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Technical
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Diagnostic Value
of the 12-Lead Electrocardiogram During Conventional and
Biventricular Pacing for Cardiac Resynchronization
S. Serge Barold, MD,
Michael C. Giudici, MD, Bengt Herweg, MD, Anne B. Curtis, MD More
. . . (Posted 9/18/06)
Twelve-Month
Results of Percutaneous Endovascular Reconstruction for Chronically
Occluded Superficial Femoral Arteries: A Quality-of-Life Assessment
Eric Dippel, M.D.,
Nicolas Shammas, M.D., Vickie Takes, RT(R), CCRC, Lauren Coyne, Jon
Lemke More
. . . (Posted 7/21/06)
Is
Thrombin Suppression Adequate with Low Dose Heparin (LDH) and
Eptifibatide versus High Dose Heparin (HDH) in Patients Undergonig
Peripheral Percutaneous Interventions (PPI)?
Nicolas W. Shammas, Eric J. Dippel, Jon H. Lemke, H. Lester
Kirchner, Jon Robken, Vickie Takes, Theresa Palabrica
From the Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, IA
More . . .
(Posted 5/9/06)
In-Hospital
Complications in Treating Chronic Limb Ischemia: A Comparative
Analysis of Anticoagulation Regimens
Nicolas Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Christina Amidon,
BS, Pragnesh Patel, MD, Glen Ancheta, BS
From the Midwest Cardiovascular Research Foundation, Davenport, IA
More . .
. (Posted 5/9/06)
CPAP
Does Not Reduce High-Sensitivity C-reactive Protein in Patients With
Coronary Artery Disease and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Moutasim H. Al-Shaer, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FICA, Jon
H. Lemke, PhD, Matthew J. Kapalis, BS, AFICA, Eric J. Dippel, MD,
FIAC, Harb Harb, BS, Gautum Reddy, Dawn McKinney, MA, Akshay K.
Mahadevia, MD
More . . .
(Posted 3/31/06)
Commentary:
In-Stent Restenosis in the Renal Arteries: The Role of
Brachytherapy
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD
More
. . . (Posted 1/25/06)
Eptifibatide in
Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Results of the Integrilin
Reduces Inflammation in Peripheral Vascular Interventions (INFLAME)
Trial
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD,
Jon Robken, MD, H. Lester Kirchner, MD, Vickie Takes, RTR, Matthew
J. Kapalis, BS, Theresa Palabrica, MD More
. . . (January 2006)
Commentary
- Thrombosis, Inflammation, and Our Evolving Understanding of
Vascular Biology during Interventional Therapy
John J. Young, MD More
. . . (January 2006)
The Effect of
Intrinsic QRS Width on the Acute Hemodynamic Response and Optimal AV
Delay for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)
Michael Giudici, Michael Gold, Imran Niazi, Michael Kim,
Yinghong Yu, Jiang Ding, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Phillip
Schrumpf.
More . . .
(November 2005)
Right
Ventricular Outflow Septal Pacing Is Single-Lead Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Right Bundle Branch Block
Michael Giudici, Phillip Schrumpf
More
. . . (November 2005)
Comparison
of Optimal AV Delays for CRT Predicted from a New Electrogram-Based
Algorithm and Tradiational Echo-Based Methods
Imran Niazi, Michael Gold, Michael Giudici, Michael Kim, Robert
Leman, Yinghong Yu, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Mindi Newman, Adam
Hoyhtya.
More . .
. (November 2005)
Is
Nominal AV Delay Offset Optimal for Heart Failure Patients Receiving
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy?
Robert Leman, Michael Gold, Imran Niazi, Michael Giudici, yinghong
Yu, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Joseph Strakna, Adam Hoyhtya.
More . . . (November
2005)
Effect of Atrial Pacing on Hemodynamic Response, Inter-Atrial and
Atrio-Ventricular Intervals during Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
(CRT)
Michael Gold, Imran Niazi, Michael Giudici, Robert Leman,
Michael Kim, Shantha Arcot-Krishnamurthy, Yinghong Yu, Jiang Ding,
and Joseph Strakna.
More . . . (November 2005)
Clinical
Results of an Advanced SVT Detection Enhancement Algorithm
Michael A.
Lee, Raffaele Corbisiero, David R. Nabert, James A. Coman, Michael
C. Giudici, Gery F. Tomassoni, Kyong T. Turk, David J. Brieter,
Yunlong Zhang
More . .
. (November 2005)
Routine
Visualization of the Left Internal Mammary Artery Before Bypass
Surgery: Is It Necessary?
Pragnesh Patel, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Matthew J. Kapalis,
BA, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Jon Lemke, PhD, Catherine Harb,
BS
More . . .
