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Balaji K. Tamarappoo, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Cardiac Imager
  2. Cardio-Oncologist
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Publications

  1. Scalia IG, Gheyath B, Tamarappoo BK, Moudgil R, Otton J, Pereyra M, Narayanasamy H, Larsen C, Herrmann J, Arsanjani R, Ayoub C. Chemotherapy Related Cardiotoxicity Evaluation-A Contemporary Review with a Focus on Cardiac Imaging. J Clin Med. 2024 Jun 26; 13 (13) Epub 2024 June 26
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  2. Tamarappoo BK, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann P, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Eisenberg E, Liang JX, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Differences in Prognostic Value of Myocardial Perfusion Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Using High-Efficiency Solid-State Detector Between Men and Women in a Large International Multicenter Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Jun; 15 (6):e012741 Epub 2022 June 21
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  3. Lin A, Manral N, McElhinney P, Killekar A, Matsumoto H, Kwiecinski J, Pieszko K, Razipour A, Grodecki K, Park C, Otaki Y, Doris M, Kwan AC, Han D, Kuronuma K, Flores Tomasino G, Tzolos E, Shanbhag A, Goeller M, Marwan M, Gransar H, Tamarappoo BK, Cadet S, Achenbach S, Nicholls SJ, Wong DT, Berman DS, Dweck M, Newby DE, Williams MC, Slomka PJ, Dey D. Deep learning-enabled coronary CT angiography for plaque and stenosis quantification and cardiac risk prediction: an international multicentre study. Lancet Digit Health. 2022 Apr; 4 (4):e256-e265
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  4. Miller RJH, Cadet S, Pournazari P, Pope A, Kransdorf E, Hamilton MA, Patel J, Hayes S, Friedman J, Thomson L, Tamarappoo B, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Quantitative Assessment of Cardiac Hypermetabolism and Perfusion for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 Feb; 29 (1):86-96 Epub 2020 May 27
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  5. Atkins KM, Weiss J, Zeleznik R, Bitterman DS, Chaunzwa TL, Huynh E, Guthier C, Kozono DE, Lewis JH, Tamarappoo BK, Nohria A, Hoffmann U, Aerts HJWL, Mak RH. Elevated Coronary Artery Calcium Quantified by a Validated Deep Learning Model From Lung Cancer Radiotherapy Planning Scans Predicts Mortality. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2022 Jan; 6:e2100095
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  6. Miller RJH, Han D, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Friedman JD, Hayes S, Thomson L, Tamarappoo B, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. CZT camera systems may provide better risk stratification for low-risk patients. J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Dec; 28 (6):2927-2936 Epub 2020 June 04
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  7. Atkins KM, Bitterman DS, Chaunzwa TL, Williams CL, Rahman R, Kozono DE, Baldini EH, Aerts HJWL, Tamarappoo BK, Hoffmann U, Nohria A, Mak RH. Statin Use, Heart Radiation Dose, and Survival in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2021 Sep-Oct; 11 (5):e459-e467 Epub 2021 Jan 18
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  8. Atkins KM, Bitterman DS, Chaunzwa TL, Kozono DE, Baldini EH, Aerts HJWL, Tamarappoo BK, Hoffmann U, Nohria A, Mak RH. Mean Heart Dose Is an Inadequate Surrogate for Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Dose and the Risk of Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Aug 1; 110 (5):1473-1479 Epub 2021 Mar 10
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  9. Samuel TJ, Wei J, Sharif B, Tamarappoo BK, Pattisapu V, Maughan J, Cipher DJ, Suppogu N, Aldiwani H, Thomson LEJ, Shufelt C, Berman DS, Li D, Bairey Merz CN, Nelson MD. Diastolic dysfunction in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease: Mechanistic insight from magnetic resonance imaging. Int J Cardiol. 2021 May 15; 331:1-7 Epub 2021 Feb 02
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  10. Grodecki K, Tamarappoo BK, Huczek Z, Jedrzejczyk S, Cadet S, Kwiecinski J, Rymuza B, Parma R, Olasinska-Wisniewska A, Fijalkowska J, Protasiewicz M, Walczak A, Nowak A, Gocol R, Slomka PJ, Reczuch K, Jagielak D, Grygier M, Wojakowski W, Filipiak KJ, Dey D. Non-calcific aortic tissue quantified from computed tomography angiography improves diagnosis and prognostication of patients referred for transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 May 10; 22 (6):626-635
