Michael S. Firstenberg

2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Increased Mortality, Postoperative Morbidity, and Cost After Red Blood Cell Transfusion in Patients Having Cardiac Surgery

2010 ACCF/AHA/AATS/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Thoracic Aortic Disease

Utility of Doppler Echocardiography and Tissue Doppler Imaging in the Estimation of Diastolic Function in Heart Failure With Normal Ejection Fraction

Guidelines for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Executive Summary

Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

Risk of Acute Appendicitis in and Around Pregnancy

How to diagnose diastolic heart failure: a consensus statement on the diagnosis of heart failure with normal left ventricular ejection fraction by the Heart Failure and Echocardiography Associations of the European Society of Cardiology

MRI and echocardiographic assessment of the diastolic dysfunction of normal aging: altered LV pressure decline or load?

Long-Term Caloric Restriction Ameliorates the Decline in Diastolic Function in Humans

Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018)

Characterization of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Hypertension by Use of Doppler Tissue Imaging and Color M-Mode Techniques

Predischarge B-type natriuretic peptide assay for identifying patients at high risk of re-admission after decompensated heart failure

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography

Tissue Doppler-derived index of left ventricular filling pressure, E/E′, predicts survival of patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation

Stromal Fibroblasts Present in Invasive Human Breast Carcinomas Promote Tumor Growth and Angiogenesis through Elevated SDF-1/CXCL12 Secretion

Left Atrial Size

Recommendations for Chamber Quantification: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography’s Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Chamber Quantification Writing Group, Developed in Conjunction with the European Association of Echocardiography, a Branch of the European Society of Cardiology

Cushing's syndrome

Recommendations for quantification of Doppler echocardiography: A report from the Doppler quantification task force of the nomenclature and standards committee of the American Society of Echocardiography

Effect of stromal-cell-derived factor 1 on stem-cell homing and tissue regeneration in ischaemic cardiomyopathy

Effects of Milrinone Versus Epinephrine on Left Ventricular Relaxation After Cardiopulmonary Bypass Following Myocardial Revascularization: Assessment by Color M-Mode and Tissue Doppler

2009 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2005 Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Heart Failure in Adults

Usefulness of New Diastolic Strain and Strain Rate Indexes for the Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure

ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities

Effect of pacing method on risk of sudden death after atrioventricular node ablation and pacemaker implantation in patients with atrial fibrillation

Nitric Oxide and Peroxynitrite in Health and Disease

Color M-mode and pulsed wave tissue Doppler echocardiography: Powerful predictors of cardiac events after first myocardial infarction

Usefulness of tissue Doppler imaging for estimation of filling pressures in patients with primary or secondary pure mitral regurgitation

3D Echocardiography: A Review of the Current Status and Future Directions

Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular end-diastolic pressure by the response of the transmitral a-wave velocity to a standardized valsalva maneuver

Progenitor cell trafficking is regulated by hypoxic gradients through HIF-1 induction of SDF-1

Influence of age on assessment of diastolic function by Doppler tissue imaging

Assessment of left ventricular diastolic function by early diastolic mitral annulus peak acceleration rate: experimental studies and clinical application

E-wave deceleration time may not provide an accurate determination of LV chamber stiffness if LV relaxation/viscoelasticity is unknown

Long-Term Survival after Ablation of the Atrioventricular Node and Implantation of a Permanent Pacemaker in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

Acute appendicitis: modern understanding of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management

Myocardial Substrate Metabolism in the Normal and Failing Heart

Current and Evolving Echocardiographic Techniques for the Quantitative Evaluation of Cardiac Mechanics: ASE/EAE Consensus Statement on Methodology and Indications

Pseudonormal and restrictive filling patterns predict left ventricular dilation and cardiac death after a first myocardial infarction: a serial color M-mode doppler echocardiographic study

Surgical options in young adults with aortic valve disease

Natural forms of vitamin E: metabolism, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities and their role in disease prevention and therapy

