Nutrition and Metabolism Fellowship

UMKC Nutrition and Metabolism Research


UMKC Nutrition and Metabolism
Core Faculty Publications

 

The Fellowship in Nutrition and Metabolism opened in 2022 and admitted its first fellow. The publications of the core faculty are listed dating from 2016 to the present. (Updated July 20, 2022). Faculty are indicated in BOLD.


2022

Abbasi D, Faiek S, Siddiqui WJ, Lopez-Candales A. Assessing the Role of High-Dose β-Agonists Use in Triggering Takotsubo Syndrome During Asthma Exacerbation. Perm J. 2022 Apr 5;26(1):99-105. doi: 10.7812/TPP/21.062. PMID: 35609166; PMCID: PMC9126546.

Asif T, Gupta A, Murthi M, Soman P, Singh V, Malhotra S. Echocardiographic indices of left ventricular function and filling pressure are not related to blood pool activity on pyrophosphate scintigraphy. J Nucl Cardiol. 2022 May 16. doi: 10.1007/s12350-022-02989-4. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35578000.

Baweja P, Sweeney MJ, López-Candales A. A Reminder That Stress Echocardiography Is Useful in Diagnosing Myocardial Ischemia in Nonobstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Case Series. Cureus. 2021 Sep 6;13(9):e17763. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17763. PMID: 34659974; PMCID: PMC8493938.

Kolkailah AA, Asif T, Iskander FH, Gomez-Valencia J, Malhotra S. Mechanical pulmonic valve thrombosis: expanding role of cardiac CT and multimodality imaging. Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Jul 5;17(9):3270-3273. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.05.079. PMID: 35818455; PMCID: PMC9270197.

Lopez-Candales A, Norgard N. Will the new pharmaceutical lipid-aspirin complex formulation restore the once lost trust of aspirin on cardiovascular protection? Postgrad Med. 2022 May 30. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2022.2082716. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35634894.

López-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: Time to Personalize Care Management. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2022 Jul 4:S0894-7317(22)00342-X. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2022.06.010. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35798122.

Nguyen B, Drees B. (2021). Food and nutrition security in clinical settings. Missouri Medicine. March/April 2022. 119(2):167-172

Norgard NB, Lopez-Candales A. The rise of SGLT2 inhibitors: the time is now for cardiovascular specialists to lead the charge. Postgrad Med. 2022 Jan;134(1):11-13. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.2002580. Epub 2021 Nov 26. PMID: 34734540.

Patel VK, Padnick-Silver L, D’Souza S, Bhattacharya RK, Francis-Sedlak M, Holt RJ. Characteristics of Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients With Thyroid Eye Disease in the United States: A Claims-Based Analysis. Endocr Pract. 2022 Feb;28(2):159-164. doi: 10.1016/j.eprac.2021.11.080. Epub 2021 Nov 12. PMID: 34781042.

Thekekara J, Xu J, Baker C, López-Candales A. Caseous Calcification: Now You See Me, Now You Don’t. Cureus. 2022 Jan 3;14(1):e20911. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20911. PMID: 35154912; PMCID: PMC8815709. 

2021

Asif T, Vij A, Radzik B, Stern H, Simples P, Ghadiali Q, Malhotra S. Multimodality imaging for diagnosis of subclinical hereditary transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Dec 6. doi: 10.1007/s12350-021-02865-7. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34873643.

Asif T, Lee Chuy K, Malhotra S. Asystole following Regadenoson administration: Review of literature, risk factors and management. J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Oct;28(5):2046-2055. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02136-x. Epub 2020 May 27. PMID: 32462632.

Asif T, Gomez J, Singh V, Doukky R, Nedeltcheva A, Malhotra S. Comparison of planar with tomographic pyrophosphate scintigraphy for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis: Perils and pitfalls. J Nucl Cardiol. 2021 Feb;28(1):104-111. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02328-5. Epub 2020 Sep 8. PMID: 32901418.

Bhattacharya SB, Sabata D, Gibbs H, Jernigan S, Marchello N, Zwahlen D, Yang FM, Bhattacharya RK, Burkhardt C. The SPEER: an interprofessional team behavior rubric to optimize geriatric clinical care. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2021 Dec 7:1-13. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2021.2002854. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34872460.

Bhattacharya SB, Bhattacharya RK, Turner TA. Novel model to teach health care delivery in geriatrics. Gerontol Geriatr Educ. 2021 Aug 16:1-13. doi: 10.1080/02701960.2021.1958325. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34392804.

Bruce JM, Cozart JS, Shook RP, Ruppen S, Siengsukon C, Simon S, Befort C, Lynch S, Mahmoud R, Drees B, Norouzinia AN, Bradish T, Posson P, Hibbing PR, Bruce AS. Modifying Diet and Exercise in MS (MoDEMS): Study design and protocol for a telehealth weight loss intervention for adults with obesity & Multiple Sclerosis. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 Aug;107:106495. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106495. Epub 2021 Jul 1. PMID: 34216814.

