Overview
Current activities in the Department of Medicine are primarily directed towards patient care. As a result, I will continue to be involved in clinical trials relating to patients with coronary artery disease undergoing thrombolytic therapy, anti-platelet therapy, and the various modalities of interventional procedures as well as the evaluation for restenosis in these patients.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor Emeritus of Medicine
·
2006 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Scholarly Works
Improved detection of coronary artery disease by stress perfusion cardiovascular magnetic resonance with the use of delayed enhancement infarction imaging.
Journal article J Am Coll Cardiol · April 18, 2006 OBJECTIVES: We tested a pre-defined visual interpretation algorithm that combines cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) data from perfusion and infarction imaging for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD). BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular magnetic res ... Full text Link to item CiteThe VB-1 catheter: a novel catheter for peripheral arterial revascularization.
Journal article Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · August 2003 Despite recent advances in catheter-based technologies for peripheral arterial revascularization, adequate guide catheter positioning and support remains a leading procedural challenge. This report describes the adaptation of the Behar Internal Mammary VB- ... Full text Link to item CiteThe VB-1 catheter: an improved catheter for difficult-to-engage internal mammary artery grafts.
Journal article Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · July 2003 As patients with prior coronary artery bypass grafting age, internal mammary artery grafts are more frequently encountered in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. Angiography and interventions involving these grafts are often difficult, particularly in ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Caring For Children In The Community
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1994 - 1999View All Grants
Education
Duke University ·
1961
M.D.