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• Saxon LA, Rao AK: Body computing: how networked medical devices can solve problems facing health care today. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 18(12):1345-7, 2007.
• De Marco T, Wolfel E, Feldman AM, Lowes B, Higginbotham MB, Ghali JK, Wagoner L, Kirlin PC, Kennett JD, Goel S, Saxon LA, Boehmer JP, Mann D, Galle E, Ecklund F, Yong P, Bristow MR: Impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on exercise performance, functional capacity, and quality of life in systolic heart failure with QRS prolongation: COMPANION trial sub-study. J Card Fail 14(1):9-18, 2008.
• Saxon LA, Rao AK, Klarich KW. Shortage of Female Cardiologists: Exploring the
  Issues. Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008;83:1022-1025
• Hameed AB, Chan K, Ghamsary M, Elkayam U, Longitudinal Changes in the B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Levels in Normal Pregnancy and Postpartum. Clin Cardiol. Published Online: May 19 2009.
• Elkayam U, Janmohamed M, Hatamizadeh P, Heywood JT, Wei LJ, Mills RM. Impact of acute serum creatinine elevation in patients treated with nesiritide. Clin Cardiol. 2009; 32:215-19.
• Goland S, Elkayam U. Cardiovascular problems in pregnant women with Marfan syndrome.  Circulation 2009;119:619--23.
• Gleicher N, Elkayam U. Peripartum cardiomyopathy, an autoimmune manifestation of allograft rejection? Autoimmune Rev 2009;8:384 -7.
• Goldsmith SR, Elkayam U, Haught WH, Barve A, He W. Efficacy and  safety of the vasopressin V1A/V2 - receptor antagonist conivaptan in  acute decompensated heart failure: a dose-ranging pilote study. J Card  Fail 2008;14:641-7.
• Elkayam U,  Akhter M, Liu M, Hatamizadeh P, Barakat MN. Assessment of Renal Hemodynamic Effects of Nesiritide in Patients With Heart Failure Using Intravascular Doppler and Quantitative Angiography, J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008; 1:765-71.
• Puri P, Mehra A, Elkayam U. Cheyne-Stokes respiration and cardiac hemodynamics in heart failure. Catheter cardiovasc Interv 2008; 72:581-5.
• Giles TD, Miller AB, Elkayam U, Bhattacharya M, perez A.   Pioglitazone and heart failure: results from a controlled study in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and systolic dysfunction. J card Fail 2008;14:445-52.
• Roth A, Elkayam U. Acute Myocardial Infarction Associated With Pregnancy. Am Coll Cardiol, 2008; 52:171-180.
• Elkayam U, Janmohamed M, Habib M, Hatamizadeh P, Vasodilators in the management of acute heart failure. Crit Care Med. 2008; 36:95-105.
• Elkayam U, Ng TMH, Hatamizadeh P,  Janmohamed M, Mehra A. Renal Vasodilatory Action of Dopamine in Patients With Heart Failure: Magnitude of Effect and Site of Action. Circulation 2008;117:200-5.
• Rahimtoola SH et al: Chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction. J Am Coll Cardiol Img 2008;1:536-555.
• Rahimtoola SH: Valvular heart disease: a perspective on the asymptomatic patient with severe aortic stenosis. Eur Heart J 2008;29:1783-1790
• Rahimtoola SH: The year in valvular heart disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:1894-1908.