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  1. The Right Ventricle: From Bench to Bedside

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Kristina Haugaa, Professor Andre La Gerche

  2. A focus on the greatness of the lesser circulation - Spotlight Issue on the Right Ventricle

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, September 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  3. Exercise and the right ventricle: a potential Achilles’ Heel

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, August 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  4. Reply to Sanchis-Gomar et al.—Undeniable Benefits of Exercise Should Not Preclude Inquiry Into the Mechanisms of Arrhythmias in Athletes

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  5. Young Women With Abdominal Obesity Have Subclinical Myocardial Dysfunction

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  6. Exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction is associated with ventricular arrhythmias in endurance athletes

    Article • European Heart Journal, June 2015, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  7. Abnormal right ventricular relaxation in pulmonary hypertension

    Article • Pulmonary Circulation, June 2015, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  8. Right ventricular suction: an important determinant of cardiac performance

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, May 2015, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  9. Signs of RV overload on the athlete’s ECG

    Article • Journal of Electrocardiology, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  10. Let's keep running… exercise, basic science and the knowledge gaps

    Article • Heart, April 2015, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  11. Physiologic and pathophysiologic changes in the right heart in highly trained athletes

    Article • Herz, April 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  12. Is Exercise Good for the Right Ventricle? Concepts for Health and Disease

    Article • Canadian Journal of Cardiology, April 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  13. Pulmonary Vascular and Right Ventricular Reserve in Patients With Normalized Resting Hemodynamics After Pulmonary Endarterectomy

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, March 2015, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  14. Exercise pathophysiology and sildenafil effects in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

    Article • Heart, February 2015, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  15. The multi-modality cardiac imaging approach to the Athlete's heart: an expert consensus of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2015, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Maurizio Galderisi, Professor Steffen E Petersen

  16. Straining the RV to Predict the Future∗

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  17. Acute effect of static exercise on the cardiovascular system: assessment by cardiovascular magnetic resonance

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  18. Modest agreement in ECG interpretation limits the application of ECG screening in young athletes

    Article • Heart Rhythm, January 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  19. Defining the interaction between exercise and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, December 2014, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  20. Author response

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2014, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  21. Exercise and Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Hypertension

    Article • American Journal of Hypertension, October 2014, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  22. The right ventricle following prolonged endurance exercise: are we overlooking the more important side of the heart? A meta-analysis

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2014, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  23. Fluoroscopic Ring of Pannus within a Mechanic Mitral Valve: A Novel Sign of Calcified Pannus Infiltration

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, October 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  24. Right Heart Structural and Functional Remodeling in Athletes

    Article • Echocardiography, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  25. Can Intensive Exercise Harm the Heart?: You Can Get Too Much of a Good Thing

    Article • Circulation, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  26. Exercise-Induced Right Heart Disease in Athletes

    Article • September 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  27. The response of the pulmonary circulation and right ventricle to exercise: exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural remodeling in endurance athletes (2013 Grover Conference series)

    Article • Pulmonary Circulation, September 2014, University of Chicago Press

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  28. Right Ventricular Fatigue Developing during Endurance Exercise

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, September 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  29. Comparison of Frequency of Significant Electrocardiographic Abnormalities in Endurance Versus Nonendurance Athletes

    Article • The American Journal of Cardiology, May 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  30. O014 Can E/e' by Echocardiography Differentiate Patients with Group 1 from Group 2 Pulmonary Hypertension?

    Article • Global Heart, March 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  31. Sildenafil Improves Exercise Hemodynamics in Fontan Patients

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, January 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  32. Interaction between respiration and right versus left ventricular volumes at rest and during exercise: a real-time cardiac magnetic resonance study

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, January 2014, American Physiological Society

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  33. Right Ventricular Structure and Function During Exercise

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  34. The Impact of Long-Term Endurance Sports on the Right Ventricle: Evidence for Exercise-Induced Arrhythmogenic RV Cardiomyopathy

    Article • January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  35. Transit of micro-bubbles through the pulmonary circulation of Thoroughbred horses during exercise

    Article • Research in Veterinary Science, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  36. Cardiac Imaging and Stress Testing Asymptomatic Athletes to Identify Those at Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, September 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  37. Pulmonary artery wave reflection: observations in pulmonary hypertension

    Article • European Heart Journal, August 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  38. Atrial fibrillation in athletes and the interplay between exercise and health

    Article • European Heart Journal, July 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  39. To assess exertional breathlessness you must exert the breathless

    Article • European Journal of Heart Failure, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  40. Fetal Echocardiography and Pulsed-wave Doppler Ultrasound in a Rabbit Model of Intrauterine Growth Restriction

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, June 2013, MyJove Corporation

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  41. The Seattle Criteria increase the specificity of preparticipation ECG screening among elite athletes

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2013, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  42. Response to Letter Regarding Article, "Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A New Gold Standard for Ventricular Volume Quantification During High-Intensity Exercise"

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, May 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  43. Reduced Right Ventricular Myocardial Strain in the Elite Athlete May Not Be a Consequence of Myocardial Damage.“Cream Masquerades as Skimmed Milk”

    Article • Echocardiography, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  44. Exercise-Induced Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy

    Article • Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, March 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  45. Can Intense Endurance Exercise Cause Myocardial Damage and Fibrosis?