Chen JZ, Joshipura KJ, Habash F, Lopez-Candales A. Dentists and physicians’ practices meet once again: Potential unfavorable clinical effects of frequent mouthwash use. Postgrad Med. 2021 Mar;133(2):123-124. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1829854. Epub 2020 Oct 19. PMID: 32990122.

Clem J, Barthel B. A Look at Plant-Based Diets. Mo Med. 2021 May-Jun;118(3):233-238. PMID: 34149083; PMCID: PMC8210981.

Ejaz A, Malik AO, Lopez-Candales A. Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular disease: learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic. Postgrad Med. 2021 Aug;133(6):587-588. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1921504. Epub 2021 May 11. PMID: 33888043

Gunta P, López-Candales A, Baweja P, Sweeney M. Tilting of the Cardiac Axis During Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography: Potential Marker for Ischemia. Cureus. 2021 Jun 11;13(6):e15605. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15605. PMID: 34277225; PMCID: PMC8275067.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Ranka S, Kim Y, Latib A, Wiley J, Lopez-Candales A, Pinto DS, Gonzalez MC, Ramakrishna H, Sanina C, Nieves-Rodriguez BG, Rodriguez-Maldonado J, Feliu Maldonado R, Rodriguez-Ruiz IJ, da Luz Sant’Ana I, Wiley KA, Cox-Alomar P, Villablanca PA, Roche-Lima A. Machine-Learning-Based In-Hospital Mortality Prediction for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair in the United States. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2021 Jan;22:22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2020.06.017. Epub 2020 Jun 15. PMID: 32591310; PMCID: PMC7736498.

Lawson A, López-Candales A. COVID-19 and seasonal influenza. Postgrad Med. 2022 Mar;134(2):148-151. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.2021016. Epub 2021 Dec 30. PMID: 34937494.

Lopez-Candales A, Mathur P, Mounsey JP, Veeraputhiran M. Is heart rate in post hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients clinically relevant? Postgrad Med. 2022 Jan;134(1):7-10. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2021.1995263. Epub 2021 Nov 26. PMID: 34664532.

López-Candales A, Mathur P, Xu J. Managing multiple myeloma during COVID-19: an ongoing saga. Postgrad Med. 2021;133(6):589-591. doi:10.1080/00325481.2021.1885882

López-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Strain generation and right ventricular systolic function: The sum of all its parts. Echocardiography. 2021 Jun;38(6):871-877. doi: 10.1111/echo.15065. Epub 2021 May 5. PMID: 33950528.

López-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Tricuspid Annular Systolic Velocity to Left Ventricular Outflow Velocity Time Integral Ratio: Proof of Concept Utility Analysis. Cureus. 2021 Oct 18;13(10):e18860. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18860. PMID: 34804713; PMCID: PMC8597681.

López-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Right ventricular free wall contractility in subcostal views: A proof-of-concept study to assess right ventricular systolic function. Echocardiography. 2021 Dec;38(12):2052-2059. doi: 10.1111/echo.15258. Epub 2021 Nov 30. PMID: 34847245.

López-Candales A, Habash F, Vallurupalli S. Increased Prevalence of Fragmented QRS in Randomly Selected Group of Multiple Myeloma Patients: A Pilot Study to Assess Prevalence. Cureus. 2021 Dec 23;13(12):e20635. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20635. PMID: 35106200; PMCID: PMC8786585.

Mazahreh F, Habash F, López-Candales A. Venous Thromboembolism While on Anticoagulation With Apixaban. Cureus. 2021 May 23;13(5):e15189. doi: 10.7759/cureus.15189. PMID: 34178510; PMCID: PMC8218250.

Shatla IM, Sammour Y, El Iskandarani M, López-Candales A. Fragmentation of Ventricular Extrasystoles: A Potential New Electrocardiographic Window to Uncover Patients at Risk. Cureus. 2021 Mar 7;13(3):e13748. doi: 10.7759/cureus.13748. PMID: 33842125; PMCID: PMC8022737.

Skrupky LP, Dy-Boarman EA, Gurgle HE, Isaacs AN, McCreary EK, Nisly SA, Paloucek F, Peterson DM, Smith AJ, Schramm GE. Letters of reference for PGY1 pharmacy residency candidates: A survey of residency program directors and opinion statement. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2021; 4: 379– 389. https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1370

Vaithilingam S, Habash F, Lopez-Candales A, Venkata AN. An Intruder in the Heart. Chest. 2021;159(6):e429-e431. doi:10.1016/j.chest.2020.05.625

2020

Ali Z, Asif T, Sheehy JP, Jacob D, Baweja P. Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm Causing Aorto-Atrial Fistula and Acute Heart Failure: A Rare Encounter. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Mar 6;7(4):001499. doi: 10.12890/2020_001499. PMID: 32309258; PMCID: PMC7162569.

Asif T, Kassab K, Iskander F, Alyousef T. Acute Pericarditis and Cardiac Tamponade in a Patient with COVID-19: A Therapeutic Challenge. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 May 6;7(6):001701. doi: 10.12890/2020_001701. PMID: 32523921; PMCID: PMC7279897.

Asif T, Ali Z. Transient ST Segment Elevation in Two Patients with COVID-19 and a Normal Transthoracic Echocardiogram. Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Apr 23;7(5):001672. doi: 10.12890/2020_001672. PMID: 32399454; PMCID: PMC7213832

Asif T, Araujo T, Singh V, Malhotra S. High prevalence of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in patients with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis. J Nucl Cardiol. 2020 Jun;27(3):1044-1046. doi: 10.1007/s12350-020-02098-0. Epub 2020 Mar 17. PMID: 32185683.

Baser K, Baser HD, López-Candales A. Obstructive sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: It is not how much we know but rather how much more we need to learn. Postgrad Med. 2020 Apr 6:1-3. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1750183. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available.

Hillman E, Paul J, Neustadt M, Reddy M, Wooldridge D, Dall L, Drees B. Establishing a Multi-Institutional Quality and Patient Safety Consortium: Collaboration Across Affiliates in a Community-Based Medical School. Acad Med. 2020 Dec;95(12):1864-1873. doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000003552. PMID: 32590471; PMCID: PMC7678654.

Kadavath S, Mohan J, Ashraf S, Kassier A, Hawwass D, Madan N, Salehi N, Bernardo M, Mawri S, Rehman KA, Ya’qoub L, Strobel A, Dixon SR, Siraj A, Messenger J, Spears JR, Lopez-Candales A, Madder R, Bailey SR, Alaswad K, Kim  MC, Safian RD, Alraies MC. Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Volume Changes During COVID-19-Findings from a Cardiovascular Fellows Consortium. Am J Cardiol. 2020 Sep 1;130:168-169. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.06.009. Epub 2020 Jun 11. PMID: 32665133; PMCID: PMC7289082.

Lopez-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. PCSK9 Inhibition-A Tale of 2 Potential Treatment Opportunities. JAMA Cardiol. 2021 Apr 1;6(4):480-481. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.5606. PMID: 33175082.

Lopez-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Better Appreciation of the Mechanical  Maladaptive Remodeling in Aortic Stenosis: Imaging in Proper Perspective. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Jun;34(6):701. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.12.027. Epub 2021 Jan 13. PMID: 33453369.

Lopez-Candales A, Vallurupalli S. Refining Prognostication of Severe Aortic Stenosis: The Q Factor. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Aug 4;76(5):634. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.04.084. PMID: 32731945.

 Lopez-Candales A, Mounsey JP. COVID-19: an unprecedented pandemia with a potential arrhythmic undertone. Postgrad Med. 2020 Sep;132(7):601-603. doi: 10.1080/00325481.2020.1774179. Epub 2020 Jun 4. PMID: 32449876.

Mathur P, Thanendrarajan S, Lopez-Candales A. Severe Right-Sided Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension with Carfilzomib Treatment in Multiple Myeloma. Heart Views. 2020 Oct-Dec;21(4):296-299. doi: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_107_20. Epub 2021 Jan 14. PMID: 33986932; PMCID:PMC8104323.

Mustafa RA, Gillenwater K, Miller SK, Aly A, Pamulapati H, Sifers TM, Naji D, Drees B, Wooldridge D. QIPS CURE: Implementing a Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Curriculum and Resident Experience. J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Aug;12(4):469-477. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-19-00612.1. PMID: 32879688; PMCID: PMC7450742.

Pham J, Asif T, Hamarshi MS. Community-acquired Pneumonia with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in a Patient Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit: A Therapeutic Challenge. Cureus. 2018 Jan 3;10(1):e2019. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2019. PMID: 29531872; PMCID: PMC5837304.

Sharma T, Habash F, Mounsey J, Baker C, Lopez Candales A. Ebstein’s Anomaly in Disguise: Follow the Cues and the Diagnosis Can Be Made. Cureus. 2020 Oct 2;12(10):e10773. doi: 10.7759/cureus.10773. PMID: 33154844; PMCID: PMC7606194.

Thiessen K, Usery JB, Lopez-Candales A. Pharmacists as Frontline Responders During COVID-19: Roles and Responsibilities Need to be Revisited. J Ambul Care Manage. 2020 Oct/Dec;43(4):312-316. doi: 10.1097/JAC.0000000000000346. PMID: 32858732.

Todorova VK, Hsu PC, Wei JY, Lopez-Candales A, Chen JZ, Su LJ, Makhoul I. Biomarkers of inflammation, hypercoagulability and endothelial injury predict early asymptomatic doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity in breast cancer patients. Am J Cancer Res. 2020 Sep 1;10(9):2933-2945. PMID: 33042627; PMCID: PMC7539772

2019

Bao YK, Weide LG, Ganesan VC, Jakhar I, McGill JB, Sahil S, Cheng AL, Gaddis M, Drees BM. High prevalence of comorbid autoimmune diseases in adults with type 1 diabetes from the HealthFacts database. J Diabetes. 2019 Apr;11(4):273-279. doi: 10.1111/1753-0407.12856. Epub 2018 Nov 4. PMID: 30226016.

Bennett-KK, Smith-AJ, Harry-KM, Clark-JMR, Waters-MA, Umhoefer-AJ, Bergland-DS, Eways-KR, Wilson-EJ. [corresponding author] Multilevel Factors Predicting Cardiac Rehabilitation Attendance and Adherence in Underserved Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital. Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention. 2019; 39: 97-104.

Bowers BL, Rowe JM, Fox LM, VanDeWege C, Billings S. A novel synchronized visit model as financial justification for clinic-embedded pharmacists. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019 Dec 2;76(24):2080-2086. doi: 10.1093/ajhp/zxz244. PMID: 31789350.

Bzowyckyj AS, Aquilante CL, Cheng AL, Drees B. Leveraging the Electronic Medical Record to Identify Predictors of Nonattendance to a Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support Program. Diabetes Educ. 2019 Oct;45(5):544-552. doi: 10.1177/0145721719873066. Epub 2019 Sep 5. PMID: 31486339.

Hasnie U, Lindquist M, Sweeney B, Hampl S, Drees BM. Childhood Obesity in the State of Missouri: A Review for Providers to Counsel and Treat Patients. Mo Med. 2019 Sep-Oct;116(5):409-413. PMID: 31645795; PMCID: PMC6797047.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, López Menéndez F, López-Candales A. Dynamic Piston Function of the Mitral Annulus to Assess Early Left Ventricular Diastolic Filling: A Proof of Concept Study. Cardiol Ther. 2019 Jun;8(1):129-134.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Ranka S, Villablanca P, Yordan-Lopez N, González-Sepúlveda L, Wiley J, Sanina C, Roche-Lima A, Nieves-Rodriguez BG, Thomas S, Cox-Alomar P, López-Candales A, Ramakrishna H. Racial/ethnic disparities in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement: Insights from the healthcare cost and utilization project’s national inpatient sample. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2019 Apr 9.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Lopez-Menendez F, Roche-Lima A, López-Candales A. Assessment of Mitral Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in Patients with Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction. Cardiol Res. 2019 Apr;10(2):83-88.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Kim Y, López FM, Ramakrishna H, López-Candales A. Qualitative Assessment of Color M-Mode Signals in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function: A Proof of Concept Study. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Oct;33(10):2658-2662.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Kim Y, Villablanca P, Gupta T, Wiley J, Nieves-Rodriguez BG, Rodriguez-Maldonado J, Feliu Maldonado R, da Luz Sant’Ana I, Sanina C, Cox-Alomar P, Ramakrishna H, López-Candales A, O’Neill WW, Pinto DS, Latib A, Roche-Lima A. Machine Learning Prediction Models for In-Hospital Mortality After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Jul 22;12(14):1328-1338.

Jackevicius-CA, Page-RL, Buckley-LF, Jennings-DL, Nappi-JM, and Smith-AJ. Key Articles and Guidelines in the Management of Heart Failure: 2018 Update. J Pharm Pract. 2019; 32(1):  77-92. DOI: 10.1177/0897190018819413

Joshipura K, Muñoz-Torres F, Fernández-Santiago J, Patel RP, López-Candales A. Over-the-counter mouthwash use, nitric oxide and hypertension risk. Blood Press. 2020 Apr;29(2):103-112. doi: 10.1080/08037051.2019.1680270. Epub 2019 Nov 11.\

Kaur A, Grover P, Albawaliz A, Chauhan M, Barthel B. Growing Old Too Fast: A Rare Case of Werner Syndrome. Cureus. 2019 May 24;11(5):e4743. doi: 10.7759/cureus.4743. PMID: 31363425; PMCID: PMC6663278.

López-Candales A. Cardio-oncology: in search of the right balance. Postgrad Med. 2019 Mar;131(2):79-81.

Marrero-Rivera GE, Vargas P, López-Candales A. Heart failure readmissions: a losing battle or an opportunity for improvement? Postgrad Med. 2019 Apr;131(3):182-184.

McGrane IA and Smith AJ. “Mental Illness and Cardiovascular Disease” In: Jackevicius C, Patterson JH, editors.  Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (CardSAP 2019) Book 2, Special Populations.  ACCP; November 2019.

McQueen CE and Smith AJ. “Cardiovascular Disease.” In: Hume A, Orr K, editors. Principles and Practice of Botanicals as an Integrative Therapy. London: Taylor & Francis; April 2019.

Rodríguez-Ruiz C, Puig-Carrión G, Delgado-Nieves A, López-Candales A. Kounis Syndrome: A More Commonly Encountered Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome. Heart Views. 2019 Jul-Sep;20(3):122-125. doi: 10.4103/HEARTVIEWS.HEARTVIEWS_43_19.

Segebrecht R, Moncure M, Bennett A, Geehan D, Van Way CW 3rd, Weide L. Ketoacidosis in Euglycemic Patients with Type 2 Diabetes After Abdominal Surgery. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2019 Sep;43(7):937-940. doi: 10.1002/jpen.1594. Epub 2019 Apr 17. PMID: 30997672.

Torres Acosta ND, Loku Galappaththy S, Barthel B. Iodide-induced Hyperthyroidism Within Four Hours of Iodide Load: A Case Report and Review. Cureus. 2019 Oct 22;11(10):e5960. doi: 10.7759/cureus.5960. PMID: 31803549; PMCID: PMC6874283.

2018

Bowers BL, Rowe JM, Stafford RA. Using an Algorithm to Assess Vaccination Among Patients Who Attended a Pharmacy Student-Driven Statewide Free Health Screening. J Pharm Pract. 2020 Aug;33(4):425-432. doi: 10.1177/0897190018815367. Epub 2018 Dec 13. PMID: 32618229.

Hammond DA, Rowe JM, Wiley TL, Painter JT. Evaluation of an elective course for preparing students to pursue postgraduate residency training. Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2018 Sep;10(9):1264-1271. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2018.06.007. Epub 2018 Jun 28. PMID: 30497630.

Harry-KM, Bennett-KK, Marszalek-JM, Eways-KR, Clark-JMR, Smith-AJ, Waters-M, Bergland-D, Umhoefer-A, Wilson-EJ.  Scale Development and Psychometric Properties of the Cardiac Self-Blame Attributions Scale in Underrepresented Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. Health Psychology Open. July-December 2018:1.6.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Núñez-Medina H, Scott SA, pez-Candales A, Wiley JM, Garcia MJ, Melin K, Nieves-Borrero K, Rodriguez-Ruiz C, Marshall L, Duconge J. Effect of cilostazol on platelet reactivity among patients with peripheral artery disease on clopidogrel therapy. Drug Metab Pers Ther. 2018 Mar 28;33(1):49-55.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Rodriguez-Ruiz C, Malavé-Sánchez M, Mirabal-Arroyo JE, Colón-Márquez JA, Jiménez-Velázquez IZ, Rassi-Stella N, Febles-Negrón A, López-Candales A. Adapt and Evolve: How our Internal Medicine Residency Changed in Hurricane Maria. P R Health Sci J. 2018 Mar;37(1):3-4.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Botton MR, Scott SA, Tomey MI, Garcia MJ, Wiley J, Villablanca PA, Melin K, Lopez-Candales A, Renta JY, Duconge J. Pharmacogenetic Association Study on Clopidrogel Response in Puerto Rican Hispanics with Cardiovascular Disease: A Novel Characterization of a Caribbean Population  Pharmgenomics Pers Med. 2018 Jun 8;11:95-106.

Hernández Burgos PM, Lopez Menedez F, Candales MD, López-Candales A.Is Mitral Annular Ascent Useful in Studying Left Ventricular Function Through Left ATrio-Ventricular Interactions? Indian Heart J. 2018 May – Jun;70(3):368-372.

Kaur T, Rush ET, Bhattacharya RK. PHOSPHATURIC MESENCHYMAL HEEL TUMOR PRESENTING WITH TUMOR-INDUCED OSTEOMALACIA. AACE Clin Case Rep. 2018 Oct 5;5(2):e138-e141. doi: 10.4158/ACCR-2018-0300. PMID: 31967019; PMCID: PMC6873860.

López-Candales A, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Menendez FL. Are Measures of Left Ventricular Longitudinal Shortening Affected by Left Atrial Enlargement? Cardiol Res. 2018 Feb;9(1):1-6.

López-Candales A, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Osterman-Pla AD, Conde-Santiago JG. A REminder from the Devastation Hurricane Maria Left Behind. Cureus. 2018 Jan 8;10(1): e2038. doi: 10.7759/cureus.2038.

López-Candales A, Sotolongo-Fernandez AJ, Menéndez FL, Candales MD. Are Objective Measures of Tricuspid Annular Motion and Velocity Used as Frequently as Recommended by Current Guidelines? A Pilot Study. Indian Heart J. 2018 Mar – Apr;70(2):316-318.

