Office Address:
Central Cardiology Medical Clinic
2110 Truxtun Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93301
Phone: 661.323.8384
eMail:
ishimori@heart24.com
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Hospital Appointments:
• Bakersfield Heart Hospital
• San Joaquin Community Hospital, Bakersfield
• Mercy Hospital, Bakersfield
• Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, Bakersfield
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Current Status:
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Senior Managing Partner and Cardiologist, Central Cardiology Medical Clinic,
6/79-present
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Consulting and Interventional Cardiology including vascular disease and stroke.
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Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San
Francisco, 7/83-present
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Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California,San
Francisco.
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Specialty Certification:
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Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, June 1975.
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Diplomate, American Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, October 1977.
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Academic Appointments:
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Attending Cardiologist, UCLA Medical Center, 1/82 to 3/84
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Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San
Francisco, 12/80 - 6/83
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Board of Directors, American Heart Association, Kern County Chapter, 1979 -
1982
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Chairman, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Committee, Veterans Administration
Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 7/78 - 4/79
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Certified Instructor of Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association,
Texas Affiliate, 12/76 - 12/79 |
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Assistant Professor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 7/76 - 5/79
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Chief, Cardiology Clinic, Assoc. Director Cardiac Catherization Lab, Veterans
Administration Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 5/75 - 4/74
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Director, Hypertension Screening and Treatment Program, Veterans Administration
Medical Center, Houston, Texas, 9/74 - 4/75
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Instructor of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 7/74 - 6/76
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Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Toho University Hospital, 8/70 - 6/71
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Certification and Licensure:
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ECFMG Certificate, September 1966
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Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine, June 1975
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Diplomate, American Subspecialty Board of Cardiovascular Disease, October 1977
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State of Illinois (FLEX Examination), 1972
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State of Texas by Reciprocity, 1975
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State of California by Reciprocity, 1976
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Education:
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1960-66
Toho University School of Medicine
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Postgraduate Training:
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1972-74
Fellow in Cardiology
Cleveland Clinic Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
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1971-72
Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center
(Chicago Medical School Affiliated)
Chicago, Illinois
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1969-70
University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals
(Jackson Memorial and VA Hospitals)
Miami, Florida
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1968-69
The Cambridge Hospital
(Harvard Medical School affiliated)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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1967-68
Medical Residency
Toho University Hospital
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1966-67
Intern in Medicine
U.S. Army Hospital
Camp Zama, Japan
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Medical Residency:
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Toho University Hospital (Japan)
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University of Miami Affiliated Hospitals, Jackson Memorial and V.A. Hospitals,
Miami, FL July 1969 to June 1970
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Mt. Sinai Hospital Medical Center, (Chicago Medical School Affiliated) Chicago
IL July 1971 to 1972
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Cardiology Fellowship:
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Cleveland Clinic Hospital Cleveland, OH July 1972-June 1974
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Professional Memberships:
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Fellow, American College of Physicians, 1979
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Fellow, Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association, 1979
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Fellow American College of Cardiology, 1978
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Fellow, American Heart Association, 2001
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Past Member, Federation for Clinical Research, 1978
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Member, American Medical Association, 1979
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Member, California Medical Association, 1979
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Member, Kern County Medical Society, 1979
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Publications:
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Luchi, R., and McIntosh, H.: The
Incidence and Clinical Significance of Coronary Spasm. Circulation 52:972-978,
1975.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., and Ishimori, T..: The Clinical Significance of
Exercise-Induced ST Segment Elevation. Circulation 52:209-213, 1976.
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Ishimori, T., Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Awdeh,, M., and Luchi, R.: Clinical
Correlations and Angiographic Accentuation with Nitroglycerin. Catheterization
and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 3:59-65, 1977.
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Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Chahine, R.: Recurrent Catheter-Induced Coronary
Artery Spasm. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 3:186-194, 1977.
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Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Ishimori, T., Awdeh, M.: The Clinical Correlates of
Left Ventricular Cavity Obliteration. American Journal of Cardiology
40:303-309, 1977.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T.: Exercise-Induced ST Elevation in
Patients with an Old Myocardial Infarction. (Reply to the Editor) Circulation
55:951, 1977.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., and Montero, A.: Echocardiographic,
Hemodynamic, and Angiographic Correlations of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic
Stenosis. British Heart Journal 39:945, 1977.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Montero,A.: Echocardiographic ,
hemodynamic and angiographic correlations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JAMA
239:448, 1978.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Montero, A.: Echocardiographic,
Hemodynamic, and Angiographic, Correlations of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
(Reply to the Editor) British Heart Journal 40:427, 1978.
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Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Ishimori, T., Awdeh, M.: Clinical Correlates of Left
Ventricular Cavity Obliteration. (Reply to the Editor) American Journal of
Cardiology 42:525-28, 1978.
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Jamal, N., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Chahine, R.: Diastolic Mitral
Regurgitation in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Angiology
29:773-778, 1978.
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Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Ishimori, T., Luchi, R.: Coronary Artery Spasm: An
Expanding Role in Ischemic Heart Disease. Texas Medicine 74:46-49, 1978.
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Young J., Welton D., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Montero, A., Guinn, G., Mattox,
K., Gentry, L., Alexander, J., Miller, R.: Surgery in Active Infective
Endocarditis. Circulation (Suppl) Vol. 60, I 77-81, 1979.
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Nahormek, P., Chahine, A., Raizner, A., Thornby, J., Ishimori, T., Montero, A.,
Luchi, J.: The Magnitude of Exercise-Induced ST Segment Depression and the
Predictive Value of Exercise Testing. Clinical Cardiology Vol. 2, 286-290,
1979.
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Welton, D., Young, J., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Adyanthaya, A., Mattox, K.,
Chahine, R., Miller, R.: Value and Safety of Cardiac Catheterization During
Active Infective Endocarditis. American Journal of Cardiology, Vol. 44,
1306-1310, 1979.
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Fuller C., Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Nahormek, P., Ishimori, T., Verani, M.,
Nitishin, A., Mokoloff, D., Luchi, R.: Exercise-Induced Coronary Arterial
Spasm: Angiographic Demonstration, Documentation of Ischemia by Myocardial
Scintigraphy and Results of Pharmacologic Intervention. American Journal of
Cardiology, Vol. 46:500-506, 1980.
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Raizner, A., Ishimori, T., Chahine, K., Jamal, N., Luchi, R.: The Provocation
of Coronary Artery Spasm by the Cold Pressor Test. Circulation, Vol. 62, No. 5,
1980.
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Ishimori, T.: Myocardial Bridges: A New Horizon in the Evaluation of Ischemic
Heart Disease. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis 6:355-357, 1980.
(Editorial)
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T., Lesser, W., Mandel, W.: Significance of
Postoperative Ambulatory Holter Monitoring: Clinical, Hemodynamic and
Anatomical Correlates. Japanese Circulation. Japanese Heart Journal, Vol. 23
supplement 662-664, 1982.
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Ishimori, T.: Clinical significance of myocardial bridges [Letters]: American
Heart Journal 1983 Jul: 106 (Pt.1): 169
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T., Hanna, E.: Revascularization Surgery in Left
Main Coronary Artery Disease in Patients over 70. (In press)
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T., Hanna, E.: Geriatric Heart Disease, Chapter 42,
"Coronary Revascularization in the Elderly Patient," pp. 423-428, PSG
Publishing Co., Littleton, Massachusetts, 1985.
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T.: Percutaneous Transbrachial Cardiac
Catheterization. (In preparation)
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P.C. Nalos, J. Pappas, W. Nyitray, T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael: Prospective
Community Evaluation of Signal-Averaged Electrocardiogram in Predicting
Malignant Ventricular Arrhythmia's: Beneficial Outcome with Electrophysiology
Guided Therapy. Clinical Cardiology 14: 970 - 1991
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Sharma S, Bhambi B, Ishimori T. A better control for ICD patients? Eur Heart J
2002; 23:1972.
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Sharma S, Bhambi B, Nyitray W, Desai K, Sharma G, Shukla P, Antonescu A, Denny
E, Richardson K, Sadberry R, Ishimori T. Intragraft administration of abciximab
and verapamil combined with direct stenting prevents slow-flow during saphenous
vein graft percutaneous coronary interventions. Am J Cardiol 2002; 154 H.
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Sharma S, Bhambi B, Nyitray W, Desai K, Davis D, Sharma G, Shukla P, File C,
Ishimori T. Bivalirudin (Angiomax) use during intracoronary brachytherapy may
predispose to acute closure. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2003; 8:9-15.
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Sharma S, Makkar RR, Bhambi B, Nyitray W, Desai K, Ishimori T. Intragraft
administration of abciximab and verapamil combined with direct stenting
prevents slow-flow and no-reflow phenomena in saphenous vein graft percutaneous
coronary interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 2005; 65 B:119.B 43
(abstract).
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Chapter In Current Textbook:
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T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael, E. Hanna: Geriatric Heart Disease, Chapter 42,
"Coronary Revascularization in the Elderly Patient," pp.423-28, PSG Publishing
Co.; Littleton, Massachusetts, 1985.
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Reviewer of Medical Journals:
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Diagnosis: 1980 to Present
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Abstracts:
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Raizner, A. E., Awdeh, M., Chahine, R. A., Ishimori, T., and Luchi, R. J.: The
Clinical Correlates of Left Ventricular Cavity Obliteration. The American
Journal of Cardiology 37:164, 1976.
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Chahine, R.A. , Ishimori, T., and Raizner, A. E.: Hemodynamic, Angiographic and
Echocardiographic Correlation "Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis."
Arch. Venez. Cardiol 3:145, 1976.
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Ishimori, T., Heupler, F., Shirey, E., and Sheldon, W.: Angina Pectoris and
Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients with Mitral Stenosis. Chest 70:430, 1976
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Nahormek, P., Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T.: The Magnitude of
Exercise-Induced ST Segment Depression and the Predictive Value of Treadmill
Testing. Clinical Research 25-3:241A, 1977.
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Simons, R., Singh, J., Ishimori, T., and Gyorkey, F.: Serum Myoglobin. A
reliable test for the diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction. (Abstract) Presented
at Scientific Assembly of American Society of Clinical Pathology, October
21-28, 1977.
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Chahine, R. A., Raizner, A. E., Ishimori, T., Luchi, R. J., McIntosh, H. L.:
Incidence and Clinical Implications of Coronary Artery Spasm. Yearbook of
Medicine, pp. 322-323, 1977.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T.: The clinical significance of
exercise-induced ST segment elevation. Medical Digest 1 #7:1, 1977.
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Chahine, R., Raizner, A., Ishimori, T.. Montero, A.: Echocardiographic,
hemodynamic and angiographic correlations in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JAMA
239-448, 1978.
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Raizner, A., Ishimori T., Chahine, R., Jamal, N.: Coronary Artery Spasm Induced
by the Cold Pressor Test. American Journal of Cardiology 41:358, 1978.
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Ishimori T., DeBoer, L., Raizner, A., Guinn, G., Rea, J., Jamal, N. Burnett,
W., Nelson, D., Chahine, R., Miller, R.: Edwards Porcine Heterograft Aortic
Valve. Clinical Research 26-3:240A, 1978.
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Young, J. B., Welton, D. E., Raizner, A. E., Guinn, G. A., Mattox, K., Montero,
A., Ishimori T., Gentry, L. O., Alexander, J. K., Chahine, R. A., Miller, R.
R.: Surgery in active infective endocarditis. Circulation 58:4 II-192, 1978.
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Chahine, R. A., Nelson, J., Raizner, A. E., Winters, W. L., Ishimori, T.,
Luchi, R. J.: The Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Outflow Obstruction in
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Presented at VIII World Congress of Cardiology.
September 1978.
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Ishimori, T., DeBoer, L. W., Raizner, A. E., Guinn, G. A., Jamal, N. M., Rea,
J. E., Chahine, R. A., Miller R. R.: Clinical and Hemodynamic Evaluation of the
Carpentier-Edwards Porcine Heterograft Aortic Valve. Presented at VIII World
Congress of Cardiology, September 1978.
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Young, J. B., Welton, D. E., Quinones, M. A., Ishimori,T., Alexander, J. K.,
Miller, R. R.: Prognostic Significance of Valvular Vegetations Identified and
M-Mode Echocardiography in Infective Endocarditis. Circulation 58:4 II-41,
1978.
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T. Ishimori, L. DeBoer, A. Raizner, G. Guinn, J. Rea, N. Jamal, W. Burnett, D.
Nelson, R. Chahine, R. Miller: Hemodynamic and Clinical Evaluation of the
Carpentier-Edwards Porcine Heterograft Aortic Valve. Clinical Research
26-3:240A, 1978.
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J. Young, D. Welton, A. Raizner, G. Guinn, K. Mattox, A. Montero, T. Ishimori,
L. Gentry, J. Alexander, R. Chahine, R. Miller: Surgery in active infective
endocarditis. Circulation 58:4 II-192, 1978. (Presented)
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Welton, D. E., Young, J. B., Raizner, A. E., Ishimori, T., Adyanthaya, A.,
Miller, R. R., Chachine, R. A.: The Value and Safety of Preoperative Cardiac
Catheterization During Active Endocarditis. American Journal of Cardiology
43:407, 1979.
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Ishimori, T., Raizner, A. E., Chahine, R. A., Verani, M. S., Miller, R. R.:
Documentation of Ischemic Manifestations in Patients with Myocardial Bridges.
Presented at the Annual Scientific Session, American Federation of Clinical
Research. May 1979, Clinical Research 176A, 1979.
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Zacca, N., Chahine, R. A., Raizner, A. E., Ishimori, T., Luchi, J., Miller, R.
R.: Angiographic Spectrum of Coronary Artery Spasm. Clinical Research 218A,
1979.
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Zacca, N., Chahine, R. A., Raizner, A. E., Ishimori, T., Miller, R. R., Luchi,
R. J.,: Coronary Artery Spasm During Routine Angiography. Circulation 60:4
II-244, 1979.
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Ishimori, T., Raizner, A. E., Don Michael, T. A., DeBoer, L. W., Jamal, N. M.,
Berglund, R., Nelson, D., Burnett, W., Miller, R. R.: Severe Acute Aortic
Regurgitation: Clinical Echocardiographic, Hemodynamic and Angiographic
Correlate. Presented at the VII Asian-Pacific Congress of Cardiology, November
1979.
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Fuller, C., Raizner, A., Chahine, R., Ishimori, T., Verani, M., Luchi, R.:
Exercise-Induced Coronary Artery Spasm: Pharmacologic Interventions. Clinical
Research 27:727A, 1979.
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T. A., Hanna, E.: Surgical Management of Left Main
Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly. Presented at the Tenth Annual Denton
Cooley Cardiovascular Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1981.
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael T. A., Hanna, E.: Revascularization Surgery in Left
Main Coronary Artery Disease in Patients Over 70. American Journal of
Cardiology, Vol. 49:919, 1982.
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Ishimori, T., Don Michael, T. A., Mandel, W. J.: Significance of Postoperative
Ambulatory Holter Monitoring: Clinical, Hemodynamic and Anatomical Correlation.
Presented at 9th International Congress on Electrocardiology, Tokyo, Japan,
June 1982.
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Schwartz, A., Don Michael, T. A., Ishimori, T., Botvinick, E., Chatterjee, K.:
Coronary Vascular Responsiveness to Ergonovine in Patients with Normal Coronary
Arteries. Clinical Research Vol. 30, 19A, 1982.
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Don Michael, T. A., Ishimori, T., Chatterjee, K.: Salbutamol Inhalation--A New
Approach to the Treatment of Heart Failure. Clinical Research Vol. 30, 206A,
1982.
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Schwartz, A., Botvinick, E., Don Michael, T., Ishimori, T., Parmley, W.,
Chatterjee, K.: Variability in Coronary Hemodynamics in Response to Ergonovine
in Patients Without Angina and Normal Coronary Arteries. Journal of the
American College of Cardiology Vol. 1, No. 2, Part 2, February 1983.
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Presentation:
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R. Simons, J. Singh, T. Ishimori, F. Gyorkey: Serum Myoglobin. A reliable test
for the diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction. Clinical Pathology Annual
Scientific Session Las Vegas 1976. (Presented)
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R. Chahine, J. Nelson, A. Raizner, W. Winter, T. Ishimori, R. Luchi: The
Echocardiographic Diagnosis of Outflow Obstruction in Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy. Presented at VIII World Congress of Cardiology, September 1978.
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T. Ishimori, L. DeBoer, A.Raizner, G. Gunn, N.Jamal, J.Rea, R.Chahine,
R.Miller: Clinical and Hemodynamic Evaluation of the Carpentier-Edwards Porcine
Heterograft Aortic Valve. Presented at VIII World Congress of Cardiology,
September 1978.
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T. Ishimori, A. Raizner, T.A. Don Michael, L. DeBoer, N. Jamal, R. Berglund, D.
Nelson, W. Burnett, R. Miller: Severe Acute Aortic Regurgitation: Clinical
Echocardiographic, Hemodynamic and Angiographic Correlate. Presented at the VII
Asian-Pacific Congress of Cardiology, November 1979.
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T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael, E. Hanna: Surgical Management of Left Main
Coronary Artery Disease in the Elderly. Presented at the Tenth Annual Denton
Cooley Cardiovascular Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August 1981.
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T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael, W. Mandel: Significance of Postoperative
Ambulatory Holter Monitoring: Clinical, Hemodynamic and Anatomical Correlation.
Presented at 9th International Congress on Electrocardiology, Tokyo, Japan,
June 1982.
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T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael, P.F.N. Perera, G.G. Shaw, A. Kreager, S.
Phillips, P.A.N. Chandaratna: Tricuspid Regurgitation: A Pacemaker Syndrome?
XII Interamerican Congress of Cardiology, June 18, 1985. Vancouver, B.C.,
Canada
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T. Ishimori, T.A. Don Michael, P.F.N. Perera, G.G. Shaw, A. Kreager, S.
Phillips, P.A.N. Chandaratna: Doppler Echocardiograph In The Detection of
Triscupid Regurgitation in Implanted Pacemaker Patients. European Congress of
Cardiology, July 1985. Barcalona, Spain.
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