Efstratios Koutroumpakis, MD, FACC
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Efstratios Koutroumpakis
Efstratios (Stratos) Koutroumpakis, MD is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology. Dr. Koutroumpakis completed his internal medicine residency at Albany Medical College (2018) and cardiovascular disease fellowship training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2021). During his training he served as chief medicine resident, chief cardiology fellow and he received numerous clinical and research awards. In 2019 he was inducted in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Delta Chapter of Texas). He joined MD Anderson Cancer Center in July of 2021. Dr. Koutroumpakis is six-times board certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Echocardiography, Vascular Ultrasonography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, and Nuclear Cardiology. His research focuses on the cardiovascular disease of patients with prostate cancer, cardiac AL amyloidosis, radiation induced cardiovascular disease and doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2012 | University of Patras, School of Health Sciences, Patras, GRC, MD, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2021 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX |
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2021 | Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (CBCCT) |
| 2021 | Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) |
| 2021 | American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease |
| 2021 | Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation |
| 2020 | National Board of Echocardiography |
| 2018 | American Board of Internal Medicine |
Experience & Service
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Fellowship Program Associate Director, Department of Cardiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Other Professional Positions
Co-director of the fellowship research committee, McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2023 - Present
Member of Research Committee for the Cardiology Fellows, McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2022 - 2023
Member of Educational Committee for the Cardiology Fellows, McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2021 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Academic Review Committee for the Division of Education and Training, 2022 - Present
Member, Cardiology Grand Round Conference Committee, 2021 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2020 - 2021 | MD Anderson Cancer Center Clinical Fellow of the Year Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 - 2021 | Highest In-Training Exam Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 - 2021 | Highest EKG Exam Award, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 - 2021 | Chief Fellow in Cardiovascular Disease, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2020 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (Delta Chapter) |
| 2020 - 2021 | Outstanding Research Fellow Award, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2019 - 2020 | MD Anderson Outstanding Imaging Fellow Award, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2018 - 2019 | Outstanding Research Fellow Award, McGovern Medical School at he University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston |
| 2017 - 2018 | Chief Resident in Internal Medicine, Albany Medical College |
| 2016 | American Medical Association Resident and Fellow Section (AMA-RFS); Committee on Scientific Research (CoSR), American Medical Association |
| 2014 | Collaborative Alliance for Pancreatic Education and Research (CAPER) Scholarship Award |
| 2012 | Magna cum Laude, University of Patras Medical School, Class of 2012 |
| 2012 | Greek State Academic Scholarship Foundation Award |
| 2008 | Greek State Academic Scholarship Foundation Award |
| 2008 - 2009 | President of the Cretan Student Association of Patras |
Professional Memberships
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2018 - Present |
| Title: | Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity: Defining Blood and Echocardiogram Biomarkers in a Mouse Model and AYA Sarcoma Patients for Evaluating Exercise Interventions |
| Funding Source: | Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| ID: | RP200381 |
| Date: | 2018 - Present |
| Title: | Risk prediction and longitudinal assessment of cardiotoxicity and functional capacity trajectory in NSCLC patients |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Co-Investigator |
| ID: | 1-RO1-HL157273 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hahn AW, Thoman W, Koutroumpakis E, Abdulla A, Subudhi SK, Aparicio A, Basen-Enngquist K, Logothetis CJ, Gilchrist SC. Cardiometabolic healthcare for men with prostate cancer: an MD Anderson Cancer Center experience. Cardiooncology 9(1):33, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37705024.
- Koutroumpakis E, Huang-Lucas C, Taegtmeyer H. More on the Magic of Metformin. Cardiology. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37673051.
- MD Anderson Head and Neck Radiation Oncology and Cardiovascular Working Group, Koutroumpakis E, Mohamed ASR, Chaftari P, Rosenthal DI, Gujral D, Nutting C, Kim P, Bassett R, Fuller CD, Mouhayar E. Longitudinal Changes in the Carotid Arteries of Head and Neck Cancer Patients Following Radiation Therapy: Results from a Prospective Serial Imaging Biomarker Characterization Study. medRxiv, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37790305.
- Jeyabal P, Bhagat A, Wang F, Roth M, Livingston JA, Gilchrist SC, Banchs J, Hildebrandt MAT, Chandra J, Deswal A, Koutroumpakis E, Wang J, Daw NC, Honey TA, Kleinerman ES. Circulating microRNAs and cytokines as prognostic biomarkers for doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury and for evaluating the effectiveness of an exercise intervention. Clin Cancer Res. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37651264.
- Kim JW, Monlezun D, Park JK, Chauhan S, Balanescu D, Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas N, Kim P, Hassan S, Botz G, Crommett J, Reddy D, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Post-cardiac arrest PCI is underutilized among cancer patients: Machine learning augmented nationally representative case-control study of 30 million hospitalizations. Resuscitation 179:43-49, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35933056.
- Potter AS, Patel A, Khawaja M, Chen C, Zheng H, Kaczmarek J, Gao F, Karimzad K, Song J, Koutroumpakis E, Khalaf S, Iliescu C, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Outcomes by Class of Anticoagulant Use for Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Active Cancer. JACC CardioOncol 4(3):341-350, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36213361.
- Ahmed T, Mouhayar E, Song J, Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas NL, Yusuf SW, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan SA, Kim P, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Vaporciyan AA, Swisher S, Deswal A, Iliescu C. Predictors of Recurrence and Survival in Cancer Patients With Pericardial Effusion Requiring Pericardiocentesis. Front Cardiovasc Med 9:916325, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35711368.
- Ahmed T, Pacha HM, Addoumieh A, Koutroumpakis E, Song J, Charitakis K, Boudoulas KD, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Grines C, Iliescu CA. Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with cancer using bare metal stents compared to drug-eluting stents. Front Cardiovasc Med 9:901431, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36337872.
- Honan KA, Hassan S, Deswal A, Herrmann J, Song J, Monlezun D, Halperin D, Mahvash A, Dasari A, Koutroumpakis E, Akay M, Balanescu DV, de Armas IS, Patel M, Nathan S, Kar B, Marmagkiolis K, Lopez-Mattei J, Patel J, Gregoric I, Yao J, Iliescu CA. Bioprosthetic valve monitoring in patients with carcinoid heart disease. Front Cardiovasc Med 9:1072890, 2022. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36712267.
- Javaid AI, Monlezun DJ, Iliescu G, Tran P, Filipescu A, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Madjid M, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C, Koutroumpakis E. Stress cardiomyopathy in hospitalized patients with cancer: machine learning analysis by primary malignancy type. ESC Heart Fail 8(6):4626-4634, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34612022.
- Steiner RE, Banchs J, Koutroumpakis E, Becnel M, Gutierrez C, Strati P, Pinnix CC, Feng L, Rondon G, Claussen C, Palaskas N, Karimzad K, Ahmed S, Neelapu SS, Shpall E, Wang M, Vega F, Westin J, Nastoupil LJ, Deswal A. Cardiovascular events in patients treated with chimeric antigen receptor t-cell therapy for aggressive B-cell lymphoma. Haematologica. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34758610.
- Wang SC, Koutroumpakis E, Schulman-Marcus J, Tosh T, Volgman AS, Lyubarova R. Sex Differences Remain Under-Reported in Cardiovascular Publications. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 30(9):1253-1258, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33667122.
- Koutroumpakis E, Hashmi SS, Powell C, Fatakdawala M, Pang J, Patel R, Thannoun T, Grable C, Damaraju S, Badruddin Mawji S, Lin K, Folivi M, Chauhan S, Shabbir MA, Hughes K, Peters TK, Lyubarova R, Damaraju S, Palaskas N, Deswal A, Garcia-Sayan E, Taegtmeyer H. Geographical Differences in Cardiovascular Comorbidities and Outcomes of COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients in the USA. Cardiology 146(4):481-488, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33902039.
- Thomason N, Monlezun DJ, Javaid A, Filipescu A, Koutroumpakis E, Shobayo F, Kim P, Lopez-Mattei J, Cilingiroglu M, Iliescu G, Marmagkiolis K, Ramirez PT, Iliescu C. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients With Gynecological Cancer: Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score Mortality and Cost Analysis for 383,760 Patients. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:793877, 2021. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35237670.
