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Ali Massumi, M.D.

Hall-Garcia Cardiology Associates

affiliated with the

Texas Heart Institute

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Yap SK, Massumi A, Golden LH: Comparative Pharmacological  Evaluation of Different Sublingual Nitroglycerin Formulations.  Drug ev C 2:193-209, 1976.
  2. Massumi A, Pechacek L, Hall RJ, de Castro CM, Garcia E: Assessment  of Mitral Valve Area by Cross-Sectional Echocardiography: Initial  Results in Patients with Mitral Stenosis. Syllabus of the Second  International Cardiovascular Congress, Scottsdale, Arizona, Feb.  19-21, 1979 p 36.
  3. Pechacek LW, Zarrabi A, Massumkhani A, Garcia E, de Castro  CM, Hall RJ: Echo-phonocardiographic Characteristics of the Normally  Functioning Cooley-Cutter Mitral Valve Prosthesis. Cardiovasc  Dis Bull Texas Heart Inst 6:390-399, 1979.
  4. Massumi A, Woods L, Mullins CE, Nasser WK, Hall RJ: Pulmonary  Venous Dilation in Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease. Am J Cardiol  48: 585-589, 1981.
  5. Gunawan A, Massumi A, Hall RJ: Calcium Antagonists: A New  Class of Therapeutic Agents. Cardiovascular Dis Bull Texas Heart  Inst. 8 (3) 413-420, 1981.
  6. Strickman NE, Rossi PA, Massumkhani GA, Hall RJ: Carcinoid  Heart Disease: A Clinical, Pathologic, and Therapeutic Update.  Curr Probl Cardiol 6:(11) 1-42, 1982.
  7. Solana LG, Massumi A, Mathur VS, de Castro CM, Garcia E,  Hall RJ, Cooley DA: Aortic Implantation at the Anomalous Left  Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: One-year Angiographic  Follow-up. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn 8:63-69, 1982.
  8. Rossi P, Massumi A, Gillette P, Hall RJ: Arrhythmogenic Right  Ventricular Dysplasia: Clinical Features, Diagnostic Techniques,  and Current Management. Am Heart J 102:414-420, 1982.
  9. Elayda MA, Mathur VS, Hall RJ, Garcia E, de Castro CM, Massumi  A: Total Occlusion of the Left Main Coronary Artery: Report of  Seven Cases from 5312 Cardiac Catheterizations and Review of  the Literature. Texas Heart Inst J 9:11-18, 1982.
  10. Lazar A, Massumkhani A, Pechacek LW, DePuey EG, Mnayer M,  Hall RJ: Noninvasive Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm of the Left  Ventricle. J Cardiovasc Ultrason 1:247, 1982.
  11. Lazar AV, Massumi A, Hall RJ: Myopotential Inhibition of  Ventricular Synchronous Pacemaker. Clin Cardiol 5:535-537, 1982.
  12. Edelman SK, Massumi A: Computer Assisted Evaluation of Intracardiac  Electrophysiologic Studies. In IEEE Computers in Cardiology Oct  1982:273-239.
  13. Warda M, Khan A, Massumi A, Mathur VS, Klima T, Hall RJ:  Radiation- induced Valvular Dysfunction. JACC, July, Vol. 2,  1:180-185, 1983.
  14. Van Osdol KD, Hall RJ, Ward M, Massumi A, Klima T: Right  Ventricular Thrombus: Clinical and Diagnostic Features. Texas  Heart J. 4:359-364, 1983.
  15. Leon M, Pechacek L, Solana LG, Massumkhani A, Cooley DA Identification  of a Prominent Eustachian Valve by Means of Contrast Two-Dimensional  Echocardiography. Texas Heart J 10:219, 1983.
  16. Solomon SL, Van Osdol K, Massumi A, Warda M, Hall RJ: Exercise  Induced Right Ventricular Tachycardia and Arrhythmogenic Right  Ventricular Dysplasia: Electrophysiologic and Therapeutic Considerations.  Texas Heart J 4:351-358, 1983.
  17. Ware JA, Horak JK, Bolli R, Mathur VS, Massumi A, Solis RT:  Intraventricular Microaggregation and InVitro Platelet Aggregation in Coronary Artery Disease. Thrombosis Research  34:9-18, 1984.
  18. Smith RT, Gillette PC, Garson A, Massumi A, McVey P: Evidence  That Some "AV Node Reentry" Involves Two Anatomically  Separate Pathways. J Am Coll Card Vol 3, No. 2:483, 1984.
  19. Reul GJ, Cooley DA, Hallman GL, Duncan JM, Livesay JJ, Frazier  OH, Ott DA, Angelini P, Massumi A, Mathur VS: Coronary Artery  Bypass For Unsuccessful Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty.  J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 88:685-694, 1984.
  20. Hall RJ, Garcia E, Mathur V, de Castro CM, Massumi A, Strickman  NE: Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. (Letter to the Editor).  N Engl J Med:1262 (May) 1984.
  21. Mathur VS, Massumi A, Hall RJ: Percutaneous Transluminal  Coronary Angioplasty: How Important is Standby Surgery? (Editorial).  Texas Heart Institute Journal 11 (2): 110-111 (June) 1984.
  22. Elayda MA, Mathur VS, Hall RJ, Massumi GA, Garcia E, de Castro  CM: Collateral Circulation in Coronary Artery Disease. Am J Cardiol  55:58-60 (Jan) 1985.
  23. Warda M, Garcia J. Pechacek LW, Massumkhani A, Hall RJ: Auscultatory  and Echocardiographic Features of Mobile Left Atrial Thrombus.  JACC 5 (2):379-382 (Feb) 1985.
  24. Jazayeri MR, Massumi A, Mihalick MJ, Hall RJ: Sinus Node  Reentry: Case Report and Review of Electrocardiographic and Electrophysiologic  Features. Texas Heart Institute Journal 12 (3): 249-252 (Sept)  1985.
  25. Wilkins CE, Barron T, Lowrimore G, Massumkhani GA, Klima  T, Younis AC, Treistman B, Hall RJ: Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Two  Cases With Ventricular Tachycardia and Review of Cardiac Involvement  in Sarcoid. Texas Heart Institute Journal 12 (4): 377-383 (Dec)  1985.
  26. Massumi A, Garcia E, Mathur VS, Hall RJ: Percutaneous Transluminal  Coronary Angioplasty. Editorial. Italian Journal of Cardiology  1986; 1:21- 23.
  27. Smith RT, Gillette PC, Massumi A, McVey P, Garson A: Transcatheter  Ablative Techniques For Treatment of the Permanent Form of Junctional  Reciprocating Tachycardia in Young Patients. Journal of the American  College of Cardiology, 8 (2): pp 385-390, Aug 1986.
  28. Riuli EP, Garcia JM, Murgo JP, Massumi A, Mathur VS, Edelman  SK, Mullins CE, Nihil MR, Benrey J, Mortazavi A: Acute Hemodynamics  of Balloon Valvuloplasty in Severe Aortic Stenosis. Circ 1987;  76:519.
  29. Mas IJ, Massumi A, Seger J, Hall RJ, Harlan M (RN): Electrophysiologic  Testing: Predictive of Amiodarone Efficacy in Recurrent Sustained  Ventricular Tachycardia? Texas Heart Institute Journal 1987;  14: 382-388.
  30. Angelini P, Coronado R, Edelman SK, Leatherman L, Dear WE,  Hogan PJ, Benrey J, Massumi A, Treistman B, Jinich D, Leachman  R: Coronary Angioplasty with Novel "Balloon on the Wire"  (Experience in 144 Patients). Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988.
  31. Wilkins CE, Betancourt B, Mathur VS, Massumi A, de Castro  CM, Garcia E, Hall RJ: Coronary Artery Anomalies: A Review of  More than 10,000 Patients from the Clayton Cardiovascular Laboratories.  Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988; 15:(3): 166-173.
  32. Mas IJ, Massumi A, Arida MF, Younis AG, Hall RJ: SurfaceElectrocardiographic  Recognition of Dual Atrioventricular Nodal Pathways During Sinus  Rhythm. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1988; 15: 117-120.
  33. Bush HD, Perin E, Massumi A, Klima T, Hall RJ: Detection  of Thrombus in an Aneurysm of the Ventricular Septum. American  Journal of Cardiology, 63(20): pp 1533-1535, Jun 15, 1989.
  34. Ferguson JJ, Riuli EP, Massumi A, Treistman B, Edelman SK,  Harlan MV, Brasier SE, Murgo JP: Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty.  Texas Heart Institute Journal 1990; 17: (1) 23-30.
  35. Dieck JA, Rizo-Patron C, Unisa A, Mathur V, Massumi A: A  New Manifestation and Treatment Alternative for Heparin-Induced  Thrombosis: A Case Report. Chest: Vol. 98, p. 1524-1526, Dec  1990.
  36. Massumi A, Hall RJ: Selective Coronary Arteriography in Children  with Heart Disease, The Science and Practice of Pediatric Cardiology  1990, Volume II, 968-972, Lea and Febiger.
  37. Massumi A, Mathur VS: Clinical Recognition of Aortic Dissection.  Texas Heart Institute Journal, Vol. 17, No. 4, 1990: 254-256.
  38. Perin E, Peterson F, Massumi A: Rate-Related Left Bundle  Branch Block as a Cause of Non-Ischemic Chest Pain: Catheterization  and Cardiovascular Diagnosis; 22: 45-46 (1991) p. 254-256.
  39. Perin EC, Petersen F, Rizo-Patron C, Ott DA, Massumi A: Cryosurgical  Modification of the Atrioventricular Node for Treatment of Atrioventricular  Junctional Reentrant Tachycardia. Texas Heart Institute Journal  1991; 18 (1): 72-75.
  40. Perin E, Petersen F, Rizo-Patron C, Massumi A: Coronary Sinus  Mapping Through a Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava in Wolff-Parkinson-White  Syndrome. Texas Heart Institute Journal 1991; 18 (2): 122-123.
  41. Feldman T, Carroll J, Isner J, Chisholm R, Holmes D, Massumi  A, Pichard A, Herrmann H, Stertzer SH, O'Neill WW, Dorros G,  Sundram P, Bashore T, Ramaswamy K, Jones LS, Inoue K: Effect  of Valve Deformity on Results and Mitral Regurgitation After  Inoue Balloon Commissurotomy. Circulation. Jan 1992; 85: 180-187.
  42. Herrman HC, Lima JAC, Feldman T, Chisholm R, Feldman R, Massumi  A, Ramaswamy K, O'Neill W, Goldstein S. and the North American  Inoue Balloon Investigators, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,  PA: .Mechanisms and Outcome of Severe Mitral Regurgitation After  Inoue Balloon Valvuloplasty. Circulation Vol. 86. No. 4, Oct  1992.
  43. Lopez JA, Massumi A: Dysrhythmias in Acute Myocardial Infarction:  How to Treat When to Treat and When Not to Treat. Texas Heart  Inst J; 19 (2); 1992, 124-141.
  44. Feldman T, Carroll JD, Isner J, Chisholm R, Herrman HC, Pichard  A, Bashore TM, Holmes D, Dorros G, Massumi A, Stertzer S, Ramee  S, Rothbaum DA, Feldman RC, Tobis J, Inoue K. The University  of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. Six Month Follow-up After Inoue  Balloon Mitral Valvotomy. JACC Vol. 19, No. 3, March 1, 1992:  364A.
  45. Tucker PA, Ferguson JJ, Harlan M, Gaos C, Massumi A: Balloon  Mitral Valvuloplasty-Clinical Experience at the Texas Heart Institute.  Texas Heart Institute Journal 1992; 19: 270-7.
  46. Turner SA, Paulus R, Massumi A, Duncan JM, Hernandez G, Hall  RJ , Wilansky S: Variant of Lutembacher's Syndrome With Intact  Atrial Septum. Am Heart J 1994; 127: 224-7.
  47. Lopez JA, Teistman B, Massumi A: Myocarditis-Associated Ventricular  Fibrillation, An Unusual Cause of Syncope in Wolff-Parkinson-White  Syndrome. Tex Heart Inst J. Vol 22, Number 4, 1995, 335-338.

ABSTRACTS

  1. Massumi A, Mathur VS, Hogan PJ, Garcia E, Hall RJ: Critical  Stenosis of Left Anterior Descending Artery: Latent Abnormalities  of Contraction Studied by Hand Grip and Biplane Angiography.  Chest 76: 359, 1979 (Abstract).
  2. Massumkhani A, Mathur VS, Garcia E, Hogan PF, Hall RJ: Influence  of Exercise on Normal, Ischemic and Abnormal Left Ventricular  Segments Studied by Biplane Angiography. Clin Res 26:7A, 1978  (Abstract).
  3. Hall RJ, Elayda MA, Gray A, Mathur VS, Garcia E, de Castro  CM, Massumi A, Cooley DA: Coronary Artery Bypass: Long-term Followup  on 22, 284 Consecutive Patients. Circulation 678 (suppl II),  II-20, 1983.
  4. Rowe D, Massumi A, DePuey EG, de Castro CM, Mathur VS, Garcia  E, Hall RJ: Abnormal Supine Exercise Radionuclide Ventriculography  in Patients with Normal Coronary Arteriography. XI Interamerican  Congress of Cardiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept 7-13, 1989  (Abstract).
  5. Carlson HD, Mathur VS, Gray AG, Hall RJ, Cooley DA, Garcia  E, Massumi A, de Castro C, Strickman NE: Coronary Artery Bypass  Surgery in Patients with Severely Compromised Left Ventricles.  [Abstract: International Symposium on Cardiovascular Surgery-  (Sept) 1985, pp 85].
  6. Livesay JJ, Leachman DR, Hogan PJ, Massumi A, Garcia-Gregory  JA, Cooper J, Cooley DA: Intraoperative Laser Angioplasty for  Diffuse Coronary Disease. [Abstract: International Symposium  on Interventional Cardiology-(Sept) 1986, pp 5].
  7. Massumi A, Mathur VS, Strickman NE, Rockwell SA, Edelman  SK: Managment of Acute Thrombus Formation Following Balloon Angioplasty.  [Abstract: International Symposium on Interventional Cardiology-(Sept)  1986, pp 28].
  8. Massumi A, Mathur VS, Strickman NE, Edelman SK: Changing  Aspects of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty: A  Survey of 100 Recent Consecutive Cases. [Abstract: International  Symposium on Interventional Cardiology-(sept) 1986, pp 41].
  9. Mas IJ, Massumi A, Seger JJ, Hall RJ: Atrioventricular Nodal  Ablation in the Treatment of Supraventricular Tachycardias. [Abstract:  International Symposium on Interventional Cardiology -(Sept)  1986, pp 76].
  10. Mas IJ, Massumi A, Hall RJ, Harlan M (RN): Electrophysiologic  Predictors of Amiodarone Efficacy. [Abstract: International Symposium  on Interventional Cardiology-(Sept) 1986, pp 78].
  11. Murgo JP, Riuli EP, Massumi A, Garcia JM, Mathur VS, Edelman  SK, Benrey J, Treistman B, Hogan PJ: Transient Hemodynamics of  Balloon Occlusion and Acute Assessment of Valvuloplasty in Calcific  Aortic Stenosis. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery: Interventions  1987, Houston, Texas, October 7-10, 1987.
  12. Riuli EP, Edelman SK, Massumi A, Ferguson JJ: Balloon Aortic  Valvuloplasty: Predictors of Clinical Success. JACC 1988; 11:15A.
  13. Riuli EP, Massumi A, Treistman B, Hogan PJ, Hall RJ, Ferguson  JJ: Balloon Valvuloplasty: A "Bridge" to Valve Replacement.  Clin Res 1988; 36: 311A.
  14. Riuli EP, Edelman SK, Massumi A, Treistman B, Hogan PJ, Murgo  JP, Benrey J, Hall RJ, Ferguson JJ: Clinical Followup of Patients  Undergoing Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. Clin Res. 1988; 36:  311A.
  15. Riuli EP, Garcia JM, Massumi A, Treistman B, Mathur VS, Edelman  SK, Hogan PJ, Mullins DE, Murgo JP, Benrey J, Hall RJ, Ferguson  JJ: Transient Responses to Occlusion of Stenotic Aortic Valves  During Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. Clin. Res. 1988; 36: 311A.
  16. Bush HD, Riuli EP, Massumi A, Treistman B, Ferguson JJ. St.  Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College  of Medicine, Houston, Texas. Doppler Assessment of Ejection Dynamics  in Clinically Successful Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty. (Suppl  II) Circulation Vol. 78, No. 4, October 1988.
  17. Levine J, Massumi A, Scheinman M, Winkle A: The Intravenous  Amiodarone Multi-Center Study Group: Preliminary Report. [Abstract:  39th Annual Scientific Session, American College of Cardiology,  March 1990.
  18. Isner JM, Ramaswamy K, Kelly S, Massumi A, et al: Initial  North American Experience with Inoue Balloon for Percutaneous  Mitral Valvuloplasty. [Abstract, 39th Annual Scientific Session,  American College of Cardiology, March 1990.
  19. Rizo-Patron C, Perin EC, Ott D, Massumi A: Intraoperative  Computerized Multiplexing Mapping in Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome  Surgery at the Texas Heart Institute. [Abstract: Texas Heart  Institute Symposium "Cardiology on the Horizon", August  1991].
  20. Kelly JJ, Gaos CM, Jin B, Massumi A, Wilansky S: Impact of  Transesophageal Echocardiography in Candidates for Balloon Mitral  Valvuloplasty. [Abstract: Texas Heart Institute Symposium, "Cardiology  on the Horizon", August 1991].
  21. Perin EC, Rizo-Patron C, Duncan M, Mason C, O'Driscoll P,  Massumi A: Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator:  Clinical Experience at the Texas Heart Institute. [Abstract:  Texas Heart Institute Symposium, "Cardiology on the Horizon"  August 1991].
  22. Herman HC, Ramaswamy K, Feldman T, Carroll J, Pichard A,  Bashore T, Dorros G, Massumi A, Stertzer S, et al. Multi-Center  Experience Inoue Balloon Mitral Valvotomy Analysis of Factors  Influencing Results. 64th Scientific Sessions of teh American  Heart Association, Anaheim, California, USA, November 11-14,  1991. Circulation, 1991.
  23. Feldman T, Carroll JD, Ramaswamy K, Chisholm R, Hermann H,  Pichard A, Bashore TM, Massumi A, Stertzer SH, et al. Effect  of Stepwise Balloon Inflations on Results and Mitral Regurgitation  After Inoue Mitral Valvotomy. 64th Scientific Sessions of the  American Heart Association, Anaheim, California, USA, November  11-14, 1991. Circulation 84 (4 Suppl.) 1991, II723.
  24. Tucker PA, Ferguson JJ, Harlan M, Gaos C, Massumi A: Balloon  Mitral Valvuloplasty: Clinical Experience at the Texas Heart  Institute. [Abstract: Texas Heart Institute Symposium, Cardiology  on the Horizon", August 1992].
  25. Rakugi H, Gibbons GH, Wang D, Billingham ME, Vershave K,  Ferguson JJ, Angelini P, Hogan PJ, Massumi A, Buja LM: Expression  of Transforming Growth Factor Beta1 in Human Atherectomy Specimens  from Primary and Restenotic Coronary Artery Lesions. J Am Coll  Cardiol 1992; 19 (Suppl A): 329A.
  26. Baily WH, Edwards BS, Eilers EA, Goodman MJ, Massumi A: Persistent  Sinus Tachycardia Following Successful Radiofrequency Ablation  of AV Nodal Re-entrant Tachycardia. Abstract presented at the  Annual Symposium of the Texas Heart Institute. Aug 1993.
  27. Vempaty H, Massumi A: Experience with Inoue Balloon Mitral  Valvuloplasty. Abstract presented at the Annual Symposium of  the Texas Heart Institute. Aug 1993.
  28. Edwards BS, Bailey WH, Goodman MJ, Massumi A: Predictors  of Success of Radiofrequency Ablation in Wolff-Parkinson-White  Syndrome. Abstract presented at the Annual Symposium of the Texas  Heart Institute. Aug 1993.

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