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Houston Northwest Medical Center |
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital |
Cy-Fair Medical Center |
North Cypress Medical Center |
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Manuscripts, Abstracts and Textbook Chapter
Publications of
Dr. Kris Vivek |
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Manuscripts and Abstracts |
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1. Durairajan N, Parasuraman V, Venkatesan M, Vivekananthan K.
“Clinical Presentation
of Meckel’s Diverticulum”. South Indian Surgical Clinics, June 1988.
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2. Vivekananthan K. “A Study of Atrial Septal Defect - Prevalence of Associated
Lesions, Clinical and 2-D Echocardiographic Correlation’s ”. Dissertation submitted
and accepted by Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Madras, India - April 1991.
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3. Vivekananthan K, Vladutiu AO, Harjai KJ, Schnapp MA, Bhayana J, Ellis AK, Mehra
MR. “Are Biochemical Indices of Acute Cardiac Injury Useful in Predicting Cardiac
Allograft Rejection”. Transplantation (Supplement) 1998;65:232.
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4. Vivekananthan K, Uber PA, DeGruiter H, Solis S, Kapoor C, Dumas-Hicks D, Mehra
MR. “A Randomized Controlled Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Pravastatin
and Simvastatin in Heart Transplantation”. Transplantation (Supplement) 1998;65:235.
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5. Harjai KJ, Scott L, Vivekananthan K, Nunez E, Edupuganti R, Mehra MR. “The Tei
Index: A New Prognostic Index for Dilated Cardiomyopathy”. Circulation (Supplement)
1998;17:I-642.
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6. Vivekananthan K, Yue R, Lavie CJ, Mehra MR, Milani RV. “Exercise Cardiopulmonary
Parameters in Elderly Patients with Cardiomyopathy”. Louisiana ACC Chapter 1999.
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7. Vivekananthan K, Kalapura T, Feng Z, Park MH, Scott RL, Mehra MR. “Can abnormalities of Ventricular Repolarization Predict Cardiac Allograft Rejection?” Louisiana ACC
Chapter 1999.
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8. Vivekananthan K, Yue R, Lavie CJ, Mehra MR, Milani RV. “Differences in Exercise
Cardiopulmonary Prognostic Indices in Elderly with Ischemic versus Non-ischemic
Cardiomyopathy”. Louisiana ACC Chapter 1999.
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9. Silva JA, Nunez E, Vivekananthan K, Jain SP, Jenkins S, Collins TC, Ramee SR,
White CJ. “Cardiogenic Shock Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Comparison
of Primary Angioplasty Versus Primary Stenting in in-Hospital Outcomes”. J Am Coll
Cardiol 1999;33:368A.
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10. Mehra MR, Vivekananthan K, Uber PA, DeGruiter H, Kapoor C, Solis S, Lavie CJ,
Milani RV. “A Prospective Randomized Trial of the Immunomodulatory Role of Simvastatin
and Pravastatin on Cardiac Allograft Rejection”. J Am Coll Cardiol 1999;33:205A.
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11. Vivekananthan K, Silva JA, Shamaileh Q, Sabet S, Jenkins SJ, Ramee SR, White
CJ, Collins TC. “Immediate and Long-term Outcome of Percutaneous Intervention of
Internal Mammary Artery Grafts”. Am J Cardiol 1999;84:(supp)47P.
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12. Jain SP, Vivekananthan K, White CJ, Jenkins SJ, Collins TC, Ramee SR. “Clopidogrel
Versus Ticlopidine for Prevention of Stent Thrombosis”. Louisiana ACC Chapter 1999.
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13. Vivekananthan K, Quintana H, Dali S, Lavie CJ, Grant AE, Mehra MR, Milani RV.
“Heart Failure with Preserved Systolic Function in African Americans: The Role of
Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity”. Circulation 2000;102:II-781.
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14. Vivekananthan K, Yue R, Lavie CJ, Mehra MR, Milani RV. “Does Severe Obesity
Have an Impact on Prognostic Indices of Exercise Cardiopulmonary Function in Patients
with Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy”. CHF (Supplement) 2000;6:22.
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15. Vivekananthan K, Dali S, Quintana H, Lavie CJ, Grant AE, Gilliland YE, Milani
RV, Mehra MR. “Comparing and Contrasting Differences Between Men and Women with
Isolated Diastolic Heart Failure”. CHF (Supplement) 2000;6:63.
