Instructor A in Medicine

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Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
9 W. Gates Pavilion
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Christie Gulla - 215-662-2807

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Echocardiography
• Chemotherapy-Related Cardiac Disease

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, 2 PCAM

Education:

• MD: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
• Residency: Hospital of theUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• Fellowship: Hospital of theUniversity of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
• M.S.C.E.: University of Pennsylvania (Clinical Epidemiology)

Research Interest:

• Translation of Neuregulin/ErbB Signaling in Humans
• Role of Novel Markers in Chemotherapy-related cardiotoxicity
• Mechanisms and Biomarkers in Heart Failure and Cardiac Remodeling

Selected Publications:

1. Ky B., Rader D.J.  The Effects of Statin Therapy on Plasma Markers of Inflammation in Patients without Vascular Disease.  Clinical Cardiology.  2005; 28:  67-70.
2. Samaha F.F., Ky B., Lo Re V.  Type III Hyperlipoproteinemia Unmasked by HIV Antiretroviral Therapy. The American Journal of Medicine.  2005; 118:  691-692.
3. Ky B., Kasner M., Carver J.R.  Von Willebrand Disease and Coronary Artery Disease:  A Contemporary Review.  Journal of Invasive Cardiology.  2006; 18:  178-82.
4. Di Nardo C.D., Ky B., Vogl, D.T., Forfia P., Loren A., Luger S., Mato A., Tsai D.E.  Differentiation Syndrome in Non-M3 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated with the Retinoid X Receptor Agonist Bexarotene.  Medical Oncology.  2008; 25: 299-302.
5. Rahmouni H., Ky B., Plappert T., Duffy K., Wiegers, S.E., Ferrari V.A., Keane M.G., Kirkpatrick, J.N., Silvestry F.E., St. John Sutton, M.G.  Clinical Utility of Automated Assessment of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Using Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Border Detection.  American Heart Journal.  2008; 155: 562-570.
6. Ky B., Burke A., Tsimikas S.D., Wolfe M.L., Tadesse M.G., Szapary P.O., Witztum J.L., FitzGerald G.A., Rader D.J.  The Influence of Pravastatin and Atorvastatin on Markers of Oxidative Stress in Hypercholesterolemic Humans.  Journal of the American College of Cardiology.  2008; 142: 117-30.
7. Mark G., Hayden G.E., Ky B., Paszczuk A., Matthews S., Pugh M., Horan A., Gracias V.A., Kirkpatrick J.N., Dean A.J.  Hand-carried echocardiography for assessment of left ventricular filling and ejection fraction in the surgical intensive care unit.  Journal of Critical Care.  2009; epub ahead of print.
8. Kirkpatrick J.N., Ky B., Rahmouni H.W., Chirinos J.A., Farmer S.A., Fields A.V., Ogbara J., Eberman K.M., Ferrari V.A., Silvestry F.E., Keane M.G., Opotowsky A.R., St. John Sutton M., Wiegers S.E.  Application of Appropriateness Criteria in Outpatient Transthoracic Echocardiography.  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009; 22:53-59.
9. Ky B., Kimmel S.E., Safa R.N., Putt M.E., Sweitzer N.K., Fang J.C., Sawyer D.B., Cappola T.P.  Neuregulin-1beta is Associated with Disease Severity and Adverse Outcomes in Chronic Human Heart Failure.  Circulation.  2009; 120:310-317.