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  1. A Case of Aortic Dissection Presenting with Atypical Symptoms and Diagnosed with Transthoracic Echocardiography

    Article • Case Reports in Radiology, November 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus, Supreeya Swarup

  2. Cryoballoon Ablation for the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis

    Article • Current Cardiology Reviews, May 2019, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Krunalkumar Patel, Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  3. Cardiac Excrescences of Unusual Origin

    Article • Case Reports in Cardiology, April 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  4. Digital stethoscope: technology update

    Article • Medical Devices Evidence and Research, January 2018, Dove Medical Press

    Supreeya Swarup, Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  5. Aortic root fibroelastoma causing cardiac ischemia

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  6. Comparison of the Diameters of the Major Epicardial Coronary Arteries by Angiogram in Asian-Indians Versus European Americans <40 Years of Age Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Artery Intervention

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, September 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  7. Utility of an Advanced Digital Electronic Stethoscope in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease Compared With Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, March 2013, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  8. Hypertension Management in the High Cardiovascular Risk Population

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2013, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  9. Anomalous Coronary Circulation: Left Anterior Descending and Left Circumflex Coronary Arteries Arising from the Right Sinus of Valsalva

    Article • Echocardiography, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  10. Coronary CTA assessment of coronary anomalies

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  11. Management of hypertension in patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, October 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  12. Hypertension in the High-Cardiovascular-Risk Populations

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  13. Management of Hypertension among Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

    Article • International Journal of Hypertension, January 2011, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  14. A Rare Case of Successfully Treated Cardiac Metastasis From Transitional Cell Bladder Cancer

    Article • American Journal of Therapeutics, October 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  15. Sudden Cardiac Death in a 20-Year-Old Male Swimmer

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, May 2010, Southern Medical Association

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  16. Pleiotropic Effects of Inhibitors of the RAAS in the Diabetic Population: Above and Beyond Blood Pressure Lowering

    Article • Current Diabetes Reports, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  17. Quantitative Three-Dimensional Wall Motion Analysis Predicts Ischemic Region Size and Location

    Article • Annals of Biomedical Engineering, January 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  18. Predictors of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy: the holy grail of electrophysiology

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  19. Added value of CT in adult congenital heart disease

    Article • Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  20. Coronary calcification: Achilles’ heel in the assessment for coronary artery disease in patients with symptomatic angina?

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  21. Repaired Coarctation of the Aorta Imaged by 64-Detector Computed Tomography

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, November 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  22. CT angiography versus invasive angiography for the diagnosis of total occlusion

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, October 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  23. Announcement of Future Meetings

    Article • Echocardiography, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  24. Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava Imaged by 64-detector Computed Tomography

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, July 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  25. Treatment of hypertension in the diabetic patient

    Article • Therapy, July 2009, Future Medicine

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  26. Treatment of hypertension in metabolic syndrome: Implications of recent clinical trials

    Article • Current Diabetes Reports, May 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  27. Dangerous Feather!

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  28. Unilateral Neurogenic Pulmonary Oedema and Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction Secondary to Acute Multiple Sclerosis Exacerbation

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, April 2009, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  29. Retracted: Isolated Subacute Effusive and Nonconstrictive Epicarditis Masquerading as a Right Atrial Mass

    Article • Echocardiography, March 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  30. Cardiovascular imaging for the assessment of obesity-related cardiovascular disease

    Article • Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  31. Mandatory Diagnostic Angiography for Carotid Artery Stenosis Prior to Carotid Artery Intervention

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, February 2009, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  32. Coronary Angiography Using Noninvasive Imaging Techniques of Cardiac CT and MRI

    Article • Current Cardiology Reviews, November 2008, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  33. Rapid progression of atrioventricular nodal blockade in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  34. Demonstration of left ventricular outflow tract eccentricity by 64-slice multi-detector CT

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  35. Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction Presenting as Intermittent Acute Aortic Regurgitation

    Article • Echocardiography, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  36. Strange course?

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, August 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  37. Increased Use of β-Agonists Leading to Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in a Patient With Hemodynamically Significant Myocardial Bridging

    Article • Mayo Clinic Proceedings, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  38. Normal or near normal myocardial perfusion stress imaging in patients with severe coronary artery disease

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, August 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  39. Spodick's Sign

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  40. Acute pancreatitis presenting as acute inferior wall ST-segment elevations on electrocardiography

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  41. Angioedema after injection of Tc-99m sestamibi tracer during adenosine nuclear stress testing

    Article • Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, July 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  42. Cardiac arrest in a patient with normal coronary arteries

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  43. Cardiac arrest in the setting of diet pill consumption

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  44. Electrocardiographic T-wave changes underlying acute cardiac and cerebral events

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  45. Plaque or no Plaque?

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, June 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  46. A True Emergency?

