Browsing by Author "Hess, Philip"

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    • Cardiac Angiogenic Imbalance Leads to Peripartum Cardiomyopathy 

      Patten, Ian S.; Farrell, Caitlin; Tudorache, Igor; Bauersachs, Johann; Hilfiker-Kleiner, Denise; Rana, Sarosh; Shahul, Sajid Saleem; Rowe, Glenn C; Jang, Cholsoon; Liu, Laura; Hacker, Michele Renee; Rhee, Julie S; Mitchell, John D.; Mahmood, Feroze-Ud-Den; Hess, Philip E.; Koulisis, Nicole; Khankin, Eliyahu; Burke, Suzanne Diana; Del Monte, Federica; Karumanchi, Subbian Ananth; Arany, Zoltan Pierre (Nature Publishing Group, 2012)
      Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is an often fatal disease that affects pregnant women who are near delivery, and it occurs more frequently in women with pre-eclampsia and/or multiple gestation. The aetiology of PPCM, and ...

    • Dynamic 3-Dimensional Echocardiographic Assessment of Mitral Annular Geometry in Patients With Functional Mitral Regurgitation 

      Khabbaz, Kamal; Mahmood, Feroze-Ud-Den; Shakil, Omair; Warraich, Haider J.; Gorman, Joseph H.; Gorman, Robert C.; Matyal, Robina; Panzica, Peter J.; Hess, Philip E. (Elsevier BV, 2013)
      Background: Mitral valve (MV) annular dynamics have been well described in animal models of functional mitral regurgitation (FMR). Despite this little, if any, data exists regarding the dynamic MV annular geometry in humans ...

    • Effects of Neuropeptide Y on Collateral Development in a Swine Model of Chronic Myocardial Ischemia 

      Robich, Michael P.; Matyal, Robina; Chu, Louis M.; Feng, Jun; Xu, Shu-Hua; Laham, Roger; Hess, Philip; Bianchi, Cesario; Sellke, Frank (Elsevier BV, 2010-12)
      Objective We investigated the role of neuropeptide Y (NPY), abundant in the myocardial sympathetic nervous system and endothelial cells, in angiogenesis during chronic myocardial ischemia. Methods Adult male Yorkshire ...

    • Imaging Skills for Transthoracic Echocardiography in Cardiology Fellows: The Value of Motion Metrics 

      Montealegre-Gallegos, Mario; Mahmood, Feroze-Ud-Den; Kim, Han; Bergman, Remco; Mitchell, John; Bose, Ruma; Hawthorne, Katie M.; O'Halloran, Thomas; Wong, Vanessa; Hess, Philip; Matyal, Robina (Medknow, 2016)
      Background: Proficiency in transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) requires an integration of cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. Whereas cognitive knowledge can be quantified, psychomotor skills are implied after ...

    • Observational Study of Changes in Epidural Pressure and Elastance During Epidural Blood Patch in Obstetric Patients 

      Pratt, Stephen Douglas; Kaczka, D; Hess, Philip E. (Elsevier BV, 2014)
      Background During an epidural blood patch, we inject blood until the patient describes mild back pressure, often leading to injection of more than 20 mL of blood. We undertook this study to measure the epidural pressures ...

    • Postoperative Pain Management in DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: Identification of Patients With Poor Pain Control 

      Bar-Meir, Eran D.; Yueh, Janet H.; Hess, Philip E.; Hartmann, Christoph E. A.; Maia, Munique; Tobias, Adam M.; Lee, Bernard Travis (Open Science, 2010)
      Objective: Adequate control of postoperative pain directly improves patient satisfaction and outcomes, and timely identification of patients with poorly controlled pain is essential. Pain management protocols are best ...

    • Stretch Activates Human Myometrium via ERK, Caldesmon and Focal Adhesion Signaling 

      Li, Yunping; Reznichenko, Maya; Tribe, Rachel M.; Hess, Philip E.; Taggart, Michael; Kim, HakRim; DeGnore, Jon P.; Gangopadhyay, Samudra; Morgan, Kathleen G. (Public Library of Science, 2009)
      An incomplete understanding of the molecular mechanisms responsible for myometrial activation from the quiescent pregnant state to the active contractile state during labor has hindered the development of effective therapies ...

    • Subclinical Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Preeclamptic Women With Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction 

      Shahul, Sajid; Rhee, Julie; Gulati, Gaurav; Hess, Philip; Mahmood, Feroze-Ud-Den; Arany, Zolt; Rana, Sarosh; Talmor, Daniel; Hacker, Michele; Mitchell, John (Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2012-11)
      Background-Patients with preeclampsia are at risk for cardiovascular disease. Changes in cardiac function are subtle in preeclampsia and are difficult to quantify with conventional imaging. Strain measurements using ...