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S. Allen Luis, M.B.B.S., Ph.D.

  1. Cardiologist
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Publications

  1. Alabdaljabar MS, Alexandrino F, Al-Shakarchi N, Kucuk HO, Lloyd JV, Luis SA, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Connolly HM. Right Atrial and Ventricular Strain Analysis in Patients With Carcinoid Heart Disease. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2024 Oct; 37 (10):1008-1010 Epub 2024 June 15
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  2. Ye Z, Scott CG, Gajjar RA, Foley T, Clavel MA, Nkomo VT, Luis SA, Miranda WR, Padang R, Pislaru SV, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Prognostic value of aortic valve calcification in non-severe aortic stenosis with preserved ejection fraction. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep 30; 25 (10):1432-1440
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  3. Cremer PC, Brucato A, Insalaco A, Lin D, Luis SA, Kwon DH, Jellis CL, Clair J, Curtis A, Wang S, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF. Longitudinal cardiac magnetic resonance imaging following clinical response to rilonacept and prior to recurrence upon treatment suspension: a RHAPSODY subgroup analysis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug 22 [Epub ahead of print]
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  4. Klein AL, Wang TKM, Cremer PC, Abbate A, Adler Y, Asher C, Brucato A, Chetrit M, Hoit B, Jellis CL, Kwon DH, LeWinter M, Lin D, Luis SA, Mardigyan V, Oh JK, Ordovas KG, Rodriugez ER, Schenone AL, Tan CD, Weber B, Imazio M. Pericardial Diseases: International Position Statement on New Concepts and Advances in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Aug; 17 (8):937-988
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  5. Sanz JGR, Luis SA, Alkhouli MA, Padang R. Up, up and away! Atrial septal pouch thrombus: an unexpected encounter during transeptal puncture. J Echocardiogr. 2024 Jun; 22 (2):97-98 Epub 2023 June 13
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  6. Brucato A, Trotta L, Arad M, Cremer PC, Insalaco A, Klutstein M, LeWinter M, Lin D, Luis SA, Wasserstrum Y, Clair J, Wang S, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF, RHAPSODY Investigators. Absence of Pericarditis Recurrence in Rilonacept-Treated Patients With COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Results From the RHAPSODY Long-term Extension. CJC Open. 2024 Jun; 6 (6):805-810 Epub 2024 Mar 04
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  7. Thomas GK, Bonaventura A, Vecchie A, van Tassell B, Imazio M, Klein A, Luis SA, Abbate A. Interleukin-1 blockers for the treatment of recurrent pericarditis: pathophysiology, patient-reported outcomes, and perspectives. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology. 2024 Jun; 83 (6):503-10
  8. Malik AA, Lloyd JW, Anavekar NS, Luis SA. Acute and Complicated Inflammatory Pericarditis: A Guide to Contemporary Practice. Mayo Clin Proc. 2024 May; 99 (5):795-811
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  9. Nguyen A, Schaff HV, Crestanello JA, Luis SA, Halfdanarson TR, Connolly HM. Outcome of selective pulmonary valve management in patients undergoing surgery for carcinoid heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Apr 7 Epub 2024 Apr 07
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  10. Imazio M, Klein AL, Brucato A, Abbate A, Arad M, Cremer PC, Insalaco A, LeWinter MM, Lewis BS, Lin D, Luis SA, Nicholls SJ, Sutej P, Wasserstrum Y, Clair J, Agarwal I, Wang S, Paolini JF, RHAPSODY Investigators. Sustained Pericarditis Recurrence Risk Reduction With Long-Term Rilonacept. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Mar 19; 13 (6):e032516 Epub 2024 Mar 12