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, April 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  47. Cardiovascular imaging for the assessment of atherosclerotic disease: Implications for cardiac risk stratification

    Article • Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports, March 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  48. Persistent second-degree atrioventricular block following adenosine infusion for nuclear stress testing

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, March 2008, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  49. Subaortic origin of the left circumflex coronary artery

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  50. Cardiac Manifestations of Alström Syndrome: Echocardiographic Findings

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  51. Diagnostic Strategies for Heart Disease in Women

    Article • Cardiology in Review, November 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  52. Clinical investigation: Utility of left ventricular end diastolic diameter in the prediction of susceptibility to ventricular tachyarrhythmias

    Article • International Journal of Cardiology, September 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  53. Correlation of Aortic Valve Area Obtained by the Velocity-Encoded Phase Contrast Continuity Method to Direct Planimetry using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

    Article • Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, September 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  54. Pacemaker ventricular lead microdislodgement following a motor vehicle accident

    Article • European Journal of Emergency Medicine, August 2007, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  55. Thrown a Curve

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, May 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  56. Value of Electrocardiographically Gated Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomographic Myocardial Perfusion Scintigraphy in a Cohort of Symptomatic Postmenopausal Women

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, April 2007, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  57. Heart failure: metabolic derangements and therapeutic rationale

    Article • Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy, March 2007, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  58. Clinical Predictors of Appropriate Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator Discharge

    Article • Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  59. Falsely Elevated Cardiac Troponin I Levels

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  60. Nuclear Stress Testing in Elderly Patients

    Article • Drugs & Aging, January 2007, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  61. Biologic Blunder

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, November 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  62. Successful Preterm Delivery in a Patient With Severe Mitral Stenosis

    Article • Cardiology in Review, November 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  63. The Great Escape: Junctional Escape—Capture Bigeminy

    Article • The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  64. An unusual combination of myocardial bridging and coronary artery aneurysm identified on 64-detector coronary angiography

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, October 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  65. Coronary artery stent fracture

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  66. Letters to the editor

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, August 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  67. Acute Myocardial Infarction Following the Use of Intranasal Anesthetic Cocaine

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, July 2006, Southern Medical Association

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  68. Left Atrial Septal Ventricularization Complicated by Paravalvular Leak, After Reoperation for Mitral Valve Replacement

    Article • Echocardiography, July 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  69. Recurrent Reversible Dilated Cardiomyopathy Secondary to Viral and Streptococcal Pneumonia Vaccine-Associated Myocarditis

    Article • Cardiology in Review, July 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  70. Dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction induced by dobutamine stress echocardiography leading to myocardial ischemia and infarction

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, June 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  71. Coronary Artery Dissection During Pregnancy Treated With Medical Therapy

    Article • Cardiology in Review, May 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  72. Emotion-Triggered Cardiac Asystole-Inducing Neurocardiogenic Syncope

    Article • Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, May 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  73. Global electrocardiographic changes accompanying acute presentation of 3-vessel coronary disease

    Article • The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, May 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  74. Aspirin resistance, an emerging, often overlooked, factor in the management of patients with coronary artery disease

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  75. Efficacy of Rheolytic Thrombectomy in Early Versus Late Myocardial Infarction

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, April 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  76. “Sensing alternans” in a patient with a newly implanted pacemaker

    Article • Clinical Cardiology, March 2006, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  77. An Extraordinary Case?

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  78. Diabetes insipidus: diagnosis and treatment of a complex disease.

    Article • Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, January 2006, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  79. Effect of Ciprofloxacin and Levofloxacin on the QT Interval: Is This a Significant “Clinical” Event?

    Article • Southern Medical Journal, January 2006, Southern Medical Association

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  80. A Rare Case of "Runaway" Pacemaker in a Modern CPU-Controlled Pacemaker

    Article • Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, September 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  81. Coronary Artery Diameter as a Risk Factor for Acute Coronary Syndromes in Asian-Indians

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, September 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  82. A rare case of a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonary valve diagnosed by echocardiography

    Article • The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, August 2005, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  83. Single coronary artery

    Article • The American Journal of Medicine, July 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  84. Large Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm Presenting 25 Years After Penetrating Chest Trauma

    Article • Journal of Interventional Cardiology, June 2005, Wiley

    Dr Frank Manetta, Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  85. Right-sided Myxomas

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, June 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  86. A Rare Case of Lactobacillus acidophilus Presenting as Mitral Valve Bacterial Endocarditis

    Article • Echocardiography, May 2005, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  87. A Rare Case of Actinomyces israelii Presenting as Pericarditis in a 75-Year-Old Man

    Article • Cardiology in Review, May 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  88. Contrast Echocardiography Improves the Diagnostic Yield of Transthoracic Studies Performed in the Intensive Care Setting by Novice Sonographers

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, May 2005, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  89. Assessment of intracardiac anomalies in two adults with Ivemark's syndrome

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  90. Thrombosed right coronary artery aneurysm presenting as a myocardial mass

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  91. Survival to the Age of 52 Years in a Man with Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot

    Article • Echocardiography, October 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  92. A Rare Case ofListeria MonocytogenesPresenting as Prosthetic Valve Bacterial Endocarditis and Aortic Root Abscess

    Article • Echocardiography, July 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  93. Diagnosis of suspected cardiac echinococcosis with negative serologies: role of transthoracic, transesophageal, and contrast echocardiography

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, June 2004, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  94. Mediastinal Lymphoma Presenting as Asystolic Arrest

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2004, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  95. Successful surgical repair of a giant left main coronary artery aneurysm with arteriovenous fistula draining into a persistent left superior vena cava and coronary sinus: role of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, December 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  96. Extensive Neoplastic Cardiac Infiltration in a Patient With Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: Role of Echocardiography

    Article • Echocardiography, August 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  97. Echocardiographic Features of Patients With Heart Failure Who May Benefit From Biventricular Pacing

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  98. A rare case of Alstro ̈m syndrome presenting with rapidly progressive severe dilated cardiomyopathy diagnosed by echocardiography

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, February 2003, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  99. Role of Contrast Echocardiography in the Assessment of Myocardial Rupture

    Article • Echocardiography, January 2003, Wiley

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus

  100. Intracardiac echocardiography using the AcuNav ultrasound catheter during percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, December 2002, Elsevier

    Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus