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Steve W. Leung, MD, FACC, FASE, FSCCT, FSCMR

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Positions

  • Professor
  • Program Director, Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship
  • Program Director, Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship
  • Medical Director, Cardiology IT

College Unit(s)

Other Affiliation(s)
  • Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Biography and Education

Education

BA, Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1996-2000
MD, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2000-2004
Internal Medicine Residency, Duke University, 2004-2007
Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship, University of Kentucky, 2007-2010
Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Fellowship, National Institutes of Health, 2010-2012
Graduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science, University of Kentucky, 2014

Selected Publications

 

  1. Xu W, Leung S, Wright J, Guggino SE. Expression of Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels in Airway Epithelial Cells. J Membr Biol. 1999 Sep 15;171(2):117-26. PMID: 10489424
  2. Qiu W, Lee B, Lancaster M, Xu W, Leung S, Guggino SE. Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Cation Channels Mediate Sodium and Calcium Influx in Rat Colon. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2000 Feb;278(2):C336-43. PMID: 10666029
  3. Wang XT, Nagaba S, Nagaba Y, Leung SW, Wang J, Qiu W, Zhao PL, Guggino SE. Cardiac L-type Calcium Channel Alpha 1-subunit Is Increased by Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate: Messenger RNA and Protein Expression in Intact Bone. J Bone Miner Res. 2000 Jul;15(7):1275-85. PMID: 10893676
  4. Qiu W, Laheri A, Leung S, Guggino SE. Hormones Increase mRNA of Cyclic-nucleotide-gated Cation Channels in Airway Epithelia. Pflugers Arch 2000 Nov;441(1):69-77. PMID: 11205064
  5. Ha HC, Juluri K, Zhou Y, Leung S, Hermankova M, Snyder SH. Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 Is Required for Efficient HIV-1 Integration. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001 Mar 13;98(6):3364-3368. PMID: 11248084. PMCID: PMC30659
  6. Zhang XM, Wang XT, Yue H, Leung SW, Thibodeau PH, Thomas PJ, Guggino SE. Organic Solutes Rescue the Functional Defect in DF508 Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator. J Biol Chem. 2003 Dec 19;278(51):51232-42. PMID: 14532265
  7. Zhang XM, Wang XT, Cai H, Leung SW, Guggino SE. Characterization of Endogenous Betaine Gamma-Amino-N-Butyric Acid Cotransporter Glycoform and Its Hyperosmotic Regulation in MDCK Cells. Pflugers Arch. 2007 Apr;454(1):143-53.  PMID: 17186307
  8. Leung SW, Gallup D, Mahaffey KW, Cohen M, Antman EM, Goodman SG, Harrington RA, Langer A, Aylward P, Ferguson JJ, Califf RM. Smoking Status and Antithrombin Therapy in Patients with Non–ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome.  Am Heart J. 2008;156(1):177-84. PMID: 18585514
  9. Elayi SC, Allen CL, Leung S, Lusher S, Morales GX, Wiisanen M, Aikat S, Kakavand B, Shah JS, Moliterno DJ, Gurley JC. Inside-Out Access: A New Method of Lead Placement for Patients with Central Venous Occlusions. Heart Rhythm. 2011 Jun;8(6):851-7. PMID: 21237290
  10. Selim S, Sunkara M, Salous AK, Leung SW, Berdyshev EV, Bailey A, Campbell CL, Charnigo R, Morris AJ, Smyth SS. Plasma levels of sphingosine 1-phosphate are strongly correlated with haematocrit, but variably restored by red blood cell transfusions.      Clin Sci (Lond). 2011 Dec;121(12):565-72. PMID: 21749329. PMCID: PMC3174054
  11. Leung S, Elayi SC, Charnigo RJ, Syed MA. Clinical Significance of Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Left Ventricular Non-compaction Cardiomyopathy.  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012 Jun;28(5):1123-31. PMID: 21792620
  12. Bandettini WP, Kellman P, Mancini C, Booker OJ, Vasu S, Leung SW, Wilson JR, Shanbhag SM, Chen MY, Arai AE. MultiContrast Enhancement (MCODE) Improves Detection of Subendocardial Myocardial Infarction by Late Gadolinium Enhancement Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging: A Clinical Validation Study.  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2012 Nov 30;14(1):83. PMID: 23199362. PMCID: PMC3552709
