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William A. Zoghbi

William A. Zoghbi

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Medicine

D-Index
103
Citations
54016
World Ranking
7212
National Ranking
3785

Overview

William A. Zoghbi is affiliated with Houston Methodist in the United States and has a primary research focus within the field of Medicine, contributing extensively to Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Epidemiology, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The research topics covered by William A. Zoghbi include:

  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair
  • Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies
  • Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes

Selected notable recent papers authored or co-authored by William A. Zoghbi are:

  • "Atrial Functional Mitral Regurgitation," 2022, JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • "Guidelines for the Evaluation of Prosthetic Valve Function With Cardiovascular Imaging: A Report From the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration With the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography," 2024, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Other influential papers related to the broader research network include:

  • "Guidelines for the Use of Transesophageal Echocardiography to Assist with Surgical Decision-Making in the Operating Room: A Surgery-Based Approach," 2020, Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
  • "Atrial cardiomyopathy revisited-evolution of a concept: a clinical consensus statement of the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) of the ESC, the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS), the Asian Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS), and the Latin American Heart Rhythm Society (LAHRS)," 2024, EP Europace
  • "Natural History of Functional Tricuspid Regurgitation Quantified by Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance," 2020, Journal of the American College of Cardiology

William A. Zoghbi has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Neal S. Kleiman
  • Stephen H. Little
  • Michael J. Reardon
  • Sachin S. Goel
  • Nadeen Faza

The scientist's work has been published regularly in prominent journals with frequent contributions to:

  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Circulation
  • Journal of the American Heart Association
  • Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Best Publications

  • Doppler Tissue Imaging: A Noninvasive Technique for Evaluation of Left Ventricular Relaxation and Estimation of Filling Pressures

    Sherif F Nagueh;Katherine J Middleton;Helen A Kopelen;William A Zoghbi

  • Recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and doppler echocardiography

    William A Zoghbi;Maurice Enriquez-Sarano;Elyse Foster;Paul A Grayburn

  • Recommendations for Noninvasive Evaluation of Native Valvular Regurgitation: A Report from the American Society of Echocardiography Developed in Collaboration with the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

    William A. Zoghbi;David Adams;Robert O. Bonow;Maurice Enriquez-Sarano

  • Recommendations for quantification of Doppler echocardiography: A report from the Doppler quantification task force of the nomenclature and standards committee of the American Society of Echocardiography

    Miguel A. Quiñones;Catherine M. Otto;Marcus Stoddard;Alan Waggoner

  • Recommendations for Evaluation of Prosthetic Valves With Echocardiography and Doppler Ultrasound. A Report From the American Society of Echocardiography's Guidelines and Standards Committee and the Task Force on Prosthetic Valves, Developed in Conjunction With the American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Imaging Committee, Cardiac Imaging Committee of the American Heart Association

    William A. Zoghbi;John B. Chambers;Jean G. Dumesnil;Elyse Foster

  • EAE/ASE Recommendations for Image Acquisition and Display Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

    Roberto M. Lang;Luigi P. Badano;Wendy Tsang;David H. Adams

  • Doppler Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure in Sinus Tachycardia A New Application of Tissue Doppler Imaging

    Sherif F. Nagueh;Issam Mikati;Helen A. Kopelen;Katherine J. Middleton

  • Tissue Doppler Imaging Consistently Detects Myocardial Abnormalities in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Provides a Novel Means for an Early Diagnosis Before and Independently of Hypertrophy

    Sherif F. Nagueh;Linda L. Bachinski;Denise Meyer;Rita Hill

  • Determination of parameters of left ventricular diastolic filling with pulsed Doppler echocardiography: comparison with cineangiography.

    R Rokey;L C Kuo;W A Zoghbi;M C Limacher

  • Dobutamine Echocardiography in Myocardial Hibernation Optimal Dose and Accuracy in Predicting Recovery of Ventricular Function After Coronary Angioplasty

    Imran Afridi;Neal S. Kleiman;Albert E. Raizner;William A. Zoghbi

  • Doppler estimation of left ventricular filling pressures in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

    Sherif F. Nagueh;Nasser M. Lakkis;Katherine J. Middleton;William H. Spencer

  • Optimal Noninvasive Assessment of Left Ventricular Filling Pressures A Comparison of Tissue Doppler Echocardiography and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients With Pulmonary Artery Catheters

    Hisham Dokainish;William A. Zoghbi;Nasser M. Lakkis;Faiz Al-Bakshy

  • American Society of Echocardiography: recommendations for evaluation of the severity of native valvular regurgitation with two-dimensional and Doppler echocardiography

    W. A. Zoghbi;M. Enriquez-Sarano;E. Foster;P. A. Grayburn

  • Desmin Mutation Responsible for Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Duanxiang Li;Terry Tapscoft;Oscar Gonzalez;Paula E. Burch

  • American Society of Echocardiography Consensus Statement on the Clinical Applications of Ultrasonic Contrast Agents in Echocardiography.

    Sharon L. Mulvagh;Harry Rakowski;Mani A. Vannan;Sahar S. Abdelmoneim

  • Accurate noninvasive quantification of stenotic aortic valve area by Doppler echocardiography.

    William A. Zoghbi;K. L. Farmer;J. G. Soto;J. G. Nelson

  • ACC/AHA clinical competence statement on echocardiography: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine Task Force on Clinical Competence.

    Miguel A Quiñones;Pamela S Douglas;Elyse Foster;John Gorcsan

  • American Society of Echocardiography recommendations for quality echocardiography laboratory operations.

    Michael H. Picard;David Adams;S. Michelle Bierig;John M. Dent

  • Simvastatin Induces Regression of Cardiac Hypertrophy and Fibrosis and Improves Cardiac Function in a Transgenic Rabbit Model of Human Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

    Rajnikant Patel;Sherif F. Nagueh;Natalie Tsybouleva;Maha Abdellatif

  • 2011 ACCF/AHA Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2007 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Unstable Angina/Non–ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

    Jeffrey L. Anderson;Cynthia D. Adams;Elliott M. Antman;Charles R. Bridges

Frequent Co-Authors

Miguel A. Quinones
Miguel A. Quinones Houston Methodist
Sherif F. Nagueh
Sherif F. Nagueh Houston Methodist
Mario S. Verani
Mario S. Verani Baylor College of Medicine
David R. Wood
David R. Wood Monash University
Neal S. Kleiman
Neal S. Kleiman Houston Methodist
Michael J. Reardon
Michael J. Reardon Houston Methodist
Robert Roberts
Robert Roberts University of Missouri
Bongani M. Mayosi
Bongani M. Mayosi University of Cape Town
Jagat Narula
Jagat Narula Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Elliott M. Antman
Elliott M. Antman Brigham and Women's Hospital

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