Andrew Burger

Andrew Burger , MD

Professor of Medicine; Associate Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship Program

Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way, MLC 0542
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-558-3566
Fax 513-558-2884
Email andrew.burger@uc.edu

Education

Medical Degree: University of Pittsburgh 1978

Residency-Internal Medicine: University of Connecticut Health Center 1981 (Medical)

Fellowship-Cardiovascular Disease: University of Connecticut Health Center 1983 (Cardiology)

Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine (Cardiovascular Disease) (Certification Date: 11-20-1985 )

American Board of Internal Medicine (Certification Date: 09-15-1982 )

Clinical Interests

Cardiology

Cardiovascular Disease

Research and Practice Interests

Clinical Interest:

  • Noninvasive cardiology
  • Heart failure
  • Echocardiography
  • Nuclear cardiology
Research Interest:
  • Heart failure

Positions and Work Experience

2007 -To Present Associate Director, Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2007 -To Present Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellows Research Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2008 -2009 Associate Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2009 -To Present Director, Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2008 -To Present Director, Clinical Operations, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2007 -To Present Staff Cardiologist, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

2007 -To Present Professor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Research Support

Grant: #A1281137 2007 -2009 Pfizer Role:Co-PI Completed

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2010. ) The relationship between transient and persistent worsening renal function and mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.Journal of cardiac failure, , 16 (7 ) ,541-7 More Information

Burger, Andrew J; Han, Yuchi; Aronson, Doron (2009. ) The relationship between body mass index and mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.International journal of cardiology, , 134 (1 ) ,132-5 More Information

Lumley, Mark A; Neely, Lynn C; Burger, Amanda J (2007. ) The assessment of alexithymia in medical settings: implications for understanding and treating health problems.Journal of personality assessment, , 89 (3 ) ,230-46 More Information

Weinrauch, Larry A; Burger, Andrew J; Aepfelbacher, Franz; Lee, Annette T; Gleason, Ray E; D'Elia, John A (2007. ) A pilot study to test the effect of pulsatile insulin infusion on cardiovascular mechanisms that might contribute to attenuation of renal compromise in type 1 diabetes mellitus patients with proteinuria.Metabolism: clinical and experimental, , 56 (11 ) ,1453-7 More Information

Burger, A J; Burger, M R (2005. ) Nesiritide: past, present, and future. Minerva cardioangiologica, , 53 (6 ) ,509-22

Burger, Andrew J (2005. ) Risk of death with nesiritide.JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, , 294 (8 ) ,897; author reply 89 More Information

Kirtane, Ajay J; Leder, David M; Waikar, Sushrut S; Chertow, Glenn M; Ray, Kausik K; Pinto, Duane S; Karmpaliotis, Dimitrios; Burger, Andrew J; Murphy, Sabina A; Cannon, Christopher P; Braunwald, Eugene; Gibson, C Michael (2005. ) Serum blood urea nitrogen as an independent marker of subsequent mortality among patients with acute coronary syndromes and normal to mildly reduced glomerular filtration rates.Journal of the American College of Cardiology, , 45 (11 ) ,1781-6 More Information

Burger, Andrew J; Tsao, Lana; Aronson, Doron (2005. ) Prognostic impact of diabetes mellitus in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.The American journal of cardiology, , 95 (9 ) ,1117-9 More Information

Burger, Andrew J A review of the renal and neurohormonal effects of B-type natriuretic peptide. Congestive heart failure (Greenwich, Conn.), , 11 (1 ) ,30-8

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Effect of nesiritide (human b-type natriuretic peptide) and dobutamine on heart rate variability in decompensated heart failure.American heart journal, , 148 (5 ) ,e16 More Information

Akhter, Mohammed W; Aronson, Doron; Bitar, Fahed; Khan, Salman; Singh, Harpreet; Singh, Rajinder P; Burger, Andrew J; Elkayam, Uri (2004. ) Effect of elevated admission serum creatinine and its worsening on outcome in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure.The American journal of cardiology, , 94 (7 ) ,957-60 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Prognosis assessment in patients with decompensated heart failure. Simple clinical parameters or neurohormonal factors. Italian heart journal : official journal of the Italian Federation of Cardiology, , 5 (7 ) ,494-7

Aronson, Doron; Mittleman, Murray A; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Elevated blood urea nitrogen level as a predictor of mortality in patients admitted for decompensated heart failure.The American journal of medicine, , 116 (7 ) ,466-73 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Relation between pulse pressure and survival in patients with decompensated heart failure.The American journal of cardiology, , 93 (6 ) ,785-8 More Information

Aepfelbacher, Franz C; Yeon, Susan B; Weinrauch, Larry A; D'Elia, John; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Improved glycemic control induces regression of left ventricular mass in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.International journal of cardiology, , 94 (1 ) ,47-51 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Mittleman, Murray A; Burger, Andrew J (2004. ) Measures of heart period variability as predictors of mortality in hospitalized patients with decompensated congestive heart failure. The American journal of cardiology, , 93 (1 ) ,59-63

Burger, Andrew J; Silver, Marc A (2003. ) Nesiritide in acute heart failure.Lancet, , 362 (9388 ) ,998; author reply 99 More Information

de Lissovoy, Gregory; Stier, David M; Ciesla, Gabrielle; Munger, Mark; Burger, Andrew J (2003. ) Economic implications of nesiritide versus dobutamine in the treatment of patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure. The American journal of cardiology, , 92 (5 ) ,631-3

Burger, Andrew J; Aronson, Doron; Horton, Darlene P; Burger, Mary R (2003. ) Comparison of the effects of dobutamine and nesiritide (B-type natriuretic peptide) on ventricular ectopy in acutely decompensated ischemic versus nonischemic cardiomyopathy. The American journal of cardiology, , 91 (11 ) ,1370-2

Aronson, Doron; Mittleman, Murray A; Burger, Andrew J (2003. ) Effects of sulfonylurea hypoglycemic agents and adenosine triphosphate dependent potassium channel antagonists on ventricular arrhythmias in patients with decompensated heart failure. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 26 (5 ) ,1254-61

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2003. ) Neurohumoral activation and ventricular arrhythmias in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure: role of endothelin. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 26 (3 ) ,703-10

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2003. ) Neurohormonal prediction of mortality following admission for decompensated heart failure. The American journal of cardiology, , 91 (2 ) ,245-8

Burger, Andrew J; Horton, Darlene P; LeJemtel, Thierry; Ghali, Jalal K; Torre, Guillermo; Dennish, George; Koren, Michael; Dinerman, Jay; Silver, Marc; Cheng, Mei L; Elkayam, Uri (2002. ) Effect of nesiritide (B-type natriuretic peptide) and dobutamine on ventricular arrhythmias in the treatment of patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure: the PRECEDENT study.American heart journal, , 144 (6 ) ,1102-8 More Information

Burger, Andrew J; D'Elia, John A; Weinrauch, Larry A; Lerman, Israel; Gaur, Abhishek (2002. ) Marked abnormalities in heart rate variability are associated with progressive deterioration of renal function in type I diabetic patients with overt nephropathy. International journal of cardiology, , 86 (2-3 ) ,281-7

Aronson, D; Burger, A J (2002. ) Diabetes and the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmic events in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.Diabetologia, , 45 (10 ) ,1440-5 More Information

Upalakalin, J Nalinee; Uhl, Lynne; Burger, Andrew J (2002. ) Mitral-valve-induced microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Transfusion, , 42 (9 ) ,1105

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2002. ) Intravenous nesiritide (human B-type natriuretic peptide) reduces plasma endothelin-1 levels in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure. The American journal of cardiology, , 90 (4 ) ,435-8

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2002. ) The effect of sex on ventricular arrhythmic events in patients with congestive heart failure. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 25 (8 ) ,1206-11

Burger, Andrew J; Aronson, Doron (2002. ) Age and sex as determinants of ventricular arrhythmic events in patients with decompensated congestive heart failure. Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, , 7 (3 ) ,234-41

Burger, Andrew J; Burger, Mary R (2002. ) Nesiritide (Scios). IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal, , 5 (7 ) ,703-9

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2002. ) Concomitant beta-blocker therapy is associated with a lower occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with decompensated heart failure. Journal of cardiac failure, , 8 (2 ) ,79-85

Burger, Andrew J; Al-Sergani, Hani; Wrobleski, David (2002. ) False positive ST segment elevation during dobutamine stress echocardiography due to left ventricular hypertrophy. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), , 19 (2 ) ,103-8

Burger, Andrew J; Burger, Mary R; Aronson, Doron (2002. ) New therapies for the treatment of congestive heart failure. Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998), , 38 (1 ) ,31-48

Burger, A J; Aronson, D (2001. ) Blunted sympathetic response in diabetic patients with decompensated congestive heart failure. International journal of cardiology, , 81 (2-3 ) ,243-9

Aronson, D; Mittleman, M A; Burger, A J (2001. ) Role of endothelin in modulation of heart rate variability in patients with decompensated heart failure. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 24 (11 ) ,1607-15

Burger, A J; Elkayam, U; Neibaur, M T; Haught, H; Ghali, J; Horton, D P; Aronson, D (2001. ) Comparison of the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure receiving dobutamine versus nesiritide therapy. The American journal of cardiology, , 88 (1 ) ,35-9

Burger, M R; Burger, A J (2001. ) BNP in decompensated heart failure: diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic potential. Current opinion in investigational drugs (London, England : 2000), , 2 (7 ) ,929-35

Burger, A J; Charlamb, M J; Singh, S; Notarianni, M; Blackburn, G L; Sherman, H B (2001. ) Low risk of significant echocardiographic valvulopathy in patients treated with anorectic drugs. International journal of cardiology, , 79 (2-3 ) ,159-65

Weigner, M J; Thomas, L R; Patel, U; Schwartz, J G; Burger, A J; Douglas, P S; Silverman, D I; Manning, W J (2001. ) Early cardioversion of atrial fibrillation facilitated by transesophageal echocardiography: short-term safety and impact on maintenance of sinus rhythm at 1 year. The American journal of medicine, , 110 (9 ) ,694-702

Aronson, D; Burger, A J (2001. ) Effect of beta-blockade on heart rate variability in decompensated heart failure. International journal of cardiology, , 79 (1 ) ,31-9

Burger, A J; Aronson, D (2001. ) Activity of the neurohormonal system and its relationship to autonomic abnormalities in decompensated heart failure.Journal of cardiac failure, , 7 (2 ) ,122-8 More Information

Aronson, D; Burger, A J (2001. ) Effect of beta-blockade on autonomic modulation of heart rate and neurohormonal profile in decompensated heart failure. Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc, , 6 (2 ) ,98-106

Aronson, D; Burger, A J (2001. ) Diabetic autonomic neuropathy: the clinical interpretation of improved technology. Diabetes technology & therapeutics, , 3 (1 ) ,77-9

Aronson, D; Mittleman, M A; Burger, A J (2001. ) Interleukin-6 levels are inversely correlated with heart rate variability in patients with decompensated heart failure. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, , 12 (3 ) ,294-300

Burger, A J; Aronson, D (2001. ) Effect of diabetes mellitus on heart rate variability in patients with congestive heart failure. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 24 (1 ) ,53-9

Burger, A J; Notarianni, M P; Aronson, D (2000. ) Safety and efficacy of an accelerated dobutamine stress echocardiography protocol in the evaluation of coronary artery disease. The American journal of cardiology, , 86 (8 ) ,825-9

Aronson, D; Burger, A J (2000. ) Gender-related differences in modulation of heart rate in patients with congestive heart failure. Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology, , 11 (10 ) ,1071-7

Burger, A J; Sherman, H B; Charlamb, M J (2000. ) Low incidence of embolic strokes with atrial septal aneurysms: A prospective, long-term study. American heart journal, , 139 (1 Pt 1 ) ,149-52

Burger, A J; Sherman, H B; Charlamb, M J; Kim, J; Asinas, L A; Flickner, S R; Blackburn, G L (1999. ) Low prevalence of valvular heart disease in 226 phentermine-fenfluramine protocol subjects prospectively followed for up to 30 months. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, , 34 (4 ) ,1153-8

Burger, A J; Charlamb, M; Sherman, H B (1999. ) Circadian patterns of heart rate variability in normals, chronic stable angina and diabetes mellitus. International journal of cardiology, , 71 (1 ) ,41-8

Burger, A J; Weinrauch, L A; D'Elia, J A; Aronson, D (1999. ) Effect of glycemic control on heart rate variability in type I diabetic patients with cardiac autonomic neuropathy. The American journal of cardiology, , 84 (6 ) ,687-91

Burger, A J; Aronson, D (1999. ) Effect of vasoactive therapy on heart rate variability in patients with acutely decompensated congestive heart failure. The American journal of cardiology, , 84 (4 ) ,476-8, A10

Aronson, D; Weinrauch, L A; D'Elia, J A; Tofler, G H; Burger, A J (1999. ) Circadian patterns of heart rate variability, fibrinolytic activity, and hemostatic factors in type I diabetes mellitus with cardiac autonomic neuropathy. The American journal of cardiology, , 84 (4 ) ,449-53

Burger, A J; Kamalesh, M (1999. ) Effect of beta-adrenergic blocker therapy on the circadian rhythm of heart rate variability in patients with chronic stable angina pectoris. The American journal of cardiology, , 83 (4 ) ,596-8, A8

Burger, A J; Hamer, A W; Weinrauch, L A; D'Elia, J A (1998. ) Relation of heart rate variability and serum lipoproteins in type 1 diabetes mellitus and chronic stable angina pectoris. The American journal of cardiology, , 81 (8 ) ,945-9

Burger, A J; Charlamb, M; Weinrauch, L A; D'Elia, J A (1997. ) Short- and long-term reproducibility of heart rate variability in patients with long-standing type I diabetes mellitus. The American journal of cardiology, , 80 (9 ) ,1198-202

Burger, Andrew J.; Jadhav, Praveen; Kamalesh, Masoor (1997. ) Low Incidence of Cerebrovascular Events in Patients with Incidental Atrial Septal Aneurysm. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), , 14 (6 Pt 1 ) ,589-596

Jadhav, Praveen; Kamalesh, Masoor; Raju, Veena; Burger, Andrew J. (1997. ) Atrial Septal Aneurysm Does Not Predispose to Stroke in the Immediate Postoperative Period Following Cardiac Surgery. Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.), , 14 (3 ) ,251-256

Hartnell, G G; Crenshaw, W B; Burger, A J; Hamer, A W Percutaneous removal of a fully expanded Wallstent from the right ventricle with transesophageal echocardiography guidance. Journal of vascular and interventional radiology : JVIR, , 7 (3 ) ,371-4

Burger, A J; Kamalesh, M; Kumar, S; Nesto, R (1996. ) Effect of beta adrenergic receptor blockade on cardiac autonomic tone in patients with chronic stable angina. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 19 (4 Pt 1 ) ,411-7

Kamalesh, M; Burger, A J; Kumar, S; Nesto, R (1995. ) Reproducibility of time and frequency domain analysis of heart rate variability in patients with chronic stable angina. Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE, , 18 (11 ) ,1991-4

Burger, A J; Jadhav, P; Kamalesh, M; Stubbe, I (1995. ) Absence of cerebrovascular events in a prospective study of coronary artery bypass patients with atrial septal aneurysms taking aspirin. The American journal of cardiology, , 75 (4 ) ,305-8

Eyre, R C; Hurley, L J; Burger, A J; Lewis, K P (1995. ) Use of dynamic two-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for renal cell carcinoma with cavoatrial tumor thrombus. Urologia internationalis, , 54 (3 ) ,132-6

Connolly, L P; Hill, T C; Cohen, M C; Burger, A J (1994. ) Discordance of dual-isotope (hybrid) myocardial perfusion imaging results in patients who have undergone revascularization procedures. Clinical nuclear medicine, , 19 (11 ) ,962-7

Kamalesh, M; Stokes, K; Burger, A J (1994. ) Transesophageal echocardiography assisted retrieval of embolized inferior vena cava stent. Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, , 33 (2 ) ,178-80

Burger, A J (1994. ) On-site cardiac catheterization facilities and the use of coronary angiography after myocardial infarction. The New England journal of medicine, , 330 (4 ) ,290

O'Donoghue, M E; Dangond, F; Burger, A J; Suojanen, J N; Zarich, S; Tarsy, D (1993. ) Spontaneous calcific embolization to the supraclinoid internal carotid artery from a regurgitant bicuspid aortic valve. Neurology, , 43 (12 ) ,2715-7

Burger, A J; Shubrooks, S J; Kamalesh, M (1993. ) TEE-guided percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty. Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, , 30 (2 ) ,182

Kamalesh, M; Burger, A J; Shubrooks, S J (1993. ) The use of transesophageal echocardiography to avoid left atrial thrombus during percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty. Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis, , 28 (4 ) ,320-2

Cerel, A; Burger, A J (1993. ) The diagnosis of a pulmonary artery thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography. Chest, , 103 (3 ) ,944-5

Kamalesh, M; Cerel, A; Burger, A J (1992. ) Management of atrial fibrillation.The New England journal of medicine, , 327 (14 ) ,1031; author reply 1 More Information

Kamalesh, M; Burger, A J (1992. ) Culprit coronary artery lesion. Lancet, , 339 (8787 ) ,242

Jabi, H; Burger, A J; Orawiec, B; Touchon, R C (1991. ) Late potentials in mitral valve prolapse. American heart journal, , 122 (5 ) ,1340-5

Burger, A J; Peart, B; Jabi, H; Touchon, R C (1991. ) The role of two-dimensional echocardiology in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis [corrected] .Angiology, , 42 (7 ) ,552-60

Humbert, V H; Jabi, H; Burger, A J; Touchon, R C (1991. ) Late variation in ventricular function after myocardial infarction. Chest, , 100 (1 ) ,28-33

Burger, A J; Peart, B; Freeman, D; Alfonso, G; Wheeler, W; Touchon, R (1991. ) The acute and chronic effects of G-lasing on femoral vein grafts in dogs. Angiology, , 42 (5 ) ,372-8

Chertow, B S; Kadzielawa, R; Burger, A J (1991. ) Benign pleural effusions in long-standing diabetes mellitus. Chest, , 99 (5 ) ,1108-11

Beaugerie, L; Burger, A J; Cadranel, J F; Lamy, P; Gendre, J P; Le Quintrec, Y (1991. ) Modulation of orocaecal transit time by hypnosis. Gut, , 32 (4 ) ,393-4

Wheeler, W E; Pace, C; Peart, B; Freeman, D; Alfonso, G; Burger, A J; Touchon, R Effects of argon G-lasing on short-term patency of venous bypass grafts. Current surgery, , 47 (4 ) ,265-6

Jabi, H; Burger, A J; Touchon, R C (1989. ) Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm after myocardial infarction. Postgraduate medicine, , 85 (8 ) ,57-9, 62

Burger, A J; Mannino, S (1987. ) 5-Fluorouracil-induced coronary vasospasm. American heart journal, , 114 (2 ) ,433-6

Burger, A J; Le Quintrec, Y (1985. ) [Psychiatry: why, how?] .La Revue du praticien, , 35 (9 ) ,499-503

Burger, A J; Messineo, F C; Schulman, P; Geller, D (1984. ) Mycotic aneurysm of the sinus of Valsalva due to Eikenella corrodens bacterial endocarditis. Cardiology, , 71 (4 ) ,220-8

Burger, A J (1975. ) [Hemorrhagic rectocolitis. The psychic component and its interpretation] .La Revue du praticien, , 25 (1 ) ,39-43

Van der Walt, J J; Marcus, P B; De Wet, J J; Burger, A J (1973. ) Malacoplakia of the vagina. First case report. South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, , 47 (30 ) ,1342-4

Burger, A J; Fleury, R [Glossodynia. Psychosomatic syndrome] .Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, , 67 (1 ) ,11-4

MARTINIE-DUBOUSQUET, J; BURGER-WAGNER, A; BURGER, A J (1963. ) [FAMILIAL DYSFACIOBRACHYCLINODACTYLIA.] .Annales de chirurgie infantile, , 4 ,281-90

BURGER, A J (1963. ) CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE. A REVIEW OF VARIOUS METHODS OF TREATMENT. South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, , 37 ,791-3

BURGER, A J (1962. ) [Psychosomatic aspects of diarrhea.] .La Revue du praticien, , 12 ,199-203

BURGER, A J (1961. ) [Carcinoma of the prostate.] .South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, , 35 ,1070-1

MARTINIE-DUBOUSQUET, J; BURGER, A J; BURGER-WAGNER, A (1958. ) [Osteochondritis & human types.] .Vierteljahrsschrift für schweizerische Sanitätsoffiziere. Journal trimestriel des officiers suisses du service de santé. Rivista trimestrale degli ufficiali sanitari svizzeri, , 35 (3-4 ) ,225-34

BURGER, A J [Relaxation, psychotherapy & the problem of neuroses in the work of J.H. Schultz.] .L' Evolution psychiatrique, , (1 ) ,163-73

BURGER, A J S (1950. ) Ureterocele simulating bladder calculus. South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde, , 24 (16 ) ,298-300

Nearing, Bruce D; Mittleman, Murray A; Josephson, Mark E; Verrier, Richard L; Wellenius, Gregory A; Burger, Andrew J (2012. ) Response to letter regarding article, "crescendo in depolarization and repolarization heterogeneity heralds development of ventricular tachycardia in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure".Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, , 5 (3 ) ,e79 More Information

Nearing, Bruce D; Wellenius, Gregory A; Mittleman, Murray A; Josephson, Mark E; Burger, Andrew J; Verrier, Richard L (2012. ) Crescendo in depolarization and repolarization heterogeneity heralds development of ventricular tachycardia in hospitalized patients with decompensated heart failure.Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology, , 5 (1 ) ,84-90 More Information

Lather, Navneet; Efeovbokhan, Nephertiti; Hakeem, Abdul; Kotaru, Pavan; Abela, George S; Burger, Andrew J; Rubinstein, Jack (2011. ) Advanced echocardiographic imaging to predict exercise capacity in relatively healthy women.International journal of cardiology, , 151 (3 ) ,369-71 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Eitan, Amnon; Dragu, Robert; Burger, Andrew J (2011. ) Relationship between reactive pulmonary hypertension and mortality in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.Circulation. Heart failure, , 4 (5 ) ,644-50 More Information

Lumley, Mark A; Cohen, Jay L; Stout, Rebecca L; Neely, Lynn C; Sander, Lindsay M; Burger, Amanda J (2008. ) An Emotional Exposure-Based Treatment of Traumatic Stress for People with Chronic Pain: Preliminary Results for Fibromyalgia Syndrome.Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.), , 45 (2 ) ,165-172 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Abassi, Zaid; Allon, Eyal; Burger, Andrew J (2013. ) Fluid loss, venous congestion, and worsening renal function in acute decompensated heart failure.European journal of heart failure, , 15 (6 ) ,637-43 More Information

Solomonica, Amir; Burger, Andrew J; Aronson, Doron (2013. ) Hemodynamic determinants of dyspnea improvement in acute decompensated heart failure.Circulation. Heart failure, , 6 (1 ) ,53-60 More Information

Aronson, Doron; Burger, Andrew J (2015. ) Diuretic Response: Clinical and Hemodynamic Predictors and Relation to Clinical Outcome.Journal of cardiac failure, , More Information

Halperin, Jonathan L; Hankey, Graeme J; Wojdyla, Daniel M; Piccini, Jonathan P; Lokhnygina, Yuliya; Patel, Manesh R; Breithardt, Günter; Singer, Daniel E; Becker, Richard C; Hacke, Werner; Paolini, John F; Nessel, Christopher C; Mahaffey, Kenneth W; Califf, Robert M; Fox, Keith A A (2014. ) Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin among elderly patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation in the Rivaroxaban Once Daily, Oral, Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared With Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation (ROCKET AF).Circulation, , 130 (2 ) ,138-46 More Information

Presentations

Invited Presentations

Andrew Burger, M.D. (2010. ) Heart Failure Management:Established Therapy and New Frontiers .Amelia Island Cardiology Conference, Amelia Island, FL. Conference. . Level:National

Andrew Burger, M.D. (2010. ) Worsening Renal Function in Heart Failure .Heart Failure Conference, Berlin, Germany. Conference. . Level:International

Andrew Burger, M.D. (2008. ) Grand Rounds .Midwest City Heart Center, Midwest City, OK. Conference. . Level:National

Andrew Burger, M.D. (2008. ) Medical Grand Rounds .AHEC Resident Program, Fort Smith, AR. Conference. . Level:National

Honors and Awards

2001 FDA Commissioner's Special Citation CDRH Wireless Medical telemetry Task Force ("for exceptional initiative and leadership to protect the public health from electromagnetic interferences with wireless medical telemetry").

Keywords

heart failure, neurohormones, BNP, nesiritide, echocardiography

Contact Information

Academic - Medical Sciences Building
231 Albert Sabin Way, MLC 0542
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-3566
Fax: 513-558-2884
andrew.burger@uc.edu