Yochai Birnbaum, MD

Texas Heart Institute Positions

  • Editorial Board, Texas Heart Institute Journal

Interests

  • Non-invasive cardiology
  • Electrocardiology
  • Echocardiography
  • Electrocardiography
  • Clinical cardiology
  • Acute coronary syndrome

Education

  • Medical School:

    Hebrew University Of Jerusalem

  • Internship:

    Hadassah Medical Center

  • Residency:

    Kaplan Hospital

  • Fellowships:

    Rabbin Medical Center

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

  • Baylor College of Medicine

Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases

Publications

Triska, J., George, J., Rector, G. et al. (2023). Acute coronary occlusion in a patient with prior known right bundle branch block: another chink in the armor for the ST-elevation myocardial infarction criteria. Ann Emerg Med 82, 219–221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.12.006.
Al-Zaiti, S. S., Martin-Gill, C., Zègre-Hemsey, J. K. et al. (2023). Machine learning for ECG diagnosis and risk stratification of occlusion myocardial infarction. Nat Med 29, 1804–1813. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02396-3.
Birnbaum, Y., Smith, S. W. and Nikus, K. (2023). New-onset left bundle branch block with ST elevation after minimally invasive aortic valve replacement: Differential diagnosis. Ann Emerg Med 81, 546–549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.455.
Maynard, C., Virani, S., Jneid, H. et al. (2023). When is it appropriate to publish a meta-analysis in Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy? Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-023-07445-0.
Allencherril, J., Bandeali, S., Nikus, K. et al. (2022). Acute chest pain in a patient with left bundle branch pacing. J Electrocardiol 77, 51–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.12.006.
Rector, G., Triska, J., Ajene, G. et al. (2022). Right bundle branch and bifascicular blocks: Insensitive prognostic indicators for acute myocardial infarction. Curr Probl Cardiol 48, 101418. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpcardiol.2022.101418.
Triska, J., Maitra, N., Deshotels, M. R. et al. (2022). A comprehensive review of the pleiotropic effects of ticagrelor. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10557-022-07373-5.
Al-Zaiti, S., Macleod, R., Dam, P. V. et al. (2022). Emerging ECG methods for acute coronary syndrome detection: Recommendations & future opportunities. J Electrocardiol 74, 65–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2022.08.003.
Elbadawi, A., Sedhom, R., Gad, M. et al. (2022). Screening for atrial fibrillation in the elderly: A network meta-analysis of randomized trials. Eur J Intern Med, S0953-6205(22)00264–3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2022.07.015.
Najjar, S. N., Dweck, B. E., Nair, A. et al. (2022). Relation of T wave positivity in lead aVR to ischemic etiology of cardiomyopathy. Am J Cardiol, S0002-9149(22)00701–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.06.043.