    Article • Current Sports Medicine Reports, January 2013, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  46. Pulmonary Wave Reflection: Observations in Pulmonary Hypertension

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  47. Pulmonary Hypertension is Associated With Right Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  48. Cardiac MRI: A New Gold Standard for Ventricular Volume Quantification During High-Intensity Exercise

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, December 2012, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  49. Assessment of strain and strain rate by two-dimensional speckle tracking in mice: comparison with tissue Doppler echocardiography and conductance catheter measurements

    Article • European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging, December 2012, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  50. Ventricular arrhythmias associated with long-term endurance sports: what is the evidence?

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, October 2012, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  51. Targeted therapies in breast cancer: are heart and vessels also being targeted?

    Article • June 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Kamal S Saini, Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  52. The athlete's heart

    Article • Heart, May 2012, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  53. Exercise Strain Rate Imaging Demonstrates Normal Right Ventricular Contractile Reserve and Clarifies Ambiguous Resting Measures in Endurance Athletes

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, March 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  54. Exercise-induced right ventricular dysfunction and structural remodelling in endurance athletes

    Article • European Heart Journal, December 2011, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  55. Asymmetric collimation can significantly reduce patient radiation dose during pulmonary vein isolation†

    Article • EP Europace, November 2011, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  56. The relative value of strain and strain rate for defining intrinsic myocardial function

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, November 2011, American Physiological Society

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  57. Should Pre-participation Cardiovascular Screening for Competitive Athletes be Introduced in Australia? A Timely Debate in a Sport-loving Nation

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  58. Maximal oxygen consumption is best predicted by measures of cardiac size rather than function in healthy adults

    Article • European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology, October 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  59. Efficacy of radiofrequency catheter ablation in athletes with atrial fibrillation

    Article • EP Europace, June 2011, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Becker Alzand, Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  60. Disproportionate Exercise Load and Remodeling of the Athlete's Right Ventricle

    Article • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, June 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Dr Warrick J Inder, Professor Andre La Gerche

  61. Long-term endurance sport is a risk factor for development of lone atrial flutter

    Article • Heart, March 2011, BMJ

    Dr Becker Alzand, Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  62. Pulmonary Vascular Resistance as Assessed by Bicycle Stress Echocardiography in Patients With Atrial Septal Defect Type Secundum

    Article • Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging, February 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  63. Effect of Adenosine on Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension due to Left Heart Disease and Scleroderma

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  64. Strenuous endurance exercise: is more better for everyone? Our genes won't tell us

    Article • British Journal of Sports Medicine, December 2010, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  65. Clinical Consequences of Intense Endurance Exercise Must Include Assessment of the Right Ventricle

    Article • Journal of the American College of Cardiology, October 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  66. Right ventricular function by strain echocardiography

    Article • Current Opinion in Cardiology, September 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  67. Pulmonary transit of agitated contrast is associated with enhanced pulmonary vascular reserve and right ventricular function during exercise

    Article • Journal of Applied Physiology, August 2010, American Physiological Society

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  68. Lower than expected desmosomal gene mutation prevalence in endurance athletes with complex ventricular arrhythmias of right ventricular origin

    Article • Heart, June 2010, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  69. Continuing Medical Education Program inEchocardiography

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2010, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  70. Left Ventricular Torsion Parameters are Affected by Acute Changes in Load

    Article • Echocardiography, April 2010, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  71. The echocardiographic assessment of the right ventricle: what to do in 2010?

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, February 2010, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  72. What Limits Cardiac Performance during Exercise in Normal Subjects and in Healthy Fontan Patients?

    Article • International Journal of Pediatrics, January 2010, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  73. Lower than Expected Desmosomal Gene Mutation Prevalence in Endurance Athletes with Complex Ventricular Arrhythmias of Right Ventricular Origin

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  74. Left ventricular strain and strain rate: characterization of the effect of load in human subjects

    Article • European Journal of Echocardiography, December 2009, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  75. The Fontan circulation: who controls cardiac output?

    Article • Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, December 2009, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  76. Left Ventricular Untwisting Is an Important Determinant of Early Diastolic Function

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  77. Athlete's Heart: The Potential for Multimodality Imaging to Address the Critical Remaining Questions

    Article • JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, March 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  78. INVASIVE VALIDATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA FOR PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION SECONDARY TO SCLERODERMA

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  79. Strain and Strain Rate: Effect of Load and Relation with Invasive Indices of Cardiac Function

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  80. Invasive Validation of Echocardiographic Diagnostic Criteria for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Secondary to Scleroderma

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  81. Biochemical and functional abnormalities of left and right ventricular function after ultra-endurance exercise

    Article • Heart, July 2008, BMJ

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  82. Augmentation of Left Ventricular Torsion with Exercise is Attenuated with Age

    Article • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography, April 2008, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  83. Reduced and delayed untwisting of the left ventricle in patients with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy: a study using two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging

    Article • European Heart Journal, February 2008, European Society of Cardiology

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  84. Effect of Heart Rate on Tissue Doppler Measures of Diastolic Function

    Article • Echocardiography, August 2007, Wiley

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  85. Exercise—Is it Possible to Have Too Much of a Good Thing?

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche, Professor Andre La Gerche

  86. Changes in Left Ventricular Torsion with Exercise are Attenuated with Age

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche

  87. Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Affects the Timing of Untwisting: Changes in Timing may Provide a Novel Index of Diastolic Function

    Article • Heart Lung and Circulation, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Andre La Gerche