peter v. vaitkevicius, m.d. curriculum vitae

PETER V. VAITKEVICIUS, M.D. Curriculum Vitae

OFFICE ADDRESS: Harper University Hospital John D. Dingell VA Medical Center 3990 John R Street, 1 Weber Cardiology Section Division of Cardiology 4646 John R Street Detroit, MI 48201 Detroit, MI 48201 Office: 313-745-2620 Office: 313-576-1000, ext 1024 Fax: 313-745-8643 Fax: 313-576-1121 EDUCATION: 1980 BA Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1984 M.D. Wayne State Univ. School of Medicine, Detroit, MI/ TRAINING: 1984-1988 Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, Wayne State

University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 1987-1988 Chief Medical Resident, Wayne State University School of

Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Allen Park, MI

1988-1991 Fellow: Division of Geriatric Medicine, Johns Hopkins

School of Medicine, MD Baltimore, Md 1989-1991 Medical Staff Fellow, Cardiovascular Science, Gerontology

Research Center, National Institute of Aging, National Institute of Health, Baltimore, Md

1991-1993 Fellow: Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland

School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: 1987-1988 Clinical Instructor, Wayne State University School of

Medicine, Detroit, MI 1993-1995 Assistant Professor, University of Maryland School of

Medicine, Baltimore, Md 1993-2000 Guest Researcher, Laboratory of Cardiovascular Science,

Gerontology Research Center, NIA/NIH, Baltimore, Md 1995-2000 Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine,

Baltimore, Md 2000-2005 Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of

Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 2005-Current Associate Professor, Wayne State University School of

Medicine, Detroit, MI 2005-2007 Interim Chief, Division of Cardiology, Wayne State

University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 2007-Current Cardiology Fellowship Director, Oakwood Medical

Center/Wayne State University CLINICAL/HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS: Academic/ Staff Physician 1987-1988 Detroit Medical Center and Veterans Administration

Hospital, Wayne State University Affiliated Hospitals, Detroit, MI

1988-1991 John Hopkins Bayview Medical Center (Geriatrics),

Baltimore, Md 1993-1995 University of Maryland Hospital and Veterans

Administration Hospital (Cardiology and Geriatrics), Baltimore, Md

1994-2000 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, (Beacham

Ambulatory Geriatric Care Center; Skilled, Chronic, and Rehabilitation Services; Medical Service and Cardiology Service; Coronary Care Unit and Cardiology Consult Services), Baltimore, Md

2000-2005 University of Michigan Medical Center, Division of

Cardiology and Division of Geriatrics, (Cardiac Care Unit,

Cardiology Inpatient Consultation Service, Geriatric Inpatient, Consultation Service, Turner Geriatric Center), Ann Arbor, MI

2000-2005 Veterans Administration Hospital, Ann Arbor Health Care System, (Extended Care Center, Cardiology Service, and Heart Failure Program), Ann Arbor, MI

2005-Current Detroit Medical Center, Cardiac Care Unit, Cardiology

Inpatient Consultation Services. 2005-Current Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute Associate, Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease Detroit, MI 2005-Current Staff Cardiologist, John Dingell VA Medical Center,

Detroit MI, 2007-Current Oakwood Medical Center Associate, Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease

Dearborn, MI Physician Volunteer 1993-2000 People’s Community Health Center, Baltimore, Md Directorships 1995-2000 Medical Director, Dundalk Community College Cardiac

Rehabilitation Program, Baltimore, Md 2005-2006 Director of the Congestive Heart Failure Program, Detroit

Medical Center, Detroit, MI 2005-2006 Chief of Cardiology, Harper University Hospital, Detroit

Medical Center, Detroit, MI 2005-Current Chief, Section of Cardiology, John D. Dingell Veterans

Administration Medical Center, Detroit, MI 2005-2007 Interim Chair, Division of Cardiology, Wayne State

University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 2007-Current Program Director Cardiovascular Disease Oakwood Medical Center, Dearborn, MI

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES: Ad hoc reviewer of manuscripts/grants Journal of the American Medical Association Proceedings of the National Academy of Science The Journal of the American Geriatric Society Journal of the American Medical Association European Journal of Applied Physiology Journal of American College of Cardiology Diabetes Care Brookdale Foundation Grant Support: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Health Foundation

Palliative Care Consultation for Hospitalized Patients with Severe Heart Failure: A Randomized Trial Effort 10% Principal Investigator: Robert J. Zalenski, MD Co-Principal Investigator $139,434 1/2006-1/2008

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Michigan Health Foundation Preclinical Cardiac Dysfunction Among Asymptomatic Hypertensive Patients Presenting to an Urban Emergency Department: A Prevalence Study. Effort 10% Principal Investigator: Philip Levy, MD Co-Investigator $74,122 2/2006-2/2007

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Merit Review Evaluation of Cardiac Nurse Practitioner Palliative Care Program Effort 20% Principal Investigator: Peter Vaitkevicius, MD Co- Investigator: Julie Lowery Ph.D $900,000 1/2005-6/2009 A Randomized. Double Blind, Multi-center, Study Evaluation the Effects of Eplerenone versus Placebo on Ventricular Remodeling in Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (EF<35%) and Mild to Moderate Heart Failure. Extramural Research Support: Pfizer Inc. Principle Investigator University of Michigan 8/2004-2005 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Merit Review Functional Circuit Training in Older Adults with Congestive Heart Failure

Effort 15% Principal Investigator: Neil Alexander, M.D. Co-Investigator $777,9000 10/2004-1/2009 VA Cooperative Study #442 (Ann Arbor VA Medical Center) Warfarin and Antiplatelet Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure (WATCH) Site PI 1/2002-2005 Reynolds Foundation Grant University of Michigan Comprehensive Program for Geriatric Education Effort 10% Principal Investigator: Jeffery Halter, M.D. Co-Investigator $4,000,000 4/2001 – 4/2005 Veterans Administration Queri Grant, Veterans Administration Health Care System,

VA Ann Abor Health Care System Evaluation of Nurse Case Management Model for Chronic Heart Failure Effort 20% Principal Investigator $372,658 5/2001 – 5/2006 Claude Pepper Older American Independence Center, University of Michigan Home Training of Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients, Pilot Funding Project-PI $33,000 5/2001 – 5/2003 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Merit Review Neurohumoral Mechanisms in Geriatric Hypertension: Role of Aldosterone Effort: 10% Principal Investigator, Mark Supiano, M.D. Co-Investigator 4/2001 – 4/2004 NIH, RO1 Exercise Training in Older Hypertensive Men and Women Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore Md Effort 10% Principle Investigator, Kerry Steward, Ph.D. Consultant $1,739,127 4/17/1999 – 2/16/2004 Fund for Geriatric Medicine and Nursing

Community-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Frail Elderly congestive Heart Failure Patients

PI $38,900 10/1997-10/99 NHLBI/NIH

The Antihypertensive and Lipid-lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT) Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md

Site-PI 3/1996 - 2001 NIA/NIH Health ABC Arterial Pulse Wave Velocity Study, Subcontract Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Md Effort 15% Principal Investigator, Edward Lakatta, M.D. Co-Principal Investigator $103,544 3/17/97 – 12/16/98 Brookdale National Fellowship Program

Mechanism for the Recovery of Functional Independence with Exercise Training in Elder Heart Failure Patients Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD Effort 80%

Principal Investigator $195,000 7/1995 -6/30/1998 Institutional Research Grant, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Utility of Aerobic and Resistive Training to Improve the Functional Independence of Elder subjects with Symptomatic Congestive Heart Failure

Principal Investigator $11,891 10/ 1996 – 9/1997 Hartford Foundation Geriatric & Primary Care Training Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Cente, Baltimore, Md Effort 5% Principal Investigator: John Burton, M.D. 1/1995 - 12/31/1997 CERT, Institutional Research Grant, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Mechanisms for Improvement in Skeletal Muscle Function After Aerobic Training In Frail Elderly Congestive Heart Failure Patients

Principal Investigator $2,500 6/1995-6/1998 CERT, Institutional Research Grant, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Effects of Aerobic Training on Endothelial Dysfunction Associated with Heart Failure

Principal Investigator $2,500 6/1995-6/1998 NIA/NIH

University of Maryland Claude D. Pepper Older American Independence Center PI, Andrew Goldberg, M.D.

Interventional Development Study-One Effort 20% Investigator $5,554,217 5/1994 – 5/1999 CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE: 1987 Diplomat, ABIM, Medicine 1990, 2000 Diplomat, ABIM, Geriatric Medicine 1995 Diplomat, ABIM, Cardiology Medical Licensure Michigan, 4301049384 HONORS AND AWARDS: 1989 Medical Staff Fellowship GRC/NIA/NIH 1995 Brookdale Foundation National Fellowship Award in

Geriatric Medicine 2001 Geriatrics Recognition Award, American Geriatric Society 2005-2006 Wayne State University, Department of Internal Medicine,

Resident’s Council, Best Resident Advocate MEMBERSHIP AND OFFIECES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCEITIES: Fellow Society of Geriatric Cardiology Board of Directors (2003-2007) Program Committee (2003-2006) Research Committee (2004-2006) Credentialing Committee (2001-2007) Member Coalition of Cardiovascular Organizations

Document Development Working Group (2003-2005)

Member National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Advisor Board (2003-Current)

Program: Connecting Caregivers with Services t through Physicians

Member Brookdale Institute on Aging (2003-Current) Member American Heart Association

Council on Clinical Cardiology

Member American Geriatric Society Member Gerontology Society of America Member Heart Failure society of America Member American College of Physicians Member American Medical Association Member Association of Professors of Cardiology (2005-Current) Committees: 2005-2006 Member, Cardiology Advisory Board, VISN 11, VA Health

Care System 2006-2007 Co-Chair, Cardiology Operations Committee, VISN 11,

VA Health Care System 2005-2006 Member, Advanced Clinical Access Planning Committee,

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center. 2006-2007 Member, Detroit Medical Center Cardiovascular and

Thrombosis (CAT) Pharmacy and Therapeutics Subcommittee

2006-2007 Member, Detroit Medical Center Cardiac Improvement Committee

2005-Current Member, Promotions and Tenure Committee, Wayne State University School of Medicine

2006-Current Member, Clinical Guidelines Committee, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

2006-Current Chair, Cardiology Advisory Board, VISN 11, VA Health Cares System

TEACHING ACTIVITIES: Courses 1995-2000 Instructor, Dundalk Community College, Baltimore, MD 1994-2000 Preceptor, Physician and Society Course, MS III and IV,

Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD Training Grant Membership

Reynolds Grant, University of Michigan Comprehensive Program for Geriatric Education, Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) American Geriatric Society and John A. Hartford Foundation Projects, Increasing Geriatrics Expertise in Surgical and Medical Specialties Faculty Development and Residency Training Outreach Program

Course Director 3/2004 Program Committee, Management of Elderly Patients with

Cardiovascular Diseases 2004: Quality and End-of-Life

Issues, Society of Geriatric Cardiology Annual American College of Cardiology Session, New Orleans

10/2003 Program Committee, Current controversies in Cardiology 2003, New directions, Michigan Chapter of the American College of Cardiology, 15th Annual Conference

11/2001 Symposium Director, Myocardial Energetics, Beta-

Adrenergic Activity, and Sarcopenia in Geriatric Heart Failure: Disease Mechanisms and New Therapies Geriatric Society of America, Chicago, IL

10/2000 Course Co-Director: Critical Clinical Issues in the Care of Older Adults, Aging and Cardiovascular Disease: Bringing Emerging Concepts to Clinical Practice, Towsley Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

5/2000 Moderator, Diseases in Disorders of Older Adults: Assessment, Prevention & Management, Core Curriculum Track, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN

Students/Residents 2006-Current Member, Ph.D Advisory Committee, Wayne State

University, Candidate: Samer Naser 2005-Current Cardiovascular Clinical Pathophysiology Course, Medical

Students Year 2, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Instructor

2000-2004 University of Michigan Medical Student, M1, Pre Clinical Cardiac Examination, Instructor

2003-2004 Senior Medical Resident Research, Mentor, University of Michigan.

2002 M1 Student Clinical Visitations, University of Michigan 2002 American Federation of Aging Research/Hartford

Foundation, Medical Student Summer Geriatric Research Program, Student Mentor, University of Michigan

2001 University of Michigan, Student Biomedical Research Forum, Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Student Mentor

Membership in Curriculum Groups 1995-2000 Curriculum Committee, Division of Geriatrics, Johns

Hopkins University School of Medicine 2004-2005 Curriculum Committee, Division of Geriatrics Fellowship

Program, University of Michigan School of Medicine 2005-Present Cardiology Curriculum Committee (Residents and

Fellows), Wayne State University School of Medicine

EXTRAMURAL INVITED PRESENTATIONS: National

1. Novel Therapies for Cardiovascular Aging: Inhibition of Collagen Cross-Linking, Pivotal Research in Cardiovascular Syndromes in the Elderly: PRICE II. Society of Geriatric Cardiology, Chicago, IL 11/2002.

2. Sarcopenia and Heart Failure, Role of Exercise Rehabilitation, Geriatric Society of American, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL 11/2001.

3. Home Care Management Skill for Elder Congestive Heart Failure Patients, American Academy of Home Care Physicians, American Geriatric Society, Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL 5/2001.

4. Blood Pressure Dysregulation in the Elderly, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Core Curriculum, Philadelphia, PA 5/1999.

5. Heart Failure in the Elderly: New Approaches for an Expanding Problem, special topics in Cardiopulmonary Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation, John Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 4/1999.

6. Optimal Strategies for Longitudinal Management of Congestive Heart Failure, Topic in ambulatory Medicine IX, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center 12/1998.

7. Heart Failure, Perhaps Diastolic, 26th annual Current topics in Geriatrics, A Board Review, 10/8/98, Johns Hopkins Geriatrics Center, John Hopkins Medical Center 10/1998.

8. Blood Pressure Dysregulation in the Elder, American Geriatric Society Annual Meeting, Core Curriculum, Seattle, WA. 5/1998.

9. Exercise and the Management of Congestive Heart Failure, 25th Annual Current Topics in Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center, Baltimore, MD 8/1997.

10. Benefits of Strength Training, American Associations of Retired Persons, Women’s Initiative, Symposium on Women and Minority Issues, Washington, DC 12/1996.

11. Management of Congestive Heart Failure, 24th Annual Current Topics in Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center, Baltimore, MD 8/1995.

12. Management of Congestive Heart Failure, 24th Annual Current Topics in Geriatrics, Johns Hopkins Geriatric Center, Baltimore, MD 11/1994.

13. Cardiovascular Function and Aging, Summer Institute in Research on Aging, Sponsored, NIA/NIH/Brookdale Foundation, Warrington, VA 6/1994

Regional

1 Medical Management of Congestive Heart Failure with a Focus on the Elderly, 2nd Annual New Frontiers in Cardiology, Southfield Michigan. 9/2006

2 How Age Alters the Cardiovascular System, 6th Annual Update in Internal Medicine, Selected Topics and Controversies, Traverse City, 7/2006

3 Update on Congestive Heart Failure, 6th Annual Update in Internal Medicine, Selected Topics and Controversies, Traverse City, 7/2006

4 EKG Review, 6th Annual Update in Internal Medicine, Selected Topics and Controversies, Traverse City, 7/2006.

5 Statin Use in the Elderly, Krieger Annual Geriatric Conference, Wayne State University, Novi 11/2005.

6 Palliative Approaches to Advanced Heart Failure, Assuring Competencies and Compliance in End-of-Life Care: Palliative Care and Advanced Disease Management, Hospice of Michigan, Bay Harbor, MI, 10/2005

7 End-stage Cardiac Disease: Pain Management and Palliative Care, Critical Care Issues in the Care of Older Adults, University of Michigan School of Medicine, GRECC VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, 10/2005.

8 Management of Congestive Heart Failure, VA Collaborative Cardiology Lectures, Battle Creek Michigan, 5/21/2005.

9 Statin Use in the Long Term Care Center, AMDA Annual Regional Meeting Bay City, MI 10/2004

10 Tailoring End-of-Life Care: CHF Trajectory, Michigan State Medical Society, Annual Scientific Meeting, Troy, MI 11/2003

11 Nursing Care Models for CHF Patients, HSR&D Conference, VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN 6/2003

12 Management of Patients ;with Congestive heart Failure- What is considered Optimal, Cardiology for Primary Care Providers, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ypsilanti, MI 5/2003.

13 Clinical Dilemmas Resulting from Cardiovascular Aging, VA Medical Center, Grand Rapids, MI 3/2003.

14 The Older Cardiac Patient: Case Studies, Cardiovascular Center Symposium for Nurses 2002, Towsley Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 6/2002.

15 Update in Office Cardiology, Clinical Factors Frustrating the Care of Elderly Cardiology Patients, Dearborn, MI 11/2001.

16 End of Life Care for Congestive Heart Failure Patients, Take Heart: Update in Cardiovascular Nursing, VA Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI 2/2001.

17 Use of Viagra in Older Coronary Artery Disease Patients, Aging and Cardiovascular Disease: Bringing Emerging Concepts to Clinical Practice, Ann Arbor, MI 9/2000.

18 Peripheral Mechanisms for Congestive heart Failure Symptoms in the Elderly, Cardiovascular Disease: Bringing Emerging concepts to Clinical Practice, Ann Arbor, MI 9/2000.

19 Congestive Heart Failure in the Elderly, Congestive heart Failure and Transplantation in the New Millennium, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI 5/2000.

20 Cardiovascular and Metabolic Problems in the elderly, 3/92, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 3/1992

Local 1. Management of Congestive Heart Failure, Resident Lecture, Department of

Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1/2007. 2. Introduction to the Physical Exam of the Heart, Medical Students Year 1, Wayne

State University School of Medicine, 1/2007 3. Introduction to the Physical Exam of the Heart, Medical Students Year 2, Wayne

State University School of Medicine, 1/17/2007. 4. REACH Lecture, Department of Medicine, 11/16/2006. 5. Peri-Operative Assessment, Geriatric Fellows, Univ. of Michigan, 8/2006.

6. Marfan’s Disease: Lectures on pathogenesis and management; Wayne State University, Panelist, 5/11/2006.

7. Pulmonary/Critical Care Weekly Conference, Wayne State University, Department of Medicine; Update on Heart Failure, 5/08/2006.

8. Seminars in Medicine, Age and its Effect on the Cardiovascular System, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 4/2006.

9. Cardiovascular Clinical Pathology Lectures 1, 2, and 3. Medical Students Year 2, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1/31/2006.

10. Management of Congestive Heart Failure, Resident Lecture, Department of Internal Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1/23/2006.

11. Introduction to the Physical Exam of the Heart, Medical Students Year 1, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 1.18/2006.

12. REACH Lecture, Department of Medicine, 1/12/2006. 13. Morning Report, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 10/26/2005. 14. Morning Report, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 10/21/2005. 15. Morning Report, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 9/7/2005. 16. Medicine Journal Club, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 9/1/2005. 17. Peri-Operative Assessment, Geriatric Fellows, Univ. of Michigan, 8/9/2005. 18. Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiology Fellows, Wayne State Univ.School of

Medicine, 7/20/2005. 19. Morning Report, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, 6/16/2005. 20. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Poorly Controlled HTN 9/14/2004. 21. Univ.of Michigan, Department of Internal Medicine, Morning Report 9/7/2004. 22. Intern Noon Report VA, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, 7/27/2004. 23. Internal Medicine, Noon House Officer Conference, Aging and the

Cardiovascular System, Increasing the Risk for CHF, Univ. of Michigan, 7/21/2004.

24. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, 7/20/2004. 25. Cardiology Service House Officer WJ Lecture Univ. of Michigan,, 3/3/2004. 26. Intern Noon Report VA, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, 5/6/2004. 27. Cardiology Service House Officer WJ Lecture, Univ. of Michigan, 5/6/2004. 28. Intern Noon Report VA, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, 4/1/2004 29. Cardiology Service House Officer, Univ. of Michigan, WJ Lecture 4/1/2004 30. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Vitamin D

Deficiency and Pain 1/6/2004 31. Geriatrics Research Conference, Remote/Telemedical Management of Heart

Failure in the Outpatient Setting, Univ. of Michigan, 12/11/2003 32. Intern Noon Report VA, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, 11/4/2003 33. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Management of the

Hip Fracture Patient 10/21/2003 34. Internal Medicine, Noon Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Older Cardiovascular

System 10/9/2003 35. Geriatric Fellow Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Diastolic Heart Failure,

9/5/2003 36. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Oral Rehydration

Solutions 9/2/2003

37. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Peri-operative Evaluation of the Older Adult /29/2003

38. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, “Univ. of Michigan, When things Go Wrong” 6/24/2003

39. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Valvular Heart Disease in the Elderly 2/25/2003

40. Geriatric Fellows Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Congestive Heart Failure 1/17/2002

41. Intern Noon Report VA, Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, The Older Cardiac Patient 10/3/2002

42. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Case Presentations 9/17/2002

43. Geriatric Fellows, Introductory Lecture, Univ. of Michigan, Peri-operative Assessment 7/12/2002

44. Intern Morning Report, VA Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, 7/9/2002 45. Emergency Medicine Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Selected Topics in

Geriatric Cardiology: Syncope 6/13/2002 46. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Case Presentations

6/11/2002 47. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Case Presentations


4/16/2002 49. Intern Noon Report VA Ann Arbor, Univ. of Michigan, The new Troponin Assay




2/19/2002 53. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Emergency Room

Geriatric Cases, Case Presentations 1/8/2002 54. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Esosinophilic

Myositis 10/30/2001 55. Geriatric Division, Journal Club, Univ. of Michigan, The HOPE Trial 10/26/2001 56. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Case Presentations,

Mitral Valve Surgery in the Elderly 6/19/2001 57. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Case Presentations

3/27/2001 58. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Ischemic Colitis


from the turner Geriatric Center 2/27/2001 60. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Cardiac Amyloidosis

1/30/2001

61. Geriatric Medicine Clinical Conference, Univ. of Michigan, Carbon Monoxide Intoxication 9/12/2000.

Grand Round Presentations:

1. Systematically Treating Heart Failure, Oakwood Hospital, Regional Medical Center, 8/23/2006.

2. Heart Failure: A Geriatric Syndrome, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Grand Rounds, 6/7/2006.

3. Congestive Heart Failure, Why it is a Geriatric Syndrome, Medical Grand Rounds, Battle Creek VA Medical Center, 3/2006

4. Management of CHF in Older Populations, Medical Grand Rounds, Providence Hospital, Detroit, MI, 1/19/2006.

5. Cardiac Disease in the Elderly Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Hurley Medical center, Flint, MI 6/3/2004.

6. End-of-Life Care: the role of the Cardiologist, Cardiology Grand Round, University of Michigan 3/2004.

7. Principles of Geriatric Care in Older Hip Fracture Patients, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Grand Rounds, University of Michigan 9/2003.

8. Cardiovascular Aging, Cardiology Grand Round, University of Michigan 2/2003. 9. Peri-Operative Evaluation and Management of the Older Patient, Department

Obstetrics and gynecology Grand Rounds, University of Michigan School of Medicine 10/20026.

10. Emergency Room Geriatric Cases, Department of Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds, University of Michigan School of Medicine 8/2002.

11. Cardiac Disease in the Elderly, Grand Rounds, Department of Medicine, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, MI 3/2002.

12. Mitigating the Effects of Glucose on Arterial Stiffness, Cardiology Grand Rounds, University of Michigan 10/2001.

13. Postural Hypotension in the elderly, Medical Grand Rounds Baylor Healthcare system, Dallas, TX 11/2000.

14. Congestive Heart Failure in Older Subjects, Cardiology Grand Rounds, University of Michigan 8/2000

BIBLOGRAPHY: Peer Reviewed Articles

1. Vaitkevicius, P, J.G. Wright, and J.L. Fleg: Effect of Estrogen Replacement Therapy On The ST-Segment Response to Postural And Hyperventilation Stimuli, Am. J. Cardiol; 64:1076-1077, 1989.

2. Brown, R.A., K.A. McCormick, P.V. Vaitkevicius, A.L. Fleg: Effect of Postural Stress on Cardiac Performance Using the Continuous-Wave Doppler Technique, Chest; 100:738-43, 1991.

3. Vaitkevicius, P.V., D.M. Esserwein, A.K. Maynard, J.L. Fleg: Frequency and Importance of Postprandial Blood Pressure Reduction in Elderly Nursing-Home Patients; Ann Intern Med; 115:865-870, 1991.

4. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Fleg, J., Engel J, O’Connor F., Wright J., Lakatta L, Goldberg A, C.P. Yin, Lakatta E: The Effects of Age and Aerobic Capacity on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Adults. Circulation; 88:1456-1462, 1993.

5. Poehlman, E.T., J. Scheffers, S.S. Gottlieb, M.L. Fisher, P.V. Vaitkevicius: Increased Resting Metabolic Rate in Congestive Heart Failure. Ann Intern. Med; 121:860-862, 1994.

6. Poehlman, E.T., Toth, M.J., Fishman, P.S., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Gottlieb, S.S., Fisher, M.L., Fonong, T.: Sarcopenia In Aging Humans: The Impact of Menopause and Disease. The Journal of Gerontology: 50A, 73-77, 1995.

7. Vaitkevicius P.V., Fleg J: An Abnormal Exercise Treadmill Test in an Asymptomatic Elderly Patient. J. Am Geriatric Soc: 44:83-88, 1996.

8. Byrne, E.A., Fleg J, Vaitkevicius P.V., Wright J., Porges, S.: Role of Aerobic Capacity and Obesity in the Age-Associated Decline in Heart Rate Variability. J. Appl. Physiology 81 (2):743-750, 1996.

9. Obisesan, T.O., Toth M. Donaldson K., Gottlieb S., Fisher M., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Poehlman E.: Energy Expenditure and Disease Severity in Men with Heart Failure. Am J of Cardiology 77 (14): 1250-2, 1996.

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11. Gottlieb, S., Fisher, M., Freudenberger, R., Robinson, S., Zietwoski, G., Alves, L., Kritchen, C., Vaitkevicius, P.V., McCarter, R.: Effects of Exercise Training on Peak Performance and Quality of Life in Congestive Heart Failure Patients. J of Cardiac Failure, 5 (3): 188-94, 1999.

12. ALLHAT Officers and Collaborative Research Group (member). Major Cardiovascular Events in Hypertensive Patients Randomized to Doxazosin vs Chlorthalidone; the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT). JAMA, 283:1967-1975, 2000.

13. Havlick, R, Brock, S., Lohman, K., Haskell, W., Snell, P., O’Toole, M., Ribisl, P., Obaraznek, E., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Spurgeon, H., Lakatta, E., Pullen, P.: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Vascular Stiffness at Baseline in the Activity Counseling Trial. Am J. Cardiol, 87, 104-107, 2001.

14. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Lane, M., Ingram, D., Roth, G., Spurgeon H., Wagle, D., Cerami, A., Vassan, S., Ulrich, P., Egan, J., Lakatta, E.: Cross-Link Breakers have sustained Effects on Arterial and Ventricular Properties in Older Primates. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 98 (3), 1171-1175, 2001.

15. Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Newman, A., Simonsick, E.M., Havlick, R.L., Pahor, M., Lakatta, E., Spurgeon, H., Vaitkevicius, P.V., For the Health ABC Investigators: Aortic Stiffness is Associated with Visceral Adiposity and other Correlates of Insulin Resistance in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study (HEALTH ABC). Hypertension 38(3):429-33, 2001.

16. Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Mackey, R.H., Holubkov, R., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Spurgeon, H.A., Lakatta, E.G.: Measurement Variation of Aortic Pulse Wave Velocity in the Elderly. American Journal of Hypertension. 14(5 PT 1):463-3, 2001.

17. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Niranjan, B.S.: Hypertension: Core Concepts in Geriatrics. Clinical Geriatrics, 9(10), 18-23, 2001.