López-Candales A, Hernández Burgos PM, Vargas PE. New Heart Failure Reclassification: Are We Left with More Questions than Answers? Postgrad Med. 2018 Jun;130(5):449-451.

López-Candales A. Impact of Left Ventricular Wall Thickness on Global Longitudinal Strain in Acute Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 Aug 28;72(9):1066-1067.

López-Candales A. Beyond the new blood pressure guidelines: the beat goes on. Postgrad Med. 2018 Nov;130(8):666-668.

Melin K, Maldonado WT, pez-Candales A. Lessons Learned From Hurricane Maria: Pharmacists’ Perspective. Ann Pharmacother. 2018 Jan 1:1060028017751691. doi: 10.1177/1060028017751691. [Epub ahead of print].

Norgard NB. Obesity and Altered Aspirin Pharmacology. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2018 Jun;57(6):663-672. doi: 10.1007/s40262-017-0611-8. PMID: 29139042.

Ruiz CR, Mesa-Pabón M, Soto K, Román JH, López-Candales A. Radiation-Induced Coronary Artery Disease in Young Patients. Heart Views. 2018 Jan-Mar;19(1):23-26.

Yordan-Lopez NM, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Marshall-Perez L, Marrero-Ortiz W, Sánchez-Pérez B, Lopez-Candales A. Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis of the Tricuspid Valve in a Male Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome. Cureus. 2018 Aug;10(4):382-384

Yordan-Lopez N, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Marrero-Ortiz W, Marshall-Perez L, López-Candales A. Challenges and Opportunities After Hurricane Maria: University of Puerto Rico Medical Students’ Perspectives. J Grad Med Educ. 2018 Aug;10(4):382-384.

2017

Artinian NT, Drees BM, Glazer G, Harris K, Kaufman LS, Lopez N, Danek JC, Michaels J. Holistic Admissions in the Health Professions: Strategies for Leaders. Coll Univ. 2017 Spring;92(2):65-68. Epub 2017 Jun 12. PMID: 29200468; PMCID: PMC5708588.

Asif T, Mohiuddin A, Hasan B, Pauly RR. Importance Of Thorough Physical Examination: A Lost Art. Cureus. 2017 May 2;9(5):e1212. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1212. PMID: 28589061; PMCID: PMC5453739.

Asif T, Mohiuddin A, Hasan B, Masoud A. Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: An Appeal for Caution. Cureus. 2017 Apr 19;9(4):e1176. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1176. PMID: 28533994; PMCID: PMC5438235.

Asif T, Hasan B, Ukani R, Pauly RR. Infective Endocarditis Presenting as Bilateral Orbital Cellulitis: An Unusual Case. Cureus. 2017 Jun 14;9(6):e1350. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1350. PMID: 28721318; PMCID: PMC5510979.

Asif T, Hasan B, Likhitsup A, Bamberger D. Colovesical Fistula: An Unusual Complication of Cytomegalovirus Colitis. Cureus. 2017 Jul 5;9(7):e1426. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1426. PMID: 28884052; PMCID: PMC5584999.

Asif T, Hasan B, Ukani R, Pauly RR. Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome Associated Thrombocytopenia in a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection: A Rare Hematological Manifestation. Cureus. 2017 Jun 19;9(6):e1369. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1369. PMID: 28744416; PMCID: PMC5519318.

Bonanni S, Sorensen AA, Dubin J, Drees B. The Role of the Fracture Liaison Service in Osteoporosis Care. Mo Med. 2017 Jul-Aug;114(4):295-298. PMID: 30228614; PMCID: PMC6140089.

Edelman K, pez-Candales A. Abnormal Color Flow Signal Traversing the Myocardial Wall: Not Everything is what it Appears to be. Heart Views. 2016 Oct-Dec;17(4):154-158. PMID: 28400941.

Elmer LK, O’Connor CM, Philipp DP, Van Der Kraak G, Gilmour KM, Willmore WG, Barthel BL, Cooke SJ. Oxidative ecology of paternal care in wild smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu. J Exp Biol. 2017 May 15;220(Pt 10):1905-1914. doi: 10.1242/jeb.153775. Epub 2017 Mar 16. PMID: 28302868.

Hammond DA, Rowe JM, Wong A, Wiley TL, Lee KC, Kane-Gill SL. Patient Outcomes Associated with Phenobarbital Use with or Without Benzodiazepines for Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome: A Systematic Review. Hosp Pharm. 2017 Oct;52(9):607-616. doi: 10.1177/0018578717720310. Epub 2017 Jul 17. PMID: 29276297; PMCID:

Hasan B, Asif T, Hasan M. Correction: Lidocaine-Induced Systemic Toxicity: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2019 Aug 23;11(8):c24. doi: 10.7759/cureus.c24. Erratum for: Cureus. 2017 May 25;9(5):e1275. PMID: 31475081; PMCID: PMC6711450.

