Peer Reviewed Articles

1. Alhaj EK, Alhaj NE, Bergmann SR, Hecht H, Matarazzo TJ, Smith S, Alhaj N, Alhaj M, Nelson S. Coronary artery calcification and emphysema. Can J Cardiol. 2008; 24:369-372
2. Belanger AR, Miller MA, Donthireddi UR, Najovits AJ, Goldman ME. New classification scheme of left ventricular noncompaction and correlation with ventricular performance. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jul 1; 102: 92-6
3. Bokhari, S, Shahzad, A, Bergmann, SR.  Superiority of Exercise Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Compared with the Exercise ECG in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease. Coronary Artery Disease. 2008; 19; 399-404
4. Chaudhry MM, Abrar M, Khan M, Mendoza COxcarbazepine induced hemolytic anemia in geriatric patient- Case report.  Amer J of Therapeutics 2008; 5:187-9
5. Chen SL, Zhang JJ, Yei F, Zhu Z, Liu Z, Lin S, Chu J, Yan J, Zhang R, Kwan T: Clinical Outcomes of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective, Multi-center, Randomized Study to Analyze the Effect of Hydration and Acetylcysteine. International Journal of Cardiology 2008; 126:407-413
6. Chen SL, Zhang JJ, Yei F, Chen YD, Fang WY, Wei M, He B, Sun XW, Yang S, Kwan T: Final Kissing Balloon Inflation by Classic Crush Stenting Did Not Improve the Clinical Outcomes for the Treatment of Unprotected Left Main Bifurcation Lesions: the importance of Double-Kissing (DK) Double Crush technique. Cardiac Catheterization and Interventions 2008; 71:166-172
7. Chen SL, Zhang J, Yei F, Zhu Z, Lin S, Tian N, Liu Z, Fang W, Chen Y, Sun X, Kwan T: Crush Stenting with Paclitaxel- or Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions. Angiology 2008; 59: 475-483
8. Chen SL, Zhang JJ, Yei F, Chen YD, Zhu ZS, Lin S, Tian NL, Liu ZZ, Fang YW, Sun XW, Hu DY, Kwan T:  Crush stenting in treating coronary bifurcate lesions: paclitaxel eluting stents versus sirolimus eluting stents.  Chinese Medical Journal 2008; 121:528-533
9. Chen SL, Zhang JJ, Ye F, Chen YD, Patel T, Kawajiri K, Lee M, Kwan T, Mintz GS, Tan HC: Study Comparing the Double        Kissing (DK) Crush with Classical Crush for the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: The DKCRUSH-1 Bifurcation Study with Drug-Eluting Stents. European Journal of Clinical Investigation 2008; 38:361-371
10. Chen SL, Zhang JJ, Yei F, Zhu Z, Liu Z, Lin S, Chu J, Yan J, Zhang R, Kwan T: Response to ´The value of hydration and    acetycysteine in the prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy: A potentially catastrophic complication of the percutaneous coronary interventions. International Journal of Cardiology 2008 (Epub ahead of print)
11. Cherry EM, Evans SJ. Properties of two human atrial cell models in tissue: restitution, memory, propagation, and reentry. J Theor Biol. 2008; 254:674-690.
12. Cherry EM, Hastings HM, Evans SJ. Dynamics of human atrial cell models: restitution, memory, and intracellular calcium dynamics in single cells.  Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2008; 98:24-37
13. Corriel J, Kwan T. Transradial Cardiac Catheterizations Using Optitorque Catheters. www.angioplasty.org published 2008.
14. Esses JL, Rosman J, Do LT, Schweitzer P, Hanon S. Successful transition to buprenorphine in a patient with Methadone-induced Torsades de Pointes. J Interv Card Electrophysiology 2008; 23:117-119
15. Gujja K, Mulpuru SK, Dabaj D, Khan M, Hejmadi SP, Badem O, Bergman MI. Moraxella Lacunata Sepsis With Acute Renal Failure: A Rare and Uncommon Presentation. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice 2008; 16:324-326.
16. Hsu VM, Moreyra AE, Wilson AC, Shinnar M, Shindler DM, Wilson JE, Desai A, Seibold JR. Assessment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: A Comparison of Noninvasive tests with Results of Right Heart Catheterization. Journal of Rheumatology 2008; 35:458-465
17. Inaba Y, Bergmann SR.  Diagnostic accuracy of beta-methyl-p- [123I]-iodophenyl-pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) imaging: a meta-analysis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2008; 15:345-352
18. Kanei Y, Huang Y, Fox JT, Rachko M, Bergmann SR.  Correlation of antecedent stress myocardial perfusion imaging with the infarct related Artery in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2009: 25:145-9
19. Kanei Y, Hanon S, Van Tosh A, Schweitzer P. Adenosine-induced atrial fibrillation during pharmacologic stress   testing. International Journal of Cardiology 2008; 129:e15-17
20. Kanei Y, Friedman M, Ogawa N, Hanon S, Lam P, Schweitzer P.  Frequent premature ventricular complexes originating from the right ventricular outflow tract are associated with left ventricular dysfunction. Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2008; 13:81-85.
21. Nichols, KJ, Van Tosh, A, De Bondt, P, Bergmann, SR, Palestro, CJ and Reichek, NR.  Normal limits of gated blood pool SPECT count-based regional cardiac function parameters.  International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2008; 24:715-725
22. Somekh NN, Rachko M, Husk G, Friedmann P, Bergmann SR. Differences in diagnostic evaluation and clinical outcomes in the care of patients with chest pain based on admitting service: the benefits of a dedicated chest pain unit. J Nucl Cardiol. 2008; 15:186-192.
23. Somekh NN, Rachko M, Husk G, Friedmann P, Bergmann SR. Differences in diagnostic evaluation and clinical outcomes in the care of patients with chest pain  based on admitting service: the benefits of a dedicated chest pain unit. J Nucl Cardiol. 2008; 15:186-192.Thiagarajah P, Berger M, Hanon S, Schweitzer P, Corriel J, Bergmann SR. Arrhythmias management of patients with concomitant heart disease. An unusual complication of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.  J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2009) 24:261-268. DOI 10.1007/s10840-009-9377-8
24. Thiagarajah P, Yang F, Sulica R, Schweitzer P, Hurwitz S, Huang Y, Hanon S., Bergmann SR.  Low prevalence of arrhythmias in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2009) 24:261-268. DOI 10.1007/s10840- 009-9377-8
25. Wysoczanski M, Rachko M, Bergmann SR.  Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male Using Anabolic Steroids.  Angiology 2008; 59:376-378