18. Mackey, R.H., Sutton-Tyrrell, K., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Sakkinen, P.A., Lyles, M.F., Spurgeon, H.A., Lakatta, E.G., Kuller, L.H.: Correlates of Aortic Stiffness in the Elderly- A Subgroup of the Cardiovascular Health Study. Am J. Hypertens, 15(1):16-23, 2002.

19. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Ebersold, C., Shah, M.S., Gill, N.S., Katz, R.L., Narrett, M.J., Applebaum, G.E., Parrish, S.M., O’Connor, F.C., Fleg, J.L.: The Benefits of Community-Based Aerobic Training in Subjects Over 80 Years: A Pilot Study. J Am Geriatr Soc 50:2009-2013, 2002.

20. Havlik, R.J., Simonsick, E.M., Sutton-Tyrrell K, Newman, A., Danielson, M., Brock, D.B., Pahor, M., Lakatta, E., Surgeon, H., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: Association of Physical Activity and Vascular Stiffness in 70-79 Year Olds: the Health ABC Study. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 11, 156-166, 2003.

21. Sengstock DM, Vaitkevicius PV, Supiano M. Arterial stiffness is related to insulin resistance in nondiabetic hypertensive older adults. J. Clin Endocrinol Metab 90: 2823-2837, 2005.

22. Brock, D.B., Havlik, R.J., Phillips, C.L., Lohman, K., Stat, M., Haskell, W., Snell, P., O’Toole, M.O., Ribisil, P., Vaitkevicius, P.V, Spurgeon, H.A., Lakatta, E.G., Pullen, P.: Walking and Less Vascular Stiffness in the Activity Counseling Trial. Am Heart Journal 150(2):270-5,2005.

23. Sengstock DM, Vaitkevicius PV, Supiano M. Does increased arterial stiffness increase the risk of postural hypotension? The American Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 14:ISS5, 2005.

24. Ali F, Guglin M, Vaitkevicius P, Ghali JK. Therapeutic Potential of Vasopressin Receptor Antagonists; Congestive Heart Failure, 2006 (Accepted).

Submitted:

1. Sengstock DM, Gillespie DM, Chung S, Zhang X, Kiser M, Eisele G, Vaitkevicius PV, Kuhlmann M, Levin NW, Hinderliter A, Rajagopalan S, Saran R. Arterial Stiffness in Chronic Kidney Disease Insights from the Renal Research Institute CKD Study: Kidney International, 2006.

2. Sreedhar R, Niraj A, Daudi S, Shaukat I, Vaitkevicius P; Limited Utility Of Single Measurement of B-Type Natriuretic Peptide In The Diagnosis Of Congestive Heart Failure In A Suburban Health Care Setting, Journal of Heart Failure, 2006.

Book Chapters:

1. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Stewart, K., Barker, R.: Post Myocardial Infarction Care, Cardiac Rehabilitation and Physical Conditioning In Principles of Ambulatory Medicine, Fourth Edition, 1998, Williams and Wilkins, Baltimore, MD.

2. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Bookanankere, S., Niranjan,: Hypertension, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatric society, Fourth Edition.

3. May, C., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: Syncope, Geriatrics Review Syllabus, American Geriatric Society, Fourth Edition.

4. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Baliga, R.R.: Edema, In Practical Cardiology: Evaluation and Treatment of common Cardiovascular Disorders, First Edition, Kim Eagle (ed.), First Edition, 2003, Lippincott Williams & Williams, Philadelphia, PA.

5. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Kirsch, M.M., Orringer, M.B.: Perioperative Evaluation and Management, In Principles of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, W. Hazard, L. Blass, J. Halter, J. Ouslander, M. Tinetti (eds), Fifth Edition, 2003 McGraw Hill, New York, New York.

6. Contributing Author, Diabetes Self-Management Answer Book, First Edition, 2004, RA Rapaport Publishing, New York, New York.

Abstracts: 1. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Faria, D., McDonald, F.: Endometriosis: An Unusual Cause

of Renal Failure. ACP Regional Meeting; Traverse City, Michigan, October 1986.

2. Brown, R., McCormick, K, Vaitkevicius, P.V, Fleg, J.L.: Postural Changes in Cardiac Performance: Detection by the Continuous-Wave Doppler Technique. The FASEB J, 4:(3) Part 1, A569, 1990.

3. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Esserwein, D.M, Fleg, J.L.: Prevalence of Postprandial Hypotension in a Debilitated Nursing Home Population. J Am Geriatric Soc, 38:(8), A13, 1990.

4. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Engel, J., Fleg, J., Austin,S., Lakatta, E.: Assessing Age-Related Changes in Arterial Pressure Waves by Applanation Tonometry. J Am Geriatric Soc, 39 (8), A59, 1991.

5. Vaitkevicius, P.V, Engel, J., Wright, J., Lakatta L., Goldberg, A, Fleg, J.L.: The Age-Associated Increase in Arterial Stiffness is Attenuated by Chronic Exercise. Circulation, 84 (4) II-115, 1991.

6. Vogel, R.A., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Plotnick, G.D.: Detection of Coronary Artery Disease Using Ultrasound Assessment of Brachial Artery Endothelium-Dependent Vasoactivity. Circulation, 86 (4) I-871, 1992.

7. Nussbacher, A., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Fleg, J., Burkhoff, D., Schulman, S., Gerstenblith, G., Wright, J., Lakatta, E.: Does Augmentation Index Provide A Characterization of Vascular Properties Independent of Ventricular Properties? American College of Cardiology 42nd Session, 1993.

8. Byrne, E.A., Fleg, J.L., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Wright, J., Porges, S.W.: Role of Aerobic Capacity and Relative Weight in the Age-Associated Decline in Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia. Circulation, 88 (4), I-607, 1993.