  13. Chen MY, Steigner ML, Leung SW, Kumamaru KK, Schultz K, Mather RT, Arai AE, Rybicki FJ. Simulated 50% Radiation Dose Reduction in Coronary CT Angiography UsingAdaptive Iterative Dose Reduction in Three-Dimensions (AIDR3D).  Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2013 Jun;29(5):1167-75. PMID: 23404384. PMCID: PMC3701132
  14. Vasu S, Bandettini WP, Hsu LY, Kellman P, Leung S, Mancini C, Shanbhag S, Wilson J, Booker OJ, Arai AE. Regadenoson is a Better Vasodilator than Dipyridamole and Adenosine – A Study of First Pass Quantitative Perfusion Using Cardiac MRI. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2013 Sep 25;15(1)85. PMID: 24063278. PMCID: PMC3851492
  15. Chen MY, Bandettini WP, Shanbhag SM, Vasu S, Booker OJ, Leung SW, Wilson JR, Kellman P, Hsu LY, Lederman RJ, Arai AE. Concordance and Diagnostic Accuracy of Vasodilator Stress Cardiac MRI and 320-row Coronary CTA. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jan;30(1):109-19. PMID: 24122452. PMCID: PMC3905179
  16. Whitbeck MG, Charnigo RJ, Shah J, Morales G, Leung SW, Fornwalt B, Bailey AL, Ziada K, Sorrell VL, Zegarra MM, Thompson J, Hosn NA, Campbell CL, Gurley J, Anaya P, Booth DC, Biase LD, Natale A, Smyth S, Moliterno DJ, Elayi CS; the AFFIRM investigators. QRS duration predicts death and hospitalization among patients with atrial fibrillation irrespective of heart failure: evidence from the AFFIRM study. Europace. 2014 Jun;16(6):803-11. PMID: 24368753. PMCID: PMC4305520
  17. Nguyen KL, Bandettini WP, Shanbhag S, Leung SW, Wilson JR, Arai AE. Safety and Tolerability of Regadenoson Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.  Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Jul;15(7):753-60. PMID: 24451179. PMCID: PMC4060784.
  18. Seratnahaei A, Leung SW, Charnigo RJ, Cummings MS, Sorrell VL, Smith MD. The Changing “Face” of Endocarditis in Kentucky: A Rise in Tricuspid Cases.  Am J Med. 2014 Aug;127(8):786.e1-6. PMID: 24769025. PMCID: PMC4384329
  19. Winkler MA, Hobbs SB, Charnigo RJ, Hall M, Embertson R, Daugherty MW, Brooks MA, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Identification of Coronary Artery Calcification and Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease by Abdominal CT; A Resident Education Continuous Quality Improvement Project.      Acad Radiol. 2015 Jun;22(6):704-7. PMID: 25579636. PMCID: PMC4428981
  20. Martucci VL, Emaminia A, Del Rivero J, Lechan RM, Magoon BT, Galia A, Fojo T, Leung S, Lorusso R, Jimenez C, Shulkin BL, Audibert JL, Adams KT, Rosing DR, Vaidya A, Dluhy RG, Horvath KA, Pacak K. Succinate Dehydrogenase Gene Mutations in Cardiac Paragangliomas.  Am J Cardiol. 2015 Jun 15;115(12):1753-9. PMID: 25896150. PMCID: PMC4450109
  21. Ertel A, Pratt D, Kellman P, Leung S, Bandettini P, Long LM, Young M, Nelson C, Arai AE, Druey KM. Increased myocardial extracellular volume in active idiopathic systemic capillary leak syndrome.  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2015 Aug 27;17(1):76.  PMID: 26310790. PMCID: PMC4551171
  22. Stromp TA, Leung SW, Andres K, Jing L, Fornwalt BK, Charnigo RJ, Sorrell VL, Vandsburger MV.  Gadolinium Free Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance with 2-point Cine Balanced Steady State Free Precession. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2015 Oct 29;17(1):90. PMID: 26520782.  PMCID: PMC4628395
  23. Hammer-Hansen S, Bandettini WP, Hsu LY, Leung SW, Shanbhag S, Mancini C, Greve AM, Kober L, Thune JJ, Kellman P, Arai AE. Mechanisms for Overestimating Acute Myocardial Infarct Size with Gadolinium Enhanced Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Humans: A Quantitative and Kinetic Study.  Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Img 2016 Jan;17(1):76-84. PMID: 25983233. PMCID: PMC4684160
  24. Nguyen KL, Alam S, Tian X, Mehari A, Leung SW, Seamon C, Allen D, Minniti CP, Sachdev V, Arai AE, Kato GJ.      Elevated Transpulmonary Gradient and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Right Ventricular Remodeling Predict Poor Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease.  Haematologica. 2016;101(2):e40-3. PMID: 26589907. PMCID: PMC4938326
  25. Hammer-Hansen S, Leung SW, Hsu LY, Wilson JR, Taylor J, Greve AM, Thune JJ, Kober L, Kellman P, Arai AE. Early Gadolinium Enhancement for Area at Risk Determination: a Preclinical Validation Study. J Am Coll Cardiol Img Sep 6, 2016 PMID: 27665165.
