Medicine 2011 Annual Report

Selected Publications

Agarwal A, Padmalingam M, Mohan R, Banifatemi R, Fontaine J, Hankins, S, Eisen H, Plehn J. Systolic Augmentation of Continuous Aortic Regurgitation: A Novel Marker of Increased Fractional Shortening and Flow in HeartMate II Supported Patients. J Heart Lung Transplantation April 2011; s158.

Beach, TA, Griffith, K, Dam, HQ, Manzone, TA. Ensuring safe and quality medication use in nuclear medicine: A collaborative team achieves compliance with medication management standards. J. Nucl Med Technol (in review).

Bhattacharya SD, Niyogi SK, Bhattacharya S, et al. High Rates of Colonization with Drug Resistant Hemophilus Influenzae Type B and Streptococccus Pneumoniae in Unvaccinated HIV Infected Children from West Bengal. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. Dec 17, 2010

Bradley MJ, Gauntt JM, Mehltretter Lowe PC, Wright DM.? A Validation Study for Vinyl Electrical Tape End Matches. J Forensic Sci. 2011 doi:10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01736.x.
Camm AJ, Breithardt G, Crijs H, Dorian P, Kowey P, Le Heuzey JY, Merioua I, Pedrazzini L, Prystowky EN, Schwartz PJ, Torp-Pedersen CH, Weintraub W. Real-Life Observations of Clinical Outcomes with Rhythm- and Rate-Controlled Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;58:493-501.

Chaitman BR, Hartigan PM, Booth DC, Teo KK, Mancini GBJ, Kostuk WJ, Spertus JA, Maron DJ, Dada M, O’’Rourke RA, Weintraub WS, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Boden WE. Do Major cardiovascular outcomes in patients with stable ischemic heart disease in COURAGE differ by Healthcare System? Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality of Care and Outcomes 2010;3:476-483.

Colleti C, Elliott DJ, Zubrow M. Resident Perceptions of a Tele-ICU Implementation. Telemed J E Health. 2010 Oct;16(8):894-7.

Culler SD, Weintraub WS. Is Initiating Employees on Atorvastatin a Good Buy for Employers? In press, Mayo Clinic Proceedings.

Curtin PM, Lyons D, Grimley S, and Williams R. Prevention and Management of Acute Constipation in Hospitalized Patients. NICHE Solution #12: 2011.

Doorey A, Denenberg B, Sagar V, Hanna T, Newman J, Stone PH. Comparison of myocardial ischemia during intense mental stress using fight simulation in airline pilots with coronary artery disease to that produced with conventional mental and treadmill exercise stress testing. Am. J. Cardiol. (in press).

Drees M, Hausman S, Rogers A, Freeman L, Frosch K, Wroten K.? Underestimating the Impact of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia by Use of Surveillance Data. ICHE2010;31(6).

Elliott DJ, Robinson EJ, Herrman JA, Sanford M, Riesenberg LA. Systemic Barriers to Diabetes Management in Primary Care: A Qualitative Analysis of Delaware Physicians. American Journal of Medical Quality. July/August 2011 26: 284-290.

Elliott DJ, Weintraub WS. “Population-Based Health Requires Population-Based Change.” (Editorial). Journal of Pediatrics 2010; Oct 29.

Ehrenthal DB, Carney P, Kottenhahn R, Charney P. Women’s Health, in Andreoli and Carpenter’s Cecil’s Essentials of Medicine, VIII, Saunders, 2011.

Ehrenthal DB, Jiang X, Strobino DM. Labor induction and the risk of a cesarean delivery among nulliparous women at term. Obstet Gynecol. 2010 Jul;116(1):35-42.

Ehrenthal DB, Wingate MS, Kirby RS. Variation by State in Outcomes Classification for Deliveries Less Than 500 g in the United States. Matern Child Health J. 2011 Jan 29.

