Imad Hussain, MD

Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Program Director, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship


Publications

Noninvasive Prediction of Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressure in Patients With Normal Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction: Comparison of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance With Comprehensive Echocardiography
Rahi, W, Hussain, I, Quinones, MA, Zoghbi, WA, Shah, DJ & Nagueh, SF 2024, , Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.echo.2024.02.001

Accuracy of Clinical Evaluation and Chest X-ray for HFpEF Diagnosis: Comparison Against Right Heart Catheterization
Rahi, W, Hussain, I, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Quinones, MA & Nagueh, SF 2023, , American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 206, pp. 219-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.112

Accuracy of Clinical Evaluation and Chest X-ray for HFpEF Diagnosis: Comparison Against Right Heart Catheterization
Rahi, W, Hussain, I, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Quinones, MA & Nagueh, SF 2023, , The American Journal of Cardiology, vol. 206, pp. 219-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.112

Outflow cannula alignment in continuous flow left ventricular devices is associated with stroke
Kassi, M, Agrawal, T, Xu, J, Marcos-Abdala, HG, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Macgillivray, T, Suarez, EE, Yousefzai, R, Fida, N, Kim, JH, Hussain, I, Guha, A, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A, Chang, SM & Estep, J 2023, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 46, no. 4, pp. 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988231154284

Outflow cannula alignment in continuous flow left ventricular devices is associated with stroke
Kassi, M, Agrawal, T, Xu, J, Marcos-Abdala, HG, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Macgillivray, T, Suarez, EE, Yousefzai, R, Fida, N, Kim, JH, Hussain, I, Guha, A, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A, Chang, SM & Estep, J 2023, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, pp. 3913988231154284. https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988231154284

Bloodstream infections in prolonged use of axillary-placed, intra-aortic balloon-pump support: A single-center study
Dreucean, D, Donahue, KR, Morton, C, Succar, L, Krisl, J, Agrawal, T, Perez, K, Jaramillo, T, Kim, J, Fida, N, Guha, A, Kassi, M, Yousefzai, R, Hussain, I, Grimes, K & Bhimaraj, A 2023, , Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, vol. 45, no. 3, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2023.225

Atrial shunt device for heart failure with preserved and mildly reduced ejection fraction (REDUCE LAP-HF II): a randomised, multicentre, blinded, sham-controlled trial
REDUCE LAP-HF II investigators 2022, , The Lancet, vol. 399, no. 10330, pp. 1130-1140. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00016-2

Tissue plasminogen activator in left ventricular assist device-related intravascular hemolysis after failed augmented anticoagulation
Kenneth Sims, R, Srour, N, El Nihum, LI, Hannawi, B, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Cruz-Solbes, AS, Trachtenberg, BH, Hussain, I, Kim, JH, Kassi, M, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Estep, J, Bhimaraj, A & Guha, A 2022, , International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 45, no. 11, pp. 911-918. https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988221115445

Overview of Restrictive Cardiomyopathies
Gowda, SN, Ali, HJ & Hussain, I 2022, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 4-16. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1078

Refractory Impella Suction Alarms in the Setting of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Aoun, J, Tea, I, Bhimaraj, A & Hussain, I 2021, , CJC Open, vol. 3, no. 9, pp. 1186-1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjco.2021.03.015

Remote versus early corticosteroid wean outcomes in heart transplant recipients in the contemporary era
Salgado, BC, Fida, N, Krisl, J, Berens, PM, Graviss, EA, Nguyen, DT, Hussain, I, Kim, JH, Suarez, E, Trachtenberg, B, Torre-Amione, G, Bhimaraj, A & Guha, A 2021, , Clinical Transplantation, vol. 35, no. 8, e14382. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14382

Intravenous immunoglobulin in heart transplant recipients with mild to moderate hypogammaglobulinemia and infection
Hoang, J, Krisl, J, Moaddab, M, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Hussain, I, Kassi, M, Yousefzai, R, Kim, J, Trachtenberg, B, Bhimaraj, A & Guha, A 2022, , Clinical Transplantation, vol. 36, no. 4, e14571, pp. e14571. https://doi.org/10.1111/ctr.14571

Under Pressure: Right Heart Catheterization and Provocative Testing for Diagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension
Tea, I & Hussain, I 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 92-100. https://doi.org/10.14797/AFUI4711

Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Lung Cancer
Chitturi, KR, Xu, J, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Bhimaraj, A, Guha, A, Hussain, I, Kassi, M, Bernicker, EH & Trachtenberg, BH 2019, , JACC: CardioOncology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 182-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccao.2019.11.013

Implication of ventricular assist devices in extracorporeal membranous oxygenation patients listed for heart transplantation
Guha, A, Hannawi, B, Cruz-Solbes, AS, Nguyen, DT, Bruckner, BA, Trachtenberg, B, Graviss, EA, Bhimaraj, A, Park, M, Hussain, I, Macgillivray, TE, Suarez, EE & Estep, JD 2019, , Journal of Clinical Medicine, vol. 8, no. 5, 572. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8050572

Incidence and outcomes of cancer treatment-related cardiomyopathy among referrals for advanced heart failure
Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Ibarra-Cortez, SH, Estep, JD, Bhimaraj, A, Guha, A, Hussain, I, Park, MH, Torre-Amione, G & Trachtenberg, BH 2018, , Cardio-Oncology, vol. 4, no. 1, 3. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40959-018-0029-y

Inpatient Mortality Risk Scores and Postdischarge Events in Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients: A Community-Based Study
Win, S, Hussain, I, Hebl, VB, Dunlay, SM & Redfield, MM 2017, , Circulation: Heart Failure, vol. 10, no. 7, e003926. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.117.003926

Impaired right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling and effect of sildenafil in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
Hussain, I, Mohammed, SF, Forfia, PR, Lewis, GD, Borlaug, BA, Gallup, DS & Redfield, MM 2016, , Circulation: Heart Failure, vol. 9, no. 4, e002729. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.115.002729

Misconceptions, diagnostic challenges and treatment opportunities in bioprosthetic valve thrombosis: Lessons from a case series
Pislaru, SV, Hussain, I, Pellikka, PA, Maleszewski, JJ, Hanna, RD, Schaff, HV & Connolly, HM 2015, , European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, vol. 47, no. 4, ezu201, pp. 725-732. https://doi.org/10.1093/ejcts/ezu201

Right ventricular function in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A community-based study
Mohammed, SF, Hussain, I, Abou Ezzeddine, OF, Takahama, H, Kwon, SH, Forfia, P, Roger, VL & Redfield, MM 2014, , Circulation, vol. 130, no. 25, pp. 2310-2320. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.008461