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  11. Tamarappoo B, Samuel TJ, Elboudwarej O, Thomson LEJ, Aldiwani H, Wei J, Mehta P, Cheng S, Sharif B, AlBadri A, Handberg EM, Petersen J, Pepine CJ, Nelson MD, Bairey Merz CN. Left ventricular circumferential strain and coronary microvascular dysfunction: A report from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) Project. Int J Cardiol. 2021 Mar 15; 327:25-30 Epub 2020 Nov 14
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  12. Azadani PN, Miller RJH, Sharir T, Diniz MA, Hu LH, Otaki Y, Gransar H, Liang JX, Eisenberg E, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Impact of Early Revascularization on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Relation to Automatically Quantified Ischemia. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Mar; 14 (3):644-653 Epub 2020 Aug 19
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  13. Kwan AC, McElhinney PA, Tamarappoo BK, Cadet S, Hurtado C, Miller RJH, Han D, Otaki Y, Eisenberg E, Ebinger JE, Slomka PJ, Cheng VY, Berman DS, Dey D. Prediction of revascularization by coronary CT angiography using a machine learning ischemia risk score. Eur Radiol. 2021 Mar; 31 (3):1227-1235 Epub 2020 Sept 03
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  14. Tamarappoo BK, Lin A, Commandeur F, McElhinney PA, Cadet S, Goeller M, Razipour A, Chen X, Gransar H, Cantu S, Miller RJ, Achenbach S, Friedman J, Hayes S, Thomson L, Wong ND, Rozanski A, Slomka PJ, Berman DS, Dey D. Machine learning integration of circulating and imaging biomarkers for explainable patient-specific prediction of cardiac events: A prospective study. Atherosclerosis. 2021 Feb; 318:76-82 Epub 2020 Nov 13
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  15. Lin A, Wong ND, Razipour A, McElhinney PA, Commandeur F, Cadet SJ, Gransar H, Chen X, Cantu S, Miller RJH, Nerlekar N, Wong DTL, Slomka PJ, Rozanski A, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Dey D. Metabolic syndrome, fatty liver, and artificial intelligence-based epicardial adipose tissue measures predict long-term risk of cardiac events: a prospective study. Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2021 Jan 29; 20 (1):27
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  16. Han D, Tamarappoo B, Klein E, Tyler J, Chakravarty T, Otaki Y, Miller R, Eisenberg E, Park R, Singh S, Shiota T, Siegel R, Stegic J, Salseth T, Cheng W, Dey D, Thomson L, Berman D, Makkar R, Friedman J. Computed tomography angiography-derived extracellular volume fraction predicts early recovery of left ventricular systolic function after transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Jan 22; 22 (2):179-185
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  17. Commandeur F, Slomka PJ, Goeller M, Chen X, Cadet S, Razipour A, McElhinney P, Gransar H, Cantu S, Miller RJH, Rozanski A, Achenbach S, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Dey D. Machine learning to predict the long-term risk of myocardial infarction and cardiac death based on clinical risk, coronary calcium, and epicardial adipose tissue: a prospective study. Cardiovasc Res. 2020 Dec 1; 116 (14):2216-2225
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  18. Tamarappoo B, Han D, Tyler J, Chakravarty T, Otaki Y, Miller R, Eisenberg E, Singh S, Shiota T, Siegel R, Stegic J, Salseth T, Cheng W, Dey D, Thomson L, Berman D, Friedman J, Makkar R. Prognostic Value of Computed Tomography-Derived Extracellular Volume in TAVR Patients With Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Dec; 13 (12):2591-2601 Epub 2020 Oct 28
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  19. Yamaguchi S, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Ohira T, Ikenaga H, Yoshida J, Chakravarty T, Friedman J, Berman D, Rader F, Siegel RJ, Makkar R, Shiota T. The Impact of Valvuloarterial Impedance on Left Ventricular Geometrical Change after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Comparison between Valvuloarterial Impedance and Mean Pressure Gradient. J Clin Med. 2020 Sep 29; 9 (10) Epub 2020 Sept 29
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  20. Zamani SK, Samuel TJ, Wei J, Thomson LEJ, Tamarappoo B, Sharif B, Bairey Merz CN, Nelson MD. Left atrial stiffness in women with ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease: Novel insight from left atrial feature tracking. Clin Cardiol. 2020 Sep; 43 (9):986-992 Epub 2020 May 27
