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Steven J. Lester, M.D.

  1. Cardiologist
  2. Echocardiographer
  3. Internist
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Publications

  1. Awad K, Pereyra M, Farina JM, Pathangey G, Abbas MT, Scalia IG, Le Couteur D, Wilanksy S, Lester SJ, Ommen SR, Geske JB, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C. Efficacy of Pharmacological Therapies in Reducing Outflow Tract Obstruction in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother. 2025 May 16 [Epub ahead of print]
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  2. Mahmoud AK, Awad K, Farina JM, Abbas MT, Ali NB, Abdalla HM, Badr A, Elahi MA, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Javadi N, Bismee NN, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol attenuates cardiovascular risk mediated by elevated lipoprotein(a) after percutaneous coronary intervention. Coron Artery Dis. 2025 May 1; 36 (3):183-189 Epub 2024 Nov 15
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  3. Abbas MT, Awad K, Farina JM, Tamarappoo BK, Lee KS, Lester SJ, Alsidawi S, Sell-Dottin KA, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. The Association Between Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors and Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Degeneration. JACC Adv. 2025 Apr 24; 4 (5):101750 [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Ibrahim R, Abdelnabi M, Pathangey G, Farina J, Lester SJ, Ayoub C, Alsidawi S, Tamarappoo BK, Jokerst C, Arsanjani R. Utility of Cardiac CT for Cardiomyopathy Phenotyping. Tomography. 2025 Mar 20; 11 (3)
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  5. Khedr AE, Odeh NB, Bcharah G, Abdalla HM, Senjab A, Zeineddine RM, Ram J, Farina JM, Crystal OR, Barrus B, Lester SJ, Shipman J, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Sell-Dottin KA, Arsanjani R. Comparing Early Intervention to Watchful Waiting: A Review on Risk Stratification and Management in Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis. Medicina (Kaunas). 2025 Mar 4; 61 (3) Epub 2025 Mar 04
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  6. Abbas MT, Awad K, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Kamel MA, Baba Ali N, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Nkomo VT, Patel PC, Sell-Dottin KA, Rosenbaum AN, Lin G, Hardaway BW, Steidley DE, Scott RL, LeMond LM, Rosenthal JL, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. The association between lipoprotein(a) levels and the development of cardiac allograft vasculopathy. J Clin Lipidol. 2025 Mar-Apr; 19 (2):364-368 Epub 2024 Dec 21
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  7. Awad K, Kamel M, Mahmoud AK, Farina JM, Badr A, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Ali NB, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Abu Rmilah A, Barry T, Shen WK, Srivathsan K, Scott LR, El Masry H, Valverde AM, Sardana M, Sorajja D, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Elevated Lipoprotein(a) Levels Linked to New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from a Retrospective Cohort Study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Feb 7 Epub 2025 Feb 07
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  8. Ayoub C, Appari L, Pereyra M, Farina JM, Chao CJ, Scalia IG, Mahmoud AK, Abbas MT, Baba NA, Jeong J, Lester SJ, Patel BN, Arsanjani R, Banerjee I. Multimodal Fusion Artificial Intelligence Model to Predict Risk for MACE and Myocarditis in Cancer Patients Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy. JACC Adv. 2025 Jan; 4 (1):101435 Epub 2024 Dec 13
