Cezar A. Iliescu, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.S.C.A.I.
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Iliescu
I am an interventional cardiologist interested in vascular biology in cancer patients, endovascular treatment of patients with chronic thrombocytopenia, physiologic assessment of coronary stenosis, treatment of radiation induced cardiovascular disease.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Interventional Cardiologist, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Physiologic assessment of coronary stenosis in the cardiac catheterization laboratory and management of intermediate lesions Acute coronary syndrome treatment in patients with chronic thrombocytopenia Peripheral vascular disease-modern therapies
Clinical Interests
Vascular biology in cancer patients Endovascular treatment of patients with chronic thrombocytopenia Physiologic assessment of coronary stenosis Treatment of radiation induced cardiovascular disease
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1994 | University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, ROM, MD, Medicine |
| 1987 | Mihai Viteazul National College, Bucharest, ROM, BS, Basic Science |
Board Certifications
| 2008 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology |
| 2007 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| 2006 | Advanced Nuclear Course |
| 2005 | Certification in Adult Intracardiac Echocardiography |
| 2004 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology |
| 2000 | Romanian Board of General Surgery |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2013
Assistant Professor, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, 2000 - 2001
Clinical Instructor of Anatomy and Human Embryology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, 1996 - 2000
Clinical Instructor of Anatomy, Romanian-American University, Bucharest, 1993 - 1995
Institutional Committee Activities
Chairman, Cardiology Valve Board, 2012 - Present
Member, Antiplatelet Anticoagulation Working Group, 2012 - Present
Chairman, Cardiopulmonary and Resuscitation Committee, 2009 - Present
Member, Cardiopulmonary and Resuscitation Committee, 2009 - 2009
Member, Critical Results Policy Task Force, 2009 - Present
Member, Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Committee, 2009 - Present
Member, Difficult Airway Task Force, 2009 - Present
Co-Chair, Acute Coronary Syndrome EC Working Group, 2009 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2016 | Outstanding Faculty Teacher, UT Health Science Center Houston |
| 2016 | Certificate of Appreciation, Tapan Upper Gulf Coast Region |
| 2014 | Outstanding Interventional Faculty, UT Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2014 | CardioSurve Panelist, American College of Cardiology |
| 2013 | Best Teacher of the Year, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2011 | Division of Internal Medicine Clinical Leader of the Year, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2010 | Romanian Health Order Award-Officer, Romanian State President |
| 2007 | Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Cardiology Diploma, Second Cardiology Fellowship Conference |
| 2007 | Outstanding Clinical Fellow, University of Texas Health Science Center |
| 2004 | Treasurer House Staff Association, Memorial Hermann Hospital |
| 2004 | Outstanding Contribution to the Field of Cardiology Diploma, First Cardiology Fellowship Conference |
| 1992 | European Medical Representative for Romania |
| 1992 | Student Representative, "Carol Davila" University Senate |
| 1988 | National Merit Scholarship |
| 1987 | High Honors in Basic Science |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hassan SA, Palaskas N, Kim P, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Mouhayar E, Mougdil R, Thompson K, Banchs J, Yusuf SW. Chemotherapeutic Agents and the Risk of Ischemia and Arterial Thrombosis. Curr Atheroscler Rep 20(2):10, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29423705.
- C Iliescu. Transcatheter Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke: Quantitative Synthesis of Pooled Randomized Trial Data. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions ID: CCD27487; DOI: 10.1002/ccd.27487, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Iliescu CA, Cilingiroglu M, Giza DE, Rosales O, Lebeau J, Guerrero-Mantilla I, Lopez-Mattei J, Song J, Silva G, Loyalka P, Paixao ARM, Yusuf SW, Perin E, Anderson VH, Marmagkiolis K. "Bringing on the Light" in a complex clinical scenario-Optical coherence tomography-guided discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy in cancer patients with coronary artery disease (PROTECT-OCT registry). Am Heart J 194:83-91, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29223438.
- Giza DE, Lopez-Mattei J, Vejpongsa P, Munoz E, Iliescu G, Kitkungvan D, Hassan SA, Kim P, Ewer MS, Iliescu C. Stress-induced Cardiomiopathy in Cancer Patients: Triggers, Recovery, and Resumption of Therapy. Am J Cardiol S0002-9149(17)31479-0(12):2284-2288, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29096885.
- Hassan SA, Banchs J, Iliescu C, Dasari A, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW. Carcinoid heart disease. Heart 103(19):1488-1495, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28596302.
- Dana Elena Giza, Rohit Moudgil, Juan Lopez-Mattei, Peter Kim, Cezar Iliescu. Association between ibrutinib and midcavitary Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - A case report and a review of chemotherapy induced Takostubo's cardiomyopathy. European Heart Journal - Case Reports Impact Factor: 5.135(doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytx006/4587575), 2017.
- Reddy N, Moudgil R, Lopez-Mattei JC, Karimzad K, Mouhayar EN, Somaiah N, Conley AP, Patel S, Giza DE, Iliescu C. Progressive and Reversible Conduction Disease With Checkpoint Inhibitors. Can J Cardiol 33(10):1335.e13-1335.e15, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28822650.
- Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu C, Durand JB, Hassan S, Kim P, Sierra-Galan L, Gladish G. The Role of Cardiac MRI in Cardio-oncology. Future Cardiol 10.2217/fca-2017-0027 © 2017 Future Medicine Ltd(ISSN 1479-6678):311-316, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28639454.
- Giza DE, Marmagkiolis K, Mouhayar E, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Management of CAD in Patients with Active Cancer: the Interventional Cardiologists' Perspective. Curr Cardiol Rep 19(6):56, 2017. PMID: 28484995.
- Vakil E, Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Balachandran DD, Ong P, Debiane LG, Mehran R. Managing Post-Pneumonectomy Tension Hydrothorax. Ann Am Thorac Soc 14(6):1031-1035, 2017. PMID: 28570153.
- Giza DE, Iliescu G, Hassan S, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Cancer as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Oncol Rep 19(6):39, 2017. PMID: 28421481.
- K Marmagkiolis, J Mustapha, K Charitakis, M Cilingiroglu, C Iliescu, D Feldman, MM Baker. Safety and Efficacy of Transpedal Access for The Management of Complex Peripheral Arterial Disease. Journal of American College of Cardiology 10(3):S40, 2017.
- Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Abdul Hakeem, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Betul Gundogdu, Cezar Iliescu, Despina Tsitlakidou, Angelos Katramados. Safety and Efficacy of Stent Retrievers for the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions 10(3(S)):540, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, MD, Ezequiel Munoz, MD, Jean Tayar, MD, Benjamin Metz, MD, Elie Mouhayar, MD, Cezar Iliescu, MD. Importance of Intravascular Coronary Assessment with FFR and OCT in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2017.
- Faiz SA, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Patel B, Bashoura L, Popat U.. Resolution of myelofibrosis-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Pulm Circ doi: 10.1086/687291(6(4)):611-613, 2016.
- Herrmann J, Yang EH, Iliescu C, Marmagkiolis K. Response by Herrmann et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Vascular Toxicities of Cancer Therapies: The Old and the New-An Evolving Avenue". Circulation 134(20):e466-e467, 2016. PMID: 27881502.
- Ezequiel Munoz, Gloria Iliescu, Pimprapa Vejpongsa, Konstantinos Charitakis, Kaveh Karimzad, Juan Lopez-Mattei, Syed Wamique Yusuf, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Cezar Iliescu. Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy: “Good News” in Cancer Patients?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2016.
- Loyalka P, Schechter M, Nascimbene A, Raman AS, Iliescu CA, Gregoric ID, Kar B.. Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in a Carcinoid Heart. Texas Heart Institute Journal doi: 10.14503/THIJ-15-5310(43(4)):341-4, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Iliescu C, Khair T, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu G, Durand JB. Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy-Guided Pericardiocentesis for Cancer Patients with Cardiac Tamponade and Thrombocytopenia. J Am Coll Cardiol 68(7):770-6, 2016. PMID: 27515340.
- Munoz E, liescu G, Vejpongsa P, Charitakis K, Karimzad K, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy “Good News” in Cancer Patients?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 68(10):0735-1097, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27585514.