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  21. Miller RJH, Bonow RO, Gransar H, Park R, Slomka PJ, Friedman JD, Hayes S, Thomson L, Tamarappoo B, Rozanski A, Doenst T, Berman DS. Percutaneous or surgical revascularization is associated with survival benefit in stable coronary artery disease. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Sep 1; 21 (9):961-970
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  22. Miller RJH, Klein E, Gransar H, Slomka PJ, Friedman JD, Hayes S, Thomson L, Tamarappoo B, Rozanski A, Berman DS. Prognostic significance of previous myocardial infarction and previous revascularization in patients undergoing SPECT MPI. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 15; 313:9-15 Epub 2020 Apr 15
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  23. Quesada O, Park K, Wei J, Handberg E, Shufelt C, Minissian M, Cook-Wiens G, Zarrini P, Pacheco C, Tamarappoo B, Thomson LEJ, Berman DS, Pepine CJ, Bairey Merz N. Left ventricular mass and myocardial scarring in women with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Open Heart. 2020 Aug; 7 (2)
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  24. Hu LH, Sharir T, Miller RJH, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Betancur J, Germano G, Liang JX, Commandeur F, Azadani PN, Gransar H, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Upper reference limits of transient ischemic dilation ratio for different protocols on new-generation cadmium zinc telluride cameras: A report from REFINE SPECT registry. J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 Aug; 27 (4):1180-1189 Epub 2019 May 13
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  25. Suppogu N, Wei J, Nelson MD, Cook-Wiens G, Cheng S, Shufelt CL, Thomson LEJ, Tamarappoo B, Berman DS, Samuels B, Azarbal B, Anderson RD, Petersen JW, Handberg EM, Pepine CJ, Merz CNB. Resting coronary velocity and myocardial performance in women with impaired coronary flow reserve: Results from the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation-Coronary Vascular Dysfunction (WISE-CVD) study. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Jun 15; 309:19-22 Epub 2020 Jan 23
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  26. Slomka PJ, Betancur J, Liang JX, Otaki Y, Hu LH, Sharir T, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Bateman TM, Einstein AJ, Kaufmann PA, Miller EJ, Sinusas AJ, Azadani PN, Gransar H, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Germano G. Rationale and design of the REgistry of Fast Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with NExt generation SPECT (REFINE SPECT). J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 Jun; 27 (3):1010-1021 Epub 2018 June 19
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  27. Miller RJH, Hu LH, Gransar H, Betancur J, Eisenberg E, Otaki Y, Sharir T, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Dorbala S, Carli MD, Einstein AJ, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman T, Germano G, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Transient ischaemic dilation and post-stress wall motion abnormality increase risk in patients with less than moderate ischaemia: analysis of the REFINE SPECT registry. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 May 1; 21 (5):567-575
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  28. Hu LH, Betancur J, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Bokhari S, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Germano G, Commandeur F, Liang JX, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Machine learning predicts per-vessel early coronary revascularization after fast myocardial perfusion SPECT: results from multicentre REFINE SPECT registry. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 May 1; 21 (5):549-559
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  29. Miller RJH, Kwiecinski J, Shah KS, Eisenberg E, Patel J, Kobashigawa JA, Azarbal B, Tamarappoo B, Berman DS, Slomka PJ, Kransdorf E, Dey D. Coronary computed tomography-angiography quantitative plaque analysis improves detection of early cardiac allograft vasculopathy: A pilot study. Am J Transplant. 2020 May; 20 (5):1375-1383 Epub 2019 Dec 21
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  30. Yamaguchi S, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo B, Yoshida J, Ikenaga H, Friedman J, Berman D, Dey D, Shiota T. The association between epicardial adipose tissue thickness around the right ventricular free wall evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography and left atrial appendage function. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Apr; 36 (4):585-593 Epub 2020 Jan 01
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  31. Otaki Y, Betancur J, Sharir T, Hu LH, Gransar H, Liang JX, Azadani PN, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Tamarappoo BK, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. 5-Year Prognostic Value of Quantitative Versus Visual MPI in Subtle Perfusion Defects: Results From REFINE SPECT. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Mar; 13 (3):774-785 Epub 2019 June 12
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  32. Eisenberg E, McElhinney PA, Commandeur F, Chen X, Cadet S, Goeller M, Razipour A, Gransar H, Cantu S, Miller RJH, Slomka PJ, Wong ND, Rozanski A, Achenbach S, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Dey D. Deep Learning-Based Quantification of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Attenuation Predicts Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Asymptomatic Subjects. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Feb; 13 (2):e009829 Epub 2020 Feb 17
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  33. Tamarappoo B, Otaki Y, Manabe O, Hyun M, Cantu S, Arnson Y, Gransar H, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Thomson L, Slomka P, Dey D, Vescio R, Patel J, Berman DS. Simultaneous Tc-99m PYP/Tl-201 dual-isotope SPECT myocardial imaging in patients with suspected cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 Feb; 27 (1):28-37 Epub 2019 June 06
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  34. Miller RJH, Manabe O, Tamarappoo B, Hayes S, Friedman JD, Slomka PJ, Patel J, Kobashigawa JA, Berman DS. Comparative Prognostic and Diagnostic Value of Myocardial Blood Flow and Myocardial Flow Reserve After Cardiac Transplantation. J Nucl Med. 2020 Feb; 61 (2):249-255 Epub 2019 Aug 26
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  35. Kwiecinski J, Dey D, Cadet S, Lee SE, Tamarappoo B, Otaki Y, Huynh PT, Friedman JD, Dweck MR, Newby DE, Yun M, Chang HJ, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. Predictors of 18F-sodium fluoride uptake in patients with stable coronary artery disease and adverse plaque features on computed tomography angiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 Jan 1; 21 (1):58-66
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  36. Matsumoto H, Watanabe S, Kyo E, Tsuji T, Ando Y, Eisenberg E, Otaki Y, Manabe O, Cadet S, Slomka PJ, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Dey D. Improved Evaluation of Lipid-Rich Plaque at Coronary CT Angiography: Head-to-Head Comparison with Intravascular US. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging. 2019 Dec 19; 1 (5):e190069
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  37. Commandeur F, Goeller M, Razipour A, Cadet S, Hell MM, Kwiecinski J, Chen X, Chang HJ, Marwan M, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Slomka PJ, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D. Fully Automated CT Quantification of Epicardial Adipose Tissue by Deep Learning: A Multicenter Study. Radiol Artif Intell. 2019 Nov 27; 1 (6):e190045
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  38. Miller RJH, Eisenberg E, Friedman J, Cheng V, Hayes S, Tamarappoo B, Thomson L, Berman DS. Impact of heart rate on coronary computed tomographic angiography interpretability with a third-generation dual-source scanner. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Nov 15; 295:42-47 Epub 2019 Aug 04
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  39. Wang F, Rozanski A, Dey D, Arnson Y, Gransar H, Friedman J, Hayes SW, Thomson LEJ, Tamarappoo B, Shaw LJ, Min JK, Rumberger JA, Budoff MJ, Miedema MD, Blaha MJ, Berman DS. Age- and gender-adjusted percentiles for number of calcified plaques in coronary artery calcium scanning. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2019 Nov-Dec; 13 (6):319-324 Epub 2018 Dec 17
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  40. Matsumoto H, Watanabe S, Kyo E, Tsuji T, Ando Y, Otaki Y, Cadet S, Gransar H, Berman DS, Slomka P, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D. Standardized volumetric plaque quantification and characterization from coronary CT angiography: a head-to-head comparison with invasive intravascular ultrasound. Eur Radiol. 2019 Nov; 29 (11):6129-6139 Epub 2019 Apr 26