Ehrenthal DB, Jurkovitz C, Hoffman M, Jiang X, Weintraub W. Pre-pregnancy body mass index as an independent risk factor for pregnancy induced hypertension. J Women’s Health. 2011 Jan;20(1):67-72.

Feinberg S, Maiden K, Ehrenthal DB. Awareness of the 5 A’s and motivational interviewing among community primary care providers. Del Med J. 2011Jan: 83(1): 17-21.

Farley H, Zubrow MT, Gies J, Kolm P, Mascioli S, Mahoney DD, Weintraub, W. Emergency Department Tachypnea Predicts Transfer to a Higher Level of Care in the First 24 hours After ED Admission. Academic Emergency Medicine 2010;17:718–722.

Friedland A, Holliday S, Mueller C. Combined Internal Medicine Residency Programs. The Toolkit Series. A Textbook for Internal Medicine Education Programs. Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine. 10th edition. 2010; 347-354.

Gilani JM, Khan OA. Myeloproliferative Disorders. In: 5 Minute Clinical Consult (F.J. Domino, Ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2010.

Gopal R, Lenhard MJ, Maser RE. Which RAAS blocker should I choose for my patient with diabetes? Practical Diabetology 2011 (March), volume 30 (1): 14–23.

Greenland P, Alpert JS, Beller GA, Benjamin EJ, Budoff MJ, Fayad ZA, Foster E, Hlatky MA, Hodgson J McB, Kushner FG, Lauer MS, Shaw LJ, Smith SC, Taylor AJ, Weintraub WS, Wenger NK. 2010 ACCF/AHA guideline for assessment of cardiovascular risk in asymptomatic adults. Circulation 2010;122:2748-2764.

Hennessy T. Lessons from my father. Modern Medicine. Dec 3, 2010. Internal Medicine Residents using CPOE.

Intenzo C, Dam HQ, Manzone TA. Planar imaging of the thyroid in benign and malignant disease. Seminars in Nucl Med. (in review).

Klemm P, Waddington C, Bradley E, Bucher L, Collins M, Lyons D, Seckel M, Urban M. Unleashing animal-assisted therapy. Nursing 2010. 40(10)12-13.

Krone RJ, Rao SV, Dai D, Brindis RG, Klein LW, Shaw RE, Weintraub WS. Utilization of drug eluting stents in the United States from 2003 to 2008. A report from the American College of Cardiology/National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC/NCDR®). In press, A Am Coll Cardiol: Intervention.

Kushen M, Dam HQ, Manzone TA. Indium-111 scintigraphy aids in diagnosis of tubo-ovarian abscess. Clin Nucl Med; 36: 300-3302 (2011).

Kutcher MA, Klein LW, Ou Fang-Shu, Wharton TP, Gehmer GJ, Singh M, Anderson HV, Rumsfeld JS, Weintraub WS, Shaw RE, Sacrinty MT, Woodward A, Peterson ED, Brindis RG. Percutaneous coronary interventions in facilities without cardiac surgery on-site: a report form the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). J Am Coll Cardiol (in press).

Magrane D, Khan O, Pigeon D, Leadley J, Grigsby K. Learning About Teams by Participating In Teams. Acad Med 2010 Aug; 85 (8).

Mancini GBJ, Bates ER, Maron DJ, Hartigan P, Dada M, Gosselin G, Kostuk W, Sedlis SP, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Berger PB, Spertus J, Mavromatis K, Knudtson M, Chaitman BR, O’’Rourke RA, Weintraub WS, Teo K, Boden WE on behalf of the COURAGE Trial Investigators and Coordinators. Quantitative results of baseline angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention in the COURAGE trial. J Am Coll Cardiol (in press).

Marcoff L, Rahman E. Menstruation-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Dissection: A Case Report and Review of Literature. J Invasive Cardiol (in press).

Marcoff L, Popescu A, Lee LR, Leidig GA, Clay AW, Kelly JJ, Rahman E. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Postpartum Woman Presenting with Chest Pain. Am J Emerg Med (2010) 28.641e5-641e7.

Maron DJ, Boden WE, O’’Rourke RA, Hartigan PM, Calfas KJ, Mancini GB, Spertus JA, Dada M, Kostuk WJ, Knudtson M, Harris CL, Sedlis SP, Zoble RG, Title LM, Gosselin G, Nawaz S, Gau FT, Blaustein AS, Bates ER, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Chaitman BR, Weintraub WS, Teo KK for the COURAGE Trial Research Group. Intensive multifactorial intervention for stable coronary artery disease: optimal medical therapy in the COURAGE Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:1348-1358.

Maron DJ, Boden WE, Spertus JA, Hartigan PM, Mancini GBJ, Sedlis SP, Kostuk WJ, Chaitman BR, Shaw LJ, Berman DS, Dada M, Teo KK, Weintraub WS, O’’Rourke RA for the COURAGE Trial Research Group. Impact of metabolic syndrome and diabetes on prognosis and outcomes with early percutaneous coronary intervention in the COURAGE (Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive Drug Evaluation) Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2011;58:131-137.

Myers RG, Weintraub WS. Revascularization strategies for patients with CAD and diabetes mellitus. Nature Reviews Cardiology 2010:7:364-366.

Peterson ED, Dai D, Delong ER, Brennan JM, Singh M, Rao SV, Shaw RE, Roe MT, Ho KKL, Klein KW, Krone RJ, Weintraub WS, Brindis RG, Rumsfeld JS, Spertus JA. Contemporary mortality risk prediction for percutaneous coronary intervention: results from 588,398 procedures in the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:1923-1932.

Preininger L, Cantwell-McNelis K, James C, Sullivan MC, Szabo S, Bincsik A. Long Term Medication Adherence in Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Drug Therapy. Current HIV Research 2010, 9-000-000.

Popescu A, Weintraub WS. Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Hospital and Health System Costs Saving While Maintaining Patient Safety. In press, J Am Coll Cardiol: Cardiovascular Interventions.

Queller H. Commotio Cordis in a 17-Year-Old Baseball Catcher. Pediatric Cardiology (2010) 31:689-692.

Roe MT, Messenger JC, Weintraub WS, Cannon CP, Fonarow GC, Dai D, Chen AY, Klein LW, Masoudi FA, McKay C, Hewitt K, Brindis RG, Peterson ED, Rumsfeld JS. Treatments, trends and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction and percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR). JACC 2010;56:254-263.

Saad TF. Management of the Immature Autogenous Arteriovenous Fistula. Vascular.18:316-324, 2010.

Saad TF, Myers GR, Cicone JS. Central vein stenosis or occlusion associated with cardiac rhythm management device leads in hemodialysis patients with ipsilateral arteriovenous access: A retrospective study of treatment using stents or stent-grafts. Journal of Vascular Access.11:293-302, 2010.

Schell KA, Bradley E, Lyons DL, Bucher L, Seckel MA. Better blood pressure measurement for better patient care. In: B. M. Melnyk & E. Fineout-Overholt. Implementing evidence-based practice. Real-life success stories. (pp. 227-230). Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, 2011.

Shalaby M, Marriotti JL, Donnelly J, Aboff BM. Developing new models of ambulatory training. Academic Internal Medicine Insight. 8(3):12-15, 17.

Taylor, DS, Snyder-Marlowe G, Lenhard MJ. Nutrition Care for Patients Undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for weight loss. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 2010:110:600-607.

Tran N, Padmalingam M, Rezvan A, Mullin D, Kasper K. Wellens’ Syndrome: A T-wave warning against catastrophe? Cardiovascular Medicine 2011;14(5): Suppl 20; 89S.

Weintraub WS. Do More Cardiac Rehabilitation Visits Reduce Events Compared to Fewer Visits? Circulation 2010;121:8-9.

