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Michael W. Cullen, M.D.

  1. Cardiologist
  2. Echocardiographer
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Publications

  1. Stultz BR, Beckman TJ, Halvorsen AJ, Cullen MW, Kelm DJ. Understanding characteristics of internal medicine residents matching into pulmonary critical care medicine fellowships. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Nov 20; 24 (1):1335
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  2. Danielson AP, Saha B, Cullen MW. 41-Year-Old Woman With Ascites. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 Oct; 99 (10):1652-1656 Epub 2024 May 05
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  3. Cullen MW, Damp JB, Soukoulis V, Keating FK, Abudayyeh I, Yang EH, Kondapaneni M, Polk DM, Rose-Jones LJ, Theriot P, Weissman G. Program Directors Survey on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Cardiology Fellowship Training. JACC Adv. 2024 Jul; 3 (7):101008 Epub 2024 May 24
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  4. Stanko KM, Dumais MG, Cullen MW. 59-Year-Old Woman with Recurrent Syncope Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2024.
  5. Stanko KM, Thomas A, Cullen MW, McCully RB, Schroeder DR, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Mauck KF. Postoperative Outcomes After Delay or Cancellation of Noncardiac Surgery Due to Results of a Preoperative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiogram. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024 Jun; 37 (6):641-643 Epub 2024 Mar 07
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  6. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Sadhu J, Thakker P, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Restrepo D, May AM. EDUCATE: An international, randomized controlled trial for teaching electrocardiography. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2024 Mar; 49 (3):102409 Epub 2024 Jan 15
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  7. Minhas AMK, Cullen MW, Mamas MA, Fudim M, Virani SS, Khan SS, Misra A, Ballantyne CM, Nambi V, Abramov D. Association Between Cardiologist Density and Mortality in Urban and Rural Counties in the United States. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 1; 210:279-282 Epub 2023 Oct 14
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  8. Minhas AMK, Parwani P, Fudim M, Virani SS, Khan SS, Cullen MW, Misra A, Ballantyne C, Nambi V, Abramov D. County-Level Cardiologist Density and Mortality in the United States. J Am Heart Assoc. 2023 Dec 5; 12 (23):e031686 Epub 2023 Nov 28
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  9. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Boswell CL, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Beard JW, Baranchuk A, O'Brien K, Knohl SJ, May AM. Predictors of ECG Interpretation Proficiency in Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Dec; 48 (12):102011 Epub 2023 Aug 04
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  10. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Manoukian SV, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Beard JW, Baranchuk A, O'Brien K, Knohl SJ, May AM. Impact of Computer-Interpreted ECGs on the Accuracy of Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Nov; 48 (11):101989 Epub 2023 July 22
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  11. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Angstman KB, Cullen MW, Sandefur BJ, Friedman PA, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Braisted A, Huneycutt D, Baranchuk A, Beard JW, Kerwin S, Young B, Rowlandson I, Knohl SJ, O'Brien K, May AM. Exploring Factors Influencing ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Medical Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 48 (10):101865 Epub 2023 June 13
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  12. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Albert D, Kligfield PD, Macfarlane PW, Drew BJ, May AM. ECG Interpretation Proficiency of Healthcare Professionals. Curr Probl Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 48 (10):101924 Epub 2023 July 01
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  13. Kashou AH, Noseworthy PA, Beckman TJ, Anavekar NS, Cullen MW, Angstman KB, Sandefur BJ, Thompson CA, Halvorsen AJ, Shapiro BP, Wiley BW, Kates AM, Cosco D, Sadhu JS, Thakker PD, Huneycutt D, Braisted A, Smith SW, Baranchuk A, Grauer K, O'Brien K, Kaul V, Gambhir HS, Knohl SJ, Restrepo D, Kligfield PD, Macfarlane PW, Drew BJ, May AM. Education curriculum assessment for teaching electrocardiography: Rationale and design for the prospective, international, randomized controlled EDUCATE trial. J Electrocardiol. 2023 Sep-Oct; 80:166-173 Epub 2023 July 13
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  14. Liu LY, Reddy YNV, Niven AS, Hu TY, Larson KF, Mulpuru SK, Cullen MW. Paroxysmal supine hypoxaemia with hyperthyroidism and atrial fibrillation: a case report of a diagnostic challenge. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Jun; 6 (6):ytac214 Epub 2022 May 24
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  15. Cullen MW, Klarich KW, Baldwin KM, Engstler GJ, Mandrekar J, Scott CG, Beckman TJ. Validity of a cardiology fellow performance assessment: reliability and associations with standardized examinations and awards. BMC Med Educ. 2022 Mar 15; 22 (1):177
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  16. Cullen MW, Damp JB, Soukoulis V, Keating FK, Abudayyeh I, Auseon A, Bhakta D, Qasim A, Seryak A, Smith SA, Tam MC, Theriot P, Weissman G. Burnout and Well-Being Among Cardiology Fellowship Program Directors. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 Oct 26; 78 (17):1717-1726
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  17. Cullen MW, McCully RB, Schroeder DR, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Mauck KF. Rate-Pressure Product versus Peak Heart Rate for Assessment of Stress Adequacy during Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Jun; 34 (6):696-698 Epub 2021 Feb 16
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  18. Damp JB, Cullen MW, Soukoulis V, Tam MC, Keating FK, Smith SA, Bhakta D, Abudayyeh I, Qasim A, Sernyak A, Auseon A, Theriot P, Weissman G. Program Directors Survey on Diversity in Cardiovascular Training Programs. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Sep 8; 76 (10):1215-1222
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  19. Marshall AL, Thompson CA, Cullen MW, Raffals LE, Oxentenko AS. Medical Education Interest, Exposure, and Career Planning in Subspecialty Trainees. Med Sci Educ. 2020 Sep; 30 (3):1011-1014 Epub 2020 June 10
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  20. Cullen MW, Beckman TJ, Baldwin KM, Engstler GJ, Mandrekar J, Scott CG, Klarich KW. Predicting Quality of Clinical Performance From Cardiology Fellowship Applications. Tex Heart Inst J. 2020 Aug 1; 47 (4):258-264
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  21. Cullen MW, Klarich KW, Oxentenko AS, Halvorsen AJ, Beckman TJ. Characteristics of internal medicine residents who successfully match into cardiology fellowships. BMC Med Educ. 2020 Jul 28; 20 (1):238 Epub 2020 July 28
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  22. Cullen MW, Sharma G, Sinha SS. Reflections on the Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Section: Passing the Torch. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Jul 7; 76 (1):118-121
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  23. Sinha SS, Sharma G, Cullen MW. The Crucible of Crisis: Responses of Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Cardiologists to the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 May 26; 75 (20):2627-2629 Epub 2020 Apr 25
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  24. Cullen MW, McCully RB, Widmer RJ, Schroeder DR, Salonen BR, Raslau D, Sundsted KK, Mohabbat AB, Dougan BM, Bierle DM, Widmer A, Banerjee D, Gaba P, Tellez R, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Mauck KF. Preoperative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography and Clinical Factors for Assessment of Cardiac Risk after Noncardiac Surgery. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Apr; 33 (4):423-432 Epub 2020 Feb 20
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  25. Cullen MW, Sinha SS, Sharma G. Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Section: Emerging Specialties for a New Year. J Am Coll Cardiol 2020 Mar 17; 75 (10):1231-1232
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  26. Cullen MW, Geske JB, Anavekar NS, McAdams JA, Beliveau ME, Ommen SR, Nishimura RA. Reinvigorating Continuing Medical Education: Meeting the Challenges of the Digital Age. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Dec; 94 (12):2501-2509
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  27. Barreto JN, Cullen MW, Mara KC, Grove ME, Sierzchulski AG, Dahl NJ, Tosh PK, Dierkhising RA, Patnaik MM, Ackerman MJ. QT prolongation in patients with acute leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome prescribed antifungal prophylaxis during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. Leuk Lymphoma. 2019 Dec; 60 (14):3512-3520 Epub 2019 July 12
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  28. Cullen MW. Cardiovascular Education Science: A Worthy Pursuit for Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Cardiologists? J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Nov 5; 74 (18):2322-2325
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  29. Alpert CM, Sinha SS, Cullen MW. Teaching Tomorrow's Teachers: An Innovative Model of Clinician-Educator Development for Fellows-in-Training. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jun 11; 73 (22):2900-2903
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  30. Sinha SS, Cullen MW, Sharma G. The 5-Year Anniversary of the Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Page: Reflections on a Journey. J Am Coll Cardiol 2019 Jan 22; 73 (2):243-245
