(1) Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals

IV. PUBLICATIONS

(1) Published Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals

· Evaluation of comorbidity scores to predict all-cause mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease. Int J Cardiol. 2006 Jul 11 Chirinos JA, Veerani A, Zambrano JP, Schob A, Perez G, Mendez AJ, Chakko S.

· Is TEE useful in patients with small subcortical strokes? Eur J Neurol. 2006 May;13(5):522-7.. Rabinstein AA, Chirinos JA, Fernandez FR, Zambrano JP.

· Ability of serum to decrease cellular acylCoA:cholesterol acyl transferase activity predicts cardiovascular outcomes.Circulation. 2005 Oct 18;112(16):2446-53. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko SC, Schob A, Goldberg RB, Perez GO, Mendez AJ.

· Relation between ascending aortic pressures and outcomes in patients with angiographically demonstrated coronary artery disease.Am J Cardiol. 2005 Sep 1;96(5):645-8. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko S,; Veerani A, Schob A; Perez G, Mendez A.

· Correlation between apoptotic endothelial microparticles and serum interleukin-6 and C-reactive protein in healthy men. Am J Cardiol. 2005 May 15;95(10):1258-60. Chirinos JA; Zambrano JP; Jimenez J; Jy W; Virani S, MD; Ahn E, Horstman LL; Castellanos A Myerburg RJ; Ahn YS.

· Aortic pressure augmentation predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with established coronary artery disease.Hypertension. 2005 May;45(5):980-5. Julio A. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko S,; Veerani A, Schob A; Perez G, Mendez A.

· Usefulness of C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is an independent predictor of death in Patients with Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. Submitted to American Journal of Cardiology2005;95(1):88-90. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko S, Schob A, Veerani A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ.

· Elevation of Endothelial Microparticles, platelet and leukocyte activation in patients with Venous Thromboembolism. JACC 2005;45:1467-71. Julio A. Chirinos, MD; Gustavo A. Heresi, MD; Hermes Velasquez, MD; Wenche Jy, PhD; Joaquin J. Jimenez, MD; Eugene Ahn, MD; Lawrence L. Horstman, BS; Andres O. Soriano, MD; Juan P. Zambrano, MD; Yeon S. Ahn, MD

· Digoxin use is associated with increased platelet and endothelial cell activation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2005;2:525-529. Julio A. Chirinos, MD; Aurelio Castrellon, MD; Zambrano JP, MD; Wenche Jy, PhD, Larry Horstman, MS; Joaquin Jiménez, MD; Howard Wellens, MD; Agustin Castellanos, MD Robert J. Myerburg; MD; Yeon Ahn, MD

· Body mass index is not a risk factor for unstable angina and myocardial infarction in veteran patients with angiographically confirmed coronary artery disease. Circulation. 2004 May 11;109(18):e215-6. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Veerani A.

· Noncompaction of the Ventricular Myocardium: The Use of Contrast-Enhanced Echocardiography in Diagnosis. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography 2003 Jan; 16: 94-96. Lowery MH, Martel JA, Zambrano JP, Ferreira A, Eco L, Gallagher A.

· Images in cardiovascular medicine: Left bundle-branch block with technical right-axis deviation. Circulation. 2002 Oct 22;106(17):2288-9. Castellanos A, Pastor JA, Zambrano JP, Myerburg RJ.·

· Percutaneous stenting of bilateral pulmonary artery stenosis caused by malignant extrinsic compression. Chest. 2002 Oct;122(4):1478-80. Fierro-Renoy C, Velasquez H, Zambrano JP, Ridha M, Kessler K, Schob A.

· Mechanical Reperfusion during Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Dextrocardia. Journal of Invasive Cardiology.. Zambrano JP, De la Hera, De Marchena E.