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  9. Mahmoud AK, Farina JM, Awad K, Ali NB, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Allam MN, Kamel MA, Abu Rmilah AA, Chao CJ, Barry T, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Pollak PM, Alkhouli MA, Lee KS, Yang EH, Lee RW, Sweeney JP, Fortuin DF, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Lipoprotein(a) and long-term in-stent restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2024 Nov 11; 31 (15):1878-1887
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  10. Abdalla HM, Mahmoud AK, Khedr AE, Farina JM, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Awad KA, Baba Ali N, Bismee NN, Attaripour Esfahani S, Javadi N, Pereyra M, Alsidawi S, Lester SJ, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Lipoprotein (a) as a Cardiovascular Risk Factor in Controversial Clinical Scenarios: A Narrative Review. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Oct 14; 25 (20)
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  11. Baba Ali N, Attaripour Esfahani S, Scalia IG, Farina JM, Pereyra M, Barry T, Lester SJ, Alsidawi S, Steidley DE, Ayoub C, Palermi S, Arsanjani R. The Role of Cardiovascular Imaging in the Diagnosis of Athlete's Heart: Navigating the Shades of Grey. J Imaging. 2024 Sep 14; 10 (9) Epub 2024 Sept 14
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  12. Scalia IG, Farina JM, Wraith R, Brown L, Abbas MT, Pereyra M, Allam M, Mahmoud AK, Kamel MA, Barry T, Fortuin FD, Lester SJ, Sweeney J, Sell-Dottin KA, Alkhouli M, Holmes DR, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Association between echocardiographic velocity time integral ratio of mitral valve and left ventricular outflow tract and clinical outcomes post transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair. Heliyon. 2024 Jun 15; 10 (11):e32378 Epub 2024 June 05
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  13. Suppah M, Roehl K, Lew K, Arsanjani R, Lester S, Ommen S, Geske J, Siontis KC, Schaff H, Alsidawi S. Assessment of Positive Cardiac Remodeling in Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Using an Artificial Intelligence-Based Electrocardiographic Platform in Patients Treated With Mavacamten. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2024 Jun; 2 (2):255-257 Epub 2024 Apr 10
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  14. Masri A, Lester SJ, Stendahl JC, Hegde SM, Sehnert AJ, Balaratnam G, Shah A, Fox S, Wang A. Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Mavacamten in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Interim Results of the PIONEER-OLE Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Apr 16; 13 (8):e030607 Epub 2024 Apr 09
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  15. Abbas MT, Baba Ali N, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Kamel MA, Barry T, Lester SJ, Cannan CR, Mital R, Wilansky S, Freeman WK, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Arsanjani R. Role of Genetics in Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Glimpse into the Future. Biomedicines. 2024 Mar 19; 12 (3)
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  16. Stepanek J, Farina JM, Mahmoud AK, Chao CJ, Alsidawi S, Ayoub C, Barry T, Pereyra M, Scalia IG, Abbas MT, Wraith RE, Brown LS, Radavich MS, Curtisi PJ, Hartzendorf PC, Lasota EM, Umetsu KN, Peterson JM, Karlson KE, Breznak K, Fortuin DF, Lester SJ, Arsanjani R. Identifying the Causes of Unexplained Dyspnea at High Altitude Using Normobaric Hypoxia with Echocardiography. J Imaging. 2024 Jan 31; 10 (2)