Weintraub WS, Karlsberg RP, Tcheng JE, Buston AE, Heidenreich P, Boris J, Hendel RC, Dove JT, Jacobs AK, Fonarow GC. Lewis W, Goldberg LR, Mirro MJ, Shahian DM. ACC/AHAA key data elements and definitions of a base cardiovascular vocabulary for electronic health records: a report of the American College of /Circulation 2011;124:103-123. Cardiology Foundation/American Heart Association Task Force on Clinical Data Standards (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Data Standards for Adult Cardiovascular Electronic Health Records). J Am Coll Cardiol (in press).

Weintraub WS, Daniels S, Burke LE, Franklin B, Goff DC, Hayman L, Lloyd-Jones D, Pandey DK, Sanchez E, Parsons Schram A, Whitsel LP. The Value of Primordial and Primary Prevention for Cardiovascular Disease. Circulation (in press).

Zhang Z, Kolm P, Boden WE, Hartigan PM, Maron DJ, Spertus JA, O’’Rourke RA, Shaw LJ, Sedlis SP, Mancini GBJ, Berman DS, Dada M, Teo KK, Weintraub WS. The cost- effectiveness of percutaneous coronary intervention as a function of angina severity in patients with stable angina. Circulation Quality and Outcomes 2011;4:172-182

Zhu D, Kumar A, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. A large pheochromocytoma with invasion of multiple local organs. Journal of Clinical Hypertension. J Clin Hypertension 2011, Jan: 13 (1): 60-4.

Ziemer DC, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Vaccarino V, Rhee MK, Twombly JG, Narayan KMV, Koch DD, Phillips LS. Glucose independent, black-while differences in hemoglobin A1c levels. Annals Intern Med 2010;152:770-777.

Weisman D, Agarwal A, Padmalingam M, Wjasow C, Kutalek S, Kusmirek L. Burden of Ventricular Arrhythmias in the Perioperative Period of Patients Receiving the HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device. Heart Rhythm Vol 8 Issue 5 May 2011: s1, 428.

Selected Abstracts/Posters

Aboff B, Burday M, Salam T, Edwards C. Understanding Your Obligations with Resident Disability, Maternity, Paternity, and FMLA presented as workshops at the 2011 Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine (APDIM) Program Administrators Meeting and the 2011 APDIM Spring Conference, April 10-13, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.

Abraham N, Zhu D, Morrone D, DiSabatino A, Murphy D, Doorey A. Efforts to Decrease the Door to Balloon Time Might Increase the Incidence of Unnecessary Emergency Cardiac Catheterization and Delay Appropriate Care; ACC 2011.

Abramson-Chen E [presenter], Khan OA, Raman T. Perceptions of Smoking and Lung Cancer in New Castle County, Delaware. Christiana Care Health System, Research & Education Week. Winner, Gelb Award. April 2011.

Billig-Figura K. Suspected Levamisole Contaminated Cocaine Induced Vasculitis; National ACP Poster Presenter 2011 and 1^st place Delaware ACP Poster.

Ali A, Zhang y, Murphy D, Hoban A, King S, Albert M, DiSabatino A, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Improved Systems Result in Reduced Door to Balloon Time in Both Males and Females and Gender Differences May Disappear; Presented at ACC 2011.

Arakali S, Milasincic, N, Jones M, Panwalker A. When Eosinophilia is Your Only Clue. Presented at ACP 2011. Delaware Chapter ACP Abstract Winner and National ACP Finalist.

Bincsik A, Bidwell R, Innovation Profile: Comprehensive, Patient-Centered Program Incorporates Strategies That Help HIV Patients Maintain Their Health, Leading to Enhanced Adherence, Better Outcomes, and Fewer Deaths, presented in AHRQ Health Care Innovations Exchange. Oct 13, 2010.

Billig-Figura K, Burke P, Ragozine-Bush H, Burday M. Suspected Levamisole Contaminated Cocaine Induced Vasculitis. Presented at ACP 2011.

Blair P, Consiglio-Ward L, DeCouto S, Elliott DJ, Friedland A, Kunkel E, Palmer TL, Read A, Riesenberg LA, Schenck S, and Stofferahn M. Residents Improving Transitions of Care: Emergency Department to Outpatient (RITE>O). Alliance of Independent Academic Medical Centers Annual Meeting, March 2011, St. Petersburg Florida.

Brolis N, Milasincic N, Nnebe NS. Coagulapathy in Alcohol-Induced Cirrhosis: To Bleed or Not to Bleed? Presented at ACP 2011.

Chen DD, Lee S, Khan S, Teixido M, Li W. Keeping the Eyes, Ears, and Mind Open. Gradenigo Syndrome, a Complication of Otitis Media. Presented at ACP 2011. National Poster Finalist.

Chin CT, Wang TY, Dai D, Roe MT, Mehta RH, Rumsfeld JS, Anderson HV, Weintraub WS, Messinger JC, Kutcher MA, Brindis RG, Peterson ED, Harrington RA, Rao SV. Trends and predictors of length of stay after primary percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A113.

Copeland KA, Hosmane VR, Jurkovitz C, Kolm P, Bowen J, Strasser JF, Banbury MK, Gardner TJ, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ. Frequency of Severe Valvular Disease Caused by Mediastinal Radiation Among Patients Undergoing Valve Surgery in a Regional Academic Medical Center, ACC 2011.

Curtin P, Lyons D, Savoy M, Tabassum S. Creating a Multimedia Interprofessional Geriatric Resource Website. 2011 Annual American Geriatrics Society Scientific Meeting Poster Session, National Gaylord Center, Maryland. May 12, 2011.

Curtin P, Lyons D. The Role of a Unit-Based Wish Champion. 2011 Annual American Geriatrics Society Scientific Meeting Poster Session. National Gaylord Center, Maryland. May 12, 2011.

Curtis JP, Geary L. Wang Y, Chen J, Drye EE, Grosso LM, Schreiner F, Sperus JA, Rumsfeld J, Weintraub WS, Normand SLT, Krumholz HM. Development of two registry- based measures suitable for characterizing hospital performance on 30-day all-cause mortality rates among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A197.

Elliott DJ, Robinson EJ, Stillman P. Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Copayment Elimination Project. Poster presentation at Academy Health Annual Meeting May 2011, Seattle, WA.

Elliott; DJ, Rahmer B, Michalec B, Dunn M, Prater C, Zent R, Ewen E, Fagan HB. Using a Report Card to Improve the Quality of Care for Patients with Diabetes. Podium presentation at Society for General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting 2011, Baltimore. MD; Poster presentation at Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, May 2011, Phoenix, AZ.

Friedland A, Salam H., Kaelber D. Med-Peds Program Directors Professional Activities. April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting.

Friedland A, Packard J, Elliott D. Impact of a Regional Med-Peds Meeting on Student Interest in Med-Peds. April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting.

Friedland A, Salam H., Kaelber D. Med-Peds Program Directors Professional Activities. April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting.

Frohna J, Friedland A, Raslich M, Aronica M. Do Med-Peds Graduates Maintain Dual Board Certification? April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting.

Grove M, Doorey AJ. Rapid Electrocardiographic Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction for Off-Site Interventionalists. Presented at SCAI 2011.

Horton T, Pecoraro A, Woody G, Wright P. Pilot Data Project Engage: SBIRT with Medically Hospitalized Patients. Poster. 73rd Annual Meeting - College on Problems of Drug Dependence ( CPDD), June 22, 2011.

HIV Program's submission on "Long Term Medication Adherence," received the Innovation in Research Award at the Ryan White All Titles Meeting in Washington, DC, August 25, 2010.

HIV Program Patient Centered Care presented at the AHRQ Health Care Innovation Exchange and the National Target Center, October 2010.