- Koutroumpakis E, Gosmanova EO, Stahura H, Jou S, Alreshq R, Ata A, Sidhu MS, Philbin E, Boden WE, Lyubarova R. Attainment of Guideline-Directed Medical Treatment in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Patients With and Without Chronic Kidney Disease. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 33(4):443-451, 2019. PMID: 31123935.
- Lianos GD, Katsanos KH, Saridi M, Albani E, Koutroumpakis E, Zeglinas C, Glantzounis GK, Papaconstantinou I, Christodoulou DK. Perioperative Use of Anti-TNFa Biological Agents in Open and Laparoscopic Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Surg Technol Int 34:107-114, 2019. PMID: 30888671.
- James WE, Koutroumpakis E, Saha B, Nathani A, Saavedra L, Yucel RM, Judson MA. Clinical Features of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis Without Lung Involvement. Chest 154(2):349-356, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29453944.
- Kalafateli M, Karatzas A, Tsiaoussis G, Koutroumpakis E, Tselekouni P, Koukias N, Konstantakis C, Assimakopoulos S, Gogos C, Thomopoulos K, Kalogeropoulou C, Triantos C. Muscle fat infiltration assessed by total psoas density on computed tomography predicts mortality in cirrhosis. Ann Gastroenterol 31(4):491-498, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29991895.
- Bishu S, Koutroumpakis E, Mounzer R, Stello K, Pollock N, Evans A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI. The -251 A/T Polymorphism in the IL8 Promoter is a Risk Factor for Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreas 47(1):87-91, 2018. PMID: 29215544.
- Singh H, Gougol A, Mounzer R, Yadav D, Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI. Which Patients with Mild Acute Pancreatitis Require Prolonged Hospitalization?. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 8(12):e129, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29215631.
- Judson MA, Chopra A, Conuel E, Koutroumpakis E, Schafer C, Austin A, Zhang R, Cao K, Berry R, Khan MMHS, Modi A, Modi R, Jou S, Ilyas F, Yucel RM. The Assessment of Cough in a Sarcoidosis Clinic Using a Validated instrument and a Visual Analog Scale. Lung 195(5):587-594, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28707109.
- Singh VK, Gardner TB, Papachristou GI, Rey-Riveiro M, Faghih M, Koutroumpakis E, Afghani E, Acevedo-Piedra NG, Seth N, Sinha A, Quesada-Vázquez N, Moya-Hoyo N, Sánchez-Marin C, Martínez J, Lluís F, Whitcomb DC, Zapater P, de-Madaria E. An international multicenter study of early intravenous fluid administration and outcome in acute pancreatitis. United European Gastroenterol J 5(4):491-498, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28588879.
- Huho A, Foulke L, Jennings T, Koutroumpakis E, Dalvi S, Chaudhry H, Chopra A, Modi A, Rane N, Prezant DJ, Sheehan C, Yucel R, Patel M, Judson MA. The role of serum amyloid A staining of granulomatous tissues for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. Respir Med 126:1-8, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28427539.
- Vipperla K, Somerville C, Furlan A, Koutroumpakis E, Saul M, Chennat J, Rabinovitz M, Whitcomb DC, Slivka A, Papachristou GI, Yadav D. Clinical Profile and Natural Course in a Large Cohort of Patients With Hypertriglyceridemia and Pancreatitis. J Clin Gastroenterol 51(1):77-85, 2017. PMID: 27322530.
- Papachristou GI, Machicado JD, Stevens T, Goenka MK, Ferreira M, Gutierrez SC, Singh VK, Kamal A, Gonzalez-Gonzalez JA, Pelaez-Luna M, Gulla A, Zarnescu NO, Triantafyllou K, Barbu ST, Easler J, Ocampo C, Capurso G, Archibugi L, Cote GA, Lambiase L, Kochhar R, Chua T, Tiwari SC, Nawaz H, Park WG, de-Madaria E, Lee PJ, Wu BU, Greer PJ, Dugum M, Koutroumpakis E, Akshintala V, Gougol A. Acute pancreatitis patient registry to examine novel therapies in clinical experience (APPRENTICE): an international, multicenter consortium for the study of acute pancreatitis. Ann Gastroenterol 30(1):106-113, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28042246.
- Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Furlan A, Dasyam AK, Dudekula A, Greer JB, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Management and outcomes of acute pancreatitis patients over the last decade: A US tertiary-center experience. Pancreatology 17(1):32-40, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28341116.
- Triantos C, Kalafateli M, Spantidea PI, Goukos D, Koutroumpakis E, Konstantakis C, Assimakopoulos SF, Gogos C, Mouzaki A, Daikos G, Thomopoulos K. Bacterial load and cytokine profile in patients with cirrhosis following therapy with proton pump inhibitors: a prospective cohort study. Ann Gastroenterol 30(4):450-456, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28655984.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. Five-Year Period Prevalence and Characteristics of Anemia in a Large US Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort. J Clin Gastroenterol 50(8):638-43, 2016. PMID: 26485103.
- Koutroumpakis E, Dasyam AK, Furlan A, Slivka A, Gougol A, Zeh HJ, Lee KK, Zureikat AH, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Isolated Peripancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis Is Infrequent and Leads to Severe Clinical Course Only When Extensive: A Prospective Study From a US Tertiary Center. J Clin Gastroenterol 50(7):589-95, 2016. PMID: 26828244.
- Easler JJ, de-Madaria E, Nawaz H, Moya-Hoyo N, Koutroumpakis E, Rey-Riveiro M, Singh VP, Acevedo-Piedra NG, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Patients With Sentinel Acute Pancreatitis of Alcoholic Etiology Are at Risk for Organ Failure and Pancreatic Necrosis: A Dual-Center Experience. Pancreas 45(7):997-1002, 2016. PMID: 27101573.
- Koutroumpakis E, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Schwartz M, Dunn MA, Koutroubakis IE, Binion DG. Association Between Long-Term Lipid Profiles and Disease Severity in a Large Cohort of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci 61(3):865-71, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26514677.
- Koutroumpakis E, Wu BU, Bakker OJ, Dudekula A, Singh VK, Besselink MG, Yadav D, Mounzer R, van Santvoort HC, Whitcomb DC, Gooszen HG, Banks PA, Papachristou GI. Admission Hematocrit and Rise in Blood Urea Nitrogen at 24 hours Outperform other Laboratory Markers in Predicting Persistent Organ Failure and Pancreatic Necrosis in Acute Pancreatitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Three Large Prospective Databases. Am J Gastroenterol 110(12):1707-16, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26553208.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schoen RE, Hashash JG, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. Persistent or Recurrent Anemia Is Associated With Severe and Disabling Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 13(10):1760-6, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25862987.
- Nawaz H, Koutroumpakis E, Easler J, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Singh VP, Yadav D, Papachristou GI. Elevated serum triglycerides are independently associated with persistent organ failure in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 110(10):1497-503, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26323188.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos-Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click B, Schwartz M, Swoger J, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG. The Influence of Anti-tumor Necrosis Factor Agents on Hemoglobin Levels of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 21(7):1587-93, 2015. PMID: 25933393.
- Kalafateli M, Triantos C, Tsochatzis E, Michalaki M, Koutroumpakis E, Thomopoulos K, Kyriazopoulou V, Jelastopulu E, Burroughs A, Lambropoulou-Karatza C, Nikolopoulou V. Adipokines levels are associated with the severity of liver disease in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. World J Gastroenterol 21(10):3020-9, 2015. PMID: 25780301.
- Kalafateli M, Triantos C, Theocharis G, Giannakopoulou D, Koutroumpakis E, Chronis A, Sapountzis A, Margaritis V, Thomopoulos K, Nikolopoulou V. Health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a single-center experience. Annals of Gastroenterology 26(3):243-248, 2013. PMID: 24714279.
Invited Articles
- Ahmed T, Marmagkiolis K, Ploch M, Irizarry-Caro JA, Amatullah A, Desai S, Aziz MK, Yarrabothula A, Fossas-Espinosa J, Koutroumpakis E, Hassan S, Karimzad K, Kim P, Cilingiroglu M, Iliescu C.. The Year in Cardio-oncology 2022. Curr Probl Cardiol, 2023. PMID: 36183977.
