Dr. Wagner Publications

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

  • Zemrak F, Raisi-Estabragh Z, Bruder O, Wagner A, Lombardi M, Schwitter J , van Rossum AC, Pilz G, , Nagel E, Prasad S, Deluigi C, Dill T, Mahrholdt H, Petersen S. Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation Is Not Associated With Cardiovascular Morbity or Mortality: Insights From the Eurocmr Registry. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 2020; 7:158

  • Bruder O, Schneider S, Pilz G, van Rossum AC, Schwitter J, Nothnagel D, Lombardi M, Buss S, Wagner A, Petersen S, Greulich S, Jensen C, Nagel E, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. 2015 Update on acute adverse reactions to Gadolinium based contrast agents in Cardiovascular MR. Large Multi-national and multi-ethnical population experience with 37788 patients from the EuroCMR Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2015;17:58

  • Moschetti K, Favre D, Pinget C, Pilz G, Petersen S, Wagner A, Wasserfallen J, Schwitter J Comparative cost-effectiveness analyses of cardiovascular magnetic resonance and coronary angiography combined with fractional flow reserve for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2014;16:13.

  • Moschetti K, Favre D , Pinget C, Pilz G, Petersen S, Wagner A, Wasserfallen J, Schwitter J Influence of disease prevalence on cost-effectiveness of magnetic resonance imaging versus coronary angiography combined with fractional flow reserve testing Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2014;16 :O98.

  • Schumm J, Greulich S, Wagner A, Grün S, Ong P, Bentz K, Klingel K, Kandolf R, Bruder O, Schneider S, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance risk stratification in patients with clinically suspected myocarditis. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2014:16.

  • Klinke V, Muzzarelli S, Lauriers N, Locca D, Vincenti G, Monney P, Lu C, Nothnagel D, Pilz G, Lombardi M, van Rossum AC, Wagner A, Bruder O, Mahrholdt H, Schwitter J. Quality assessment of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the setting of the European CMR registry: description and validation of standardized criteria. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013;15:55.

  • Greulich S, Deluigi CC, Gloekler S, Wahl A, Kramer U, Nothnagel D, Buetel H, Schumm J, Grün S, Ong P, Wagner A, Schneider S, Nassenstein K, Sechtem U, Bruder O, Mahrholdt H: Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging predicts death and other adverse events in patients with suspected cardiac sarcoidosis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2013;6:501-11.

  • Bruder O, Wagner A, Lombardi M, Schwitter J, van Rossum AC, Pilz G, Nothnagel D, Steen H, Petersen SE, Nagel E, Prasad S, Schumm J, Greulich S, Cagnolo A, Monney P, Deluigi CC, Dill T, Frank H, Sabin GV, Schneider S, Mahrholdt H: European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (EuroCMR) Registry – Multi National Results from 57 Centers in 15 Countries. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2013; 13:9-15.

  • Grün S, Schumm J, Greulich S, Wagner A, Schneider S, Bruder O, Kispert E, Hill S, Ong P, Klingel K, Kandolf R, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. Long-term follow-up of biopsy proven viral myocarditis; predictors of mortality and incomplete recovery. J Am Coll Cardio. 2012; 59:1604-15.

  • Moschetti K, Muzzarelli S, Pinget C, Wagner A, Pilz G, Wasserfallen JB, Schulz-Menger J, Nothnagel D, Dill T, Frank H, Lombardi M, Bruder O, Mahrholdt H, Schwitter J. Cost evaluation of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging versus coronary angiography for the diagnostic work-up of coronary artery disease: Application of the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Registry data to the German, Swiss, and United States health care systems. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2012, 14;14-35.

  • Rossum A, Schwitter J, Nagel E, Senges J, Sabin G, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. Acute adverse reactions to gadolinium-based contrast agents in CMR multicenter experience with 17,767 patients from the EuroCMR Registry. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011;4:1171-6.

  • Deluigi CC, Ong P, Hill S, Wagner A, Kispert E, Klingel K, Kandolf R, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. ECG findings in comparison to cardiovascular MR imaging in viral myocarditis. Int J Cardiol. 2011 Aug 31.

  • Bruder O, Wagner A, Jensen CJ, Schneider S, Ong P, Kispert EM, Nassenstein K, Schlosser T, Sabin GV, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. Myocardial scar visualized by cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging predicts major adverse events in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardio. 2010;56:875-87.

  • Wagner A, Bruder O, Mahrholdt H. Myocarditis: Update and Critical Assessment. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep. 2010;3:57-64.

  • Bruder O, Wagner A, Mahrholdt H. Lessons learned from the European cardiovascular magnetic resonance registry. Curr Cardiovasc Imaging Rep. 2010;3:171-74.

  • Bruder O, Wagner A, Lombardi M, Mahrholdt H. Correspondence: Letter to the Editor. J Am Coll Cardio. 2010;412-413.

  • Wagner A, Bruder O, Schneider S, Dill T, Hombach V, Lombardi M, van Rossum AC, Schwitter J, Senges J, Sabin GV, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H, Nagel E. Current variables, definitions, and endpoints of the European cardiovascular magnetic resonance registry. J Cardiovasc Magn Resn. 2009;11:11-43.

  • Bruder O, Schneider S, Nothnagel D, Dill T, Hombach V, Schulz-Menger J, Nagel E, Lombardi M, van Rossum AC, Wagner A, Schwitter J, Senges J, Sabin GV, Sechtem U, Mahrholdt H. EuroCMR (European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) registry: results of the German pilot phase. J Am Coll Cardio. 2009;541457-66.

  • Rehwald WG, Wagner A, Sievers B, Kim RJ, Judd MR. Cardiovascular MRI: its current and future use in clinical practice. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2007;5:307-21.

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Thomson L, Hager S, Meinhardt, Rehwald W, Parker M, Shah D, Sechtem U, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Effects of time, dose, and inversion time for acute myocardial infarct size measurements based on MRI delayed contrast enhancement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006;47:2027-2033.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Deluigi CC, Hager S, Kispert EM, Meinhardt G, Vogelsberg H, Fritz P, Dippon J, Klingel K, Kandolf R, Sechtem U. Presentation, patterns of myocardial damage and clinical course of viral myocarditis. Circulation. 2006;114:1581-9

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Use of CMR to assess viability. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2005;7:59-64.

  • Judd RM, Wagner A, Rehwald W, Albert T, Kim RJ. Technology insight: assessment of myocardial viability by delayed-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging. Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine. 2005;3:150-8.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Judd RM, Sechtem U, Kim RJ. Delayed enhancement cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of non-ischemic cardiomyopathies. Eur Heart J. 2005;26:1461-74.

  • Van den Bos EJ, Thompson RB, Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Morimoto Y, Thomson LE, Wang LH, Judd JM, Taylor DA. Functional assessment of myoblast transplantation for cardiac repair with MRI. Eur J Heart Fail. 2005;7:435-43.

  • Klem I, Rehwald WG, Heitner J, Wagner A, Albert T, Parker M, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Non-invasive assessment of blood flow based on magnetic resonance global coherent free precession. Circulation. 2005;111:1033-9.

  • Mahrholdt H, Zhydkov A, Hager S, Mangin M, Meinhardt G, Vogelsberg H, Wagner A, Sechtem U. Left ventricular wall motion abnormalities and wall thinning can cause false positive results of routine SPECT perfusion imaging for detection of myocardial infarction. Eur Heart J. 2005;26:2127-35.

  • Mahrholdt H, Goedecke C, Wagner A, Meinhardt G, Vogelsberg H, Fritz P, Klingel K, Kandolf R, Sechtem U. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Assessment of Human Myocarditis; A Comparison to Histology and Molecular Pathology. Circulation. 2004;109:1250-1258.

  • Kupfahl C, Honold M, Meinhardt G, Vogelsberg H, Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Sechtem U. Evaluation of aortic stenosis using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging: a comparison to established clinical routine techniques. Heart. 2004;90:893-901.

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Holly T, Elliott M, Parker M, Klocke FJ, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Contrast-enhanced MRI and routine single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) perfusion imaging for detection of subendocardial myocardial infarcts: an imaging study. Lancet. 2003;361:374-9.

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Sechtem U, Kim RJ, Judd JM. Myocardial perfusion and viability, Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2003;11:49-66.

  • Wagner A, Schulz-Menger J, Strohm O, Dietz R, Friedrich MG. Long-term follow-up of patients with acute myocarditis by magnetic resonance imaging. MAGMA. 2003;16:17-20.

  • Medical Director of the Vascular and Interventional program at St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Stamford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital;

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Honold M, Wedemeyer I, Sechtem U. Magnetic resonance assessment of cardiac function, infarct scar distribution, and ventricular remodeling in the setting of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Circulation. 2003;107:103e -104.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Parker M, Regenfus M, Fieno DS, Bonow RO, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Relationship of contractile function to transmural extent of infarction in patients with chronic coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2003;42:505-12

  • Van den Bos EJ, Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Thompson RB, Morimoto Y, Sutton BS, Judd JM, Taylor DA. Improved efficacy of stem cell labeling for magnetic resonance imaging studies by the use of cationic liposomes. Cell Transplant. 2003;12:743-56.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Holly T, Elliott M, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Reproducibility of chronic infarct size measurements by contrast enhanced MRI. Circulation. 2002;106:2322-27.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Judd RM, Sechtem U. Myocardial viability by cardiac magnet resonance imaging. Eur Heart J. 2002;23:602-19.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Geissler A, Sechtem U. Infarkt und Vitalitätsdiagnostik mittels kontrastverstärkter Magnetresonanztomographie. Deutsch Med Woch. 2002;127:1264-71.

  • Choudhury L, Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Choi K, Elliot MD, Klocke F, Bonow RO, Judd RM, Kim RJ. Myocardial scarring in asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002;40:2156-64.

  • Friedrich MG, Strohm O, Kivelitz D, Gross W, Wagner A, Schulz-Menger J, Liu X, Hamm B, Dietz R. Behavior of implantable coronary stents during magnetic resonance imaging. Internal Journal of Cardiovascular Intervention. 1999;2:217-22.

  • Erbes R, Wagner A, Schaberg T, Lode H, Mauch H, W. MRSA infections in patients with pulmonary diseases. Pneumologie. 1996;50:706-11.
  • BOOK CHAPTERS:

  • Rehwald WG, Wagner A, Albert T, Sievers B, Dyke C, Elliott M, Grizzard JD, Kim RJ, Judd R. Clinical CMR imaging techniques. Churchill Livingstone. Editors Manning WJ and Pennell D. 2nd edition. 2010.

  • Judd RM, Albert T, Rehwald WG, Wagner A. CMR/SAP: Introduction to Physics of Scanning. Editor Hundley G, American College of Cardiology Foundation 2004.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Sechtem U. Congenital heart disease and cardiomyopathies. Editiors Nagel, van Rossum and Fleck. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo, 2004 (ISBN 3-7985-1402-X).

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Sechtem U, Kim RJ, Judd JM. Myocardial perfusion and viability, Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2003;11:49-66.

  • Wagner A, Mahrholdt H, Thomason L, Sechtem U, Kim RJ, Judd RM. Assessment of myocardial viability using cardiovascular MR imaging. Martin Dunitiz Publishing, London. Editors Fayad ZA and Lardo AC. 2003;8:127-154.

  • Mahrholdt H, Wagner A, Judd RM, Sechtem U. Stress echocardiography versus magnetic resonance imaging. Springer (Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, Tokyo). Editor E. Picano, 2003; 35, 403-418 (ISBN 3-540-00162-X).