· Platelet Activation Promotes Formation Of Platelet-Leukocyte Conjugates (PLC) In Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation (AF). Blood . In Press. Castrellon A, Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Jy W, Horstmann LL, Ahn ER, Jimenez JJ, Willens H, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ, Ahn YS

(2) Texbook Chapters

· Is hs-CRP Ready for "Prime Time" As A Prognostic Risk Factor For Cardiovascular Disease? Editorial, Hurst The Heart (Web Page) Chapter 38: Dyslipidemia, other Risk Factors, and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease. 2003. Zambrano JP, Munoz O, O’Rourke R

· Endothelial Function Chapter 6, Interventional Cardiology Secrets, Hanley and Belfus Inc (An Imprint of Elsevier) 2003

· Stages of Coronary Atherosclerosis Chapter 7, Interventional Cardiology Secrets, Hanley and Belfus Inc (An Imprint of Elsevier) 2003

(3) Published Abstracts

· Carotid Artery Stenting Registry in High-risk Patients with Carotid Stenosis - Miami Veterans Administration Hospital Experience. Submitted TCT 08 Abstract. Alfonso, Carlos E.; Toledo, Yeraldine; Pascual, Mario; Bhatt, Mehul; Diaz, Miguel A.; Zambrano, Juan Pablo; Reyes-Iglesias, Yolanda; Schob, Alan. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, Florida, Miami Veterans Administration Hospital Miami, Florida.

· The Impact Of Intravenous Allogeneic Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells (Provacel™) On Ejection Fraction In Patients With Myocardial Infarction. Circ. 2007; A1014. Zambrano J, Traverse J, Henry T, Dib N, Strumpf R, Schulman S, Gerstenblith G, DeMaria A, Denktas A, Gammon R, Hermiller J, Reisman M, Schaer G, Sherman W, Tamariz L, Hare J.

· Cardiac Chimerism Following Intramyocardial Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation. JACC 2007. Hatzistergos K, Quevedo H, Oskouei B, Zambrano J, Qinghua H, Mazhari R, Helman A, McNiece I,Hare J.

· Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy Restores Cardiac Stem Cell Niches alter Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circ. Res. 2007; 101;1204-11 A 4016.Chatzistergos K, Quevedo H, Oskouei B, Qinghua H, Mazhari R, Revilla C, Zambrano J, McNiece I, Heldman A, Hare J. Stem Cell Institute, Div of Cardiology UM Miller School of Medicine.

· Correlation between apoptotic endothelial microparticles and Subclinical Inflammation in healthy individuals. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ACC 44 Meeting. March 2005. Chirinos JA; Zambrano JP; Jimenez J; Jy W; Virani S, MD; Ahn E, Horstman LL; Castellanos A Myerburg RJ; Ahn YS.

· Digoxin use is associated with increased platelet and endothelial cell activation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ACC 44 Meeting. March 2005. Julio A. Chirinos, MD; Aurelio Castrellon, MD; Zambrano JP, MD; Wenche Jy, PhD, Larry Horstman, MS; Joaquin Jiménez, MD; Howard Wellens, MD; Agustin Castellanos, MD Robert J. Myerburg; MD; Yeon Ahn, MD

· Elevation of Endothelial Microparticles, platelet and leukocyte activation in patients with Venous Thromboembolism. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ACC 44 Meeting. March 2005. Julio A. Chirinos, MD; Gustavo A. Heresi, MD; Hermes Velasquez, MD; Wenche Jy, PhD; Joaquin J. Jimenez, MD; Eugene Ahn, MD; Lawrence L. Horstman, BS; Andres O. Soriano, MD; Zambrano JP, MD; Yeon S. Ahn, MD

· C-Reactive Protein (CRP) is an independent predictor of death in Patients with Cardiomyopathy. Heart Failure Society of America Meeting 2004. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko S, Schob A, Veerani A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ.

· High-density Lipoprotein-Mediated cholesterol efflux from cells is a strong independent predictor of cardiovascular risk. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. ACC 43 (5). March 2004: 463A. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko SC, Schob A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ.

· Digoxin use is associated with increased platelet and endothelial cell activation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm. 2004 May;27(S5). Chirinos JA, Castrellon A, Zambrano JP, Willens H, Castellanos A, Myerburg RJ, Ahn YS

· Elevated Endothelial Microparticles (EMP) and Activation Markers of Platelets and Leukocytes in Venous Thromboembolism (VTE). Blood 102 (11), November 16, 2003. Heresi GA, Chirinos JA, Velasquez H, Zambrano JP, Soriano AO, Horstman LL, Jy W, Ahn YS.

· Is TEE useful in patients with small subcortical strokes?. Neurology 62(S5): A173. Rabinstein AA, Chirinos JA, Fernandez FR, Zambrano JP

· C-Reactive Protein and The Prediction of Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Documented Coronary Artery Disease: Effects of Aspirin and Statin Therapy. Journal of Investigative Medicine 2004 Jan; 52 (1): A25. Zambrano JP, Chirinos JA, Tamariz LJ, Palacio A, Chakko S, Schob A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ.