Hyatt D, Manley C, Lenhard MJ, Maser R. Use Of Serum Fructosamine Concentration To Assess Glycemic Control In Gestational Diabetes. Poster at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Diabetes in Pregnancy Study Group of North America, Washington, DC. April 2011.

Jordan J, Singh-Patel R, Elliott DJ. Effect of a Multi-Disciplinary Admitting Team on the Quality and Efficiency of Inpatient Care. Poster presentation at Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting March 2011, Baltimore, MD. Poster presentation at Society of General Internal Medicine National Meeting, May 2011, Phoenix, AZ and Plenary presentation at AAMC National Quality Meeting June 2011, Chicago, IL.

Justice E, Kao R, Bianchetta T, Friedland A. Librarian & Med-Peds Teaching Resident Collaboration: Library Informatics and Evidence-Based Pediatrics Showcased. April 2010 Med-Peds Program Director's Association Annual Meeting.

Kanapathippillai N. Setting of Normal White Blood Cell (WBC) Counts, Elevated Bands Predict Infection and Death. Presented at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) October 2010.

Wong E. Facts Influencing Acceptance of H1N1 Influenza Vaccine in Pregnancy. Presented at the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA) October 2010.

Malebranche L , Reddy VK, Hosmane VR, Zhang Z, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Survival and Neurologic Recovery in Patients With ST-Elevation After Resuscitation from Cardiac Arrest Found to Have Non-Obstructive Disease on Angiography. Presented at AHA 2010.

Malodiya A, Qureshi S. Palms that Unraveled an Occult Carcinoma! Delaware Chapter ACP Abstract Award, presented at ACP 2011.

Marcoff L, Jurkovitz CT, Murphy D, Kolm PG, Bowen Jr, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. The Aftermath of the Controversy: Drug-Eluting Stent Use Declines; More Restenosis is Seen. ESC Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, August 2010.

Marcoff L, Jurkovitz CT, Murphy D, Kolm PG, Bowen JR, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. More Restenosis Seen In the Aftermath of the Controversy Over Late Thrombosis of Drug-Eluting Stents. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 2010; Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes, May 2010.

Marcoff L, Jurkovitz CT, Murphy D, Kolm P, Bowen JR, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Drug- eluting stent use continues to decline, especially in acute myocardial infarction, despite resolution of the controversy over late thrombosis. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A191.

Marcoff L, Jurkovitz CT, Murphy D, Kolm PG, Bowen JR, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Drug-Eluting Stent Use Continues to Decline, Especially in Acute Myocardial Infarction, Despite Resolution of the Controversy over Late Thrombosis.J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55(10); Supplement 1:A191.

Maser RE, Peters M, Irgau I, Wynn G, Lenhard MJ. The effect of osteocalcin on short-term glucose homeostasis before and after surgery-induced weight loss. Poster at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Dallas, TX, June 2011 and published in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases 2011 (7) Poster P-30.

Melson J, Mooney R, Kane M, McWilliams J, Cunningham J, Horton T. Screening and Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in Acute Care. Poster. Annual Meeting of the American Organization of Nurse Executives, 2011.

Melson J, Mooney R, Horton T. Improving alcohol withdrawal outcomes in acute care Christiana Care Health System. Winner of the Permanente Journal Service Quality Award, 22^nd Institute for Healthcare Improvement Annual National Forum, Orlando, Florida, December 2010.

Milasincic NM, Elliott DJ, Friedland A, Drees M, Silverstein J. Improving Academic Standards for 4^th Year Medical Students. Poster presentation at Society of General Internal Medicine Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting March 2011, Baltimore, MD.

Milasincic NM. Innovations in Promoting Scholarly Activity for Fourth-Year Medical Students: Requiring Clinical Case Abstracts. Best Educational Innovation Poster at the national Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine meeting 2011.

