Dr. Mohammad Reza Movahed
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Dr. Mohammad Reza Movahed

Clinical Professor
University of Arizona, USA

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Immunology from Hannover University, Germany

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Area of Interest:

Medicine
100%
Community Health
62%
Tropical Medicine
90%
Life Sciences
75%
Immunology
55%

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Selected Publications

  1. Namazi, M.H., A.R. Serati, H. Vakili, M. Safi and S.A.P. Parsa et al., 2017. A novel risk score in predicting failure or success for antegrade approach to percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion: Antegrade CTO score. Int. J. Angiol., 26: 89-94.
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  2. Ghasemi, A., A.R. Serati, S. Emami and M.R. Movahed, 2017. Complete isolation of right subclavian artery supplied by the thoracic aorta and bilateral patent ductus arteriosus. Future Cardiol., 13: 337-344.
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  3. Suryanarayana, P., S. Kollampare and M.R. Movahed, 2016. Spontaneous resolution of catheter-induced iatrogenic vein graft dissection: First case report and review of literature. Int. J. Angiol., 25: e123-e125.
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  4. Safi, M., V. Eslami, M.H. Namazi, H. Vakili and H. Saadat et al., 2016. Visual-functional mismatch between coronary angiography, fractional flow reserve and quantitative coronary angiography. Int. J. Angiol., 25: 229-234.
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  5. Safi, M., M.H. Namazi, E. Fooladi, H. Vakili and S.A. Parsa et al., 2016. Comparison of fractional flow reserve measurements using intracoronary adenosine versus intracoronary sodium nitroprusside infusions in moderately stenotic coronary artery lesions. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 17: 441-443.
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  6. Namazi, M.H., I. Khaheshi, A.R. Serati and M.R. Movahed, 2016. The safety of using large amount (30 cc) of Onyx (ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer) for the treatment of large type II endoleak after endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Int. J. Angiol., 25: e169-e172.
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  7. Movahed, M.R., J.Z. Lee, W.Y. Lim, M. Hashemzadeh and M. Hashemzadeh, 2016. Strong independent association between obesity and essential hypertension. Clin. Obesity, 6: 189-192.
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  8. Movahed, M.R., 2016. Reverse Movahed Maneuver: Maximal expiration maneuver during saphenous vein graft intervention for facilitated balloon and stent delivery in tortuous vein grafts-a novel technique. Int. J. Angiol., 25: e66-e69.
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  9. Yaghmour, N. and M.R. Movahed, 2015. Willingness to perform chest compression only in witnessed cardiac arrest victims versus cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Iran. Int. Cardiovasc. Res. J., 9: 7-9.
  10. Taherkhani, M., S.R. Hashemi, M. Hekmat, M. Safi, A. Taherkhani and M.R. Movahed, 2015. Thrombolytic therapy for right-sided mechanical pulmonic and tricuspid valves: The largest survival analysis to date. Texas Heart Inst. J., 42: 543-547.
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  11. Namazi, M.H., I. Khaheshi, A.R. Serati and M.R. Movahed, 2015. Resistant hypertension due to unilateral renal artery occlusion as the first presentation of antiphospholipid syndrome. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 16: 190-191.
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  12. Movahed, M.R., M.F. Khan, M. Hashemzadeh and M. Hashemzadeh, 2015. Age adjusted nationwide trends in the incidence of all cause and ST elevation myocardial infarction associated cardiogenic shock based on gender and race in the United States. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 16: 2-5.
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  13. Movahed, M.R. and K. Lata, 2015. Any degree of mitral regurgitation found during invasive ventriculography is associated with all-cause mortality. Int. J. Angiol., 24: 275-277.
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  14. Hashemzadeh, M., J.M. Arreguin, T. Roberts and M.R. Movahed, 2015. A novel inhibitor of protease-activated receptor 1: A review of chemical structure and mode of action. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med., 16: 68-73.
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  15. Suryanarayana, P., S. Kollampare, I.B. Riaz, J. Lee, M. Husnain, F.K. Luni and M.R. Movahed, 2014. Presence of anomalous coronary seen on angiogram is not associated with increased risk of significant coronary artery disease. Int. J. Angiol., 23: 243-246.
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  16. Pasha, A.K., M.D. Elder, U.E. Malik, A.M. Khalid, Z. Noor and M.R. Movahed, 2014. Symptomatic radial artery thrombosis successfully treated with endovascular approach via femoral access route. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 15: 357-359.
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  17. Pasha, A.K., M.D. Elder, D. Khurram, B.A. Snyder and M.R. Movahed, 2014. Successful management of acute massive pulmonary embolism using Angiovac suction catheter technique in a hemodynamically unstable patient. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 15: 240-243.
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  18. O'Donoghue, M.L., E. Braunwald, H.D. White, D.L. Steen and M.A. Lukas et al., 2014. Effect of darapladib on major coronary events after an acute coronary syndrome: The SOLID-TIMI 52 randomized clinical trial. J. Am. Med. Assoc., 312: 1006-1015.