· Correlation of High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein with The Severity and Extent of Coronary Artery, Presented at Florida Chapter of the ACC, Young Investigator Competition. FCACC Newsletter 2001 Zambrano JP, Chirinos JA, Hermes Flores, Chakko S, Schob A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ

(4)Miscellaneous

Other Abstracts

· Carotid Artery Stenting Registry in High-risk Patients with Carotid Stenosis - Miami Veterans Administration Hospital Experience. Miami International Revascularization Summit (MIRS) April 2008, Miami Beach, Fl. Alfonso, Carlos E.; Toledo, Yeraldine; Pascual, Mario; Bhatt, Mehul; Diaz, Miguel A.; Zambrano, Juan Pablo; Reyes-Iglesias, Yolanda; Schob, Alan. Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Miami, Florida, Miami Veterans Administration Hospital Miami, Florida.

· Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cell therapy in a chronic model of myocardial infarction. Presented at the 1st Clinical Disease Forum Annual Meeting at UM Miller School of Medicine 2008, Miami, Fl. Hatzistergos K, Quevedo H, Oskouei B, Zambrano J, Qinghua H, Mazhari R, Helman A, McNiece I,Hare J

· Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation after acute myocardial infarction: Mechanisms of cardiac repair. Presented at the International Society of Cellular Therapy 2008, Miami, Fl. Hatzistergos K, Quevedo H, Oskouei B, Zambrano J, Qinghua H, Helman A, McNiece I,Hare J

· Influence of TEE in the Treatment of Important Sources of Emboli in Acute Stroke, Presented at the Research Scholarly Activity Program of Internal Medicine Dept. 1999 Zambrano JP, Andrade S, Bauerlein Joseph

· Myocardial Perfusion imaging in Coronary Disease in Patients with Combined RBBB and LAFB, Presented in the Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, 1995. Ezudin S, Zambrano JP

· Assessment of the of the Immunocompromised Patient, Presented at the Nuclear Oncology Congress: Advances in diagnostic and therapeutic applications, Key Biscayne 1995 Ganz W, Zambrano JP

· Use of Viabahn Stent-grafts as an Adjunct to Superficial Femoral Artery Angioplasty for Limb Salvage. Miami International Revascularization Summit (MIRS) Feb 2005. Kenneth Zelnick, Hassan Tehrani, Alan Schob, Pranay Ramdev, Zambrano JP, Cesar Jara, Darwin Eton.

· Serum-mediated intracellulat efflux cholesterol activity predicts cardiovascular outcomes. Finalist Session, Young Investigator Awards Comptetition. Annual Meeting of the Florida Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. September 17-19, 2004. Miami, Florida. Chirinos JA, Zambrano JP, Chakko SC, Schob A, Perez GO, Mendez AJ:

Presented outside USA

At the National Congress of Cardiology, Guayaquil, Ecuador 1995

· Prevalence of ASA in 357 Pts with Congenital Heart Disease. Transesophageal echocardiography

· Correlation between Signal Average ECG and Left Ventricular Mass in Patients with Hypertension

· Carotid Artery Evaluations in Patients with Cardiac and Neurologic abnormalities

· Efficacy of TEE in the Detection of Intracardiac Thrombi Missed by Transthoracic Echocardiography

At the South American Congress of Cardiology, Quito, Ecuador 1993

· Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Guayaquil I Study

· Profile and frequency of Tetralogy of Fallot in 375 Children with Congenital Hearth Diseases

· The Ventricular Septal Defects of the Guayaquil I Study

· Distribution of Congenital Heart Disease in the Guayaquil I Study

· The Atrial Septal Defect in the Congenital Heart Disease Population of the Guayaquil I Study

· Cardiac Involvement in Systemic Hypertension and Aging

· Is the Age a Coronary Risk Factors

· Risk Factors and Ischemic Heart Disease Before and After the Age of 50

· Consequences and Risks of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy

· Primary Pericardial Lymphoma: Case Report

University Journal

· The amazing endothelium. Revista INCAP, Biannual publication 1998

· What happens to the Myocardial Cells during ischemia? Meta Cientifica (University Journal) 1:3 1991

· Molecular Mechanisms of the cathecolamines. Meta Cientifica (University Journal) 1:2 1990