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
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 |
| 1993-1993 | Registrar, Department of Medicine for the Elderly, University Hospital, Nottingham |
| 1992-1993 | Registrar, Department of Medicine, Derby City Hospital for the Elderly, England |
| 1992-1992 | Registrar, Department of Medicine, Derby City Hospital, England |
| 1989-1992 | Senior House Officer, General Medicine, Bassetlaw General Hospital- Workshop, Nottinghamshire |
| 1989-1989 | Senior House Officer, General Medicine, Weston General Hospital, England |
| 1989-1989 | Senior House Officer, Department of Health Care of the Elderly, University Hospital, Nottingham |
| 1988-1988 | Senior House Officer, General Medicine, Royal Preston Hospital, 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
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Yusuf SW, Negi SI, Banchs J, Argula RG. Authors' Reply. Clin Cardiol 38(7):446, 2015. PMID: 26216008.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32599073.