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  41. Kwiecinski J, Dey D, Cadet S, Lee SE, Otaki Y, Huynh PT, Doris MK, Eisenberg E, Yun M, Jansen MA, Williams MC, Tamarappoo BK, Friedman JD, Dweck MR, Newby DE, Chang HJ, Slomka PJ, Berman DS. Peri-Coronary Adipose Tissue Density Is Associated With (18)F-Sodium Fluoride Coronary Uptake in Stable Patients With High-Risk Plaques. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Oct; 12 (10):2000-2010 Epub 2019 Feb 13
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  42. Miller RJH, Thomson L, Levine R, Dimbil SJ, Patel J, Kobashigawa JA, Kransdorf E, Li D, Berman DS, Tamarappoo B. Quantitative myocardial tissue characterization by cardiac magnetic resonance in heart transplant patients with suspected cardiac rejection. Clin Transplant. 2019 Oct; 33 (10):e13704 Epub 2019 Sept 25
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  43. Matsumoto H, Watanabe S, Kyo E, Tsuji T, Ando Y, Otaki Y, Cadet S, Slomka PJ, Berman DS, Dey D, Tamarappoo BK. Effect of tube potential and luminal contrast attenuation on atherosclerotic plaque attenuation by coronary CT angiography: In vivo comparison with intravascular ultrasound. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2019 Jul-Aug; 13 (4):219-225 Epub 2019 Feb 12
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  44. Otaki Y, Tamarappoo B, Cadet SJ, Doris M, Arnson Y, Huynh PT, Gransar H, Wang F, Hayes SW, Friedman JD, Thomson L, Slomka P, Dey D, Berman DS. Decrease in LDL-C is associated with decrease in all components of noncalcified plaque on coronary CTA. Atherosclerosis. 2019 Jun; 285:128-134 Epub 2019 Apr 09
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  45. Goeller M, Tamarappoo BK, Kwan AC, Cadet S, Commandeur F, Razipour A, Slomka PJ, Gransar H, Chen X, Otaki Y, Friedman JD, Cao JJ, Albrecht MH, Bittner DO, Marwan M, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Dey D. Relationship between changes in pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation and coronary plaque burden quantified from coronary computed tomography angiography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jun 1; 20 (6):636-643
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  46. Joung S, Wei J, Nelson MD, Aldiwani H, Shufelt C, Tamarappoo B, Berman D, Thomson LEJ, Bairey Merz CN. Progression of coronary microvascular dysfunction to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2019 May 6; 13 (1):134 Epub 2019 May 06
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  47. Betancur J, Hu LH, Commandeur F, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann PA, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Germano G, Otaki Y, Liang JX, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Deep Learning Analysis of Upright-Supine High-Efficiency SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging for Prediction of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Multicenter Study. J Nucl Med. 2019 May; 60 (5):664-670 Epub 2018 Sept 27
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  48. Betancur J, Commandeur F, Motlagh M, Sharir T, Einstein AJ, Bokhari S, Fish MB, Ruddy TD, Kaufmann P, Sinusas AJ, Miller EJ, Bateman TM, Dorbala S, Di Carli M, Germano G, Otaki Y, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Deep Learning for Prediction of Obstructive Disease From Fast Myocardial Perfusion SPECT: A Multicenter Study. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Nov; 11 (11):1654-1663 Epub 2018 Mar 14
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  49. Tamarappoo B, Otaki Y, Doris M, Arnson Y, Gransar H, Hayes S, Friedman J, Thomson L, Wang F, Rozanski A, Slomka P, Dey D, Berman D. Improvement in LDL is associated with decrease in non-calcified plaque volume on coronary CTA as measured by automated quantitative software. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Sep-Oct; 12 (5):385-390 Epub 2018 May 07
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  50. Doris MK, Otaki Y, Arnson Y, Tamarappoo B, Goeller M, Gransar H, Wang F, Hayes S, Friedman J, Thomson L, Slomka P, Dey D, Berman D. Non-invasive fractional flow reserve in vessels without severe obstructive stenosis is associated with coronary plaque burden. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Sep-Oct; 12 (5):379-384 Epub 2018 May 07
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  51. Goeller M, Achenbach S, Cadet S, Kwan AC, Commandeur F, Slomka PJ, Gransar H, Albrecht MH, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Marwan M, Dey D. Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Computed Tomography Attenuation and High-Risk Plaque Characteristics in Acute Coronary Syndrome Compared With Stable Coronary Artery Disease. JAMA Cardiol. 2018 Sep 1; 3 (9):858-863
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  52. Commandeur F, Goeller M, Betancur J, Cadet S, Doris M, Chen X, Berman DS, Slomka PJ, Tamarappoo BK, Dey D. Deep Learning for Quantification of Epicardial and Thoracic Adipose Tissue From Non-Contrast CT. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2018 Aug; 37 (8):1835-1846 Epub 2018 Feb 09
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  53. Betancur J, Otaki Y, Motwani M, Fish MB, Lemley M, Dey D, Gransar H, Tamarappoo B, Germano G, Sharir T, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Prognostic Value of Combined Clinical and Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Data Using Machine Learning. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Jul; 11 (7):1000-1009 Epub 2017 Oct 18
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  54. Tamarappoo BK, Fong Ling L, Cerqueira M, Hachamovitch R. Independent prognostic value of left ventricular contractile reserve and chronotropic response in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction undergoing vasodilator stress myocardial perfusion imaging with Rb-82 positron emission tomography. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Apr 1; 19 (4):442-449
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  55. Doherty JU, Kort S, Mehran R, Schoenhagen P, Soman P, Dehmer GJ, Doherty JU, Schoenhagen P, Amin Z, Bashore TM, Boyle A, Calnon DA, Carabello B, Cerqueira MD, Conte J, Desai M, Edmundowicz D, Ferrari VA, Ghoshhajra B, Mehrotra P, Nazarian S, Reece TB, Tamarappoo B, Tzou WS, Wong JB, Doherty JU, Dehmer GJ, Bailey SR, Bhave NM, Brown AS, Daugherty SL, Dean LS, Desai MY, Duvernoy CS, Gillam LD, Hendel RC, Kramer CM, Lindsay BD, Manning WJ, Mehrotra P, Patel MR, Sachdeva R, Wann LS, Winchester DE, Wolk MJ, Allen JM. ACC/AATS/AHA/ASE/ASNC/HRS/SCAI/SCCT/SCMR/STS 2017 Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology Appropriate Use Criteria Task Force, American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Heart Rhythm Society, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Society for Cardiovascul J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2018 Apr; 31 (4):381-404 Epub 2017 Oct 20
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  56. Sperry BW, Tamarappoo BK, Oldan JD, Javed O, Culver DA, Brunken R, Cerqueira MD, Hachamovitch R. Prognostic Impact of Extent, Severity, and Heterogeneity of Abnormalities on (18)F-FDG PET Scans for Suspected Cardiac Sarcoidosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Feb; 11 (2 Pt 2):336-345 Epub 2017 Aug 16
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  57. Goeller M, Achenbach S, Marwan M, Doris MK, Cadet S, Commandeur F, Chen X, Slomka PJ, Gransar H, Cao JJ, Wong ND, Albrecht MH, Rozanski A, Tamarappoo BK, Berman DS, Dey D. Epicardial adipose tissue density and volume are related to subclinical atherosclerosis, inflammation and major adverse cardiac events in asymptomatic subjects. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Jan-Feb; 12 (1):67-73 Epub 2017 Nov 24
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  58. Arnson Y, Rozanski A, Gransar H, Friedman JD, Hayes SW, Thomson LE, Tamarappoo B, Slomka P, Wang F, Germano G, Dey D, Berman DS. Comparison of the Coronary Artery Calcium Score and Number of Calcified Coronary Plaques for Predicting Patient Mortality Risk. Am J Cardiol. 2017 Dec 15; 120 (12):2154-2159 Epub 2017 Sept 18
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  59. Hell MM, Motwani M, Otaki Y, Cadet S, Gransar H, Miranda-Peats R, Valk J, Slomka PJ, Cheng VY, Rozanski A, Tamarappoo BK, Hayes S, Achenbach S, Berman DS, Dey D. Quantitative global plaque characteristics from coronary computed tomography angiography for the prediction of future cardiac mortality during long-term follow-up. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Dec 1; 18 (12):1331-1339
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  60. Doris MK, Rubeaux M, Pawade T, Otaki Y, Xie Y, Li D, Tamarappoo BK, Newby DE, Berman DS, Dweck MR, Slomka PJ, Dey D. Motion-Corrected Imaging of the Aortic Valve with (18)F-NaF PET/CT and PET/MRI: A Feasibility Study. J Nucl Med. 2017 Nov; 58 (11):1811-1814 Epub 2017 May 25
