Vesselin Dimov, M.D. - Bibliography and Presentations

EDUCATION RESEARCH

2004
Principal Investigator. Assessment of Effectiveness of a Blog Website Created and Maintained by the Medical Residents for Improving the Postgraduate Medical Education. V.Dimov, Case Western Reserve University (St.Vincent/St.Luke) Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio


HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

2005-2006
Principal Investigator. Risk factors for Acute Renal Failure after Noncardiac Surgery (RANCS). V.Dimov, A.Usmani, A.Jaffer, M.Schreiber, B.W.Teo, M.Lascano, A.Rajamanickam, V.Molina, E.Hixson, D.Brotman. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

2005-2006
Investigator. Perioperative beta-blocker dose titration and clinical outcomes during major noncardiac surgery. A.Aneja, N.Harte,C.Phillips,V.Dimov, A.Usmani, F.Michota, A.Jaffer, A.Kumar. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

2005-2006
Investigator. INCREASE. Optimization of beta-blocker use in the perioperative period. A.Aneja, B.Harte, E.Hixson, A.Jaffer, V.Singh, V.Dimov. The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.

2003
Investigator. West Nile Virus Infection - the Experience of Hospitals in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. A.Brobbey, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.

2002-2003
Investigator. SD-039-0682 (SAMBA). A 12-week, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre, phase-III study to compare the efficacy and safety of Symbicort pMDI (budesonide/formoterol 80/4.5 µg 2 actuations b.i.d., delivered dose) with that of Pulmicort pMDI (budesonide 100 µg 2 actuations b.i.d., metered dose) and Symbicort Turbuhaler (budesonide/formoterol 80/4.5 µg 2 inhalations b.i.d., delivered dose) in children with asthma. AstraZeneca R & D, Lund, Sweden, Medical University Sofia.

2001-2002
Investigator. SD-039-0673 (STAY). Efficacy and Safety of Budesonide/Formoterol (Symbicort)) Turbuhaler as Single Therapy in Patients Aged 6-80 years with Mild-Moderate Asthma. Comparison with Symbicort Turbuhaler and Pulmicort Turbuhaler as Maintenance Therapy, Both Complemented with Bricanyl Turbuhaler. International, Multicentre, Double blind, Randomized, Active-controlled Study. Lena Laxmyr, AstraZeneca Research & Development, S-221 87 Lund, Sweden, Medical University Sofia.

2001
Investigator. HMR 3647B/2001. Multicentre, Phase II, Open Label Study of the Efficacy, Safety, Acceptability, and Pharmacokinetics of Telithromycin, after repeated Oral Administration of Either of Two Doses, Once Daily, for 5 days or 7 days, in the Treatment of Respiratory Tract Infections in Children of 6 months to 12 years. Dr Emmanuelle Butticaz-Iroudayssamy, Aventis Pharma, Hoechst Marion Roussel R & D, Romainville, France. Daniel Youngblood, Quintiles, Inc., Kansas City, MO, USA, Medical University Sofia.

2000-2001
Investigator. SAM 40012 International, Multicentre, Randomized, Parallel Group Comparison of Three Treatments: 1. Salmeterol and Fluticasone, 2.Fluticasone 200 mcg bd, 3. Fluticasone 100 mcg bd in Children aged 4-11 years with Asthma. Lesley-Ann Norcross, GlaxoSmithKline Research and Development, Uxbridge, UK, Medical University Sofia.

2000-2001
Research assistant. Budesonide Efficacy and Safety in Children aged 5-15 years with Asthma over a 26-week Treatment Period. For Astra Zeneca Research, Medical University Sofia.

2001
Investigator. Tidal Breathing Analysis in Evaluating Bronchial Obstruction in Children. S. Filtchev, Medical University Sofia.

1999-2000
Investigator. FAS 30009 International, Multicentre, Randomized Study to Assess the Long Term Safety of Fluticasone Propionate Compared with Sodium Cromoglycate in Children aged 12-47 Months with Asthma over a 52-week Treatment Period. Dr. Patricia Davis, GlaxoSmithKline R & D, Uxbridge, UK, Medical University Sofia.
Results presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) 58th Annual Meeting - March 1-6, 2002, New York; published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, part 2, Vol.109, No 1, Jan 2002.