- Iliescu C, Grines CL, Herrmann J, Yang EH, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Hakeem A, Toutouzas K, Leesar MA, Marmagkiolis K. SCAI expert consensus statement: Evaluation, management, and special considerations of cardio-oncology patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (Endorsed by the Cardiological Society of India, and Sociedad Latino Americana de Cardiologia Intervencionista). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 87(5):895-9, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26700403.
- Herrmann J, Yang EH, Iliescu CA, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Hakeem A, Toutouzas K, Leesar MA, Grines CL, Marmagkiolis K. Vascular Toxicities of Cancer Therapies: The Old and the New - An Evolving Avenue. Circulation 133(13):1272-89, 2016. PMID: 27022039.
- Marmagkiolis K, Finch W, Tsitlakidou D, Josephs T, Iliescu C, Best JF, Yang EH. Radiation Toxicity to the Cardiovascular System. Curr Oncol Rep 18(3):15, 2016. PMID: 26838585.
- El Haddad D, Iliescu C, Yusuf SW, William WN, Khair TH, Song J, Mouhayar EN. Outcomes of Cancer Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Pericardiocentesis for Pericardial Effusion. J Am Coll Cardiol 66(10):1119-28, 2015. PMID: 26337990.
- Barac A, Murtagh G, Carver JR, Chen MH, Freeman AM, Herrmann J, Iliescu C, Ky B, Mayer EL, Okwuosa TM, Plana JC, Ryan TD, Rzeszut AK, Douglas PS. Cardiovascular Health of Patients With Cancer and Cancer Survivors: A Roadmap to the Next Level. J Am Coll Cardiol 65(25):2739-46, 2015. PMID: 26112199.
- Yusuf SW, Howell RM, Gomez D, Pinnix CC, Iliescu CA, Banchs J. Radiation-related Heart and Vascular Disease. Future Oncol 11(14):2067-76, 2015. PMID: 26198837.
- Oliveira GH, Mukerji S, Hernandez AV, Qattan MY, Banchs J, Durand JB, Iliescu C, Plana JC, Tang WH. Incidence, Predictors and Impact on Survival of Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Recovery in Advanced Cancer Patients. Am J Cardiol 113(11):1893-8, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24837270.
- Yusuf SW, Solhpour A, Banchs J, Lopez-Mattei JC, Durand JB, Iliescu C, Hassan SA, Qazilbash MH. Cardiac Amyloidosis. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 12(2):265-77, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24386926.
- Alousi A, Ghosh S, Rice D, Moran C, Manning J, Iliescu C, Hymes S, Kim S, Bashoura L, Kornblau S, Dickey B. Pleuropericarditis, Obliterative Bronchiolitis, and Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. BMJ Case Reports, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Iliescu C, Durand JB, Kroll M. Cardiovascular interventions in thrombocytopenic cancer patients. Tex Heart Inst J 38(3):259-60, 2011. PMID: 21720465.
- Yusuf SW, Iliescu C, Bathina JD, Daher IN, Durand JB. Antiplatelet therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome and thrombocytopenia. Tex Heart Inst J 37(3):336-40, 2010. PMID: 20548817.
- Kerkelä R, Grazette L, Yacobi R, Iliescu C, Patten R, Beahm C, Walters B, Shevtsov S, Pesant S, Clubb FJ, Rosenzweig A, Salomon RN, Van Etten RA, Alroy J, Durand JB, Force T. Cardiotoxicity of the Cancer Therapeutic Agent Imatinib Mesylate. Nat Med 12(8):908-16, 2006. e-Pub 2006. PMID: 16862153.
- Ali A, Iliescu CA, Smalling RW. Brugada syndrome in a black man with seizures and urinary incontinence. Tex Heart Inst J 33(2):273-4, 2006. PMID: 16878648.
- Mouhayar E, Tayar J, Fasulo M, Aoun R, Massey M, Abi-Aad S, Iliescu C, Ahrar K, Huynh T. Outcome of Acute Limb Ischemia in Cancer Patients. Vasc Med 19(2):112-117. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24532704.
Invited Articles
- Giza DE, Boccalandro F, Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu G, Karimzad K, Kim P, Iliescu C. Ischemic Heart Disease: Special Considerations in Cardio-Oncology. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 19(5):37, 2017. PMID: 28425056.
- Giza, D.E., Iliescu, C.. Management of CAD in Patients with Active Cancer: The Interventional Cardiologists. Current Cardiology Reports, 2017.
- Cezar Iliescu, Despina Tsitlakidou, Dana Elena Giza, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Cancer Patients. Cancer Research Frontiers, 2017.
- C Iliescu, E Munoz, D Giza, K Marmagkiolis. Special Considerations of Cardio-Oncology Patients in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. American College of Cardiology, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Iliescu C.. Management of CAD in Patients with Active Cancer: The Interventional Cardiologists’ Perspective. Current Cardiology Reports, 2016.
- Giza D, Iliescu G, Hassan S, Konstantinos M, Iliescu C. Cancer: A Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease?. Current Reports in Oncology 19, 2016.
- Ana Barac, Gillian Murtagh, Joseph R. Carver, Ming Hui Chen, Andrew M. Freeman, Joerg Herrmann, Cezar Iliescu, Bonnie Ky, Erica L. Mayer, Tochi M. Okwuosa, Juan Carlos Plana, Thomas D. Ryan, Anne K. Rzeszut, Pamela S. Douglas. Cardiovascular Health of Patients With Cancer and Cancer Survivors: A Roadmap to the Next Level. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2015.
Other Articles
- Elgharably Y, Iliescu C, Sdringola S, Yusuf SW Case Report: A Symptom of Acute Myocardial Infarction. European Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 2(3):170-4, 2013.
Abstracts
- Dana Elena Giza, MD, Juan Lopez Mattei, Peter Kim, Ezequiel Munoz, MD; Joerg Hermann, MD; Gloria Iliescu, MD; Eric Yang, MD; Saamir Hassan, Cezar Iliescu, MD. Stress-induced Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Chemotherapy: When Should Cancer Therapy be Re-started?. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Juan Lopez Mattei, Jean Bernard Durand, Ezequiel Munoz, Syed Yusuf, Elie Mouhayar, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Cezar Iliescu.. Impact of Preprocedural Thrombocytopenia on Safety of Performing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Cancer Patients. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Cezar Iliescu, Neda Kalhor, Gloria Iliescu. Bilateral Multiple Sclerosing Hemangioma-a Clinical and Imagistic Diagnostic Challenge. American Society of Clinical Oncology-Chicago, IL, 2017.
- Giza DE, Stone D, Stone J, Durand JB, Iliescu G, Karimzad K, Lopez-Mattei J, Iliescu C. Midcavitary Takotsubo Syndrome in Cancer Patients. American Society of Clinical Oncology-Chicago, IL, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, MD, Danielle Stone, MD, James Stone, MD, Jean-Bernard Durand, MD, Jose Banchs, MD, Cezar Iliescu, MD. The Role of Endomyocardial Biopsy in Cardiac Tumors Diagnosis. American Society of Clinical Oncology-Chicago, IL 2017, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Ezequiel Munoz, Joerg Hermann, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Jean-Bernard Durand, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Cezar Iliescu. Optical Coherence Tomography as an Adjunctive Tool in the Assessment of Radiation Induced Coronary Artery Disease in Cancer Patients: a Single Center Experience. Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Session, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Ezequiel Munoz, Syed Yusuf, Joerg Hermann, Gloria Iliescu, Eric Young, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Cezar Iliescu, M.. Stress induced Cardiomyopathy Triggered by Chemotherapy: When Should Cancer Therapy be Restarted?. 66th ACC Annual Scientific Session, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, MD, Danielle Stone, MD, James Stone, MD, Jean-Bernand Durand, MD, Gloria Iliescu, MD, Kaveh Karimzad, MD, Juan Lopez-Mattei, MD, Cezar Iliescu, MD,. Takotsubo Syndrome Triggered by Paclitaxel. American Society of Clinical Oncology-Chicago, IL 2017, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Ezequiel Munoz, Joerg Hermann, Mehmet Cilingiroglu, Jean Bernard Durand, Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, Cezar Iliescu. Optical Coherence Tomography as an Adjunctive Tool in the Assessment of Radiation Induced Coronary Artery Disease in Cancer Patients: a Single Center Experience. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2017.
- Dana Elena Giza, Cezar Iliescu, Neda Kalhor, Gloria Iliescu. Bilateral Multiple Sclerosing Hemangioma – a Clinical and Imagistic Diagnostic Challenge. ATS Conference 2017, 2017.
- C Iliescu, D Giza, E Munoz, J Tayar, B Metz, E Mouhayar. Importance of Intravascular Coronary Assessment with FFR and OCT in a Patient with Takayasu Arteritis and Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging, 2017.
- C Iliescu, D Tsitlakidou, DE Giza, K Marmagkiolis. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Cancer Patients. Cancer Research Frontiers doi: 10.17980/2017.64:64-71, 2017.
- Iliescu C, Khair T, Munoz E, Iliescu G, Durand JB, Marmagkiolis K. Echocardiography and fluoroscopy-guided pericardiocentesis for cancer patients with cardiac tamponade and thrombocytopenia. Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2016.
- Iliescu C, Solhpour A, Munoz E, Karimzad K, Marmagkiolis K. Postponing PCI Based on FFR in Patients Undergoing Cancer Therapy. Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Session, 2016.
- Khair T, El Haddad D, Srujal P, Marmagiolis K, Cilingiroglu M, Iliescu G, Yusuf S, Mouhayar E, Iliescu C. Triple jeopardy: Heart disease, Cancer and Thrombocytopenia. Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventional Scientific Sessions, 2015.
- Iliescu C. Cardiac Catheterization in Cancer Patients with Thrombocytopenia: 4 Year Experience from a high volume cancer center cardiac catheterization laboratory. American College of Cardiology Scientific Session, 2015.
- Iliescu C, Mouhayar E, Kim P. Etiology of Acute Limb Ischemia in Cancer Patients. Society for Vascular Medicine 2013 Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions, 2013.
- Manoukian G, Mouhayar E, LeBeau J, Iliescu G, Tomakin G, Hassan S, Banchs J, Yusuf SW, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Cardiac Tamponade in Cancer Patients With Severe Thrombocytopenia-Management and Outcomes. Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2013.
- Mouhayar E, Aoun R, Kim P, Iliescu C. Etiology of Acute Limb Ischemia in Cancer Patients. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2013.
- Kitkungvan D, Vejpongsa P, Yusuf SW, Iliescu C, Banchs J. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Left Ventricular Thrombus in Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2013.
- LeBeau JT, Silva G, Frusina S, Agarwal M, Iliescu G, Tomakin G, Manoukian G, Banchs J, Kim P, Hassan S, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Optical Coherence Tomography-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2013.
- Mukerji S, Mouhayar E, Banchs J, Iliescu G, Tomakin G, Yusuf SW, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Impact of Chronic Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cancer. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 79 Suppl(6):S51, 2012.
- Dougherty A, Polf J, Gomez, D, Iliescu C, Rozner M. Reset of Cardiac Devices During Proton Therapy. Heart Rhythm Society Scientific Sessions, 2012.
- Mukerji S, Iliescu G, Yusuf SW, Banchs J, Durand JB, Tomakin G, Iliescu C. Impact of Chronic Thrombocytopenia in patients with Coronary Artery Disease and Cancer. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 59(13):E1819, 2012.
- Iliescu C, Reyes M, Abi Aad S, Banchs J, Mouhayar E, Leja M, Daher I, Yusuf SW, Durand JB. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Cancer Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 57(14 Suppl 1):E308, 2011.
- Mouhayar E, Abi Aad S, Massey M, Iliescu C, Yusuf SW, Daher I. Acute Peripheral Arterial Ischemic Events in Cancer Patients. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 57(14 Suppl 1):E1492, 2011.
- Karimzadehnajar K, Azpura F, Shezad S, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Fractional Flow Reserve: Less is sometimes more in cancer patients. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2011.
- Reyes M, Simon AA, Banchs J, Mouhayar E, Leja M, Daher I. Clinical Features and Outcomes of Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy in Cancer Patients. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat 2011, 2011.
- Mouhayar E, Abi Aad S, Sharma J, Massey M, Iliescu C, Yusuf SW, Lei X, Daher I,. Outcome of Cancer Patients with Acute Peripheral Arterial Ischemic Events. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat 2011, 2011.
- Shah N, Bambhroliya A, Oshiba T, Oh j, Iliescu C. Another Red Herring: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy Post Anesthesia Induction. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat 2011, 2011.
- Satya K, Parasher P, Stephens M, Reyes M, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Left Main Disease: Therapeutic Strategies in Cancer Patients. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2011.
- Iliescu C, Parasher P, Durand JB. Left Main Disease: Therapeutic Strategies in Cancer Patients. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat 2010, 2010.
- Iliescu C, Mukerji S, Iliescu G, Oliveira G, Yusuf SW, Durand JB. Procedural and Intermediate Term Outcomes After Endovascular Procedures in Cancer Patient with Chronic Thrombocytopenia: First Case Series. The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Division of Internal Medicine Research Retreat 2010, 2010.
- Shukla A, Yusuf, SW, Daher, I, Zhou X, Iliescu C, Lenihan D, Durand JB. Deleterious Effects on Ejection Fraction Upon Withdrawal of ACE Inhibitors and Beta-Adrenergic Blockers in Patients with Anthracycline Associated Cardiomyopathy. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2009.
- Iliescu C, Amirian J, Smalling R. Intravascular Imaging Using Combined Intravascular Ultrasound and Photoacoustic Catheters in a Rabbit Atherosclerotic. Mod. American College of Cardiology, New Orleans, 2008.
- Iliescu C, Huff J, Vooletich M, Abbas A, Loghin C, Fuentes F, Denktas A, Anderson H, Smalling R, Sdringola S.. Low Socio-Economic Status is Associated with Subacute and Late Drug Eluting Stent Thrombosis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 69(6):S41, 2007.
- Iliescu C, Butkevich A, Ibrahim M, Siddiqui H, Loghin C, Denktas A, Anderson H, Smalling R, Sdringola S.. Identifying Young Women at High Risk of Significant Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 69(6):S55, 2007.
- Huff J, Denktas A, Iliescu C, Vooletich M, Abbas A, Loghin C, Sdringola S. Subacute and Late Drug Eluting Stent Thrombosis Is Associated with Low Socio-Economic Status. American College of Physicians Texas Chapter/Texas Academy of Internal Medicine, 2006.
- Iliescu C, Loghin C, Burjonroppa S, Sdringola S. Identifying Young Women At High Risk Of Significant Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease. Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics, 2006.
- Shaik N, Butkevich A, Iliescu C, Croitoru M. Cause of Death and Serum Cardiac Troponin Levels Predict Cardiac Function in Heart Transplant Donors. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2006.
- Iliescu C, Giesler G, Hemstreet P, Liu W, Murtagh B, Fuentes F, Anderson H, Denktas A, Smalling R. Natural Catastrophic Events Are Associated With Increased Incidence and Severity of Acute Coronary Syndromes. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2006.
- Iliescu C, Butkevich A, Denktas A, Nguyen H, Loghin C, Sdringola S. Percutaneous. Revascularization In Right Coronary ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Starting With The Left Angiogram Is The Right Strategy. Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Scientific Sessions, 2006.
- Iliescu C, Yusuf W, Auerbach L, Tong A, Vooletich M, Cortes J, Divakaran V, Lotlika Sr, Woods Talpaz M, Lenihan D, Kantarjian H, Force T, Durand JB. Impact of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Carvedilol on Recovery of Cardiac Function in Imatinib Associated Cardiomyopathy. Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Meeting, 2005.
- Iliescu C, Yusuf W, Auerbach L, Tong A, Vooletich M, Cortes J, Divakaran V. Lotlikar S, Woods M, Talpaz M, Lenihan D, Kantarjian H, Force T, Durand JB. Impact of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors and Carvedilol on Recovery of Cardiac Function in Imatinib Associated Cardiomyopathy. Young Investigators Research Forum, MD Anderson, 2005.
- Agarwal R, Tong A, Yusuf W, Wells R, Jaffe N, Burrer N, Herzog C, Lotlikar S., Iliescu C, Woods M, Vooletich M, Divakaran V, Lenihan D, Towbin J, Durand JB. Carvedilol For Anthracycline -Induced Heart Failure In Pediatric Oncology Patients. Young Investigators Research Forum, MD Anderson, 2005.
