Ihab Hamzeh, MD
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Ihab R Hamzeh
Dr. Ihab Hamzeh was a faculty member in Cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine since 2012, where he was Director of the echo lab at Ben Taub Hospital and an Associate Program Director of the Baylor cardiology fellowship program. He is recognized for his strengths as a clinical cardiologist, echocardiographer, and educator.
Dr. Hamzeh received his medical degree from American University of Beirut. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Critical Care Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. He then completed his Clinical Fellowship in Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Louisville, Kentucky.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Medical Director, Echocardiology and Laboratory, Department of Cardiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Department of Cardiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Research Interests
Research interest it to identify novel echocardiographic predictors of cardiac toxicity in addition to valvular heart disease in oncology and radiation patients at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1997 | American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, MD |
| 1993 | American University of Beirut, Beirut, LB, BS in Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Research, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2002-2005 | Cardiovascular Diseases, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky |
| 2001-2002 | Critical Care, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 1998-2001 | Resident, Internal Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 1997-1998 | Intern, American University of Beirut, Beirut |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2012 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2005 | Cardiovascular Diseases (ABMS) |
| 2005 | National Board of Echocardiography |
| 2005 | Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology |
| 2001 | Internal Medicine (ABIM) |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2022 - 2025
Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2018 - 2022
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Division of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2012 - 2018
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Division of Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 2006 - 2011
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Medical Director, Department of Cardiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2023 - Present
Director, Echocardiography Laboratory, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2021 - 2022
Medical Director, Department of Cardiology, Ben Taub General Hospital, Houston, Texas, 2021 - 2022
Chair, Cardiovascular Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2019 - 2022
Chair, Cardiovascular Fellowship Clinical Competency Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2019 - 2022
Fellowship Program Associate Director, Department of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 2014 - 2022
Director, Cardiology Outpatient Services, University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, Kentucky, 2010 - 2011
Clinical Medical Director, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, 2009 - 2011
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2023 - Present
Member, Scientific Research Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Team Lead, Survivorship Adult Cardiovascular Screening Algorithm, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, School of Medicine Curriculum Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2020 - 2022
Member, School of Medicine Foundational Sciences Subcommittee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2020 - 2022
Member, Medical School Admissions Interviewing Subcommittee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2019 - 2021
Member, Selection Committee for the Early Career Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care, Baylor College of Medicine, 2018 - 2021
Member, Cardiology Service Line Quality Review Committee, Ben Taub Hospital, 2016 - 2022
Member, Baylor Clinic quality improvement for Echocardiography Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2014 - 2019
Member, Baylor Clinic quality improvement for Nuclear Cardiology Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2014 - 2019
Member, IRB Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Editorial Activities
Reviewer, JACC. Case reports, 2021
Reviewer, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2021
Reviewer, Angiology, 2020 - 2022
Reviewer, Texas Heart Institute journal, 2019 - 2022
Reviewer, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, 2019 - 2022
Reviewer, Journal of the American Heart Association, 2016 - 2018
Reviewer, Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, NY), 2015 - 2018
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Second Place Award for the MDACC 2024 Ambulatory Celebrate Improvements Fair, Workflow Optimization for the MDACC Echocardiography Lab, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 - 2024 | Houstonia Top Doctors |
| 2017 | Early Career Excellence in Patient Care Award, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2013 | Excellence in Teaching Award - Cardiovascular Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2013 | The Cardiology Services Appreciation Award in recognition of Leadership, Dedication, and Team Support, Ben Taub Hospital |
| 2003 | Fellow Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Louisville |
| 2001 | Outstanding Presentation Award - Chest pain characteristics in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome admitted to a county hospital and the racial variations, Baylor College of Medicine Research Symposium |
| 1997 | Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society |
| 1995 - 1996 | Hariri Foundation Excellence Award |
| 1993 - 1997 | Dean's Honor List, American University of Beirut, Medical School |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Echocardiogram-Based Screening for Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Cancer. Poster. MD Anderson DoIM Research Retreat 2025. Houston, Texas, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Invited Talk/Podcast - All Things Cardio-Oncology on the International Cardio-Oncology Society: Managing Endocarditis in Patients with Cancer: Dr. Ihab Rafic Hamzeh by All Things Cardio-Oncology (spotify.com). ICOS. Houston, US.
- 2019. Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation in 2019: An Update. NAAMA International Conference. Beirut, LB.
