Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Professor of Medicine
·
2019 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of CMR in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis.
Journal Article Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · March 27, 2026 AIMS: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) could be considered as first diagnostic test in patients with suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), since up to one-third do not have obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This met ... Full text Link to item CiteImmediate or Deferred Nonculprit-Lesion PCI in Myocardial Infarction.
Journal Article N Engl J Med · March 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by instantaneous wave-free ... Full text Link to item CiteAccuracy of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony indices for mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking.
Journal Article Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · March 3, 2025 AIMS: More than 90% of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction have LV dyssynchrony and a high probability of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). A subgroup of patients with non-spe ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
CMR evaluation of ED patients presenting with chest pain, abnormal troponin values and low HEART-Score
Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bayer HealthCare, LLC · 2021 - 2024Cardiovascular Impact of Near-complete Estrogen Deprivation for Breast Cancer
ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University School Of Medicine · 2022 - 2023Medical Images, HTML5, and Clinical Trial Remote Collaboration
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC · 2017 - 2019View All Grants
Education
University of Vienna (Austria) ·
1997
M.D.