Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 1995 - 1997
  • Assistant Chief of Service, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1994 - 1995
  • Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 1993 - 1994
  • Medical Resident, Medicine, Johns Hopkins University 1990 - 1993
  • M.D., Duke University 1990
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2006 - 2011
  • Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2001 - 2006
  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 1997 - 2001
• Recognition
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  In the News

  • SEP 6, 2016

    When Surgery Is Too Risky, A Clip Can Repair Leaky Heart Valve
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • COAPT Continued Access Study (CAS) awarded by Abbott Vascular Devices 2018 - 2022
  • PIONEE-OLE awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2018 - 2020
  • EXPLORER-HCM (MYK-461-005) awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2018 - 2020
  • MAVERICK-HCM (MYK-461-006) awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2018 - 2020
  • HCMR - Novel Predictors of Outcome in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy awarded by ICON Clinical Research, Inc. 2015 - 2019
  • MyoKardia HCM App awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2016 - 2018
  • PIONEER-HCM awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2016 - 2018
  • Gilead-HCM awarded by Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2014 - 2017
  • HCM Video Development project awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2016 - 2017
  • MYK-461-001 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Healthy Volunteers awarded by MyoKardia, Inc. 2014 - 2017
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Book Sections

    • Klein, M, and Wang, A. "Infective Endocarditis." 151-163. March 2016.  Full Text
    • Kiefer, TL, Wang, A, Kiefer, TL, and Wang, A. "Infective endocarditisInfective endocarditis (PublishedPublished)." In Evidence-Based Cardiology Consult, 71-78. November 1, 2014.  Full Text

  • Conference Papers

    • Lauridsen, TK, Park, L, Selton-Suty, C, Peterson, G, Dickerman, S, Cecchi, E, Habib, G, Johansson, M, Lerakis, S, Tamin, S, Thuny, F, Bermejo, J, Pare, C, Bruun, NE, Chu, V, Fowler, V, Wang, A, and Crowley, AL. "ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS FOR IN-HOSPITAL AND 1-YEAR OUTCOMES IN LEFT-SIDED INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION ON ENDOCARDITIS-PROSPECTIVE ECHO COHORT STUDY." 66th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American-College-of-Cardiology (ACC). Washington, DC. March 17, 2017 - March 19, 2017.: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, March 21, 2017.  Link to Item
    • Ranney, D, Benrashid, E, Yerokun, B, Wang, H, Harrison, J, Wang, A, Kiefer, T, and Hughes, GC. "SURGERY FOR PATIENTS WITH BICUSPID AORTOPATHY: VALIDATION OF THE 2016 ACC/AHA GUIDELINES CLARIFICATION." March 21, 2017.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Wang, H, Benrashid, E, Ranney, D, Yerokun, B, Sherwood, MW, Gaca, J, Kiefer, T, Wang, A, Harrison, J, and Hughes, GC. "PREDICTORS OF MORTALITY AFTER TAVR IN A "REAL WORLD" SETTING." 66th Annual Scientific Session and Expo of the American-College-of-Cardiology (ACC). Washington, DC. March 17, 2017 - March 19, 2017. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, March 21, 2017.  Link to Item
    • Kiefer, TL, Samad, Z, Pomann, G-M, Poon, V, Shatila, W, Lokhnygina, Y, Velazquez, EJ, and Wang, A. "The Association Between Post-Operative Pulmonary Hypertension and Survival After Mitral Valve Surgery." November 11, 2016.  Link to Item
    • Kiefer, TL, Samad, Z, Pomann, G-M, Poon, V, Shatila, W, Lokhnygina, Y, Velazquez, EJ, and Wang, A. "The Association Between Post-Operative Pulmonary Hypertension and Survival After Mitral Valve Surgery." November 11, 2016.  Link to Item
    • Kar, S, Lim, DS, Grayburn, P, Wang, A, Foster, E, Weissman, NJ, Trento, A, Ailawadi, G, Mack, M, Feldman, T, and Investigators, EVERESTII. "The EVEREST II REALISM Continued Access Study-1 year outcomes in patients with functional mitral regurgitation reported by baseline New York Heart Association functional class." August 1, 2016.  Link to Item
    • Furiasse, NM, Kiefer, T, Shah, S, Kane, B, Quader, N, Mkrdichian, H, Nelson, L, Payvandi, L, Andrei, A-C, Wang, A, and Rigolin, V. "CLINICAL AND ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PREDICTORS OF EXERCISE CAPACITY FOLLOWING MITRAL VALVE SURGERY FOR MITRAL REGURGITATION." April 2016.  Full Text
    • Kar, S, Lim, DS, Grayburn, PA, Wang, A, Foster, E, Weissman, NJ, Trento, A, Ailawadi, G, Mack, M, Feldman, T, and Investigators, EVERESTIREALISM. "The EVEREST II REALISM Continued Access study-1 year outcomes in patients with primary mitral regurgitation." August 1, 2015.  Link to Item
    • Qasim, A, Mauri, L, Apruzzese, P, Crosson, L, Ellis, J, Fail, PS, Wang, A, Gray, WA, Feldman, T, and Foster, E. "TCT-85 Ventricular and Atrial Remodeling after the Percutaneous MitraClip: 4 year Follow-up Data from the EVEREST II Randomized Controlled Trial." October 2013.  Full Text
    • Delahaye, F, Chu, VH, Hoen, B, Mestres, CA, Pappas, P, Santos, M, Wang, A, and Endocarditis, IC. "Association between type of valve prosthesis and one year mortality in IE: an analysis of 1467 patients from the International collaboration on endocarditis prospective cohort study." August 2013.  Link to Item
    • Athan, E, Chu, VH, Tattevin, P, Selton-Suty, C, Jones, P, Naber, C, Miro, M, Ninot, S, Fernandez-Hidalgo, N, Durante-Mangoni, E, Spelman, D, Hoen, B, Zupanc, TL, Cecchi, E, Thuny, F, Hannan, MM, Pappas, P, Henry, M, Jr, FVG, Crowley, AL, Wang, A, and Investigators, ICE-PCS. "CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOME OF INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS INVOLVING IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICES." May 2013.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Barsic, B, Chu, VH, Krajinovic, V, Rudez, I, Raffanelli, D, Vincelj, J, and Wang, A. "THE IMPACT OF VALVE SURGERY ON MORTALITY IN INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS COMPLICATED WITH EMBOLIC STROKE: A PROPENSITY SCORE ANALYSIS." May 2013.  Link to Item
    • Vavalle, JP, Phillips, H, Holleran, S, Wang, A, O'Connor, CM, Smith, PK, Hughes, GC, Harrison, JK, and Patel, MR. "Access to Care: Geographical Variations in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Aortic Stenosis in North Carolina." November 20, 2012.  Link to Item
    • Feldmari, T, Mauri, L, Kar, S, Rinaldi, M, Fail, P, Hermiller, J, Smalling, R, Gray, W, Wang, A, Herrmann, H, Rogers, J, Lasala, J, Bajwa, T, Grayburn, P, Pedersen, W, Foster, E, Trento, A, Glower, D, and Investigators, EVERESTII. "EVEREST II Randomized Clinical Trial: A Critical Assessment of the Safely Data in Patients treated with the MitraClip." September 21, 2010.  Link to Item
    • Huff, CM, Turer, AT, and Wang, A. "Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Scores Correlate With NYHA Classification and Exercise Parameters in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy." November 3, 2009.  Link to Item
    • Leonardi, R, Kransdorf, E, Simel, D, and Wang, A. "Alcohol Septal Ablation is Not Associated With an Increase in Sudden or All-cause Mortality in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Meta-analysis." November 3, 2009.  Link to Item
    • Rinaldi, M, Kar, S, Hermiller, J, Smalling, RW, Gray, W, Carroll, J, Wang, A, Foster, E, Glower, D, and Feldman, T. "Significant reverse remodeling of the left ventricle one year after percutaneous mitral repair with the MitraClip (TM) device." October 20, 2007.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Smith, PB, Wang, A, Tapson, VF, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Echocardiography provides important prognostic information in patients with advanced pulmonary hypertension, even after initiation of vasodilator therapy." March 6, 2007.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Fowler, V, Corey, GR, Sexton, D, Wang, A, Bayer, A, Karchmer, AW, Olaison, L, Rubinstein, E, Murdoch, D, Naber, C, Pappas, P, and Abrutyn, E. "Regional variation in the presentation and outcome of patients with infective endocarditis (IE): The international collaboration on endocarditis-prospective cohort study." October 31, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Naber, C, Fowler, V, Mestres, C, Chipigina, N, Eisen, D, Spelman, D, Delehaye, F, Peterson, G, Otaison, L, Feneley, M, de Benitto, N, Pappas, P, and Wang, A. "The use of early surgery in definite infective endocarditis (IE): A propensity matched analysis from 1622 patients." October 31, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Athan, E, Pappas, PA, Corey, GR, Casabe, JH, Habib, G, Almirante, B, Logar, M, Munoz, P, Selton-Suty, C, Suter, F, Jones, SB, and Cabell, CH. "The significance of health care-associated infection in prosthetic valve infective endocarditis." October 31, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Basic, B, Bouza, E, Bradley, S, Fortes, C, Levine, D, Miro, JM, Morris, A, Naber, C, Pappas, PA, Tattevin, P, Tamin, SS, and Cabell, CH. "Regional differences in the clinical characteristics, complications and treatment of prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: A global perspective from the international collaboration on endocarditis prospective cohort study." October 31, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Pulmonary hypertension with excessive transpulmonary gradients among mitral stenotics: Prevalence and clinical outcome following percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy." February 21, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Liao, L, Kong, DF, Samad, Z, Pappas, PA, Jollis, JG, Lin, SS, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Chu, V, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Cabell, CH. "Echocardiographic risk-stratification for early surgery in patients with endocarditis is a cost-attractive alternative to standard care." February 21, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Valente, AM, Brosnan, R, Wagner, A, Parker, MA, Mahrholdt, H, Kim, RJ, and Wang, A. "The influence of myocardial fibrosis by delayed enhanced MRI on left ventricular diastolic function in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy." February 21, 2006.  Link to Item