Formal Peers
- 2024. 2024 Prosthetic Heart Valves. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. 2024 Restrictive Cardiomyopathy and Constrictive Pericarditis. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Cardiovascular screening for Cancer Survivors. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Prosthetic heart valves. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2023. Echocardiography in Endocarditis. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2022. Echocardiography in Endocarditis. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2019. A weekly case-based conference preceded by ECG. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Pericardial disease: Yearly lecture at the ECHO Bootcamp. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2018. Multidisciplinary conference with Cardiology and Cardiothoracic surgery. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2017. Journal club, Cardiology fellows Quarterly. Invited, US.
- 2015. BeWell Cholesterol and Blood Pressure Presentation. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Internal Medicine Boot Camp. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2014. Evaluation of palpitations. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. An update on Atrial Fibrillation. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. ACCP PREP - Atrial Fibrillation Program. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2013. 1st Annual Cardiovascular Educational Symposium for Nurses. Invited. Houston, TX, US.
- 2011. The Right Ventricle and Echocardiography. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2011. Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2010. Cardiovascular Complications of Sleep Apnea. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2010. Pulmonary Embolism: Treatment. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2010. Omega 3 Fatty Acids and the Heart. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2008. Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2007. Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Lecture. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
- 2006. Diastolic Heart Failure Lecture. Invited. Louisville, KY, US.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Amgen Red-HF-A Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Darbepoetin Alfa Treatment on Mortality and Morbidity in Heart Failure (HF) Subjects with Symptomatic Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction and Anemia |
| Funding Source: | N/A |
| Role: | Sub-Investigator |
| Title: | TRACER- A Multi-Center, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo- Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of SCH 530348 in Addition to Standard of Care in Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Thrombin Receptor Antagonist for Clinical Event Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome |
| Funding Source: | Veterans Administration |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | PROMINENT |
| Funding Source: | KOWA Research Institute |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | ALEPREVENT Trial |
| Funding Source: | Roche |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | Louisville Healthy Heart Study: exposure to environmental aldehydes and cardiovascular disease risk |
| Funding Source: | Anthem |
| Role: | Co-PI |
| Title: | Louisville Healthy Heart Study: exposure to environmental aldehydes and cardiovascular disease risk |
| Funding Source: | Anthem |
| Role: | CO-I |
| Title: | PARADISE MI |
| Funding Source: | NOVARTIS |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | STRENGTH Trial |
| Funding Source: | Astra Zeneca |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | CARMELINA Trial |
| Funding Source: | Boehringer Ingelheim |
| Role: | PI |
| Title: | ISCHEMIA Trial |
| Funding Source: | NIH |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ali, A, Bourdillon, M, Ali, HR, Song, J, Koutroumpakis, E, Jewani, P, Khalaf, SZ, Hamzeh, IR, Kumar, S, Palaskas, NL, Durand, J, Iliescu, C. CardioMEMS guided heart failure management in cardio-oncology patients. Cardio-Oncology 11(1), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40682155.
- Ynalvez, LA, Iliescu, C, Hamzeh, IR, Deswal, A, Palaskas, NL. Treating a Metastatic Pericardial Tumor. JACC: Case Reports 30(17), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40615195.
- Slater, J, Maron, DJ, Jones, PG, Bangalore, S, Reynolds, HR, Fu, Z, Stone, GW, Kirby, R, Hochman, JS, Spertus, JA, Mavromatis, K, Linefsky, J, Miller, T, Banerjee, S, Newman, JD, Donnino, RM, Saric, M, Abdul-Nour, K, Stone, PH, Jang, JJ, Yee, G, Weitz, S, Arnold, S, O'Keefe, J, Shapiro, MD, Fein, SA, Torosoff, MT, Lyubarova, R, Mookherjee, S, Drzymalski, K, McFalls, EO, Garcia, SA, Bertog, SC, Siddiqui, RA, Ishani, A, Hansen, RA, Khouri, MG, Goldberg, JL, Goldweit, R, Cohen, RA, Mirrer, B, Navarro, V, Winchester, DE, Kronenberg, MW, McFarren, C, Heitner, JF, Dauber, IM, Cannan, C, Sudarshan, S, Hamzeh, IR. Evaluating the Appropriate Use Criteria for Coronary Revascularization in Stable Ischemic Heart Disease Using Randomized Data From the ISCHEMIA Trial. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 18(3):e010849, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40008421.