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  17. Farina JM, Chao CJ, Pereyra M, Roarke M, Said EF, Barry T, Alsidawi S, Sell-Dottin K, Sweeney JP, Fortuin DF, Ayoub C, Lester SJ, Oh JK, Arsanjani R, Marcotte F. Role of lipoprotein(a) concentrations in bioprosthetic aortic valve degeneration. Heart. 2024 Jan 29; 110 (4):299-305
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  18. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Girardo M, Barry T, Seri AR, Brown L, Wraith RE, Shanbhag A, Wang Y, Chen YC, Lester SJ, Alsidawi S, Freeman WK, Naqvi TZ, Eleid M, Fortuin D, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Sell-Dottin K, Majdalany D, Larsen C, Holmes DR, Oh JK, Appleton CP, Arsanjani R. Using Augmented Mean Arterial Pressure to Identify High Mortality Risk Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2023 Oct; 98 (10):1501-1514
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  19. Siontis KC, Abreau S, Attia ZI, Barrios JP, Dewland TA, Agarwal P, Balasubramanyam A, Li Y, Lester SJ, Masri A, Wang A, Sehnert AJ, Edelberg JM, Abraham TP, Friedman PA, Olgin JE, Noseworthy PA, Tison GH. Patient-Level Artificial Intelligence-Enhanced Electrocardiography in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Longitudinal Treatment and Clinical Biomarker Correlations. JACC Adv. 2023 Oct; 2 (8) Epub 2023 Sept 13
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  20. Mitchell CC, Frye C, Jankowski M, Symanski J, Lester SJ, Woo A, Gilliland Y, Dragulescu A, Abraham T, Desai M, Martinez MW, Nagueh SF, Phelan D. A Practical Approach to Echocardiographic Imaging in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2023 Sep; 36 (9):913-932 Epub 2023 May 07
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  21. Chao CJ, Barry T, Seri A, El Shaer A, Ponce NC, Chakraborty S, Smith S, Alkhouli M, Thaden J, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Eleid M, Rihal CS, Holmes DR, Pollak PM, El Sabbagh A, Lester SJ, Oh JK, Shen WK, Banerjee I, Arsanjani R. Topological Data Analysis Identified Prognostically-Distinct Phenotypes in Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Patients. Mayo Clin Proc Digit Health. 2023 Sep; 1 (3):381-392 Epub 2023 Aug 08
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  22. Farina JM, Jaroszewski DE, Arsanjani R, Naqvi TZ, Aly MR, Freeman WK, Larsen CM, Marcotte F, Lester SJ, Chaliki HP, Narayanasamy H, Wilansky S, Appleton CP. Improved Right Ventricular Diastolic Function Assessed by Hepatic Vein Flow After Pectus Excavatum Repair. Ann Thorac Surg Short Rep. 2023 Jun; 1 (2):226-230 Epub 2023 Feb 27
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  23. Chao CJ, Agasthi P, Seri AR, Barry T, Shanbhag A, Wang Y, Eleid MF, Fortuin D, Sweeney JP, Pollak P, El Sabbagh A, Lester SJ, Freeman WK, Naqvi TZ, Holmes DR, Appleton CP, Arsanjani R. Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Prognostication with Augmented Mean Arterial Pressure. J Cardiovasc Dev Dis. 2023 Apr 26; 10 (5)
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  24. Li J, Chao CJ, Jeong JJ, Farina JM, Seri AR, Barry T, Newman H, Campany M, Abdou M, O'Shea M, Smith S, Abraham B, Hosseini SM, Wang Y, Lester S, Alsidawi S, Wilansky S, Steidley E, Rosenthal J, Ayoub C, Appleton CP, Shen WK, Grogan M, Kane GC, Oh JK, Patel BN, Arsanjani R, Banerjee I. Developing an Echocardiography-Based, Automatic Deep Learning Framework for the Differentiation of Increased Left Ventricular Wall Thickness Etiologies. J Imaging. 2023 Feb 18; 9(2).