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  19. Murarka, S. and M.R. Movahed, 2014. The use of micropuncture technique for vascular or body cavity access. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med., 15: 245-251.
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  20. Movahed, M.R., M.F. Khan and M. Hashemzadeh, 2014. Gradual decline in the age-adjusted in-hospital mortality rate from STEMI-related cardiogenic shock irrespective of cause, race or gender with persistent higher mortality rates in women despite multivariate adjustment. J. Invasive Cardiol., 26: 7-12.
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  21. Ramaraj, R., C. Manrique, M. Hashemzadeh and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Mitral annulus calcification is independently associated with all-cause mortality. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 18: e5-e7.
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  22. Nguyen, J., E. Juneman and M.R. Movahed, 2013. The value of β-blockers administration during recovery phase of dobutamine stress echocardiography: A review. Echocardiography, 30: 723-729.
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  23. Movahed, M.R., 2013. The optimal treatment of STEMI: New pharmacological and device approaches. Panminerva Medica, 55: 339-343.
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  24. Khan, M.F., C.S. Wendel, H.M. Thai and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Effects of percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions on clinical outcomes: A meta-analysis comparing successful versus failed percutaneous intervention for chronic total occlusion. Catheteriz. Cardiovasc. Interventions, 82: 95-107.
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  25. Khan, M.F., C.S. Wendel and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Prevention of post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) atrial fibrillation: Efficacy of prophylactic beta-blockers in the modern era. Ann. Noninvasive Electrocardiol., 18: 58-68.
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  26. Khan, M.F., A. Herle and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Risk factors for post-Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) atrial fibrillation and the role of aspirin and beta blockers in its prevention. J. Atrial Fibrillation, 5: 10-19.
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  27. Khan, M.F. and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Obesity cardiomyopathy and systolic function: Obesity is not independently associated with dilated cardiomyopathy. Heart Failure Rev., 18: 207-217.
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  28. Hashemzadeh, M., S. Park, H. Ju and M.R. Movahed, 2013. A novel design of combining the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitor captopril with the Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) losartan using homo coupling via PEG diacid linker. Recent Patents Cardiovasc. Drug Discov., 8: 221-225.
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  29. Eslami, V., M. Safi, M. Taherkhani, A. Adibi and M.R. Movahed, 2013. Evaluation of QT, QT dispersion and T-wave peak to end time changes after primary percutaneous coronary intervention in patients presenting with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction. J. Invasive Cardiol., 25: 232-234.
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  30. Thal, S., R. Boyella, R. Arsanjani, H. Thai, E. Juneman, M.R. Movahed and S. Goldman, 2012. Unusual combination of Holt-Oram syndrome and persistent left superior vena cava. Congenital Heart Dis., 7: E46-E49.
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  31. Safi, M., N.P. Ebrahim, M.H. Namazi, H. Saadat, H. Vakili, M. Hekmat and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Traumatic coronary artery fistula closure with stent graft. Methodist DeBakey Cardiovasc. J., 8: 59-60.
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  32. Namazi, M.H., R.T. Rostami, A. Mohammadi, A.L. Amini and M. Safi et al., 2012. Iatrogenic left main artery dissection: A catastrophic complication. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 17: 254-256.
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  33. Movahed, M.R., V. Ram and R. Arsanjani, 2012. Optimal visualization of five different stent layers during and after percutaneous coronary intervention for recurrent in-stent restenosis using Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 13: 292-294.
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  34. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, A. Khoynezhad, M. Hashemzadeh and M. Hashemzadeh, 2012. Declining in-hospital mortality in patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery in the United States irrespective of presence of type 2 diabetes or congestive heart failure. Clin. Cardiol., 35: 297-300.
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  35. Khoubyari, R., R. Arsanjani, M.R. Habibzadeh, J. Echeverri and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Successful removal of an entrapped and kinked catheter during right transradial cardiac catheterization by snaring and unwinding the catheter via femoral access. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 13: 202.e1-202.e3.
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  36. Khan, M.F., M.R. Movahed and J. Jung, 2012. Pasteurella multocida endocarditis. J. Heart Valve Dis., 21: 260-262.
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  37. Juneman, E., L. Saleh, H. Thai, S. Goldman and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Successful coronary angiography with adequate image acquisition using a combination of gadolinium and a power injector in a patient with severe iodine contrast allergy. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 17: 17-19.
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  38. Hekmat, M., S. Rafieian, Z.A. Aval, M. Khani, M. Taherkhani and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Asymptomatic pediatric pulmonic valve myxoma involving the right ventricular outflow tract: A case report and review of the literature. J. Heart Valve Dis., 21: 398-400.
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  39. Arsanjani, R., J. Echeverri and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Successful coil embolization of pericardiacophrenic artery perforation occurring during transradial cardiac catheterization via right radial artery. J. Invasive Cardiol., 24: 671-674.
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  40. Arsanjani, R., A. Khitri, M. Hashemzadeh and M.R. Movahed, 2012. Low-dose unfractionated heparin administration during intravascular ultrasound studies is safe even shortly after endomyocardial biopsy in cardiac transplant patients. J. Invasive Cardiol., 24: 154-156.
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  41. Ramaraj, R., M.R. Movahed and M. Hashemzadeh, 2011. Novel antiplatelet agent ticagrelor in the management of acute coronary syndrome. J. Interventional Cardiol., 24: 199-207.
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  42. Namazi, M.H., M. Biglari, M. Khani, V. Eslami and M.R. Movahed, 2011. Acute myocardial infarction secondary to suspected paradoxical emboli through patent foramen ovale in a young woman. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 9: 122-124.
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  43. Movahed, M.R., S. Bates, D. Strootman and S. Sattur, 2011. Obesity in adolescence is associated with left ventricular hypertrophy and hypertension. Echocardiography, 28: 150-153.
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  44. Movahed, M.R., J. John, M. Hashemzadeh and M. Hashemzadeh, 2011. Mortality trends for Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) in the United States from 1988 to 2004. Clin. Cardiol., 34: 689-692.
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  45. Movahed, M.R., 2011. Major limitations of randomized clinical trials involving coronary artery bifurcation interventions: Time for redesigning clinical trials by involving only true bifurcation lesions and using appropriate bifurcation classification. J. Interventional Cardiol., 24: 295-301.
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  46. Hashemzadeh, M., M.R. Movahed, W.A. Russu, L. Soroush and D.N. Hill, 2011. Novel design and synthesis of modified structure of carvedilol. Recent Patents Cardiovasc. Drug Discov., 6: 175-179.
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  47. Habibzadeh, M.R., H. Thai and M.R. Movahed, 2011. Prophylactic intragraft injection of nicardipine prior to saphenous vein graft percutaneous intervention for the prevention of no-reflow: A review and comparison to protection devices. J. Invasive Cardiol., 23: 202-206.
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  48. Habibzadeh, M.R. and M.R. Movahed, 2011. A runaway clot. Acute Cardiac Care, 13: 189-189.
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  49. Attaran, R.R., S. Butman and M.R. Movahed, 2011. Going around the bend: Deep inspiration facilitates difficult stent delivery in the native coronary arteries. Texas Heart Inst. J., 38: 270-274.
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  50. Arsanjani, R., S. Goldman, M.P. Habib and M.R. Movahed, 2011. Modified thrombolytic therapy for massive pulmonary emboli. Am. J. Med., 124: e7-e8.
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  51. Tajik, R., H. Saadat, M. Taherkhani and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Angina induced by 5-fluorouracil infusion in a patient with normal coronaries. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 8: E111-E112.
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  52. Serati, A.R., M.R. Motamedi, S. Emami, P. Varedi and M.R. Movahed, 2010. L-carnitine treatment in patients with mild diastolic heart failure is associated with improvement in diastolic function and symptoms. Cardiology, 116: 178-182.
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  53. Serati, A.R., M.H. Namazi, B.K. Nejad, P. Varedi and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Clinical characteristics and prognosis of pulmonary vein leiomayosarcoma: A review and survival analysis. Echocardiography, 27: 210-214.
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  54. Sattur, S., S. Bates and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Prevalence of mitral valve prolapse and associated valvular regurgitations in healthy teenagers undergoing screening echocardiography. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 15: e13-e15.
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  55. Saleh, L. and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Successful conservative treatment of an undeployed embolized intracoronary stent with dual antiplatelet and warfarin therapy. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 15: e70-e72.
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  56. Safi, M., M. Taherkhani, R.M. Badalabadi, V. Eslami and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Coronary aneurysm and silent myocardial infarction in an adolescent secondary to undiagnosed childhood Kawasaki disease. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 15: e18-e19.
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  57. Saadat, H., S. Emami, M.H. Namazi, M. Safi, H. Vakili and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Difficult pacemaker implantation. Detection of a wrong course due to sinus venosus type atrial septal defect. Congenital Anomalies, 50: 203-204.
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  58. Ramaraj, R. and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Reverse or inverted takotsubo cardiomyopathy (reverse left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome) presents at a younger age compared with the mid or apical variant and is always associated with triggering stress. Congestive Heart Failure, 16: 284-286.
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  59. Murarka, S., R. Attaran ad M.R. Movahed, 2010. Correlation between estimated ejection fraction measured by echocardiography with ejection fraction estimated by cardiac catheterization in patients awaiting cardiac transplantation. J. Invasive Cardiol., 22: 571-573.
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  60. Murarka, S. and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Review of Movahed's sign (D shaped left ventricle seen on gated SPECT) suggestive of right ventricular overload. Int. J. Cardiovasc. Imaging, 26: 553-557.