- Reynolds, HR, Page, CB, Shaw, LJ, Berman, DS, Chaitman, B, Picard, MH, Kwong, RY, Min, JK, Leipsic, J, Mancini, GB, Budoff, MJ, Hague, C, Senior, R, Szwed, H, Bhargava, B, Celutkiene, J, Gadkari, MA, Bainey, KR, Doerr, R, Ramos, R, Ong, P, Naik, S, Steg, PG, Goetschalckx, K, Chow, BJ, Scherrer-Crosbie, M, Phillips, LM, Mark, D, Spertus, JA, Alexander, KP, O'Brien, S, Boden, WE, Bangalore, S, Stone, GW, Maron, DJ, Hochman, JS, Mavromatis, K, Linefsky, J, Miller, T, Banerjee, S, Newman, JD, Donnino, RM, Saric, M, Abdul-Nour, K, Stone, PH, Jang, JJ, Yee, G, Weitz, S, Arnold, S, Hamzeh, IR. Relationship Between Severity of Ischemia and Coronary Artery Disease for Different Stress Test Modalities in the ISCHEMIA Trial. Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions 17(12):e013743, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39689188.
- Ahmed O, King NE, Qureshi MA, Choudhry AA, Osama M, Zehner C, Ali A, Hamzeh IR, Palaskas NL, Thompson KA, Koutroumpakis E, Deswal A, Yusuf SW. Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis: a clinical and pathophysiological reappraisal. Eur Heart J 46(3):236-249, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39565324.
- Ali A, Caldwell R, Pina G, Beinart N, Jensen G, Yusuf SW, Koutroumpakis E, Hamzeh I, Khalaf S, Iliescu C, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Elevated IL-6 and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Myocarditis. Diseases 12(5), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38785743.
- Ullah, W, Haq, S, Zahid, S, Gowda, SN, Ottman, P, Saleem, S, Hamzeh, IR, Virani, SS, Alam, M, Fischman, DL. Safety and Efficacy of Colchicine in Patients with Stable CAD and ACS. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs 21(6):659-668, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34151410.
- Ullah W, Zahid S, Hamzeh I, Birnbaum Y, Virani SS, Alam M. Trends and Predictors of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Related In-Hospital Mortality (From the National Inpatient Sample Database). Am J Cardiol 143:97-103, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33359229.
- Cochran JM, Jia X, Kaczmarek J, Staggers KA, Rifai MA, Hamzeh IR, Birnbaum Y. Direct Oral Anticoagulants in the Treatment of Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Retrospective, Multicenter Study and Meta-Analysis of Existing Data. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 26(2):173-178, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33078629.
- Pandey Y, Owen B, Birnbaum G, Tabbaa R, Hamzeh I, Lakkis N, Kayani W. Multivessel Traumatic Coronary Artery Dissection After a Motor Vehicle Accident with Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Case Rep 2(15):2295-2298, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 34317158.
- Amidi O, Siebert VRJ, Allison J, Hamzeh IR. Cardiac Eosinophilic Masses in Man with Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis. Tex Heart Inst J 47(4):337-338, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33472240.
- Sudhakar D, Kamran H, Chen N, Mims M, Hamzeh I. A Sticky Situation: Aortic Valve Thrombus in Patient with Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome and Immune Thrombocytopenia. Am J Med 133(8):e393-e395, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31987800.
- Mahtta D, Ahmed ST, Shah NR, Ramsey DJ, Akeroyd JM, Nasir K, Hamzeh IR, Elgendy IY, Waldo SW, Al-Mallah MH, Jneid H, Ballantyne CM, Petersen LA, Virani SS. Facility-Level Variation in Cardiac Stress Test Use Among Patients With Diabetes: Findings From the Veterans Affairs National Database. Diabetes Care 43(5):e58-e60, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32161052.
- Khan MR, Kayani WT, Manan M, Munir A, Hamzeh I, Virani SS, Birnbaum Y, Jneid H, Alam M. Comparison of surgical versus transcatheter aortic valve replacement for patients with aortic stenosis at low-intermediate risk. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther 10(2):135-144, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32420093.
- Del Castillo M, Hamzeh I, Birnbaum Y. Tall R Waves in Precordial Electrocardiogram Leads. Tex Heart Inst J 47(1):47-48, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32148455.
- Allison JD, Zehner C, Jia X, Hamzeh IR, Alam M, Nair A, Birnbaum Y. Assessing the Validity of Echocardiographic Criteria for Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension. Cardiology 145(11):703-709, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33032287.