(September 2005)
Evidence-based
Management of Peripheral Vascular Disease
Nicolas W.
Shammas, MS, MD, and Eric J. Dippel, MD
More . . . (September 2005)
Inflammation
and Cardiovascular Risk: An Overview
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FICA and Eric Dippel, MD,
FICA
More . . .
(August 2005)
Commentary:
Achieving Optimal Platelet Inhibition During Percutaneous Coronary
Interventions
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD More
. . . (June 2005)
Predictors of
In-Hospital and 30-day Complications of Peripheral Vascular
Interventions Using Bivalirudin as the Primary Anticoagulant:
Results from the APPROVE Registry
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, David Allie, MDE, Patrick Hall, MD,
John Young, MD, John Laird, MD, Robert Safian, MD, Ajay Virmani, MD,
on behalf of the APPROVE Investigators J Invasiv Cardiol 2005;
17:xxx-xxx
More . .
. (May 2005)
Electrocardiographic
Follow-Up of Biventricular Pacemakers
Barold SS, Herweg B., Giudici M
Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol, 2005 Apr;10(2):231-55
More . .
. (April 2005)
Complications in
Peripheral Vascular Interventions: Emerging Role of Direct Thrombin
Inhibitors
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD More
. . . (April 2005)
Endovascular
Stent-Graft Repair of Renal Dissection with Expanding Intramural
Hematoma Following Renal Artery Stenting
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Karen E. Butler, RTR
More .
. . (April 2005)
Tissue
Shearing with Distal Translocation Complicating Cutting Balloon
Angioplasty During Treatment of In-stent Restenosis
How would you treat this
patient? Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FSCAI More
. . . (January 2005)
Commentary
"Global Management of Concomitant Peripheral Vascular and
Coronary Diseases: the Role of the Invasive Cardiologist"
by Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD More
. . . (January 2005)
Discussion
Question: The interventional field is developing new
technologies and procedures at a rapid pace. Do you feel that
the perspective of "what's best for the patient" is
threatened in light of the constant stream of exciting new
technologies? Do you have any suggestions for physicians and
professionals on how to stay appropriately focused? More
. . .
(January 2005)
Bivalirudin
Provides Effective Anticoagulation in Patients Undergoing
Percutaneous Peripheral Intervention
John R. Laird, MD, David Allie, MD, Patrick Hall, MD, Nicolas W.
Shammas, MD, Robert Safian, MD, John J. Young, MD, Ajay Virmani,
MD More . . . (January 2005)
Discussion
Question:
Will drug-eluting stents have a major impact in prevention of
restenosis after non-coronary interventions? Dr. Nicholas Shammas shares his thoughts.
More . . .
(January 2005)
The
Angiomax Peripheral Procedure Registry of Vascular Events Trial
(APPROVE): In-Hospital and 30-Day Results
David Allie, MD, Patrick Hall, MD, Nicolas Shammas, MD, Robert
Safian, MD, John R. Laird, MD, John J. Young, MD, Ajay Virmani, MD
(January 2005)
Ectopy
and Wide QRS Tachycardia: What is the Mechanism?
Michael C.
Giudici, MD, and Warren M. Jackman, MD (December 2004)
Integrilin
Reduces CD-40L Acutely In Patients Undergoing Peripheral Vascular
Interventions: Results of the INFLAME Trial (Poster)
Nicolas W.
Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Jon Robken, MD, H. Lester
Kirchner, PhD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Vickie Takes, RTR, Monica
Youngblut, RN, Penny Stoakes, RN, Matthew J. Kapalis, BS, Theresa
Palabrica, MD (November
2004)
Discussion Question: Percutaneous
revascularization for SFA/popliteal arterial disease: how and when
will endovascular techniques and devices become truly competitive
with bypass surgery? Dr. Nicholas Shammas shares his thoughts.
More .
. . (November 2004)
Bivalirudin
in Peripheral Vascular Interventions: A Single Center Experience
(October 2004)
(October 2004)
Nicolas W.
Shammas, MS, MD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Dawn E.
McKinney, MA, Vickie S. Takes, RN, Monica Youngblut, RN, Melodee
Harris, RN
Reducing
Myocardial Free Wall Rupture Following Acute ST-Segment Elevation
Myocardial Infarction: A Case for Primary Angioplasty
(October 2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Summed Stress Scoring
Does Not Predict hs_CRP on Sestamibi Stress Testing (Poster) (August
2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, Matthew J. Kapalis, H. Lester Kirchner, Jon H.