    • Turer, AT, Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "An unusual case of hypoxia diagnosed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging." October 25, 2005.  Link to Item
    • Glower, DD, Tuttle, RH, Bashore, TM, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, Gehrig, T, Webber, JC, and Rankin, JS. "Pure annular dilatation requiring mitral valve repair: A clinically distinct cause of heart failure in women." February 1, 2005.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "What definition of vasoreactivity to inhaled nitric oxide best predicts mortality risk in patients with pulmonary hypertension?." February 1, 2005.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Pappas, P, Anstrom, KJ, Abrutyn, E, Fowler, VG, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Corey, GR, Olaison, L, Stafford, JA, Mestres, CA, and Cabell, CH. "The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: A propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort." February 1, 2005.  Link to Item
    • Aksoy, O, Cabell, H, Fowler, VG, Wang, A, Chu, V, Pappas, P, Anstrom, KJ, Engemann, JJ, Woods, C, Corey, RG, and Sexton, DJ. "Predictors of long-term mortality in patients with infective endocarditis (IE): A propensity score analysis." October 26, 2004.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "Anemia is a powerful, independent predictor of mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension." October 26, 2004.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Corey, GR, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Iarussi, D, Selton-Suty, C, Wang, A, Athan, E, Braun, S, Jones, P, Lerakis, S, Hasan, S, Oyonarte, M, Fowler, VG, and Investigators, ICE. "Prosthetic valve endocarditis: Report of 214 cases from the intracardiac echocardiography prospective cohort study." March 3, 2004.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Lerakis, S, Selton-Suty, C, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Habib, G, Mestres, C, Pare, JC, Bernard, Y, Bayer, A, Abrutyn, E, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Corey, GR, Peterson, G, and Investigators, ICE. "Cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in patients with definite endocarditis: The International Collaboration on Endocarditis - Prospective Cohort Study." March 3, 2004.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • El-Ahdab, FM, Wang, A, Cabell, C, Reller, B, Corey, R, Sexton, D, and Fowler, V. "The risk of prosthetic valve endocarditis in patients with staphylococcus aureus bacteremia." March 3, 2004.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Trichon, BH, Kay, JD, Kunz, G, Gehrig, TR, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, Tapson, V, Newby, LK, and Bashore, TM. "Is there regional variation in levels of serum brain natriuretic peptide in patients with pulmonary hypertension?." March 3, 2004.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Lerakis, S, Selton-Suty, C, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Habib, G, Mestres, C, Pare, C, Bernard, Y, Bayer, A, Abrutyn, E, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Corey, GR, and Peterson, GE. "Cardiovascular risk factors and outcomes in patients with definite endocarditis: Findings from 1024 patients in the ICE prospective cohort study." October 28, 2003.  Link to Item
    • Kay, JD, Trichon, BH, Kisslo, K, Gehrig, T, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, Tapson, V, Newby, LK, and Bashore, TM. "Serum brain natriuretic peptide levels cannot differentiate pulmonary disease from left-heart failure if the right ventricle is dilated." October 28, 2003.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Eckart, RE, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Krichman, A, and Bashore, TM. "Vasodilator response to inhaled nitric oxide is the most powerful predictor of survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension." October 28, 2003.  Link to Item
    • Chu, V, Cabell, C, Kuniholm, E, Benjamin, D, Engemann, J, Meyer, L, Fowler, V, and Wang, A. "Early predictors of mortality in patients with endocarditis." March 19, 2003.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, and Bashore, TM. "Differing clinical characteristics among black and white patients referred for treatment of pulmonary hypertension." March 19, 2003.  Link to Item
    • Glower, DD, Landolfo, KP, Kypson, AP, Bashore, TM, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, and Warner, JJ. "Is port-access applicable to complex mitral valve repair?." 2002.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Krasuski, RA, Peterson, GE, Singh, R, Woods, CW, Engemann, JJ, Fowler, VG, Chen, AY, Ryan, T, Glower, DD, and Wang, A. "Differences between patients with prosthetic valve and native valve endocarditis: Report from the Duke endocarditis service." October 23, 2001.  Link to Item