- Khalid U, Bandeali S, Jones PG, Virani SS, Hira R, Hamzeh I, Chan PS, Kleiman NS, Lakkis N, Alam M. Prescription Patterns of Clopidogrel, Prasugrel, and Ticagrelor After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Stent Implantation (from the NCDR PINNACLE Registry). Am J Cardiol 124(12):1807-1812, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31668345.
- Singh M, Hanis CL, Redline S, Ballantyne CM, Hamzeh I, Aguilar D. Sleep apnea and galectin-3: possible sex-specific relationship. Sleep Breath 23(4):1107-1114, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30721387.
- Trang A, Kampangkaew J, Fernandes R, Tiwana J, Misra A, Hamzeh I, Blaustein A, Aguilar D, Shah T, Ballantyne C, Quinones M, Nagueh SF, Dokanish H, Virani SS, Deswal A, Kirkpatrick JN, Nambi V. Understanding by General Providers of the Echocardiogram Report. Am J Cardiol 124(2):296-302, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31104774.
- McBride CL, Assalita S, Bolanos A, Hamzeh I. An Audaciously Aneurysmal Atrium. CASE (Phila) 2(2):73-76, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30062315.
- Maini R, Lim J, Liu J, Birnbaum I, Mirza F, Lakkis N, Hamzeh I. A Double Whammy: Severe Aortic Stenosis and Cocaine Overwhelm the Mitral Valve. Methodist Debakey Cardiovasc J 14(1):63-65, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29623174.
- Khan MR, Kayani WT, Ahmad W, Hira RS, Virani SS, Hamzeh I, Jneid H, Lakkis N, Alam M. Meta-Analysis of Comparison of 5-Year Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Versus Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in Patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery in the Era of Drug-eluting Stents. Am J Cardiol 120(9):1514-1520, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28886851.
- Allison JD, Macedo FY, Hamzeh IR, Birnbaum Y. Correlation of right atrial enlargement on ECG to right atrial volume by echocardiography in patients with pulmonary hypertension. J Electrocardiol 50(5):555-560, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28511781.
- Liu G, Khalid U, Birnbaum Y, Hamzeh IR. A heartbreaking pleasure. Int J Cardiol 204:177-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26666345.
- DeJarnett N, Yeager R, Conklin DJ, Lee J, O'Toole TE, McCracken J, Abplanalp W, Srivastava S, Riggs DW, Hamzeh I, Wagner S, Chugh A, DeFilippis A, Ciszewski T, Wyatt B, Becher C, Higdon D, Ramos KS, Tollerud DJ, Myers JA, Rai SN, Shah J, Zafar N, Krishnasamy SS, Prabhu SD, Bhatnagar A. Residential Proximity to Major Roadways Is Associated With Increased Levels of AC133+ Circulating Angiogenic Cells. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 35(11):2468-77, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26293462.
- Maini R, Dadu RT, Addison D, Cunningham L, Hamzeh I, Wall M, Lakkis N, Tabbaa R. Isolated perforation of left coronary cusp after blunt chest trauma. Case Rep Cardiol 2015:235629, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25802765.
- DeJarnett N, Conklin DJ, Riggs DW, Myers JA, O'Toole TE, Hamzeh I, Wagner S, Chugh A, Ramos KS, Srivastava S, Higdon D, Tollerud DJ, DeFilippis A, Becher C, Wyatt B, McCracken J, Abplanalp W, Rai SN, Ciszewski T, Xie Z, Yeager R, Prabhu SD, Bhatnagar A. Acrolein exposure is associated with increased cardiovascular disease risk. J Am Heart Assoc 3(4), 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25099132.
- Huang HD, Alam M, Hamzeh I, Virani S, Deswal A, Aguilar D, Rogers P, Kougias P, Birnbaum Y, Paniagua D, Kar B, Ballantyne C, Bozkurt B, Jneid H. Patients with severe chronic kidney disease benefit from early revascularization after acute coronary syndrome. Int J Cardiol 168(4):3741-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23845772.
- Tricoci P, Huang Z, Held C, Moliterno DJ, Armstrong PW, de Werf FV, White HD, Aylward PE, Wallentin L, Chen E, Lokhnygina Y, Pei J, Leonardi S, Rorick TL, Kilian AM, K Jennings LH, Ambrosio G, Bode C, Cequier A, Cornel JH, Diaz R, Erkan A, Huber K, Hudson MP, Jiang L, J Wouter Jukema J, Lewis BS, A Michael Lincoff A, Montalescot G, Nicolau JC, Ogawa H, Pfisterer M, Prieto JC, Ruzyllo W, Sinnaeve PR, Storey RF, Valgimigli M, Whellan DJ, Widimsky P, Strony J, Harrington RA, Mahaffey KW, Investigators T. Thrombin-receptor antagonist vorapaxar in acute coronary syndromes, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22077816.