1999-2000
Investigator. Intercontinental Childhood ITP Study Group. Registry of Children with Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. Tom Kuhne, Basel University, Switzerland, Medical University Sofia. Results published in the Lancet, Vol.358, Dec 22/29, 2001.

2000
Investigator. Cytological Comparison of Nasal Smear and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Children with Rhinosinuitis and Asthma. N. Ulevinov, Medical University Sofia.

2000
Investigator. Pulmonary Complications after Influenza Virus Infection. Medical University Sofia.

1999
Research assistant. Clarythromycin Use, Safety and Efficacy in Children aged 1-12 years with Infections of Upper and Lower Respiratory Tract. For Abbot Laboratories. Medical University Sofia.

1999
Research assistant. Midecamycin Effect in Children aged 2 to 12 years with Otitis Media, Bronchitis and Pneumonia. Medical University Sofia.

1996
Investigator. Independent study. Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction during Treatment of Patients with Syphilis. Prof. Kiril Pramatarov, Dermatology and Sexual Transmitted Diseases Hospital, Medical University Sofia


BASIC SCIENCE RESEARCH

1999
Investigator. Molecular Diagnosis of Hemophilia A in Bulgaria by DNA Analysis Using Polymorphisms Within And Outside Factor VIII Gene. Prof. I. Kremenski, Medical University Sofia.


PUBLICATIONS

2005
Clinical Cases and Images - An Online Case-Based Curriculum of Clinical Medicine (ClinicalCases.org), featured in BMJ 2005;331:1345

2002
Efficacy of Salmeterol/Fluticasone Propionate Combination Administered via Diskus Inhaler in Children with Asthma. Filtchev S., L.Raicheva, V.Dimov, I.Kalev. European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2002, Sep 14-17, Stockholm, Sweden, Abstract book.

2002
A Patient with Asthma Complicated with Pneumomediastinum and Subcutaneous Emphysema. V.Dimov, S.Filtchev, L.Raicheva, I.Kalev. Journal of Modern Medicine 2002; LIII, 6, 50-53.

2002
Nocardiosis - a Case Report. S.Filtchev, E.Elenctheva, V.Dimov, L.Raicheva, , I.Tsotcheva, I.Kalev. Submitted for publication to the Journal of Roentgenologia and Radiologia, 2002, Vol. XLI, 4, 312-315.

2002
Efficacy of Salmeterol/Fluticasone propionate combination (Seretide) inhaled with Diskus for Treatment of Asthma in Children. S.Filtchev, L.Raicheva, V.Dimov, I.Kalev, Journal of Pneumologia and Phtisiatria, 2002, 37, 1, 10-14.

2002
Fluticasone propionate for Treatment of Bronchial Asthma in Children Aged 1-4 Years. S.Filtchev, V.Dimov, L.Raicheva, V.Issaev, I.Kalev. Medicine Review, 2003.

2002
Vomiting in Pediatric Patients. V.Dimov, I.Kalev, S.Filtchev, M.Panova. Journal of Modern Medicine 2002; LIII, 5, 32-37.

2002
Is Tidal Breathing Analysis Useful for Detection of Airflow Obstruction in Asthmatic Children? S.Filtchev, V.Dimov, I.Kalev. Folia Medica 2002.

2002
Nocardiosis in a Patient with Diabetes Mellitus and Inhalant Abuse. L.Raicheva, S.Filtchev, V.Dimov, I.Tsotcheva, I.Kalev, T.Kantardjiev. Journal of Modern Medicine 2002; LIII, 4, 42-47.

2002
Recurrent Respiratory Infections in Pediatrics - New Developments in Treatment and Prophylaxis. V.Dimov, I.Kalev, M.Panova. Journal of Modern Medicine 2001; LII, 6: 34-38.

2001
Antileukotrienes in Asthma Treatment. V.Dimov, L.Raicheva, I.Kalev. Journal of Modern Medicine 2001; LII, 4: 18-22.

2001
The Role of Tidal Breathing Analysis in Evaluating Bronchial Obstruction in Children. S.Filtchev, V.Dimov, H.Rafailova, A.Kufardjieva, I.Kalev. International Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, Allergy Abstract Book, Suppl. 1, 2001: 55.

2001
Cytological Comparison of Nasal Smear and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid in Children with Rhinosinuitis and Asthma. N.Ulevinov, P.Perenovska, V.Dimov. Pediatria Journal 2001; Vol. XLI, 3: 21-23.

2001
Pulmonary Complications after Influenza Virus Infection. L.Raicheva, P.Perelovska, V.Dimov, S.Filtchev, I.Kalev. IXth Congress of Pediatrics, Abstract Book, Plovdiv, Bulgaria 2001: 50.

2001
Genetic Basis of Asthma and Its Future Treatment Impact. V. Dimov, S. Filtchev, I. Kalev. Allergy and Asthma Journal 2001; VI, 1: 3-6.

1999
Molecular Diagnosis of Hemophilia A in Bulgaria by DNA Analysis Using Polymorphisms Within And Outside Factor VIII Gene. Petkova R, Kabakchieva R, V.Dimov , Kalev I, Kremensky I. B J Medical Genetics 1999; 2 (4): 29-34.

1999
Prenatal Diagnostics of Hemophilia A in Bulgaria. Petkova R, Bogdanova N, Zaharova B, Kalev I, Kabakchieva R, V.Dimov, Brankova M, Dimitrova V, Kremensky I. B J Medical Genetics 1999; 2 (4): 21-28.


ABSTRACTS

2006
Pneumoperitoneum Due To Sexual Activity. V.Dimov, A. Rajamanickam. Poster presentation in the Clinical Vignettes category at the Society of Hospital Medicine's Annual Meeting, May 3-5, 2006, Washington, DC.

2001
The Role of Tidal Breathing Analysis in Evaluating Bronchial Obstruction in Children. S.Filtchev, V.Dimov, H.Rafailova, A.Kufardjieva, I.Kalev. International Pediatric Respiratory and Allergy Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, Allergy Abstract Book, Suppl. 1, 2001: 55.


BOOK CHAPTERS

"Chest Pain" Chapter in Comprehensive Textbook of Hospital Medicine. In press. A. Aneja, V. Dimov, P. Grant.


PUBLISHED INTERVIEWS

Clinical Cases Make Blog a Popular Resource. Interviewed by Nicholas Genes, MD, PhD. Medscape. 2006;8(1). Posted 01/04/2006.


INTERNET PROJECTS

Clinical Cases and Images. A Case-Based Curriculum of Clinical Medicine. This project is supported by physicians in the Section of Hospital Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic and the Case Western Reserve University (St. Vincent/St. Lukes) Internal Medicine Residency Program. ClinicalCases.org was featured in BMJ and Medscape. The website had more than 300,000 page views in 2005.

Procedure Skills features slide shows with explanations of some common medical procedures like central line placement and thoracentesis. The procedure articles are referenced in Wikipedia, the world's largest online encyclopedia.

Clinical Notes collects information which is not related to clinical cases but represents practice tools, for example, Sample Admission Notes for the Most Common Conditions and A Systematic Approach to Reading an EKG.

Website of The Section of Hospital Medicine at The Cleveland Clinic.


INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Perioperative care of patients with renal failure. Noon Conference, Internal Medicine Residency Program, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 3/14/06.

Web 2.0 in Medicine. RSS, Blogs and Online Collaboration. Grand Rounds, Department of General Internal Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 1/25/06. Calendar link.

Web 2.0 in Medicine. Noon Conference, Internal Medicine Residency Program, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, 1/5/06.

Using PDAs in Medicine. Noon Conference, Internal Medicine Residency Program, Case Western Reserve University-St.Vincent/St.Lukes Internal Medicine Residency Program, Cleveland, Ohio, 2005.