9. Vogel, R.A., Vaitkevicius, P.V., G.D.: Ultrasound Assessment of Brachial Artery Endothelium Dependent Vasoreactivity as a Means for Diagnosing Coronary Artery Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol; 21:263A.

10. Gardner, A.W., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: Peripheral Circulation and Claudication Pain in Smoking and Nonsmoking Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease. J Cardiopulmonary Rehabil: 14, 344, 1994.

11. Scheffers J., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Nag, V., Fisher, M.L., Gottlieb, S.S., Poehlman, E.T.: Elevated Resting Metabolic Rate in Congestive heart Failure Patients; Mechanism for Cardiac Cachexia? Circulation 90 (4), I-602, 1994.

12. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Gardner, A.W., Nag, V., Fisher, M.L., Goldberg, A.P., Gottlieb, S.S.: Is Aerobic Exercise Training Safe & Beneficial in Elderly CHF Patients? Circulation 90 (4), I-16, 1994.

13. Goldberg, A.P., Gardner, W., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Dengel, D: Exercise Rehabilitation for Older Patients with Cardiovascular Disease. AGS/AFAR Annual Meeting, May 1995.

14. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Nussbacher, A., Shapiro, EP., O’Conner, F.C., Fleg, J.: Independent Effect of Arterial Stiffness on Left Ventricular Mass in Health Volunteers. Circulation 2 (8) 1-3885, 1995.

15. Haydar, Z., Fleg, J., Tobin, J., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Harman, S., Blackman, M.: Aging not Circulating IGF-1 Influences Aerobic Capacity in Health Mean and Women. AGS Annual Meeting, May, 1996.

16. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Ebersold, C., Haydar, Z., Steward, K., Fleg, J.: The Utility of Exercise Training to Improve Functional Capacity of Elderly Heart Failure Patients. Circulation 96(8), I-85, 1997.

17. Rywik, T.M., Blackman, M.R., Zink, R., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Yataco, A., Stewart, K., Cottrell, E., Wright, J., Katzel, L., Fleg, J.: Can Endurance Training Enhance Endothelial Function in Older Men? Circulation 96(8), I-354, 1997.

18. Rywik, T.M., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Nussbacher, A., O’Conner, F., Lakatta, J: Are There Differences in Arterial Stiffness Between Normotensive Whites and African Americans? J Am Coll Cardiol. 1998.

19. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Ebersold, C., May, K., Bryant, K., Gill, N., Narrett, M., Katz, R., Andrus, B., Bingham R., Parrish, S., Fleg, J.: Clinical Factors Limiting Exercise Compliance in the Elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 46(9) S-47, 1998.

20. Ebersold, C., Vaitkevicius, P.V., May, K., Gill, N., Narrett, M., Katz, R., Andrus, B., Bingham, R., Parrish, S., Fleg, J.: Improvements in Peak VO2 with Aerobic Training in Subjects Over 80 Years. J Am Geriatr Soc, 46(9), S-47, 1998.

21. Younes, Z., Lacy, E., Ejadi, S., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Crowell, M.: Swallowing-Induced Supraventricular Tachycardia in a Patient with Lower Esophageal Sphincter Spasm. Am J Gastroenterology, 93, A1741, 1998.

22. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Lane, M, Ebersold, C, Ingram, D. Sprugeon, H., Roth, G., Cerami, A., Warren, K., Egan, J., Vasan, S., Ulrich, P., Lakatta, E.: A Novel Collagen Crosslink Breaker Effects a Sustained Reduction in Arterial Stiffness in Old Primates. Circulation, 98 (17), I-8, 1998.

23. Brown, C., Kurian, R., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: The Use of a Focus Group Model to Assess the Educational Needs of Elderly congestive Heart Failure Patients. J Am Geriatr Soc, 1999.

24. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Brown, C., Kurian, R., Fleg, J.: Improving Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms in Older Patients with Exercise Training. J AM Geriatr Soc., 1999.

25. Sutton-Tyrell, K., Havlik, R., Newman, A., Pahor, M., Spurgeon, H., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: Aortic Stiffness is Positively Associated With Ethnicity, Visceral Adiposity and Other Correlates of Insulin Resistance. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 10/1999.

26. Hess, P., Fleg, J., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Reiserson, P., Bosley, S., Shapiro, E.: Is Race a Determinant of Age-Related Changes in LV Mass in Normotensive Subjects. American Heart Association Annual Meeting 10/1990.

27. Sutton-Tyrrell K, Havlik RJ, Vaitkevicius PV; Greater aortic stiffness among blacks compare to whites in the study of heatlh, aging and body composition (Health ABC), Circulation 101 (6) P47, 2000.

28. Oldenquist, G., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Quinn, J., McCaughan, S., Brown, C., Barron, V., Tayback, M.: Determinants of Admission for Congestive Heart Failure in Older Adults. Association of Health Services Research, Los Angles, CA 6/2000.

29. Oldenquist, G., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Tayback, M., Quinn, J., McCaughan, S., Brown, C., Barron, B., Fauerback, J., Fleg, J., Gottlieb, S.: Assessment of 30-day Pre-Hospital Medication Adherence in Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure. American college of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, 3/2001.

30. Oldenquist, G. Tayback, M., Vaitkevicius, P.V.: Relationship of Depression, Medication Adherence and Rates of Readmission in Older Patients with Congestive Heart Failure. J Am Geriatrics Society, 49(4), S82, 2001.

31. Oldenquist, G., Vaitkevicius, P.V., McCaughan, S., Quinn, J., Brown, C., Tayback, M., Gottlieb, S.: Assessment of 30-Day Pre-hospital Medication adherence in Elderly Patients with Congestive Heart Failure. J Am Geriatrics Society, 49(4), S82, 2001.