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  11. Naser JA, Luis SA, Pislaru SV, Michelena HI, Kennedy AM, Eleid MF, Crestanello JA, Chebib FT, Pellikka PA, Nkomo VT. Impact on Kidney Function and Medium-Term Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease. Am J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 1; 210:163-171 Epub 2023 Oct 19
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  12. Luis SA, Chung R, Stefanescu Schmidt AC, Clark JW, Pearson DS. Case 33-2023: An 86-Year-Old Man with Shortness of Breath. N Engl J Med. 2023 Oct 26; 389 (17):1602-1613
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  13. Reddy P, Kane GC, Oh JK, Luis SA. The Evolving Etiologic and Epidemiologic Portrait of Pericardial Disease. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Aug; 39 (8):1047-1058 Epub 2023 May 20
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  14. Naser JA, Kucuk HO, Gochanour BR, Scott CG, Kennedy AM, Luis SA, Pislaru C, Greason KL, Crestanello JA, Gulati R, Eleid MF, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV. Medium-Term Outcomes of the Different Antithrombotic Regimens After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. Am J Cardiol. 2023 Jul 1; 198:113-123 Epub 2023 May 16
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  15. Cremer PC, Lin D, Luis SA, Petersen J, Abbate A, Jellis CL, Kwon D, Brucato A, Fang F, Insalaco A, LeWinter M, Lewis BS, Zou L, Nicholls SJ, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF, RHAPSODY Investigators. Pericardial late gadolinium enhancement and time to recurrence: a substudy from RHAPSODY, a phase 3 clinical trial of rilonacept in recurrent pericarditis. Eur Heart J Imaging Methods Pract. 2023 May; 1 (1):qyad003 Epub 2023 May 26
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  16. Brucato A, Wheeler A, Luis SA, Abbate A, Cremer PC, Zou L, Insalaco A, Lewinter M, Lewis BS, Lin D, Nicholls S, Pancrazi M, Klein AL, Imazio M, Paolini JF. Transition to rilonacept monotherapy from oral therapies in patients with recurrent pericarditis. Heart. 2023 Jan 27; 109 (4):297-304
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  17. Herrera RA, Smith MM, Mauermann WJ, Nkomo VT, Luis SA. Perioperative management of aortic stenosis in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1145290 Epub 2023 Apr 06
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  18. Brucato A, Lim-Watson MZ, Klein A, Imazio M, Cella D, Cremer P, LeWinter MM, Luis SA, Lin D, Lotan D, Pancrazi M, Trotta L, Klooster B, Litcher-Kelly L, Zou L, Magestro M, Wheeler A, Paolini JF, RHAPSODY Investigators. Interleukin-1 Trap Rilonacept Improved Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep in Patients With Recurrent Pericarditis: Results From the Phase 3 Clinical Trial RHAPSODY. J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 Oct 18; 11 (20):e023252 Epub 2022 Oct 17
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  19. Luis SA, Ayoub C, Padang R. Paroxysmal sinus deceleration: an under-recognized show stopper. Eur Heart J Case Rep 2022 Oct; 6 (10):ytac389 Epub 2022 Sept 23
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  20. Ye Z, Yang LT, Medina-Inojosa JR, Scott CG, Padang R, Luis SA, Nkomo VT, Enriquez-Sarano M, Michelena HI. Multichamber Strain Characterization Is a Robust Prognosticator for Both Bicuspid and Tricuspid Aortic Stenosis. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Sep; 35 (9):956-965 Epub 2022 May 22
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  21. Naser JA, Crestanello JA, Nkomo VT, Luis SA, Thaden JJ, Geske JB, Anderson JH, Sinak LJ, Michelena HI, Pislaru SV, Padang R. Immobile Leaflets at Time of Bioprosthetic Valve Implantation: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Bioprosthetic Failure: A Novel Risk Factor for Early Bioprosthetic Failure. Heart Lung Circ. 2022 Aug; 31 (8):1166-1175 Epub 2022 Mar 24
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  22. Luis SA, LeWinter MM, Magestro M, DerSarkissian M, Duh MS, Chang R, Kponee-Shovein K, Muthukumar A, Hu X, Lim-Watson MZ, Klein AL. Estimating the US pericarditis prevalence using national health encounter surveillance databases. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 Aug; 38 (8):1385-1389 Epub 2022 May 10
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  23. Ward RC, Luis SA, Shabtaie SA, Pellikka PA, Connolly HM, Miranda W, Schaff H, Shen WK, Killu AM, Cha YM, Asirvatham SJ, Deshumkh AJ, DeSimone CV. Outcomes and periprocedural management of cardiac implantable electronic devices in patients with carcinoid heart disease. Heart Rhythm. 2021 Dec; 18 (12):2094-2100 Epub 2021 Aug 21
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  24. Vinnakota S, Jentzer JC, Luis SA. Thrombolysis for COVID-19-associated bioprosthetic mitral valve thrombosis with shock. Eur Heart J. 2021 Oct 14; 42 (39):4093
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  25. Fritz AV, Luis SA, Bagameri G, Bird J. A case of mistaken identity: pseudoaneurysm masquerading as pericardial effusion following premature ventricular contraction ablation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Aug 14; 22 (9):e140
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  26. Padang R, Ali YZ, Mankad R, Bois MC, Maalouf JF, Sinak LJ, Pislaru SV, Nkomo VT, Michelena HI, Luis SA. Thromboembolic Complications of Annuloplasty Rings. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Aug; 14 (8):1659-1665 Epub 2020 Nov 18
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  27. Luis SA, Luis CR, Habibian M, Lwin MT, Gadowski TC, Chan J, Hamilton-Craig C, Raffel OC. Prognostic Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients With Troponin Elevation and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Jul; 96 (7):1822-1834 Epub 2021 May 13
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  28. Alsidawi S, Khan S, Pislaru SV, Thaden JJ, El-Am EA, Scott CG, Morant K, Oguz D, Luis SA, Padang R, Lane CE, McCully RB, Pellikka PA, Oh JK, Nkomo VT. High Prevalence of Severe Aortic Stenosis in Low-Flow State Associated With Atrial Fibrillation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jul; 14 (7):e012453 Epub 2021 July 12
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  29. George MP, Esquer Garrigos Z, Vijayvargiya P, Anavekar NS, Luis SA, Wilson WR, Baddour LM, Sohail MR. Discriminative Ability and Reliability of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Characterizing Cases of Cardiac Device Lead Vegetations Versus Noninfectious Echodensities. Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Jun 1; 72 (11):1938-1943
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  30. Lin D, Klein A, Cella D, Beutler A, Fang F, Magestro M, Cremer P, LeWinter MM, Luis SA, Abbate A, Ertel A, Litcher-Kelly L, Klooster B, Paolini JF. Health-related quality of life in patients with recurrent pericarditis: results from a phase 2 study of rilonacept. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2021 Apr 21; 21 (1):201
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  31. Calderon-Rojas RD, Greason KL, King KS, Luis SA, Oh JK, Stulak JM, Daly RC, Dearani JA, Schaff HV. Outcomes of Tricuspid Valve Operation at the Time of Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Apr; 111 (4):1252-1257 Epub 2020 Sept 05
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  32. Anand V, Yang L, Luis SA, Padang R, Michelena HI, Tsay JL, Mehta RA, Scott CG, Pislaru SV, Nishimura RA, Pellikka PA. Association of Left Ventricular Volume in Predicting Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Aortic Regurgitation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Apr; 34 (4):352-359 Epub 2020 Nov 27
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  33. Lloyd JW, Oh JK, Daly RC, Frantz RR, Stulak JA, Allen LS, Miranda WR. Clinical features and prognosis of surgically proven constrictive pericarditis after orthotopic heart transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2021 Apr; 40(4):241-246. Epub 2021 Jan 12.