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  25. Nagueh SF, Phelan D, Abraham T, Armour A, Desai MY, Dragulescu A, Gilliland Y, Lester SJ, Maldonado Y, Mohiddin S, Nieman K, Sperry BW, Woo A. Recommendations for Multimodality Cardiovascular Imaging of Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: An Update from the American Society of Echocardiography, in Collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jun; 35 (6):533-569
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  26. Nagueh SF, Phelan D, Abraham T, Armour A, Desai MY, Dragulescu A, Gilliland Y, Lester SJ, Maldonado Y, Mohiddin S, Nieman K, Sperry BW, Woo A. Recommendations for multimodality cardiovascular imaging of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: an update from the American Society of Echocardiography, in collaboration with the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2022; 35 (6):533-69
  27. Hegde SM, Lester SJ, Solomon SD, Michels M, Elliott PM, Nagueh SF, Choudhury L, Zemanek D, Zwas DR, Jacoby D, Wang A, Ho CY, Li W, Sehnert AJ, Olivotto I, Abraham TP. Effect of Mavacamten on Echocardiographic Features in Symptomatic Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Dec 21; 78 (25):2518-2532
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  28. Olivotto I, Oreziak A, Barriales-Villa R, Abraham TP, Masri A, Garcia-Pavia P, Saberi S, Lakdawala NK, Wheeler MT, Owens A, Kubanek M, Wojakowski W, Jensen MK, Gimeno-Blanes J, Afshar K, Myers J, Hegde SM, Solomon SD, Sehnert AJ, Zhang D, Li W, Bhattacharya M, Edelberg JM, Waldman CB, Lester SJ, Wang A, Ho CY, Jacoby D, EXPLORER-HCM study investigators. Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 2020 Sep 12; 396 (10253):759-769 Epub 2020 Aug 29
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  29. Ho CY, Mealiffe ME, Bach RG, Bhattacharya M, Choudhury L, Edelberg JM, Hegde SM, Jacoby D, Lakdawala NK, Lester SJ, Ma Y, Marian AJ, Nagueh SF, Owens A, Rader F, Saberi S, Sehnert AJ, Sherrid MV, Solomon SD, Wang A, Wever-Pinzon O, Wong TC, Heitner SB. Evaluation of Mavacamten in Symptomatic Patients With Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jun 2; 75 (21):2649-2660
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  30. Ho CY, Olivotto I, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Roe M, Wang A, Waldman CB, Zhang D, Sehnert AJ, Heitner SB. Study Design and Rationale of EXPLORER-HCM: Evaluation of Mavacamten in Adults With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Jun; 13 (6):e006853 Epub 2020 June 05
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  31. Patel SI, Shamoun FE, Esser H, Parthasarathy S, Ackerman MJ, Geske JB, Ommen SR, Love WT, Somers VK, Chahal CA, Bos JM, Cha SS, Lester SJ. Sleep Disordered Breathing in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Sleep and Vigilance. 2019; 4.1(4.1):3-9. Epub 2020 Jun 01.
  32. Heitner SB, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Owens A, Wang A, Zhang D, Lambing J, Lee J, Semigran M, Sehnert AJ. Mavacamten Treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2019 Jun 4; 170 (11):741-748 Epub 2019 Apr 30
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  33. Patel SI, Ackerman MJ, Shamoun FE, Geske JB, Ommen SR, Love WT, Cha SS, Bos JM, Lester SJ. QT prolongation and sudden cardiac death risk in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Acta Cardiol. 2019 Feb; 74 (1):53-58 Epub 2018 Mar 07
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  34. Van Woerkom RC, Lester SJ, Demaerschalk BM, LaBanc AJ, Davis ML, Coakley MF, Cha SS, Wilansky S. Comparison of the Utility of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack Stratified by Age Group (<60, 60 to 80, >/=80 Years). Am J Cardiol. 2018 Dec 15; 122 (12):2142-2146 Epub 2018 Sept 17
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  35. Rudski LG, Gargani L, Armstrong WF, Lancellotti P, Lester SJ, Grunig E, D'Alto M, Astrom Aneq M, Ferrara F, Saggar R, Saggar R, Naeije R, Picano E, Schiller NB, Bossone E. Stressing the Cardiopulmonary Vascular System: The Role of Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 May; 31 (5):527-550.e11 Epub 2018 Mar 21
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  36. Chao CJ, Jaroszewski D, Gotway M, Ewais M, Wilansky S, Lester S, Unzek S, Appleton CP, Chaliki HP, Gaitan BD, Mookadam F, Naqvi TZ. Effects of Pectus Excavatum Repair on Right and Left Ventricular Strain. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Jan; 105 (1):294-301 Epub 2017 Nov 20
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  37. Abbas AE, Khoury Abdulla R, Aggrawal A, Crile J, Lester SJ, Boura J. A novel echocardiographic hemodynamic classification of heart failure based on stroke volume index and left atrial pressure. Echocardiography. 2017 Oct; 34 (10):1417-1425 Epub 2017 Aug 19
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  38. Nasr SH, Dasari S, Mills JR, Theis JD, Zimmermann MT, Fonseca R, Vrana JA, Lester SJ, McLaughlin BM, Gillespie R, Highsmith WE Jr, Lee JJ, Dispenzieri A, Kurtin PJ. Hereditary Lysozyme Amyloidosis Variant p.Leu102Ser Associates with Unique Phenotype. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 Feb; 28 (2):431-438 Epub 2017 Jan 03
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  39. Vucicevic D, Lester SJ, Appleton CP, Panse PM, Schleifer JW, Wilansky S. The Incremental Value of Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Identification of Apical Pouch in Patients with Apical Variant of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Echocardiography. 2016 Apr; 33 (4):572-8 Epub 2015 Nov 30
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  40. Abudiab MM, Wilansky S, Lester SJ, Yousefzai R, Tyler R, Tajik AJ. Transient Apical Thickening Following Apical Ballooning Syndrome: A Case Series. Echocardiography. 2015 Nov; 32: (11)1723-7.