Lemke, William Hauber, Eric J. Dippel
CPAP Does Not Reduce HS-CRP in
Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Poster) (August
2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, Jon H. Lemke, Matthew J. Kapalis, Eric J. Dippel,
Harb Harb, Gautum Reddy, Dawn McKinney, Moutassim al-Shaer, Akshay
K. Mahadevia
Complications
of Peripheral Interventions with Unfractionated Heparin (Poster)
(August
2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Jon Lemke, PhD
Trifurcating
Left Main Stenting with the Cypher Drug Eluting Stent (DES) (Poster)
(August 2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Jon Robken, MD, Jane
Moore, RN
Predictors of Elevated
Brain Natriuretic Peptide in an Outpatient Cardiology Clinic
(Poster) (August
2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, Eric J. Dippel, Jon H. Lemke, Justin Langan,
Matthew J. Kapalis, Peter J. Sharis, Terri Gulzinski, Gautum Reddy
Heparin Coating
Eliminates Acute Thrombosis (HEAT Study): Pilot Safety Study
(Poster) (August
2004)
Eric J. Dippel, Jeff W. Chambers, Nicolas W. Shammas, V. Pink,
Vickie S. Takes, Monica M. Youngblut, Jon H. Lemke
Novel
Dosing of Abciximab Enhances Peri-Procedural Platelet
Inhibition: Observations from the HEAT Study (Poster) (August
2004)
Jeff W. Chamgers, Eric J. Dippel, V. Pink, Nicolas W. Shammas,
Vickie S. Takes, Monica M. Youngblut, Jon H. Lemke
Chronic Hypoxia
Secondary to a Right to Left Shunt through an Atrial Septal Defect
In a Patient with a Large Eustachian Valve Successfully Treated with
the Amplatzer Occluder Closure Device (Poster)
(August
2004) Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Stephanie
Egts, Jane Moore
An Overview of
Antithrombins in Peripheral Vascular Interventions
(August
2004)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Elevated Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol,
Homocysteine,
and Lipoprotein(a) Are Associated with the Occurrence of Symptomatic
Bypass Graft Disease 1 Year Following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Surgery
(August 2004)
Melodee Harris, MS, Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Michael Jerin, MD
Routine
Visualization of the Left Internal Mammary Artery Before Coronary
Bypass Surgery: Is It Necessary? (Poster)
(August 2004)
Matthew J. Kapalis, BA, Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel,
MD, Pragnesh Patel, MD, Michael Jerin, PhD, Jon Lemke, PhD
Right Ventricular Outflow
Tract Placement of Defibrillation Leads: Five Year Experience
(April 2004)
Michael C.
Giudici, S. Serge Barold*, Deborah L. Paul, Phillip E. Schrumpf**,
Kent J. VanWhy, and David W. Orias
(From the Division of Cardiology, Genesis Heart Institute,
Davenport, Iowa; *Tampa General Hospital, Tamp, Florida; and
**Guidant CRM, St. Paul, Minnesota)
Pacemaker
and Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Implantation Without
Reversal of Warfarin Therapy (April 2004)
Michael C. Giudici, S. Serge Barold*, Deborah L. Paul, and Praveen
Bontu (From the Divisions of Cardiology, Genesis Medical Center,
Davenport, Iowa and the *Tampa General Hospital, Tampa Florida)
Management
of a Patient with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Immediately After Successful Coiling of a Basilar Tip Aneurysm for a
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
(March 2004)
Case management
comments by Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC
Percutaneous
Endovascular Reconstruction for Chronic Occlusions in Peripheral
Vascular Disease: A Quality of Life Perspective (Poster)
Eric J. Dippel, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Vickie S. Takes, RN,
Lauren E. Coyne, John H. Lemke, PhD (March 2004)
Treatment of
Chronic Total Occlusions Using Optical Coherent Reflectometry and
Radiofrequency Ablative Energy: Incremental Success Over
Conventional Techniques
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, FACC (February 2004)
Protruding
Umbrella into the Left Atrium Associated with Recurrence of a
Stroke: A Possible Labe Complication of the CardioSEAL
Occluder
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Thomas Fagan,
MD, Prakash R. Bontu, MD, Mark A. Hull, MD (February
2004)
Evaluation of
Platelet Activation, Fibrinolysis, and Hemostatic Activation During
High Dose Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, FICA,1,2
Beverly J. Pennell, MSc,1
James Rossen, MD,1
Michael Winniford, MD,1
Thomas
Carlisle, MD,1
Dawn McKinney, MA,2
Charles Francis, MD3
(December 2003)
Clinical
and Angiographic Predictors of Restenosis Following Renal Artery
Stenting
Nicolas W.
