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To explant or not to explant: an invasive and noninvasive monitoring protocol to determine the need of continued ventricular assist device support.

Osaki S, Sweitzer NK, Rahko PS, Murray MA, Hoffmann JA, Johnson MR, Edwards NM, Kohmoto T.

Congest Heart Fail. 2009 Mar-Apr;15(2):58-62.PMID: 19385118 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW; American College of Cardiology Foundation; American Heart Association.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr 14;53(15):e1-e90. No abstract available. PMID: 19358937 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Jessup M, Abraham WT, Casey DE, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW.

Circulation. 2009 Apr 14;119(14):1977-2016. Epub 2009 Mar 26. No abstract available. PMID: 19324967 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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Circulation. 2009 Apr 14;119(14):e391-479. Epub 2009 Mar 26. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19324966 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review of complications in a series of patients with known gastro-esophageal varices undergoing transesophageal echocardiography.

Spier BJ, Larue SJ, Teelin TC, Leff JA, Swize LR, Borkan SH, Satyapriya A, Rahko PS, Pfau PR.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2009 Apr;22(4):396-400. Epub 2009 Feb 23.PMID: 19231133 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Taser blunt probe dart-to-heart distance causing ventricular fibrillation in pigs.

Wu JY, Sun H, O'Rourke AP, Huebner SM, Rahko PS, Will JA, Webster JG.

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2008 Dec;55(12):2768-71.PMID: 19126456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ultrasound frame rate requirements for cardiac elastography: experimental and in vivo results.

Chen H, Varghese T, Rahko PS, Zagzebski JA.

Ultrasonics. 2009 Jan;49(1):98-111. Epub 2008 Jun 20.PMID: 18657839 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Lamin A/C mutation analysis in a cohort of 324 unrelated patients with idiopathic or familial dilated cardiomyopathy.

Parks SB, Kushner JD, Nauman D, Burgess D, Ludwigsen S, Peterson A, Li D, Jakobs P, Litt M, Porter CB, Rahko PS, Hershberger RE.

Am Heart J. 2008 Jul;156(1):161-9. Epub 2008 Mar 12.PMID: 18585512 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Evaluation of the skin-to-heart distance in the standing adult by two-dimensional echocardiography.

Rahko PS.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jun;21(6):761-4. Epub 2008 Jan 9.PMID: 18187292 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The 5-minute screening echocardiogram for athletes.

Wyman RA, Chiu RY, Rahko PS.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul;21(7):786-8. Epub 2008 Jan 9.PMID: 18187286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Ischemic stroke associated with activated protein C resistance and aortic valvular papillary fibroelastoma.

Dulli DA, Schutta HS, Levine RL, Rahko PS.

J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 1999 Jan-Feb;8(1):45-8.PMID: 17895138 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Do emergency department patients with possible acute coronary syndrome have better outcomes when admitted to cardiology versus other services?

Katz DA, Aufderheide TP, Bogner M, Rahko PS, Hillis SL, Selker HP.

Ann Emerg Med. 2008 May;51(5):561-70, 570.e1. Epub 2007 Aug 31.PMID: 17764781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Does concordance with guideline triage recommendations affect clinical care of patients with possible acute coronary syndrome?

Katz DA, Dawson J, Beshansky JR, Rahko PS, Aufderheide TP, Bogner M, Tighouart H, Selker HP.

Med Decis Making. 2007 Jul-Aug;27(4):423-37. Epub 2007 Jul 19.PMID: 17641142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Taser dart-to-heart distance that causes ventricular fibrillation in pigs.

Wu JY, Sun H, O'Rourke AP, Huebner S, Rahko PS, Will JA, Webster JG.

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2007 Mar;54(3):503-8.PMID: 17355063 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Patchy myocardial fibrosis 20 years after radiation therapy.

Wyman RA, Rahko PS.

Echocardiography. 2007 Jan;24(1):68-70.PMID: 17214625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparison of combinations of drugs for treatment of obesity: body weight and echocardiographic status.

Whigham LD, Dhurandhar NV, Rahko PS, Atkinson RL.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2007 May;31(5):850-7. Epub 2006 Dec 5.PMID: 17146452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Emergency physicians' fear of malpractice in evaluating patients with possible acute cardiac ischemia.

Katz DA, Williams GC, Brown RL, Aufderheide TP, Bogner M, Rahko PS, Selker HP.

Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Dec;46(6):525-33. Epub 2005 Jul 14.PMID: 16308068 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACC/AHA 2005 Guideline Update for the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Update the 2001 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): developed in collaboration with the American College of Chest Physicians and the International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation: endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society.

Hunt SA, Abraham WT, Chin MH, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Jessup M, Konstam MA, Mancini DM, Michl K, Oates JA, Rahko PS, Silver MA, Stevenson LW, Yancy CW, Antman EM, Smith SC Jr, Adams CD, Anderson JL, Faxon DP, Fuster V, Halperin JL, Hiratzka LF, Jacobs AK, Nishimura R, Ornato JP, Page RL, Riegel B; American College of Cardiology; American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; American College of Chest Physicians; International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation; Heart Rhythm Society.

Circulation. 2005 Sep 20;112(12):e154-235. Epub 2005 Sep 13. No abstract available. PMID: 16160202 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

An echocardiographic analysis of the long-term effects of carvedilol on left ventricular remodeling, systolic performance, and ventricular filling patterns in dilated cardiomyopathy.

Rahko PS.

Echocardiography. 2005 Aug;22(7):547-54.PMID: 16060890 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

ACE inhibitors vs. angiotensin II receptor blockers in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.

Gold JA, Rahko PS.

WMJ. 2004;103(1):71-2. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 15101473 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Assessing prosthetic mitral valve regurgitation by transoesophageal echo/Doppler.

Rahko PS.

Heart. 2004 May;90(5):476-8.PMID: 15084528 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Heart failure: new data and guidelines.

Keown ML, Rahko PS.

WMJ. 2002;101(7):16-23. Review.PMID: 12426916 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Metastatic intracardiac tumour from liposarcoma.

Chu WW, Dieter RS, Rahko PS, Douglas PS.

Can J Cardiol. 2002 Jul;18(7):777-8. No abstract available. PMID: 12167968 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Apnea-hypopnea threshold for CO2 in patients with congestive heart failure.

Xie A, Skatrud JB, Puleo DS, Rahko PS, Dempsey JA.

Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002 May 1;165(9):1245-50.PMID: 11991873 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Relation of "inotropic reserve" to functional capacity in heart failure secondary to ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy.

Gudjonsson T, Rahko PS.

Am J Cardiol. 2002 May 1;89(9):1057-61.PMID: 11988195 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Low-dose enoximone improves exercise capacity in chronic heart failure. Enoximone Study Group.

Lowes BD, Higginbotham M, Petrovich L, DeWood MA, Greenberg MA, Rahko PS, Dec GW, LeJemtel TH, Roden RL, Schleman MM, Robertson AD, Gorczynski RJ, Bristow MR.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Aug;36(2):501-8.PMID: 10933364 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transesophageal echocardiography for the evaluation and management of patients with cerebral ischemia.

Rahmatullah AF, Rahko PS, Stein JH.

Clin Cardiol. 1999 Jun;22(6):391-6. Review.PMID: 10376177 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adenosine myocardial protection: preliminary results of a phase II clinical trial.

Mentzer RM Jr, Birjiniuk V, Khuri S, Lowe JE, Rahko PS, Weisel RD, Wellons HA, Barker ML, Lasley RD.

Ann Surg. 1999 May;229(5):643-9; discussion 649-50.PMID: 10235522 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

High-voltage injury resulting in permanent right heart dysfunction.

McGill MP, Kamp TJ, Rahko PS.

Chest. 1999 Feb;115(2):586-7.PMID: 10027467 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Safety, tolerance, and efficacy of adenosine as an additive to blood cardioplegia in humans during coronary artery bypass surgery.

Mentzer RM Jr, Rahko PS, Molina-Viamonte V, Canver CC, Chopra PS, Love RB, Cook TD, Hegge JO, Lasley RD.

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Jun 19;79(12A):38-43.PMID: 9223362 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Venous air embolism. Echocardiographic diagnosis of air bubbles in the left side of the heart in a patient with a previously diagnosed intrapulmonary shunt.

McGill MP, Kumar A, Rahko PS.

Chest. 1997 Mar;111(3):826-8. No abstract available. PMID: 9118731 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Adenosine reduces postbypass transfusion requirements in humans after heart surgery.

Mentzer RM Jr, Rahko PS, Canver CC, Chopra PS, Love RB, Cook TD, Hegge MO, Lasley RD.

