Benjamin Cheong, MD
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Texas Heart Institute Positions

  • Medical Director, Non-Invasive Cardiology, THI Leadership
  • Teaching Staff, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
  • Editorial Consultant, Texas Heart Institute Journal

Interests

  • Cardiology
  • Echocardiology

Education

  • Medical School:

    University of Liverpool (UK)

  • Residency:

    Cleveland Clinic Foundation

  • Fellowships:

    Tulane University

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
  • Singleton Associates

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

Cheong, B. Y. C., Wilson, J. M., Preventza, O. A. et al. (2022). Gadolinium-based contrast agents: updates and answers to typical questions regarding gadolinium use. Tex Heart Inst J 49, e217680. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-21-7680.
Pednekar, A. S., Cheong, B. Y. C. and Muthupillai, R. (2021). Ultrafast computation of left ventricular ejection fraction by using temporal intensity variation in cine cardiac magnetic resonance. Tex Heart Inst J 48, e207238. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-20-7238.
Angelini, P., Muthupillai, R., Lopez, A. et al. (2021). Young athletes: Preventing sudden death by adopting a modern screening approach? A critical review and the opening of a debate. Int J Cardiol Heart Vasc 34, 100790. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcha.2021.100790.
Cheong, B. Y. C., Wilson, J. M., Spann, S. J. et al. (2021). Coronary artery calcium scoring: an evidence-based guide for primary care physicians. J Intern Med 289, 309–324. https://doi.org/10.1111/joim.13176.
Masso, A. H., Uribe, C., Willerson, J. T. et al. (2020). Left ventricular noncompaction detected by cardiac magnetic resonance screening: A reexamination of diagnostic criteria. Tex Heart Inst J 47, 183–193. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-19-7157.
Ajala, A., Zhang, J., Pednekar, A. et al. (2020). Mitral valve flow and myocardial motion assessed with dual-echo dual-velocity cardiac MRI. Radiol Cardiothorac Imaging 2, e190126. https://doi.org/10.1148/ryct.2020190126.
Angelini, P., Muthupillai, R., Cheong, B. et al. (2020). We have plenty of reasons to propose new, updated policies for preventing sudden cardiac death in young athletes. J Am Heart Assoc 9, e014368. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.119.014368.
Duran, C., Masood, I., Duran, A. et al. (2020). Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT) angiography in the pre-procedural assessment of patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Eurasian J Med 52, 86–93. https://doi.org/10.5152/eurasianjmed.2019.18329.
Preventza, O., Olive, J. K., Liao, J. L. et al. (2019). Acute type I aortic dissection with or without antegrade stent delivery: mid-term outcomes. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 158, 1273–1281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2018.11.145.
Zhang, J., Chen, J., Cheong, B. et al. (2019). High frame rate cardiac cine MRI for the evaluation of diastolic function and its direct correlation with echocardiography. J Magn Reson Imaging 50, 1571–1582. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.26791.