Theodore P. Abraham

Strain rate imaging for assessment of regional myocardial function: results from a clinical model of septal ablation.

Time to onset of regional relaxation: feasibility, variability and utility of a novel index of regional myocardial function by strain rate imaging.

Strain and strain rate echocardiography.

Myocardial contractility by strain echocardiography: comparison with physiological measurements in an in vitro model.

Strain rate and strain: a step-by-step approach to image and data acquisition.

Left atrial myopathy in cardiac amyloidosis: implications of novel echocardiographic techniques.

Delayed onset of subendocardial diastolic thinning at rest identifies hypoperfused myocardium.

Increased right ventricular afterload induces postsystolic thickening of the ventricular septum in nonischemic hearts.

Analysis of the interaction between segmental relaxation patterns and global diastolic function by strain echocardiography.

Two-dimensional acoustic pattern derived strain parameters closely correlate with one-dimensional tissue Doppler derived strain measurements.

Relation of tissue displacement and strain to invasively determined right ventricular stroke volume.

Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of ventricular dyssynchrony: current and emerging concepts.

Two-dimensional strain--a Doppler-independent ultrasound method for quantitation of regional deformation: validation in vitro and in vivo.

Feasibility and variability of three dimensional echocardiography in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.

Comparison of usefulness of echocardiographic Doppler variables to left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in predicting future heart failure events.

Right ventricular function in asymptomatic individuals with a systemic right ventricle.

Tricuspid annular displacement predicts survival in pulmonary hypertension.

TGFbeta inducible early gene-1 (TIEG1) and cardiac hypertrophy: Discovery and characterization of a novel signaling pathway.

Analysis of postsystolic myocardial thickening work in selective myocardial layers during progressive myocardial ischemia.

Usefulness of two-dimensional speckle strain for evaluation of left ventricular diastolic deformation in patients with coronary artery disease.

Myectomy or alcohol septal ablation surgery and percutaneous intervention go another round.

Beta-blocker therapy induces ventricular resynchronization in dilated cardiomyopathy with narrow QRS complex.

Myocardial dyssynchrony and resynchronization.

Vascular abnormalities in primary amyloidosis.

Comparison of novel echocardiographic parameters of right ventricular function with ejection fraction by cardiac magnetic resonance.

Detection of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in cardiac amyloidosis with strain rate echocardiography.

Resolution of left atrial appendage thrombus by 64-detector CT scan.

Utility of tissue Doppler and strain echocardiography in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.

Impact of arterial load and loading sequence on left ventricular tissue velocities in humans.

Role of tissue Doppler and strain echocardiography in current clinical practice.

Speckle-derived strain a better tool for quantification of stress echocardiography?

Diagnostic accuracy of arterial phase 64-slice multidetector CT angiography for left atrial appendage thrombus in patients undergoing atrial fibrillation ablation.

Reversal of global apoptosis and regional stress kinase activation by cardiac resynchronization.

Evidence of impaired left ventricular systolic function by Doppler myocardial imaging in patients with systemic amyloidosis and no evidence of cardiac involvement by standard two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography.

Doppler myocardial imaging for early detection of right ventricular dysfunction in patients with pulmonary hypertension.

Noninvasive imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy--part 1: selection of patients.

Image integration in catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Incidence and predictors of left atrial thrombus prior to catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Noninvasive imaging in cardiac resynchronization therapy--Part 2: Follow-up and optimization of settings.

Diastolic dysfunction in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy transgenic model mice.

Stress echocardiography: diastole to the rescue.

Electrophysiological consequences of dyssynchronous heart failure and its restoration by resynchronization therapy.

Mechanisms of enhanced beta-adrenergic reserve from cardiac resynchronization therapy.

The role of echocardiography in hemodynamic assessment in heart failure.

Echocardiography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the role of conventional and emerging technologies.

Prevalence and pathophysiologic attributes of ventricular dyssynchrony in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy.

Criteria predicting response to CRT: is more better?

Is echocardiographic assessment of dyssynchrony useful to select candidates for cardiac resynchronization therapy? Echocardiography is useful before cardiac resynchronization therapy if QRS duration is available.

Pathophysiological mechanisms underlying ventricular dyssynchrony.

Mitral regurgitation in cardiac resynchronization: solving another piece of the puzzle.

Cardiac resynchronization therapy corrects dyssynchrony-induced regional gene expression changes on a genomic level.

QRS width and mechanical dyssynchrony for selection of patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy: one can't do without the other.

Independent predictors of survival in primary systemic (Al) amyloidosis, including cardiac biomarkers and left ventricular strain imaging: an observational cohort study.

Usefulness of intravenously administered fluid replenishment for detection of patent foramen ovale by transesophageal echocardiography.

Utility of Doppler myocardial imaging, cardiac biomarkers, and clonal immunoglobulin genes to assess left ventricular performance and stratify risk following peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with systemic light chain amyloidosis (Al).

Cardiac resynchronization by cardiosphere-derived stem cell transplantation in an experimental model of myocardial infarction.

Constitutive HIF-1α expression blunts the beneficial effects of cardiosphere-derived cell therapy in the heart by altering paracrine factor balance.

Influence of atrial function and mechanical synchrony on LV hemodynamic status in heart failure patients on resynchronization therapy.

Stress induced hypertensive response: should it be evaluated more carefully?

Galphas-biased beta2-adrenergic receptor signaling from restoring synchronous contraction in the failing heart.

Assessment of distribution and evolution of mechanical dyssynchrony in a porcine model of myocardial infarction by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Can quantitative regional myocardial dynamics contribute to the differential diagnosis of acute stress cardiomyopathy?

Contribution of central adiposity to left ventricular diastolic function (from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging).

PET/CT assessment of symptomatic individuals with obstructive and nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

The diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by cardiovascular magnetic resonance.

Comparison and effectiveness of regadenoson versus dipyridamole on stress electrocardiographic changes during positron emission tomography evaluation of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

New approach to intracardiac hemodynamic measurements in small animals: echo-guided percutaneous apical puncture.

Hyaluronic acid-human blood hydrogels for stem cell transplantation.

Two-dimensional strain profiles in patients with physiological and pathological hypertrophy and preserved left ventricular systolic function: a comparative analyses.

Three-dimensional regional strain analysis in porcine myocardial infarction: a 3T magnetic resonance tagging study.

Relationship of delayed enhancement by magnetic resonance to myocardial perfusion by positron emission tomography in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

American Society of Echocardiography Cardiovascular Technology and Research Summit: a roadmap for 2020.

Creatine kinase adenosine triphosphate and phosphocreatine energy supply in a single kindred of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Electromechanical relationship in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Echoing the appropriate use criteria: the role of echocardiography for cardiovascular risk assessment of the asymptomatic individual.

Hypertrophy signaling pathways in experimental chronic aortic regurgitation.

Letter by Yalcin et al regarding article, "Left ventricular wall thickness and the presence of asymmetric hypertrophy in healthy young army recruits: data from the LARGE Heart Study".

Comparison of clinical presentation, left ventricular morphology, hemodynamics, and exercise tolerance in obese versus nonobese patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Complete reverse remodeling in acute stress cardiomyopathy. Is preserved tissue contractility under stress related to reverse remodeling.

IDENTIFICATION OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRAIN TENSOR FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY.

Inhibiting mitochondrial Na+/Ca2+ exchange prevents sudden death in a Guinea pig model of heart failure.

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated Lys104Glu mutation in the myosin regulatory light chain causes diastolic disturbance in mice.

Prevalence, clinical correlates, and functional impact of subaortic ventricular septal bulge (from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging).