Medical Student Research Fellowship for Summer 2011

Mentor: Ronald Peshock, M.D.                              
Department:   Radiology      
Room number: CS0.404     
Mail Code:     8896  
Phone number:          214/648 9607
E-mail:  Ron.Peshock@utsouthwestern.edu        
Project title: Hypertension left ventricular hypertrophy and silent cerebrovascular disease in the Dallas Heart Study.            

Human subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):      

Animal subjects IRB approved project number (where applicable):      

Project Type (patient-based research, animal-based research, or basic research; this characterization is only to permit a general classification for grouping similar types of projects) Patient-based research

Brief Description of Project: The Dallas Heart Study is an ethnically diverse, population based study of early markers of cardiovascular disease.  As part of this study we have performed over 2000 brain imaging studies in between hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy and structural markers of silent cerebrovascular disease as detected on magnetic resonance imaging of the brain.

Previous Research Activities or Publications with Medical Students:

2010-2011:    Mohit Gupta, Doris Duke Research Fellow
2007-2008:    Chris Maroules, Doris Duke Research Fellow
Maroules DC, McColl R, Khera A, and Peshock RM. Interstudy Reproducibility of SSFP Cine Magnetic Resonance: Impact of Magnectic Field Strength and Parallel Imaging.
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 2008; 27:1139-1145.
Maroules CD, McColl R, Khera A, and Peshock RM. Assessment and Reproducibility of Aortic Atherosclerosis MR Imaging: Impact of 3-Tesla Field Strength and Parallel Imaging. Investigative Radiology; 2008; 43:656-662.
Maroules CD, Chang AY, Kontak A, Yadav H, Dimetrov I, Peshock R. Measurement of Coronary Flow Response to Cold Pressor Stress in Asymptomatic Women with Cardiovascular Risk Factors Using Spiral Velocity-Encoded Cine MR Imaging at 3 Tesla.
Acta Radiologica 2010; 51(4):420-6.

2003-2004:    Hao Lo, Doris Duke Research Fellow
Lo, H.S., McColl, R., Stanek, G. Willett, D. Peshock, R.M. Abdominal aortic plaque by magnetic resonance imaging is seen more frequently than coronary artery calcium in young women in the Dallas heart study. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2005; 45:287A.