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Tony Chou, MD

TitleAssociate Clinical Professor
SchoolUCSF School of Medicine
DepartmentMedicine
Address533 Parnassus Avenue
San Francisco CA 94117
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    University of California, San FranciscoClinical Fellowship School of Medicine - Internal Medicine
    University of California, San FranciscoResidency School of Medicine

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    Tony M. Chou is a general partner at the Vertical Group, a venture capital firm focused on the fields of medical technology and biotechnology.

    As an investor, Dr. Chou serves on the Board of Directors of several venture-backed companies.

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonychouverticalgroup

    Additional UCSF service includes participation as a member of the Masters of Translational Medicine Advisory Board. The MTM is a joint masters-level program which spans UCSF and UC Berkeley.


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    1. Pinter L, Ribo M, Loh C, Lane B, Roberts T, Chou T, Kolvenbach RR. Safety and feasibility of a novel transcervical access neuroprotection system for carotid artery stenting in the PROOF Study. J Vasc Surg. 2011 Nov; 54(5):1317-23. PMID: 21658889.
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    2. McNulty E, Cohen J, Chou T, Shunk K. A "grapple hook" technique using a deflectable tip catheter to facilitate complex proximal circumflex interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2006 Jan; 67(1):46-8. PMID: 16331693.
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    3. Ruygrok PN, Ormiston JA, Stewart JT, Webster MW, El Jack S, Simpson-Plaumann S, Kay IP, Chou T. Initial experience with a new femoral artery closure device following percutaneous coronary intervention with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2005 Oct; 66(2):185-91. PMID: 16152652.
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    4. Hermiller J, Simonton C, Hinohara T, Lee D, Cannon L, Mooney M, O'Shaughnessy C, Carlson H, Fortuna R, Yarbrough CA, Zapien M, Chou T. Clinical experience with a circumferential clip-based vascular closure device in diagnostic catheterization. J Invasive Cardiol. 2005 Oct; 17(10):504-10. PMID: 16204741.
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    5. Hutchison SJ, Browne AE, Ko E, Chou T, Zellner C, Komesaroff PA, Chatterjee K, Sudhir K. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate induces acute vasodilation of porcine coronary arteries in vitro and in vivo. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2005 Sep; 46(3):325-32. PMID: 16116338.
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    6. Chou T. Vascular complications and arteriotomy closure devices during percutaneous coronary procedures. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2005 Jun 21; 45(12):2095-6; author reply 2096. PMID: 15963417.
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    7. Ruygrok PN, Chou T. StarClose femoral arteriotomy closure device: an advance in arterial closure. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2005 May; 2(3):247-52. PMID: 16288587.
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    8. Nishino M, Youn HJ, Gheorghevici D, Zellner C, Chou T, Sudhir K, Redberg RF. Effect of intracoronary estradiol on postischemic microvascular damage in a porcine model: a myocardial contrast echocardiographic study. Angiology. 2003 Nov-Dec; 54(6):701-9. PMID: 14666959.
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    9. Kereiakes DJ, Szyniszewski AM, Wahr D, Herrmann HC, Simon DI, Rogers C, Kramer P, Shear W, Yeung AC, Shunk KA, Chou T, Popma J, Fitzgerald P, Carroll TE, Forer D, Adelman DC. Phase I drug and light dose-escalation trial of motexafin lutetium and far red light activation (phototherapy) in subjects with coronary artery disease undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and stent deployment: procedural and long-term results. Circulation. 2003 Sep 16; 108(11):1310-5. PMID: 12939212.
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    10. Chou T, Woodburn KW, Cheong WF, Lacy SA, Sudhir K, Adelman DC, Wahr D. Photodynamic therapy: applications in atherosclerotic vascular disease with motexafin lutetium. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2002 Nov; 57(3):387-94. PMID: 12410519.
