Ram and Sanjita Kalra Aavishqaar Fund
A fundraising campaign to support Cardiovascular Outcomes Research under the direction of Dr. Ankur Kalra.
“Cardiovascular Outcomes Research is critical to improving the health of our community,” said Dr. Kalra. “Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in the United States, and this research provides insights that will help us optimize healthcare resources to identify those at greatest risk. With your help, what we learn today will positively impact the health of our families, friends and neighbors long into in the future.”
A recent study by Dr. Kalra looked at COVID-19 and the effect it has on heart patients. The study explored what’s known as “broken heart syndrome” and has been featured in many media outlets including: Akron Beacon Journal/USA Today, Cleveland.com, Today Show, CNN, Newsweek, NBC News, and Web MD.
The non-profit, makeadent.org is committing a lead gift to this fundraising campaign in celebration of the campaign kick-off. Named after Dr. Kalra’s parents, the Ram and Sanjita Kalra Aavishqaar Fund will foster discovery and strive to break new ground in Cardiovascular Outcomes Research.
Latest Publications
Trend of Demographics of Cardiovascular Disease Fellows and Association Between Fellows and Program Director Race
Originally published Jun 2022
JACC: Advances
Absolute lymphocyte count as a predictor of mortality and readmission in heart failure hospitalization
Originally published Apr 2022
IJC Heart & Vasculature
Right Ventricular Systolic Pressure – Non-invasive Bedside Predictor of Mortality and Readmission in Heart Failure with Reduced and Preserved Ejection Fraction Hospitalization
Originally published 26 Mar 2022
Indian Heart Journal
Racial Disparities in First Authorship of Cardiology Editorials
Originally published 1 Feb 2022
JSCAI
Early outcomes of transcatheter versus surgical aortic valve implantation in patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis
Originally published 12 Jan 2022
EuroIntervention
Contemporary Trends of Clinical Outcomes in Primary Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation and Postprocedure High-Risk Categories
Originally published 8 Nov 2021
Journal of Cardiac Failure
Valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve implantation versus repeat surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with a failed aortic bioprosthesis
Originally published 15 Sep 2021
EuroIntervention
Impact of Embolic Protection Device Placed During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation on Post-discharge Stroke Prevention
Originally published 28 Aug 2021
The American Journal of Cardiology
Stroke‐Related Mortality in the United States–Mexico Border Area of the United States, 1999 to 2018
Originally published 2 Jul 2021
Journal of the American Heart Association
Meta-analysis of Effect of Vegetarian Diet on Ischemic Heart Disease and All-cause Mortality
Originally published 9 Apr 2021
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology
Gender and Disparity in First Authorship in Cardiology Randomized Clinical Trials
Originally published 9 Mar 2021
JAMA Network Open
Off-label Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients Receiving Surgical Mechanical and Bioprosthetic Heart Valves
Originally published 8 Mar 2021
JAMA Network Open
Transcatheter Heart Valve Thrombosis in a Patient With Polycythemia Vera Despite Apixaban Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation
Originally published Feb 2021
JACC: Case Reports
Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients with Cognitive Dysfunction
Originally published 11 Feb 2021
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
Demographic, Regional, and State‐Level Trends of Mortality in Patients With Aortic Stenosis in United States, 2008 to 2018
Originally published 19 Oct 2020
Journal of the American Heart Association