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  34. Diaz Soto JC, Mauermann WJ, Lahr BD, Schaff HV, Luis SA, Smith MM. MELD and MELD XI Scores as Predictors of Mortality After Pericardiectomy for Constrictive Pericarditis. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Mar; 96 (3):619-635
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  35. Shabtaie SA, Luis SA, Ward RC, Karki R, Connolly HM, Pellikka PA, Kapa S, Asirvatham SJ, Packer DL, DeSimone CV. Catheter Ablation in Patients With Neuroendocrine (Carcinoid) Tumors and Carcinoid Heart Disease: Outcomes, Peri-Procedural Complications, and Management Strategies. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 Feb; 7 (2):151-160 Epub 2020 Oct 29
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  36. Klein AL, Imazio M, Cremer P, Brucato A, Abbate A, Fang F, Insalaco A, LeWinter M, Lewis BS, Lin D, Luis SA, Nicholls SJ, Pano A, Wheeler A, Paolini JF, RHAPSODY Investigators. Phase 3 Trial of Interleukin-1 Trap Rilonacept in Recurrent Pericarditis. N Engl J Med. 2021 Jan 7; 384 (1):31-41 Epub 2020 Nov 16
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  37. Bird JG, Morant K, Al-Souri D, Scott CG, Padang R, McCully RB, Kane GC, Pellikka PA, Luis SA. Impact of Anemia on Exercise and Pharmacologic Stress Echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Sep; 33 (9):1067-1076 Epub 2020 July 22
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  38. Luis SA, Kane GC, Luis CR, Oh JK, Sinak LJ. Overview of Optimal Techniques for Pericardiocentesis in Contemporary Practice. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2020 Jun 19; 22 (8):60 Epub 2020 June 19
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  39. Mathew J, Geske JB, Luis SA, Schaff HV. An unusual coronary embolus in a patient with prosthetic endocarditis. Eur Heart J. 2020 Jun 14; 41 (23):2179
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  40. Imazio M, Andreis A, De Ferrari GM, Cremer PC, Mardigyan V, Maestroni S, Luis SA, Lopalco G, Emmi G, Lotan D, Marcolongo R, Lazaros G, De Biasio M, Cantarini L, Dagna L, Cercek AC, Pivetta E, Varma B, Berkson L, Tombetti E, Iannone F, Prisco D, Caforio ALP, Vassilopoulos D, Tousoulis D, De Luca G, Giustetto C, Rinaldi M, Oh JK, Klein AL, Brucato A, Adler Y. Anakinra for corticosteroid-dependent and colchicine-resistant pericarditis: The IRAP (International Registry of Anakinra for Pericarditis) study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2020 Jun; 27 (9):956-964 Epub 2019 Oct 15
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  41. Luis SA, Dohaei A, Chandrashekar P, Scott CG, Padang R, Lokineni S, Kane GC, Crestanello JA, Abel MD, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA. Impact of Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Stenosis on Perioperative Outcomes Following Major Noncardiac Surgery. Mayo Clin Proc. 2020 Apr; 95 (4):727-737
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  42. Padang R, Chandrashekar N, Indrabhinduwat M, Scott CG, Luis SA, Chandrasekaran K, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Kane GC. Aetiology and outcomes of severe right ventricular dysfunction. Eur Heart J. 2020 Mar 21; 41 (12):1273-1282
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  43. Ryu AJ, Kane GC, Pislaru SV, Lekhakul A, Geske JB, Luis SA, Michelena HI, Nkomo VT, Thaden JJ, Sinak LJ. Bleeding Complications of Ultrasound-Guided Pericardiocentesis in the Presence of Coagulopathy or Thrombocytopenia. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2020 Mar; 33 (3):399-401 Epub 2020 Jan 17
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  44. Nguyen A, Schaff HV, Abel MD, Luis SA, Lahr BD, Halfdanarson TR, Connolly HM. Improving outcome of valve replacement for carcinoid heart disease. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 Jul; 158 (1):99-107.e2 Epub 2018 Oct 03
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  45. Majid A, Jamali M, Ashrafi MM, Ul Haq Z, Irfan R, Rehan A, Memon MM, Khan MA, Kumar J, Singh PK, Luis SA, Ram P, Lasrado S, Imtiaz F, Menezes RG. Knowledge and Attitude Towards Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Among Doctors of a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi. Cureus. 2019 Mar 6; 11 (3):e4182 Epub 2019 Mar 06
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  46. Rico-Mesa JS, Uribe C, Prasad M, Luis SA. When can I stop dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with drug-eluting stents? Cleve Clin J Med. 2019 Jan; 86 (1):13-16
