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Department of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine Residency

Husam Salah, M.D.

Husam Salah, M.D.

Hometown: Bethlehem, Palestine

Medical school: Jordan University of Science and Technology

Fav thing about UAMS Internal Medicine Residency? People! Having the chance to work with nice, easy-going, and passionate people is my favorite thing about this program.

Fav thing about living in Little Rock or Arkansas? The mountains, forests. and lakes.

What you want to do with your life? I am passionate about academic medicine and cardiology so I’m aspiring to become an academic cardiologist.

What do you do outside of the hospital to relax/have fun? Running, hiking, kayaking, and going out with friends!

If you weren’t a doctor, what would you be? I have never considered something else, but maybe a physicist.

Fav show to binge watch? Friends!

Research

Publications

  • Salah HM, Arthur JM and Mehta JL. Implications of renal ACE2 expression in the age of COVID-19. Eur Heart J. 2020;41:4589-4591.
  • Salah HM, Al’Aref SJ, Khan MS, Al-Hawwas M, Vallurupalli S, Mehta JL, Mounsey JP, Greene SJ, McGuire DK, Lopes RD and Fudim M. Effect of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors on cardiovascular and kidney outcomes-Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials. Am Heart J. 2021;232:10-22.
  • Fudim M, Abraham WT, von Bardeleben RS, Lindenfeld J, Ponikowski PP, Salah HM, Khan MS, Sievert H, Stone GW, Anker SD and Butler J. Device Therapy in Chronic Heart Failure: JACC State-of-the-Art Review. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021;78:931-956.
  • Fudim M, Salah HM, Sathananthan J, Bernier M, Pabon-Ramos W, Schwartz RS, Rodes-Cabau J, Cote F, Khalifa A, Virani SA and Patel MR. Lymphatic Dysregulation in Patients With Heart Failure: JACC Review Topic of the Week. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021;78:66-76.
  • Salah HM, Sharma T and Mehta J. Smoking Doubles the Mortality Risk in COVID-19: A Meta-Analysis of Recent Reports and Potential Mechanisms. Cureus. 2020;12:e10837.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy and COVID-19 infection. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020;21:1299-1300.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Aspirin on Mortality in COVID-19. Am J Cardiol. 2021;142:158-159.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. Meta-analysis of the Effect of Colchicine on Mortality and Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19. Am J Cardiol. 2021;145:170-172.
  • Salah HM, Calcaterra G and Mehta JL. Renin-Angiotensin System Blockade and Mortality in Patients With Hypertension and COVID-19 Infection. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther. 2020;25:503-507.
  • Salah HM, Naser JA, Calcaterra G, Bassareo PP and Mehta JL. The Effect of Anticoagulation Use on Mortality in COVID-19 Infection. American Journal of Cardiology. 2020;134:155-157.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. Hypothesis: Sex-Related Differences in ACE2 Activity May Contribute to Higher Mortality in Men Versus Women With COVID-19. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 2020;26:114-118.
  • Salah HM, Al’Aref SJ, Khan MS, Al-Hawwas M, Vallurupalli S, Mehta JL, Mounsey JP, Greene SJ, McGuire DK, Lopes RD and Fudim M. Effects of sodium-glucose cotransporter 1 and 2 inhibitors on cardiovascular and kidney outcomes in type 2 diabetes: A meta-analysis update. Am Heart J. 2021;233:86-91.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. COVID-19 Vaccine and Myocarditis. Am J Cardiol. 2021;157:146-148.
  • Salah HM, Fudim M, Al’Aref SJ, Khan MS, Almarzooq ZI, Devabhaktuni SR, Mentz RJ, Butler J and Greene SJ. Meta-Analysis of Efficacy of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction. Am J Cardiol. 2021;145:165-168.
  • Salah HM, Minhas AMK, Khan MS, Pandey A, Michos ED, Mentz RJ and Fudim M. Causes of hospitalization in the USA between 2005 and 2018. European Heart Journal Open. 2021;1.
  • Salah HM and Mehta JL. Heparan sulfate consumption as a potential mechanism of intra-cardiac thrombosis in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Heart & Lung: The Journal of Cardiopulmonary and Acute Care. 2021;50:242-243.
  • Salah HM, Khan Minhas AM, Khan MS, Khan SU, Ambrosy AP, Blumer V, Vaduganathan M, Greene SJ, Pandey A and Fudim M. Trends in Hospitalizations for Heart Failure, Acute Myocardial Infarction, and Stroke in the United States from 2004-2018. Am Heart J. 2021.
  • Salah HM, Goel A, Saluja P, Voruganti D, Al’Aref SJ, Paydak H and Devabhaktuni SR. Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Left Ventricular Thrombus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Ther. 2021.
  • Salah HM, Khan MS and Fudim M. Summary of new trials presented at the 2021 American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy. 2021;7:e79-e80.
  • Bi X, Yeung DF, Salah HM, Arciniegas Calle MC, Thaden JJ, Nhola LF, Schaff HV, Pislaru SV, Pellikka PA, Pochettino A, Greason KL, Nkomo VT and Villarraga HR. Dissecting myocardial mechanics in patients with severe aortic stenosis: 2-dimensional vs 3-dimensional-speckle tracking echocardiography. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2020;20:33.

Abstract Presentations

  • Lavender CA, Askew E, Sharma T, Salah H, Perisetti A, Dranoff JA, & Thandassery RB. “Non-invasive Fibrosis Tests to Identify Advanced Liver Disease and Facilitate Referral to Specialty Clinics – A US Veteran Cohort Analysis.” Accepted for Poster abstract presentation at United European Gastroenterology (UEG) Week Conference, 10/2020, Amsterdam, ND.
  • Lavender CA, Askew E, Sharma T, Salah H, Perisetti A, Dranoff JA, & Thandassery RB. “Non-invasive Fibrosis Tests (APRI, FIB-4, & NFS) to Identify Advanced Liver Disease and Facilitate Referral to Specialty Clinics – A US Veteran Cohort Analysis.” Poster abstract presentation at Digestive Disease Weekly (DDW) Conference 5/2020; done as a poster.
  • Salah H, Sharma T, Goel A, Habash F and Lopez-Candales A. Treatment of right heart thrombus: a pooled data analysis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021;77:1860-1860.
  • Kurpad KP, Mehta H, Goel A, Bhurwal A, Sharma T, Salah H, Vellanki K and Mehta J. In-hospital outcomes in heart failure patients with history of anxiety disorder: insight from the nationwide inpatient sample database. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021;77:882-882.
  • Calle MCA, Bonikowske AR, Salah H, Scott CG and Villarraga HR. Abstract 14682: Age, Hypertension, and Exercise Capacity Are Independently Associated With Likelihood of Multi-Vessel Disease in Patients Referred for Exercise Testing. Circulation. 2018;138:A14682-A14682.
  • Chen J, Sharma T, Habash F, Sanders E, Malkawi A, Salah H, Alaiwah M, Joseph M and Lopez-Candales A. Abstract 16430: Risk Factors Associated With Worsening Left Ventricular Function Post-bone Marrow Transplant in Multiple Myeloma Patients. Circulation. 2020;142:A16430-A16430.
  • Sharma T, Habash F, Salah H, Lopez-Candales A. Chasing the etiology of cardiac tamponade-when pericardial effusion is a red-herring. Journal of Investigative Medicine 69 (2), 511-511

Book Chapters

  • Sharma T, Salah HM, Turaga NSS, Mehta JL. Obesity and cardiovascular disease-  Biochemistry of Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Obesity, Springer publication