Beyond medications and diet: alternative approaches to lowering blood pressure: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

RD Brook, LJ Appel, M Rubenfire, G Ogedegbe… - …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Many antihypertensive medications and lifestyle changes are proven to reduce blood
pressure. Over the past few decades, numerous additional modalities have been evaluated in …

Echocardiography in pulmonary arterial hypertension: from diagnosis to prognosis

…, P Argiento, F Ferrara, A Cittadini, M Rubenfire… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - Elsevier
… Moreover, it should not be overlooked that SPAP is a flow-dependent variable, such as in
anemia and hypothyroidism, as a TRV of 3 m/sec is easily achieved in normal subjects at rest …

Pulmonary vascular hemodynamic response to exercise in cardiopulmonary diseases

…, J Varga, S Rajagopalan, R Oudiz, M Rubenfire - Circulation, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
The inherent assumptions of the PVR equation are that (mPAP− LAP)/CO relationships are
linear and cross the line of origin. If these assumptions are correct, PVR should be …

Addition of inhaled treprostinil to oral therapy for pulmonary arterial hypertension: a randomized controlled clinical trial

…, IM Robbins, H Olschewski, M Rubenfire… - Journal of the American …, 2010 - jacc.org
Objectives : This study assessed the efficacy and safety of inhaled treprostinil in pulmonary
arterial hypertension (PAH) patients receiving therapy with either bosentan or sildenafil. …

Intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in cardiogenic shock: report of a cooperative clinical trial

…, G Wolff, J Krakauer, M Rubenfire… - … England Journal of …, 1973 - Mass Medical Soc
Eighty-seven patients with cardiogenic shock were treated with the intra-aortic counterpulsating
balloon in 10 institutions according to a common protocol. Clinical and physiologic …

Oxygen desaturation on the six-minute walk test and mortality in untreated primary pulmonary hypertension

…, E Pielsticker, B Gillespie, M Rubenfire - European …, 2001 - Eur Respiratory Soc
There are no reliable predictors of mortality in primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). This
study assessed whether exercise oxygen desaturation and distance achieved during a six-…

Early detection of abnormal coronary flow reserve in asymptomatic men at high risk for coronary artery disease using positron emission tomography.

…, O Muzik, L Mosca, M Rubenfire, M Schwaiger - Circulation, 1994 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to compare coronary flow reserve (CFR) as
a measure of vascular integrity in asymptomatic middle-aged men with family history of …

The clinical significance of bundle branch block complicating acute myocardial infarction. 1. Clinical characteristics, hospital mortality, and one-year follow-up.

…, L Yeatman, M Rubenfire, C Pujura, M Rubin… - Circulation, 1978 - Am Heart Assoc
To provide an understanding of the clinical characteristics of patients with acute myocardial
infarction (MI) and bundle branch block, experience from five centers was accumulated. …

Usefulness of visceral obesity (waist/hip ratio) in predicting vascular endothelial function in healthy overweight adults

RD Brook, RL Bard, M Rubenfire, PM Ridker… - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Vascular endothelial dysfunction (VED) is associated with obesity; however, its etiology
remains controversial. By determining the predictors of fasting and postprandial endothelial …

Range of tricuspid regurgitation velocity at rest and during exercise in normal adult men: implications for the diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension

E Bossone, M Rubenfire, DS Bach, M Ricciardi… - Journal of the American …, 1999 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to explore the full range of tricuspid valve regurgitation
velocity (TRV) at rest and with exercise in disease free individuals. Additionally we …