Select Publications
Journal articles
2019, 'Depot Buprenorphine Injection In The Management Of Opioid Use Disorder: From Development To Implementation.', Subst Abuse Rehabil, 10, pp. 69 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/SAR.S155843
,2018, '1082. Meta-Analysis of Survival Outcomes in People Who Inject Drugs After Cardiac Surgery for Infective Endocarditis', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 5, pp. S323 - S324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.917
,2018, 'The global health and equity imperative for safe consumption facilities', The Lancet, 392, pp. 553 - 554, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31469-7
,2018, '[Quality of life in persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection in Mexico].', Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc, 56, pp. 126 - 131, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29901901
,2017, 'Correlates of condomless anal sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tijuana, Mexico: The role of public sex venues', PLoS ONE, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186814
,2017, 'Atrial fibrillation inducibility during cavo-tricuspid isthmus dependent atrial flutter ablation for the prediction of clinical atrial fibrillation', International Journal of Cardiology, 240, pp. 246 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.01.131
,2017, 'Statin therapy improves survival in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension: a propensity score matching study', Heart and Vessels, 32, pp. 969 - 976, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00380-017-0957-8
,2017, 'Correlates of Sexual Violence Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Tijuana, Mexico', Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46, pp. 1011 - 1023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0747-x
,2016, 'Thrombocytopaenia as a Prognostic Indicator in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction', Heart Lung and Circulation, 25, pp. 568 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2015.11.010
,2016, '“Outness” as a Moderator of the Association Between Syndemic Conditions and HIV Risk-Taking Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Tijuana, Mexico', AIDS and Behavior, 20, pp. 431 - 438, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-015-1172-1
,2016, 'Drug-induced torsades de pointes in an underserved urban population. Methadone: is there therapeutic equipoise?', Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 45, pp. 37 - 45, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-015-0077-2
,2016, 'Electroanatomic mapping systems (CARTO/EnSite NavX) vs. conventional mapping for ablation procedures in a training program', Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology, 45, pp. 71 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10840-015-0073-6
,2016, 'HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico: A cross-sectional study', BMJ Open, 6, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010388
,2016, 'Microvascular obstruction detected by cardiac MRI after AMI for the prediction of LV remodeling and MACE: A meta-analysis of prospective trials', International Journal of Cardiology, 202, pp. 344 - 348, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.08.197
,2015, 'Addition of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors to beta-blockers has a distinct effect on hispanics compared with african americans and whites with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: A propensity score-matching study', Journal of Cardiac Failure, 21, pp. 448 - 456, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.03.010
,2015, 'Prevalence and correlates of HIV among men who have sex with men in Tijuana, Mexico', Journal of the International AIDS Society, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.7448/IAS.18.1.19304
,2015, 'Abstract 263: Evaluation of Survival Benefit of Statins in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Propensity Score Matching Study', Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/atvb.35.suppl_1.263
,2015, 'EARLY MEASUREMENT OF LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION BY CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IS SUPERIOR TO GADOLINIUM DELAYED-ENHANCEMENT IN PREDICTING LATE REMODELING', Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65, pp. A1178 - A1178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61178-0
,2014, 'Outcomes in patients with various forms of aortic stenosis including those with low-flow low-gradient normal and low ejection fraction', American Journal of Cardiology, 114, pp. 1069 - 1074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.07.020
,2014, 'Accuracy of transcranial Doppler for the diagnosis of intracardiac right-to-left shunt: A bivariate meta-analysis of prospective studies', JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, 7, pp. 236 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2013.12.011
,2014, 'Hazardous drinking and HIV-risk-related behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico', American Journal on Addictions, 23, pp. 502 - 509, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1521-0391.2014.12138.x
,2014, 'Thrombocytopenia is an independent predictor of mortality in pulmonary hypertension', Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care, 43, pp. 569 - 573, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hrtlng.2014.07.006
,2014, 'Hazardous drinking and HIV risk-related behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico', Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 140, pp. e70 - e71, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2014.02.212
,2013, 'Context matters: The moderating role of bar context in the association between substance use during sex and condom use among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico', AIDS and Behavior, 17, pp. 2577 - 2587, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0491-3
,Conference Papers
2024, 'Decreasing Stigma Toward People Who Inject Drugs: Harm Reduction Training for First-Year Medical Students', in Academic Medicine, pp. 613 - 617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005675
,Preprints
2024, A phase 3 randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial of mirtazapine as a pharmacotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder: A study protocol for the Tina Trial, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3984655/v1
,2023, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Methamphetamine-Based Counterfeit Pills Sold at Tourist-Oriented Pharmacies in Mexico: An Ethnographic and Drug Checking Study., http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2023.01.27.23285123
,2020, Obesity and Smoking as Risk Factors for Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19: a Retrospective, Observational Cohort Study., http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.12.20173849
,2019, Long Term Surgical Outcomes for Infective Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.13953/v3
,2019, Long Term Surgical Outcomes For Infective Endocarditis In People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.13953/v2
,2019, Long Term Surgical Outcomes For Infective Endocarditis In People Who Inject Drugs: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.13953/v1
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