Publications & Presentations

Publications

Here is a listing of St. Francis Hospital’s most recent publications:

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Sources of error for left ventricular quantitation differ among patients with normal and post-myocardial infarction ventricles: Insights from real-time 3D echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation, 2006; 114: 664A.

Chukwu EO, Gopal AS, Friedman ML, Toole RS, Reichek N. Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Indices of Left Ventricular Dysynchrony: Normal Values. JACC, 2006; 47: 138A.

Chukwu EO, Gopal AS, Dim UR, Friedman ML, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N. Assessment of Left Ventricular Function in Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease and Heart Failure by Three-Dimensional Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JACC, 2006; 47: 147A.

Chukwu EO, Friedman ML, Dim UR, Toole RS, McLaughlin L, Reichek R, Gopal AS American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions, Utility Of Real-Time3-D Echocardiography For Predicting Adverse Events in the MADIT-II Post-Myocardial Infarction Patient Population. JACC, 2006; 47: 147A

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Sources of error for left ventricular quantitation differ among patients with normal and post-myocardial infarction ventricles: Insights from real-time 3D echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation, 2006; 114: 664A.

Gopal AS, Chukwu EO, Iwuchukwu CJ, Katz AS, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N. Normal values of right ventricular size and function by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography: comparison to cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. J. Am soc Echocardiography. In press.

Gopal AS, Chukwu EO, Mihalatos DG, Katz AS, Mathew ST, Lachmann JS, Reichek N. Risk Stratification by Ejection Fraction Post-Myocardial Infarction by Clinical Methods and Three-Dimensional Echocardiography. J. Am soc Echocardiography, 2006. In press.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Sources of error for left ventricular quantitation differ among patients with normal and post-myocardial infarction ventricles: Insights from real-time 3D echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. Circulation, 2006; 114: 664A.

Presentations

St. Francis Hospital is regularly represented at the following national cardiology meetings:

American College of Cardiology: New Orleans, 2007

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, McLaughlin J, Levine JH, Greenberg S, Schecter SO, Jayam V, Gopal AS. Utility of Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography for Optimizing Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: Comparison with Tissue Doppler Imaging. Abstract accepted for presentation (oral) at the 56th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March 2007, New Orleans.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, McLaughlin J, Levine JH, Greenberg S, Schecter SO, Jayam V, Gopal AS. Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography is Superior to Inducibility on Electrophysiological Testing for Predicting Adverse Clinical Outcomes Among Post-Myocardial Infarction MADITII Patients. Abstract accepted for presentation (oral) at the 56th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March 2007, New Orleans.

Chukwu EO, Katz AS, Toole AS, Schapiro W, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Prerequisites for Avoiding Manual Boundary Editing using Semi-Automated Left Ventricular Quantitation by Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Abstract accepted for presentation (poster) at the 56th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March 2007, New Orleans.

Chukwu EO, Druz RS, Nichols KJ, Premkumar VJ, Toole RS, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Calculation of Peak Filling Rate by Real-time Three-dimensional Echocardiography for Detection of Diastolic Abnormalities during Adenosine Stress Nuclear Perfusion Imaging. Abstract accepted for presentation (poster) at the 56th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology, March 2007, New Orleans.

American Society Echocardiography, Seattle, July 16-20, 2007

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, Jain E, Bandlamudi M, Passick M, Norales A, Han J, Barasch E, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Calculation of Peak Systolic Flow by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography in Healthy and in Patients with Normal and Depressed Left Ventricular Systolic Function. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the 18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, Jain E, Bandlamudi M, Passick M, Norales A, Han J, Barasch E, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Derivation of Left Ventricular Peak Filling Rates by Real-time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography from Time-Volume Curves: Feasibility in Normal Subjects and Patients. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

Chukwu EO, Friedman ML, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Improved Test-Retest Variability of Real-time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Compared to Two-Dimensional Echocardiography Permits Detection Of Biological Differences In Small Patient Subsets. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the 18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, McLaughlin J, Levine JH, Greenberg S, Hoch D, Schecter SO, Jayam V, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Left Ventricular Mass by Real-Time Three-Dimensional Echocardiography Predicts Arrhythmic Risk Post-Myocardial Infarction. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the 18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, McLaughlin J, Levine JH, Greenberg S, Hoch D, Schecter SO, Jayam V, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Left Ventricular Mass in Post-Myocardial Infarction Patients: Comparison of Real Three-Time Dimensional Echocardiography to Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the 18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

Chukwu EO, Toole RS, McLaughlin J, Levine JH, Greenberg S, Hoch D, Schecter SO, Jayam V, Reichek N, Gopal AS. Real-time Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Volumetric Parameters are Superior to Two-Dimensional Echocardiography for Prediction of Inducible Ventricular Arrhythmias in Post-Myocardial Infarction MADIT-II Patients. Abstract accepted for presentation (Poster) at the 18th Annual Scientific Session of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 16-20th 2007, Seattle.

World Cardiology Conference, Barcelona, September 2006

Chukwu EO, Gopal AS, Freidman ML, Iwuchukwu CJ, Toole RS, Schapiro W, Reichek N. Abstract (poster) presented at the World Cardiology Congress/European Scientific Congress. Barcelona, September 4th 2006.