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  31. Widmer RJ, Cullen MW, Salonen BR, Sundsted KK, Raslau D, Mohabbat AB, Dougan BM, Bierle DM, Lawson DK, Widmer AJ, Bundrick M, Gaba P, Tellez R, Schroeder DR, McCully RB, Mauck KF. Cardiac Events after Noncardiac Surgery in Patients Undergoing Preoperative Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Findings From the Mayo Poce-DSE Investigators. Am J Med. 2018 Jun; 131 (6):702.e15-702.e22 Epub 2018 Jan 17
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  32. Cullen MW, Sinha SS, Sharma G. New Beginnings, New Transitions: A Bold Vision for the Journal's Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Page. J Am Coll Cardiol 2018 Jan 2; 71 (1):98-100
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  33. Fuchs MM, Le RJ, Cullen MW, Maleszewski JJ, Ammash NM. Multimodal Imaging of Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery in a 75-Year-Old Woman. Tex Heart Inst J. 2017 Dec; 44 (6):395-398 Epub 2017 Dec 19
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  34. Cullen MW, Geske JB, Anavekar NS, Askew JW 3rd, Lewis BR, Oh JK. Handheld echocardiography during hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Nov; 40 (11):993-999 Epub 2017 July 19
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  35. Le RJ, Cullen MW, Lahr BD, Wright RS, Kopecky SL. Side Effects of CV Medications Following Hospitalization for ACS Are Associated With More Frequent Health-Care Contacts. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2017 May; 22(3):250-255. Epub 2016 Oct 02.
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  36. Sharma G, Cullen MW, Sinha SS. The Evolution of the Fellows-in-Training and Early Career Professionals' Page: Past, Present, and Future. J Am Coll Cardiol 2017 Jan 3; 69 (1):104-106
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  37. Narang A, Sinha SS, Rajagopalan B, Ijioma NN, Jayaram N, Kithcart AP, Tanguturi VK, Cullen MW. The Supply and Demand of the Cardiovascular Workforce: Striking the Right Balance. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Oct 11; 68 (15):1680-1689
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  38. Cullen MW, Stulak JM, Li Z, Powell BD, White RD, Ammash NM, Nkomo VT. Left Atrial Appendage Patency at Cardioversion After Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Intervention. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Feb; 101: (2)675-81.
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  39. Henkin S, Negrotto S, Pollak PM, Cullen MW, O'Cochlain DF, Wright RS. Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome: Diagnostic Challenge and the Importance of Heightened Clinical Suspicion. Tex Heart Inst J. 2015 Oct; 42(5):498-501.
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  40. Sinha SS, Cullen MW. Mentorship, Leadership, and Teamwork: Harnessing the Power of Professional Societies to Develop Nonclinical Competencies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Sep 1; 66 (9):1079-82
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  41. Cullen MW. Filling the Feedback Gap in Cardiovascular Education. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Aug 11; 66 (6):748-53
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  42. Sinha SS, Julien HM, Krim SR, Ijioma NN, Baron SJ, Rock AJ, Siehr SL, Cullen MW, American College of Cardiology Fellow-in-Training Section Leadership Council. COCATS 4: Securing the Future of Cardiovascular Medicine. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 May 5; 65 (17):1907-14
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  43. Cullen MW, Stulak JM, Li Z, Powell BD, White RD, Nkomo VT, Ammash NM. Transesophageal echocardiography-guided cardioversion after cardiac operations. Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Oct; 98(4):1325-30. Epub 2014 Aug 22.
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  44. Cullen MW, Blauwet LA, Vatury OM, Mulvagh SL, Behrenbeck TR, Scott CG, Pellikka PA. Diagnostic capability of comprehensive handheld vs transthoracic echocardiography. Mayo Clin Proc. 2014 Jun; 89 (6):790-8 Epub 2014 Mar 29
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  45. Cullen MW, Thomas RJ, Behrenbeck TR. Weight change after a one-time preventive cardiology clinic visit. Minerva Cardioangiol. 2013 Dec; 61(6):665-73.
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  46. Cullen MW, Kim S, Piccini JP Sr, Ansell JE, Fonarow GC, Hylek EM, Singer DE, Mahaffey KW, Kowey PR, Thomas L, Go AS, Lopes RD, Chang P, Peterson ED, Gersh BJ, ORBIT-AF Investigators. Risks and benefits of anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation: insights from the Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) registry. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2013 Jul; 6 (4):461-9 Epub 2013 June 11
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  47. Geske JB, Cullen MW, Hazin R, Malouf JF. Caught in the middle: apical ballooning syndrome with dynamic mid-ventricular obstruction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013 Jun; 14: (6)605.