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  47. Luis SA, Chan J, Pellikka PA. Echocardiographic Assessment of Left Ventricular Systolic Function: An Overview of Contemporary Techniques, Including Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography. Mayo Clin Proc. 2019 Jan; 94 (1):125-138
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  48. Luis SA, Anavekar NS, Spittell PC, Chandrasekaran K. Imaging in blunt thoracic trauma: The importance of clinical correlation. Echocardiography. 2019 Jan; 36 (1):199-200 Epub 2018 Dec 04
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  49. Luis SA, Pellikka PA. Is Speckle Tracking Imaging Ready for Prime Time in Current Echo Clinical Practice? Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2018 Nov - Dec; 61 (5-6):437-445 Epub 2018 Nov 05
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  50. De Jesus T, Luis SA, Ryu JH, Molina JR, Connolly HM, Maleszewski JJ, Pellikka PA. Carcinoid Heart Disease in Patients With Bronchopulmonary Carcinoid. J Thorac Oncol. 2018 Oct; 13 (10):1602-1605 Epub 2018 July 07
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  51. Parsons C, Cha S, Shen WK, Chamberlain AM, Luis SA, Keddis M, Shamoun F. Usefulness of the Addition of Renal Function to the CHA2DS2-VASc Score as a Predictor of Thromboembolism and Mortality in Patients Without Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 15; 122 (4):597-603 Epub 2018 May 15
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  52. Lane CE, Diaz Soto JC, Padang R, Luis SA. Contained right atrial rupture: an unusual presentation of a rare primary cardiac tumour. Eur Heart J. 2018 May 1; 39 (17):1574-1575
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  53. Ayoub C, Luis SA, Maleszewski JJ, Pellikka PA. Advanced cardiac imaging techniques assist in characterizing a cardiac mass and directing management. Echocardiography. 2017 Nov; 34 (11):1744-1746
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  54. Luis SA, Blauwet LA, Samardhi H, West C, Mehta RA, Luis CR, Scalia GM, Miller FA Jr, Burstow DJ. Usefulness of Mitral Valve Prosthetic or Bioprosthetic Time Velocity Index Ratio to Detect Prosthetic or Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Dysfunction. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Oct 15; 120 (8):1373-1380 Epub 2017 July 25
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  55. Egbe AC, Padang R, Brown RD, Khan AR, Luis SA, Huston J 3rd, Akintoye E, Connolly HM. Prevalence and predictors of intracranial aneurysms in patients with bicuspid aortic valve. Heart. 2017 Oct; 103 (19):1508-1514 Epub 2017 June 08
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  56. Menezes RG, Fatima H, Jussain SA, Ahmed S, Singh PK, Kharoshah MA, Madadin M, Ram P, Pant S, Luis SA. Commotio cordis: A review Medicine, Science and the Law.2017;57:(3)146-151.
  57. Luis SA, Maleszewski JJ, Young PM, Schaff HV, Pereira NL. Previously Unreported in Women Galactosidase Alpha Pro409Ser Variant Is Associated With Fabry Disease. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2017 Aug; 10 (4):e001661
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  58. Parsons C, Patel SI, Cha S, Shen WK, Desai S, Chamberlain AM, Luis SA, Aguilar MI, Demaerschalk BM, Mookadam F, Shamoun F. CHA2DS2-VASc Score: A Predictor of Thromboembolic Events and Mortality in Patients With an Implantable Monitoring Device Without Atrial Fibrillation. Mayo Clin Proc. 2017 Mar; 92 (3):360-369
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  59. Egbe AC, Luis SA, Padang R, Warnes CA. Outcomes in Moderate Mixed Aortic Valve Disease: Is it Time for a Paradigm Shift? J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 May 24; 67 (20):2321-2329
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  60. Luis SA, Pellikka PA. Carcinoid heart disease: Diagnosis and management. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Jan; 30 (1):149-58 Epub 2015 Oct 09
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  61. Connolly HM, Schaff HV, Abel MD, Rubin J, Askew JW, Li Z, Inda JJ, Luis SA, Nishimura RA, Pellikka PA. Early and Late Outcomes of Surgical Treatment in Carcinoid Heart Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2015 Nov 17; 66 (20):2189-2196
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  62. Luis SA, Coutinho T, Pellikka PA, Rihal CS, Pislaru SV. Management of coexistent multi-valvular prosthetic dysfunction: a unique approach. Eur Heart J. 2015 May 07; 36(18):1077. Epub 2014 Dec 18.