  26. Kotter J, Lolay G, Charnigo R, Leung S, McKibbin C, Sousa M, Jimenez L, Gurley J, Di Biase L, Natale A, Smyth S, Darrat Y, Morales G, Elayi, CS. Predictors, Morbidity and Costs Associated with Pneumothorax during Electronic Cardiac Device Implantation.      Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 2016 Sep;39(9):985-91. PMID: 27230623
  27. Sinner GJ, Gupta VA, Seratnahaei A, Charnigo RJ, Darrat YH, Elayi SC, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Atrioventricular Dyssynchrony from Empiric Device Settings is Common in Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy and Adversely Impacts Left Ventricular Morphology and Function.      Echocardiography. 2017 Apr;34(4):496-503. PMID: 28247588
  28. Tong CW, Madhur MS, Rzeszut AK, Abdalla M, Abudayyeh I, Alexanderson E, Buber J, Feldman DN, Gopinathannair R, Hira RS, Kates AM, Kessler T, Leung SW, Raj SR, Spatz ES, Turner MB, Valente AM, West K, Sivaram CA, Hill JA, Mann DL, Freeman AM. Status of Early-Career Academic Cardiology - A Global Perspective.  J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017 Oct. 31:70(18):2290-2303.      PMID: 29073958. PMCID: PMC5665176
  29. Spear TJ, Stromp TA, Leung SW, Vandsburger MH. Influence of longitudinal position on the evolution of steady-state signal in cardiac cine balanced steady-state free precession imaging. Acta Radiol Open. 2017 Nov 21;6(11):2058460117729186.  PMID: 29201434.  PMCID: PMC5700791
  30. Gupta VA, Sousa M, Kraitman N, Annabathula R, Vsevolozhskaya O, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Coronary artery calcification predicts cardiovascular complications after sepsis.  J Crit Care. 2018 Apr;44:261-266.  PMID: 29220755
  31. Gupta VA, Leung SW, Winkler MA, Sorrell VL.      Identifying Coronary Artery Calcification on Non-gated Computed Tomography Scans.  J Vis Exp. 2018 Aug 28;138.  PMID: 30222151 PMCID: PMC6231920
  32. Stromp TA, Spear TJ, Holtkamp RM, Andres KN, Alghuraibawi WH, Kaine J, Leung SW, Fornwalt BK, Vandsburger MH. Quantitative Gadolinium-Free Cardiac Fibrosis Imaging in End Stage Renal Disease Patients Reveals A Longitudinal Correlation with Structural and Functional Decline. Sci Rep. 2018 Nov 19;8(1):16972. PMID: 30451960. PMCID: PMC624893
  33. Shafer KM, Hira RS, Sinha SS, Pfeiffer M, Abudayyeh I, Feldman DN, Leung S, Damp J, Gopinathannair R, Valente AM, Sivaram CA, Freeman AM.  Academic Advancement in the Current Era: Integrating and Empowering Clinician Educators. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Feb 12;73(5):620-623. PMID: 30732717
  34. Johnson N, Gold BT, Ross D, Bailey A, Clasey A, Gupta V, Leung S, Powell D.  Non-Fasting High-Density Lipoprotein is Associated with White Matter Microstructure in Healthy Older Adults.  Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.  Front Aging Neurosci. 2019 May 7;11:100. PMID: 31133843 PMCID: PMC6513892
  35. AlGhuraibawi W, Stromp TA, Holtkamp RM, Lam B, Rehwald W, Leung SW, Vandsburger MA. CEST MRI Reveals a Correlation Between Visceral Fat Mass and Reduced Myocardial Creatine in Obese Individuals Despite Preserved Ventricular Structure and Function. NMR Biomed. 2019 Jul;32(7):e4104. PMID: 31094042 PMCID: PMC6581603
  36. Kwong RY, Ge Y, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Fujikura K, Wang W, Pandya A, Chen YY, Mikolich JR, Boland S, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Shanbhag SM, Patel AR, Narang A, Farzaneh-Far A, Romer B, Heitner JF, Ho JY, Singh J, Shenoy C, Hughes A, Leung SW, Marji M, Gonzalez JA, Mehta S, Shah DJ, Debs D, Raman SV, Guha A, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Hachamovitch R, Stuber M, Simonetti OP. Stress CMR Perfusion Imaging in the United States (SPINS) Study of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019;74:1741–55. PMID: 31582133 – Editor-in-Chief’s Top Pick From 2019
  37. Mathbout M, Asfour A, Leung S, Lolay G, Idris A, Abdel-Latif A, Ziada KM. NT-proBNP Level Predicts Extent of Myonecrosis and Clinical Adverse Outcomes in Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Study. Med Res Arch. 2020 Feb;8(2):10.18103. PMID: 33094161. PMCID: PMC7575211.