  • Journal Articles

    • Wang, A, Gaca, JG, and Chu, VH. "Management Considerations in Infective Endocarditis: A Review." Jama 320, no. 1 (July 2018): 72-83. (Review)  Full Text
    • Samad, Z, Shaw, LK, Phelan, M, Glower, DD, Ersboll, M, Toptine, JH, Alexander, JH, Kisslo, JA, Wang, A, Mark, DB, and Velazquez, EJ. "Long-term outcomes of mitral regurgitation by type and severity." American Heart Journal 203 (May 18, 2018): 39-48.  Full Text
    • Barac, YD, Zwischenberger, B, Schroder, JN, Daneshmand, MA, Haney, JC, Gaca, JG, Wang, A, Milano, CA, and Glower, DD. "Using a Regent Aortic Valve in a Small Annulus Mitral Position Is a Viable Option." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 105, no. 4 (April 2018): 1200-1204.  Full Text
    • Fudim, M, Thorpe, MP, Chang, LL, St Clair, EW, Hurwitz Koweek, LM, and Wang, A. "Cardiovascular Imaging With 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography in Patients With Fibroinflammatory Disorders." Jacc. Cardiovascular Imaging 11, no. 2 Pt 2 (February 2018): 365-368.  Full Text
    • Pericàs, JM, Messina, JA, Garcia-de-la-Mària, C, Park, L, Sharma-Kuinkel, BK, Marco, F, Wray, D, Kanafani, ZA, Carugati, M, Durante-Mangoni, E, Tattevin, P, Chu, VH, Moreno, A, Fowler, VG, Miró, JM, and International Collaboration on Endocarditis Microbiology Investigators, . "Influence of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration on the outcome of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus left-sided infective endocarditis treated with antistaphylococcal β-lactam antibiotics: a prospective cohort study by the International Collaboration on Endocarditis." Clinical Microbiology and Infection : the Official Publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 23, no. 8 (August 2017): 544-549.  Full Text
    • Vemulapalli, S, Lippmann, SJ, Krucoff, M, Hernandez, AF, Curtis, LH, Foster, E, Qasim, A, Wang, A, Glower, DD, Feldman, T, and Hammill, BG. "Cardiovascular events and hospital resource utilization pre- and post-transcatheter mitral valve repair in high-surgical risk patients." American Heart Journal 189 (July 2017): 146-157.  Full Text
    • Gentry, JL, Mentz, RJ, Hurdle, M, and Wang, A. "Ranolazine for Treatment of Angina or Dyspnea in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients (RHYME)." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 68, no. 16 (October 2016): 1815-1817. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Fraiche, A, and Wang, A. "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: New Evidence Since the 2011 American Cardiology of Cardiology Foundation and American Heart Association Guideline." Current cardiology reports 18, no. 8 (July 2016): 70-. (Review)  Full Text
    • Ranney, DN, Williams, JB, Wang, A, and Gaca, JG. "Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Valve Implantation in the Nonaortic Position." Journal of Cardiac Surgery 31, no. 5 (May 2016): 282-288.  Full Text
    • Park, LP, Chu, VH, Peterson, G, Skoutelis, A, Lejko-Zupa, T, Bouza, E, Tattevin, P, Habib, G, Tan, R, Gonzalez, J, Altclas, J, Edathodu, J, Fortes, CQ, Siciliano, RF, Pachirat, O, Kanj, S, Wang, A, and International Collaboration on Endocarditis (ICE) Investigators, . "Validated Risk Score for Predicting 6-Month Mortality in Infective Endocarditis." Journal of the American Heart Association 5, no. 4 (April 18, 2016): e003016-null.  Full Text
    • Sivak, JA, Vora, AN, Navar, AM, Schulte, PJ, Crowley, AL, Kisslo, J, Corey, GR, Liao, L, Wang, A, Velazquez, EJ, and Samad, Z. "An Approach to Improve the Negative Predictive Value and Clinical Utility of Transthoracic Echocardiography in Suspected Native Valve Infective Endocarditis." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 29, no. 4 (April 2016): 315-322.  Full Text
    • Klein, M, and Wang, A. "Infective Endocarditis." Journal of intensive care medicine 31, no. 3 (March 2016): 151-163. (Review)  Full Text
    • Wang, A, Grayburn, P, Foster, JA, McCulloch, ML, Badhwar, V, Gammie, JS, Costa, SP, Benitez, RM, Rinaldi, MJ, Thourani, VH, and Martin, RP. "Practice gaps in the care of mitral valve regurgitation: Insights from the American College of Cardiology mitral regurgitation gap analysis and advisory panel." American heart journal 172 (February 2016): 70-79. (Review)  Full Text
    • Williams, J, Sherwood, MM, Wang, A, and Gaca, JG. "Balloon-Expandable Device for Non-Aortic Valve in Valve Transcatheter Heart Valve Implantation." CARDIOLOGY 134, no. 2 (January 1, 2016): 239-239.  Link to Item
    • Feldman, T, Kar, S, Elmariah, S, Smart, SC, Trento, A, Siegel, RJ, Apruzzese, P, Fail, P, Rinaldi, MJ, Smalling, RW, Hermiller, JB, Heimansohn, D, Gray, WA, Grayburn, PA, Mack, MJ, Lim, DS, Ailawadi, G, Herrmann, HC, Acker, MA, Silvestry, FE, Foster, E, Wang, A, Glower, DD, Mauri, L, and EVEREST II Investigators, . "Randomized Comparison of Percutaneous Repair and Surgery for Mitral Regurgitation: 5-Year Results of EVEREST II." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 66, no. 25 (December 2015): 2844-2854.  Full Text
