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Office
1 Veterans Dr
# 111-C
Minneapolis, MN 55417Phone+1 612-467-3662Fax+1 480-860-1580
Education & Training
- Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2014 - 2016
- University of MinnesotaFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2011 - 2014
- Hennepin HealthcareResidency, Internal Medicine, 2008 - 2011
- Kasturba Medical College ManipalClass of 2005
Certifications & Licensure
- AZ State Medical License 2016 - 2025
- CA State Medical License 2013 - 2025
- MN State Medical License 2019 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Laennec Young Clinician Award American Heart Association (AHA), 2013
- Top Three Research Abstracts American College of Cardiology (ACC) Controversies in Cardiology, 2013
- Best Oral Presentation Annual Complex Cardiovascular Catheter Therapeutics (C3) Advanced Endovascular and Coronary Intervention Global Summit, 2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 42 citationsIncidence, predictors, and temporal trends of sudden cardiac death after heart transplantationKairav Vakil, Ziad Taimeh, Alok Sharma, Kashan Syed Abidi, Monica Colvin
Heart Rhythm. 2014-10-01 - 9 citations4D Intracardiac Echocardiography-Guided LA Appendage Closure Under Conscious Sedation: Initial Experience and Procedural Technique.Alok Sharma, Stefan Bertog, Venkat Tholakanahalli, Mackenzie Mbai, Y S Chandrashekhar
JACC. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2021-11-01 - 68 citationsInterleukin-6 is independently associated with right ventricular function in pulmonary arterial hypertensionKurt W. Prins, Stephen L. Archer, Marc R. Pritzker, Lauren Rose, E. Kenneth Weir
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2017-09-01
Journal Articles
- Early coronary revascularization improves 24 hour survival and neurological function after ischemic cardiac arrest A randomized animal studySideris G, Magkoutis N, Sharma A, Rees J, Mcknite S, Caldwell E, Sarraf M, Yannopoulos D, Resuscitation, 1/1/2014
- Survival of kidney transplantation patients in the US after cardiac valve replacementSharma A, Gilbertson DT, Herzog CA, Circulation, 1/1/2010
- Increased expression of B cell-associated regulatory cytokines in mice with experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by glatiramer acetateBegum-Haque S, Sharma A, Christy M, Lentini T, Fayed IF, Mielcarz D, Haque A, Kasper LH, Journal of Neuroimmunology, 1/1/2010
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Abstracts/Posters
- Sudden Cardiac Death is a Significant Mode of Death after Heart Transplant.Vakil K, Taimeh Z, Sharma A, Abidi K, Colvin M, Leupker R, Levy W, Adabag S, American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3/1/2014
- Iron Status Affects Survival in Patients with Pulmonary Hypertension.Sharma A, Thenappan T, Patarroyo Aponte M, Rasmussen J, Vakil K, Pritzker MR, American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3/1/2014
- Elevated level of Interleukin 6 predicts survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension.Sharma A, Pritzker M, American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 11/1/2013
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Lectures
- AHA Cardiovascular Evening Symposium entitled "Heart Failure: Challenges Old and New"11/1/2013
- Early coronary revascularization improves 24 hour survival and neurological function after ischemic cardiac arrest. A randomized animal study.Dallas, TX - 11/1/2013
- Heart of Stone: A mysterious case of diastolic dysfunction.Dallas, TX - 11/1/2013
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Press Mentions
- Dengue, Viral Fever Death Toll Climbs to 50 in UP's FirozabadSeptember 3rd, 2021
- Chemotherapy Given to Non Cancer Patient: KGMU Doctor Slapped Rs 4.5 Lakh CompensationAugust 9th, 2023
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