Ramzi N. El Accaoui, MD
Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
Current Positions
- Clinical Professor of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Medicine
- Clinical Professor of Radiology-Division of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Imaging
- Medical Director, Central Monitoring Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
- Medical Director, Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
- Medical Director, Advanced Structural Echocardiolography, University of Iowa Hospitlas & Clinics
- Inpatient Director, Cardiology, Heart and Vascular Center, University of Iowa Health Care
Education
- MD, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
- Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
- Fellow, Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Center, Program and Institute Affiliations
Selected Publications
- Malik, A., Shetty, S. & El Accaoui, R. (2020). Renin-angiotensin blockade after aortic valve replacement: A review based on current literature. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 27 (19) 2133-2115. PMID: 31349777.
- Drwal, K. R., Forman, D. E., Wakefield, B. J. & El Accaoui, R. N. (2020). Cardiac Rehabilitation during COVID-19 Pandemic: Highlighting the Value of Home-based Programs. Telemedicine and e-Health 26 (11) 1322-1324. PMID: 32552412.
- Shetty, S., Malik, A. H., Aronow, W. S., Staffey, K. S. & El Accaoui, R. (2020). Obstructive Bioprosthetic Mitral Valve Thrombosis. Future Cardiology 16 (5) 433-438. PMID: 32323564.
- Shetty, S., Malik, A. H., Feringa, H., El Accaoui, R. & Girotra, S. (2020). Meta-Analysis Evaluating Calcium Channel Blockers and the Risk of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Patients With Hypertension. American Journal of Cardiology 125 (6) 907-915. PMID: 31959429.
- Wakefiled, B. J., Drwal, K., Paez, M., Grover, S., Franciscus, C., Reisinger, H., Kaboli, P. & El Accaoui, R. (2019). Creating and Disseminating a Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: Experience from the Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 19 (1) 242. PMID: 31694570.
- Malik, A. H., Shetty, S. S., Yandrapalli, S., Aronow, W. S., El Accaoui, R. & Tang, G. H. (2019). Meta-analysis for the Use of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitors in Post-TAVR patients. The American Journal of Cardiology 124 (9) 1488-1489. PMID: 31500816.
- Panaich, S., Horwitz, P. & El Accaoui, R. (2019). Lying down on the Job? Repeat MitraClip after Previous Clip Migrates to an Unusual Position. Structural Heart 3 (6) 514. DOI: 10.1080/24748706.2019.1672002.
- Malik, A. H., Shetty, S., Kar, K. & El Accaoui, R. (2019). Effect of Beta-blocker Therapy in Diabetic Patients with Stable Coronary Heart Disease: A Meta-Analysis. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology 16 (3) 295-301. PMCID: PMC6500566.
- Shetty, S., Gnanaraj, J., Jayamani Roshan, S. & El Accaoui, R. (2018). Pituitary Apoplexy after Regadenoson Myocardial Perfusion Scan. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. PMID: 30168027.
- Weiss, R. M., Chu, Y., Brooks, R. M., Lund, D. D., Cheng, J., Zimmerman, K., Kafa, M. K., Sistla, P., Doshi, H., Shao, J. Q., El Accaoui, R. N., Otto, C. M. & Heistad, D. D. (2018). Discovery of an Experimental Model of Unicuspid Aortic Valve. Journal of the American Heart Association 7 (13). PMCID: PMC6064885.