- Hamzeh I, Rashid A, Shaib F, Dawn B. Pulmonary vein stenosis due to a compressive malignant tumor detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Circulation 123(3):349-50, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21263008.
Review Articles
- Krittanawong C, Maitra NS, Hassan Virk HU, Farrell A, Hamzeh I, Arya B, Pressman GS, Wang Z, Marwick TH. Normal Ranges of Right Atrial Strain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 16(3):282-294, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36648033.
- Liu, J, Virani, SS, Alam, M, Denktas, A, Hamzeh, IR, Khalid, U. Coronavirus disease-19 and cardiovascular disease. Reviews in Medical Virology 31(3), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 32959951.
- Pei DT, Liu J, Yaqoob M, Ahmad W, Bandeali SS, Hamzeh IR, Virani SS, Hira RS, Lakkis NM, Alam M. Meta-Analysis of Catheter Directed Ultrasound-Assisted Thrombolysis in Pulmonary Embolism. Am J Cardiol 124(9):1470-1477, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31492420.
- Khan MR, Kayani WT, Ahmad W, Manan M, Hira RS, Hamzeh I, Jneid H, Virani SS, Kleiman N, Lakkis N, Alam M. Effect of increasing age on percutaneous coronary intervention vs coronary artery bypass grafting in older adults with unprotected left main coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis and meta-regression. Clin Cardiol 42(11):1071-1078, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31486094.
- Hoang V, Grounds J, Pham D, Virani S, Hamzeh I, Qureshi AM, Lakkis N, Alam M. The Role of Intracoronary Plaque Imaging with Intravascular Ultrasound, Optical Coherence Tomography, and Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Curr Atheroscler Rep 18(9):57, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27485540.
Other Articles
- Kim, SE, Koh, S, Hamzeh, IR A Left Atrial Mass in the Time of COVID. American Journal of Medicine 135(4):448-452, 2022. PMID: 34813737.
Abstracts
- Singh S, Miller C, Song J, Ali A, Cervoni-Curet F, Iliescu C, Khalaf S, Hamzeh I, Palaskas NL, Deswal A, Becnel M, Koutroumpakis E. Echocardiographic Assessment of the Left and Right Atrium in Systemic AL Amyloidosis With and Without Cardiac Involvement. ACC.24, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Bourdillon M, Ali A, Reardon MJ, Hamzeh I, Palaskas N, Deswal A, Khalaf S. Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Characterizing a Large Right Atrial Mass. ACC.24 83(13):4082, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Thoman WS, Gilmore KR, Chapman PH, Bi W, Mistry H, Mullen E, Deswal A, Hamzeh I, Alma Rodriguez AM. Concordance analysis between practice and algorithm recommendations for cardiac screening in a cohort of high-risk lymphoma survivors. 2023 ASCO Quality Care Symposium 19(11), 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Ghosh A, Ali A, Song J, Wanna C, Niku A, Palaskas NL, Hamzeh I, Iliescu C, Karimzadehnajar K, Deswal A. Atrial Fibrillation is Associated with Almost a Three-Fold increase in Mortality Risk in Patients with Biopsy - Proven Cardiac AL Amyloidosis. ACC.23 81(8):2322, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Ali A, Pina G, Zaman Shah KM, Koutroumpakis E, Hamzeh I, Yusuf SW, Iliescu C, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Clinical HF, Cardiac Filling Pressures on Invasive Hemodynamics and NTPROBNP Levels in Patients in Patients with Immune Checkpoint Myocarditis. ACC.23 81(8):2284, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Pei D, Ulhaq O, Go R, Ali A, Khalaf S, Hamzeh I, Koutroumpakis E, Iliescu C, Deswal A, Palaskas NL. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Cancer Treated With Ponatinib. ACC.23 81(8 Supplement):2204, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- N Lakkis N, I Hamzeh I, J Bobek J, J Farmer J. Safety and efficacy of titrating tirofiban in patients undergoing PCI. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL(22):679-679, 2022. e-Pub 2022.
