Residents Research

Resident Research

POSTERS AND ABSTRACTS

Basic Research

Boomsma RA, VanGorp JN, Dominic Swaminathan P and Geenen DL. Intravenously injected mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) integrate within the heart after coronary artery occlusion (CAO). Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Diseases and Regeneration meeting of Keystone Symposia, February, 2006, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Dominic Swaminathan P, Boomsma RA, Goldspink PH, Geenen DL. Marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) express muscle specific proteins in co-culture. Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Diseases and Regeneration meeting of Keystone Symposia, April 2005, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Boomsma RA, Dominic Swaminathan P, Yuzhakova MA, Urboniene D, Geenen DL. Intravenous administration of mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) following myocardial infarction prevents contractile dysfunction. Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Diseases and Regeneration meeting of Keystone Symposia, April 2005, Steamboat Springs, Colorado.
Singh A, Balamuthusamy S. Altered protein excretion in patients with renal failure. National Kidney Foundation 2006
Saha SA, Morel DW. Menadione-induced Oxidative Stress and Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase (eNOS) Activity in EaHy.926 cells in vitro [poster presentation] presented at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Society of Free Radical Biology and Medicine in Austin, TX

Clinical Research

Saha SA, Molnar J, Arora RR. Tissue ACE Inhibitors for Secondary Prevention of Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Preserved Left Ventricular Function: A Pooled Meta-Analysis. Accepted for oral presentation at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions. (November 2006)
Saha SA, Molnar J, Arora RR.Tissue-Specific Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors in Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus and Preserved Left Ventricular Function: A Pooled Meta-Analysis. Accepted for oral presentation at the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions. (November 2006)
Jibrini M, Molnar J, Arora R . Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation via Abrogation of Renin Angiotensin System: Pooled Meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47 SupplA: 924-140.9A.
Sumit Sharma, Jevon Tang, Pallavi Shah, Lawrence Perlmuter, and Axel Feller. Risk Factors for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patient's on Long Term Warfarin Therapy. Accepted for presentation in 71st Annual Scientific Meeting American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), 2006
Balamuthusamy S, Meka S, Khosla S, Srinivasan L, Saha S. Clinical utility of cardiac troponins I in patients with renal failure. Annual Scientific Session of SCAI, May 2006, Chicago, IL.
Balamuthusamy S, Sengodan M, Benatar D. Efficacy of Beta-blockers in patients with Myocardial Bridging. Annual Scientific Session of SCAI, May 2006, Chicago, IL.
Balamuthusamy S, Cheng J, Hathiwala S, Ahmed M, Smith E. Beta- Blockers are inferior to Calcium cannel blockers for the occurrence of new onset renal failure in patients with Hypertension. ( American Society of Nephrology’Nov 06)
Dominic Swaminathan P, Stancu M, Molnar J, Venkatesh P, Khosla S, and Arora R. Obesity is Associated with Higher Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. 29th Annual Scientific Session of SCAI, May 2006, Chicago, IL.
Krezolek D, Dominic Swaminathan P, Motwani B and Mohapatra S. Perclose May Increase Risk Of Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia. ACP annual session, Philadelphia, April 2006.
Dominic Swaminathan P, Stancu M, Ramasamy M and Khosla S. Anemia Does Not Increase Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock. National ACP annual session, Philadelphia, April 2006
Sarabjeet Singh, Jasleen Duggal, Janos Molnar, Frank Maldonado, Rohit Arora. Cardiovascular Risk with Sub clinical Hyper-and Hypothyroidism: A Meta-analysis. Accepted for presentation in American Thyroid Association, 2006.
Sarabjeet Singh, Prasanna K. Venkatesh, Rohit Arora, Skand Shukla, Vishwajeet Bembi, G. K. Aneja, T.V S. Arya Prevalence of Silent Ischemia in Type-II Diabetics with Autonomic Neuropathy. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Sarabjeet Singh, Vishwajeet Bembi, V. K. Goel, Updesh Singh Bedi, Rohit Arora Electrocardiographic Changes as Determinants in the Prognosis of Cerebrovascular Accidents. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Sarabjeet Singh, Vishwajeet Bembi, Vijay K Goel, Tung Vir S Arya, Skand Shukla. A Placebo Controlled Double Blind Clinical Trial of the Efficacy of Hepavirin in Viral Hepatitis B. Supplement of Journal of Gastroenterology in Sept, 2005 Page: S135.
R. Anand, R. Dewan, P. Mehta , D. Manocha , N. Gupta , S Singh. Esophageal Sphincter Dysfunction after Acute Stroke: From Assumption to Reality. Supplement of Journal of Gastroenterology April 2005
Sripathi S, Kumar S, Fulambarker A. Determining Clinical Markers to Predict Obstructive Sleep Apnea to Improve Access to Polysomnography In a Veterans Hospital. Sleep, Abstract supplement June 2006 Volume 29,0568, A193 Pg 223
Kumar S, Sripathi S, Fulambarker A, Rashid A. Role of Empiric treatment with Autotirating CPAP in patients suspected of having Obstructive Sleep Apnea,. Sleep, Abstract supplement June 2006 Volume 29, 0571, A194 Pg 224
Koppula S, Attard T, Peterson K, Watson P and Lynch H. Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis And Identified Apc Gene Mutations Associated With Turcot'S Syndrome -Necessity Of Cns Tumor Surveillance? Annual Meeting, American College of Gastro-enterology, 2006
Gilden JL, Garbharran A, Shukla N, Ferguson JH, Karandikar K, Singh SP. Insulin Sensitivity is increased in Women with Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension. European Federation of Autonomic Societies, 8th Annual Meeting Portugal, May 2006
Sarabjeet Singh, Vishwajeet Bembi, V.K.Goel, U.S. Bedi, Rohit Arora. Electrocardiographic Changes as Determinants in the Prognosis of Cerebrovascular Accidents. Submitted- American Stroke Association, 2007
Sarabjeet Singh, Atul Trivedi, Tara Adhikari, Janos Molnar, Sandeep Khosla. Cocaine Related Acute Aortic Dissection: Patient Demographics and Clinical Outcome. Submitted- American Heart Association (AHA), 2006.
Sarabjeet Singh, Janos Molnar, Rohit Arora. Non-inferiority of Bivalirudin Versus Heparin in Cardiac Outcomes Reduction But Superiority in Reduction of Bleeding in Acute Coronary Syndrome and PCI: A Meta-Analysis. Submitted - American Heart Association (AHA), 2006.
Saha SA, Molnar J, Arora RR. Tissue ACE Inhibitors Decrease the Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Failure And Cardiovascular Morbidity And Mortality in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Preserved Ventricular Function- A Pooled Meta-Analysis. 10th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America, Seattle, WA
Saha SA, Raghunathan K, Adigopula S, Nagajothi N. Prevalence of pseudohypertension in patients referred for cardiac catheterization at an inner city teaching hospital. 21st Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition of the American Society of Hypertension (ASH), New York, NY.

Clinical Cases

Sumit sharma, Preeti Aggarwal, Sarabjeet Singh. A Rare Case of Autoimmune Pancreatitis . Accepted for presentation in 71st Annual Scientific Meeting American College of Gastroenterology (ACG), 2006
Sarabjeet Singh, Bharat Motwani, Jasleen Duggal, Frank Maldonado. A Rare Case of Peritoneal Sarcoidosis Associated with Struma Ovarii. Supplement of Journal of Gastroenterology in Sept, 2005 Page: S215.
Sarabjeet Singh, Anant Sharma, Jasleen Duggal. A Rare Case of Recurrent Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Dielafoy’s Lesion of the Ileum. Supplement to Southern Medical Journal Page-58, 2005
Dominic Swaminathan P, Jalandhara N, Fazal S, Shukla N, Srinivasan L and Sripathi S. From a Pimple to a Poster: A Case of Septic Thrombophlebitis. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Gorrey P*, Dominic Swaminathan P*, Baig M and Kumar S. (*- equal contributors). Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia as a Cause of Respiratory Failure. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Ramasamy M, Dominic Swaminathan P, Fazal S. An Atypical case of Hypothyroid Myopathy. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Srinivasan L, Dominic Swaminathan P, Shukla N, Sripathi S and Fazal S. Lou-Gehrig’s Still Unbeatable. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Fazal S, Dominic Swaminathan P, Ramasamy M, Srinivasan L, Sripathi S Liver Sarcoidosis with Unusual Cholestasis. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Sripathi S, Shukla N, Dominic Swaminathan P, Srinivasan L and Fazal S. Hypercalcemia in Malignancy with Co-existing Primary Hyperparathyroidism. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Shukla N, Sripathi S, Patil V, Srinivasan L, Dominic Swaminathan P and Baig M. Fatal Rash: A case of T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Sarabjeet Singh, Rahul Anand, Ermias Tilahun , David Ansell . A common symptom with rare diagnosis. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, October 2004
Nagapradeep Nagajothi, Kalpana Raghunathan, Anant Sharma, Lisa Lu, Sarabjeet Singh, Jayant Ranawat. Cryptococcal meningitis in a non HIV infected patient. American College of Physicians Illinois Associates Meeting; Nov. 9, 2004, Chicago, IL
Anant Sharma, Nagapradeep Nagajothi, Sarabjeet Singh. A rare case of Facial Swelling. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, October 2004
Saha SA, Kordouni MR, Bedi U, Siddiqui M. An unusual complication after esophageogastroduodenoscopy. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Saha SA, Sriubuviene J, Ziaei P. Recurrent embolic events and fever: A diagnostic dilemma. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Bedi U, Khosla S, Saha SA, Ahmed A. Myocardial bridging: a rare cause of chest pain. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Kordouni MR, Saha SA, Ovadia MJ. Appendectomy and AICD implantation as a curative option for persistent and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients with coumadin contraindication. ACP annual session, Illinois Chapter, Chicago, IL, November 2005
Kalpana Raghunathan, Platypnea-Orthodeoxyia syndrome due to a trapped embolus (Abstract). In: American College of Physicians Illinois Associates Meeting; Nov. 9, 2005, Chicago, IL
Kalpana Raghunathan, Nagapradeep Nagajothi. Paradoxical bronchospasm – a potentially life threatening adverse effect of Albuterol. Southern Medical Journal Vol. 98, No. 10, S66 October 2005 Supplement
Nagapradeep Nagajothi, Kalpana Raghunathan. Lemierre’s syndrome following a subcutaneous neck abscess. Southern Medical Journal Vol. 98, No. 10, S65, October 2005 Supplement
Case of Cryptococcal Meningoencephalitis in a Non-HIV patient. Sanchez A, Correa B, Magajna P, Carothers L, Cannady P. Presented at ACP Illinois Regional Meeting, 2006.

Manuscripts

Basic Research

RA. Boomsma, P Dominic Swaminathan, R Nunez, DL. Geenen. Intravenously Injected Mesenchymal Stem Cells Home to Viable Myocardium After Coronary Artery Occlusion and Preserve Systolic Performance Without Altering Infarct Size. In Review- International Journal of Cardiology
Dominic Swaminathan P, Boomsma RA, and Geenen DL. Humoral Factors Initiate and Cell to Cell Contact Promote Cardiomyogenic Differentiation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells. In Review- International Journal of Cardiology

Clinical Research

Dominic Swaminathan P, Stancu M, Molnar J, Venkatesh P, Khosla S and Arora R. Obesity is Associated with Higher Mortality in Patients with Cardiogenic Shock. Int J Cardiol. 2006 Aug 4; [Epub ahead of print]
Venkatesh P, Molnar J, Dominic Swaminathan P, Khosla S, Arora R. Normal Coronaries In Obese Patients With Heart Failure: The Obesity Paradox. Accepted to Heart and Lung.
Arora R, Balamuthusamy S. Statins, diet, and low cholesterol. JAMA. 2006 Jun 7; 295(21):2479; author reply 2479-80.
Balamuthusamy S, Khosla S, Benatar D, Arora RR. Myocardial infarction in a young African-American male due to myocardial bridging. Cardiology. 2006; 105(3):165-7. Epub 2006 Feb 10.
Balamuthusamy S, Desai B. MRI changes in cocaine induced Toxic encephalopathy. International Journal of Medicine and Psychiatry. www.priory.com/psych/toxicencephelopathy.pdf.
Balamuthusamy S, Arora RR. Diffuse pulmonary hemorrhage and thrombocytopenia as a complication of eptifibatide, acetylsalicylic acid and Clopidogrel. Online Journal of Cardiology.Oct 14, 2005.
Balamuthusamy S, Arora RR. Late sodium channel blockers and Partial Fox inhibitors as newer antianginals. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. (In press)
Balamuthusamy S, Meka S, Khosla S, Srinivasan L, Saha S, Ahmed A, Benatar D, Trivedi A, Arora RR. Clinical utility of cardiac troponins I in patients with renal failure. American Journal of Therapeutics. (In press, due for publication in November 06)
Balamuthusamy S, Arora RR. Hematological Adverse effects of Clopidogrel. American Journal of Therapeutics (in press)
Vishwajeet Bembi, Sarabjeet Singh, Paramjeet Singh, G.K.Aneja, T.V.S. Arya, Rohit Arora. Prevalence of Peripheral Arterial Disease in a Cohort of Diabetic Patients. Southern Medical Journal. 2006 June; Vol 99(6)
Updesh Singh Bedi, Sarabjeet Singh, Asmir Syed, Hamed Aryafar, Rohit Arora. Coronary Artery Disease in South Asians: An Emerging Risk Group. Cardiology in Review. 2006 Mar-Apr; 14(2): 74-80.
Sarabjeet Singh, John Symons, Aziz Ahmed, Sandeep Khosla, Rohit Arora, Adult Onset Dysphagia Lusoria secondary to Dissecting Aberrant Right Subclavian Artery Associated with Type B Acute Aortic Dissection. In press Canadian Journal of Cardiology.
Sarabjeet Singh, Vishwajeet Bembi, V.K.Goel, Updesh Singh Bedi, Rohit Arora. Baseline Electrocardiographic Changes as Determinants in the Prognosis of Cerebrovascular Accidents. In press in Southern Medical Journal
Sarabjeet Singh, Atul Trivedi, Tara Adhikari, Janos Molnar, Sandeep Khosla. Cocaine Related Acute Aortic Dissection: Patient Demographics and Clinical Outcome. Submitted in Canadian Journal of Cardiology
Jasleen Duggal, Sarabjeet Singh, Rohit Arora. Cardiovascular Risk with Sub-Clinical Hyper-and Hypothyroidism : Pathophysiology and Management. Submitted in Southern Medical Journal
Sarabjeet Singh, Jasleen Duggal, Janos Molnar, Frank Maldonado, Rohit Arora. Cardiovascular Risk with Sub clinical Hyper-and Hypothyroidism: A Meta-analysis. Submitted in Journal of Endocrinology.
Sarabjeet Singh, Janos Molnar, Rohit Arora. Non-inferiority of Bivalirudin Versus Heparin in Cardiac Outcomes Reduction But Superiority in Reduction of Bleeding in Acute Coronary Syndrome and PCI: Meta-Analysis. Submitted in Journal of American College of Cardiology (JACC).
Jasleen Duggal, Sarabjeet Singh M, Paula Butler, Rohit Arora. Utility of Esmolol in Thyroid Crisis . Submitted in Canadian Journal of Pharmacology.
Saha SA, O’Cochlain B, Singh A, Khosla S. Sildenafil Associated Coronary Thrombosis in a Patient with Angiographically Normal Coronary Arteries: A Case Report with Review of Literature. Am J Ther 2006;13(4):378-84.
Saha SA, Thatte UM. Teicoplanin- an overview of its current role in the management of gram-positive infections. J Gen Med 2005; 17(2):34-40.
Saha SA, Kordouni MR, Siddiqui M, Arora RR. Methemoglobinemia induced Cardio-Respiratory Failure secondary to topical anesthesia. Am J Ther [in press]
Kordouni M, Jibrini M, Siddiqui M; Transvenous Temporary Pacing with Active Fixation Bipolar Lead in the Management of Sever Autonomic Dysfunction in Miller Fisher Syndrome : Case Report. Accepted for Publication, International Journal of Cardiology 2006.
Raghunthan K, Nagajothi N. Paradoxical bronchospasm: a potentially life threatening adverse effect of albuterol. Southern Medical Journal 2006 Mar;99(3):288-9
Raghunthan K, Nagajothi N. Lemierre syndrome complicating a subcutaneous neck abscess. Southern Medical Journal 2006 Mar;99(3):285-7