Spontaneous coronary artery dissection and its association with heritable connective tissue disorders

S Henkin, SM Negrotto, MS Tweet, S Kirmani… - Heart, 2016 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an under-recognised but
important cause of myocardial infarction and sudden cardiac death. We sought to determine …

Echocardiography criteria for structural heart disease in patients with end-stage renal disease initiating hemodialysis

LTJ Hickson, SM Negrotto, M Onuigbo, CG Scott… - Journal of the American …, 2016 - jacc.org
Background: Cardiovascular disease among hemodialysis (HD) patients is linked to poor
outcomes. The Acute Dialysis Quality Initiative Workgroup proposed echocardiographic …

Left atrial appendage morphology predicts the formation of left atrial appendage thrombus

SM Negrotto, RM Lugo, M Metawee… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nonchicken wing left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology is associated with
higher risk for stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) than chicken wing (CW) …

Underestimation of aortic stenosis severity by doppler mean gradient during atrial fibrillation: Insights from aortic valve weight

AK Alkurashi, JJ Thaden, JA Naser, EA El-Am… - Journal of the American …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Doppler mean gradient (MG) can underestimate aortic stenosis (AS) severity
when obtained during atrial fibrillation (AF) compared with sinus rhythm (SR). Aortic valve …

[PDF][PDF] Adverse Effects of Intravenous Diltiazem for Control of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure

SM Negrotto, JA Mazurek, SE Horr, RM John… - Journal of Case …, 2019 - jocrm.org
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardia arrhythmia requiring acute
management. Calcium channel blockers should not be used in decompensated heart failure …

The Weight of the Evidence: Comparison of Operatively Excised Aortic Valve Weights in Patients With High Gradient versus Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis and Overall …

SM Negrotto, JJ Thaden, RM Suri, JJ Maleszewski… - Circulation, 2015 - Am Heart Assoc
Introduction: Excised aortic valve weight (AVW) correlates with severity of AS. There is some
debate about the true severity of AS in low gradient AS (LGAS) compared to high gradient …

[CITATION][C] Partial Dehiscence of a Mitral Valve Annuloplasty Ring

SM Negrotto, A Kadkhodayan… - …, 2016 - … ALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH …