In the Tampa Heart Cardio-Oncology Clinic, our cardiologists assess and treat patients with cancer who suffer or at risk of heart disease. In close collaboration with your oncologist, we will follow you before, during and after cancer treatment for cancer. We will ensure that your heart function is optimally protected when you receive cancer therapies that may be toxic to your heart. Dr. Marmagkiolis is an experienced cardio-oncologist, and he is available to discuss with you in detail any concerns about your device.
Selected Publications by Tampa Heart Doctors
- Javaid AI, Monlezun DJ, Iliescu G, Tran P, Filipescu A, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Madjid M, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C, Koutroumpakis E. Stress cardiomyopathy in hospitalized patients with cancer: machine learning analysis by primary malignancy type. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 Oct 5. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34612022
- Jacob R, Palaskas NL, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. How to Perform Pericardiocentesis in Cancer Patients With Thrombocytopenia: A Single-Center Experience. JACC CardioOncol. 2021 Jul 27;3(3):452-456. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34604808
- Pushparaji B, Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Palaskas N, Kim P, Lopez-Mattei J, Cilingiroglu M, Hassan SA, Boudoulas KD, Marmagkiolis K, Hajjar LA, Iliescu CA. Interventional Strategies in Cancer-induced Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Oncol Rep. 2021 Sep 27;23(11):133. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34570291
- Marmagkiolis K, Monlezun DJ, Cilingiroglu M, Grines C, Herrmann J, Toutouzas KP, Ates I, Iliescu C. TAVR in Cancer Patients: Comprehensive Review, Meta-Analysis, and Meta-Regression. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Aug 4;8:641268. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34422918
- Monlezun DJ, Hostetter L, Balan P, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Cilingiroglu M, Iakobishvili Z, Ewer M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. TAVR and cancer: machine learning-augmented propensity score mortality and cost analysis in over 30 million patients. Cardiooncology. 2021 Jun 28;7(1):25. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34183072
- Aziz MK, Herrmann J, Marmagkiolis K, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Pushparaji B, Lin HY, Tomakin G, Hoyt T, Pham M, Dijkstra J, Cilingiroglu M, Lopez-Mattei J, Zaha V, Anderson HV, Feldman MD, Molony DA, Iliescu CA. Coronary Stent Healing in Cancer Patients-An Optical Coherence Tomography Perspective. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Jun 7;8:665303. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34164440
- Wilson NR, Lee MT, Gill CD, Serauto Canache A, Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Song J, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu CA. Prognostic Factors and Overall Survival After Pericardiocentesis in Patients With Cancer and Thrombocytopenia. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Apr 21;8:638943. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 33969007
- Monlezun DJ, Lawless S, Palaskas N, Peerbhai S, Charitakis K, Marmagkiolis K, Lopez-Mattei J, Mamas M, Iliescu C. Machine Learning-Augmented Propensity Score Analysis of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Over 30 Million Cancer and Non-cancer Patients. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Apr 6;8:620857. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 33889598
- Yang EH, Marmagkiolis K, Balanescu DV, Hakeem A, Donisan T, Finch W, Virmani R, Herrman J, Cilingiroglu M, Grines CL, Toutouzas K, Iliescu C. Radiation-Induced Vascular Disease-A State-of-the-Art Review. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021 Mar 30;8:652761. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 33860001
- Jacob R, Strati P, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei JC, Marmagkiolis K, Buja LM, Deswal A, Iliescu C. Lenalidomide-Induced Myocarditis, Rare But Possibly Fatal Toxicity of a Commonly Used Immunotherapy. JACC Case Rep. 2020 Sep 30;2(13):2095-2100. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.07.033. eCollection 2020 Nov. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 34317115