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  61. Murarka, S. and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Diabetic cardiomyopathy. J. Cardiac Failure, 16: 971-979.
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  62. Movahed, M.R., S. Sattur and M. Hashemzadeh, 2010. Independent association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension over a period of 10 years in a large inpatient population. Clin. Exp. Hypertens., 32: 198-201.
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  63. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, M. Hashemzadeh and M. Hashemzadeh, 2010. Nationwide trends in the age adjusted prevalence of Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (NSTEMI) across various races and gender in the USA. Acute Cardiac Care, 12: 58-62.
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  64. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh, M.M. Jamal and R. Ramaraj, 2010. Decreasing in-hospital mortality of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with persistent higher mortality rates in women and minorities in the United States. J. Invasive Cardiol., 22: 58-60.
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  65. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh, A. Khoynezhad, M.M. Jamal and R. Ramaraj, 2010. Sex- and ethnic group-specific nationwide trends in the use of coronary artery bypass grafting in the United States. J. Thoracic Cardiovasc. Surg., 139: 1545-1547.
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  66. Movahed, M.R., D. Strootman, S. Bates and S. Sattur, 2010. Prevalence of suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy or left ventricular hypertrophy based on race and gender in teenagers using screening echocardiography. Cardiovasc. Ultrasound, Vol. 8. 10.1186/1476-7120-8-54.
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  67. Movahed, M.R., 2010. Ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein cannulation. N. Engl. J. Med., 363: 796-797.
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  68. Movahed, M.R., 2010. Transient cardiac ballooning is not best nomenclature for Takotsubo cardiomyopathy as it does not capture all variants of this syndrome. Stress cardiomyopathy is a much better term for this syndrome. Clin. Cardiol., 33: 241-242.
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  69. Movahed, M.R., 2010. Studies involving coronary bifurcation interventions should utilize the most comprehensive and technically relevant Movahed coronary bifurcation classification for better communication and accuracy. Am. J. Cardiol., 105: 1204-1205.
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  70. Movahed, M.R., 2010. Major differences between hydrophilic-coated radial sheaths in regards to skin infection and reaction. JACC: Cardiovasc. Interventions, 3: 885-885.
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  71. Movahed, M.R. and S. Sattur, 2010. Low ejection fraction documented during cardiac catheterization is significantly associated with long-term, all-cause mortality. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 11: 163-166.
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  72. Khitri, A., S. Jayasuriya, M.R. Habibzadeh and M.R. Movahed, 2010. Coronary stenting in patients with medically resistant vasospasm. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med., 11: 264-270.
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  73. Wallentin, L., R.C. Becker, A. Budaj, C.P. Cannon and H. Emanuelsson et al., 2009. Ticagrelor versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes. N. Engl. J. Med., 361: 1045-1057.
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  74. Safi, M., V. Eslami, A.A. Shabestari, H. Saadat, M.H. Namazi, H. Vakili and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Extrinsic compression of left main coronary artery by the pulmonary trunk secondary to pulmonary hypertension documented using 64-slice multidetector computed tomography coronary angiography. Clin. Cardiol., 32: 426-428.
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  75. Saadat, H., M. Taherkhani, M. Safi, H. Vakili, M.H. Namazi, H.R. Poorhoseini and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Percutaneous treatment of spontaneous left main coronary artery dissection extending to the left anterior descending and circumflex arteries possibly triggered by thrombolytic therapy. Int. J. Angiol., 18: 151-154.
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  76. Saadat, H., M. Taherkhani, A. Mohammadi, A.A. Shabestari and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Rectus hematoma-an under-recognized complication of transfemoral cardiac catheterization. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 7: E128-E129.
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  77. Ramaraj, R., V.L. Sorrell and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Levels of troponin release can aid in the early exclusion of stress-induced (takotsubo) cardiomyopathy. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 14: 6-8.
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  78. Ramaraj, R. and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Sharp chest pains occurring during right ventricular biopsy in a patient 9 years after cardiac transplant. Exp. Clin. Transplantation. Off. J. Middle East Soc. Org. Transplantation, 7: 56-57.
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  79. Namazi, M.H., V. Eslami, S. Norouzi, M. Taherkhani and M. Safi et al., 2009. Isolated noncompaction of left ventricular myocardium with an unusual presentation of angina pectoris. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med., 10: 232-235.
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  80. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, M.M. Jamal and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Nationwide trends in the utilization of Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (MVPCI) in the United States across different gender and ethnicities. J. Interventional Cardiol., 22: 247-251.
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  81. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, M.M. Jamal and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Nationwide trends in the utilisation of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) in the United States of America based on gender and ethnicities. EuroIntervention, 5: 343-348.
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  82. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, M.M. Jamal and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Decline in the nationwide trends in in-hospital mortality of patients undergoing multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention. J. Invasive Cardiol., 21: 388-390.
