Dr. Kronzon currently studying the effect of intracardiac wires on hemodynamics; Aortic imaging from the cavae using intracardiac echo probe; Intraoperative TEE in minimally invasive surgery; Use of handheld echo in the ER and CCU; Clinical implications of strain and strain rate imaging; Comprehensive non invasive hemodynamic evaluation; CHF with normal ejection fraction; LV diastolic abnormalities during cardiac surgery; MRI Vs Echo in the evaluation of MR; Echo evaluation of congenital heart disease in the adult; 3D reconstruction by echo; Transesophageal cardioversion using TEE probe; Cardiogenic and Aortogenic embolism.

Selected Publications:

1. Kronzon I, Tunick PA, Scholten MF, Kerber RE, Roelandt JR. Combined transesophaegal echocardiography and transesophageal cardioversion probe: technical aspects. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2005 8(3):213-5.
2. Spevack DM,Shoyeb A, Yoon AJ, Gordon GM, Matros T, Reynolds HA, Shah A, Tunick PA, Kronzon I. Usefulness of myocardial perfusion echocardiography to identify obstructive coronary artery disease in patients with abnormal ventricular septal motion. Am J Cardiol 2005 95(7):852-5.
3. Cosmi JE, Tunick PA, Kronzon I. Mortality in patients with paravalvular abscess diagnosed by transesophageal echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2004;7(7):766-8.
4. Maurer MS, Spevack D, Burkhoff D, Kronzon I. Diastolic dysfunction, can it be diagnosed by Doppler echocardiography? J Am Coll Cardiol 2004;44(8):1543-9.
5. Reynolds HR, Tunick PA, Benenstein RJ, Nakra NC, Shah A, Spevack DM, Kronzon I. Frequency of severe renal artery stenosis in patients wtih severe thoracic aortic plaque. Am J Cardiol 2004;94(6):844-6.
6. Scholten MR. Thorton AS, Jordaens LR, Roelandt JR, Kerber RE, Kronzon I. Usefulness of transesophageal echocardiography using a combined probe when converting atrail fibrillation to sinus rhythm. Am J Cardiol 2004;94(4):470-3.
7. Reynolds HR, Spevack DM, Shah A, Applebaum RM, Kanchuger M,Tunick PA, Kronzon I. Comparison of image quality between a narrow caliber transesophageal echocardiographic prob and the standard sixe probe during intraoperative evaluation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2004 17(10):1050-2.
8. Kronzon I, MatrosTG. TEE in minimally invasive surgery. Am Heart Hosp J 2004 2(4):198-04.
9. Reynolds HR, Nayar AC, McAleer EP, Schwartz JD, Tunick PA, Appleaum RM, Colvin SB, Culliford AT, Galloway AC, Grossi EA, Ribakove GH, Kronzon I. Substernal epicardial echocardiography: review of a new technique. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002;16:1204-10.
10. Pappone C, Rosanio S, Burkhoff D, Mika Y, Vicedomini G, Augello G, Shemer I, Prutchi D, Haddad W, Aviv R, Snir Y, Kronzon I, Alfieri O, Ben-Haim SA. Cardiac contractility modulation by electrical currents applied during the refractory period in patients with heart failure secondary to iscehmic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol 2002;90(12):1307-13.
11. Tunick PA, Nayar AC, Goodkin GM, Mirchandani S, Francescone S, Rosenzweig BP, Freedberg RS, Katz ES, Applebaum RM, Kronzon I, for the NYU Atheroma Group. Effect of treament on the incidence of stroke and other emboli in 519 patients with severe thoracic aortic plaque. Am J Cardiol 2002;90(12):1320-1325
12. Reynolds H, Jagen MA, Tunick P, Kronzon I. Sensitivity of transthoracic echo vs. transesophageal echo for the detection of native valve vegetations in the modern era. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2003, 26(1):67-70.
13. Aronow WS, Ahn C, Mercando AD, Epstein S, Kronzon I. Prevalence of and association between silent myocardial ishcemia and new coronary events in older men and women with and without cardiovascular disease. J Am Geriatr Soc 2002;50:1075-78.
14. Seward JB, Douglas PS, Erbel R, Kerber RE, Kronzon I, Rakowski H, Sahn LDJ, Sisk EJ, Tajik AJ, Wann S. Hand-carried cardiac ultrasound (HCU) device: recommendations regarding new technology. A report from the echocardiography task force on new technology of the nomenclature and standards committee of the american society of echocardiography. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2002;15:369-73.
15. Kort S, Applebaum RM, Grossi EA, Baumann FG, Colvin SB, Galloway AC, Ribakove GH, Steiberg BM, Piedad B, Tunick PA, Kronzon I. Minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: echocardiographic and clinical results. Am Heart J 2001;142(3):476-81.