Syed Wamique Yusuf, MBBS, FRCPI, FACC
Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine
About Dr. Yusuf
Dr. S.Wamique Yusuf is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He obtained his medical degree from Dow Medical College in Karachi, Pakistan and pursued his Internal Medicine training in the United Kingdom. His research included prospective studies on the effect of helicobacter pylori on fibrinogen level in elderly population with coronary artery disease and impact of spironolacatone on quality of life in elderly patients with heart failure. He moved to USA in 1996 and completed his cardiology fellowship at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He is a member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and a fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He serves as the Director of the Cardiology Fellowship Program and the Program Co-Director for the ACC Cardiovascular Board Review.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Professor, Texas A&M University, Houston, TX
Professor, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Acute myocardial infarction in cancer patients
Management of coronary artery disease
Valvular heart disease in cancer patients
Cardiovascular side effects of radiation therapy
Pulmonary embolism in cancer patients
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1986 | Dow Medical College, Karachi, PAK, MBBS, Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 1998-2001 | Cardiology Fellow, University of Texas, Houston, TX |
| 1996-1998 | Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX |
| 1993-1996 | Registrar, Department of Medicine, Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, England |
Board Certifications
| 2003 | American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease |
| 2000 | American Internal Board of Medicine |
| 1993 | Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2009 - 2016
Assistant Professor, Department of Department of Cardiology, Division of Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2001 - 2009
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Internal Medicine and Cancer Survivorship Grand Rounds Planning Committee, 2014 - Present
Representative, Credential Committee of the Medical Staff, 2010 - 2016
Representative, Faculty Appeals Panel Committee, 2009 - Present
Member, Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, 2006 - 2008
Member, Clinical Research Committee for Internal Medicine, 2006 - 2010
Honors & Awards
| 2000 | Physician Recognition Award for Continuing Medical Education, American Medical Association |
| 1995 | First Prize for Research, Derby Medical Society |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- 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.
- Kotla S, Zhang A, Imanishi M, Ko KA, Lin SH, Gi YJ, Moczygemba M, Isgandarova S, Schadler KL, Chung C, Milgrom SA, Banchs J, Yusuf SW, Amaya DN, Guo H, Thomas TN, Shen YH, Deswal A, Herrmann J, Kleinerman ES, Entman ML, Cooke JP, Schifitto G, Maggirwar SB, McBeath E, Gupte AA, Krishnan S, Patel ZS, Yoon Y, Burks JK, Fujiwara K, Brookes PS, Le NT, Hamilton DJ, Abe JI. Nucleus-mitochondria positive feedback loop formed by ERK5 S496 phosphorylation-mediated poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase activation provokes persistent pro-inflammatory senescent phenotype and accelerates coronary atherosclerosis after chemo-radiation. Redox Biol 47:102132, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34619528.
- Grable C, Yusuf S, Song J, Viola GM, Ulhaq O, Banchs J, Jensen CT, Goel H, Hassan S. Characteristics of infective endocarditis in a cancer population. Open Heart 8(2), 2021. PMID: 34344722.
- Abe RJ, Savage H, Imanishi M, Banerjee P, Kotla S, Paez-Mayorga J, Taunton J, Fujiwara K, Won JH, Yusuf SW, Palaskas NL, Banchs J, Lin SH, Schadler KL, Abe JI, Le NT. Corrigendum: p90RSK-MAGI1 Module Controls Endothelial Permeability by Post-translational Modifications of MAGI1 and Hippo Pathway. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:663486, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33681312.
- Bravo-Jaimes K, Palaskas NL, Banchs J, Abelhad NI, Altaf A, Gouni S, Song J, Hassan SA, Iliescu C, Deswal A, Yusuf SW. Rate of Progression of Aortic Stenosis in Patients With Cancer. Front Cardiovasc Med 8:644264, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33816575.
- Wang X, Palaskas NL, Yusuf SW, Abe JI, Lopez-Mattei J, Banchs J, Gladish GW, Lee P, Liao Z, Deswal A, Lin SH. Incidence and Onset of Severe Cardiac Events After Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer. J Thorac Oncol 15(10):1682-1690, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32599073.
- Quintana RA, Bui LP, Moudgil R, Palaskas N, Hassan S, Abe JI, Mouhayar E, Yusuf SW, Hernandez A, Banchs J. Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in Cardio-Oncology and Beyond. Tex Heart Inst J 47(2):96-107, 2020. PMID: 32603473.