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  83. Movahed, M.R., R. Ramaraj, M. Hashemzadeh, M.M. Jamal and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Rate of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in the United States from 1988 to 2004 (from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample). Am. J. Cardiol., 104: 5-8.
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  84. Movahed, M.R., J. John, M. Hashemzadeh, M.M. Jamal and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Trends in the age adjusted mortality from acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction in the United States (1988-2004) based on race, gender, infarct location and comorbidities. Am. J. Cardiol., 104: 1030-1034.
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  85. Movahed, M.R., A. Martinez, J. Greaves, S. Greaves, H. Morrell and M. Hashemzadeh, 2009. Left ventricular hypertrophy is associated with obesity, male gender, and symptoms in healthy adolescents. Obesity, 17: 606-610.
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  86. Movahed, M.R., 2009. Timing of coronary artery bypass grafting in patients on clopidogrel therapy: A review. Endovasc. J., 2: 3-4.
  87. Movahed, M.R., 2009. Regarding comparison of percutaneous coronary intervention with bare-metal and drug-eluting stents for cardiac allograft vasculopathy. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. Intv., 2: 474-474.
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  88. Movahed, M.R., 2009. Quantitative angiographic methods for bifurcation lesions: A consensus statement from the European Bifurcation Group. Shortcoming of the Medina classification as a preferred classification for coronary artery bifurcation lesions in comparison to the Movahed classification. Catheteriz. Cardiovasc. Interventions, 74: 817-818.
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  89. Movahed, M.R. and Y. Saito, 2009. Lack of association between obesity and left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Echocardiography, 26: 128-132.
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  90. Khoynezhad, A., R. Celis, M. Hashemzadeh, M.R. Movahed and Z. Jalali, 2009. Current status of thoracic endografting and its adjunctive pharmacology. Expert Opin. Pharmacother., 10: 2871-2881.
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  91. Khoynezhad, A., M.R. Movahed, M. Hashemzadeh, A. Emaminia and Z. Jalali, 2009. Perioperative management of patients on adenosine diphosphate inhibitors in the era of drug-eluting stents: review of the literature and clinical implications. Curr. Med. Chem., 16: 591-598.
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  92. Jayasuriya, S. and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Infectious endocarditis with systemic septic embolization as a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 14: e17-e20.
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  93. Hashemzadeh, M., S. Goldsberry, M. Furukawa, A. Khoynezhad and M.R. Movahed, 2009. ADP receptor-blocker thienopyridines: Chemical structures, mode of action and clinical use. A review. J. Invasive Cardiol., 21: 406-412.
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  94. Hashemzadeh, M. and M.R. Movahed, 2009. The occurrence of asthma in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Internal Med. J., 39: 699-701.
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  95. Becker, R.C., D.J. Moliterno, L.K. Jennings, K.S. Pieper and J. Pei et al., 2009. Safety and tolerability of SCH 530348 in patients undergoing non-urgent percutaneous coronary intervention: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study. Lancet, 373: 919-928.
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  96. Attaran, R.R., R. Ramaraj, V.L. Sorrell and M.R. Movahed, 2009. Poor correlation of estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure between echocardiography and right heart catheterization in patients awaiting cardiac transplantation: Results from the clinical arena. Transplant. Proc., 41: 3827-3830.
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  97. Ramaraj, R. and M.R. Movahed, 2008. Microvascular dysfunction following primary percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of ST elevation myocardial infarction. J. Invasive. Cardiol., 20: 603-614.
  98. Movahed, M.R., K. Kern, H. Thai, R. Ebrahimi, M. Friedman and M. Slepian, 2008. Coronary artery bifurcation lesions: A review and update on classification and interventional techniques. Cardiovasc. Revascularization Med., 9: 263-268.
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  99. Movahed, M.R., A. Martinez, H. Morrell, S. Greaves, J. Greaves and S.S. Gender, 2008. Differences in reporting physical symptoms during screening echocardiography in healthy teenage athletes. Cardiol. Young, 18: 303-306.
  100. Movahed, M.R., 2008. What we should know about bifurcation disease. Cardiovasc. Interventions, 1: 595-596.
  101. Movahed, M.R., 2008. Wellens' syndrome or inverted u‐waves. Clin. Cardiol., 31: 133-134.
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  102. Movahed, M.R., 2008. How should we approach coronary artery bifurcation lesions? A guide for coronary bifurcation lesion specific interventional techniques. Iran J. Med. Sci., 33: 187-194.
  103. Movahed, M.R., 2008. Coronary artery bifurcation lesion classifications, interventional techniques and clinical outcome. Exp. Rev. Cardiovasc. Ther., 6: 261-274.
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  104. Movahed, M.R. and Y. Saito, 2008. Obesity is associated with left atrial enlargement, E/A reversal and left ventricular hypertrophy. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 13: 89-91.