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  41. Roy RR, Hurst RT, Lester SJ, Kendall C, Baxter C, Wu Q, Borovansky J, Files J, Panse P, Wilansky S. Risk Stratification for Cardiovascular Disease in Women in the Primary Care Setting. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2015 Oct; 28(10):1232-9. Epub 2015 Aug 01.
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  42. Abbas AE, Franey LM, Lester S, Raff G, Gallagher MJ, Hanzel G, Safian RD, Pibarot P. The role of jet eccentricity in generating disproportionately elevated transaortic pressure gradients in patients with aortic stenosis. Echocardiography. 2014; 32(2):372-82.
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  43. Abbas AE, Franey LM, Marwick T, Maeder MT, Kaye DM, Vlahos AP, Serra W, Al-Azizi K, Schiller NB, Lester SJ. Noninvasive assessment of pulmonary vascular resistance by Doppler echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2013 Oct; 26 (10):1170-1177 Epub 2013 July 13
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  44. Harold JG, Bass TA, Bashore TM, Brindiss RG, Brush JE Jr, Burke JA, Dehmers GJ, Deychak YA, Jneids H, Jolliss JG, Landzberg JS, Levine GN, McClurken JB, Messengers JC, Moussas ID, Muhlestein JB, Pomerantz RM, Sanborn TA, Sivaram CA, Whites CJ, Williamss ES, Halperin JL, Beckman JA, Bolger A, Byrne JG, Lester SJ, Merli GJ, Muhlestein JB, Pina IL, Wang A, Weitz HH, Writing Committee Members//ACCF/AHA/ACP Task Force On Clinical Competence and Training Members. ACCF/AHA/SCAI 2013 Update of the Clinical Competence Statement on Coronary Artery Interventional Procedures: a Report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians Task Force on Clinical Competence and Training (Writing Committee to Revise the 2007 Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Interventional Procedures). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Aug 1; 82 (2):E69-111
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  45. Abbas AE, Franey LM, Goldstein J, Lester S. Aortic valve stenosis: to the gradient and beyond--the mismatch between area and gradient severity. J Interv Cardiol. 2013 Apr; 26(2):183-94. Epub 2012 Dec 30.
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  46. Nelson MR, Hurst RT, Raslan SF, Cha S, Wilansky S, Lester SJ. Echocardiographic measures of myocardial deformation by speckle-tracking technologies: the need for standardization? J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012 Nov; 25 (11):1189-94 Epub 2012 Sept 12
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  47. Bhagirath KM, Hurst RT, Lester SJ. Cardiovascular risk assessment in the asymptomatic individual: a case-based approach. Coron Artery Dis. 2012 Jun; 23(4):298-302.
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  48. Hurst RT, Nelson MR, Kendall CB, Cha SS, Ressler SW, Lester SJ. Carotid intimal-medial thickness in active professional American football players aged 23 to 35 years. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Mar 15; 109: (6)897-900.