32. Vaitkevicius, P.V., Shah, M., Lane, M., Ingram, D., Roth, G., Spurgeon, H., Wagle, D., Cerami,A., Vassan, S., Ulrich, P., Egan, J., Lakatta, E.: A Novel Cross-Link Breaker has Sustained Effect on Arterial and Ventricular Properties in Older Rhesus Monkeys. J Am Geriatrics Society, 49(4), S82, 2001.

33. Micielli, R., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Haydar, Z.: Utility of Stress Testing to Detect Cardiac Ischemia in the Elderly Prior to Aerobic Training. J Am Geriatrics Soc. 50(4), S15, 2002.

34. Lowe, A., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Kahvecci, K., Weatherford, W., Hayday, Z.: Difference in End of Life Care Between Congestive Heart Failure and Dementia in a Medical House Calls Program. J. Am Geriatrics Soc. 50(4), S153, 2002.

35. Sengstock, D.M., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Supiano, M.A.: Arterial Stiffness Is Not Associated with Postural Fall in Systolic Blood Pressure. J Am Geriatric Soc. 51(4), S228, 2003.

36. Sengstock, D.M., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Supiano, M.A.: Arterial Stiffness is Associated with Insulin Resistance in Non-diabetic Hypertensive Older Adults. J Am Geriatric Soc. 52(4), A16, 2004.

37. Hopp F., Vaitkevicius, P.V., Subramanian, U., Lowery, J.,: Older Veterans with Heart Failure: The Relationship Between CHF Symptoms and Depression. J Am Geriatric Soc. 52(4), P89, 2004.

38. Sengstock D, Liu L, Vaitkevicius P et al. Predictors of arterial compliance in the longitudinal chronic kidney disease study. J Am Soc Nephrology. 15, 316A, 2004.

39. Vaitkevicius PV, Champoux W, Goswammi R, Alexander N. Balance, mobility and functional limitations in older congestive heart failure patients, J Am Geiatric Soc. 53(4), S160, 2005.

40. Sengstock DM, Vaitkevicius PV, Supiano MA. Absence of a nocturnal decrease in systolic blood pressure is associated with increased arterial stiffness. J Am Geiatric Soc. 53(4), S59, 2005

41. Levy P, Guglin M, Welch R, Nagapppala K, Grzybowski M, Vaitkevicius P. Does the clinical course and hospital outcomes for acute decompensated heart failure vary by race? American Heart Association Scientific Session, 2005.

42. Kottam A, Reddy M, Vaitkevicius PV, Patwardhan M, Thatai D. I Incremental Value of Adding Myocardial Perfusion Imaging to Exercise Stress Testing in Low to Intermediate Risk Veterans: Analysis of Cost Effectiveness and Practice Patterns, Journal of General Internal Medicine, Volume 21, Issue S4, 73, April 10, 2006.

43. B Rodrigues D, Ali M, Vaitkevicus P, Between Life and Death—What to rely on, the EKG or the Lab Values? A Case Of LAD T-Wave Syndrome, Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

44. Faraz H, Vaitkevicius P, Statin induced chronic myopathy – the role of electromyogram, Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

45. Faraz H, Vaitkevicius P, Utility of exercise training to improve the functional capacity of elderly chronic heart failure patients, Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

46. Faraz H, Vaitkevicius P, Unusual causes of syncope in the elderly, Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

47. Faraz H Sattar H, Vaitkevicius P, A Positive Rest-Stress Myocardial Perfusion SPECT Defect Is Not Always CAD Coronary-Cameral Fistula Can Cause the Coronary Steal Phenomenon, Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

48. Kottam AR, Reddy M, Vaitkevicius P, Patwardhan M, Thatai D, Incremental Value of Adding Perfusion Imaging to Exercise Stress Testing in Low to Intermediate Risk Veterans: Analysis of Cost Effectiveness and Practice Patterns; Wayne State University Department of Internal Medicine Resident~Fellow Research Day, 4/2006.

49. Niraj A, Vaitkevicius P, Senior Abuse Misconstrued as a Myocardial Infarction, American College of Physicians- Michigan Chapter, Associates Scientific Meeting, Troy, MI, 5/2006.

50. Mohamad T, Vaitkevicius P, Bachour K, Ibrahim M, Higassy H, Diab-Agha S, Afonso LC. Cocaine-Related Chest Pain: Utility of TIMI-Risk Stratification and Effects of Beta Blockers on Outcome, Annual Scientific Session, American Colleage of Cardiology, Atlanta, 2006.

51. Cardozo LJ, Afonso L, Steinberg J, Vaitkevicius P, Brown G, Checcobeli J. The valueof case managed tele homecare (CMTH) in recently discharged elderly patients. American Geriatric Society Annual Session, Seattle, 2007 (Accepted).

Letters, Published Case Reports:

1. Webb C, Vaitkevicius PV: Dementia with a Seasonal Onset Secondary to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. J Am Geriatr Soc 45(10) 1281, 1997.

2. Niraj A, Vaitkevicius PV: Senior Abuse Misconstrued as a Myocardial infarction. J Am Geriatr Soc, 54(6) 1017-19, 2006.

3. Pitta S, Afonso L, Vaitkevicius P: Extensive Circumferential Aortic Intramural Hematoma Treated with Endovascular Stenting, Web Submission TCTMD, www.tctmd.com, 11/2006.

Video/ CD: 1. Heart Failure: A Geriatric Syndrome, Produced by Daniel Forman and Peter

Vaitkevicius for the Society of Geriatric Cardiology, V1.0, 11/2005.

http://www.tctmd.com/

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