    • Williams, AR, Wang, A, Kim, H, and Milano, CA. "Resection of Carcinoid Tumor Metastatic to the Right Ventricle and Tricuspid Valve." The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 100, no. 6 (December 2015): 2348-2350.  Full Text
    • Zipes, DP, Calkins, H, Daubert, JP, Ellenbogen, KA, Field, ME, Fisher, JD, Fogel, RI, Frankel, DS, Gupta, A, Indik, JH, Kusumoto, FM, Lindsay, BD, Marine, JE, Mehta, LS, Mendes, LA, Miller, JM, Munger, TM, Sauer, WH, Shen, W-K, Stevenson, WG, Su, WW, Tracy, CM, Tsiperfal, A, Williams, ES, Halperin, JL, Arrighi, JA, Awtry, EH, Bates, ER, Brush, JE, Costa, S, Daniels, L, Desai, A, Drachman, DE, Fernandes, S, Freeman, R, Ijioma, N, Khan, SS, Kuvin, JT, Marine, JE, McPherson, JA, and Mendes, LA et al. "2015 ACC/AHA/HRS Advanced Training Statement on Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (A Revision of the ACC/AHA 2006 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Invasive Electrophysiology Studies, Catheter Ablation, and Cardioversion)." Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology 8, no. 6 (December 2015): 1522-1551.  Full Text
    • Ailawadi, G, Lim, DS, Kron, IL, Trento, A, Kar, S, Mack, MJ, Grayburn, P, Glower, DD, Wang, A, Foster, E, Weissmann, NJ, Pearson, P, and Feldman, T. "MitraClip (R) for Functional Mitral Regurgitation: Outcomes in Over 600 Patients." CIRCULATION 132 (November 10, 2015).  Link to Item
    • Chu, VH, Park, LP, Athan, E, Delahaye, F, Freiberger, T, Lamas, C, Miro, JM, Mudrick, DW, Strahilevitz, J, Tribouilloy, C, Durante-Mangoni, E, Pericas, JM, Fernández-Hidalgo, N, Nacinovich, F, Rizk, H, Krajinovic, V, Giannitsioti, E, Hurley, JP, Hannan, MM, Wang, A, and ICE Investigators, . "Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Association Between Surgical Indications, Operative Risk, and Clinical Outcome in Infective Endocarditis: A Prospective Study From the International Collaboration on Endocarditis"." Circulation 132, no. 14 (October 2015): e184-e185. (Letter)  Full Text
    • Samad, Z, Shaw, LK, Phelan, M, Ersboll, M, Risum, N, Al-Khalidi, HR, Glower, DD, Milano, CA, Alexander, JH, O'Connor, CM, Wang, A, and Velazquez, EJ. "Management and outcomes in patients with moderate or severe functional mitral regurgitation and severe left ventricular dysfunction." European Heart Journal 36, no. 40 (October 2015): 2733-2741.  Full Text
    • Keenan, JE, Vavalle, JP, Ganapathi, AM, Wang, H, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, and Hughes, GC. "Factor VIIa for Annulus Rupture After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement." The Annals of thoracic surgery 100, no. 1 (July 2015): 313-315.  Full Text
    • Ryan, T, Berlacher, K, Lindner, JR, Mankad, SV, Rose, GA, and Wang, A. "COCATS 4 Task Force 5: Training in Echocardiography: Endorsed by the American Society of Echocardiography." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 28, no. 6 (June 2015): 615-627.  Full Text
    • Wang, H, Hanna, JM, Ganapathi, A, Keenan, JE, Hurwitz, LM, Vavalle, JP, Kiefer, TL, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Hughes, GC. "Comparison of aortic annulus size by transesophageal echocardiography and computed tomography angiography with direct surgical measurement." The American journal of cardiology 115, no. 11 (June 2015): 1568-1573.  Full Text
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    • Rajamannan, NM, Antonini-Canterin, F, Moura, L, Zamorano, JL, Rosenhek, RA, Best, PJ, Lloyd, MA, Rocha-Goncalves, F, Chandra, S, Alfieri, O, Lancellotti, P, Tornos, P, Baliga, RR, Wang, A, Bashore, T, Ramakrishnan, S, Spargias, K, Shuvy, M, Beeri, R, Lotan, C, Suwaidi, JA, Bahl, V, Pierard, LA, Maurer, G, Nicolosi, GL, Rahimtoola, SH, Chopra, K, and Pandian, NG. "Medical therapy for rheumatic heart disease: is it time to be proactive rather than reactive?." Indian Heart Journal 61, no. 1 (January 2009): 14-23. (Review)
    • Thomas, MP, and Wang, A. "Clinical problem-solving. Taken out of context." N Engl J Med 359, no. 23 (December 4, 2008): 2478-2482.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Bashore, TM, and Wang, A. "Recent accreditation council for graduate medical education initiatives have not been shown to improve the education of cardiology fellows." Circulation 118, no. 5 (July 29, 2008): 532-537. (Review)  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Bashore, TM, and Wang, A. "Accreditation council for graduate medical education initiatives improve the education of cardiology fellows - Response to Kuvin." CIRCULATION 118, no. 5 (July 29, 2008): 531-531.  Link to Item
    • Liao, L, Kong, DF, Samad, Z, Pappas, PA, Jollis, JG, Lin, SS, Wang, A, Fowler, VG, Chu, VH, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Cabell, CH. "Echocardiographic risk stratification for early surgery with endocarditis: a cost-effectiveness analysis." Heart 94, no. 5 (May 2008): e18-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Bashore, TM, and Wang, A. "Response to Kuvin." Circulation 118, no. 5 (2008): 531--.
