Director, Cardiovascular Imaging
Director, Cardiovascular Fellowship Program
John Bryfogle Professor of Medicine

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Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9017 E. Gates Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Catharine Kelly (215) 662-2285

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine, Non-Invasive Imaging
• Congenital Heart Disease in Adults

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, E. Gates Pavilion

Education:

• MBBS: Guys Hospital Medical School, London, England
• Residency: Guys Hospital, Cambridge University
• Fellowship: Royal Brompton Hospital of London
• Postdoctoral Fellowship: Mayo Clinic Biodynamics, Biophysics and Physiology

Research Interest:

• Left Ventricular Function and Remodeling
• Echocardiography
• Non-Invasive Imaging
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Selected Publications:

1. Kelley ST, Malekan R, Gorman JH III, Jackson BM, Gorman RC, Suzuki Y, Plappert T, Bogen DK, St John Sutton M, Edmunds LH, Jr. Restraining Infarct Expansion Preserves Left Ventricular Geometry and Function after Acute Antero-apical Infarction. Circulation 1999;99(1):135-42.
2. St John Sutton M, Sharpe N. Left ventricular remodelling after myocardial infarction: pathophysiology and therapy. Circulation 2000; 101:2981-2988.
3. Keane MG, Wiegers SE, Plappert T, Pochettino A, Bavaria JE, St John Sutton M. Bicuspid aortic valves are associated with aortic dilatation out of proportion to coexistent valvular lesions. Circulation 2000; 102:III35-39.
4. de Kam PJ. Voors AA. van den Berg MP. van Veldhuisen DJ. Brouwer J. Crijns HJ. Borghi C. Ambrosioni E. Hochman JS. LeJemtel TH. Kingma JH. Sutton MS. van Gilst WH. Effect of very early angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition on left ventricular dilation after myocardial infarction in patients receiving thrombolysis: results of a meta-analysis of 845 patients. FAMIS, CAPTIN and CATS Investigators. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2000; 36:2047-53.
5. Zornoff L, Skali H, Pfeffer M, St John Sutton M, Rouleau J, Lamas G, Plappert T, Rouleau J, Moye L, Lewis S, Braunwald E, Solomon S. Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Risk of Heart Failure and Mortality After Myocardial Infarction. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2002; 39(9):1450-1455.
6. Salgo I, Gorman JH, Gorman RC, Jackson B, Bowen F, Plappert T, St John Sutton M. Effect of Annular Shape on Leaflet Curvature in Reducing Mitral Leaflet Stress. Circulation 2002; 106(6):711-717.