Shammas, MS, MD, Matthew J. Kapalis, BA, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Michael
J. Jerin, PhD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Pragnesh Patel, MD, Melodee
Harris, BSc (October 2003)
Unprotected Left
Main Stenting in a Patient with ESRD Using a CYPHERTM
Stent & Bivalirudin
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, FACC, and Jon Robken, MD, FACC
(August 2003)
Bivalirudin in Peripheral
Vascular Interventions: A Single Center Experience
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Eric J. Dippel,
MD, Dawn E. McKinney, MA, Vickie S. Takes, RN, Monica Youngblut, RN,
Melodee Harris, RN (July 2003)
Active-Can
Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Placement from a Femoral
Approach
Michael C.
Giudici, MD, Deborah L. Paul, RTR, and Cynthia J. Meierbachtol, BSN
(May 2003)
Cardiac
Resynchronization Therapy for the Treatment of Heart Failure in
Patients with Intraventricular Conduction Delay and Malignant
Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias
Steven L. Higgins, MD, FACC, John D. Hummel, MD, FACC, Imran K.
Niazi, MD, FACC, Michael C. Giudici, MD, FACC, Seth J. Worley, MD,
FACC, Leslie A. Saxon, MD, FACC, John P. Boehmer, MD, FACC, Michael
B. Higginbotham, MD, Teresa DeMarco, MD, FACC, Elyse Foster, MD,
FACC, Patrick G. Yong, MSEE (May 2003)
In-Hospital
Complications of Peripheral Vascular Interventions Using
Unfractionated Heparin as the Primary Anticoagulant
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS,
MD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Eric J. Dippel, MD, Dawn E. McKinney, MA,
Vickie S. Takes, RN, Monica Youngblut, RN, Melodee Harris, RN,
Catherine Harb, Matthew J. Kapalis, BSc, Jane Holden,
RN Commentary
- Deepak L. Bhatt, MD (April 2003)
Effectiveness of
Statin-Gemfibrozil Combination Therapy in Patients with Mixed
Hyperlipidemia: Experience of a Community Lipid Clinic and Safety
Review from the Literature
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS; Matthew J. Kapalis, BSN; Judi Deckert,
MSc; Melodee Harris, BSN; Eric J. Dippel, MD; Ajay Labroo, MD; Dawn
McKinney, MA (March 2003)
Influence
of Native Conduction Status on Clinical Results With Right
Ventricular Outflow Tract Pacing
Michael C. Giudici, MD, S. Serge Barold, MD, Angela L. Moeller,
RN, Cindy J. Meierbachtol, BSN, Deborah L. Paul, RTR, and Mary C.
Walton, PhD
The American Journal of Cardiology Vol. 91 ( January 15, 2003)
Beta Blockers are Superior
to Anti-Arrhythmic Drugs in Decreasing VT/VF in Patients with CRT
Devices
Michael C. Giudici, Adrian K. Almquist, Marc R. Pritzker, Ramona
D. Ruble, Vicki L. Rathbun, Jill E. Schafer; Genesis Medical Center,
Davenport, IA; Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minneapolis, MN; Guidant
Corporation, St. Paul, MN (2003)
Clinical and
Angiographic Determinants of Acute Stent Recoil in the Renal Artery
(Poster)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Matthew J. Kapalis, BA, Eric J.
Dippel, MD, Michael J. Jerin, PhD, Jon H. Lemke, PhD, Melodee
Harris, BSc (2003)
Clinical and
Angiographic Predictors of Restenosis Following Renal Artery
Stenting (Poster)
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD, Matthew J. Kapalis, BA, Eric J.
