Robert J. Widmer, MD, PhD

Original Contribution

High-Sensitivity Troponin in Patients With Coronary Artery Endothelial Dysfunction

10/26/2018

Brad S. Karon , MD, PhD;

Allan S. Jaffe , MD;

Amir Lerman , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Chad J. Zack , MD;

Robert J. Widmer , MD, PhD;

Coronary endothelial dysfunction (CED) is associated with recurrent ischemia. The role of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels in patients with CED has not been established. Patients with suspected ischemia, who underwent clinically...

Coronary endothelial dysfunction...

10/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Resting Physiological Indices: Can We Use the Generic Pd/Pa?

09/05/2019

Robert J. Widmer , MD, PhD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Now with the wide availability of both hyperemic (FFR) and non-hyperemic translesional pressure ratios (NHPRs), the question becomes, how to select which ratio to use and when to use it? In addition, what does the lab do when it does not have...

Now with the wide availability...

09/05/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Global Hypokinesis in Resting Transthoracic Echocardiography Diagnosis of Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease

07/22/2024

Jess Hatfield , MD;

Michael D. Woods , BS;

Kendall Hammonds , MPH;

Laith Wahab , DO, MS, OMS-IV;

Vinh Nguyen , MD;

Ossama Abou Hassan , MD;

Javed Butler , MD;

Robert J. Widmer , MD, PhD;

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between coronary artery disease, heart failure, and wall motion abnormalities on transthoracic echocardiography.

The purpose of this study was to...

07/22/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology