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Left Ventricular Diastolic Function And Exercise Capacity In Community-Dwelling Adults ≥65 Years Of Age Without Heart Failure, Gilbert Perry, Mustafa Ahmed, Ravi Desai, Marjan Mujib, Michael Zile, Xuemei Sui, Inmaculada Aban, Yan Zhang, Jose Tallaj, Richard Allman, Wilbert Aronow, Jerome Fleg, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Boomerang-Shaped Heart In Isolated Dextroversion, Eddie Kim, Ravi Desai, Harish Doppalapudi, Steven Lloyd

Ravi V Desai MD

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Impact Of Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure On Long-Term Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Chronic Systolic Heart Failure (Insights From The Best Trial), Ravi Desai, Maciej Banach, Mustafa Ahmed, Marjan Mujib, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Michel White, Gregg Fonarow, Prakash Deedwania, Wilbert Aronow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Mast Cell Stabilization Decreases Cardiomyocyte And Lv Function In Dogs With Isolated Mitral Regurgitation., Betty Pat, Cheryl Killingsworth, Yuanwen Chen, James D Gladden, Greg Walcott, Pamela C Powell, Thomas Denney, Himanshu Gupta, Ravi Desai, Michael Tillson, A Ray Dillon, Louis J Dell'italia

Ravi V Desai MD

BACKGROUND: Mast cells are increased in isolated mitral regurgitation (MR) in the dog and may mediate extracellular matrix loss and left ventricular (LV) dilatation. We tested the hypothesis that mast cell stabilization would attenuate LV remodeling and improve function in the MR dog.

METHODS AND RESULTS: MR was induced in adult dogs randomized to no treatment (MR, n = 5) or to the mast cell stabilizer, ketotifen (MR + MCS, n = 4) for 4 months. LV hemodynamics were obtained at baseline and after 4 months of MR and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed at sacrifice. MRI-derived, serial, short-axis …

Natural History Of Concentric Left Ventricular Geometry In Community-Dwelling Older Adults Without Heart Failure During Seven Years Of Follow-Up, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Marjan Mujib, Inmaculada Aban, Michael Zile, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Absence Of Obesity Paradox In Patients With Chronic Heart Failure And Diabetes Mellitus: A Propensity-Matched Study, Chris Adamopoulos, Philippe Meyer, Ravi Desai, Kyparissi Karatzidou, Fernando Ovalle, Michel White, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Prakash Deedwania, Stefan Anker, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Chymase Inhibition Prevents Fibronectin And Myofibrillar Loss And Improves Cardiomyocyte Function And Lv Torsion Angle In Dogs With Isolated Mitral Regurgitation., Betty Pat, Yuanwen Chen, Cheryl Killingsworth, James D Gladden, Ke Shi, Junying Zheng, Pamela C Powell, Greg Walcott, Mustafa I Ahmed, Himanshu Gupta, Ravi Desai, Chih-Chang Wei, Naoki Hase, Tsunefumi Kobayashi, Abdelkarim Sabri, Henk Granzier, Thomas Denney, Michael Tillson, A Ray Dillon, Ahsan Husain, Louis J Dell'italia

Ravi V Desai MD

BACKGROUND: The left ventricular (LV) dilatation of isolated mitral regurgitation (MR) is associated with an increase in chymase and a decrease in interstitial collagen and extracellular matrix. In addition to profibrotic effects, chymase has significant antifibrotic actions because it activates matrix metalloproteinases and kallikrein and degrades fibronectin. Thus, we hypothesize that chymase inhibitor (CI) will attenuate extracellular matrix loss and LV remodeling in MR.

METHODS AND RESULTS: We studied dogs with 4 months of untreated MR (MR; n=9) or MR treated with CI (MR+CI; n=8). Cine MRI demonstrated a >40% increase in LV end-diastolic volume in both groups, consistent with …

Effect Of Serum Insulin On The Association Between Hyperuricemia And Incident Heart Failure, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Gregg Fonarow, Gerasimos Filippatos, Michel White, Inmaculada Aban, Wilbert Aronow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Relation Of Baseline Systolic Blood Pressure And Long-Term Outcomes In Ambulatory Patients With Chronic Mild To Moderate Heart Failure, Maciej Banach, Vikas Bhatia, Margaret Feller, Marjan Mujib, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Jason Guichard, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Wilbert Aronow, Michel White, Prakash Deedwania, Gregg Fonarow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Warfarin Use And Outcomes In Patients With Advanced Chronic Systolic Heart Failure Without Atrial Fibrillation, Prior Thromboembolic Events, Or Prosthetic Valves, Marjan Mujib, Abu-Ahmed Rahman, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Margaret Feller, Inmaculada Aban, Tomas Love, Michel White, Prakash Deedwania, Wilbert Aronow, Gregg Fonarow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Unusual Mechanism Of Tricuspid Regurgitation In Ventricular Septal Defect, Ravi Desai, Frank Seghatol-Eslami, Fatemeh Nabavizadeh, Steven Lloyd