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Invited Reviews and Book Chapters

1. Thiagarajah, P, Bergmann SR.  Lesson 279: PreAnesthetic Assessment of the Patient with Cardiomyopathy.  Anesthesiology News April 2009

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Abstracts

1. Bokhari S, Shoyeb A, Bergmann SR.  Elevated serum creatinine is independently associated with abnormal stress myocardial        perfusion imaging in males presenting to the emergency department with chest pain.  J. Nucl Cardiol. 2008; S32
2.  Bokhari S, Shahzad K, Hickey K, Bergmann SR.  Comparison of        Exercise and Adenosine MPI for Diagnosis of Transplant Coronary Arteriopathy in Orthotopic Heart Transplant Patients.  J. Nucl Cardiol. 2008; S25
3.  Bokhari S, Shah S, Bergmann SR.  Significance of Prone Imaging for Women with Breast Attenuation Artifact on Supine Myocardial Perfusion Spect Scans. J. Nucl Cardiol. 2008; S15.
4. Chaudhry M, Khan M, R Sheliya, O Dogan, Vasavada B. Complete heart block in a patient with hypoadrenalism. ACP Upstate Chapter Meeting, 2008. Clinical Vignette Category.
5. Chaudhry M, Khan M, Aslam AF, Vasavada B. Severe Heart Failure: a rare manifestation of Crohn’s disease. ACP Upstate Chapter Meeting, 2008. Clinical Vignette Category. 2008 Rochester, NY
6. Dhillon SK, Tawil J, Goldstein B, Eslava-Manchego D, Singh J, Hanon S, Schweitzer P, Bergmann SR. “Effectiveness of telemetry guidelines in predicting arrhythmia event rates.”  Division of Cardiology and Intern Med, Beth Israel Med Ctr, New York, NY.  Abstract/ Poster presentation, ISCE 2008- 33rd Annual Meeting for International Society for Computerized Electrophysiology, Riverside CA, 2008.
7. Esses, J, Rosman, J, Do, L, Hanon, S.  Successful Transition to Buprenorphine in a Patient with Methadone Induced Torsades de Pointes.  Heart Rhythm Society 2008.
8. Faor, F, Rosman, J, Hanon, S, Schweitzer, P.  Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Brugada-Type ECG in Young Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.  European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society 2008.
9. Hurwitz S, Wanahita N, Corriel J, Schweitzer P.  Wide Complex Tachycardia:  A Diagnostic Dilemma.  Presented at the 9th Annual Dead Sea Symposium, 2008
10. Somekh NN, Wanahita N, Nelson S, Barrette A, Bergmann SR, Giedd K.  Low incidence of hemodynamically significant coronary artery disease in subjects with increased coronary artery calcium.  J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008; 51:A138

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