Alan Feit, MD

Education and Training:

Position held:

Professor;
Interim Chief, Division of Cardiology 2007-2008;
Director of Clinical Cardiology Consult Service 2007-2009;
Director of the Cardiology Inpatient Unit 2009 - present

Fellowship:

Cardiology, Columbia University of Physicians & Surgeons 1980

Medical School:

Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1975

Career / Research Interests:

• Zhu MM, Feit A, Chadow H, Alam M, Kwan T, Clark LT: Primary Stent Implantation Compared with Primary Balloon Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Am J Cardiology 2001;88:297-301.
• Rachko M, Feit A, Safi A, Nurhussein M, Clark L, Salciccioli L. Hepatoma Presenting as an Asymptomatic Right Atrial Mass on Echocardiography. CVR&R. 2001;22:187-188.
• Marmur J, Poludasu S, Agarwal A, Vladutiu P, Feit A, Lapin R, Cavusoglu E: Bolus-Only Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibition During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2006 Vol 18 N 11 521-526
• Kokolis S, Feit A, Marmur J: Coronary Air Embolism in Left Coronary Artery. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2007 Vol 19 N 1 January 2007.
• Marmur J, Poludasu S, Feit A, Battala V, Cavusoglu E: Activated Clotting Time (ACT)-Guided Intravenous Dalteparin Dosing during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2008 Vol 20 N7 323-327.
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Original Articles:

• Alam M, Safi AM, Mandawat M, Anderson JE, Kwan T, Feit A, Clark LT: Successful Percutaneous Stenting of a Right Gastroepiploic Coronary Bypass Graft Using Monorail Delivery System: A Case Report. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, 49:197-199(2000).
• Chadow H, Kwan T, Huber MS, Feit A: Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Above the Left Posterior Sinus of Valsalva Associated with a Normal Aortic Valve. Angiology. (In press.)
• Kwan T, Huber MS, Jani H, Feit A: Multiple Balloon Rupture During Coronary Angioplasty. Angiology. (In press.)
• Kwan T, Feit A: Pseudo-alternans of Left Ventricular End Diastolic Pressure. Angiology. (In press.)
• Kwan T, Salciccioli L, Elsakr A, Burack J, Feit A: Coronary Artery Fistula Coexisting with a Ventricular Septal Defect Due to a Penetrating Gunshot Wound. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Diagnosis. (In press.)
• Kwan T, Feit A, Chadow H, Chio F, Huber MS, Chebaclo M, Breitbart S, Stein RA: Intracoronary ST-T Alternans During Coronary Balloon Angioplasty. Catheterization & Cardiovascular Diagnosis. (In press.)
• Kwan T, Feit A, Alam M, Afflu E, Clark L: ST-T Alternans and Myocardial Ischemia. Accepted for publication in Angiology, The Journal of Vascular Diseases.
• Zhu MM, Feit A, Chadow H, Alam M, Kwan T, Clark LT: Primary Stent Implantation Compared with Primary Balloon Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Meta Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. Am J Cardiology 2001;88:297-301.
• Rachko M, Feit A, Safi A, Nurhussein M, Clark L, Salciccioli L. Hepatoma Presenting as an Asymptomatic Right Atrial Mass on Echocardiography. CVR&R. 2001;22:187-188.
• Marmur J, Poludasu S, Agarwal A, Vladutiu P, Feit A, Lapin R, Cavusoglu E: Bolus-Only Platelet Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibition During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2006 Vol 18 N 11 521-526.
• Kokolis S, Feit A, Marmur J: Coronary Air Embolism in Left Coronary Artery. Accepted for publication in the Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2007 Vol 19 N 1 January 2007
• Marmur J, Poludasu S, Feit A, Battala V, Cavusoglu E: Activated Clotting Time (ACT)-Guided Intravenous Dalteparin Dosing during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2008 Vol 20 N7 323-327.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

• Rizk S, Lingegowda U, Feit A: Successful Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient with Acute Coronary Sydrome and Essential Thrombocytosis.

Textbooks

• Consultant on the Third Edition of Life and Health, Random House, New York, 1980.
• Chadow H, Feit A, Rafii S: Ischemic Heart Disease (Chapter 59). In "Hypertension: A Companion to Brenner and Rector's The Kidney" by Suzanne Oparil, M.D. & Michael A. Weber, M.D. W.B. Saunders Company, pp. 539-546, 2000.

Abstracts (excluding those that resulted in publication as a full paper):

• Reddy CVR, Khan RG, Feit A, Chowdry IH, El-Sherif N: Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Coronary Hemodynamics in Coronary Artery Disease. Abstracts of the 56th Scientific Session, AHA III-165.
• Reddy CVR, Khan RG, Feit A, El-Sherif N: Effects or Renographin on Hemodynamics and Resting Pulmonary Gas Exchange. Clinical Research 32(2):199A, 1984.
• Feit A, Cohen M, Holtzman R, Dimino L, El-Sherif N: Comparative Effects of Labetalol and Prazosin During Exercise in Hypertensive Patients. Chest, Vol. 89, Number 6, p. 4945. June 1986 Supplement.
• Kwan T, Feit A, Chadow H, Chio F, Elcock P, Huber MS: Electrical Alternans in the Intracoronary Electrocardiography During Coronary Angioplasty. Circulation. (In press.)

Presentation at Scientific Meetings:

• Feit A, El-Sherif N, Cohen M: Labetalol in Essential Hypertension: Unique Exercise Profile. National Symposium on Labetalol at Scottsdale, 1985.
• Feit A, Cohen M, Holtzman R, Dimino L, El-Sherif N: Comparative Effects of Labetalol and Prazosin During Exercise in Hypertensive Patients. American Society of Chest Physicians National Meeting, 1986.
• Kwan T, Feit A, Chadow H, Chio F, Elcock P, Huber MS: Electrical Alternans in the Intracoronary Electrocardiography During Coronary Angioplasty. (Abstract included in the proceedings of the American Heart Association Meeting, Dallas, 1994, but not presented at the meeting do to an administrative error).
• Otah K, Madan A, Zhu M, Badero R, Badero O, Feit A, Clark L: An Abnormal ABI Predicts the Presence of Severe CAD in African Americans. Abstract presented at at the AHA Meetings November, 2002.