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Office
1515 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-792-6161Fax+1 713-563-1830
Summary
- Dr. Anita Deswal is a cardiologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center. She received her medical degree from All India Institute of Medical Sciences and has been in practice 30 years. She specializes in echocardiography and heart failure & transplantation and is experienced in echocardiography, transplant cardiology, congestive heart failure, pediatric cardiology, and heart failure and transplantation.
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
- UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
- All India Institute of Medical SciencesClass of 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- FL State Medical License 2021 - Present
- GA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- TX State Medical License 1998 - 2026
- AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- LA State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- MS State Medical License 2023 - 2025
- OK State Medical License 2020 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors:SE Texas Castle Connolly, 2013
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Aldosterone Antagonism in Diastolic Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2004 Aug 01
- Using Allopurinol to Relieve Symptoms in Patients With Heart Failure and High Uric Acid Levels Start of enrollment: 2010 May 01
- Functional Impact of GLP-1 for Heart Failure Treatment (FIGHT) Start of enrollment: 2013 Apr 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2060 citations2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular DiseaseDonna K. Arnett, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michelle A. Albert, Erin D. Michos, Andrew B. Buroker
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019-03-17 - 135 citationsGender Disparities in Evidence-Based Statin Therapy in Patients With Cardiovascular DiseaseSalim S. Virani, David Ramsey, Tracy H. Urech, Julia M. Akeroyd, Tina Shah
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015-01-01 - 875 citations2019 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: Executive SummaryDonna K. Arnett, Roger S. Blumenthal, Michelle A. Albert, Erin D. Michos, Andrew B. Buroker
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2019-03-17
Lectures
- Highlighted Original Research: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies and the Year in Review2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- HFpEF: Why Is My Patient Huffing and Puffing? How Can We Help?2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- Joint American College of Cardiology/Journal of the American Medical Association Late-Breaking Clinical Trials2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
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Press Mentions
- Atorvastatin Cut Anthracycline Cardiac Dysfunction in LymphomaMarch 4th, 2023
- Clinical Practice Guideline: Full Text 2020 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice GuidelinesDecember 17th, 2020
- Impact of Physiologic Pacing Versus Right Ventricular Pacing Among Patients With...August 20th, 2019
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Grant Support
- The Texas Medical Center Regional Coordinating Center For Heart FailureNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
Professional Memberships
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