Padmalingam M, Agarwal A, Fontaine J, Eisen H, Hankins S. Evaluating Dimensional Predictors of Right Heart Failure in Patients Undergoing HeartMate II LVAD Implantation. J American Society Echocardiography Vol 24, Number 5:B42.

Popescu AM, Marcoff L, Leidig GA, Murphy D, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Is it Safe to Discharge Patients on the Same Day after Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? J Am Coll Cardiol 2010; 55(10); Supplement 1:A19.

Popescu AM, Weintraub WS. Outpatient Percutaneous Coronary Interventions: Hospital and Health System Costs Saving While Maintaining Patient Safety –– JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Oct;3(10):1020-1.

Popescu AM , Leidig LA, Marcoff L, Murphy D, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Transient No Reflow/Slow Flow During Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions is Rarely Associated With Early, In-Hospital Complications. Accepted to ACC 2011.

Rajamanickam A. Risk of hemorrhage on dual antiplatelet therapy with Coumadin. Presented at SCAI 2011.

Rajamanickam A. A Comprehensive and user-friendly online calculator for predicting the risk of contrast induced nephropathy (CIN). Presented at SCAI 2011.

Rajamanickam A. Risk of permanent hemodialysis after cardiac catheterization for contrast for contrast induced nephropathy (CIN). Presented at SCAI 2011.

Rajamanickam A. Is Creatine Kinase-MB (CKMB) Really Necessary in the Diagnosis of Acute MI When Troponin Is Performed Simultaneously?. Presented at QCOR 2011.

Read A. Purpura Fulminans: A Severe Microvascular Complication of Pneumococcal Sepsis. Second Place Delaware ACP Poster 2011.

Read A, DeCouto S. RITE->O, Residents Improving Transitions of Care: ED to Outpatient. Presented at the Alliance of Academic Medical Centers' National Initiative Conference, 2011.

Reed D, Aboff B, Chelminski P, Call S. Update in Graduate Medical Education: Systematic Literature Review of High Impact Graduate Medical Education Research in 2010 presented at the 2011 APDIM Spring Conference on April 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.

Shaw LJ, Berman D, Maron DJ, Hachamovitch R, Hartigan PM, Min JK, Sedlis SP, Dada M, Mancini GBJ, O'Rourke RA, Spertus JA, Chaitman BR, Bates ER, Teo KK, Boden WE, Weintraub WS. Impact of pretreatment ischemia on therapeutic risk reduction and long- term prognosis in patients with stable angina: results from COURAGE. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A98.

Spring M, Juice J, Milasincic N, Piacentine J. Guillain Barre: A Spectrum of Disease. Presented at ACP 2011. National ACP Poster Award.

Troiano M. Venous Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism and Factor VII Deficiency Delaware ACP Meeting 2010. Second Place Student Poster.

Weintraub WS, Edwards F. Introducing ASCERT: The American College of Cardiology- The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Collaboration on the Comparative Effectiveness of Revascularization Strategies. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A129.

Wong E, Drees M. Factors influencing acceptance of H1N1 influenza vaccine in pregnancy. Presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of American and the HIV Medicine Association, October 2011.

Zhang Z, Kolm P, Jurkovitz C, Boden W, Spertus J, Maron D, Hartigan P, Teo K, Weintraub WS. Cost-effectiveness for treating angina by severity of angina at baseline. J Am Coll Cardiol 2010;55:A219.

Zhang Y, Rajamanickam A. Pre-hospital ECG Can Shorten Door to Balloon Time in Patients with STEMI. Presented at SCAI 2011.

Zhang Y. Gender Difference Seems to Disappear with Strategies to Improve Overall Door to Balloon Time. Presented at QCOR 2011.

Zhu D, Mustafa NG, Hoban A, Murphy D, King S, Albert M, Weintraub WS, Rahman E. Comprehensive Strategy Including Exclusive Involvement of Interventional Cardiologist in the Decision Making Process Decreases Door-to-Balloon Time in STEMI. Presented at ACC 2011.