- W Ullah W, N Thalambedu N, S Zahid S, S Saleem S, D Johnson D, Z Ali Z, D Haas D, Hamzeh I, Birnbaum Y, Virani S, Alam M. SEPTAL MYECTOMY OR ALCOHOL ABLATION FOR HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY: A NATIONWIDE INPATIENT SAMPLE (NIS) DATABASE ANALYSIS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 77 (18_Supplement_1):1111-1111, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- W Ullah W, S Zahid S, D Fischman D, I Hamzeh I, Y Birnbaum Y, S Virani S, M Alam M. TREND AND PREDICTORS OF TAVI RELATED IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY-A NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE DATABASE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 77 (18_Supplement_1):1120-1120, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
- A Patel A, J Liu J, S Assalita S, I Hamzeh I. A STICKY QUAGMIRE: LYTICS OR SURGERY?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75 (11_Supplement_1):2510-2510, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- D Mahtta D, ST Ahmed ST, N Shah N, DJ Ramsey DJ, JM Akeroyd JM, K Nasir K, Hamzeh I, Elgendy I, Waldo S, Al-Mallah M, Jneid H, Ballantyne C, Peterson L, Virani S. Facility-Level Variation in Cardiac Stress Test Utilization among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Findings from the Veterans Affairs National Database. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75 (11_Supplement_1):1994-1994, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- J Kampangkaew J, N Nowalk N, I Hamzeh I. Using an Electronic Clinical Support Tool to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes(12 (Suppl_1)):A137-A137, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Patel A, Liu J, Assalita S, Hamzeh I. A STICKY QUAGMIRE: LYTICS OR SURGERY?. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 75 (11_Supplement_1):2510-2510, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Khan MR, Kayani WT, Ahmad W, Siddiqui S, Shahzad SA, Mumtaz SA, Manan M, Hira RS, Hamzeh I, Jneid H, Virani SS, Kleiman N, Alam M. COMPARISON OF PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION VERSUS CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING IN OLDER ADULTS WITH UNPROTECTED LEFT MAIN CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A META-ANALYSIS AND METAREGRESSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73 (9 Supplement 1) 2133:DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(19)32739-1, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Pei D, Hamzeh I, Alam M, Virani S, Lakkis NM. Ultrasound Assisted Thrombolysis in Massive and Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Comprehensive Meta-analysis of 2,135 Patients". SCAI 2019, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Amidi O, Siebert V, Allison J, Hamzeh I. EOSINOPHILIC MASSES: CARDIAC MANIFESTATIONS IN EOSINOPHILIC GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 73 (9 Supplement 1) 2366:DOI:10.1016/S0735-1097(19)32972-9, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Cochran JM, Jia X, Hamzeh I, Birnbaum AY. Direct Oral Anticoagulant Use for Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Single Center Experience. AHA 2018 Volume 138(Issue Suppl_1. 2018), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Jia X, Wong D, Hamzeh I, Virani S, Lakkis N, Alam M. Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Human Immune Deficiency Virus after Coronary Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. ACC 2017, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Alam M, Khan M, Ahmad W, Hamzeh I, Virani S, Jneid H, Denktas A, Lakkis N. Long Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in 6,637 patients with Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in the era of Drug Eluting Stents: A Meta- Analysis. SCAI 2017, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Trang A, Kampangkaew J, Misra A, Hamzeh I, Blaustein A, Aguilar D, Shah T, Ballantyne C, Quinones M, Nagueh SF, Dokanish H, Virani SS, Deswal A, Nambi V. Assessment of Echocardiogram Report Interpretation by General Providers. AHA 2017(136:A18084), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- M Khan M, W Ahmed W, M Manan M, I Hamzeh I, S Virani S, N Lakkis N, M Alam M. Comparison of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention and Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting for Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in Patients with Diabetes: A Meta-analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 70 (18S):B78-B78, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Allison J, Macedo F, Hamzeh I, Birnbaum Y. CORRELATION OF RIGHT ATRIAL ENLARGEMENT ON ECG TO RIGHT ATRIAL VOLUME BY ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 69 (11 Supplement) 1886:DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(17)35275-0, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Khan M, Kayani W, Dadu R, Virani S, Hamzeh I, Jneid H, Alam M, El-Refai M, Lakkis N. Short and Long Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention vs. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting in older (>70 years) patients with unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease in the era of Drug eluting stents. ACC 2016, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Pham D, Hoang V, Addison D, Ahmed A, Hira R, Hamzeh I, Virani S, Lakkis N, Alam M. Radial versus Femoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Meta-Analysis of 38,587 Patients. ACC 2015:2104-274, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Bandeali SJ, Soomro A, Virani S, Bandeali SS, Hira R, Bassett S, Cota F, Hamzeh I, Jneid H, Nayak A, Ballantyne C, Lakkis N, Alam M. Impact of Short versus Long Duration Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Clinical Outcomes: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis of All Randomized Clinical Trials. ACC 2015:1139-090, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Kumar A, Virani S, Bassett S, Alam M, Hira RS, Paniagua D, Denktas A, Hamzeh I, Levine G, Ballantyne C, Deswal A, Bozkurt B, Jneid H. Persistent Thrombocytopenia after Myocardial Infarction is Associated with Increased Short- and Long-Term Mortality. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Ray Yeager II, MPH, DeJarnett N, PhD, MPH, Conklin D, PhD, Tollerud DJ, MD, MPH, Abplanalp W, PhD, O'Toole T, PhD, Myers JA, PhD, MSPH, Ramos K, MD, PhD, Lee J, PhD, McCracken J, PhD, Srivastava S, PhD, Hamzeh I, MD Stephen Wagner MD, MD, Chugh A, MD, Defilippis A, MD, MSc, Becher C, MPH 2 MPH, Higdon D, MSN, ANP-BC, Wyatt B, MPH, Ciszewski T, 2 M, Riggs D, MS, Bhatnagar A, PhD. Levels of Early Circulating Angiogenic Cells Associated with Geographic Metrics of Roadway Exposure. 142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Yousif A, Addison D, Lakkis N, Rosengart T, Birnbaum Y, Virani SS, Hamzeh I, Alam AM. Is Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) with Cardiopulmonary bypass support (On-pump) superior to CABG without bypass support (Off-pump) in the High-Risk? : A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). American Heart Association 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Yaqoob M, Hamzeh IR, Mumtaz SA, Shehzad SA, Lakkis NM, Alam M. Ultrasound–Assisted Catheter Directed Thrombolysis in Massive and Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism: A Meta-analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology 64 (11S), 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Ahmed, A, Pham, D, Virani, S, Hamzeh, I, Jneid, H, Lakkis, N, Alam, Mahboob. Does gender still influence mortality post percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)? A meta-analysis of the impact of gender on PCI outcomes. American Heart Association Annual Meeting, 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- M Alam M, M Yaqoob M, IR Hamzeh IR, SS Virani SS, RS Hira RS, SS Bandeali SS, AHA 2014 AHA. Hemodynamic Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Catheter Directed Thrombolysis (UCDT) in Patients with Massive or Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism. AHA 2014 Circulation 130 (suppl_2):A19534-A19534, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- A Kumar A, S Virani S, S Bassett S, M Alam M, R Hira R, A Caruso A, D Paniagua D, Denktas A, Hamzeh I, Levine G, Ballantyne C, Deswal A, Bozkurt B, Jneid H. Persistent Thrombocytopenia after Myocardial Infarction is Associated with Increased Short-and Long-Term Mortality. AHA 2014 Circulation 130 (suppl_2):A19771-A19771, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Yousif A, Addison D, Lakkis N, Rosengart T, Birnbaum Y, Virani SS, Hamzeh I, Alam AM. Is Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) with Cardiopulmonary bypass support (On-pump) superior to CABG without bypass support (Off-pump) in the High-Risk?: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs). American Heart Association 2014, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Alam M, Yaqoob M, Hamzeh IR, Virani SS, Hira RS, Bandeali SS, AHA. Hemodynamic Effects of Ultrasound-Guided Catheter Directed Thrombolysis (UCDT) in Patients With Massive or Sub-Massive Pulmonary Embolism. AHA 2014 Circulation 130 (suppl_2):A19534-A19534, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Alnabki Z, MD, Bhatia N, MD, Sayfo S, MD, Vongooru H, MD, Birks E, McCants KC, MD, Hamzeh I, MD. Concomitant Sildenafil and Nitrates for Treatment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Heart Failure could be Safe. 17th Annual Scientific meeting of the Heart Failure Society of America 2013, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- Hira RS, Huang HD, Hamzeh I, Alam M, Paniagua D, Kar B, Bakaeen F, Rosengart T, Ballantyne C, Bozkurt B, Virani SS, Deswal A, Jneid H. Safety of Deferral of Revascularization Following Invasive Assessment of Intermediate Left Main Coronary Artery Disease. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 2013, 2013. e-Pub 2013.
