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Vivek Rao, FRCSC, MD, MSc, PhD
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Senior Scientist
Division of Experimental Therapeutics
Toronto General Research Institute (TGRI) |
Keywords: heart failure, endothelial function, mechanical circulatory support, transplant vasculopathy, surgery for end-stage heart disease
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- Myocardial preservation for heart transplantation
- Ventricular recovery during mechanical circulatory support
- Influence of aortic valve size on survival following AVR
- Cell transplantation for end-stage heart disease
- Molecular mechanisms underlying transplant coronary artery disease
Additional Appointments
- Site Leader, Medical Technology Innovation Priority Platform (TGRI)
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Selected Publications | - Mitesh V. Badiwala, Subodh Verma, Vivek Rao. Surgical management of ischemic mitral regurgitation. Circulation 2009; 120: 1287-1293.
- Mitesh V. Badiwala, Danny Ramzy, Laura C. Tumiati, Elissa Tepperman, Rohit Sheshgiri, Jessica Prodger, Christopher M. Feindel, Vivek Rao. Donor pretreatment with hypertonic saline attenuates primary allograft dysfunction. Circulation 2009; 120: S206-214.
- Rohit Sheshgiri, Vivek Rao, Laura C. Tumiati, Rong Xiao, Jessica Prodger, Mitesh Badiwala, Clifford Librach, Diego H. Delgado. Progesterone induces human leukocyte antigen-G expression in vascular endothelial and smooth muscle cells. Circulation 2008; 118: S58-64.
- Rohit Sheshgiri, Vivek Rao, Jagdish Butany, Danny Ramzy, Nathalie Rouas-Feiss, Irene Krawice-Radanne, Heather J. Ross, Eduardo D. Carosella, Diego H. Delgado. Myocardial Human Leukocyte Antigen-G reliably indicates a low risk of acute cellular rejection in heart transplant recipients. J Heart Lung Transplant 2008; 27: 522-527.
- Mitesh Badiwala, Vivek Rao, Heather J. Ross. An unusual and fatal complication of mechanical circulatory support with a continuous flow assist device. New Engl J Med 2007; 357: 936-937.
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