Reeves GR, Patel MJ, Whellan DJ, O'Connor CM, Eggebeen JD, Duncan P, Hewston LA, Pastva A, Adams S, Thohan V, Kitzman DW. Elderly hospitalized heart failure patients have profound impairments in physical function [abstract]. J Card Fail. 2012;18(8 Suppl 1):S98.

Sheppard R, Mather PJ, Alexis JD, Starling RC, Boehmer JP, Thohan V, Pauly DF, Markham DW, Zucker M, Kip KE, McNamara DM. Implantable cardiac defibrillators and sudden death in recent onset nonischemic cardiomyopathy: results from IMAC2. J Card Fail. 2012;18(9):675-681.

Tanaka H, Tanabe M, Simon MA, Starling RC, Markham D, Thohan V, Mather P, McNamara DM, Gorcsan J III. Left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony in acute onset cardiomyopathy: association of its resolution with improvements in ventricular function. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011;4(5):445-456.

Miller K, Merliss AD, Olmsted R, Thohan V, Sauer W, Nguyen D, Bruce K, Yamada G, Fedewa MM, Brown J, et al. Clinic-based systematic optimization algorithm to improve rate of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy [abstract]. J Card Fail. 2011;17(8 Suppl 1):S103.

Agarwal S, Thohan V, Shlipak MG, Lima J, Bluemke DA, Siscovick D, Gomes A, Herrington DM. Association between cystatin C and MRI measures of left ventricular structure and function: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Int J Nephrol. 2011;2011():153868.

Drafts BC, Sutton BJ, Dubose TD Jr, Thohan V. Incessant ventricular tachycardia and cardiogenic shock: a common presentation of an uncommon diagnosis. Am J Med Sci. 2011;342(6):527-529.

Mather P, Alexis J, Sheppard R, Thohan V, Markham D, Dec GW, Liu P, McNamara D. Impact of blood pressure on myocardial recovery and outcomes in recent onset cardiomyopathy: results of IMAC2 [abstract]. J Card Fail. 2010;16(8 Suppl 1):S95.

Agarwal S, Thohan V, Shlipak MG, Lima JA, Bluemke DA, Siscovick D, Gomes AS, Herrington DM. Association between cystatin C and left ventricular structure and function in the Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis [abstract]. Circulation. 2010;122(21 Suppl):abstr 8784.

Thohan V, Little WC. Is a higher blood pressure better in heart failure? [editorial]. Heart. 2009;95(1):4-5.

Thohan V, Patel S. The challenges associated with current clinical trials for diastolic heart failure. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2009;24(3):230-238.

Collins SP, Levy PD, Lindsell CJ, Pang PS, Storrow AB, Miller CD, Naftilan AJ, Thohan V, Abraham WT, Hiestand B, et al. The rationale for an acute heart failure syndromes clinical trials network. J Card Fail. 2009;15(6):467-474.

Miller K, Merliss A, Khoo M, Sauer W, Yamada G, Thohan V, Olmsted R, Brown JR, Fedewa MM. Cardiac resynchronization therapy responders have echo Doppler optimized AV intervals closest to nominal device settings [abstract]. J Card Fail. 2009;15(6 Suppl 1):S115.

Sheppard R, Mather P, Starling RC, Boehmer J, Alexis J, Thohan V, Pauly D, Markham D, Zuker M, McNamara DM. ICDs and sudden death in recent onset cardiomyopathy: results from IMAC [abstract]. J Card Fail. 2009;15(6 Suppl 1):S56.

Kothari HP, Patel S, Thohan V. Perioperative risk assessment among patients with congestive heart failure: a call for guidelines. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J. 2009;5(2):2-8.

McNamara DM, Pauly D, Boehmer J, Sheppard R, Wittstein I, Thohan V, Liu P, Janosko K, Hanley-Yanez K, Gorcsan J, et al. ACE D/I and beta 1 Arg389Gly polymorphisms and left ventricular recovery in recent onset cardiomyopathy [abstract]. Circulation. 2009;120(18 Suppl 2):S829.

Kumar R, Entrikin DW, Ntim WO, Carr JJ, Kincaid EH, Hines MH, Oaks TE, Thohan V. Constrictive pericarditis after cardiac transplantation: a case report and literature review. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2008;27(10):1158-1161.

Putney D, Matura LA, Daniel K, Thohan V. Negative impact of nesiritide in combination with inotropic therapy among patients admited [sic] with acute heart failure [abstract]. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007;49(9 Suppl):76A.

Putney D, Matura L, Daniels [sic] K [Daniel K], Thohan V. Negative impact of nesiritide in combination with inotropic therapy among patients admitted with acute heart failure [abstract]. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2007;26(2 Suppl):S238-S239.

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