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16. Vivekananthan K, Samal A, Chilakamarri V, Jenkins SJ, Collins TJ, White CJ,
Ramee SR. “Is Combined Intervention a Safe Alternative to Staged Intervention in
Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Renal Artery Stenosis?” J Am Coll Cardiol
2000;35:69A.
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17. Jain SP, White CJ, Collins TC, Jenkins SJ, Vivekananthan K,
Ramee SR. “Endoluminal
Stenting for Abdominal Angina: An Alternative to Surgical Revascularization”. J
Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:22A.
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18. Vivekananthan K, Kalapura T, Park MH, Scott RL, Milani RV, Mehra MR. “Can Combined
Indices of Diastolic and Systolic Myocardial Performance Reliably Predict Cardiac
Allograft Rejection?” J Am Coll Cardiol 2000;35:221A.
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19. Riaz A, Vivekananthan K. "Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Coronary
Arterio Venous Fistula - An Extreme Case of Coronary Steal Syndrome". Louisiana
ACP Chapter 2001.
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20. Mulumudi M, Vivekananthan K. “Mysteries of mitral
valve prolapse. Proper treatment
requires consideration of all clues” Postgrad Med. 2001 Aug;110(2):43-4, 47-8, 53-4.
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21. Silva JA, White CJ, Ramee SR, Collins TJ, Jenkins S, Sabet S, Shamaileh Q,
Vivekananthan K. “Percutaneous Profundoplasty in the Treatment of Severe Lower Limb Ischemia:
Results of Long-term Surveillance ”. J Endovasc Ther 2001;8:75-82.
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22. Kuruvanka TS, Mulumudi MS, Vivekananthan K, Francis JF, Delany P, Jaffrani W,
Ventura HO. “Patterns of Electrocardiograms in a Multispeciality Clinic: Differences
between Primary Care and Cardiology Settings”. Louisiana ACC chapter 2001.
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23. Kuruvanka TS, Mulumudi MS, Vivekananthan K, Lavie CJ, Milani RV. “Racial Differences
in the Concordance of Stress ECG and Stress Echocardiographic Studies”. Louisiana
ACC chapter 2001.
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24. Vivekananthan K, Mehra MR, Uber PA, DeGruiter H, Lavie CJ, Milani RV. “Comparison
of the Efficacy and Safety of Pravastatin and Simvastatin in Heart Transplantation”.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2002 May;50(5):682-4.
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25. Harjai KJ, Scott L, Vivekananthan K, Nunez E, Edupuganti R. “The Tei Index:
A new Prognostic Index for Patients with Symptomatic Heart Failure”. J Am Soc Echocardiogr.
2002 Sep;15(9):864-8.
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26. Vivekananthan K, Kalapura T, Mehra MR, Lavie CJ, Milani RV, Scott RL, Park MH.
“Usefulness of the Combined Index of Systolic and Diastolic Myocardial Performance
to Identify Cardiac Allograft Rejection”. Am J Cardiol. 2002 Sep 1;90(5):517-20.
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27. Mehra MR, Uber PA, Vivekananthan K, Solis S, Scott RL, Park MH, Milani RV, Lavie
CJ. “Comparative beneficial effects of simvastatin and pravastatin on cardiac allograft
rejection and survival”. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Nov 6;40(9):1609-14.
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28. Vivekananthan K, Kuruvanka T, Quintana H, Ramee S, White CJ, Collins TJ, Jenkins
SJ, Felberg R, Dawson R, Mckinley K. “Endovascular Intervention Of Symptomatic Basilar
Artery Stenosis: Single Center Experience”. Am J Cardiol 2002;90:(Supp)58H.
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29. Milani RV, Lavie CJ, Gilliland YE, Vivekananthan K, Cassidy MM, Bernal JA, Morshedi
A. “Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Echocardiographically Normal Subjects”.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2003;Mar 257A.
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30. Anzuini A, Chiesa R, Vivekananthan K, Uretsky B, Colombo A, Marganato A, Airoldi
F, Rosanio S, Augello B, Birnbaum Y, Magnani G, Esposito G, Melissano G, Moura MR,
Briguori C. “Endovascular stenting for stenoses in surgically reconstructed brachiocephalic
bypass grafts: immediate and midterm outcomes”. J Endovasc Ther. 2004 Jun;11(3):263-8
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31. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Khan MH, Khan MA, Fail
PS, Vivekananthan K, Mitran EV, Allie SE, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry
MW, Barker EA, Walker CM. “Critical Limb Ischemia: A Global Epidemic. A Critical
Analysis of Current Treatment Unmasks the Clinical and Economic Costs of CLI”. EuroIntervention.