  38. Captur G, Bhandari A, Brühl R, Ittermann B, Keenan KE, Yang Y, Eames RJ, Benedetti G, Torlasco C, Ricketts L, Boubertakh R, Fatih N, Greenwood JP, Paulis LEM, Lawton CB, Bucciarelli-Ducci C, Lamb HJ, Steeds R, Leung SW, Berry C, Valentin S, Flett A, de Lange C, DeCobelli F, Viallon M, Croisille P, Higgins DM, Greiser A, Pang W, Hamilton-Craig C, Strugnell WE, Dresselaers T, Barison A, Dawson D, Taylor AJ, Mongeon FP, Plein S, Messroghli D, Al-Mallah M, Grieve SM, Lombardi M, Jang J, Salerno M, Chaturvedi N, Kellman P, Bluemke DA, Nezafat R, Gatehouse P, Moon JC; T1MES Consortium. T1 Mapping Performance and Measurement Repeatability: Results from the Multi-National T1 Mapping Standardization Phantom Program (T1MES).  J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 2020 May 7;22(1):31. PMID: 32375896  PMCID: PMC7204222
  39. Alnabelsi TS, Gupta VA, Su LC, Thompson KL, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Usefulness of Findings by Multimodality Imaging to Stratify Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events After Sepsis at 1 and 12 months. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Jun 1;125(11):1732-1737. PMID: 32291093
  40. Ge Y, Pandya A, Steel K, Bingham S, Jerosch-Herold M, Chen YY, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Hachamovitch R, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Stable Chest Pain Syndromes. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jul;13(7):1505-1517.  PMID: 32417337
  41. Hillerson D, Wool T, Ogunbayo GO, Sorrell VL, Leung SW.  Incidental Coronary Artery Calcium and Stroke Risk in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.  AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2020 Aug;215(2):344-350. PMID: 32348185. PMCID: PMC7447556 
  42. Antiochos P, Ge Y, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Impact of Unrecognized Myocardial Scar by Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Aug 25;76(8):945-957.  PMID: 32819469
  43. Elayi CS, Parrott K, Etaee F, Shah J, Leung S, Guglin M, Elayi E, Jessinger M, Ogunbayo G, Catanzaro J, Morales G, Darrat Y.  Randomized Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Internal (Through Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) Versus External Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2020 Sep;58(3):261-267. PMID: 31927665
  44. Gupta VA, Alnabelsi TS, Shringi S, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Cardiovascular Risk After Sepsis: Understanding the Role of Statin Indications and the Impact of Clinical Inertia on Prescribing Patterns. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Nov;25(6):541-547. doi: 10.1177/1074248420933395. Epub 2020 Jun 19. PMID: 32551836
  45. Ge Y, Pandya A, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Chen YY, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Shanbhag SM, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Prognostic Value of Stress CMR Perfusion Imaging in Patients With Reduced Left Ventricular Function. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Oct;13(10):2132-2145. PMID: 32771575
  46. Antiochos P, Ge Y, Steel K, Chen YY, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Murthy VL, Kwong RY. Evaluation of Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Risk Reclassification of Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Cardiol. 2020 Jul 29:e202834. PMID: 32745166. PMCID: PMC7391178.
