Current Research: Assessment of coronary arterial physiology, endothelial function, and wall thickness. Assessment of ventriculo-vascular coupling. Of particular interest, is the relationship of distensibility and compliance of the proximal ascending thoracic aorta in disease processes such as hypertension and atherosclerosis. Quantitative measurement of cardiovascular relaxation as it pertains to ischemic injury as well as injury due to the result of adriamycin therapy. Assessment of cardiovascular function in response to exercise and pharmacologic-induced stress. Recent Publications: Ntim WO, Hundley WG. Cardiac imaging in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 May 8;49(18):1900-1; author reply 1901. Epub 2007 Apr 23. Walsh TF, Hundley WG. Assessment of ventricular function with cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Cardiol Clin. 2007 Feb;25(1):15-33. Rerkpattanapipat P, Hundley WG. Dobutamine stress magnetic resonance imaging. Echocardiography. 2007 Mar;24(3):309-15. Dall'Armellina E, Hamilton CA, Hundley WG. Assessment of blood flow and valvular heart disease using phase-contrast cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Echocardiography. 2007 Feb;24(2):207-16. Heckbert SR, Post W, Pearson GD, Arnett DK, Gomes AS, Jerosch-Herold M, Hundley WG, Lima JA, Bluemke DA. Traditional cardiovascular risk factors in relation to left ventricular mass, volume, and systolic function by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging: the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Dec 5;48(11):2285-92. Epub 2006 Nov 9. Publications:
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