risk coronary intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2005) 1.12
Angiocardiographic pressure volume loops in the analysis of right ventricular function after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging (2005) 1.10
Indexes of diastolic RV function: load dependence and changes after chronic RV pressure overload in lambs. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2002) 1.10
Comparison of benefits from cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy versus idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol (2004) 1.08
Global strain rate imaging for the estimation of diastolic function in HFNEF compared with pressure-volume loop analysis. Eur J Echocardiogr (2010) 1.06
Extent of viability to predict response to cardiac resynchronization therapy in ischemic heart failure patients. J Nucl Med (2006) 1.05
Device closure of ventricular septal defects by hybrid procedures: a multicenter retrospective study. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv (2011) 1.05
Pulmonary vascular resistance, collateral flow, and ventricular function in patients with a Fontan circulation at rest and during dobutamine stress. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging (2010) 1.00
Sildenafil enhances systolic adaptation, but does not prevent diastolic dysfunction, in the pressure-loaded right ventricle. Eur J Heart Fail (2012) 1.00
Left ventricular dyssynchrony predicts right ventricular remodeling after cardiac resynchronization therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol (2005) 1.00
Frequency of left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure and a narrow QRS complex. Am J Cardiol (2005) 1.00
Blunted frequency-dependent upregulation of cardiac output is related to impaired relaxation in diastolic heart failure. Eur Heart J (2009) 0.98
Mesenchymal stem cells from ischemic heart disease patients improve left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2007) 0.97
Heart rate reduction by If-inhibition improves vascular stiffness and left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in a mouse model of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J (2012) 0.96
Bramwell-Hill modeling for local aortic pulse wave velocity estimation: a validation study with velocity-encoded cardiovascular magnetic resonance and invasive pressure assessment. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2012) 0.96
Cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with systolic left ventricular dysfunction and symptoms of mild heart failure secondary to ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol (2006) 0.95
The Need for Comprehensive Cardiac Catheterization in Children With Pulmonary Hypertension. J Am Coll Cardiol (2016) 0.95
Left ventricular pressure-volume measurements in mice: comparison of closed-chest versus open-chest approach. Basic Res Cardiol (2004) 0.95
Changes of right ventricular function and longitudinal deformation in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome before and after the Norwood operation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr (2011) 0.93
Phosphodiesterase 4 inhibition attenuates persistent heart and lung injury by neonatal hyperoxia in rats. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol (2011) 0.93
Chronic right ventricular pressure overload results in a hyperplastic rather than a hypertrophic myocardial response. J Anat (2008) 0.93
Activation of signaling molecules and matrix metalloproteinases in right ventricular myocardium of rats with pulmonary hypertension. Pathol Res Pract (2007) 0.93
Adverse biventricular remodeling in isolated right ventricular hypertension is mediated by increased transforming growth factor-β1 signaling and is abrogated by angiotensin receptor blockade. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol (2013) 0.91
Aldosterone promotes atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J (2011) 0.91
Real-time MR imaging of aortic flow: influence of breathing on left ventricular stroke volume in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Radiology (2003) 0.91
Forced myocardin expression enhances the therapeutic effect of human mesenchymal stem cells after transplantation in ischemic mouse hearts. Stem Cells (2008) 0.91
Impact of pacing site on QRS duration and its relationship to hemodynamic response in cardiac resynchronization therapy for congestive heart failure. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2014) 0.91
Impact of pericardial restraint on right atrial mechanics during acute right ventricular pressure load. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2002) 0.90
Beneficial effects of residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction on right ventricular volume and function in patients after repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Pediatr Cardiol (2012) 0.88
Long term follow-up of left ventricular performance and size of the great arteries before and after one- and two-stage arterial switch operation of simple transposition. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg (2003) 0.88
Cardiomyogenic differentiation-independent improvement of cardiac function by human cardiomyocyte progenitor cell injection in ischaemic mouse hearts. J Cell Mol Med (2012) 0.88
Disparity between dobutamine stress and physical exercise magnetic resonance imaging in patients with an intra-atrial correction for transposition of the great arteries. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson (2005) 0.87
Integrated analysis of atrioventricular interactions in tetralogy of Fallot. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2010) 0.87
Long-term cardiovascular effects of neonatal dexamethasone treatment: hemodynamic follow-up by left ventricular pressure-volume loops in rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) (2007) 0.86
Gender-dependent effects of high-fat lard diet on cardiac function in C57Bl/6J mice. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab (2012) 0.86
Perioperative cerebral and somatic oxygenation in neonates with hypoplastic left heart syndrome or transposition of the great arteries. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg (2011) 0.85
Comprehensive evaluation of right ventricular function in children with different anatomical subtypes of hypoplastic left heart syndrome after Fontan surgery. Int J Cardiol (2010) 0.85
Distinct loading conditions reveal various patterns of right ventricular adaptation. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol (2013) 0.85
Left ventricular dyssynchrony in patients with heart failure: pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med (2006) 0.85
Restrictive ventricular septal defect and critical subaortic stenosis in tetralogy of Fallot. Clin Res Cardiol (2010) 0.85
Single-beat estimation of the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure-volume relationship in patients with heart failure. Heart (2009) 0.85