2005 May;1(1):75-84.
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32. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Khan MH, Khan MA, Fail
PS, Vivekananthan K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry
MW, Barker EA, Walker CM. “A safety and feasibility report of combined direct thrombin
and GP IIb/IIIa inhibition with bivalirudin and tirofiban in peripheral vascular
disease intervention: treating critical limb ischemia like acute coronary syndrome”.
J Invasive Cardiol. 2005 Aug;17(8):427-32.
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33. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Khan MA, Fail PS,
Vivekananthan K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker
EA, Walker CM. “Plaque Excision in “Real World” Superficial Femoral Artery Disease:
12-Month Clinical and Angiographic Follow-up”. Am J Cardiol 2005;96(Supp)19H.
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34. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Khan MA, Fail PS,
Vivekananthan K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker
EA, Walker CM. “Nitinol Stent Fractures: Benign? or Malignant? Angiographic and
Fluoroscopic Follow-up in 110 Superficial Femoral Artery Stents”. Am J Cardiol 2005;96(Supp)34H.
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35. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Khan MA, Fail PS,
Vivekananthan K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker
EA, Reaven N, Walker CM. “Contemporary Treatment for Critical Limb Ischemia: A Critical
Analysis Identifies a “Pathway to Amputation” Not a “Pathway to Salvage”. New Cardiovascular
Horizons. Oct 2005.
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36. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Vivekananthan K,
Allie
SE, Mitran EV, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker EA, Walker CM. “Adjunctive Bioengineered
Bi-layered Cell Therapy (Apligraf) With Excimer Laser Revascularization Improves
Wound Healing and Limb Salvage in Critical Limb Ischemia”. Vascular Disease Management.
2006 Jan/Feb;3(1):185-192.
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37. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Fail PS, Vivekananthan
K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker
EA, Hebert J, Laurich G, Broussard K, Ladd W, Abben R, Walker CM. “Lower contrast
volumes with minor protocol changes enhance 64-channel CTA imaging in peripheral
vascular disease”. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2006 Apr-Jun;7(2):113-114.
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38. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, McElderry MW Fail PS,
Chaisson G, Vivekananthan K, Mitran EV, Allie AA, Walker CM. The Boomerang Wire
vascular access management system: safety and feasibility in the “real world” while
“leaving nothing behind”. Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2006 Apr-Jun;7(2):126.
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39. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Mitran EV, Allie AA,
McElderry MW, Vivekananthan K, Walker CM. “Targeted renal therapy: early safety
and feasibility with a novel treatment for chronic renal insufficiency and contrast
induced nephropathy”. Cardiovascular Revascularisation Medicine. 2006 Apr-Jun;7(2):114.
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40. Allie DE, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller VA, Fail PS, Vivekananthan
K, Allie SE, Mitran EV, Chaisson G, Stagg SJ III, Allie AA, McElderry MW, Barker
EA, Hebert J, Laurich G, Broussard K, Ladd W, Abben R, Walker CM. “64-Channel multidetector
computed tomography angiography in non-cardiac vascular disease: a validation study
in the treatment of femoral, popliteal, and infrapopliteal disease”. Cardiovascular
Revascularization Medicine. 2006 Apr-Jun;7(2):113.
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41. Allie DE, Ramaiah VG, Smalling RG, Hebert CJ, Lirtzman MD, Wyatt CH, Keller
AV, McElderry MW, Patlola R, Vivekananthan K, Rodriguez-Lopez JA, Hughes J, Palit
T, Merritt RF, Walker CM. “Vascular Access Management in Peripheral Vascular Disease:
Results of Multiple Site Boomerang 610 Safety and Feasibility Registry in 232 Peripheral
Vascular Interventions”. Abstract. New Cardiovascular Horizons 2007.
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Textbook Chapter |
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1. Vivekananthan K, Lavie CJ, Milani RV. “Stress Testing”. Clinics Atlas of Office
Procedures – Cardiovascular Disease. Philadelphia, Pa. WB Saunders Co; 2000:377-391.
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