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  105. Movahed, M.R. and S.M. Butman, 2008. The pathogenesis and treatment of no-reflow occurring during percutaneous coronary intervention. Cardiovasc. Revascularization Med., 9: 56-61.
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  106. Movahed, M.R. and N. Milne, 2008. Poor correlation between left and right ventricular ejection in patients without cardiomyopathy. Exp. Clin. Cardol., 13: 179-181.
  107. Movahed, M.R. and K. Mostafizi, 2008. Reverse or inverted left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome (Reverse takotsubo cardiomyopathy) in a young woman in the setting of amphetamine use. Echocardiography, 25: 429-432.
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  108. Movahed, M.R. and G. Baweja, 2008. Distal administration of very high doses of intracoronary adenosine for the treatment of resistant no-reflow. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 13: 141-143.
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  109. Milne, N., J. Herman, D. Stobbe , K.P. Lyons and M.R. Movahed, 2008. Right ventricular ejection fraction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Internet J. Cardiol., 5: 1-4.
  110. Hepner, A., H. Morrell, G.S.J. Greaves and M.R. Movahed, 2008. Prevalence of mitral valveprolapse in young athletes. Cardiol. Young, 18: 402-404.
  111. Hashemzadeh, M., M. Furukawa, S. Goldsberry and M.R. Movahed, 2008. Chemical structures and mode of action of intravenous glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers: A review. Exp. Clin. Cardiol., 13: 192-197.
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  112. Ebrahimi, R., J. Saleh, E. Toggart, A. Shah and S. Azmoon et al., 2008. Effect of preprocedural statin therapy on procedural myocardial infarction and major cardiac adverse events in percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis. J. Invasive Cardiol., 20: 292-295.
  113. Donohue, D., F. Tehrani, R. Jamehdor, C. Lam and M.R. Movahed, 2008. The prevalence of Brugada ECG in adult patients in a large university hospital in the western United States. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 6: 48-50.
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  114. Tehrani, F. and M.R. Movahed, 2007. How to prevent echocardiographic misinterpretation of gerbode type defect as pulmonary arterial hypertension. Eur. J. Echocardiography, 8: 494-497.
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  115. Movahed, M.R., Y. Saito, M. Ahmadi-Kashani and R, Ebrahimi, 2007. Mitral annulus calcification is associated with valvular and cardiac structural abnormalities. Cardiovasc Ultrasound, Vol. 5. 10.1186/1476-7120-5-14.
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  116. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2007. Significant increase in the prevalence of non-rheumatic aortic valve disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. Diabetes, 115: 105-107.
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  117. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2007. Increased prevalence of infectious endocarditis in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. J. Diabetes Complications, 21: 403-406.
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  118. Movahed, M.R., 2007. Predictor of a negative tilt‐table test result based on early heart rate variation in patients with a history of syncope. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 5: 247-249.
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  119. Movahed, M.R., 2007. Interference of breast implants with echocardiographic image acquisition and interpretation. Cardiovasc. Ultrasound, Vol. 5. 10.1186/1476-7120-5-9.
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  120. Movahed, M.R., 2007. Intercoronary communication between left anterior descending artery and totally occluded right coronary artery. Am. Heart Hosp J., 5: 125-126.
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  121. Movahed, M.R., 2007. Diabetes as a risk factor for cardiac conduction defects: A review. Diabetes Obesity Metab., 9: 276-281.
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  122. Movahed, M.R., 2007. Attenuation artifact during myocardial SPECT imaging secondary to saline and silicone breast implants. Am. Heart Hosp. J., 5: 195-196.
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  123. Movahed, M.R. and R. Ebrahimi, 2007. The prevalence of valvular abnormalities in patients who were referred for echocardiographic examination with a primary diagnosis of “heart murmur”. Echocardiography, 24: 447-451.
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  124. Movahed, M.R. and N. Milne, 2007. Presence of biventricular dysfunction in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Congestive Heart Fail., 13: 78-80.
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  125. Movahed, M.R. and D. Donohue, 2007. Transient left ventricular apical ballooning, broken heart syndrome, ampulla cardiomyopathy, atypical apical ballooning, or Tako-Tsubo cardiomyopathy. Cardiovasc. Revascularization Med., 8: 289-292.
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  126. Movahed, M.R. and A.D. Hepner, 2007. Mitral valvar prolapse is significantly associated with low body mass index in addition to mitral and tricuspid regurgitation. Cardiol. Young, 17: 172-174.
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  127. Hepner, A.D., M. Ahmadi-Kashani and M.R. Movahed, 2007. The prevalence of mitral valve prolapse in patients undergoing echocardiography for clinical reason. Int. J. Cardiol., 123: 55-57.
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  128. Askarian, M., O. Assadian, G.H.R. Safaee, A. Golkar, S. Namazi and M.R. Movahed, 2007. Vancomycin use in a large teaching hospital in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran, 2003. Eastern Mediterr. Health J., 13: 1195-1201.