Ravi V Desai MD

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Influence Of Co-Existing Atrial Fibrillation On The Efficacy Of Atorvastatin Treatment In Patients With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: A Pilot Study, Agata Bielecka-Dabrowa, Jan Goch, Jacek Rysz, Marek Maciejewski, Ravi Desai, Wilbert Aronow

Ravi V Desai MD

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Rheumatic Heart Disease And Risk Of Incident Heart Failure Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Prospective Cohort Study, Marjan Mujib, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Jason Guichard, Margaret Feller, O Ekundayo, Prakash Deedwania, Mahboob Ali, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Michel White, Wilbert Aronow, Shahbudin Rahimtoola, Robert Bonow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Revascularization, And Outcomes In Chronic Advanced Systolic Heart Failure, Mihai Gheorghiade, James Flaherty, Gregg Fonarow, Ravi Desai, Richard Lee, David Mcgiffin, Thomas Love, Inmaculada Aban, Eric Eichhorn, Robert Bonow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Right Ventricular Ejection Fraction < 20% Is An Independent Predictor Of Mortality But Not Of Hospitalization In Older Systolic Heart Failure Patients, Philippe Meyer, Ravi Desai, Marjan Mujib, Margaret Feller, Chris Adamopoulos, Maciej Banach, Mitja Lainscak, Inmaculada Aban, Michel White, Wilbert Aronow, Prakash Deedwania, Ami Iskandrian, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Relationship Between Left And Right Ventricular Ejection Fractions In Chronic Advanced Systolic Heart Failure: Insights From The Best Trial, Ravi Desai, Philippe Meyer, Mustafa Ahmed, Marjan Mujib, Chris Adamopoulos, Michel White, Inmaculada Aban, Ami Iskandrian, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Design And Rationale Of Studies Of Neurohormonal Blockade And Outcomes In Diastolic Heart Failure Using Optimize-Hf Registry Linked To Medicare Data, Yan Zhang, Meredith Kilgore, Tarun Arora, Marjan Mujib, O. Ekundayo, Inmaculada Aban, Margaret Feller, Ravi Desai, Thomas Love, Richard Allman, Gregg Fonarow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Relation Of Torsion And Myocardial Strains To Lv Ejection Fraction In Hypertension, Mustafa Ahmed, Ravi Desai, Krishna Gaddam, Bharath Venkatesh, Shilpi Agarwal, Seidu Inusah, Steven Lloyd, Thomas Denney, David Calhoun, Louis Dell'italia, Himanshu Gupta

Ravi V Desai MD

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A Propensity-Matched Study Of The Association Of Diabetes Mellitus With Incident Heart Failure And Mortality Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Brita Roy, Pushkar Pawar, Ravi Desai, Gregg Fonarow, Marjan Mujib, Yan Zhang, Margaret Feller, Fernando Ovalle, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Ami Iskandrian, Prakash Deedwania, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Pre-Operative Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors And Angiotensin Receptor Blockers On The Occurrence Of Post Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Valve Department Of Surgery, Nasir Shariff, Matthew Martinez, Ravi Desai, Michael Weiss, Vadim Levin, Larry Jacobs, Martin Matsumura, Ronald Freudenberger

Ravi V Desai MD

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Bucindolol, Systolic Blood Pressure, And Outcomes In Systolic Heart Failure: A Prespecified Post Hoc Analysis Of Best, Michel White, Ravi Desai, Jason Guichard, Marjan Mujib, Inmaculada Aban, Mustafa Ahmed, Margaret Feller, Simon Denus, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Heart Failure Is A Risk Factor For Incident Driving Cessation Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Findings From A Prospective Population Study, Richard Sims, Marjan Mujib, Gerald Mcgwin, Yan Zhang, Mustafa Ahmed, Ravi Desai, Inmaculada Aban, Patrick Sawyer, Stefan Anker, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Isolated Diastolic Hypotension And Incident Heart Failure In Older Adults, Jason Guichard, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Marjan Mujib, Gregg Fonarow, Margaret Feller, O. Ekundayo, Vera Bittner, Inmaculada Aban, Michel White, Wilbert Aronow, Thomas Love, George Bakris, Susan Zieman, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Comparison Of Chronic Persistent And Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation On Long Term Survival In Patients Undergoing Cardiac Valve Surgery, Nasir Shariff, Ravi Desai, Sherrine Eid, Michael Weiss, Matthew Martinez, Sultan Siddique, Ronald Freudenberger

Ravi V Desai MD

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Effect Of Warfarin On Outcomes In Septuagenarian Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Brita Roy, Ravi Desai, Marjan Mujib, Andrew Epstein, Yan Zhang, Jason Guichard, Linda Jones, Margaret Feller, Mustafa Ahmed, Inmaculada Aban, Thomas Love, Michel White, Wilbert Aronow, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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Hypoalbuminaemia And Incident Heart Failure In Older Adults, Gerasimos Filippatos, Ravi Desai, Mustafa Ahmed, Gregg Fonarow, Thomas Love, Inmaculada Aban, Ami Iskandrian, Marcvin Konstam, Ali Ahmed

Ravi V Desai MD

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