PHYSICIANS

-1974-1975 Research Associate, Texas Heart Institute and ST Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Clayton Foundation
Research, Hemodynamic Laboratories, Houston Texas,

-1976-1980 Assistant Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut-Lebanon

-1976-1980 Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, American University of Beirut, Beirut-Lebanon

-1981-1986 Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, American University of Beirut Medical Center, BeirutLebanon

-1986-present  Associate Clinical Professor, American University
of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon
 

-1977 Fellow of the AMERICAN COLLEGE OF
CARDIOLOGY

-1965 B.S. Biology, American University of Beirut,
Lebanon,

-1970 MD American University of Beirut, Lebanon

-1969-1970 Intern, American University of Beirut Medical
Center, Beirut-Lebanon,

-1970-1971 Medical Resident, First year, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut-Lebanon,

-1971-1972 Medical Resident, Second Year (Chief), American University of Beirut Medical Center, BeirutLebanon,

-1972-1974 Fellow in Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston - Texas, USA

-1972-1974 Fellow in Cardiology, Texas Heart Institute, St.
Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston Texas, USA

-1974-1975 Research Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, Texas, USA

-  Nasrallah AT, El Said G, Garcia E, Goussous, Y, Feldman M, Hall RJ. Early Non Ejection Click. Texas Medicine. 70: 82-85, 1974.
-  Nasrallah AT, Garcia E, Hall R. The Syndrome of Compression of the Pulmonary Artery by Dissecting Aneurysm of the Aorta. Cardiovascular Diseases 1:186-190 , 1974
-  Nasrallah AT, Williams R, Nouri S. Absent Pulmonary Valve in Tetralogy of Fallot: Clinical and Angiographic Consideration with Review of the Literature. Cardiovascular Diseases 1: 392-399 , 1974
-  Nasrallah AT, Gillette P, Mullins CE, Nihill M, McNamara D. Concealed His Bundle Extrasystoles in Congenital Heart Disease. American Journal of Cardiology. 35: 288-292 , 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Mullins CE, Singer D, Harrison G, McNamara D: Unilateral Pulmonary Vein Atresia: Diagnosis and Treatment. American Journal of Cardiology. AJC 36: 969-973, 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Goussous Y, El-Said G, Garcia E, Hall RJ. Compression of Pulmonary Artery by Acute Dissecting Aneurysm. Chest. 67:228-230 , 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Hall RJ, Garcia E, Keyger R, Hallman G, Cooley D. Runaway Pacemaker in Seven Cases : A Persisting Problem . Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.  69: 365-368, 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Gillette P, Mullins CE. Congenital and Surgical Atrioventricular Block within the His Bundle. American Journal of Cardiology. 36 : 914-920 , 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Nihill M. Supravalvular Aortic Stenosis : Echocardiographic Features. British Heart Journal. 37 :662-667, 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, William RL, McNamara D. Supravalvular Pulmonary Stenosis in Levo Transposition and Single Ventricle. Cardiovascular Diseases. 2: 198-204, 1975
-  Nasrallah AT, Garcia E, Bonrey H, Hall RJ : Treadmill Exercise Testing in the Presence of Non - Specific ST-T Changes or Digitalis Effect : Correlation with Coronary Angiography. Catherization and           Cardiovascular Diagnosis 1: 375-380, 1975 Nasrallah, AT, Cooley D, Goussous Y, Hallman G, Luschenowski RL, Leachman RDL. Surgical Experience in Patients with Marfan’s Syndrome and           Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Aortic Regurgitation. American College of Cardiology. 36: 338-341, 1975

-  De Lezo JS, Garcia E, Carrasco JL, Nasrallah AT, Hall RJ : Quantitative Analysis of Contractility in Prolapsed Mitral Valve Syndrome by Ejection Indices. Cardiovascular Diseases. 2: 236-250, 1975
-   Nasrallah AT, Beard E: Intra His Block Complicating Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction. Chest. 63 : 420-422, 1976

-   Aldama-Laubert A, Nasrallah AT, Garcia E, Hall RJ : Ventricular Aneurysm in Chagas’ Myocardiopathy. Clinical, Epidemologic and Angiographic Features. Texas Medicine. 72:55-60, 1976

-  Benrey J, Gillette P, Nasrallah AT, Hallman G. Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Children Long- Term Follow-Up. Circulation.  53: 241-248, 1976

-  Nasrallah AT, Hall RJ, Garcia E, Leachman R, Cooley D. Surgical Repair of Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) in Patients over 60 years of Age: Long Term Results. Circulation 53 : 329-331,1976

