Dr. Hilton Franqui Rivera

Assistant Professor
Dr. Hilton Franqui Rivera

Contact Info

  • hilton.franqui@upr.edu
  • University of Puerto Rico
    Medical Sciences Campus
    School of Medicine
    Associate Deanship for Academic Affairs, A-866
    San Juan, PR 00936
  • 787-758-2525, Ext. 1805

Education

  • SPECIALTY: Internal Medicine
  • SUBSPECIALTY: Cardiovascular Diseases
  • SUBSPECIALTY: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • DEGREE M.D. Medicine Medical Sciences Campus – 2004
  • DEGREE: B.S. Premedical Sciences – 2000
  • INTERNSHIP: Straight Internship in Internal Medicine – UPR School of Medicine, 2004-2005
  • RESIDENCY: Internal Medicine – UPR School of Medicine 2005-2007
  • FELLOWSHIP: Cardiovascular Medicine – Cardiovascular Center,
    UPR, School of Medicine, 2008-2011
  • FELLOWSHIP: Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University, School of Medicine 2011-2012

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
Liaison Committee on Medical  Education
Faculty Accreditation Liaison

RESEARCH INTEREST

Understanding Outcomes with the EMBLEM S-ICD in Primary Prevention Patients with Low Ejection Fraction (UNTOUCHED) – NCT02433379 – May 2016 to present

More Response on Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with MultiPoint Pacing (MORE-CRT MPP) – NCT02006069 – March 2016 to present

PUBLICATIONS

  • Gonzalez-Cordero AF, Duconge-Soler J, Franqui-Rivera H, Feliu-Maldonado R, Roche-Lima A, Almodovar-Rivera I. Insight on the Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics. Stroke Res Treat. 2021:doi:10.1155/2021/8819896. (PMID 33505650)
  • Guiot HM, Franqui-Rivera H, Mesa-Pabon M. University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine. Acad Med. 2020; 95 (9S A Snapshot of Medical Student Education in the United States and Canada: Reports from 145 Schools):S454-6. (PMID 33626742)
  • Rivera-Gonzalez J, Gonzalez-Cordero AF, Reyes M, Franqui-Rivera H. Use of Sublingual Nitrates for Management of Limb Ischemia Secondary to Inadvertent Intra-Arterial Buprenorphine/Naloxone (Subuxone®) Film Injection. PR Health Sci J. 2020;39(3):278-80. (PMID 33031698)
  • Alvarez-Perez LF, Sandelis-Perez JE, Nieves-Rivera JJ, Franqui H. Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy Admitted with Multiorgan Failure:  A Case Report. Cureus. 2020;12(6):e8787. Doi:10.7759/cureus.8787. (PMID 32724738)
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Vergara-Gomez MA, Franqui-Rivera H. Spontaneous Fungal Peritonitis: A Rare Complication of Heart Failure. JACC: Case Rep. 2019;1(3):372-5. (PMID 31840136)
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Ortiz-Troche S, Nieves-Rivera J, Mesa-Pabon M, Franqui-Rivera H. Midodrine in End-Stage Heart Failure. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020:bmjspcare-2020-002369. doi:10.1136/bmspcare-2020-002369. (PMID 32581003)
  • Lüker J, Santosh P, Perez OC, Beiert T, Osswald B, Koneru JN, Schrikel JW, Kron J, Franqui-Rivera H., Gonzalez-Codero A., Al-Ghamdi BS, Roberts PR, Steven D. Case-Based Multicenter Experience of Subcutaneous Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in Patients with Dextrocardia. JACC: Clin Electrophysiol. 2019;5(10):1226-8. (PMID 31648749)
  • González-Cordero A, Ruiz-Rodríguez M, Ramos-Parra B, Carrillo-Navas J, Mesa-Pabón M, Franqui-Rivera H. 1. Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction in a young patient with antiphospholipid syndrome. SAGE Open Med Case Rep. 2019 May 14;7. (PMID: 31205708)
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Lopez-Puebla J, Franqui-Rivera, H. The Implantation of a Completely Right Sided Subcutaneous Cardioverter-Defibrillator in a Patient with Situs Inversus Dextrocardia. Indian Pacing and Electrophysiol J. 2018;S0972-6292(18)201470-5. (PMID: 30468861)
  • Guiot HM, Franqui-Rivera H. Predicting Performance on the United States Medical Licensing Examination Step 1 and Step 2 Clinical Knowledge Using Scores from Previous Examinations. Adv in Med Educ and Pract. 2018;9:943-9. (PMID: 30588149)
  • Marcial JM, Perez R, Vargas P, Franqui-Rivera, H.  Non-Invasive Therapy of Peripheral Artery Disease. Bol Asoc Med PR. 2015;107(3):52-7. (PMID: 26742197)
  • Hernández, H., del Río V., Franqui, H., Rodríguez-Vilá, O., Sotomonte, J.C. Proceedings of the Second Electrophysiology Symposium of the PR Chapter of the ACC. PR Health Sci J. 2014;33(3):146-8. (PMID: 25244886)
  • Delgado-Osorio, H., Franqui-Rivera, H., García-Palmieri, MR, Díaz-Santana, MV, Álvarez, M. A Peripheral Artery Disease Screening Study in Puerto Rico. Bol Assoc Med PR. 2011;103(4):17-22. (PMID: 22737825)
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Sotomonte, JC. Update in Atrial Fibrillation. Bol Assoc Med PR. 2011;103(4):67-72. (PMID: 22737834)
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Sotomonte, JC. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death on Patients with Left Vetricular Systolic Dysfunction: 14 Years After MADIT. PR Health Sci J. 2011;30(2):78-83. (PMID: 21682151)
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Hernández-Vélez, P., Ortega-Gil, J., Martínez-Toro, J., Gurrea, C. Asymptomatic Giant Myxoma in a 52-Year-Old Woman. Bol Assoc Med PR. 2009;101(4):41-3. (PMID: 20853560)
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Colacioppo-Saavedra, RG, Martínez-Toro, J. Spontaneous Coronary Dissection: A Rare Etiology of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Bol Assoc Med PR. 2009;101(4);48-50. (PMID: 20853562)
  • Banchs-Pieretti, HL, Franqui-Rivera, H., Segarra-Alonso, O, González-Mercado, V., Altieri-Nieto, PI, Calderón-Rodríguez, RE, Vélez-Crespo, M. Analysis of Heart Failure Management at the Heart Failure and Transplantation Clinics of the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. PR Health Sci J. 2008;27(4):363-7. (PMID: 19069368)
  • Figueroa-Torres, Y., Martínez-Ojeda, JA, Franqui-Rivera, H., Martínez-Toro, J. Benign Cardiac Neoplasms: The Experience at the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. PR Health Sci J. 2008;27(4):373-6.  (PMID: 19069370)
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Martínez-Ojeda, J., Calderón-Rodríguez, R., González-Keelan, C.. Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy. PR Health Sci J. 2008;27(4):377-81. (PMID: 19069371)
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Franqui-Rivera, H. Asymptomatic Complete Atrioventricular Block in an Athlete. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77(18): 2046.
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Franqui-Rivera H, Duconge-Soler J. European Ancestry as an Independent Risk Factor for Atrial Fibrillation in Puerto Rican Hispanics. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77(18): 301.
  • Oliveras-Cordero HA, Cintron D, Otero-Cardenas E, Quilichini A, Franqui-Rivera H. Infective Endocarditis and Aortic Perivalvular Abscess: Severe and Rare Complications After TAVR. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77(18): 2821.
  • Otero-Cardenas E, Ballester-Maldonado JJ, Nunez-Medina H, Cordero-Jimenez J, Gonzalez-Cordero A, Franqui-Rivera H. When Etiologies Converge: Non-Compaction and Ischemic Cardiomyopathy in a Patient with Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021; 77 (18): 2284.
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Franqui-Rivera H. Use of Midodrine to Decrease Hospitalization Length in End-Stage Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020; 75(11): 2583.
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Cantero P, Franqui-Rivera, H. Electrical Storm following AV nodal ablation for permanent atrial fibrillation despite using standard high lower rate limit for prevention of torsades de pointes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019; 73(9):DOI 10.1016/S0735-1097(19)33273-5
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Franqui-Rivera H. Spontaneous fungal peritonitis: a rare complication of heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019; 73(9):DOI 10.1016/S0735-1097(19)32784-6
  • Gonzalez-Cordero A, Mesa-Pabon M, Franqui-Rivera H, Ruiz Rodriguez M, Ramos Parra B, Carrillo Navas J. A young patient with recurrent acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction and apical thrombus caused by antiphospholipid syndrome. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019; 73(9):DOI 10.1016/S0735-1097(19)32997-3
  • Otero-Cardenas E, Ruiz M, Marquez S, Mesa Pabon M, Franqui-Rivera H. Aspergillus species Masquerading as MRSA Endocarditis. PR Health Sci J. 2019; 38(1) Supplement: 93.
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Banchs-Pieretti, HL, García-Palmieri, MR. Cardiac Amyloidosis in  a 47-Year-Old Man. J Investig Med. 2010;58(2):317.
  • Franqui-Rivera, H., Colacioppo-Saavedra, RG, Martínez-Toro, J., García-Palmieri, MR. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Presenting as Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. J Investig Med. 2008;56(3):309.
  • Martínez-Ojeda, J., Franqui-Rivera, H., Calerón, R. Case Report: Left Ventricular Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy. J Investig Med. 2007;55:S251.