Dippel, MD, Michael J. Jerin, PhD, Pragnesh Patel, MD, Melodee
Harris, BSc, Jon H. Lemke, PhD (2003)
Detection Time Comparison Between
Induced Episodes
Michael Giudici, Mitchell Faddis, Steven Bailin, Jill Schafer,
Rhonda Van Genderen; Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA;
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Iowa Heart
Center, Des Moines, IA; Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, MN
(2003)
Effect on
Ventricular Defibrillation Threshold when adding a Coronary Sinus
Shocking Coil to a Standard Triad Shocking Vector
Robert Hoyt, MD, Michael C. Giudici, MD, Avram Scheiner, PhD,
and Arlen Ketelson. NASPE Abstract (2003)
Efficacy of Simultaneous Right and Left Ventricular
Anti-Tachycardia
Pacing (BiV ATP) in Heart Failure Patients with an AICD Indication,
Improves with Time
Ignacio Fernandez Lozano, MD, Steven Higgens, John Hummel, Imran
Niazi, MD, Michael C. Giudici, MD, Angel Madrid and Christian Duby,
MD. NASPE Abstract (2003)
Enoxaparin Use is Safe With
Gamma Radiation Intrasvascular Brachytherapy (Poster)
Eric J. Dippel, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas, Vickie S. Takes, RN
(2003)
Functional Outcome is Improved
with Cardiac Resynchronization in Patients Who Had a Prior
Implantable Defibrillator
Michael Giudici, David Gilligan, Patrick Yong; Genesis Medical
Center, Davenport, IA; Chippenham Medical Center, Richmond, VA;
Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, MN (2003)
In-Vitro Imaging of
Intrasvascular Stents by Multislice CT Scanning (Poster)
Eric J. Dippel, MD, Patrick P. Rheingans, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas,
MD, Andrew E. Berkow, MD (2003)
New Coronary Sinus Lead for Pacing and Defibrillating the
Atrium
Michael C. Giudici, MD, Robert Hoyt, MD, Avram Scheiner, PhD,
Arlen Ketelson and Cynthia Meierbachtol, II. NASPE Abstract
(2003)
Predictors of Device and
Procedure-Related Complications with Cardiac Resynchronization
Therapy
Michael Giudici, Mitchell Faddis, Adrian Almquist, Patrick Yong;
Genesis Medical Center, Davenport, IA; Washington University School
of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; Abbott Northwestern Hospital,
Minneapolis, MN; Guidant Corporation, St. Paul, MN (2003)
Right Ventricular Outflow
Septal Pacing is Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with
Right Bundle Branch Block
Michael C. Giudici, Therese A. Devlin, Angela K. Moeller, Darryn W.
Tigrett; Division of Cardiology, Genesis Heart Institute, Davenport,
IA (2003)
Single Center Experience with
the Novel IntraLuminal Safe-Cross® Wire for Percutaneous Treatment
of Peripheral Vascular Chronic Occlusions (Poster)
Eric J. Dippel, MD, Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Vickie S. Takes, RN,
Monica M. Youngblut, RN (2003)
Supraclavicular Approach to the Subclavian Vein is a Useful
Option for Upgrading to Biventricular Devices
Michael C. Giudici, MD, Deborah L. Paul, RTR, Sharron Gephart,
RN, Sherri Faley, RN, and Jackie Carlson, RN. NASPE Abstract
(2003)
Symptomatic
Improvement with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: How Long
Will It Last?
Michael C. Giudici, MD, John Boehmer, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green,
MD, and Patric Yong, MSEE. NASPE Abstract (2003)
Extracorporeal Membrane
Oxygenation for Unprotected Left Main Stenting in a Patient with
Totally Occluded Right Coronary Artery and Severe Left Ventricular
Dysfunction
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Shauna R. Roberts, MD, Gerald L.
Early, MD
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, December 2002, Vol. 14, No. 12
(December 2002)
Practical
Issues of Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Receptor Inhibition:
Saving Lives and Saving Money
Eric J. Dippel, MD
2002 MedReviews, LLC RICM Lilly S0004
(2002)
Randomized
Comparison of VasoSeal and AngioSeal Closure Devices in Patients
Undergoing Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Vijay R. Rajendran, MD, Stephen G.
Alldredge, DO, William J. Witcik, MD, Jon A. Robken, MD, J. Randolph
Lewis, MD, Dawn McKinney, Christena A. Hansen, M. Elizabeth Kabel,
Melodee Harris, Michael J. Jerin, PhD, Prakash R. Bontu, Eric J.
Dippel, MD, and Ajay Labroo, MD (October 2001)
Aminophylline Does Not Protect Against Radiocontrast Nephropathy in
Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Angiographic Procedures
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Matthew J. Kapalis, Melodee Harris, RN, BSc,
Dawn McKinney, MA, Edmund P. Coyne, MD (August 2001)
Digoxin
Withdrawal in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Following
Normalization of Ejection Fraction with Beta Blockers
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, Melodee L. Harris, RN, BSN, Dawn
McKinney, MSC, William J. Hauber, BSC, CNMT (March 2001)
Collective
Contributions of Women to Cardiothoracic Surgery: A
Perspective Review
Shauna R.
Roberts, MD, Amy F. Kells, MD, PhD, and Delos M. Cosgrove, III, MD
(January 2000)
Excellence and Low
Case Volume: An Example of the Inapplicability of Volume-Based
Credentialing
Gerald L. Early, MD and Shauna R. Roberts, MD
Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000;69:146-50 (2000)
Pulmonary Embolus
after Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Review of the
Literature
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, FACC, FACP, FCCP
Clin. Cardiol. 23, 637-644 (November 1999)
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