    • Thomas, MP, and Wang, A. "Taken out of context." New England Journal of Medicine 359, no. 23 (2008): 2478-2482+2416.  Full Text
    • Morpeth, S, Murdoch, D, Cabell, CH, Karchmer, AW, Pappas, P, Levine, D, Nacinovich, F, Tattevin, P, Fernández-Hidalgo, N, Dickerman, S, Bouza, E, Río, AD, Lejko-Zupanc, T, Ramos, ADO, Iarussi, D, Klein, J, Chirouze, C, Bedimo, R, Corey, GR, Jr, VGF, and Investigators, ICOEPCSICE-PCS. "Non-HACEK gram-negative bacillus endocarditis." Annals of internal medicine 147, no. 12 (December 2007): 829-835. (Academic Article)
    • Wang, A, Athan, E, Pappas, PA, Fowler, VG, Olaison, L, Paré, C, Almirante, B, Muñoz, P, Rizzi, M, Naber, C, Logar, M, Tattevin, P, Iarussi, DL, Selton-Suty, C, Jones, SB, Casabé, J, Morris, A, Corey, GR, Cabell, CH, and International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study Investigators, . "Contemporary clinical profile and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis." Jama 297, no. 12 (March 2007): 1354-1361.  Full Text
    • Aksoy, O, Sexton, DJ, Wang, A, Pappas, PA, Kourany, W, Chu, V, Fowler, VG, Woods, CW, Engemann, JJ, Corey, GR, Harding, T, and Cabell, CH. "Early surgery in patients with infective endocarditis: a propensity score analysis." Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 44, no. 3 (February 2007): 364-372.  Full Text
    • Wang, A. "Diabetes mellitus and insulin therapy in infective endocarditis." European Heart Journal 28, no. 1 (2007): 3-4.  Full Text
    • James, AH, Brancazio, LR, Gehrig, TR, Wang, A, and Ortel, TL. "Low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves." The Journal of Maternal Fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 19, no. 9 (September 2006): 543-549. (Review)  Full Text
    • Garr, RJ, Krasuski, RA, Eckart, RE, Wang, A, Pierce, C, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteinases in patients referred for percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." J Heart Valve Dis 15, no. 3 (May 2006): 369-374.  Link to Item
    • Hegland, DD, Kunz, GA, Harrison, JK, and Wang, A. "Clinical problem-solving. A hole in the argument." N Engl J Med 353, no. 22 (December 1, 2005): 2385-2390.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Abrutyn, E, Fowler, VG, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Corey, GR, Olaison, L, Pappas, P, Anstrom, KJ, Stafford, JA, Eykyn, S, Habib, G, Mestres, CA, Wang, A, and International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database (ICE-MD) Study Group Investigators, . "Use of surgery in patients with native valve infective endocarditis: results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database." American Heart Journal 150, no. 5 (November 2005): 1092-1098.  Full Text
    • Wang, A, Pappas, P, Anstrom, KJ, Abrutyn, E, Fowler, VG, Hoen, B, Miro, JM, Corey, GR, Olaison, L, Stafford, JA, Mestres, CA, Cabell, CH, and International Collaboration on Endocarditis Investigators, . "The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort." Am Heart J 150, no. 5 (November 2005): 1086-1091.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Anguera, I, Miro, JM, Cabell, CH, Abrutyn, E, Fowler, VG, Hoen, B, Olaison, L, Pappas, PA, de Lazzari, E, Eykyn, S, Habib, G, Pare, C, Wang, A, Corey, R, and ICE-MD investigators, . "Clinical characteristics and outcome of aortic endocarditis with periannular abscess in the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database." The American Journal of Cardiology 96, no. 7 (October 2005): 976-981.  Full Text
    • Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "The response to inhaled nitric oxide in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension is not masked by baseline vasodilator use." Am Heart J 150, no. 4 (October 2005): 725-728.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • El-Ahdab, F, Benjamin, DK, Wang, A, Cabell, CH, Chu, VH, Stryjewski, ME, Corey, GR, Sexton, DJ, Reller, LB, and Fowler, VG. "Risk of endocarditis among patients with prosthetic valves and Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia." Am J Med 118, no. 3 (March 2005): 225-229.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "Undercover and overlooked - Reply." NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 351, no. 27 (December 30, 2004): 2881-2881.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, and Wang, A. "Current Treatment Options for Patients with Endocarditis: The Evolving Indications for Cardiac Surgery." Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 6, no. 6 (December 2004): 441-449.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "Clinical problem-solving. Undercover and overlooked." N Engl J Med 351, no. 10 (September 2, 2004): 1014-1019.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Chu, VH, Cabell, CH, Benjamin, DK, Kuniholm, EF, Fowler, VG, Engemann, J, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Wang, A. "Infective endocarditis: Should diabetic patients be treated more aggressively? Response." CIRCULATION 110, no. 7 (August 17, 2004): E72-E72.  Link to Item
    • Chu, VH, Cabell, CH, Benjamin, DK, Kuniholm, EF, Fowler, VG, Engemann, J, Sexton, DJ, Corey, GR, and Wang, A. "Early predictors of in-hospital death in infective endocarditis." Circulation 109, no. 14 (April 2004): 1745-1749.  Full Text
    • Krasuski, RA, Assar, MD, Wang, A, Kisslo, KB, Pierce, C, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Usefulness of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in preventing the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis." The American Journal of Cardiology 93, no. 7 (April 2004): 936-939.  Full Text
    • Gandy, KL, Rebeiz, AG, Wang, A, and Jaggers, JJ. "Left main coronary artery-to-pulmonary artery fistula with severe aneurysmal dilatation." Ann Thorac Surg 77, no. 3 (March 2004): 1081-1083.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Kay, JD, O'Laughlin, MP, Ito, K, Wang, A, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Five-year clinical and echocardiographic evaluation of the Das AngelWings atrial septal occluder." Am Heart J 147, no. 2 (February 2004): 361-368.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Lowenthal, MN, Lowenthal, A, Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "Undercover and overlooked [4] (multiple letters)." New England Journal of Medicine 351, no. 27 (2004): 2881--.