- Abe RJ, Savage H, Imanishi M, Banerjee P, Kotla S, Paez-Mayorga J, Taunton J, Fujiwara K, Won JH, Yusuf SW, Palaskas NL, Banchs J, Lin SH, Schadler KL, Abe JI, Le NT. p90RSK-MAGI1 Module Controls Endothelial Permeability by Post-translational Modifications of MAGI1 and Hippo Pathway. Front Cardiovasc Med 7:542485, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33304925.
- Milgrom SA, Varghese B, Gladish GW, Choi AD, Dong W, Patel ZS, Chung CC, Rao A, Pinnix CC, Gunther JR, Dabaja BS, Lin SH, Hoffman KE, Huff JL, Slagowski J, Abe JI, Iliescu CA, Banchs J, Yusuf SW, Lopez-Mattei JC. Coronary Artery Dose-Volume Parameters Predict Risk of Calcification After Radiation Therapy. J Cardiovasc Imaging 27(4):268-279, 2019. PMID: 31614398.
- Kitkungvan D, Kalluru D, Lunagariya A, Sanchez L, Yusuf SW, Hassan S, Palaskas N, Mouhayar E, Banchs J. Safety of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Patients with Thrombocytopenia. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 32(8):1010-1015, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31239084.
- Palaskas N, Morgan J, Daigle T, Banchs J, Durand JB, Hong D, Naing A, Le H, Hassan SA, Karimzad K, Mouhayar E, Kim P, Lopez-Mattei J, Thompson K, Yusuf SW, Iliescu C. Targeted Cancer Therapies With Pericardial Effusions Requiring Pericardiocentesis Focusing on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. Am J Cardiol 123(8):1351-1357, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30765065.
- Desai R, Abbas SA, Goyal H, Durairaj A, Fong HK, Hung O, Sachdeva R, Barac A, Yusuf SW, Kumar G. Frequency of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in Adult Patients Receiving Chemotherapy (from a 5-Year Nationwide Inpatient Study). Am J Cardiol 123(4):667-673, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30538037.
- Kitkungvan D, Yusuf SW, Moudgil R, Palaskas N, Guindani M, Juhee S, Hassan S, Sanchez L, Banchs J. Echocardiographic measures associated with the presence of left ventricular thrombus in patients with chemotherapy-related cardiac dysfunction. Echocardiography 35(10):1512-1518, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30005128.
- 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.
- Nassif T, Banchs J, Yusuf SW, Mouhayar E. Acute haemorrhagic tamponade in cancer patients receiving direct oral anticoagulant: case series. Eur Heart J Case Rep 1(2):ytx018, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 31020076.
- Hassan SA, Yusuf SW, Sharma J, Khan J, Guindani M, Valero V, Chavez-McGregor M, Banchs J. Predictors of left ventricular systolic function recovery in the setting of sinus tachycardia in patients with cancer. Echocardiography 34(1):29-36, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 27767228.
- Munoz E, Iliescu G, Vejpongsa P, Charitakis K, Karimzad K, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy: "Good News" in Cancer Patients?. J Am Coll Cardiol 68(10):1143-4, 2016. PMID: 27585514.
- 39. Escalante CP, Chang YC, Liao K, Rouleau T, Halm J, Bossi P, Bhadriraju S, Brito-Dellan N, Sahai S, Yusuf SW, Zalpour A, Elting LS. Meta-Analysis of Cardiovascular Toxicity Risks In Cancer Patients on Selected Target Agents. Mucositis Study Group of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016.
- Shinn EH, Valentine A, Jethanandani A, Basen-Engquist K, Fellman B, Urbauer D, Atkinson E, Yusuf SW, Lenihan D, Woods ML, Kies MS, Sood AK, Carmack C, Morrison WH, Gillenwater A, Sturgis EM, Garden AS. Depression and Oropharynx Cancer Outcome. Psychosom Med 78(1):38-48, 2016. PMID: 26632757.
- Guo Y, Koshy S, Hui D, Palmer JL, Shin K, Bozkurt M, Yusuf SW. Prognostic Value of Heart Rate Variability in Patients With Cancer. J Clin Neurophysiol 32(6):516-20, 2015. PMID: 26629761.