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  129. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2007. Diabetes mellitus is associated with higher prevalence of ventricular fibrillation. Heart Vessels, 22: 251-253.
  130. Stinis, C.T., P.E. Lizotte and M.R. Movahed, 2006. Impaired myocardial SPECT imaging secondary to silicon- and saline-containing breast implants. Int. J. Cardiovasc. Imaging, 22: 449-455.
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  131. Stinis, C.T. and M.R. Movahed, 2006. Cardiac evaluation, toxicity and monitoring in the treatment of breast cancer. Semin. Breast Dis., 9: 160-167.
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  132. Movahed, M.R., Y. Saito, M. Ahmadi-Kashani and B. Kasravi, 2006. Relation of pericardial effusion to degree of fractional shortening. Am. J. Cardiol., 97: 910-911.
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  133. Movahed, M.R., T.N. Nguyen, K. McAllister and J. Yang, 2006. Systolic cessation of the flow in the mid stent segment of the previously stented ostial vein graft with normal flow during diastole. A case report and brief review. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 7: 189-191.
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  134. Movahed, M.R., M. Ahmadi-Kashani, B. Kasravi and Y. Saito, 2006. Increased prevalence of mitral stenosis in women. J. Am. Soc. Echocardiogr., 19: 911-913.
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  135. Movahed, M.R., J. Wong and S. Molloi, 2006. Removal of iodine contrast from coronary sinus in swine during coronary angiography. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., 47: 465-467.
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  136. Movahed, M.R., J. Vu and P. Lizotte, 2006. Failure of gated SPECT and echocardiography to detect large apical aneurysm secondary to hyperdynamic left ventricular wall at the aneurysm neck. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 7: 250-254.
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  137. Movahed, M.R., J. Vu and C. Ahsan, 2006. Simultaneous subacute stent thrombosis of two drug-eluting stents in the left anterior descending and the circumflex coronary arteries. Case report and review of the literature. J. Invasive Cardiol., 18: E198-E202.
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  138. Movahed, M.R., F. Amani and C. Stinis, 2006. Combined peripheral and coronary artery percutaneous intervention in patients with significant coronary and peripheral vascular disease. Case reports and review. J. Invasive Cardiol., 18: E157-E161.
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  139. Movahed, M.R., A.D. Hepner and M. Ahmadi-Kashani, 2006. Echocardiographic prevalence of bicuspid aortic valve in the population. Heart Lung Circ., 15: 297-299.
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  140. Movahed, M.R., 2006. Persistent and proximal migration of a large coronary thrombus during percutaneous coronary intervention in the setting of acute Q-wave myocardial infarction. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 7: 48-50.
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  141. Movahed, M.R., 2006. Impairment of echocardiographic acoustic window caused by breast implants. Eur. J. Echocardiography, 9: 296-297.
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  142. Movahed, M.R. and S.A. Samsamsharaiat, 2006. Reproducible tendinitis-like symptoms related to statin therapy. J. Clin. Rheumatol., 12: 320-321.
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  143. Movahed, M.R. and C. Stinis, 2006. A new proposed simplified classification of coronary artery bifurcation lesions and bifurcation interventional techniques. J. Invasive Cardiol., 18: 199-204.
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  144. Movahed, M. and N. Milne, 2006. Association between amount of smoking with chronic cough and sputum production. Int. J. Pulm. Med., 7: 1-3.
  145. Mohaved, M.R., 2006. Six-months patency of three long drug eluting stents documented by surveillance coronary Multi-Detector Computed Tomography (MDCT). Clin. Res. Cardiol., 95: 605-609.
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  146. Hassapoyannes, C.A., D.V. Giurgiutiu, G. Eaves and M.R. Movahed, 2006. Apparent racial disparity in the utilization of invasive testing for risk assessment of cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 7: 64-69.
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  147. Hassapoyannes, C.A., D.V. Giurgiutiu, A. Bagasra and M.R. Movahed, 2006. Utilization efficacy of noninvasive and invasive cardiac testing among stable cardiac patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 7: 12-18.
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  148. Stinis, C.T., C.H. Ahsan and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Delayed spontaneous recanalization of a totally occluded right coronary artery following failed percutaneous coronary intervention with associated type F dissection: Case report and review. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 6: 174-178.
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  149. Sanaei-Ardekani, M., M.R. Movahed, S. Movafagh and N. Ghahramani, 2005. Contrast-induced nephropathy: A review. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 6: 82-88.
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  150. Samsamshariat, S.A., Z.A. Samsamshariat and M.R. Movahed, 2005. A novel method for safe and accurate left anterior descending coronary artery ligation for research in rats. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 6: 121-123.
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  151. Samsamshariat, S.A., M. Hashemzadeh, Z. Samsamshariat and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Cardiovascular and hemodynamic effect of polyethylene glycol in rats. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 6: 70-72.