- Manohar H, Potter AS, Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Can We Mitigate Coronary Heart Disease Risk in Patients with Cancer?. Curr Atheroscler Rep 24(8):599-606, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35624391.
- Koutroumpakis E, Agrawal N, Palaskas NL, Abe JI, Iliescu C, Yusuf SW, Deswal A. Myocardial Dysfunction in Patients with Cancer. Heart Fail Clin 18(3):361-374, 2022. PMID: 35718412.
- Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A, Yusuf SW, Abe JI, Nead KT, Potter AS, Liao Z, Lin SH, Palaskas NL. Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Disease: Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment. Curr Oncol Rep 24(5):543-553, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35192118.
- Koutroumpakis E, Kaur R, Taegtmeyer H, Deswal A. Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Heart Fail Clin 17(3):345-356, 2021. PMID: 34051967.
- Palaskas NL, Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A. COVID-19 and Cardiovascular Health Among Patients with Cancer. Curr Cardiol Rep 22(12):171, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33040241.
- Koutroumpakis E, Papachristou GI.. Post-Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography pancreatitis: Overview and Pathophysiology. Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 16(4):150-155, 2014.
- Koutroumpakis EI, Tsiolakidou G, Koutroubakis IE. Risk of venous thromboembolism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis 39(5):461-8, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23629820.
Other Articles
- Koutroumpakis E, Jozwik B, Aguilar D, Taegtmeyer H Strategies of Unloading the Failing Heart from Metabolic Stress. Am J Med 133(3):290-296, 2020. PMID: 31520618.
- Koutroumpakis E, Taylor T, Damaraju S, Badruddin Mawji S "Covidsubo": Stress-Induced Cardiomyopathy by Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019. Cardiology 145(12):779-783, 2020. PMID: 32987390.
- Azar I, Koutroumpakis E, Patel R, Mehdi S Squamous cell lung carcinoma presenting as melena: a case report and review of the literature. Rare Tumors 9(3):7164, 2017. PMID: 29085618.
- Wang SC, Azar I, Koutroumpakis E, Lyubarova R, Sidhu M. Pericardial effusion and pericarditis secondary to adult onset still's disease. Anat Physiol 7(273), 2017.
- Katsanos KH, Koutroumpakis E, Giagkou E, Malakos Z, Almpani E, Skamnelos A, Christodoulou DK Fast-track drug approval in inflammatory bowel diseases. Ann Gastroenterol 29(4):439-444, 2016. PMID: 27708508.
- Koutroumpakis E, Lobe M, McCarthy L, Mehdi S Symptomatic Hypercalcemia in a Patient with B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - A Case Report and Review of the Literature. In Vivo 30(5):691-4, 2016. PMID: 27566092.
- Koutroumpakis E, Assi H, McCarthy L, Mehdi S. High-grade lelomyosarcoma of the transverse colon presenting with bowel perforation. Journal of community and supportive oncology. Journal of community and supportive oncology 14(8):359-362, 2016.
- Ashamalla M, Koutroumpakis E, McCarthy L, Hegener P, Grimm R, Mehdi S Osseous Sarcoidosis Mimicking Metastatic Cancer on Positron Emission Tomography. J Oncol Pract 12(7):697-8, 2016. PMID: 27407163.
- Koutroumpakis E, Katsanos KH Implementation of the simple endoscopic activity score in crohn's disease. Saudi J Gastroenterol 22(3):183-91, 2016. PMID: 27184635.
Editorials
- Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A. In thrombotic antiphospholipid syndrome, DOACs vs. VKAs increase arterial thrombotic events but not major bleeding. Ann Intern Med 81(4):16-30, 2023. PMID: 37011391.
- Koutroumpakis E. Impella 2.5 Insertion: Which Artery to Access When Femoral Is not an Option?. JACC Case Rep 2(12):1888-1890, 2020. PMID: 34317074.
- Koutroumpakis E, Furlan A. Investigating the predictive role of computed tomography in patients with acute pancreatitis: let's not give up. Ann Gastroenterol 28(3):299-300, Jul-Sep, 2015. PMID: 26126550.
Abstracts
- Palaskas NL, Siddiqui B, Shah K, Koutroumpakis E, Iliescu C, Subudhi S, Deswal A.. Upfront immunomodulatory treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor myocarditis. Journal of American College of Cardiology 79(9_Supplement):1829-1829, 2022.
- Honan K, Monlezun D, Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas NL, Cilingiroglu M, Lopez-Mattei JC, Marmagkiolis K, Akkanti B, Kar B, Gregoric ID, Deswal A, Iliescu C, Hassan S.. Tricuspid and Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Carcinoid Heart Disease: Insights and Trends From a Nationally Representative Database. Journal of American College of Cardiology 79(9_Supplement):1893-1893, 2022.
- Liu V, Monlezun D, Agrawal N, Pushparaji B, Thomason N, Palaskas NL, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Koutroumpakis E, Lopez-Mattei JC, Kim PY, Hassan S, Iliescu C.. PCI is Safe and Increasing Among Cancer Patients: Nationally Representative Propensity Score Adjusted and Machine Learning Augmented Study of 100 Million Hospitalizations. Journal of American College of Cardiology 79(9_Supplement):1936-1936, 2022.
- Steiner RE, Banchs J, Koutroumpakis E, Becnel M, Gutierrez C, Strati P, Pinnix C, Feng L, Claussen C, Palaskas N, Karimzak K, Ahmed S, Shpall E, Wang M, Vega F, Westin J, Nastoupil L, Deswal A.. Cardiovascular Events Among Adult Patients with aggressive B-Cell Lymphoma Treateed with standard of Care Axicabtagene Ciloleucel and Tisagenlecleucel. Hematological Oncology 39(S2), 2021.
- Koutroumpakis E, Hamden R, Deswal A, Tung P, Nambi V, Krause T, Aguilar D.. Contemporary Treatment Patterns for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Patients With and Without Cardiovascular Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75(11, Suppl 1), 2020.
- Koutroumpakis E, Thannoun T, Pang J, Patel R, Grable C, Damaraju S, Mawji SB, Folivi M, Chauhan S, Fatakdawala M, Powell C, Shabbir MA, Philbin E, Lyubarova R, Damaraju S, Palaskas NL, Deswal A, Taegtmeyer H, Garcia-Sayan E.. Baseline comorbidities and cardiac biomarkers are associated with in-hospital mortality of Covid-19 patients. Circulation 142(A16107), 2020.
- Fatakdawala M, Pang J, Patel R, Thannoun T, Grable C, Damaraju S, Mawji SB, Folivi M, Chauhan S, Powell C, Shabbir MA, Lyubarova R, Damaraju S, Palaskas NL, Deswal A, Taegtmeyer H, Garcia-Sayan E, Koutroumpakis E.. Electrocardiographic findings and their associations with adverse outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Circulation 142(A16107), 2020.
- Aguilar D, Koutroumpakis E, Taegtmeyer H.. Cardiovascular benefit of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in female patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a meta-analysis of recent cardiovascular outcome trials. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73(9, Suppl 1):239, 2019.
- Wang SC, Koutroumpakis E, Schulman-Marcus J, Tosh T, Lyubarova R.. Sex-differences remain under-reported in cardiovascular publications over the last decade. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73(9, Suppl 1):3051, 2019.
- Koutroumpakis E, Taegtmeyer H, Aguilar D.. Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Black Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Cardiovascular Outcome Trials. Circulation 139(AP077, Suppl 1), 2019.
- Koutroumpakis E, Hanis CL, Aguilar D.. Association of Endothelial Dysfunction Measured by Reactive Hyperemia Index with Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Mexican Americans. Circulation 140(A12788), 2019.
- Stahura H, Koutroumpakis E, Gosmanova EO, Jou S, Philbin E, Boden WE, Lyubarova R.. Achievement of guideline-directed medical therapy in stable ischemic heart disease patients with and without chronic kidney disease. Circulation 136 136(A18741, Suppl 1), 2018.
- Koutroumpakis E, Stahura H, Gosmanova E, Jou S, Philbin E, Boden W, Lyubarova R.. Effect of chronic kidney disease on different intensity statin utilization in patients with coronary artery disease: a single tertiary center experience. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71(11):A172, 2018.
- Koutroumpakis E, Itani W, Zakher M, Schwartz B, Espey J, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J, Rau E, Steckman D, Torosoff M.. Coronary calcification on pre-ablation computed tomography is not associated with atrial fibrillation recurrence following ablation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71(11):A482, 2018.
- Koutroumpakis E, Patel H, Friedman A, Philbin E, Torosoff M.. The association of gender with coronary revascularization for new heart failure diagnosis and readmission rates. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71(11):A735, 2018.
- Francke M, Koutroumpakis E, Hayes D, Xiao E, Zhang R, Ibrahim T, Torosoff M.. Clinical outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement recipients without electrocardiographic evidence of left ventricular hypertrophy. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 71(11):A1429, 2018.
- Dugum M, Gougol A, Machicado JD, Manzo CE, Akshintala V, Stevens T, Goenka MK, Bigado MF, Gutierrez SC, Singh VK, Gonzalez JA, Pelaez-Luna M, Gulla A, Zarnescu NO, Triantafyllou K, Barbu ST, Easler J, Ocampo C, Capurso G, Archibugi L, Cote GA, Lambiase L, Kochhar R, Chua T, Nawaz H, Park WG, de-Madaria E, Lee PJ, Wu BU, Koutroumpakis E, Greer PJ, Papachristou GI.. Acute pancreatitis patient registry to examine novel therapies in clinical experience (APPRENTICE): an international, multicenter consortium for the study of acute pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 152(5, Suppl 1):S293-S294, 2017.
- Rau E, Koutroumpakis E, Schwartz B, Espey J, Dumas C, Fantauzzi J, Torosoff M, Steckman D.. Performance Characteristics of Echocardiography and Computed Tomography in Detecting Coronary Atherosclerosis in Patients Referred for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. J Am Soc Echocardiogr, 2017.
- Koutroumpakis E, Schwartz B, Espey J, Rau E, Steckman D, Torosoff M.. Prevalence of Ascending Aorta Atherosclerosis as Detected by Echocardiography and Computed Tomography in Patients Referred for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 37(A501), 2017.
- Koutroumpakis E, Schwartz B, Espey J, Rau E, Steckman D, Torosoff M.. Echocardiographic Evidence of Systemic Atherosclerosis in Patients Referred for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 10(A255, Suppl 3), 2017.
- Wilson A, DeBlasio W, Rivers W, Koutroumpakis E, Papachristou GI, O’Keefe SJ, Binion DG, Whitcomb DC.. A Model to Predict Transition of Systemic Inflammation to Organ Failure in Acute Pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol 111(Suppl 1):S45, 2016.
- Koutroumpakis E, Huho A, Dalvi S, Chaudhry H, Jennings T, Chopra A, Modi A, Rane N, Prezant D, Sheehan C, Patel M, Foulke L, Judson MA.. Serum Amyloid A immunostaining of granulomatous tissue as a novel diagnostic test for sarcoidosis. Chest 150(4):788A, 2016.
- Wilson A, DeBlasio W, Rivers WM, Koutroumpakis E, Papachristou GI, O'Keefe SJ, Binion DG, Whitcomb DC.. Acute Pancreatitis: Does Endothelial Cell Injury Determine the Transition From Systemic Inflammation to Multi-Organ Dysfunction Syndrome?. Gastroenterology 150(4):S328, 2016.
- Bishu S, O'Keefe SJ, Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Yadav D, Wisneiwski S, Cote GA, Sherman S, Isenberg GA, Papachristou GI, Whitcomb DC.. The Metabolomics Profile of Acute Pancreatitis Is Distinct at Early and Late Time Points, and Varies by Severity of Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 2016 150(1): S914-915, 2016.
- Assi H, Koutroumpakis E, Kang SJ, Mehdi SA, Ganti AK.. Non–small cell lung cancer in veterans: Disparities in prevalence and survival among different histologic subtypes. Journal of Clinical Oncology 34(15):e20590-e20590, 2016.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click BH, Schartz M, Swoger JM, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG.. Prevalence and Characteristics of Anemia in a Large U.S. Inflammatory Bowel Disease Cohort: A 5 Year Prospective Study. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-472, 2015.
- Koutroumpakis E, Seth N, O’Keefe SJ, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI.. Large US Referral Center Experience With Nutritional Support in Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-898, 2015.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click BH, Schartz M, Swoger JM, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG.. The Long-Term Influence of Anti-TNF Agents on Hemoglobin Levels in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-463, 2015.
- Koutroubakis IE, Ramos Rivers C, Regueiro M, Koutroumpakis E, Click BH, Schartz M, Swoger JM, Baidoo L, Hashash JG, Barrie A, Dunn MA, Binion DG.. Persistent Anemia in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Novel Prognostic Marker of Disease Severity. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-447, 2015.
- Koutroumpakis E, Furlan A, Dasyam A, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Yadav D, Papachristou GI.. Peripancreatic Necrosis: Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes in a Large Cohort of Acute Pancreatitis Patients. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-679, 2015.
- Bishu S, O’Keefe SJ, Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Yadav D, Wisniewski SR, Cote GA, Isenberg GA, Sherman S, Papachristou GI, Whitcomb DC.. The Metabolomics Profile in Acute Pancreatitis Mimics Sepsis and Predicts Clinical Course. Gastroenterology 148(4):S-675-S-676, 2015.
- Triantos CK, Karatzas A, Kalafateli M, Tselekouni P, Tsiaoussis G, Koukias N, Koutroumpakis E, Thomopoulos K, Nikolopoulou V, Kalogeropoulou C, Labropoulou-Karatza C.. Muscle fat infiltration using total psoas density in computed tomography predicts mortality in cirrhosis. Hepatology 60(S1):440A, 2014.
- Koutroumpakis E, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Chennat J, Zeh H, Zureikat A, Lee K, Hogg M, Dudekula A, Yadav D, Papachristou GI.. Management and Outcomes of 400 Prospectively Enrolled United States Patients With Acute Pancreatitis (AP) Categorized by the Revised Atlanta Classification (RAC). American Journal of Gastroenterology 109(S2):S78, 2014.
- Easler JJ, Nawaz H, Yadav D, Koutroumpakis E, Singh VK, Slivka A, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI.. Elevated Serum Triglycerides Are a Risk for Severity in Acute Pancreatitis Regardless of Etiology. American Journal of Gastroenterology 109(S2):S82-83, 2014.
- Bishu S, Pollock N, Stello K, Koutroumpakis E, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI.. The -251 A/A Interleukin-8 Genotype Confers Susceptibility to Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 146(S5):95-96, 2014.
- Easler JJ, Nawaz H, Yadav D, Koutroumpakis E, Whitcomb DC, Papachristou GI.. Patterns of Alcohol and Tobacco Use in a Prospective Cohort: Alcohol Is Associated With Organ Failure and Necrosis in Sentinel Acute Pancreatitis. Gastroenterology 146(S5):620, 2014.
- Terzoudis S, Malliaraki N, Damilakis J, Koutroumpakis E, Kouroumalis EA, Koutroubakis IE.. Chemerin, Visfatin and Vaspin Serum Levels in Relation to Fat Mass and Bone Mineral Density in IBD. Gastroenterology 146(S5):599, 2014.
- de-Madaria E, Gardner TB, Papachristou GI, Rey-Riveiro M, Faghih M, Koutroumpakis E, Afgani E, Acevedo-Piedra NG, Seth N, Sinha A, Quesada-Vázquez N, Sánchez-Marín C, Lluís F, Whitcomb DC, Zapater P, Singh VK.. A Multicenter Study on Early Administration of Intravenous Fluid Bolus and Outcome in Acute Pancreatitis. Pancreatology 14(3):S10, 2014.
Book Chapters
- Koutroumpakis E, Kaur R, Taegtmeyer H, Deswal A.. Obesity and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. In: Heart Failure Clinics July 2021, 2021.
- Koutroumpakis E, Papachristou GI.. Diagnosis, prediction and classification. In: In: Pancreatitis: medical and surgical management. 1e. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2014.
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