- Iliescu C. Survival Differences Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Initiating Renal Replacement Therapy in the United States. First Annual Fellowship Conference, 2004.
- Iliescu C, Murthy B, Fuentes F, Stack AJ. Survival Differences Between Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Patients with Cardiovascular Disease Initiating Renal Replacement Therapy in the United States. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 2004.
- Boccalandro F, Iliescu C, Carter C, Smalling R.. Chest X-Ray Characteristics of Interatrial Closure Devices in Adults. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 59(1):112, 2003.
- Iliescu C, Stack A, Scott G, Underwood C, Fulton S, Camarillo C, Olivares M, Dasher K, Santamaria A, Salas J, Smalling R, Lavis V, Fuentes F.. Association of Traditional Risk Factors with Coronary Artery Disease among Diabetic Patients: An Angiographic Study. The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 12(2):132, 2003.
- Boccalandro F, Iliescu C, Achour H, Kirkeede R, Sdringola S, Smalling R.. Accuracy of Mitral Valve Area Calculation Using a Computer Based Planimetry System in the Catheterization Laboratory. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 59(1):112, 2003.
- Baila S, Garnita A, Iliescu C.. Personal Experience in Vascular Access Surgery Retrospective Analysis of 1500 Cases. The National Symposium of Cardiology-Bucharest, Romania, 1996.
- Baila S, Pacescu M, Diaconescu I, Tesoiu A, Garnita L, Giurgiuman I, Raileanu, Iliescu, C.. Surgical Treatment of the Reno-Vascular Hypertension. The National Symposium of Cardiology-Bucharest, Romania, 1996.
- Baila S, Garnita A, Iliescu C.. The Surgery of the Deep Femoral Artery in the Treatment of the Obliterarant Arteriopathology of the Lower Extremity. The National Symposium of Cardiology-Bucharest, Romania, 1996.
- Pop de Popa I, Pacescu M, Baila S, Diaconescu I, Tesoiu N, Giurgiuman L, Iliescu C.. Therapeutically Approaches of the AAA Repair. The National Symposium of Cardiology-Bucharest, Romania, 1996.
Book Chapters
- J Nates, K Price, KK Azimpoor, C Iliescu. Cardiovascular Diseases: Interventional Cardiology in the Cancer Patient. In: Oncologic Critical Care Textbook. 1st. Springer Nature, 2018.
- Munoz, E., Iliescu, G., Marmadgkiolis, K., Iliescu, C.. Miscellaneous Syndromes (Takotsubo's, Orthostasis, and Differentiation Syndrome). In: Clinical Cardio-oncology. Elsevier Health Sciences, 2017.
- R. Labianca, C. Lestuzzi, C. Iliescu, L. Ghilardi. Cardiotoxicity: Cardiac Ischemia. In: Manual of Cardio-oncology; Cardiovascular Care in the Cancer Patient. Springer International: Switzerland, 143-163, 2017.
- I. Parrini, C. Lestuzzi, C. Iliescu, B. Stanzione. Treatments in Patients with Cancer and Cardiac Diseases. In: Manual of Cardio-oncology: Cardiovascular Care in the Cancer Patient. Springer International Publishing: Switzerland, 257-275, 2017.
- Iliescu, C. Acute Coronary Syndromes. In: Cancer Critical Care, 2017.
- Chaftari P, Mouhayar E, Iliescu C, Hassan S, Kim P. Cardiac Emergencies in Cancer Patients. In: Oncologic Emergencies. Springer, 2016.
- Iliescu, C. Radiation-related Cardiovascular Disease. In: Cancer Critical Care, 2067-76, 2015.
- Iliescu CA, Iliescu GD, Marmagkiolis K. Myocardial Ischemia and Acute Coronary Syndrome in Cancer Patients. In: OncoCardiology, 2015.
- Fee A, Iliescu C. Acute Coronary Syndromes. In: Cardiac Complications of Cancer Therapy: United States, 2014.
- Iliescu, C. Interventional Cardiology in Cancer Patients. In: Cancer and the Heart. 2nd, 2013.
- Iliescu, C. Liver Anatomy. In: Cancer Critical Care, 2011.
- Iliescu, C. Interventional Cardiology in Cancer Patients. In: Cancer and the Heart. 3rd: United States.