- 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.
- Wang H, Liao Z, Zhuang Y, Liu Y, Levy LB, Xu T, Yusuf SW, Gomez DR. Incidental Receipt of Cardiac Medications and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Stage III Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer After Definitive Radiotherapy. Clin Lung Cancer 16(2):128-36, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25450873.
- Argula RG, Negi SI, Banchs J, Yusuf SW. Role of a 12-lead electrocardiogram in the diagnosis of cardiac tamponade as diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography in patients with malignant pericardial effusion. Clin Cardiol 38(3):139-44, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25694103.
- 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.
- Gomez DR, Yusuf SW, Munsell MF, Welsh JW, Liao Z, Lin SH, Pan HY, Chang JY, Komaki R, Cox JD, McAleer MF, Grosshans DR. A Prospective Exploratory Analysis of Cardiac Biomarkers and Electrocardiogram Abnormalities in Patients Receiving Thoracic Radiation Therapy with High-Dose Heart Exposure. J Thorac Oncol 9(10):1554-1560, 2014.
- Guo Y, Palmer JL, Strasser F, Yusuf SW, Bruera E. Heart rate variability as a measure of autonomic dysfunction in men with advanced cancer. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 22(5):612-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23627642.
- Yusuf SW, Bathina JD, Qureshi S, Kaynak HE, Banchs J, Trent JC, Ravi V, Daher IN, Swafford J. Cardiac tumors in a tertiary care cancer hospital: clinical features, echocardiographic findings, treatment and outcomes. Heart Int 7(1):e4, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22690297.
- Fadol AP, Lech T, Bickford C, Yusuf SW. Pregnancy in a Patient With Cancer and Heart Failure: Challenges and Complexities. Journal of Advance Practitioner Oncology 3:85-93, 2012.
- Yusuf SW, Daraban N, Abbasi N, Lei X, Durand JB, Daher IN. Treatment and outcomes of acute coronary syndrome in the cancer population. Clin Cardiol 35(7):443-50, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22588943.
- Yusuf SW, Sarfaraz A, Durand JB, Swafford J, Daher IN. Management and outcomes of severe aortic stenosis in cancer patients. Am Heart J 161(6):1125-32, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21641359.
- Cutter DJ, Darby SC, Yusuf SW. Risks of heart disease after radiotherapy. Tex Heart Inst J 38(3):257-8, 2011. PMID: 21720464.
- Daher IN, Banchs J, Yusuf SW, Mouhayar E, Durand JB, Gladish G. Impact of cardiac computed tomographic angiography findings on planning of cancer therapy in patients with concomitant structural heart disease. Cardiol Res Pract 2011:268058, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21559257.
- Asher A, Palmer JL, Yadav RR, Yusuf SW, Konzen B, Bruera E, Guo Y. The Effects of a Brief Relaxation Program on Symptom Distress and Heart Rate Variability in Cancer Patients. PM R 2(7):636-641, 2010. PMID: 20659719.
- Fadul N, Strasser F, Palmer JL, Yusuf SW, Guo Y, Li Z, Allo J, Bruera E. The association between autonomic dysfunction and survival in male patients with advanced cancer: a preliminary report. J Pain Symptom Manage 39(2):283-90, 2010. PMID: 20152590.
- Bathina JD, Daher IN, Plana JC, Durand JB, Yusuf SW. Acute myocardial infarction associated with non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis. Texas Heart Institute Journal 37:208-12, 2010.
- Heir JS, Gottumukkala V, Singh M, Yusuf SW, Riedel B. Coronary stents and noncardiac surgery: current clinical challenges and conundrums. Prev Cardiol 13(1):8-13, 2010. PMID: 20021620.
- Yusuf SW, Iliescu C, Bathina JD, Daher IN, Durand JB. Antiplatelet therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome and thrombocytopenia. Texas Heart Institute 37(3):336-40, 2010.
- Daher IN, Bathina JD, Bukhari FJ, Yusuf SW. Saddle pulmonary embolism with normal right ventricular function: a treatment enigma. JRSM Short Rep 1(1):12, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21103104.
- Zalpour A, Hanzelka K, Patlan JT, Rozner MA, Yusuf SW. Saddle pulmonary embolism in a cancer patient with thrombocytopenia: a treatment dilemma. Cardiol Res Pract 2011:835750, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 21234423.