-  Maalouf J, Nasrallah AT, Dagher I, Harake M, Mufarrij A. Candida Tropicalis Endocarditis in Idiopathic Hypertrophic Subaortic Stenosis. Chest 86 : 508, 1984

-  Arnaout  MS, Kazma H, Shasha N, Khalil A, Nasrallah A, Karam K,  Alam S :“Is there a safe anticoagulation protocol for pregnant women with prosthetic valve?” International Journal of Clinical and    Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology (1998; Vol. XXV, n. 3:101-104)

- Taher A, Ammash Z, Dabaja B, Nasrallah A, Murad F H.: Ticlopidine-induced aplastic anemia and quick recovery with G-CSF, American Journal Hematology 2000; 63(2): 90-93 .

-  Dakik H, Nasrallah A: Repeated doses of tissue, Plasminogen Activator for failed Thrombolysis, Heart Disease 2001; 3:362-364.

-  Hannoush H, Shaar K, Alam S, Nasrallah A, Sawaya J, Dakik H: Analysis of referral patterns, predictive accuracy and impact on patient management of myocardial perfusion imaging in a new nuclear   cardiology laboratory, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology 2003; 10:148-53.

-  Moukarbel G, Nasrallah A: Coronary artery fistula draining into the pulmonary artery, International Journal of cardiology 2003.12.032.

-  Dakik HA, Koubeissi Z, Kleiman NS, Nasrallah A, Sawaya J, Gharzuddine W, Tamim H, Shaar K, Alam S. Acute myocardial infarction: Clinical characteristics, management, and outcome in a university medical center in a developing country. The Canadian Journal of Cardiology, 2004;20(8):789-793

-  Dakik H, Skouri H, Mehio-Sibai A, Sibai T, Alam S, Sawaya J, Nasrallah A, Wehbh C, Ayash K, Abchee A: Prevalence of coronary artery calcium among asymptomatic men and women in a developing country: comparison with the USA data, J. Atherosclerosis.2005.03.038.

-  Abchee A, Puzantian H, Azar S, Shbaklo H, Nasrallah A, Sawaya F, Alam S, Zalloua P: Predictors of coronary artery disease in the Lebanese population, J.Thromres.2005.05.022

-  Rebeiz AG, Khoury MY, Gharzuddine WS, Arnaout MSA, Sawaya JI, Abchee AG, Dakik HA, Nasrallah AT.  Angiographic findings in a series of patients with troponin-negative acute coronary syndrome.   Eur Heart J 2005;26(suppl):422.  Presented at the European Society of Cardiology Meeting, September 6th, 2005; Stockholm, Sweden.

-  Rebeiz AG, Zoghbi E, Harb R, Youhanna S, Dimassi A, Nasrallah A, Sawaya J, Gharzuddine W, Alam S. Comparison of the Systemic Levels of Inflammatory Markers after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Bare-Metal versus Drug Eluting Stents.    J Am Coll Cardiol 2008; 51(10, suppl B):B6. Presented at the American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, March 2008, Chicago, IL, USA.
-  Dakik HA, Abdallah M, Karrowni W, Alam S, Arnaout S, Nasrallah A, Kobeissi L, Mahmarian JJ. International variations in the ischemic burden post-acute myocardial infarction: prognostic implications. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, 2009; 16:251-4.

-  Rebeiz AG, Zoghbi E, Harb R, Youhanna S, Skouri HN, Dimassi A, Abou-Nader G, Nasrallah A, Sawaya J, Gharzuddine W, Alam S. Comparison of the systemic levels of inflammatory markers after percutaneous coronary intervention with bare metal versus sirolimus-eluting stents. J Interv Cardiol. 2009; 22(2):169-74. Epub 2009 Feb 24.

- Abchee A, El-Sibai M, Youhanna S, Yeretzian JS, Estephan H, Makhoul NJ, Puzantian H, Sawaya J, Nasrallah A, Rebeiz AG, Zreik TG, Azar ST, Zalloua PA. The I allele of the angiotenism converting enzyme I/D polymorphism confers protection against coronary artery disase.  Coron Artery Dis. 2010; 21(3):151-6.

- Youhanna S, Platt DE, Rebeiz A, Lauridsen M, Deeb ME, Nasrallah A, Alam S, Puzantian H, Kabbani S, Ghoul M, Zreik TG, el Bayeh H, Abchee A, Zalloua P; FGNETCARD consortium. Parental consanquinity and family history of coronary artery disease strongly predict early stenosis.  Atherosclerosis. 2010 Oct;212(2):559-63. Epub 2010 Jul 21.