Bonnie Ky, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Medicine
Graduate Group Affiliations
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
11-105 Translational Research Center
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
11-105 Translational Research Center
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-573-6606
Email:
bonnie.ky@uphs.upenn.edu
bonnie.ky@uphs.upenn.edu
Publications
Education:
B.S. (Chemical Engineering )
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
Permanent linkB.S. (Chemical Engineering )
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995.
M.D. (Medicine)
University of Pennsylvania, 2001.
M.S.C.E. (Clinical Epidemiology)
University of Pennsylvania, 2009.
Description of Research Expertise
neuregulin signaling, vascular growth factor signaling, cardiac remodeling, heart failure, cancer therapy cardiotoxicity, translational researchSelected Publications
Millar J., Ky B., Wolfe M., Pruscino L., Baer A., Rader D.: Short-term Treatment with High-Dose Atorvastatin Reduces LDL Cholesterol but Shows No Anti-inflammatory Effects in Normolipidemic Subjects with Normal CRP Levels. Clinical Translational Science 3: 140-6, AUGUST 2010.Ky, B, Kirwan, BA, de Brouwer, S, Lubsen, J, Poole-Wilson, PA, Otterstad, JE, Kimmel, SE, St. John Sutton, M : Sex Differences in Echocardiographic and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Stable Angina: Data from the ACTION trial. American Journal of Cardiology APRIL 2010 Notes: epub ahead of print, In press.
Dries, DL,* Ky,B*, Wu, AHB, Rame,JE, Putt, ME, Cappola, TP: Simultaneous Assessment of Unprocessed ProBNP 1-108 in Addition to Processed BNP32 Improves Risk Stratification in Ambulatory Patients with Systolic Heart Failure. Circulation Heart Failure 3: 220-227, MARCH 2010 Notes: *Denotes both authors contributed equally to this work
Ky B., Sawaya H., Geisberg C., Smith H., Putt M.E., Demichele A., Domchek S., Carver J., Wiegers S.E., Sawyer D.B., Scherrer-Crosbie M.: The Relevance of Neuregulin-1beta in Chemotherapy Cardiotoxicity. Clinical and Translational Science MARCH 2010 Notes: epub ahead of print, In press.
Kini V, Logani S, Ky B, Chirinos JA, Ferrari VA St. John Sutton MG, Wiegers SE, Kirkpatrick JN: Echocardiographic Imaging of Vegetations and Blood Culture results: Implications for Appropriate Ordering of Transthoracic and Transeophageal Studies. Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography FEB 4 2010 Notes: epub ahead of print, In press.
Cappola,TP, Li, M, He, J, Ky, B, Gilmore, J, Qu, L, Keating,B, Reilly, M, Glessner, J, Frackelton,D, Hakonarson,H, Syed, F, Hindes,A, Matkovich, SJ, Cresci, S, Dorn, GW : Common Variants in HSPB7 and FRMD4B Associate with Advanced Heart Failure. Circulation Genetics FEB 2 2010 Notes: epub ahead of print, In press.
Sawaya H., Sebag I.A., Plana J.C., Januzzi J.L., Ky B., Cohen V., Carver J.R., Wiegers S.E., Martin R.P., Picard M.H., Gerszten R.E., Halpern E.F., Passeri J., Kuter I., Scherrer-Crosbie M. : Early Detection and Prediction of Cardiotoxicity in Chemotherapy-Treated Patients: An Echocardiographic and Biomarker Study. Manuscript under review 2010.
Ky B., French B., McCloskey K., Rame E.J., McIntosh E., Shahi P., Dries D.L., Tang W.H., Wu A.H.B., Fang J.C., Boxer R., Sweitzer N.K., Levy W.C., Goldberg L., Jessup M., Cappola T.P. : High Sensitivity ST2 Predicts Adverse Outcomes and Improves Identification of Low-Risk Chronic Heart Failure Patents. Provisional acceptance 2010.
Ky, B, Kimmel, SE, Safa, RN, Putt, ME, Sweitzer, NK, Fang, JC, Sawyer, DB, Cappola, TP: Neuregulin-1 beta Is Associated With Disease Severity and Adverse Outcomes in Chronic Human Heart Failure. Circulation 120(4): 310-317, JUL 28 2009.
Kirkpatrick, JN, Ky, B, Rahmouni, HW, Chirinos, JA, Farmer, SA, Fields, AV, Ogbara, J, Eberman, KM, Ferrari, VA, Silvestry, FE, Keane, MG, Opotowsky, AR, Sutton, MSJ, Wiegers, SE: Application of Appropriateness Criteria in Outpatient Transthoracic Echocardiography. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 22(1): 53-59, JAN 2009.