Left atrial volume as a morphophysiologic expression of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction and relation to cardiovascular risk burden

Clinician’s Guide to Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing in Adults

Burden of valvular heart diseases: a population-based study

American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for use of echocardiography in clinical trials

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

Hemodynamic Evaluation of Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

HYPERTROPHIC AND RESTRICTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHIES THE ELDERLY

Free radicals and antioxidants in normal physiological functions and human disease

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography and the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

Striking effect of left ventricular systolic performance on propagation velocity of left ventricular early diastolic filling flow

Diastolic mitral annular velocityduring the development of heart failure

Anemia and perioperative red blood cell transfusion: A matter of tolerance

Longitudinal and Circumferential Strain Rate, Left Ventricular Remodeling, and Prognosis After Myocardial Infarction

The left ventricular color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity Vp: In vivo comparison of alternative methods including physiologic implications

A mechanism for immediate reduction in mitral regurgitation after cardiac resynchronization therapy

Noninvasive estimation of left ventricular filling pressure by e/e′ is a powerful predictor of survival after acute myocardial infarction

Guidelines for Performing a Comprehensive Transthoracic Echocardiographic Examination in Adults: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

Relationship among diastolic intraventricular pressure gradients, relaxation, and preload: impact of age and fitness

Early Mitral Filling/Diastolic Mitral Annular Velocity Ratio is Not a Reliable Predictor of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in the Setting of Severe Mitral Regurgitation

Echocardiography predictors and prognostic value of pulmonary artery systolic pressure in chronic organic mitral regurgitation

Early mitral deceleration and left atrial stiffness

Echocardiography in the Management of Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices: Recommendations from the American Society of Echocardiography

Impact of Arterial Load and Loading Sequence on Left Ventricular Tissue Velocities in Humans

Doppler Tissue Imaging Is an Independent Predictor of Outcome in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Biomarkers in Heart Failure

Impact of left ventricular ejection fraction on estimation of left ventricular filling pressures using tissue Doppler and flow propagation velocity

Ventricular untwisting: a temporal link between left ventricular relaxation and suction

Evaluation of right ventricular volume and function by 2D and 3D echocardiography compared to MRI

Recommendations for the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Echocardiography

Evaluation of left ventricular structure and function by three-dimensional echocardiography

Regional Anesthesia in the Patient Receiving Antithrombotic or Thrombolytic Therapy

2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult

Enhanced Ventricular Untwisting During Exercise

A Noninvasive Method for Assessing Impaired Diastolic Suction in Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

New Concepts in Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure: Part II

Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Therapy for Acute Coronary Syndromes

Longitudinal strain quantitates regional right ventricular contractile function

Clinical iron deficiency disturbs normal human responses to hypoxia

New Concepts in Diastolic Dysfunction and Diastolic Heart Failure: Part I

Myocardial Fatty Acid Metabolism in Health and Disease

Importance of Assessing Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Clinical Practice: A Case for Fitness as a Clinical Vital Sign: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association

2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA Focused Update of the 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines and the Heart Failure Society of America

2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease

Complexity of Defining Severe “Stenosis” From Mitral Annular Calcification

ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Executive Summary

Cardiovascular Risk Reduction with Icosapent Ethyl for Hypertriglyceridemia

2016 ACC/AHA Guideline Focused Update on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Practice Guidelines: An Update of the 2011 ACCF/AHA/SCAI Guideline for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery, 2012 ACC/AHA/ACP/AATS/PCNA/SCAI/STS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Patients With Stable Ischemic Heart Disease, 2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes, and 2014 ACC/AHA Guideline on Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery

Can left ventricular diastolic stiffness be measured noninvasively?