  47. Ge Y, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Shanbhag SM, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Stress CMR in Patients with Obesity: Insights from the Stress CMR Perfusion Imaging in the United States (SPINS) Registry. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Nov 9. PMID: 33166994
  48. Gupta VA, Paranzino M, Alnabelsi T, Ayoub KA, Eason J, Mullis A, Kotter JR, May L, Parks A, Nerusu S, Dai C, Cleland D, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. 5th generation vs 4th generation troponin T in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality in patients hospitalized for non-cardiac indications: a cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 Feb 9;16(2):e0246332. PMID: 33561174.  PMCID: PMC7872231
  49. Sinner GJ, Annabathula R, Viquez K, Alnabelsi TS, Leung SW.  Infective Endocarditis in Pregnancy from 2009-2019: The Consequences of Injection Drug Use.  Infect Dis (Lond). 2021 Apr 27:1-7. PMID: 33905273
  50. Kligerman SJ, Bykowski J, Hurwitz Koweek LM, Policeni B, Ghoshhajra BB, Brown MD, Davis AM, Dibble EH, Johnson TV, Khosa F, Ledbetter LN, Leung SW, Liebeskind DS, Litmanovich D, Maroules CD, Pannell JS, Powers WJ, Villines TC, Wang LL, Wann S, Corey AS, Abbara S. ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Syncope.  Expert Panels on Cardiac Imaging and Neurological Imaging.  J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 May;18(5S):S229-S238. PMID: 33958116
  51. Leung SW, Charnigo RJ, Ratajczak T, Abo-Aly M, Shokri E, Abdel-Latif A, Wenk JF. End-Systolic Circumferential Strain Derived from Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature-Tracking as a Predictor of Functional Recovery in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction.  J Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 Jun 10. PMID: 34110672
  52. Antiochos P, Ge Y, Heydari B, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Prognostic Value of Stress Cardiac Magnetic Resonance In Patients with Known Coronary Artery Disease. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Aug 11:S1936-878X(21)00559-3. PMID: 34419400
  53. Leung SW, Ratajczak TM, Abo-Aly M, Shokri E, Abdel-Latif A, Wenk JF. Regional End-Systolic Circumferential Strain Demonstrates Compensatory Segmental Contractile Function in Patients with ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Biomech. 2021 Oct 5;129:110794. PMID: 34634593 PMCID: PMC8671364
  54. Shridas P, Ji A, Trumbauer A, Noffsinger V, Leung S, Dugan A, Thatcher S, Cassis L, de Beer F, Webb N, Tannock L. Adipocyte-derived serum amyloid A promotes angiotensin II-induced abdominal aortic aneurysms in obese C57BL/6 mice.  Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol . 2022 Mar 28. PMID: 35344382 PMCID: PMC9050948
  55. Sharifi H, Mann CK, Noor AZ, Nikou A, Ferguson CR, Liu ZQ, Rockward AL, Moonschi F, Campbell KS, Leung SW, Wenk JF. Reproducibility of Systolic Strain in Mice Using Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking of Black-Blood Cine Images. Cardiovasc Eng Technol. 2022 Dec;13(6):857-863. PMID: 35396692 PMCID: PMC9547031
  56. Ojha V, Khalique OK, Khurana R, Lorenzatti D, Leung SW, Lawton B, Slesnick TC, Cavalcante JC, Bucciarelli Ducci C, Patel AR, Prieto CC, Plein S, Raman SV, Salerno M, Parwani P. Highlights of Virtual SCMR 2022 conference: Improving Cardiovascular Care Around the World. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2022 24:38. PMID: 35725565 PMCID: PMC9207863
  57. Ahmed T, Chishti E, Sinner GJ, Leung SW, Ramachandran P. A Report on Short Term Follow-Up Cardiac Imaging and Clinical Outcomes of Myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination. J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown). 2022 Oct 1;23(10):691-693. PMID: 35904989 PMCID: PMC9593330
  58. Abdel-Latif A, Ahmed T, Leung SW, Alnabelsi T, Tarhuni W, Sekela ME. Autologous CD133 + Cells and Laser Revascularization in patients with severe Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2023 Apr;19(3):817-822. Epub 2022 Nov 14. PMID: 36376770.
  59. Heydari B, Ge Y, Antiochos P, Islam S, Steel K, Bingham S, Abdullah S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Shah DJ, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Sex-Specific Stress Perfusion Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Suspected Ischemic Heart Disease: Insights From SPINS Retrospective Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2023 Jan 27:S1936-878X(22)00752-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2022.11.025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36764892.