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  49. Fan P, Bhagirath KM, Lester SJ, Humphries J, Hentz JG, Hurst RT. Continuing medical education activity in echocardiography. Echocardiography. 2012 Mar; 29(3):353.
  50. Bhagirath KM, Lester SJ, Humphries J, Hentz JG, Hurst RT. Carotid intima-media thickness measurements are not affected by the ultrasound frequency. Echocardiography. 2012 Mar; 29: (3)354-7.
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  51. Kansal MM, Lester SJ, Surapaneni P, Sengupta PP, Appleton CP, Ommen SR, Ressler SW, Hurst RT. Usefulness of two-dimensional and speckle tracking echocardiography in "Gray Zone" left ventricular hypertrophy to differentiate professional football player's heart from hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol. 2011 Nov 1; 108(9):1322-6. Epub 2011 Aug 18.
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  52. Nelson MR, Mookadam F, Thota V, Emani U, Al Harthi M, Lester SJ, Cha S, Stepanek J, Hurst RT. Epicardial fat: an additional measurement for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk stratification? J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2011 Mar; 24 (3):339-45 Epub 2010 Dec 24
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  53. Vinales KL, Gopalan RS, Lanza LA, Lester SJ, Chaliki HP. Unusual case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis attributable to primary antiphospholipid syndrome. Circulation. 2010 Sep 21; 122: (12)e459-60.
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  54. Mookadam F, Moustafa SE, Lester SJ, Warsame T. Subclinical atherosclerosis: evolving role of carotid intima-media thickness. Prev Cardiol. 2010 Fall; 13(4):186-97.
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  55. Eleid MF, Lester SJ, Wiedenbeck TL, Patel SD, Appleton CP, Nelson MR, Humphries J, Hurst RT. Carotid ultrasound identifies high risk subclinical atherosclerosis in adults with low framingham risk scores. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010 Aug; 23: (8)802-8.
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  56. Hurst RT, Burke RF, Wissner E, Roberts A, Kendall CB, Lester SJ, Somers V, Goldman ME, Wu Q, Khandheria B. Incidence of subclinical atherosclerosis as a marker of cardiovascular risk in retired professional football players. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Apr 15; 105 (8):1107-11 Epub 2010 Feb 26
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  57. Reuss CS, Wilansky SM, Lester SJ, Lusk JL, Grill DE, Oh JK, Tajik AJ. Using mitral 'annulus reversus' to diagnose constrictive pericarditis. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2009 May; 10 (3):372-5 Epub 2008 Oct 24
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  58. Lester SJ, Eleid MF, Khandheria BK, Hurst RT. Carotid intima-media thickness and coronary artery calcium score as indications of subclinical atherosclerosis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2009 Mar; 84 (3):229-33
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  59. Lee KS, Honda T, Reuss CS, Zhou Y, Khandheria BK, Lester SJ. Effect of echocardiographic contrast on velocity vector imaging myocardial tracking. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jul; 21: (7)818-23.
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  60. Jiamsripong P, Honda T, Reuss CS, Hurst RT, Chaliki HP, Grill DE, Schneck SL, Tyler R, Khandheria BK, Lester SJ. Three methods for evaluation of left atrial volume. Eur J Echocardiogr. 2008 May; 9 (3):351-5 Epub 2007 July 23
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  61. Lester SJ, Tajik AJ, Nishimura RA, Oh JK, Khandheria BK, Seward JB. Unlocking the mysteries of diastolic function: deciphering the Rosetta Stone 10 years later. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Feb 19; 51 (7):679-89
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  62. Wilansky S, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. Complications of myocardial infarction. Crit Care Med. 2007 Aug; 35 (8 Suppl):S348-54
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  63. Lester SJ, Wilansky S. Endocarditis and associated complications. Crit Care Med. 2007 Aug; 35: (8 Suppl)S384-91.