    • Krasuski, RA, Bush, A, Kay, JE, Mayes, CE, Wang, A, Fleming, J, Pierce, C, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "C-reactive protein elevation independently influences the procedural success of percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." Am Heart J 146, no. 6 (December 2003): 1099-1104.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Stone, GW, McCullough, PA, Tumlin, JA, Lepor, NE, Madyoon, H, Murray, P, Wang, A, Chu, AA, Schaer, GL, Stevens, M, Wilensky, RL, O'Neill, WW, and CONTRAST Investigators, . "Fenoldopam mesylate for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial." Jama 290, no. 17 (November 2003): 2284-2291.  Full Text
    • Bashore, TM, and Gardner, TJ. "Valvular heart disease." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 42, no. 2 (July 2003): 388-390.  Full Text
    • Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Ross, C, Bolles, JF, Moloney, EL, Kelly, LP, Harrison, JK, Bashore, TM, and Sketch, MH. "Trained and supervised physician assistants can safely perform diagnostic cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography." Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 59, no. 2 (June 2003): 157-160.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Jaggers, J, Ungerleider, RM, Lim, CS, and Ryan, T. "Exercise echocardiographic comparison of pulmonary autograft and aortic homograft replacements for aortic valve disease in adults." J Heart Valve Dis 12, no. 2 (March 2003): 202-208.  Link to Item
    • Kandzari, DE, Rebeiz, AG, Wang, A, and Sketch, MH. "Contrast nephropathy : an evidence-based approach to prevention." Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 3, no. 6 (2003): 395-405. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Rebeiz, AG, Kandzari, DE, Wang, A, and Sketch, MH. "Radiocontrast nephropathy: a time for affirmative action." J Invasive Cardiol 15, no. 1 (January 2003): 23-25.  Link to Item
    • Mayes, CE, Wang, A, Warner, JJ, Krasuski, RA, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Alcohol ablation of the intraventricular septum in symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy." N C Med J 63, no. 3 (May 2002): 136-140.  Link to Item
    • Tumlin, JA, Wang, A, Murray, PT, and Mathur, VS. "Fenoldopam mesylate blocks reductions in renal plasma flow after radiocontrast dye infusion: a pilot trial in the prevention of contrast nephropathy." Am Heart J 143, no. 5 (May 2002): 894-903.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Pieper, K, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Serial echocardiographic evaluation of restenosis after successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy." J Am Coll Cardiol 39, no. 2 (January 16, 2002): 328-334.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Ryan, T. "Reply [2]." Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 15, no. 2 (2002): 196--.
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Peterson, G, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Kisslo, KB, and Bashore, TM. "Comparison of results of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients aged > or = 65 years with those in patients aged < 65 years." Am J Cardiol 88, no. 9 (November 1, 2001): 994-1000.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Assar, MD, Mayes, CE, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, KB, Pierce, C, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Determinants of atrial fibrillation following percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 426-426.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, V, Pierce, C, Krichman, A, Johnson, M, and Bashore, TM. "Simple echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function predicts vasodilator response in pulmonary hypertension." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 432-432.  Link to Item
    • Mayes, CE, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JKK, and Wang, A. "Lower volume infusion of alcohol for alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Comparable results with less heart block." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 580-581.  Link to Item
    • Meine, TJ, Nettles, RE, Anderson, DJ, Cabell, CH, Corey, GR, Sexton, DJ, and Wang, A. "Cardiac conduction abnormalities in endocarditis defined by the Duke criteria." Am Heart J 142, no. 2 (August 2001): 280-285.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Bashore, TM, and Ryan, T. "Correlation between quantitative left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast and intact fibrinogen levels in mitral stenosis." J Am Soc Echocardiogr 14, no. 4 (April 2001): 285-291.  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Peterson, GE, Anderson, DJ, Fowler, VG, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Bashore, TM, and Ryan, T. "Echocardiographic predictors of mortality in endocarditis: An analysis of 450 patients from the Duke endocarditis service." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 490A-490A.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Mayes, CE, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Pierce, C, Pieper, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "C-reactive protein elevation is common in rheumatic mitral valve stenosis and inversely correlates with success of percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 488A-488A.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Bolles, JF, Moloney, EL, Ross, C, Bashore, TM, and Sketch, MH. "Trained and supervised physician assistants can safely perform diagnostic cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 515A-515A.  Link to Item
    • Meine, TJ, Nettles, RE, Anderson, DJ, Cabell, CH, Corey, GR, Sexton, DJ, and Wang, A. "Cardiac conduction abnormalites complicating infective endocarditis." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 431A-431A.  Link to Item
    • Campbell, KR, Krasuski, R, Wang, A, O'Laughlin, MP, and Harrison, JK. "Congenital agenesis of the right pulmonary artery." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 51, no. 4 (December 2000): 460-463.  Full Text
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "Inhaled nitric oxide selectively dilates pulmonary vasculature in adult patients with pulmonary hypertension, irrespective of etiology." J Am Coll Cardiol 36, no. 7 (December 2000): 2204-2211.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Schwab, SJ. "Reply from the authors." Kidney Int 58, no. 5 (November 2000): 2239-.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Cabell, CH, Peterson, GE, Anderson, DV, Buell, HE, Corey, GR, Fowler, VG, Wang, A, and Ryan, T. "Echocardiographic findings in 228 patients with definite endocarditis: The experience of the Duke endocarditis service from 1991-2000." CIRCULATION 102, no. 18 (October 31, 2000): 445-446.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Kisslo, KB, Pieper, KS, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Routine echocardiography for detection of restenosis after successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy." CIRCULATION 102, no. 18 (October 31, 2000): 786-786.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Holcslaw, T, Bashore, TM, Freed, MI, Miller, D, Rudnick, MR, Szerlip, H, Thames, MD, Davidson, CJ, Shusterman, N, and Schwab, SJ. "Exacerbation of radiocontrast nephrotoxicity by endothelin receptor antagonism." Kidney Int 57, no. 4 (April 2000): 1675-1680.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, K, Tapson, V, Pierce, C, and Bashore, TM. "The response to inhaled nitric oxide in adult patients with primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension from secondary causes." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 35, no. 2 (February 2000): 286A-286A.  Link to Item
    • Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Serial echocardiographic and clinical follow up in medicare-aged patients undergoing Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Commissurotomy." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 35, no. 2 (February 2000): 220A-220A.  Link to Item
    • Haylor, JL, Morcos, SK, Wang, A, and Schwab, SJ. "Endothelin antagonism and contrast nephropathy (multiple letters)." Kidney International 58, no. 5 (2000): 2239--.