- Qazilbash MH, Amjad AI, Qureshi S, Qureshi SR, Saliba RM, Khan ZU, Hosing C, Giralt SA, De Lima MJ, Popat UR, Yusuf SW, Champlin RE. Outcome of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in patients with low left ventricular ejection fraction. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant 15(10):1265-70, 2009. e-Pub 2009.
- Gayed I, Gohar S, Liao Z, McAleer M, Bassett R, Yusuf SW. The clinical implications of myocardial perfusion abnormalities in patients with esophageal or lung cancer after chemoradiation therapy. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 25(5):487-95, 2009. PMID: 19234869.
- Gayed IW, Liu HH, Wei X, Liao Z, Yusuf SW, Chang JY, Bassett R, Komaki R. Patterns of cardiac perfusion abnormalities after Chemoradiotherapy in patients with lung cancer. J Thorac Oncol 4(2):179-84, 2009. PMID: 19179893.
- Chandra S, Lenihan DJ, Wei W, Yusuf SW, Tong AT. Myocardial perfusion imaging and cardiovascular outcomes in a cancer population. Tex Heart Inst J 36(3):205-13, 2009.
- Burjonroppa SC, Tong AT, Xiao LC, Johnson MM, Yusuf SW, Lenihan DJ. Cancer patients with markedly elevated B-type natriuretic peptide may not have volume overload. Am J Clin Oncol 30(3):287-93, 2007. PMID: 17551307.
- Sarkiss MG, Yusuf SW, Warneke CL, Botz G, Lakkis N, Hirch-Ginsburg C, Champion JC, Swafford J, Shaw AD, Lenihan DJ, Durand JB. Impact of aspirin therapy in cancer patients with thrombocytopenia and acute coronary syndromes. Cancer 109(3):621-7, 2007. PMID: 17167763.
- Strasser F, Palmer JL, Schover LR, Yusuf SW, Pisters K, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, DeGracia B, Willey JS, Bruera E. The impact of hypogonadism and autonomic dysfunction on fatigue, emotional function, and sexual desire in male patients with advanced cancer: a pilot study. Cancer 107(12):2949-57, 2006. PMID: 17103445.
- Gayed IW, Liu HH, Yusuf SW, Komaki R, Wei X, Wang X, Chang JY, Swafford J, Broemeling L, Liao Z. The prevalence of myocardial ischemia after concurrent chemoradiation therapy as detected by gated myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with esophageal cancer. J Nucl Med 47(11):1756-62, 2006. PMID: 17079807.
- Yusuf SW, Ali SS, Swafford J, Durand JB, Bodey GP, Chemaly RF, Kontoyiannis DP, Tarrand J, Rolston KV, Yeh E, Raad II, Safdar A. Culture-positive and culture-negative endocarditis in patients with cancer: a retrospective observational study, 1994-2004. Medicine (Baltimore) 85(2):86-94, 2006. PMID: 16609347.
- Yusuf SW, McLean KA, Mishra RA. Thrombolytic therapy for eligible elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction. Am Heart J 149(5):325-6; author reply e27, 2005. PMID: 15894948.
- Sdringola S, Nakagawa K, Nakagawa Y, Yusuf SW, Boccalandro F, Mullani N, Haynie M, Hess MJ, Gould KL. Combined intense lifestyle and pharmacologic lipid treatment further reduce coronary events and myocardial perfusion abnormalities compared with usual-care cholesterol-lowering drugs in coronary artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol 41:263-72, 2003. PMID: 12535820.
- Yusuf SW, Mishra RM. Effect of Helicobacter pylori infection on fibrinogen level in elderly patients with ischemic heart disease. Acta Cardiol 57:317-22, 2002. PMID: 12405567.
- Moustapha A, Assali AR, Sdringola S, Yusuf SW, Vaughn WK, Fish RD, Schroth GW, Krajcer Z, Rosales OR, Smalling RW, Anderson HV. Abciximab administration and clinical outcomes after percutaneous intervention for in-stent restenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 56:184-7, 2002. PMID: 12112910.