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  63. Luis SA, Pellikka PA, Bonnichsen CR, Mankad SV, Pislaru SV. In an era of multimodality cardiac imaging, echocardiography remains the gold standard for the evaluation of valvular and periprosthetic masses. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Aug; 15: (8)940.
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  64. Luis SA, Anderson M, Jalali H, Burstow DJ. A classic yet unusual case: the full spectrum of bicuspid aortic valve disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014; 15(4):398.
  65. Luis SA, Yamada A, Khandheria BK, Speranza V, Benjamin A, Ischenko M, Platts DG, Hasseler L, Burstow D, Chan J. Use of three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography for quantitative assessment of global left ventricular function: A comparative study to three-dimensional echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr.2014;27:(2):285-291.
  66. Yamada A, Luis SA, Sathianathan D, Khandheria BK, Cafaro J, Hamilton-Craig CR, Platts DG, Haseler L, Burstow D, Chan J. Reproducibility of regional and global longitudinal strains derived from two-dimensional speckle-tracking and Doppler tissue imaging between expert and novice readers during quantitative dobutamine stress echocardiography. J Am Soc of Echocardiogaphy. 2014; 27(8):880-7.
  67. Luis SA, Poon K, Shetty R, Walters DL, Raffel OC. Optical coherence tomography of late acquired bare metal stent malapposition: Bare metal stent "diverticulosis". Heart Lung Circ. 2013; 22(8):688-689.
  68. Luis SA, Poon K, Luis C, Shukla A, Beett N, Hamilton-Craig C. Massive left atrial thrombus in a patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis and atrial fibrillation while anticoagulated with dabigatran. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013; 6(3):491-2.
  69. Platts DG, Luis SA, Roper D, Burstow D, Call T, Forshaw A, Pascoe R. The safety profile of perflutren microsphere contrast echocardiography during rest and stress imaging: Results from an Australian multicenter cohort. Heart Lung Circ. 2013; 22(12):996-1002. Epub 0
  70. Camuglia A, Luis SA, Sengupta A, Bett JNH, Walters D. Pre-hospital fibrinolysis in the management of patients with ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: Review of the evidence, implementation and future directions. Cardiovasc Hematol Disord Drug Targets. 2013; 13(3):243-255.
  71. Luis SA, Roper D, Incani A, Poon K, Haqqani H, Walters DL. Non-pharmacological therapy for atrial fibrillation: managing the left atrial appendage. Cardiol Res Pract. 2012; 2012:304626.
  72. Chan J, Luis SA, Hamilton-Craig C. Atypical chest pain in a patient with multiple cardiovascular risk factors: CT coronary angiography is the route to go.. J Clin & Prev Cardiology. 2012; 1(3):134-140.
  73. Poon KK, Claarke A, Luis SA, Wiemers P, Incani A, Scaila G, Tesar P, Raffel OC, Aroney CN, Walters DL. First Australian transapical mitral valve-in-valve implant for a failed mitral bioprosthesis: How to do it.. Heart Lung Circ. 2012; 21(11):737-739.
  74. Luis S, Christie D, Kaminski A, Kenny L, Peres MH. Pregnancy and radiotherapy: Management options for minimizing risk, case series and comprehensive literature review. J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol. 2009; 53(6):559-68.
  75. Wong CW, Luis S, Zeng I, Stewart RA. Eosinophilia and coronary artery vasospasm. Heart Lung Circ. 2008; 17(6):488-96.
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