Frank I. Marcus is an American cardiologist and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, the author of more than 290 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and of 90 book chapters. He is considered a world expert on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) and has been or is a member of the Editorial/Scientific Board of 14 Cardiovascular Journals as well as a reviewer for 26 other medical publications.
Marcus graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University, obtained a Master's degree in Physiology from Tufts University, and received his M.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine, graduating cum laude in 1953. He did his internship and residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.
In September 2013, he was awarded a $1.4 million RO1 National Institutes of Health grant for a multi-center five-year study titled "Mechanisms, Genotypes and Clinical Phenotypes of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy." The study aims to analyze diagnosis of patients and family members with right ventricular and left ventricular cardiomyopathy.
Awards and honors
2011 – Outstanding Achievement Award, European Cardiac Arrhythmia Society (ECAS)
2011 – Pioneer in Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology Award Heart Rhythm
2005 – Master Clinician of the AHA Council on Clinical Cardiology
2003 – Distinguished Alumnus Award, Boston University School of Medicine
1987 – Laureate Award, Arizona Chapter, American College of Physicians
1981 – Award of Excellence, Cardiology Section, University of Arizona College of Medicine
1960–1965 – Career Development Award, National Institutes of Health, -K3-HE-25-01
1960 – John and Mary Markle Scholar in Medical Science
1957 – Alpha Omega Alpha, Boston University Chapter, Research Fellowship, Massachusetts Heart Association
1969–present – Association of University Cardiologists
1978–present – Fellow, American College of Cardiology
1982–present – North American Society of Pacing (NASPE)
1982–present – Member Correspondent Etranger
1988 – Societe Francaise de Cardiologie, Member, Advisory Board International
1995–present – Fellow, Council on Geriatric Cardiology
1999–present – Member, Scientific Advisory Board, CARE (Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education Foundation, Inc)
2005–present – the European Society of Cardiology
2005–present – Board Member: Folia Cardiologica
Marcus, FI (2012). "Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas with arrhythmic right ventricular cardiomyopathy". Card Electrophysiol Clin. 4: 221–226. doi:10.1016/j.ccep.2012.02.013.
Indik JH, Dallas WJ, Gear K, Tandri H, Bluemke DA, Marcus FI, and Moukabary, T. Right ventricular volume analysis by angiography in right ventricular cardiomyopathy. The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging, in press.
Marcus, FI; Chugh, SS (2011). "Unexplained sudden cardiac death: An opportunity to identify hereditary cardiac arrhythmias". European Heart Journal. 32: 931–3. PMID 21239419. doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehq505.
Corrado, D; Calkins, H; Link, MS; Leoni, L; Favale, S; Bevilacqua, M; Basso, C; Ward, D; Boriani, G; Ricci, R; Piccini, JP; Dalal, D; Santini, M; Buja, G; Iliceto, S; Estes, III; NAM; Wichter, T; Kamath, GS; Zareba, W; Delaney, J; Koneru, JN; McKeena, WJ; Gear, K; Polonsky, S; Sherill, D; Bluemke, D; Marcus, FI; Steinberg, JS (2011). "Value of the signal-averaged electrocardiogram in arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia". Heart Rhythm. 8: 256–62.
Marcus, FI; MD; Bluemke, DA; Calkins, H; Sorrell, VL (2011). "Cardiac magnetic resonance for risk stratification of patients with frequent premature ventricular contractions (Letter to the editor)". JACC. 57: 1636–1637. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2010.11.039.
Moss, AJ; Francis, CW; Ryan, D (2011). "Collaborative Clinical Trials". NEJM. 364: 789–794.
McKenna, WJ; Thiene, G; Marcus, FI (2010). "Prophylactic implantable defibrillator in patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia and no prior ventricular fibrillation or sustained ventricular tachycardia". Circulation. 122: 1144–1152. doi:10.1161/circulationaha.109.913871.
Marcus FI, McKenna WJ, Sherrill D, Basso C, Bauce B, Bluemke DA, Calkins H, Corrado D, Cox MGPJ, Daubert JP, Fontaine G, Gear K, Hauer R, Nava A, Picard MH, Protonotarios N, Saffitz R, Yoerger DM, Steinberg AS, Tandri H, Thiene G, Towbin JA, Tsatsopoulou A, Wichter T, Zareba W. "Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia (ARVC/D); Proposed modification of the Task Force Criteria (Circulation. 2010;121:1533-1541) European Heart J. 2010;31:801-814.
Marcus, FI; Basso, C; Gear, K; Sorrell (2010). "Pitfalls in the diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia". Am. J. Cardiol. 105: 1036–1039. doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.11.033.
Bosnos, M; Guillen-Rodriguez, J; He, DS; Marcus, FI (2010). "Early Assessment of biophysical parameters predicts lesion formation during RF energy delivery in vitro". PACE. 33: 1082–1088. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02799.x.
Marcus, FI; Zareba, W; Calkins, HG; Towbin, JA; Basso, C; Bluemke, D; Estes, M; Picard, M; Sanborn, DY; Thiene, G; Wichter, T; Cannon, D; Wilber, DJ; Scheinman, M; Duff, H; Daubert, J; Talajic, M; Krahn, A; Sweeney, M; Garan, H; Sakaguchi, S; Lerman, BB; Kerr, C; Kron, J; Steinberg, JS; Sherrill, D; Gear, K; Brown, M; Severski, P; Polonsky, S; McNitt, S (2009). "Arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia/cardiomyopathy, clinical presentation and diagnostic evaluation: Results from the North American Multidisciplinary study". Heart Rhythm. 6: 984–992. doi:10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.03.013.
Marcus, FI (2009). "The ECG in right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia. How can the ECG Assist in understanding the pathological and functional changes in the heart in this disease?". J Electocardiology. 42: 136.
Marcus, FI. "Is the phenotypic expression of the Brugada Syndrome by the electrocardiogram different in men than in women?". J. Cardiovasc. Electrophysiol. 2008 (19): 1186–1187.
Marcus, FI; Sorrell, V; Zanetti, J; Bosnos, M; Gear, K; Baweja, G; Perlick, D; Ott, P; Indik, JH; He, DS (2007). "Accelerometer-derived time intervals during various pacing modes in patients with biventricular pacemakers: Comparison with normals". PACE. 30: 1476–1481. doi:10.1111/j.1540-8159.2007.00894.x.
Marcus, FI; Zareba, W (2007). "Evaluation of the normal values for Signal Averaged Electrocardiogram and Application of the Diagnosis of Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia/Cardiomyopathy". J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 18: 231.
Marcus, Frank I. (2002). "Update of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia". Cardiac Electrophysiology Review. 6 (1–2): 54–6. PMID 11984018. doi:10.1023/A:1017983004818.
Marcus, Frank I. (2000). "Electrocardiographic features of inherited diseases that predispose to the development of cardiac arrhythmias, long QT syndrome, arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia, and brugada syndrome". Journal of Electrocardiology. 33 Suppl: 1–10. PMID 11265707. doi:10.1054/jelc.2000.20360.
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