Selected Publications and Posters by Housestaff

Articles

Christopher N. Tymchuk, MD, PhD, Jaana Hartiala, MS, Pragna I. Patel, PhD, Margarete Mehrabian, PhD, and Hooman Allayee, PhD, Nonconventional Genetic Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease, Current Atherosclerosis Reports 2006, 8:184–192
Llanyee Liwanpo, Raymond Tang, Michael Bryer-Ash, Iodine-Induced Hyperthyroidism (Joe-Basedow Phenomenon) in the Elderly, Clinical Geriatrics, Volume 14, Number 3, March 2006
Catenacci DV, Schiller GJ. Myelodysplasic syndromes: a comprehensive review. Blood Rev. 2005 Nov; 19(6):301-19.
Hu Y, Leo C, Yu S, Wang HS, et al. Identification and functional characterization of a novel human Misshapen/NIKs-related kinase, hMINKbeta. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:54387-97.
Shah DP, Virnich DE, Ward RP. High Risk Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Findings are Prevalent in Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Diagnosed by Ankle Brachial Index Testing. J Nucl Cardiol. 2005 12(4): S101.
Verhoef PA, et al, "Inhibitory Effects of Chloride on the Activation of Caspase-1, IL-1beta secretion, and Cytolysis by the P2X7 Receptor," J. Immunol, 2005, 175: 7623-7634.
Virnich DE, Williams KA, Ward RP. A Hypertensive Response to exercise is associated with a high prevalence of transient ischemic dilation in patients without significant perfusion defects on Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Imaging. J Nucl Cardiol. 2005 12(4): S109.
Wertman, B., Azarbal, B., Riedl, M., Tobis, J. “Adverse Events Associated with Nickel Allergy in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous ASD or PFO Closure,” J Am Coll Cardiol. In Press.

Posters

ACP Southern California Regional Meeting 10/23/2009 - 10/25/2009
- Wei-I Vickie Wu, M.D., M.H.S. and Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D.
  Stroke at 21: Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome (PDF)
- Sheila Naghshineh, M.D.; Habibollah Alamdari, BA; Pooya Bokhoor, M.D.; Sammy Saab, M.D., MPH;
  Ribavirin and Peginterferon in a DRESS (PDF)
- Sheila Naghshineh, M.D.; Lobna Shahatto, BA; Suzanne Donovan, M.D., MPH
  Leather Fever (PDF)
- Steven Carlson, M.D., Barbara Natterson, M.D., and Daniel Uslan, M.D.
  Acute, Reversible cardiomyopathy in Group A Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (PDF)
AHA Orlando
- Amit Sachdeva, M.D., Tamara B. Horwich, M.D., Gregg C. Fonarow, M.D.
  Comparative Predictors of Mortality and Urgent Transplantation in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure (PDF)
SGIM National Meeting Miami 2009
- Hillary Bownik, M.D., and Sammy Saab, M.D., MPH, AGAF
  Autoimmune Hepatitis – Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Overlap Syndrome: An Example of Sequential Development (PDF)
- Jashdeep Dhoot, M.D., and Nasim Afsarmanesh, M.D.
  An Unusual Case of a Cavitary Pulmonary Lesion (PDF)
- Bokhoor, Pooya M.D., Kim, Jayon M.D., Honda, Henry M.D., and Bui, Anh M.D.
  Coronary Arteritis and Myocarditis in Wegener’s Granulomatosis (PDF)
- Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D., William Reid, M.D., and Jeffrey Mariano, M.D.
  The Curious Case of Mrs. F and Her Broken Mind (PDF)
- Wei-I Vickie Wu, M.D., M.H.S.; and Brian Young, M.D.
  High Output Heart Failure Secondary to Large Arteriovenous Fistula (PDF)
- Ngozi Iroezi, M.D, Jenny Shen, M.D, and Neveen El Farra, M.D.
  Lemierre’s Syndrome "Forget Me Not" (PDF)
- Ashkan Ehdaie, M.D., Sunil Reddy, M.D., Linda Zhou, M.D., Amish Dave, M.D., Jamil Aboulhosn, M.D., Jamie Moriguchi, M.D.
  Massive Embolic Coronary Occlusion in a Young Male (PDF)
- Margaret Soper, M.D., and Nasim Afsarmanesh, M.D.
  Unilateral mydriasis due to Atropa belladonna (PDF)
- Sandip P Patel, M.D.
  EMPIRIC TREATMENT AS A MEANS OF DIAGNOSIS IN AIDS PATIENTS WITH CNS LESIONS (PDF)
SGIM Regional 2009
- Erik Paschall, M.D. and Michael E. Lazarus, M.D.
  Optic Nerve Involvement of Peripheral T-cell Lymphoma (PDF)
- Vamsi Krishna M.D., Carlin Rooke M.D., and Dina Farshidi B.A.
  Pantoprazole Induced Thrombocytopenia (PDF)
- Grant Chu, M.D., and Arleen Brown, M.D., Ph.D.
  Nothing to Cough About: A Case of Nocardiosis in the Setting of Polymyositis (PDF)
- Edward Ha, M.D, Annapoorna Chirra, M.D.
  An Unusual Case of Bony Pain (PDF)
- Vamsi Krishna M.D., Jason Napolitano M.D., and Hamed Nayeb-Hashemi M.D.
  HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS: A Rare Appearance in an Adult (PDF)
- Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D., William Reid, M.D., and Jeffrey Mariano, M.D.
  The Curious Case of Mrs. F and Her Broken Mind (PDF)
DOM Research Day 10/4/2008
- Vamsi Krishna M.D., Tamara B Horwich M.D., Gregg C Fonarow M.D
  The Value of BNP and Cardiac Troponin I as Predictors of Mode of Death in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure (PDF)
- Amit Sachdeva M.D., Gregg C. Fonarow M.D., Christopher P. Cannon M.D., Prakash C. Deedwania M.D., Kenneth A. LaBresh M.D., Sidney C. Smith, Jr M.D., David Dai M.D., GWTG Steering Committee and Investigators
  Lipid Levels in Patients Hospitalized with Coronary Artery Disease: An Analysis of 136,905 Hospitalizations in GWTG-CAD Smith Jr: No Disclosures (PDF)
- J. Brian Kim, M.D., MPH, Krista K Kiyosaki BA and Jon A Kobashigawa, M.D.
  Early Permanent Pacemaker after Heart Transplantation is a Surrogate Marker for Poor Outcome Late after Heart Transplantation: (PDF)
- J Shen M.D., J Gill M.D., M Shangguan M.D., and S Bunnapradist M.D.
  Outcomes of Renal Transplantation in Wegener’s Granulomatosis: Analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Database (PDF)
- Michael Y. Chan M.D., MPH; Hartley Cohen, M.D.; Brennan M.R. Spiegel, M.D., MSHS
  Colonoscopy Yields Fewer Polyps as the Day Progresses (PDF)
- Ronney S Shantouf, M.D. , Matthew J Budoff, M.D., Naser Ahmadi, M.D., Mehdi Rambod, M.D., Ferdinand Flores, Jima Tiano, Ambarish Gopal, M.D., and Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, M.D., M.PH., Ph.D.
  Coronary Artery Calcium Scores and Mortality in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients (PDF)
ACP Southern California Regional Meeting 10/17/2008 - 10/19/2008
- Phillip Young B.A., Vamsi Krishna M.D., Sonia Lohiya M.D., Jason Napolitano M.D.
  Familial Psychiatric Presentation of Huntington’s Disease - A Unique Association of Hyper-Religiosity to a Classic Neurological Disorder (PDF)
- Sunil Reddy, M.D., Jamil Aboulhosn, M.D.
  Use of Thrombolytics, Inhaled Nitric Oxide, and Sildenafil in a Fontan Patient with Near-Fatal Pulmonary Embolism (PDF)
- Marine Demirjian, M.D., Sunil Reddy, M.D., Serge Alexanian, M.D., Gabriel Danovitch, M.D.
  Thrombotic Microangiopathy Induced Renal Failure Secondary to Tacrolimus and Sirolimus in a Renal Transplant Recipient (PDF)
- Jenny Shen, M.D. and Jason Napolitano, M.D.
  The Fatal Blush (PDF)
- Ajay Dharia, Ryan Hadley M.D., Hawkin Woo M.D.
  Sinistral Portal Hypertension: An unusual cause of UGIB (PDF)
- Wei-I Vickie Wu, M.D, M.H.S; Marine Demirjian, M.D.; Yi-Chiun Wang, M.D.; Tim Provias, MD, M.P.H.
  Immunodeficiency – HIV or Not? (PDF)
- Kuo-Chiang Lian, M.D., and Edward Garon, M.D.
  Trouble at the Top and at the Bottom (PDF)
SGIM Regional 2008