Hasan B, Asif T, Hasan M, Edrees AF. Chylous Ascites in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Diagnostic Challenge. Cureus. 2017 May 5;9(5):e1226. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1226. PMID: 28589075; PMCID: PMC5459556.

Hasan B, Asif T, Hasan M. Lidocaine-Induced Systemic Toxicity: A Case Report and Review of Literature. Cureus. 2017 May 25;9(5):e1275. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1275. Erratum in: Cureus. 2019 Aug 23;11(8):c24. PMID: 28652958; PMCID: PMC5481177.

Hasan B, Asif T, Braun C, Bahaj W, Dosokey E, Pauly RR. Pancreatitis in the Setting of Vaso-occlusive Sickle Cell Crisis: A Rare Encounter. Cureus. 2017 Apr 25;9(4):e1193. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1193. PMID: 28553571; PMCID: PMC5444912.

Shah R, Asif T, Johnson R. Giardia-filled Pancreatic Mass in a Patient With Recently Treated T-cell-rich B-cell Lymphoma. Cureus. 2017 Feb 9;9(2):e1019. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1019. PMID: 28348938; PMCID: PMC5346013.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, pez-Candales A. Subclinical Right Ventricular Dysfunction in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Retrospective Case Series. Cardiol Ther. 2017 Jan 25. doi: 10.1007/s40119-017-0084-8. PMID: 28124310.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Claudio-Campos K, Mirabal-Arroyo JE, Torres-Hernández BA, pez-Candales A, Melin K, Duconge J. Potential of a Pharmacogenetic-Guided Algorithm to Predict Optimal Warfarin Dosing in a High-Risk Hispanic Patient: Role of a Novel NQO1*2 Polymorphism. J Investig Med High Impact Case Rep. 2016 Dec 1;4(4):2324709616682049. doi: 10.1177/2324709616682049. eCollection 2016 Oct-Dec. PMID: 28210634.

Hernandez-Suarez D, San Martin MT, Colon-Marquez JA, Jimenez-Velazquez IZ, pez-Candales A. Continued Need for Clinical Research in Medical Residency: From Physician to Clinical-Translational Researcher. P R Health Sci J. 2017 Mar;36(1):44-46. PMID: 28266700.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Lopez Menendez FR, Palm D, pez-Candales A. Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Assessment of a Heterogeneous Cohort of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Patients. J Clin Med Res. 2017 Apr;9(4):353-359. PMID: 28270896.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, pez-Candales A. Potential usefulness of diastolic parameters measured by strain imaging echocardiography in the early prediction of chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity. Med Hypotheses. 2017 Apr;101:30-32. PMID: 28351486.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, López Menéndez F, pez-Candales A. Maximal systolic excursion of the tricuspid annulus is independent of right atrial size and function in chronic pulmonary hypertension. Echocardiography. 2017 Jun;34(6):810-816. PMID: 28386967.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Palm D, Lopez-Menendez F, Mesa Pabon M, pez-Candales A. Left Ventricular Velocity of Propagation: A Useful Non-Invasive Measurement When Assessing Hemodynamic Alterations in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Cardiol Res. 2017 Apr;8(2):44-51. PMID: 28515821

Hernandez-Suarez DF, Scott SA, Tomey MI, Melin K, pez-Candales A, Buckley CE, Duconge J. Clinical determinants of clopidogrel responsiveness in a heterogeneous cohort of Puerto Rican Hispanics. Ther Adv Cardiovasc Dis. 2017 Sep;11(9):235-241. PMID: 28675986.

Lamela Domenech AE, López-Candales A. Is the Electrocardiogram Still Useful in Detecting Right Ventricular Abnormalities in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension when Compared to Echocardiography? Clin Respir J. 2017 Jan 4. doi: 10.1111/crj.12607.

pez-Candales A, Hernández Burgos PM, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Harris D. Linking Chronic Inflammation with Cardiovascular Disease: From Normal Aging to the Metabolic Syndrome. J Nat Sci. 2017 Apr;3(4). pii: e341. PMID: 28670620

pez-Candales A, Hernandez-Suarez DF, Lopez Menendez F. Mitral Annular Dynamics and Left Ventricular Diastole. Cardiol Res. 2017 Oct;8(5): 228-231.

Norgard NB, Hempel C. Towards Precision in HF Pharmacotherapy. Curr HeartFail Rep. 2017 Feb;14(1):1-6. doi: 10.1007/s11897-017-0314-3. PMID: 28190189.

Norgard NB, Monte SV. Obesity and Inflammation and Altered Clopidogrel Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics. Drug Metab Lett. 2017 Nov 17;11(1):3-13. doi: 10.2174/1872312811666170301110349. PMID: 28260523.

