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PubMed

• Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in the Diagnosis of Coronary Ischemia in a Patient with History of Ross Procedure.
  Joseph Sebastian, John Dawdy, Chandra Ala, Kenton Zehr, Pooja Gupta, Luis Afonso> ;CASE. 2024 Mar 1
• 1 citations
  Pericardial complications and postcardiac injury syndrome after cardiovascular implantable electronic device placement : A meta-analysis and systematic review.
  Beni R Verma, Kinjal Banerjee, Andrew Noll, Chandra K Ala, M Badar, Deborah Kwon, Christine Jellis, Rory Hachamovitch, Ayman A. Hussein, Allan L. Klein> ;Herz. 2020 Dec 1
• 27 citations
  Cancer Treatment-Associated Pericardial Disease: Epidemiology, Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Management
  Chandra K Ala, Allan L. Klein, Javid Moslehi> ;Current Cardiology Reports. 2019 Nov 25
• 31 citations
  Pericardial diseases in patients with hypothyroidism.
  Johnny Chahine, Chandra K Ala, James L. Gentry, Kevin M. Pantalone, Allan L. Klein> ;Heart. 2019 Jul 1
• 4 citations
  Exercise Is Good for the Heart But Not for the Inflamed Pericardium
  Nishant P. Shah, Beni R Verma, Chandra K Ala, Mohamed Khayata, Dermot Phelan, Massimo Imazio, Allan L. Klein> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2019 Mar 13
• 15 citations
  Quantitative assessment of pericardial delayed hyperenhancement helps identify patients with ongoing recurrences of pericarditis.
  Arnav Kumar, Kimi Sato, Beni R Verma, Chandra K Ala, Jorge Betancor, Edlira Yzeiraj, Lin Lin, Divyanshu Mohananey, Salima Qamruddin, Apostolos Kontzias, Michael A. Bol...> ;Open Heart. 2018 Dec 1
• 4 citations
  Disparity in spatial distribution of pericardial calcifications in constrictive pericarditis.
  Alpana Senapati, Hussain Isma'eel, Arnav Kumar, Ayman Ayache, Chandra K Ala, Dermot Phelan, Paul Schoenhagen, Douglas R. Johnston, Allan L. Klein> ;Open Heart. 2018 Oct 1
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Journal Articles

• Should a Large Pericardial Effusion Be Drained? To Drain or Not to Drain is the Question  
  Johnny Chahine, MD, Chandra Kanth Ala, MD, James L Gentry III, MD, Allan L. Klein, MD., CM., FACC, American College of Cardiology ACC.ORG Online. Patient Case Quiz, 1/13/2018
• Chest Pain after Pacemaker Implantation  
  Chandra Kanth Ala MD; James L Gentry III, MD, Allan L. Klein, MD., FACC, American College of Cardiology ACC.ORG Online. Patient Case Quiz, 1/20/2017

Abstracts/Posters

• [Board 520] D-Dimer as a Novel Marker of Inflammation in Pericarditis
  Chandra Ala, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/18/2019
• Pericardial edema as a diagnostic and prognostic marker in recurrent pericarditis
  CK. Ala, K. Sato, K. Banerjee, A. Bafadel, BR. Verma, AL. Klein, European Society of Cardiology ESC Congress 2018, Munich, Germany, 1/28/2018
• Higher inflammation and recovery of tissue Doppler velocity ratio predicts resolution of constrictive pericarditis by anti-inflammatory medications
  K. Sato, A. Kumar, C. Ala, K. Ahuja, B. Verma, B. Xu, A. Klein, European Society of Cardiology, ESC Congress, Munich, 1/25/2018
• Pericardial Effusion: A Reliable Imaging Indicator of Underlying Inflammation in Recurrent Pericarditis
  Beni Verma, Kimi Sato, Chandra Ala, Vivek Menon, Keerat Rai Ahuja, Arnav Kumar, Christine Jellis, Deborah Kwon, Allan Klein, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, Nashville, 1/22/2018
• Initiation of Disease Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs and Biologic Agents Leads to Early Resolution of Pericardial Delayed Hyperenhancement in Patients With Recurrent Pe...
  Kimi Sato, Arnav Kumar, Beni R. Verma, Chandra Ala, Vivek Menon, Rory Hachamovitch, Deborah Kwon, Apostolos Kontzias, Allan Klein, ACC, Orlando, 1/12/2018
• Higher Quantitative Pericardial Delayed Hyperenhancement in Patients with Recurrent Pericarditis after a Year of Medical Therapy is Associated with Frequent Relapses
  Beni R. Verma, Chandra Ala, Kimi Sato, Arnav Kumar, Vivek Menon, Rory Hachamovitch, Deborah Kwon, Allan Klein, ACC, Orlando, 1/11/2018
• Exercise is Good for the Heart but not for the Inflamed Pericardium
  Nishant Shah, Chandra K. Ala, Beni R. Verma, Ahmed Bafadel, Allan Klein, FIT Clinical Decision Imaging. Abstract presented at ACC, Orlando, 1/10/2018
• Thromboembolic Risk Post Cardioversion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Left Atrial Appendage Sludge on Transesophageal Echocardiogram
  Ahmed Bafadel, MD, Chandra Ala, MD, Beni Verma, MD, Jarmanjeet Singh, MD, Kimi Sato, MD, Allan Klein, MD, American Society of Echocardiography Scientific Sessions, Nashville, 1/1/2018
• Multi-Modality Imaging Guided Therapy Helps Treat Relapses of Recurrent Pericarditis
  Chandra K. Ala, Kimi Sato, Beni R. Verma, Deborah Kwon, Rory Hachamovitch, Arnav Kumar, Allan L. Klein, AHA Scientific Sessions, Anaheim, 1/14/2017
• Exercise Induced Relapse of Recurrent Pericarditis in an Athlete Despite Maximal Medical Therapy
  Nishant P Shah MD, Chandra K Ala MD, Beni R Verma MD, Ahmed Bafadel MD, Allan Klein MD, ACC, Ohio, 1/14/2017
• Sarcoid Constrictive Pericarditis
  Desai P, Ala C, Kottam A, Afonso L., SGIM Midwest Regional Meeting, Chicago, 1/1/2008
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Lectures

• Newer Treatment Options for Recurrent Pericarditis 
  Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 1/30/2018
• Cancer and the Heart: Pericardial Conditions 
  Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 1/28/2018
• Novel concepts in Cardio-Oncology-Don't Forget About the Pericardium 
  Nashville, TN - 1/24/2018
• Nurse with chest pain and hip fractures: Newer Treatment Options for Recurrent Pericarditis 
  Cleveland Clinic, Fort Lauderdale - 1/14/2018
• Cardiac Immune Related Adverse Effects of Cancer Immunotherapy 
  Taussig Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH - 1/8/2018
• Woman with Parkinsons has chest pain after pacemaker insertion 
  Cleveland Clinic, Miami Beach, FL - 1/6/2017
• Disseminated Nocardiosis caused by Nocardia abscessus in a patient with SLE and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonitis 
  1/1/2009
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