  60. Fry E, Ayoub K, Sorrell VL, Souza J, Hesselson A, Leung S, Ellison K. Echocardiographic Evaluation of His Bundle Pacing in Patients with Prolonged PR Intervals. Cardiol Cardiovasc Med. 2023 Mar 16;7(2):69-78. doi: 10.26502/fccm.92920310. PMID: 37168252; PMCID: PMC10167774.
  61. Darrat Y, Leung S, Elayi L, Parrott K, Ogunbayo G, Kotter J, Sorrell V, Gupta V, Anaya P, Morales G, Catanzarro J, Delisle B, Elayi CS. A Stepwise External Cardioversion Protocol for Atrial Fibrillation to Maximize Acute Success Rate. Europace. 2023 Mar 30;25(3):828-834. PMID: 36748366. PMCID: PMC10062296
  62. Alnabelsi TS, Sinner G, Al-Abdouh A, Marji M, Viquez K, Abusnina W, Kotter J, Smith MD, El-Dalati S, Leung SW. The Evolving Trends in Infective Endocarditis and Determinants of Mortality: a 10-year Experience From a Tertiary Care Epicenter. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Feb 23;48(6):101673. PMID: 36828048.
  63. El-Dalati S, Sinner G, Leung S, Reda H, Sekela M, Heier K, Alnabelsi T. Comparison of Medical Therapy, Valve Surgery, and Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration for Tricuspid Valve Infective Endocarditis. Am J Med. 2024 Sep;137(9):888-895.e2. PMID: 38729593.
  64. Ahmed T, Mangino AA, Lodhi SH, Gupta V, Leung SW, Sorrell VL. Simplified echocardiographic assessment of regional left ventricular wall motion pattern in patients with takotsubo and acute coronary syndrome: The randomized blinded Two-chamber Apical Kinesis Observation (TAKO) study. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Sep;49(9):102731. PMID: 38945184.
  65. Bernhard B, Ge Y, Antiochos P, Heydari B, Islam S, Sanchez Santiuste N, Steel KE, Bingham S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Shah DJ, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Association of Adverse Clinical Outcomes With Peri-Infarct Ischemia Detected by Stress Cardiac Magnetic Imaging. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Jul 30;84(5):417-429. PMID: 39048273.
  66. Ge Y, Antiochos P, Bernhard B, Heydari B, Steel K, Bingham S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Shah DJ, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Stress CMR Perfusion Imaging in the Medicare-Eligible Population: Insights From the SPINS Study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2025 Jan;18(1):33-44. PMID: 39425725.
  67. Marji M, Browning S, Leung SW, Kucharska-Newton A. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalizations for endocarditis, myocarditis, and pericarditis using an interrupted time series analysis of the United States National Inpatient Sample 2018 to 2020. Discov Epidemics 2, 4 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44203-025-00008-9
  68. Popp JL, Patel K, Cuomo D, Lynch RM, Leung SW, Berridge BR, Rusyn I, Chiu WA, Threadgill DW. Derivation of ultrasound and electrocardiogram cardiac reference ranges for Mus musculus using the collaborative cross and identification of new cardiac models. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2025 Sep 26;25(1):684. doi: 10.1186/s12872-025-05156-y. PMID: 41013247; PMCID: PMC12465196.
  69. Gokmen MS, Ozcan C, Haque MN, Leung SW, Parker S, Seales B, Bumgardner C. DINO-LG: Enhancing vision transformers with label guidance for coronary artery calcium detection. Med Biol Eng Comput. 2026 Feb 7. doi: 10.1007/s11517-026-03523-1. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 41653398.
  70. Hasnie AA, Hans A, Chishti E, Leith J, Harris AH, Heier K, McQuerry K, Leung SW, Elgendy IY. National Trends and In-Hospital Outcomes of Valve-In-Valve TAVR with Cerebral Embolic Protection. J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv. Accepted 1/27/2026
  71. Bernhard B, Daibes M, Marques IR, Sanchez Santiuste N, Ge Y, Antiochos P, Heydari B, Steel KE, Bingham S, Mikolich JR, Arai AE, Bandettini WP, Patel AR, Patel H, Shanbhag SM, Farzaneh-Far A, Heitner JF, Shenoy C, Leung SW, Gonzalez JA, Raman SV, Ferrari VA, Shah DJ, Bersali A, Schulz-Menger J, Stuber M, Simonetti OP, Kwong RY. Stress Perfusion CMR to Prognosticate for Left Main and High Risk Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease and Major Cardiovascular Adverse Events: Outcomes from a 4,144-Patient Multicenter Cohort. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. Accepted 2/13/2026
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