ThomasRPorterMD

Cardiology • Omaha, NE

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Interventional Cardiology

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine

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Office
987400 Nebraska Medical Ctr
Omaha, NE 68198
Phone+1 402-552-2000

Fax+1 402-552-2512
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Education & Training

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1988 - 1991
Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 1984 - 1988
University of Nebraska College of MedicineClass of 1984

Certifications & Licensure

NE State Medical License 1992 - 2024
IA State Medical License 1992 - 1998
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Prospective Analysis and Comparison of Stress Echo to Real-Time Myocardial Contrast Stress Echo
No longer available
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma or Hodgkin Lymphoma Receiving Doxorubicin Start of enrollment: 2008 Jan 01
Completed
Detection of Ultrasound Contrast Signals in the Cerebral Circulation Start of enrollment: 2006 Apr 27
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Pre-operative Evaluation of Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Patients Start of enrollment: 2003 May 02
Completed
Not Applicable
Detection of Coronary Stenosis With Intravenous Microbubbles Start of enrollment: 2012 Feb 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Imaging Modalities in Detection of Coronary Artery Disease in End-stage Renal Disease Patients Start of enrollment: 2008 Aug 25
Completed
Real Time Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography and Dobutamine Stress Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging Start of enrollment: 2009 Apr 01
Completed
Utilization of Diagnostic Ultrasound in the Detection and Therapy of Acute Coronary Syndromes Start of enrollment: 2009 Jul 01
Withdrawn
Not Applicable
Regadenoson Real Time Perfusion Imaging Trial-Optison Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 31
Completed
Phase 3
Use of Reactivated DEFINITY or LUMASON in Patients Undergoing Rest or Stress Echocardiography Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 01
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
Microvascular Recovery With Ultrasound in Myocardial Infarction (MRUSMI) Post PCI Trial Start of enrollment: 2018 Sep 16
Completed
Not Applicable
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Acoustic Activation Imaging With Intravenous Perfluoropropane Nanodroplets Results in Selective Bioactivation of the Risk Area.
Shouqiang Li, Cheng Chen, John Lof, Elizabeth A Stolze, Jiri Sklenar, Xucai Chen, John J Pacella, Flordeliza S Villanueva, Terry O Matsunaga, E Carr Everbach, Stanley ...> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2024 Mar 5
Reversible ischaemia and outcome after adjustment for coronary artery disease severity: a multicentre stress-echocardiography registry.
Nicola Gaibazzi, Lauro Cortigiani, Fausto Rigo, Thomas R Porter, Emiliano Guerra, Quirino Ciampi> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2024 Mar 27
2 citations
Association Between Segmental Noninvasive Myocardial Work and Microvascular Perfusion in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Implications for Left Ventricular ...
Siyao Sun, Na Chen, Qiaobing Sun, Hong Wei, Tingting Fu, Zhijuan Shang, Yinghui Sun, Tao Cong, Yunlong Xia, Feng Xie, Thomas R Porter> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2023 Oct 1
2 citations
Thermal and Acoustic Stabilization Of Volatile Phase-Change Contrast Agents Via Layer-By-Layer Assembly.
Pedro Enrique Alcaraz, Skylar J Davidson, Evan Shreeve, Rainee Meuschke, Marek Romanowski, Russell S Witte, Thomas R Porter, Terry O Matsunaga> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2023 May 1
1 citations
Getting in SHAPE to Noninvasively Measure Intracardiac Pressures: Is it Possible?
Thomas R Porter> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2022 Dec 21
The Impact of Sonothrombolysis on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function and Left Atrial Mechanics Preventing Left Atrial Remodeling in Patients With ST Elevation Acute M...
Hsu Po Chiang, Miguel O D Aguiar, Bruno G Tavares, Vitor E E Rosa, Sergio Barros Gomes, Mucio T Oliveira Jr, Alexandre Soeiro, Jose C Nicolau, Henrique B Ribeiro, João...> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2023 May 1
Integrating hemodynamics with ventricular and valvular remodeling in aortic stenosis. A paradigm shift in therapeutic decision making.
Gregory S Pavlides, Yannis S Chatzizisis, Thomas R Porter> ;American Heart Journal. 2022 Dec 1
1 citations
Acoustic Detection of Retained Perfluoropropane Droplets Within the Developing Myocardial Infarct Zone.
Ping Zeng, Cheng Chen, John Lof, Elizabeth Stolze, Shouqiang Li, Xucai Chen, John Pacella, Flordeliza S Villanueva, Terry Matsunaga, E Carr Everbach, Hongwen Fei, Feng...> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2022 Nov 1
3 citations
CEUS cardiac exam protocols International Contrast Ultrasound Society (ICUS) recommendations.