    • Warner, JJ, Peterson, GE, Kisslo, K, Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, KJ. "Transthoracic echocardiographic guidance during balloon mitral commissurotomy improves procedural outcome." CIRCULATION 100, no. 18 (November 2, 1999): 149-150.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Ryan, T, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Assessing the severity of mitral stenosis: variability between noninvasive and invasive measurements in patients with symptomatic mitral valve stenosis." Am Heart J 138, no. 4 Pt 1 (October 1999): 777-784.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Bashore, TM, Kisslo, KB, Das, GS, O'Laughlin, MP, and Harrison, JK. "Hypoxemia after prior cardiac surgery due to interatrial shunting and its treatment with a novel transcatheter occlusion device." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 46, no. 4 (April 1999): 452-456.  Full Text
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Toptine, JH, and Bashore, TM. "Post-pericardiotomy syndrome after percutaneous balloon pericardiotomy." J Invasive Cardiol 11, no. 3 (March 1999): 144-146.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Pulsipher, MW, Harrison, JK, Pieper, K, Kisslo, K, and Bashore, TM. "Predictors and significance of atrial rhythm before and six months after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy." Am J Cardiol 83, no. 1 (January 1, 1999): 125-A9.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Ryan, T, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Assessing the severity of mitral stenosis: Variability between noninvasive and invasive measurements in patients with symptomatic mitral valve stenosis." American Heart Journal 138, no. 4 I (1999): 777-784.  Full Text
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Pieper, KS, Kisslo, KB, and Bashore, TM. "What does the left atrial v wave signify during balloon commissurotomy of mitral stenosis?." Am J Cardiol 82, no. 11 (December 1, 1998): 1388-1393.  Link to Item
    • Peterson, GE, Hardee, MS, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Macrum, B, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Passive acoustic imaging for non-invasive detection and localization of coronary artery disease: Detection threshold in an in-vitro model." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 31, no. 2 (February 1998): 219A-219A.  Full Text  Link to Item
    • Palmer, SM, Robinson, LJ, Wang, A, Gossage, JR, Bashore, T, and Tapson, VF. "Massive pulmonary edema and death after prostacyclin infusion in a patient with pulmonary veno-occlusive disease." Chest 113, no. 1 (January 1998): 237-240.  Link to Item
    • Peterson, GE, Kisslo, K, Macrum, B, Bashore, TM, Pulsipher, MW, Wang, A, Foster, E, and Harrison, JK. "Passive acoustic imaging: A new non-invasive method for detecting coronary artery stenosis change following percutaneous intervention." CIRCULATION 96, no. 8 (October 21, 1997): 3293-3293.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "Cardiac perforation and tamponade: being at the wrong place but at predictable times during balloon mitral commissurotomy." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 42, no. 2 (October 1997): 149-150.  Full Text
    • Wang, A, Pulsipher, MW, Jaggers, J, Peterson, GE, O'Laughlin, MP, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Simultaneous biplane coronary and pulmonary arteriography: a novel technique for defining the course of an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva." Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 42, no. 1 (September 1997): 73-78.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, and Bashore, TM. "Nebulized prostacyclin for pulmonary hypertension: a step in the right direction." Eur Heart J 18, no. 9 (September 1997): 1364-1365.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Balloon aortic valvuloplasty." Prog Cardiovasc Dis 40, no. 1 (July 1997): 27-36. (Review)  Link to Item
    • Pulsipher, MW, Harrison, JK, Wang, A, Peterson, G, Kisslo, K, and Bashore, TM. "Long-term echocardiographic assessment of restenosis after balloon mitral commissurotomy." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 29, no. 2 (February 1997): 7665-7665.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Kisslo, K, Pieper, K, Pulsipher, MW, Peterson, G, and Bashore, TM. "The effect of balloon mitral commissurotomy on atrial rhythm." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 29, no. 2 (February 1997): 7663-7663.  Link to Item
    • Pulsipher, MW, Baker, WA, Sawchak, SR, Harrison, JK, Sketch, MH, Wang, A, Phillips, HR, Stack, RS, and Zidar, JP. "Outcomes in patients treated with multiple coronary stents." CIRCULATION 94, no. 8 (October 15, 1996): 1931-1931.  Link to Item
    • Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Balloon aortic valvuloplasty: Failure to improve long-term survival for the elderly." Cardiology Review 13, no. 9 (1996): 32-36.
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    • Kourany, WM, Miro, JM, Moreno, A, Corey, GR, Pappas, PA, Abrutyn, E, Hoen, B, Habib, G, Fowler, VG, Sexton, DJ, Olaison, L, Cabell, CH, and ICE MD Investigators, . "Influence of diabetes mellitus on the clinical manifestations and prognosis of infective endocarditis: a report from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Merged Database." Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases 38, no. 8 (January 2006): 613-619.  Full Text
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