- Balanescu DV, Aziz MK, Donisan T, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Song J, Ntim W, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Cancer treatment resumption in patients with new-generation drug-eluting stents. Coron Artery Dis. 2020 Nov 13. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 33196581
- Gill C, Lee M, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Canache AJS, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Kim PY, Song J, Yang EH, Cilingiroglu M, Kar B, Gregoric I, Marmagkiolis K, Iakobishvili Z, Iliescu C. Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement Impact on Outcomes and Cancer Treatment Schedule. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 25:S0167-5273(20)33654-8. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 32858137
- Elghazawy H, Venkatesulu BP, Verma V, Pushparaji B, Monlezun DJ, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu CA. The role of cardio-protective agents in cardio-preservation in breast cancer patients receiving Anthracyclines ± Trastuzumab: a Meta-analysis of clinical studies. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2020 Sep;. Epub 2020 May 22. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 32777728
- Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Deswal A, Palaskas N, Song J, Lopez-Mattei J, Kim PY, Durand JB, Doundoua D, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Acute myocardial infarction in a high-risk cancer population: Outcomes following conservative versus invasive management. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Aug 15;313:1-8. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 32320781
- Agha AM, Gill C, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim PY, Charitakis K, Cilingiroglu M, Oo TH, Kroll M, Durand JB, Hirsch-Ginsberg C, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Identifying Hemostatic Thresholds in Cancer Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography Based on Platelet Count and Thromboelastography. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2020 Feb 14; Cited in PubMed: PMID: 32118047
- Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Karimzad K, Kim P, Charitakis K, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Cardiac Interventional Procedures in Cardio-Oncology Patients. Cardiol Clin. 2019 Nov;37(4). Cited in PubMed: PMID: 31587788
- Balanescu SM, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Yang EH, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Hassan S, Kim P, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Kar B, Iliescu C. The Onco-cardiologist Dilemma: to Implant, to Defer, or to Avoid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Cancer Patients with Aortic Stenosis? Curr Cardiol Rep. 2019 Jul 8;21(8):83 Cited in PubMed: PMID: 31286273
- Layoun ME, Yang EH, Herrmann J, Iliescu CA, Lopez-Mattei JC, Marmagkiolis K, Budoff MJ, Ferencik M. Applications of Cardiac Computed Tomography in the Cardio-Oncology Population. Curr Treat Options Oncol. 2019 May 6;20(6):47. doi: 10.1007/s11864-019-0645-2. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 31056717
- Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Dayah T, Palaskas N, Lopez-Mattei J, Kim P, Pinnix CC, Moudgil R, Balanescu SM, Herrmann J, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Refractory radiation-induced coronary artery disease: mapping the path and guiding treatment with optical coherence tomography. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Feb 13. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 30758691
- Schechter M, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Dayah TJ, Kar B, Gregoric I, Giza DE, Song J, Lopez-Mattei J, Kim P, Balanescu SM, Cilingiroglu M, Toutuzas K, Smalling RW, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C (2018) An update on the management and outcomes of cancer patients with severe aortic stenosis. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Dec 14. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 30549397
- Iliescu C, Balanescu DV, Donisan T, Giza DE, Muñoz Gonzalez ED, Cilingiroglu M, Song J, Mukerji SS, Lopez-Mattei JC, Kim PY, Palaskas N, Mouhayar EN, Durand JB, Marmagkiolis K. Safety of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Cardiac Catheterization in Cancer Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Chronic Thrombocytopenia. Am J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 3. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 30180958
- Al-Hawwas M, Tsitlakidou D, Gupta N, Iliescu C, Cilingiroglu M, Marmagkiolis K. Acute Coronary Syndrome Management in Cancer Patients. Curr Oncol Rep. 2018 Aug 22;20(10):78. doi: 10.1007/s11912-018-0724-8. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 30132257