- Sdringola S, Assali AR, Ghani M, Moustapha A, Achour H, Yusuf SW, Fujise K, Rosales O, Schroth GW, Anderson HV, Smalling RW. Risk assessment of slow or no-reflow phenomenon in aortocoronary vein graft percutaneous intervention. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 54:318-24, 2001. PMID: 11747155.
- Yusuf, SW, Mishra RM. Use of Spironolactone in severe end stage congestive cardiac failure in elderly patients. Cardiology in the Elderly 4:105-109, 1996.
- Gul Z, Bashir Q, Cremer M, Yusuf SW, Gunaydin H, Arora S, Slone S, Nieto Y, Sherwani N, Parmar S, Shah N, Dinh YT, Hosing CM, Popat UR, Kebriaei P, Shpall EJ, Giralt SA, Champlin RE, Qazilbash MH. Short-term cardiac toxicity of autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplant for multiple myeloma. Leuk Lymphoma:1-3. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24882259.
- Daher IN, Kim C, Saleh RR, Plana JC, Yusuf SW, Banchs J. Prevalence of Abnormal Echocardiographic Findings in Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Evaluation of Echocardiography for Identifying Cardiac Abnormalities in Cancer Patients. Echocardiography. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21854439.
Invited Articles
- Raghunathan D, Palaskas NL, Yusuf SW, Eagle KA. Rise and fall of preoperative coronary revascularization. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 18(5):249-259, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32299259.
- Koutroumpakis E, Palaskas NL, Lin SH, Abe JI, Liao Z, Banchs J, Deswal A, Yusuf SW. Modern Radiotherapy and Risk of Cardiotoxicity. Chemotherapy 65(3-4):1-12, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33049738.
- Shoukat S, Zheng D, Yusuf SW. Cardiotoxicity Related to Radiation Therapy. Cardiol Clin 37(4):449-458, 2019. PMID: 31587786.
- Hassan SA, Palaskas NL, Agha AM, Iliescu C, Lopez-Mattei J, Chen C, Zheng H, Yusuf SW. Carcinoid Heart Disease: a Comprehensive Review. Curr Cardiol Rep 21(11):140, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31745664.
- Ghotra AS, Thompson K, Lopez-Mattei J, Bawa D, Hernandez R, Banchs J, Palaskas N, Iliescu C, Kim P, Yusuf SW, Hassan SA. Cardiovascular manifestations of Erdheim-Chester disease. Echocardiography 36(2):229-236, 2019. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30569522.
- Agha AM, Lopez-Mattei J, Donisan T, Balanescu D, Iliescu CA, Banchs J, Kim PY, Palaskas NL, Yusuf S, Gladish G, Hassan S. Multimodality imaging in carcinoid heart disease. Open Heart 6(1):e001060, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31245014.
- Venkatesulu BP, Mahadevan LS, Aliru ML, Yang X, Bodd MH, Singh PK, Yusuf SW, Abe JI, Krishnan S. Radiation-Induced Endothelial Vascular Injury: A Review of Possible Mechanisms. JACC Basic Transl Sci 3(4):563-572, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 30175280.
- Moudgil R, Hassan S, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Banchs J, Yusuf SW. Evolution of echocardiography in subclinical detection of cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction. Echocardiography 35(6):860-868, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29749652.
- 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.
- 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.
- Raghunathan D, Khilji MI, Hassan SA, Yusuf SW. Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Atheroscler Rep 19(5):22, 2017. PMID: 28315200.
- Nielsen KM, Offersen BV, Nielsen HM, Vaage-Nilsen M, Yusuf SW. Short and long term radiation induced cardiovascular disease in patients with cancer. Clin Cardiol 40(4):255-261, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28139844.
- Yusuf SW, Venkatesulu BP, Mahadevan LS, Krishnan S. Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Disease: A Clinical Perspective. Front Cardiovasc Med 4:66, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29124057.
- Quintana-Quezada RA, Yusuf SW, Banchs J. Use of Noninvasive Imaging in Cardiac Amyloidosis. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 18(7):46, 2016. PMID: 27181401.
- Yusuf SW, Hassan SA, Mouhayar E, Negi SI, Banchs J, O'Gara PT. Pericardial disease: a clinical review. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 14(4):525-39, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26691443.
Books (edited and written)
- Yusuf SW, Banchs J.. Cardiovascular disease. A Concise Clinical Atlas, 2018.