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• 37 citations
  Epicardial fat in atrial fibrillation and heart failure.
  Gianluca Iacobellis, M. C. Zaki, D. Garcia, Howard J. Willens> ;Hormone and Metabolic Research = Hormon- Und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones Et Metabolisme. 2014 Feb 20
• 402 citations
  Transendocardial Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Mononuclear Bone Marrow Cells for Ischemic Cardiomyopathy The TAC-HFT Randomized Trial
  Alan W. Heldman, Darcy L. DiFede, Joel E. Fishman, Juan P. Zambrano, Barry H. Trachtenberg, Vasileios Karantalis, Muzammil Mushtaq, Adam R. Williams, Viky Y Suncion, I...> ;JAMA. 2014 Jan 1
• 49 citations
  Appropriate use criteria for stress echocardiography: Impact of updated criteria on appropriateness ratings, correlation with pre-authorization guidelines, and effect ...
  Howard J. Willens, Katarina H. Nelson, Robert C. Hendel> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2013 Mar 1
• 37 citations
  Correlation of CHADS2 and CHA2DS2-VASc Scores with Transesophageal Echocardiography Risk Factors for Thromboembolism in a Multiethnic United States Population with Non...
  Howard J. Willens, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Katarina H. Nelson, Andrew DeNicco, Mauro Moscucci> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2013 Feb 1
• 20 citations
  Utilization of radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging in two health care systems: assessment with the 2009 ACCF/ASNC/AHA appropriateness use criteria.
  Katarina H. Nelson, Howard J. Willens, Robert C. Hendel> ;Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 2012 Feb 1
• 20 citations
  Appropriateness use criteria for transthoracic echocardiography: relationship with radiology benefit managers preauthorization determination and comparison of the new ...
  Howard J. Willens, Robert C. Hendel, Francine R. Inhaber, Simon Chakko, Cheryl Postel, Tahira Hasan, Fareed Mohammed> ;American Heart Journal. 2011 Oct 1
• 2 citations
  Effect of performing real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in addition to two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography on operator diagnosti...
  Howard J. Willens, Robert C. Hendel, Jian Xin Qin, Carol Ma, Karen Keith, Silvia Torres, Jay Grossman, Mauro Moscucci> ;Echocardiography. 2011 Feb 1
• 7 citations
  Orthodeoxia Platypnea Syndrome in a Patient With Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Interatrial Septum Due to Long-term Steroid Use
  Syed S.I. Bokhari, Howard J. Willens, Maureen H. Lowery, Adam Wanner, Eduardo DeMarchena> ;Chest. 2011 Feb 1
• 6 citations
  Cor triatriatum sinister in an adult: management guided by real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography and stress echocardiography.
  Howard J. Willens, Peter L. Ferrer, Dolores F. Tamer, Eugenio Labrador, Arthur S. Agatston, Karen Keith, Silvia Torres> ;Echocardiography. 2010 Nov 1
• 14 citations
  Diagnosis of a Bilobed Left Atrial Appendage and Pectinate Muscles Mimicking Thrombi on Real-time 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiography
  Howard J. Willens, Jian Xin Qin, Karen Keith, Silvia Torres> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2010 Jun 1
• 441 citations
  Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat: A Review of Research and Clinical Applications
  Gianluca Iacobellis, Howard J. Willens> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009 Dec 1
• 33 citations
  Adherence to Appropriateness Criteria for Transthoracic Echocardiography: Comparisons Between a Regional Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System and Academic...
  Howard J. Willens, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Alan W. Heldman, Simon Chakko, Cheryl Postel, Tahira Hasan, Fareed Mohammed> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009 Jul 1
• 32 citations
  Noninvasive Differentiation of Pulmonary Arterial and Venous Hypertension Using Conventional and Doppler Tissue Imaging Echocardiography
  Howard J. Willens, Julio A. Chirinos, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Debra P. Fertel, Reyan Ghany, Carlos Alfonso, Joshua M. Hare> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2008 Jun 1
• 46 citations
  Effects of age and pulmonary arterial hypertension on the different phases of right atrial function
  Howard J. Willens, Debra P. Fertel, Jianxin Qin, Eugenio Labrador, Maureen H. Lowery> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2008 May 3
• 170 citations
  Threshold Values of High-risk Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness
  Gianluca Iacobellis, Howard J. Willens, Giuseppe Barbaro, Arya M. Sharma> ;Obesity. 2008 Apr 1
• 3 citations
  Prevalence of mitral annulus calcification in African Americans: comparison with non-Hispanic whites and Hispanics.
  Howard J. Willens, Julio A. Chirinos, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Joshua M. Hare, Eduardo de Marchena> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2008 Jan 1
• 37 citations
  Comparison of epicardial and pericardial fat thickness assessed by echocardiography in African American and non-Hispanic White men: a pilot study.
  Howard J. Willens, Orlando Gomez-Marin, Julio A. Chirinos, Ronald B. Goldberg, Maureen H. Lowery, Gianluca Iacobellis> ;Ethnicity & Disease. 2008 Jan 1
• Extensive Left Atrial Thrombus in a Cocaine User with a Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve, Sinus Rhythm, and Left Ventricular Dysfunction
  Howard J. Willens, Gustavo Morales, Robert Brian Stang, Cheryl Postel, Joshua M. Hare, Simon Chakko> ;Echocardiography. 2007 Apr 11
• 107 citations
  Effects of weight loss after bariatric surgery on epicardial fat measured using echocardiography.
  Howard J. Willens, Patricia Byers, Julio A. Chirinos, Eugenio Labrador, Joshua M. Hare, Eduardo de Marchena> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2007 May 1
• 5 citations
  Prevalence and Clinical Correlates of Mitral Annulus Calcification in Hispanics and non-Hispanic Whites
  Howard J. Willens, Julio A. Chirinos, Charles H. Hennekens> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2007 Feb 1
• 21 citations
  The relation between mitral annular calcification and mortality in patients undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.
  Howard J. Willens, Julio A. Chirinos, Alan Schob, Anila Veerani, Armando J. Perez, Simon Chakko> ;Echocardiography. 2006 Oct 1
• 4 citations
  Usefulness of Arterial Compliance in the Thigh in Predicting Exercise Capacity in Individuals Without Coronary Heart Disease
  Howard J. Willens, Julio A. Chirinos, W. Virgil Brown, Warren W. Davis, David M. Herrington, Lori Mosca, Shunichi Homma, Mohamad Moussa, Gail Walker, Jeffrey K. Raines> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Jul 15
• 72 citations
  Effects of weight loss after gastric bypass on right and left ventricular function assessed by tissue Doppler imaging.
  Howard J. Willens, Simon Chakko, Patricia Byers, Julio A. Chirinos, Eugenio Labrador, Juan C. Castrillon, Maureen H. Lowery> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2005 Jun 15
• 266 citations
  Aortic Pressure Augmentation Predicts Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Established Coronary Artery Disease
  Julio A. Chirinos, Juan P. Zambrano, Simon Chakko, Anila Veerani, Alan Schob, Howard J. Willens, Guido O. Perez, Armando J. Mendez> ;Hypertension. 2005 May 1
• 44 citations
  Digoxin use is associated with increased platelet and endothelial cell activation in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.
  Julio A. Chirinos, Aurelio Castrellon, Juan P. Zambrano, Joaquin J. Jimenez, Wenche Jy, Lawrence L. Horstman, Howard J. Willens, Agustin Castellanos, Robert J. Myerbur...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2005 May 1
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