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  64. Lee KS, Abbas AE, Khandheria BK, Lester SJ. Echocardiographic assessment of right heart hemodynamic parameters. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 Jun; 20: (6)773-82.
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  65. Reuss CS, Lester SJ, Hurst RT, Askew JW, Nager P, Lusk J, Altemose GT, Tajik AJ. Isolated left ventricular basal ballooning phenotype of transient cardiomyopathy in young women. Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 15; 99: (10)1451-3.
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  66. Sengupta PP, Krishnamoorthy VK, Korinek J, Narula J, Vannan MA, Lester SJ, Tajik JA, Seward JB, Khandheria BK, Belohlavek M. Left ventricular form and function revisited: applied translational science to cardiovascular ultrasound imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 May; 20 (5):539-51
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  67. Bidart CM, Abbas AE, Parish JM, Chaliki HP, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. The noninvasive evaluation of exercise-induced changes in pulmonary artery pressure and pulmonary vascular resistance. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2007 Mar; 20: (3)270-5.
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  68. Lee KS, Appleton CP, Lester SJ, Adam TJ, Hurst RT, Moreno CA, Altemose GT. Relation of electrocardiographic criteria for left atrial enlargement to two-dimensional echocardiographic left atrial volume measurements. Am J Cardiol. 2007 Jan 01; 99: (1)113-8.
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  69. Lester SJ, Askew JW, Hurst RT, Moreno CA, Hentz JG, Wood LA, Simpson RA, Schneck SL, Tyler R, Chaliki HP, Lynch JJ. Contrast echocardiography: experience in a clinical echocardiography laboratory. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2006 Jul; 19: (7)919-23.
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  70. Reuss CS, Moreno CA, Appleton CP, Lester SJ. Doppler tissue imaging during supine and upright exercise in healthy adults. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2005 Dec; 18: (12)1343-8.
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  71. Takemoto Y, Barnes ME, Seward JB, Lester SJ, Appleton CA, Gersh BJ, Bailey KR, Tsang TSM. Usefulness of left atrial volume in predicting first congestive heart failure in patients >= 65 years of age with well-preserved left ventricular systolic function. American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Sep 15; 96(6):832-6.
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  72. Srivathsan K, Lester SJ, Appleton CP, Scott LR, Munger TM. Ventricular tachycardia in the absence of structural heart disease. Indian Pacing Electrophysiol J. 2005 Apr 1; 5 (2):106-21 Epub 2005 Apr 01
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  73. Abbas AE, Lester SJ, Connolly H. Pregnancy and the cardiovascular system. Int J Cardiol. 2005 Feb 15; 98 (2):179-89
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  74. Abbas A, Lester S, Moreno FC, Srivathsan K, Fortuin D, Appleton C. Noninvasive assessment of right atrial pressure using Doppler tissue imaging. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Nov; 17(11):1155-60.
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  75. Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Patel B, Moreno CA, Schiller NB, Lester SJ. Noninvasive measurement of systemic vascular resistance using Doppler echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2004 Aug; 17(8):834-8.
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  76. Richman PB, Loutfi H, Lester SJ, Cambell P, Matthews J, Friese J, Wood J, Kasper D, Chen F, Mandell M. Electrocardiographic findings in emergency department patients with pulmonary embolism. J Emerg Med. 2004 Aug; 27(2):121-6.
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  77. Lester SJ, Shin H, Lambert AS, Miller JP, Cahalan MK, Seeberger MD, Foster E, Schiller NB. Is PA-PWRmax truly a preload-independent index of myocardial contractility in anesthetized humans? Cardiology. 2004; 102(2):77-81.
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  78. Abbas AE, Fortuin FD, Schiller NB, Appleton CP, Moreno CA, Lester SJ. Echocardiographic determination of mean pulmonary artery pressure. Am J Cardiol. 2003 Dec 1; 92(11):1373-6.
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