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Pelbreton C Balfour Jr

Baptist Heart and Vascular Institute
Verified email at bhcpns.org
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Prognostic value of myocardial scarring on CMR in patients with cardiac sarcoidosis

GC Coleman, PW Shaw, PC Balfour… - JACC: Cardiovascular …, 2017 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to
understand the prognostic value of myocardial scarring as evidenced by late gadolinium …

The role of hypertension in race-ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease

PC Balfour, CJ Rodriguez, KC Ferdinand - Current cardiovascular risk …, 2015 - Springer
Race-ethnic disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) have persisted in the USA over the
past few decades. Hypertension (HTN) is a significant contributor to CVD, including coronary …

Cardiovascular disease in Hispanics/Latinos in the United States.

PC Balfour Jr, JM Ruiz, GA Talavera… - Journal of Latina/o …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Las Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (ECVs) son la principal causa de muerte, en
los Estados Unidos y el mundo occidental para todos los grupos con una excepción: las …

Non-invasive assessment of low-and intermediate-risk patients with chest pain

PC Balfour Jr, JA Gonzalez, CM Kramer - Trends in cardiovascular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Coronary artery disease (CAD) remains a significant global public health burden despite
advancements in prevention and therapeutic strategies. Common non-invasive imaging …

Functional and economic impact of INOCA and influence of coronary microvascular dysfunction

CL Schumann, RC Mathew, JHL Dean, Y Yang… - Cardiovascular …, 2021 - jacc.org
Objectives This study sought to better characterize the quality of life and economic impact in
patients with symptoms of ischemia and no obstructive coronary disease (INOCA) and to …

Heart failure risk prediction in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

H Chahal, DA Bluemke, CO Wu, R McClelland, K Liu… - Heart, 2015 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of mortality especially in older populations.
Early detection of high-risk individuals is imperative for primary prevention. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance perfusion imaging identifies reduced flow reserve in microvascular coronary artery disease

B Zorach, PW Shaw, J Bourque, S Kuruvilla… - Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Preliminary semi-quantitative cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR)
perfusion studies have demonstrated reduced myocardial perfusion reserve (MPR) in …

Development and validation of risk prediction models for cardiovascular events in black adults: the Jackson Heart Study Cohort

ER Fox, TE Samdarshi, SK Musani, MJ Pencina… - JAMA …, 2016 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Cardiovascular risk assessment is a fundamental component of prevention of
cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, commonly used prediction models have been …

Frequency of coronary microvascular dysfunction and diffuse myocardial fibrosis (measured by cardiovascular magnetic resonance) in patients with heart failure and …

AI Löffler, JA Pan, PC Balfour Jr, PW Shaw… - The American journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is frequently accompanied by co-
morbidities and a systemic proinflammatory state, resulting in coronary microvascular …

Smoking intensity and duration is associated with cardiac structure and function: the ECHOcardiographic Study of Hispanics/Latinos

JA Leigh, RC Kaplan, K Swett, P Balfour… - Open …, 2017 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in smokers and this
relationship is complicated by the multiplicity of cardiovascular effects of smoking. However …