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    11. Michaels AD, Appleby M, Otten MH, Dauterman K, Ports TA, Chou T, Gibson CM. Pretreatment with intragraft verapamil prior to percutaneous coronary intervention of saphenous vein graft lesions: results of the randomized, controlled vasodilator prevention on no-reflow (VAPOR) trial. J Invasive Cardiol. 2002 Jun; 14(6):299-302. PMID: 12042618.
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    12. Arora RR, Chou T, Jain D, Fleishman B, Crawford L, McKiernan T, Nesto R, Ferrans CE, Keller S. Effects of enhanced external counterpulsation on Health-Related Quality of Life continue 12 months after treatment: a substudy of the Multicenter Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation. J Investig Med. 2002 Jan; 50(1):25-32. PMID: 11813825.
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    13. Nishino M, Youn HJ, Gheorghevici D, Zellner C, Chou T, Sudhir K, Redberg RF. Power motion imaging can improve image quality in stress conditions with tachycardia. Clin Cardiol. 2001 Oct; 24(10):670-4. PMID: 11594413.
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    14. Barron HV, Every NR, Parsons LS, Angeja B, Goldberg RJ, Gore JM, Chou T. The use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation in patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction: data from the National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 2. Am Heart J. 2001 Jun; 141(6):933-9. PMID: 11376306.
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    15. Michaels AD, Kennard ED, Kelsey SE, Holubkov R, Soran O, Spence S, Chou T. Does higher diastolic augmentation predict clinical benefit from enhanced external counterpulsation?: Data from the International EECP Patient Registry (IEPR). Clin Cardiol. 2001 Jun; 24(6):453-8. PMID: 11403506.
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    16. Sun YP, Zhu BQ, Browne AE, Pulukurthy S, Chou T, Sudhir K, Glantz SA, Deedwania PC, Chatterjee K, Parmley WW. Comparative effects of ACE inhibitors and an angiotensin receptor blocker on atherosclerosis and vascular function. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2001 Apr; 6(2):175-81. PMID: 11509924.
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    17. Michaels AD, Browne AE, Varghese P, Chou T. Intracoronary measurement of pulsus alternans. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Nov; 51(3):335-8. PMID: 11066122.
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    18. Chou T, Chair KM, Jim MH, Boncutter A, Milechman G. Acute occlusion of left internal mammary artery graft during dual-chamber pacemaker implantation. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2000 Sep; 51(1):65-8. PMID: 10973022.
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    19. Stahl JN, Zhang J, Zellner C, Pomerantsev EV, Chou T, Huang HK. Teleconferencing with dynamic medical images. IEEE Trans Inf Technol Biomed. 2000 Jun; 4(2):88-96. PMID: 10866407.
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    20. Zhu B, Sun Y, Sievers RE, Browne AE, Pulukurthy S, Sudhir K, Lee RJ, Chou T, Chatterjee K, Parmley WW. Comparative effects of pretreatment with captopril and losartan on cardiovascular protection in a rat model of ischemia-reperfusion. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2000 Mar 1; 35(3):787-95. PMID: 10716484.
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    21. Hutchison SJ, Sudhir K, Sievers RE, Zhu BQ, Sun YP, Chou T, Chatterjee K, Deedwania PC, Cooke JP, Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Effects of L-arginine on atherogenesis and endothelial dysfunction due to secondhand smoke. Hypertension. 1999 Jul; 34(1):44-50. PMID: 10406822.
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    22. Zellner C, Protter AA, Ko E, Pothireddy MR, DeMarco T, Hutchison SJ, Chou T, Chatterjee K, Sudhir K. Coronary vasodilator effects of BNP: mechanisms of action in coronary conductance and resistance arteries. Am J Physiol. 1999 Mar; 276(3 Pt 2):H1049-57. PMID: 10070091.
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    23. Shlipak MG, Lyons WL, Go AS, Chou T, Evans GT, Browner WS. Should the electrocardiogram be used to guide therapy for patients with left bundle-branch block and suspected myocardial infarction? JAMA. 1999 Feb 24; 281(8):714-9. PMID: 10052441.
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    24. Chou T, Grossman W. The Role of Platelet-Targeted Strategies in Managing the Spectrum of Unstable Angina and Non-Q Wave Myocardial Infarction: Clinical Trials with Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors. J Invasive Cardiol. 1998 Dec; 10 Suppl D:8D-11D. PMID: 10762993.
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    25. Hutchison SJ, Glantz SA, Zhu BQ, Sun YP, Chou T, Chatterjee K, Deedwania PC, Parmley WW, Sudhir K. In-utero and neonatal exposure to secondhand smoke causes vascular dysfunction in newborn rats. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 Nov; 32(5):1463-7. PMID: 9809964.
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    26. Chou T, Choi T, Zellner C. Coronary intervention in 21st century: the changing scenario. Indian Heart J. 1998 Oct; 50 Suppl 1:145-52. PMID: 9824920.
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    27. Drew BJ, Pelter MM, Adams MG, Wung SF, Chou T, Wolfe CL. 12-lead ST-segment monitoring vs single-lead maximum ST-segment monitoring for detecting ongoing ischemia in patients with unstable coronary syndromes. Am J Crit Care. 1998 Sep; 7(5):355-63. PMID: 9740885.
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    28. Zellner C, Chou T, Higgins C, Kaiser R, Schiller NB. Images in cardiovascular medicine. Pericardial hematoma after primary angioplasty complicated by coronary rupture. Circulation. 1998 Jul 14; 98(2):183. PMID: 9679725.
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    29. Keenan CR, Chou T. Revascularization in coronary artery disease. A review of randomized trial data. West J Med. 1998 Apr; 168(4):280-5. PMID: 9584677; PMCID: PMC1304964.
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    30. Chou T. Catheter-based intervention: pushing the envelope. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998 Mar 1; 31(3):567-9. PMID: 9502636.
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    31. Zhu BQ, Sun YP, Sudhir K, Sievers RE, Browne AE, Gao L, Hutchison SJ, Chou T, Deedwania PC, Chatterjee K, Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Effects of second-hand smoke and gender on infarct size of young rats exposed in utero and in the neonatal to adolescent period. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997 Dec; 30(7):1878-85. PMID: 9385922.
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    32. Sudhir K, Ko E, Zellner C, Wong HE, Hutchison SJ, Chou T, Chatterjee K. Physiological concentrations of estradiol attenuate endothelin 1-induced coronary vasoconstriction in vivo. Circulation. 1997 Nov 18; 96(10):3626-32. PMID: 9396464.
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    33. Sudhir K, Chou T, Chatterjee K, Smith EP, Williams TC, Kane JP, Malloy MJ, Korach KS, Rubanyi GM. Premature coronary artery disease associated with a disruptive mutation in the estrogen receptor gene in a man. Circulation. 1997 Nov 18; 96(10):3774-7. PMID: 9396482.
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    34. Lu L, Ko E, Schwartz GG, Chou T. Transesophageal echocardiography in rats using an intravascular ultrasound catheter. Am J Physiol. 1997 Oct; 273(4 Pt 2):H2078-82. PMID: 9362279.
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    35. Drew BJ, Adams MG, McEldowney DK, Lau KY, Wung SF, Wolfe CL, Ports TA, Chou T. Frequency, duration, magnitude, and consequences of myocardial ischemia during intracoronary ultrasonography. Am Heart J. 1997 Sep; 134(3):474-8. PMID: 9327705.
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    36. Hutchison SJ, Sudhir K, Chou T, Chatterjee K. Sex hormones and vascular reactivity. Herz. 1997 Jun; 22(3):141-50. PMID: 9232164.
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    37. Hutchison SJ, Reitz MS, Sudhir K, Sievers RE, Zhu BQ, Sun YP, Chou T, Deedwania PC, Chatterjee K, Glantz SA, Parmley WW. Chronic dietary L-arginine prevents endothelial dysfunction secondary to environmental tobacco smoke in normocholesterolemic rabbits. Hypertension. 1997 May; 29(5):1186-91. PMID: 9149685.
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    38. Hutchison SJ, Sudhir K, Chou T, Sievers RE, Zhu BQ, Sun YP, Deedwania PC, Glantz SA, Parmley WW, Chatterjee K. Testosterone worsens endothelial dysfunction associated with hypercholesterolemia and environmental tobacco smoke exposure in male rabbit aorta. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1997 Mar 15; 29(4):800-7. PMID: 9091527.
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    39. Kohl T, Szabo Z, Suda K, Petrossian E, Ko E, Kececioglu D, Moore P, Silverman NH, Harrison MR, Chou T, Hanley FL. Fetoscopic and open transumbilical fetal cardiac catheterization in sheep. Potential approaches for human fetal cardiac intervention. Circulation. 1997 Feb 18; 95(4):1048-53. PMID: 9054769.
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    40. Zellner C, Sweeney JP, Ko E, Sudhir K, Chou T. Use of intravascular ultrasound in evaluating repeated balloon rupture during coronary stenting. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1997 Jan; 40(1):52-4. PMID: 8993816.
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    41. Chou T, Sudhir K, Hutchison SJ, Ko E, Amidon TM, Collins P, Chatterjee K. Testosterone induces dilation of canine coronary conductance and resistance arteries in vivo. Circulation. 1996 Nov 15; 94(10):2614-9. PMID: 8921808.
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    42. Chou T, Sudhir K, Amidon TM, Klinski CS, DeMarco T, Chatterjee K, Botvinick EH. Comparison of adenosine to dipyridamole in degree of coronary hyperemic response in heart transplant recipients. Am J Cardiol. 1996 Oct 15; 78(8):908-13. PMID: 8888664.
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    43. Kohl T, Stelnicki EJ, VanderWall KJ, Szabo Z, Ko E, Bruch SW, Harrison MR, Silverman NH, Hanley FL, Chou T. Transesophageal echocardiography in fetal sheep. A monitoring tool for open and fetoscopic cardiac procedures. Surg Endosc. 1996 Aug; 10(8):820-4. PMID: 8694946.
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    44. Heidenreich PA, Chou T, Amidon TM, Ports TA, Browner WS. Impact of the operating physician on costs of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Am J Cardiol. 1996 Jun 1; 77(14):1169-73. PMID: 8651090.
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    45. Hausmann D, Johnson JA, Sudhir K, Mullen WL, Friedrich G, Fitzgerald PJ, Chou T, Ports TA, Kane JP, Malloy MJ, Yock PG. Angiographically silent atherosclerosis detected by intravascular ultrasound in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and familial combined hyperlipidemia: correlation with high density lipoproteins. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1996 Jun; 27(7):1562-70. PMID: 8636537.
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    46. Sudhir K, Chou T, Hutchison SJ, Chatterjee K. Coronary vasodilation induced by angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition in vivo: differential contribution of nitric oxide and bradykinin in conductance and resistance arteries. Circulation. 1996 May 1; 93(9):1734-9. PMID: 8653880.
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    47. Kohl T, Szabo Z, VanderWall KJ, Hutchinson SJ, Stelnicki EJ, Meuli M, Harrison MR, Silverman NH, Chou T. Experimental fetal transesophageal and intracardiac echocardiography utilizing intravascular ultrasound technology. Am J Cardiol. 1996 Apr 15; 77(10):899-903. PMID: 8623753.
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    48. Amidon TM, Chou T, Kee LL, Foster E. Role of echocardiography in primary care medicine. Controversies in hypertension, atrial fibrillation, stroke, and endocarditis. West J Med. 1996 Mar; 164(3):269-75. PMID: 8775947; PMCID: PMC1303430.
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    49. Amory J, Chou T, Redberg RF, Blake LM, Vartanian RK. Diagnosis of primary cardiac leiomyosarcoma by endomyocardial biopsy. Cardiovasc Pathol. 1996 Mar-Apr; 5(2):113-7. PMID: 25851363.
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    50. Chou T, Amidon TM, Ports TA, Wolfe CL. Cardiogenic shock: thrombolysis or angioplasty? J Intensive Care Med. 1996 Jan-Feb; 11(1):37-48. PMID: 10160069.
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    51. Heidenreich PA, Chou T, Smedira NG, Sweeney JP, Schiller NB, Schwartz DE, Merrick SH, Ports TA. Catheter fragmentation of massive pulmonary embolus: guidance with transesophageal echocardiography. Am Heart J. 1995 Dec; 130(6):1306-8. PMID: 7484792.
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    52. Sudhir K, Chou T, Mullen WL, Hausmann D, Collins P, Yock PG, Chatterjee K. Mechanisms of estrogen-induced vasodilation: in vivo studies in canine coronary conductance and resistance arteries. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1995 Sep; 26(3):807-14. PMID: 7642876.
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    53. Redberg RF, Sobol Y, Chou T, Malloy M, Kumar S, Botvinick E, Kane J. Adenosine-induced coronary vasodilation during transesophageal Doppler echocardiography. Rapid and safe measurement of coronary flow reserve ratio can predict significant left anterior descending coronary stenosis. Circulation. 1995 Jul 15; 92(2):190-6. PMID: 7600650.
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    54. Sudhir K, Mullen WL, Hausmann D, Fitzgerald PJ, Chou T, Yock PG, Chatterjee K. Contribution of endothelium-derived nitric oxide to coronary arterial distensibility: an in vivo two-dimensional intravascular ultrasound study. Am Heart J. 1995 Apr; 129(4):726-32. PMID: 7900624.
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    55. Sudhir K, MacGregor JS, DeMarco T, De Groot CJ, Taylor RN, Chou T, Yock PG, Chatterjee K. Cyclosporine impairs release of endothelium-derived relaxing factors in epicardial and resistance coronary arteries. Circulation. 1994 Dec; 90(6):3018-23. PMID: 7994850.
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    56. Chou T, Sweeney JP, Massie BM. Marked T-wave inversion after internal jugular cannulation complicated by neck hematoma. Am Heart J. 1994 Nov; 128(5):1038-40. PMID: 7942467.
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    57. Chou T, Benowitz NL. Caffeine and coffee: effects on health and cardiovascular disease. Comp Biochem Physiol C Pharmacol Toxicol Endocrinol. 1994 Oct; 109(2):173-89. PMID: 7881818.
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    58. Chou T, Sudhir K, Iwanaga S, Chatterjee K, Yock PG. Measurement of volumetric coronary blood flow by simultaneous intravascular two-dimensional and Doppler ultrasound: validation in an animal model. Am Heart J. 1994 Aug; 128(2):237-43. PMID: 8037088.
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    59. Chou T, Amidon TM. Evaluating coronary artery disease noninvasively--which test for whom? West J Med. 1994 Aug; 161(2):173-80. PMID: 7941543; PMCID: PMC1022538.
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    60. Chou T, Jue J, Merrick SH, Schiller NB, Foster E. Effusive constrictive epicarditis and atrial septal defect. Am Heart J. 1993 Apr; 125(4):1193-5. PMID: 8465759.
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    61. Chou T, Amidon TM, Ports TA. Contained rupture following percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty: long-term outcome. Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1993 Feb; 28(2):152-4. PMID: 8448800.
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    62. Amidon TM, Chou T, Rankin JS, Ports TA. Mitral and aortic paravalvular leaks with hemolytic anemia. Am Heart J. 1993 Jan; 125(1):266-8. PMID: 8417538.
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    63. Chou T, Chou SM. Tuberous sclerosis in the premature infant: a report of a case with immunohistochemistry on the CNS. Clin Neuropathol. 1989 Jan-Feb; 8(1):45-52. PMID: 2495874.
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    64. Hitchcock-DeGregori SE, Lewis SF, Chou T. Tropomyosin lysine reactivities and relationship to coiled-coil structure. Biochemistry. 1985 Jun 18; 24(13):3305-14. PMID: 3927977.
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