2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Long-term left ventricular echocardiographic follow-up of SHR and WKY rats: effects of hypertension and age

Diagnosis and Treatment of Secondary (Non–Category 1) Pulmonary Hypertension

Discrimination of Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy From Hypertensive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy on the Basis of Strain Rate Imaging by Tissue Doppler Ultrasonography

Noninvasive Assessment of Left Ventricular Force-Frequency Relationships Using Tissue Doppler–Derived Isovolumic Acceleration

Mechanisms of Diabetic Complications

Strain Improves Risk Prediction Beyond Ejection Fraction in Chronic Systolic Heart Failure

Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction (2018)

Right Ventricular Function in Cardiovascular Disease, Part I

2017 AHA/ACC Focused Update of the 2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

2015 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation

High-intensity interval training vs. moderate-intensity continuous exercise training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a pilot study

Fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction (2018)

Evaluation of LV Diastolic Function From Color M-Mode Echocardiography

Diabetic cardiomyopathy: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment

Bleeding and Thrombosis in Patients With Continuous-Flow Ventricular Assist Devices

Bolus intravenous 0.9% saline, but not 4% albumin or 5% glucose, causes interstitial pulmonary edema in healthy subjects

2014 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non–ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

Effect of preload reduction by haemodialysis on new indices of diastolic function

Part 14: Pediatric Advanced Life Support

Evaluation of alterations on mitral annulus velocities, strain, and strain rates due to abrupt changes in preload elicited by parabolic flight

Determinants of Left Ventricular Early-Diastolic Lengthening Velocity

ACC/AHA/ASE 2003 Guideline Update for the Clinical Application of Echocardiography: Summary Article*1A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (ACC/AHA/ASE Committee to update the 1997 guidelines for the clinical application of echocardiography)

GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY DURING PREGNANCY

THE ECHO-DOPPLER EVALUATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR DIASTOLIC FUNCTION

Intraoperative echocardiographic detection of regurgitant jets after valve replacement

Noninvasive assessment of left atrial maximum dP/dt by a combination of transmitral and pulmonary venous flow

Surgical management of unusual gastrointestinal bleeding and a left ventricular assist device

Color M-mode Doppler flow propagation velocity is a preload insensitive index of left ventricular relaxation: animal and human validation

Validation of real-time three-dimensional echocardiography for quantifying left ventricular volumes in the presence of a left ventricular aneurysm: in vitro and in vivo studies

Placement of Long-term Implantable Ventricular Assist Devices Without the Use of Cardiopulmonary Bypass

Bridging Antiplatelet Therapy With Cangrelor in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

Aortic valve thrombosis after implantation of temporary left ventricular assist device

Relationship Between Early Diastolic Intraventricular Pressure Gradients, an Index of Elastic Recoil, and Improvements in Systolic and Diastolic Function

Catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction using radiofrequency energy and a bilateral cardiac approach

Noninvasive assessment of left ventricular assist devices with cardiovascular computed tomography and impact on management

Chronic mitral regurgitation and doppler estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with heart failure

Noninvasive estimation of transmitral pressure drop across the normal mitral valve in humans: importance of convective and inertial forces during left ventricular filling

Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Study of Left Ventricular Function After Infarct Exclusion Surgery for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Mitral inertance in humans: critical factor in Doppler estimation of transvalvular pressure gradients

Compression of real time volumetric echocardiographic data using modified SPIHT based on the three-dimensional wavelet packet transform

The effects of acute coronary occlusion on noninvasive echocardiographically derived systolic and diastolic myocardial strain rates

Estimation of diastolic intraventricular pressure gradients by Doppler M-mode echocardiography

Doppler-Derived Myocardial Systolic Strain Rate Is a Strong Index of Left Ventricular Contractility

Oral Tocotrienols Are Transported to Human Tissues and Delay the Progression of the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score in Patients4

Relationship Between Early Diastolic Intraventricular Pressure Gradients, an Index of Elastic Recoil, and Improvements in Systolic and Diastolic Function

Estimation of left ventricular operating stiffness from Doppler early filling deceleration time in humans

Determinants of diastolic myocardial tissue Doppler velocities: influences of relaxation and preload

Relationship of echocardiographic indices to pulmonary capillary wedge pressures in healthy volunteers