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  152. Samsamshariat, S.A. and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Using a 0.035-in. straight-tip wire and a small infant laryngoscope for safe and easy endotracheal intubations in rats for cardiovascular research. Cardiovasc. Revasculariz. Med., 6: 160-162.
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  153. Movahed, M.R., M. Jalili and N. Kiciman, 2005. Cardiovascular abnormalities and arrhythmias in patients with Ondine's curse (congenital central hypoventilation) syndrome. Pacing Clin. Electrophysiol., 28: 1226-1230.
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  154. Movahed, M.R., M. Jalili and N. Kiciman, 2005. Absence of Device-Device Interaction (DDI) in a patient with cardiac and diaphragmatic pacemakers for congenital central hypoventilation syndrome. Pacing Clin. Electrophysiol., 28: 1238-1239.
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  155. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2005. The prevalence of pulmonary embolism and pulmonary hypertension in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Chest, 128: 3568-3571.
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  156. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2005. Increased prevalence of third-degree atrioventricular block in patients with type II diabetes mellitus. Chest, 128: 2611-2614.
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  157. Movahed, M.R., M. Hashemzadeh and M.M. Jamal, 2005. Diabetes mellitus is a strong, independent risk for atrial fibrillation and flutter in addition to other cardiovascular disease. Int. J. Cardiol., 105: 315-318.
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  158. Movahed, M.R., M. Ahmadi-Kashani and Y. Saito, 2005. Prevalence of suspected diastolic dysfunction in patients with a clinical diagnosis of congestive heart failure. Heart Failure Rev., 10: 263-264.
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  159. Movahed, M.R., H. Balian and P. Moraghebi, 2005. Reversible severe ischemic mitral regurgitation and cardiogenic shock as a complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. J. Invasive Cardiol., 17: 104-107.
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  160. Movahed, M.R., 2005. Failure of gated single photon emission computer tomography scan to detect imminent acute plaque rupture causing acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Case report. Chest, 128: 1043-1047.
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  161. Donohue, D., C. Ahsan, M. Sanaei-Ardekani and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Early diagnosis of stress-induced apical ballooning syndrome based on classic echocardiographic findings and correlation with cardiac catheterization. J. Am. Soc. Echocardiogr., 18: 1423.e1-1423.e8.
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  162. Donohue, D. and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Clinical characteristics, demographics and prognosis of transient left ventricular apical ballooning syndrome. Heart Failure Rev., 10: 311-316.
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  163. Movahed, M.R., F.A. Hepner, P. Lizotte, N. Milne and M.R. Movahed, 2005. Flattening of the interventricular septum (D-shaped left ventricle) in addition to high right ventricular tracer uptake and increased right ventricular volume found on gated SPECT studies strongly correlates with right ventricular overload. J. Nucl. Cardiol., 12: 428-434.
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  164. Movahed, M.R., B. Kasravi and C.S. Bryan, 2004. Prophylactic use of vancomycin in adult cardiology and cardiac surgery. J. Cardiovasc. Pharmacol. Therapeut., 9: 13-20.
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  165. Movahed, M.R., 2004. Brachytherapy with gamma radiation of a coronary artery for in-stent restenosis may induce the regression of in-stent restenosis of an adjacent coronary artery without angioplasty. First case report and review of the literature. Cardiovasc. Radiat. Med., 5: 166-170.
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  166. Bokhari, S.W., M.R. Movahed and J.C. Longhurst, 2004. Asymmetric septal hypertrophy presenting with cardiogenic shock, complete heart block and septal infarction despite normal coronaries. Rev. Cardiovasc. Med., 5: 58-64.
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  167. Movahed, M.R. and C.A. Hassapoyannes, 2001. Prediction of non-occurrence of syncope during a tilt-table test by early heart rate variations. J. S. Carolina Med. Assoc., 97: 207-210.
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  168. Hassapoyannes, C.A., B.M. Easterling, K. Chavda, K.K. Chavda, M.R. Movahed and G.W. Welch, 2001. The effect of chronic digitalization on pump function in systolic heart failure. Eur. J. Heart Failure, 3: 593-599.
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  169. Movahed, M.R., 1999. Infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae and atherosclerosis: A review. J. S. Carolina Med. Assoc., 95: 303-308.
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  170. Hassapoyannes, C.A., M.E. Bergh, M.R. Movahed, B.M. Easterling and N.A. Omoigui, 1998. Diastolic effects of chronic digitalization in systolic heart failure. Am. Heart J., 136: 688-695.
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  171. Panahi, M.M.S., S. Le Blanc, O. Schober, R. Coldewey and H. Deicher, 1994. Study of platelet-associated immunoglobulins of IgG, IgM, IgA and IgE classes and platelet kinetics in 33 patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. Ann. Hematol., 69: 121-128.
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