Ann Surg. 1996 Oct;224(4):523-9; discussion 529-30.PMID: 8857856 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Traumatic occlusion of the right coronary artery resulting in cardiogenic shock successfully treated with primary angioplasty.

Bokelman TA, Rahko PS, Meany BT, Fausch MD.

Am Heart J. 1996 Feb;131(2):411-3. No abstract available. PMID: 8579046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic evaluation of the aortic root and subvalvular structures in ankylosing spondylitis.

Arnason JA, Patel AK, Rahko PS, Sundstrom WR.

J Rheumatol. 1996 Jan;23(1):120-3.PMID: 8838519 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Doppler echocardiographic characteristics of sinus of valsalva aneurysms.

Xu Q, Peng Z, Rahko PS.

Am Heart J. 1995 Dec;130(6):1265-9.PMID: 7484780 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The clinical utility of automatic boundary detection for the determination of left ventricular volume: a comparison with conventional off-line echocardiographic quantification.

Wilson GM, Rahko PS.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1995 Nov-Dec;8(6):822-9.PMID: 8611282 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hemodynamic and volumetric response of the normal left ventricle to upright tilt testing.

Nwosu EA, Rahko PS, Hanson P, Grogan EW Jr.

Am Heart J. 1994 Jul;128(1):106-13.PMID: 7912470 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Comparative efficacy of three indexes of left ventricular performance derived from pressure-volume loops in heart failure induced by tachypacing.

Rahko PS.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 1994 Jan;23(1):209-18.PMID: 8277083 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved echocardiographic detection and characterization of left ventricular apical thrombi with a 5.0 MHz short-focus transducer.

Warren JK, Rahko PS.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1993 Nov-Dec;6(6):603-9.PMID: 8311967 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular septal defects in adults.

Rahko PS.

Echocardiography. 1993 Sep;10(5):517-31. Review.PMID: 10146328 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relative contributions of cardiopulmonary and sinoaortic baroreflexes in causing sympathetic activation in the human skeletal muscle circulation during orthostatic stress.

Jacobsen TN, Morgan BJ, Scherrer U, Vissing SF, Lange RA, Johnson N, Ring WS, Rahko PS, Hanson P, Victor RG.

Circ Res. 1993 Aug;73(2):367-78.PMID: 8330379 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reversed closure sequence of the mitral and tricuspid valves in congestive heart failure.

Rahko PS, Shaver JA, Salerni R.

J Am Coll Cardiol. 1993 Apr;21(5):1114-23.PMID: 8459064 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Continuous measurement of left ventricular performance during and after maximal isometric deadlift exercise.

Sullivan J, Hanson P, Rahko PS, Folts JD.

Circulation. 1992 Apr;85(4):1406-13.PMID: 1555283 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Improved detection of infective endocarditis with transesophageal echocardiography.

Birmingham GD, Rahko PS, Ballantyne F 3rd.

Am Heart J. 1992 Mar;123(3):774-81.PMID: 1539530 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Doppler and echocardiographic characteristics of patients having an Austin Flint murmur.

Rahko PS.

Circulation. 1991 Jun;83(6):1940-50.PMID: 2040046 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pericardial cyst with partial erosion of the right ventricular wall.

Chopra PS, Duke DJ, Pellett JR, Rahko PS.

Ann Thorac Surg. 1991 May;51(5):840-1.PMID: 2025099 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Evaluation of left ventricular filling in dilated cardiomyopathy using digitized M-mode echocardiograms.

Rahko PS.

Echocardiography. 1991 Mar;8(2):163-72. Review.PMID: 10149251 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Surgical resection of cor triatriatum in a 74-year-old man. Review of echocardiographic findings with emphasis on Doppler and transesophageal echocardiography.

Patel AK, Ninneman RW, Rahko PS.

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 1990 Sep-Oct;3(5):402-7.PMID: 2245033 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Increased prevalence of atrial septal aneurysm in mitral valve prolapse.

Rahko PS, Xu QB.

Am J Cardiol. 1990 Jul 15;66(2):235-7. No abstract available. PMID: 2091625 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Isolated right atrial infarction with rupture.

Hurley RW, Subramanian R, Rahko PS, Shelp WD.

N Engl J Med. 1990 May 31;322(22):1611. No abstract available. PMID: 2336096 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles