Browsing University of Manitoba Scholarship by Author "Da Silva, Megan"
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Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in pregnancy: Insights from the cardiac hemodynamic imaging and remodeling in pregnancy (CHIRP) study
Ducas, Robin A; Elliott, Jason E; Melnyk, Steven F; Premecz, Sheena; daSilva, Megan; Cleverley, Kelby; Wtorek, Piotr; Mackenzie, G S; Helewa, Michael E; Jassal, Davinder S (2014-01-03)Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease in pregnancy is the leading cause of maternal mortality in North America. Although transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is the most widely used imaging ... -
Spontaneous dissection of the coronary and vertebral arteries post-partum: case report and review of the literature
Cenkowski, Marta; daSilva, Megan; Bordun, Kimberly-Ann; Hussain, Farrukh; Kirkpatrick, Iain DC; Jassal, Davinder S (2012-11-02)Abstract Background Spontaneous coronary and vertebral artery dissections are rare events occurring most commonly in otherwise healthy women during pregnancy or the post-partum period. ... -
The impact of repeated marathon running on cardiovascular function in the aging population
Karlstedt, Erin; Chelvanathan, Anjala; Da Silva, Megan; Cleverley, Kelby; Kumar, Kanwal; Bhullar, Navdeep; Lytwyn, Matthew; Bohonis, Sheena; Oomah, Sacha; Nepomuceno, Roman; Du, Xiaozhou; Melnyk, Steven; Zeglinski, Matthew; Ducas, Robin; Sefidgar, Mehdi; Mackenzie, Scott; Sharma, Sat; Kirkpatrick, Iain D; Jassal, Davinder S (2012-08-20)AbstractBackgroundSeveral studies have correlated elevations in cardiac biomarkers of injury post marathon with transient and reversible right ventricular (RV) systolic dysfunction as assessed by both transthoracic ...