- DeJarnett N, J Conklin MD, Myers PJ, Hamzeh PI, Wagner MS, E O’Toole MT, Chugh PA, Zahn MM, Tollerud MD, MD, P DeFilippis MA, MD, Higdon MD, MSN, Becher AC, Wyatt MB, Ciszewski MT, Riggs BD, McCracken MJ, Abplanalp PW, D Prabhu BS, Aruni Bhatnagar MA, PhD. Decreased Levels of Circulating “Early” Vascular Progenitor Cells are Associated with Cardiovascular Disease Risk. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 2012, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Bhatnagar A, DeJarnett PN, J Conklin MD, J Tollerud PD, MD, Wagner MS, Hamzeh MI, Chugh MA, A Myers MJ, Becher PC, Higdon BD, MSN, Wyatt AB, Abplanalp MW, McCracken BJ, Ciszewski PT, Riggs BD, Sumanth Prabhu MA, MD. Contribution of tobacco smoke constituent acrolein to circulating endothelial progenitor cell levels in humans. Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, 2012, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- DeJarnett N, MPH, Conklin D, PhD, Myers JA, PhD, Hamzeh I, MD, Wagner S, MD, Chugh A, MD, Zahn M, MD, Tollerud DJ, MD, MPH, Higdon D, MSN, ANP-BC, Becher C, MPH, Wyatt B, MPH, Ciszewski T, BSS, Riggs D, MS, Prabhu S, MD and Aruni Bhatnagar MD, PhD. Traditional cardiovascular disease risk factors predict acrolein metabolite level in a population-based study. American Public Health Association, 2012, 2012. e-Pub 2012.
- Rehman A, MD, MRCP, Sharma U, MD, Hamzeh IR, MD. A peculiar case of anomalous left coronary circulation originating from the right coronary cusp. ACC Kentucky Chapter 2011, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- DeJarnett N, MPH, Prabhu S, MD, Bhatnagar A, PhD, Tollerud DJ, MD, MPH, Wagner S, MD, Hamzeh I, MD, Chugh A, MD, Zahn M, MD, Troutman A, MD, MPH, MA, CPH, Myers JA, PhD, Becher C, BA, Higdon D, MSN, ANP-BC, Wyatt B, MPH, Abplanalp W, BS, McCracken J, PhD, Ciszewski T, BSS, Riggs D, MS, Conklin D, PhD. Contribution of air pollutant combustion product acrolein to circulating endothelial progenitor cell level and cardiovascular disease risk. American Public Health Association annual meeting 2011, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Hamzeh I, Lakkis N. Chest pain characteristics in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome admitted to a county hospital and the racial variations, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- Usmani A, Manickavasagam S, Hamzeh, I. Stress Cardiomyopathy Presenting as Cardiac Arrest in the Operating Room. ACC Kentucky Chapter 2011, 2011. e-Pub 2011.
- F Shaib F, J Mehta J, Y Shaw Y, M Cirino-Marcano M, I Hamzeh I. The oxygen desaturation index: a valuable parameter from nocturnal pulse oximetry monitoring. American College of Chest Physicians(Chest 132 (4), 647B), 2007. e-Pub 2007.
- FH Shaib FH, IR Hamzeh IR, B Patel B. Metabolic acidosis and increased osmolal gap with lorazepam infusion. American College of Chest Physicians 2002(Chest 122 (4), 230S), 2002. e-Pub 2002.
- Hamzeh I, Farmer J, Lakkis N. Early invasive bs conservative strategies in patients with acute coronary syndrome at a county hospital: effects of early treatment with GP IIb /IIIa inhibitors, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
- Hamzeh I, Lakkis N. Life threatening sinus node arrest associated with concomitant use of Verapamil and Clonidine, a case report, 2001. e-Pub 2001.
Book Chapters
- Hamzeh I, MD. Sleep apnea and the Heart. In: Cardiology Secrets. 5th. ELSEVIER, Levine, 2018.
- Hamzeh, IR, Shaib, F. Sleep apnea and the heart, 453-456, 2017.
- Chatterjee A, Bhatia N, Hamzeh I. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. In: The 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer, 2016.
- Chatterjee, A, Bhatia, N, Hamzeh, IR. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, 2015.
- Chatterjee A, Bhatia N, Hamzeh I. Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. In: The 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Wolters Kluwer, 2015.
- Chatterjee A, Alnabaki Z, Hamzeh I. Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis. In: The 5-Minute Clinical Consult. Lippincott William & Wilkins, 2013.
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