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  48. Cullen MW, Cabalka AK, Alli OO, Pislaru SV, Sorajja P, Nkomo VT, Malouf JF, Cetta F, Hagler DJ, Rihal CS. Transvenous, antegrade Melody valve-in-valve implantation for bioprosthetic mitral and tricuspid valve dysfunction: a case series in children and adults. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2013 Jun; 6(6):598-605. Epub 2013 May 15.
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  49. Tattersall MC, Gangnon RE, Karmali KN, Cullen MW, Stein JH, Keevil JG. Trends in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol goal achievement in high risk United States adults: longitudinal findings from the 1999-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. PLoS One. 2013; 8(4):e59309. Epub 2013 Apr 02.
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  50. Melduni RM, Cullen MW. Role of Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Predicting Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence after Successful Electrical Cardioversion. J Atr Fibrillation. 2012 Dec; 5(4):87-94.
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  51. Geske JB, Cullen MW, Sorajja P, Ommen SR, Nishimura RA. Assessment of left ventricular outflow gradient: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy versus aortic valvular stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2012 Jun; 5 (6):675-81
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  52. Keddis MT, Beckman TJ, Cullen MW, Reed DA, Halvorsen AJ, Wittich CM, West CP, McDonald FS. Senior internal medicine residents' confidence with essential topics in evidence-based medicine taught during internship. J Grad Med Educ. 2011 Dec; 3 (4):490-6
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  53. Cullen MW, Gullerud RE, Larson DR, Melton LJ 3rd, Huddleston JM. Impact of heart failure on hip fracture outcomes: a population-based study. J Hosp Med. 2011 Nov; 6 (9):507-12 Epub 2011 Oct 31
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  54. Keddis MT, Cullen MW, Reed DA, Halvorsen AJ, McDonald FS, Takahashi PY, Bhagra A. Effectiveness of an ultrasound training module for internal medicine residents. BMC Med Educ. 2011 Sep 28; 11:75 Epub 2011 Sept 28
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  55. Cullen MW, Pellikka PA. Recent advances in stress echocardiography. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2011 Sep; 26(5):379-84.
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  56. Cullen MW, Reeder GS, Farkouh ME, Kopecky SL, Smars PA, Behrenbeck TR, Allison TG. Outcomes in patients with chest pain evaluated in a chest pain unit: the chest pain evaluation in the emergency room study cohort. Am Heart J. 2011 May; 161(5):871-7.
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  57. Cullen MW, Reed DA, Halvorsen AJ, Wittich CM, Kreuziger LM, Keddis MT, McDonald FS, Beckman TJ. Selection criteria for internal medicine residency applicants and professionalism ratings during internship. Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Mar; 86 (3):197-202
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  58. Cullen MW, Ebbert JO, Vierkant RA, Wang AH, Cerhan JR. No interaction of body mass index and smoking on diabetes mellitus risk in elderly women. Prev Med. 2009 Jan; 48 (1):74-8 Epub 2008 Oct 21
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  59. Cullen MW, Gangnon R, McBride PE, Stein JH, Keevil JG. National improvements in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol management of individuals at high coronary risk: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1999-2002. American Heart Journal. 2008; 156(2):284-91.
  60. Cullen MW, Kennedy CC, Specks U. 55-year-old man with purpura and foot pain. Mayo Clin Proc. 2008 Jan; 83(1):93-6.
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  61. Guttormsen BN, Stein JH, McBride PE, Cullen MW, Gangnon R, Keevil JG. Rationale for targeted rather than population based screening with C-reactive protein using the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. American Journal of Cardiology. 2007; 100(7):1130-33.
  62. Keevil JG, Cullen MW, Gangnon R, McBride PE, Stein JH. Implications of the United States' cardiac risk and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol distributions for the diagnosis and treatment of dyslipidemia: data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2002. Circulation. 2007; 115(11):1363-70.
  63. Cullen MW, Nath DS, Dobrescu C, Eickstaedt JB, Edwards NM. Aortic valve stenosis and alkaptonuria. Chirurgia. 2007; 20(5):229-32.
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