- Donisan T, Balanescu DV, Lopez-Mattei JC, Kim P, Leja MJ, Banchs J, Marmagkiolis K, Herrmann J, Gregoric I, Durand JB, Iliescu CA. In Search of a Less Invasive Approach to Cardiac Tumor Diagnosis: Multimodality Imaging Assessment and Biopsy. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 Aug;11(8):1191-1195. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 30092973
- Liu VY, Agha AM, Lopez-Mattei J, Palaskas N, Kim P, Thompson K, Mouhayar E, Marmagkiolis K, Hassan SA, Karimzad K, Iliescu CA. Interventional Cardio-Oncology: Adding a New Dimension to the Cardio-Oncology Field. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2018 May 17;5:48. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 29868614
- Tuzovic M, Herrmann J, Iliescu C, Marmagkiolis K, Ziaeian B, Yang EH. Arterial Thrombosis in Patients with Cancer. Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med. 2018 Apr 7;20(5):40. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 29627870
- Pothineni NV, Shah NN, Rochlani Y, Saad M, Kovelamudi S, Marmagkiolis K, Bhatti S, Cilingiroglu M, Aronow WS, Hakeem A. Temporal trends and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in patients with cancer. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Dec;5(24):482. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 29299444
- Iliescu C, Cilingiroglu M, Giza DE, Rosales O, Lebeau J, Guerrero-Mantilla I, Lopez-Mattei J, Song J, Silva G, Loyalka P, Paixao ARM, Yusuf SW, Perin E, Anderson VH, Marmagkiolis K. “Bringing on the light” in a complex clinical scenario: Optical coherence tomography-guided discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy in cancer patients with coronary artery disease (PROTECT-OCT registry).Am Heart J. 2017 Dec;194:83-91. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 29223438
- Giza DE, Marmagkiolis K, Mouhayar E, Durand JB, Iliescu C. Management of CAD in Patients with Active Cancer: the Interventional Cardiologists’ Perspective. Curr Cardiol Rep. 2017 Jun;19(6):56. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 28484995
- Giza DE, Iliescu G, Hassan S, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C. Cancer as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Oncol Rep. 2017 Jun;19(6):39. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 28421481
- Iliescu C, Khair T, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu G, Durand JB. Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy-Guided Pericardiocentesis for Cancer Patients With Cardiac Tamponade and Thrombocytopenia.J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Aug 16;68(7):771-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.05.068. Cited in PubMed:PMID: 27515340
- Herrmann J, Yang EH, Iliescu C, Marmagkiolis K. Response by Herrmann et al to Letter Regarding Article, “Vascular Toxicities of Cancer Therapies: The Old and the New-An Evolving Avenue”.Circulation. 2016 Nov 15;134(20):e466-e467. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 27881502
- Munoz E, Iliescu G, Vejpongsa P, Charitakis K, Karimzad K, Lopez-Mattei J, Yusuf SW, Marmagkiolis K, Iliescu C.Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy: “Good News” in Cancer Patients?J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Sep 6;68(10):1143-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.06.027. Cited in PubMed:PMID: 27585514
- Herrmann J, Yang EH, Iliescu CA, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Hakeem A, Toutouzas K, Leesar MA, Grines CL, Marmagkiolis K. Vascular Toxicities of Cancer Therapies: The Old and the New – An Evolving Avenue. Circulation. 2016 Mar 29;133(13):1272-89. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 27022039
- Marmagkiolis K, Finch W, Tsitlakidou D, Josephs T, Iliescu C, Best JF, Yang EH. Radiation Toxicity to the Cardiovascular System. Curr Oncol Rep. 2016 Mar;18(3):15. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 26838585
- Iliescu CA, Grines CL, Herrmann J, Yang EH, Cilingiroglu M, Charitakis K, Hakeem A, Toutouzas KP, Leesar MA, Marmagkiolis K. SCAI Expert consensus statement: Evaluation, management, and special considerations of cardio-oncology patients in the cardiac catheterization laboratory (endorsed by the cardiological society of india, and sociedad Latino Americana de Cardiologıa intervencionista). Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2016 Jan 12. Cited in PubMed: PMID: 26756277