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  61. Kumar A, Sato K, Yzeiraj E, Betancor J, Lin L, Tamarappoo BK, Kwon DH, Hachamovitch R, Klein AL. Quantitative Pericardial Delayed Hyperenhancement Informs Clinical Course in Recurrent Pericarditis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2017 Nov; 10 (11):1337-1346 Epub 2017 Mar 15
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  62. Raeisi-Giglou P, Lam L, Tamarappoo BK, Newman J, Dweik RA, Tonelli AR. Evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function profile in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Clin Cardiol. 2017 Jun; 40 (6):356-363 Epub 2016 Dec 27
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  63. Sperry BW, Ibrahim A, Negishi K, Negishi T, Patel P, Popovic ZB, Culver D, Brunken R, Marwick TH, Tamarappoo B. Incremental Prognostic Value of Global Longitudinal Strain and 18F-Fludeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Patients With Systemic Sarcoidosis. Am J Cardiol. 2017 May 15; 119 (10):1663-1669 Epub 2017 Mar 01
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  64. Krishnan S, Otaki Y, Doris M, Slipczuk L, Arnson Y, Rubeaux M, Dey D, Slomka P, Berman DS, Tamarappoo B. Molecular Imaging of Vulnerable Coronary Plaque: A Pathophysiologic Perspective. J Nucl Med. 2017 Mar; 58 (3):359-364 Epub 2017 Feb 09
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  65. Tamarappoo BK, Klein AL. Post-pericardiotomy Syndrome. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2016 Nov; 18 (11):116
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  80. Cheng VY, Slomka PJ, Le Meunier L, Tamarappoo BK, Nakazato R, Dey D, Berman DS. Coronary arterial 18F-FDG uptake by fusion of PET and coronary CT angiography at sites of percutaneous stenting for acute myocardial infarction and stable coronary artery disease. J Nucl Med. 2012 Apr; 53 (4):575-83 Epub 2012 Mar 14
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  82. Woo J, Tamarappoo B, Dey D, Nakazato R, Le Meunier L, Ramesh A, Lazewatsky J, Germano G, Berman DS, Slomka PJ. Automatic 3D registration of dynamic stress and rest (82)Rb and flurpiridaz F 18 myocardial perfusion PET data for patient motion detection and correction. Med Phys. 2011 Nov; 38 (11):6313-26
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  84. Nakazato R, Shmilovich H, Tamarappoo BK, Cheng VY, Slomka PJ, Berman DS, Dey D. Interscan reproducibility of computer-aided epicardial and thoracic fat measurement from noncontrast cardiac CT. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2011 May-Jun; 5 (3):172-9 Epub 2011 Mar 21
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  95. Gustafson CE, Levine S, Katsura T, McLaughlin M, Aleixo MD, Tamarappoo BK, Verkman AS, Brown D. Vasopressin regulated trafficking of a green fluorescent protein-aquaporin 2 chimera in LLC-PK1 cells. Histochem Cell Biol. 1998 Oct; 110 (4):377-86
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  96. Tamarappoo BK, Verkman AS. Defective aquaporin-2 trafficking in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus and correction by chemical chaperones. J Clin Invest. 1998 May 15; 101 (10):2257-67
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  97. Toriano R, Ford P, Rivarola V, Tamarappoo BK, Verkman AS, Parisi M. Reconstitution of a regulated transepithelial water pathway in cells transfected with AQP2 and an AQP1/AQP2 hybrid containing the AQP2-C terminus. J Membr Biol. 1998 Jan 15; 161 (2):141-9
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  100. Tamarappoo BK, McDonald KK, Kilberg MS. Expressed human hippocampal ASCT1 amino acid transporter exhibits a pH-dependent change in substrate specificity. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1996 Mar 13; 1279 (2):131-6
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  103. Shafqat S, Tamarappoo BK, Kilberg MS, Puranam RS, McNamara JO, Guadano-Ferraz A, Fremeau RT Jr. Cloning and expression of a novel Na(+)-dependent neutral amino acid transporter structurally related to mammalian Na+/glutamate cotransporters. J Biol Chem. 1993 Jul 25; 268 (21):15351-5
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  106. Tamarappoo BK, Kilberg MS. Functional reconstitution of the hepatic system N amino acid transport activity. Biochem J. 1991 Feb 15; 274 ( Pt 1) (Pt 1):97-101
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  107. Bode B, Tamarappoo BK, Mailliard M, Kilberg MS. Characteristics and regulation of hepatic glutamine transport. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 1990 Jul-Aug; 14 (4 Suppl):51S-55S
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