FerdinandViscoMD

Cardiology • New York, NY

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Nuclear Cardiology

Associate Professor, Medicine, New York Medical College

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Office
1901 First Avenue
Metropolitan Hospital Center
New York, NY 10029
Phone+1 212-423-8456
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Education & Training

Nassau University Medical CenterResidency, Cardiovascular Disease, 1972 - 1974
New York Medical College (Brooklyn-Queens)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1970 - 1972
Flushing Hospital Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1969 - 1970
University of BolognaClass of 1968

Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1972 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Certification Board of Nuclear CardiologyNuclear Cardiology
National Board of EchocardiographyEchocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Physicians
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Problems with interpreting troponins in chronic kidney disease patients for ruling out acute coronary syndrome.
Tikal Kansara, Monil Majmundar, Craig Basman, Ferdinand Visco> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Mar 1
7 citations
Meta-Analysis of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Stenotic Bicuspid Versus Tricuspid Aortic Valve.
Monil Majmundar, Ashish Kumar, Rajkumar Doshi, Palak Shah, Shilpkumar Arora, Mariam Shariff, Devina Adalja, Ferdinand Visco, Hossam Amin, Saraschandra Vallabhajosyula,...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Apr 15
Chest Pain Induced by Intravenous Nitroglycerin.
Mohammad Saeed, Gaby S. Gil, Persio D. Lopez, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2020 May 1
2 citations
Rare Association of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy with Right Bundle Branch Block in the Dual Setting of Asthma Exacerbation and Psychiatric Illness.
Tikal Kansara, Carissa Dumancas, Feizi Neri, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand Visco> ;The American Journal of Case Reports. 2020 Jan 21
20 citations
Heart Failure and Cognitive Impairment: Clinical Relevance and Therapeutic Considerations.
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Monica Pernia, Uzoma N. Ibebuogu, Shobhana Chaudhari, Savi Mushiyev, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler> ;Current Cardiology Reviews. 2019 Jan 1
10 citations
The relevance of serum albumin among elderly patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Ela-Anamaria Moisa, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Carissa Dumancas, Shushan Veranyan, Jose A. Perez, Peggy Salazar, Shobhana Chaudhari, Gerald Pekler, Savi...> ;Journal of Geriatric Cardiology. 2019 Jul 1
3 citations
Relationship between pulmonary hypertension and outcomes among patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Carissa Dumancas, Persio D. Lopez, Ramiro Cardenas, Carla Sueldo, Shushan Veranyan, Peggy Salazar, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pe...> ;Hospital Practice. 2019 Jun 14
9 citations
Clinical outcomes of Β-blocker therapy in cocaine-associated heart failure.
Persio D. Lopez, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Carissa Dumancas, Mohammed J. Saeed, Eder H. Cativo, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2019 Feb 15
1 citations
Prognostic Utility of Troponin I and N Terminal-ProBNP among Patients with Heart Failure due to Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Important Correlations.
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Carissa Dumancas, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Olatunde Ola, Eder H. Cativo, Shushan Veranyan, Persio D. Lopez, Kwon Soo Kim, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev...> ;Cardiovascular & Hematological Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 2019 Dec 6
24 citations
Low Skeletal Muscle Mass Independently Predicts Mortality in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure after an Acute Hospitalization.
Persio D. Lopez, Pankaj Nepal, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Divya Nekkalapudi, Kwon Soo Kim, Eder H. Cativo, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler> ;Cardiology. 2019 Jan 1
3 citations
Gastrocardiac syndrome: A forgotten entity.
Mohammad Saeed, Janpreet Singh Bhandohal, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2018 Aug 1
7 citations
Brugada Phenocopy Induced by Recreational Drug Use.
Adedoyin Akinlonu, Ranjit Suri, Priyanka Yerragorla, Persio D. Lopez, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Olatunde Ola, Carissa Dumancas, Jumana Chalabi, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand V...> ;Case Reports in Cardiology. 2018 Apr 11
6 citations
Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Heart Failure: Current State and Future Directions
Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Persio D. Lopez, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Carissa Dumancas, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler> ;American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 2018 Apr 5
5 citations
Improvement in clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure and active cocaine use after β-blocker therapy.
Persio D. Lopez, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Carissa Dumancas, Mohammed J. Saeed, Eder H. Cativo, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2018 Apr 1
6 citations
Hepatic Cyst Compressing The Right Atrial and Ventricular Inflow Tract: An Uncommon Cardiac Complication.
Maulik Panchal, Ahmed Alansari, Marc K. Wallack, Ferdinand Visco, Susan Williams, Alexander M. Sy> ;Annals of Hepatology. 2017 Dec 27
2 citations
Cardiac Tamponade: An Unusual Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.
Persio D. Lopez, Rachna Valvani, Savi Mushiyev, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2017 Dec 8
2 citations
Left Ventricular Aneurysm May Not Manifest as Persistent ST Elevation on Electrocardiogram
Olatunde Ola, Carissa Dumancas, Tuoyo O. Mene-Afejuku, Adedoyin Akinlonu, Mohammed T. Al-Juboori, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler> ;The American Journal of Case Reports. 2017 Apr 16
1 citations
A Case of Haemorrhagic Constrictive Pericarditis with Bilateral Pleural Effusions.
Hans A. Reyes, Julie Islam, Soheila Talebi, Eder H. Cativo, Savi Mushiyev, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand Visco> ;Case Reports in Cardiology. 2016 Oct 11
Severe Dehydration Trigger of Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation in a 93‐Year‐Old Man with an Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Soheila Talebi, Marco A. Ruiz, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand Visco, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2016 Jun 1
2 citations
When a seizure is not a real seizure
Soheila Talebi, Farzaneh Ghobadi, Sameer Chaudhari, Ely Gracia, Ola Olatunde, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand Visco, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Apr 1
9 citations
Looking at diabetic ketoacidosis through electrocardiogram window
Soheila Talebi, Farzaneh Ghobadi, Arthur Cacacho, Ola Olatunde, Alicia DeRobertis, Gerald Pekler, Ferdinand Visco, Savi Mushiyev, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016 Feb 1
Cocaine: rare cause of Osborn wave.
Soheila Talebi, Ranjita Pallavi, Adrian C. Garofoli, Ferdinand Visco, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;Acta Cardiologica. 2015 Dec 1
24 citations
New oral anticoagulants in patients with cancer: current state of evidence.
Partha Sardar, Saurav Chatterjee, Eyal Herzog, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev, Luciano J. Pastori, Ferdinand Visco, Wilbert S. Aronow> ;American Journal of Therapeutics. 2015 Nov 1
Diagnostic value of lead aVR in acute coronary syndrome.
Soheila Talebi, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler, Mushiyev Savi, George Fernaine, Sameer Chaudhari, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Oct 1
13 citations
Hazards with ordering troponin in patients with low pretest probability of acute coronary syndrome
Soheila Talebi, Rosa Maria Ferra, Sara Tedla, Alicia DeRobertis, Adrian C. Garofoli, Ferdinand Visco, Gerald Pekler, Getaw Worku Hassen> ;The American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2015 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Improvement in Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Heart Failure and Active Cocaine Use After Β‐Blocker Therapy
Adedoyin Akinlonu, Gerald Pekler, Savi Mushiyev, Ferdinand Visco, Clinical Cardiology