Norgard NB, Monte SV, Fernandez SF, Ma Q. Aspirin responsiveness changes in obese patients following bariatric surgery. Cardiovasc Ther. 2017 Aug;35(4). doi: 10.1111/1755-5922.12268. PMID: 28444860.

Ramani GV, Deible C, pez-Candales A. Anomalous Left-sided Superior Vena Cava with Cephalad Flow. Heart Views. 2017 Jan-Mar;18(1):15-17. PMID: 28584587

Schwasinger-Schmidt TE, Schrage JP, Moore JB, Drees BM. The State of Diabetes in Kansas: A Community Centered Approach to the Treatment of Diverse Populations. Kans J Med. 2017 Nov 30;10(4):1-20. PMID: 29472981; PMCID: PMC5733403.

Shah R, Witt D, Asif T, Mir FF. Ipilimumab as a Cause of Severe Pan-Colitis and Colonic Perforation. Cureus. 2017 Apr 20;9(4):e1182. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1182. PMID: 28533998; PMCID: PMC5438238.

Sumner-JD, Zinser-B, Smith-AJ. [corresponding author]   Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Beyond One Year in Patients After Stent Placement: A Review.  J Pharm Pract. 2017 Jan 1:897190017715560. doi: 10.1177/0897190017715560

Wiley TL, Rowe JM, Hammond DA. Making the most of advanced pharmacy practice experiences. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017 May 15;74(10):648-651. doi: 10.2146/ajhp160202. PMID: 28483944.

2016

Deal EN, Stranges PM, Maxwell WD, Bacci J, Ashjian EJ, DeRemer DL, Kane-Gill SL, Norgard NB, Dombrowski L, Parker RB; American College of Clinical Pharmacy. The Importance of Research and Scholarly Activity in Pharmacy Training. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 Dec;36(12):e200-e205. doi: 10.1002/phar.1864. Epub 2016 Nov 25. PMID: 27885711.

Drees BM, Yun S. Reducing the Burden of Diabetes Mellitus in the State of Missouri: A Call to Action. Mo Med. 2016 Sep-Oct;113(5):352-357. PMID: 30228498; PMCID: PMC6139831.

Hernandez Burgos PM, Lopez Menendez F, López-Candales A. Reduced right ventricular functional reserve: An important end point finding during dobutamine stress echocardiography testing for liver transplant evaluation. Int J Cardiol. 2016 Feb 23;210:122-124.

Hernandez Burgos PM, López-Candales A. Changes in Mitral Annular Ascent with Worsening Echocardiographic Parameters of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function. Scientifica (Cairo). 2016;2016:6303815. doi: 10.1155/2016/6303815.

Hernandez-Suarez DF, pez-Candales A. Strain Imaging Echocardiography: What Imaging Cardiologists Should Know. Curr Cardiol Rev. 2016 Oct 28.

Irizarry Pagán EE, Vargas PE, López-Candales A. The clinical dilemma of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: an update on pathophysiology and management for physicians. Postgrad Med J. 2016 Mar 10.

Lamela Domenech AE, Lopez-Menendez F, pez-Candales A. Tricuspid Papillary Muscle Rupture Due to Blunt Chest Trauma. J Ultrasound Med. 2016 Dec;35(12):2733-2736.

López-Candales A, Harris D. From Bench to Bedside: Chronic Inflammation and Cardiovascular Risks. IJC Metabolic & Endocrine. 2016.

Miller BE, pez-Candales A. Diastolic Abnormalities Detected by Velocity Vector Imaging in the Presence of Coronary Ischemia: A Pilot Stress Echocardiographic Study. Heart Views. 2016 Jan-Mar;17(1):1-6.

Norgard NB, Bacon NR, Agosti M. Oral Administration of Sustained Release Niacin Inhibits Platelet Aggregation. Curr Clin Pharmacol. 2016;11(1):43-6. doi: 10.2174/1574884711666151214104315. PMID: 26651612.

Oertel MJ, Graves L, Al-Hihi E, Leonardo V, Hopkins C, DeSouza K, Bhattacharya RK. Osteoporosis management in older patients who experienced a fracture. Clin Interv Aging. 2016 Aug 22;11:1111-6. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S107720. PMID: 27578967; PMCID: PMC5001657.

Patterson-ME, Miranda-D, Schuman-GL, Eaton-CM, Smith-AJ, Silver- B (2016) A Focus Group Exploration of Automated Case‐Finders to Identify High‐Risk Heart Failure Patients within an Urban Safety- NetHospital, eGEMs (Generating Evidence & Methods to improve patient outcomes): Vol. 4: Iss. 3, Article 11.

Vargas PE, López-Candales A. Essential echocardiographic evaluation in patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension: an overview for the practicing physician. Postgrad Med. 2016 Mar;128(2):208-22.