Thomas R Porter, Steven B Feinstein, Roxy Senior, Sharon L Mulvagh, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Jordan B Strom, Wilson Mathias Jr, Beverly Gorman, Arnaldo Rabischoffsky, M...> ;Echo Research and Practice. 2022 Aug 23
5 citations
Association between Resting Global Longitudinal Strain and Clinical Outcome of Patients Undergoing Stress Echocardiography.
Nicola Gaibazzi, Valentina Lorenzoni, Domenico Tuttolomondo, Andrea Botti, Fabrizio De Rosa, Thomas R Porter> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2022 Oct 1
1 citations
Myocardial function reclassification: Echocardiographic strain patterns in patients with chronic Chagas cardiomyopathy and intraventricular dyssynchrony.
Guilherme A T Athayde, Bruno C C Borges, Andreia O Pinheiro, Aline L Souza, Camila P Oliveira, Sergio A M Martins, Ricardo A Teixeira, Sergio F Siqueira, Thomas Richar...> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2022 Feb 1
1 citations
Feasibility of sonothrombolysis in the ambulance for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Soufiane El Kadi, Thomas R Porter, Mark Zanstra, Arjen Siegers, Ramon B van Loon, Luuk H G A Hopman, Albert C van Rossum, Otto Kamp> ;The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021 Dec 7
1 citations
The Potential for Retained Microbubbles: To Imaging . . . and Beyond∗
Thomas R. Porter> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Nov 16
5 citations
Advances in Ultrasound Therapeutics
Thomas R. Porter, Ping Zeng, Feng Xie> ;Current Cardiology Reports. 2021 Aug 19
8 citations
Contrast Ultrasound, Sonothrombolysis and Sonoperfusion in Cardiovascular Disease: Shifting to Theragnostic Clinical Trials.
Soufiane el Kadi, Thomas R. Porter, Niels J.W. Verouden, Albert C. van Rossum, Otto Kamp> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021 Jul 16
20 citations
Expert Consensus Statement from the American Society of Echocardiography on Hypersensitivity Reactions to Ultrasound Enhancing Agents in Patients with Allergy to Polye...
Jonathan R. Lindner, Todd Belcik, Michael L. Main, Anthony Montanaro, Sharon L. Mulvagh, Joan Olson, Ali J. Olyaei, Thomas R. Porter, Roxy Senior> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2021 May 7
More is Not Always Better: What Effect Three versus Two Dimensional Diagnostic High Mechanical Index Impulses Have on Tissue Blood Flow Augmentation.
Thomas R. Porter> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2021 Apr 28
4 citations
Long-term prognostic value of stress myocardial perfusion echocardiography in patients with coronary artery disease: a meta-analysis.
Lijun Qian, Feng Xie, Di Xu, Thomas R. Porter> ;European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021 Apr 28
4 citations
Efficacy of Sonothrombolysis Using Acoustically Activated Perflutren Nanodroplets versus Perflutren Microbubbles.
Soufiane El Kadi, Lijun Qian, Ping Zeng, John Lof, Elizabeth Stolze, Feng Xie, Albert C. van Rossum, Otto Kamp, Carr Everbach, Thomas R. Porter> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2021 Apr 22
5 citations
Effect of Intermittent High-Mechanical Index Impulses on Left Ventricular Strain.
Arif Albulushi, Joan Olson, Feng Xie, Lijun Qian, Daniel Mathers, Ahmed Aboeata, Thomas R. Porter> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2021 Apr 1
4 citations
Delayed Echo Enhancement Imaging to Quantify Myocardial Infarct Size.
Ping Zeng, Lijun Qian, John Lof, Elizabeth Stolze, Soufiane El Kadi, Thomas Bargar, Jiri Sklenar, Terry O. Matsunaga, Feng Xie, Thomas R. Porter> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2021 Mar 9
2 citations
Ultrasound Theranostics in Adult and Pediatric Cardiovascular Research
Vivek Jani, Pushpa Shivaram, Thomas R. Porter, Shelby Kutty> ;Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy. 2021 Feb 1
6 citations
Sonothrombolysis in the ambulance for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: rationale and protocol
S. El Kadi, Thomas R. Porter, A. C. van Rossum, Otto Kamp> ;Netherlands Heart Journal. 2021 Jun 1
7 citations
Targeted, Site-Specific, Delivery Vehicles of Therapeutics for COVID-19 Patients. Brief Review.
Nicholas Kipshidze, Patrick L. Iversen, Thomas R. Porter, Nodar Kipshidze, Fakiha Siddiqui, George Dangas, Jawed Fareed> ;Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/hemostasis. 2020 Sep 16
8 citations
Meta-analysis Comparing Transradial Versus Transfemoral Secondary Access in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation.
Aravdeep Jhand, Dinesh Reddy Apala, Rahul Dhawan, Natraj Katta, Herbert D. Aronow, Matthew J. Daniels, Thomas R. Porter, Andrew M. Goldsweig> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Sep 15
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Press Mentions

Top 25 Cardiology Videos on DAIC in 2019December 30th, 2019
Microbubbles and Ultrasound Can Help Treat Heart AttacksSeptember 6th, 2019
Echocardiography Trends at ASE 2019July 10th, 2019
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Grant Support

Targeted Blood Brain Barrier Permeability Changes With Ultrasound &MicrobubblesNational Institute Of Neurological Disorders And Stroke2008
Therapeutic Applications Of Microbubbles-Phase IINational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2000–2001