Hi, I am Kaustubh Dabhadkar.

If you are someone with heart disease, a family member of someone with heart disease, or someone who wants to take control of your health and avoid heart disease, I can help you.

As a practicing cardiologist who takes care of thousands of patients with heart disease every year, I am passionate about the prevention and early diagnosis of heart disease.In my practice, I combine patient education for heart disease prevention and advanced cardiac imaging for early diagnosis of heart disease.

Advanced imaging of the heart may help early detection of heart disease

Unfortunately, plaque build-up is often diagnosed after a heart attack. However, it is possible to diagnose heart disease early using advanced heart imaging techniques. Available imaging techniques are under-utilized due to the cost of these tests and the lack of insurance coverage.

The key to aging well is to start young

Xanthomas, an early form of plaque, can be seen in adolescents. With prolonged exposure to modifiable risk factors, these early forms of plaque can become obstructive, limiting adequate blood supply to the heart. If this plaque ruptures before it organizes, there could be a sudden lack of blood supply to a part of the heart resulting in a heart attack.

As seen in the iceberg model below, a heart attack is the tip of the iceberg. We can modify the underlying risk factors to reduce the risk of heart disease. Most of these need minor adjustments in lifestyle and diet. However, many of us are confused about the diet or exercise regimen that will reduce the risk of heart disease. We can minimize this confusion by understanding heart diseases, identifying risk factors that increase our risk of heart disease, and working towards minimizing these risk factors.

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publications

Saeed A, Dabhadkar K, Virani SS, Jones PH, Ballantyne CM, Nambi V. Cardiovascular
Disease Prevention: Training Opportunities, the Challenges, and Future
Directions. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2018 May 21;20(7):35. doi:
10.1007/s11883-018-0735-9. Review. Erratum in: Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2018 Jun
19;20(9):42. PubMed [citation] PMID: 29781057Kolte D, Khera S, Dabhadkar KC, Agarwal S, Aronow WS, Timmermans R, Jain D,
Cooper HA, Frishman WH, Menon V, Bhatt DL, Abbott JD, Fonarow GC, Panza JA.
Trends in Coronary Angiography, Revascularization, and Outcomes of Cardiogenic
Shock Complicating Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Am J Cardiol. 2016 Jan
1;117(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2015.10.006. Epub 2015 Oct 22. PubMed
[citation] PMID: 26541908GBD 2013 Mortality and Causes of Death Collaborators.. Global, regional, and
national age-sex specific all-cause and cause-specific mortality for 240 causes
of death, 1990-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
2013. Lancet. 2015 Jan 10;385(9963):117-71. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)61682-2.
Epub 2014 Dec 18. PubMed [citation] PMID: 25530442, PMCID: PMC4340604Ng M, Fleming T, Robinson M, Thomson B, Graetz N, Margono C, Mullany EC, Biryukov
S, Abbafati C, Abera SF, Abraham JP, Abu-Rmeileh NM, Achoki T, AlBuhairan FS,
Alemu ZA, Alfonso R, Ali MK, Ali R, Guzman NA, Ammar W, Anwari P, Banerjee A, et
al. Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in
children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden
of Disease Study 2013. Lancet. 2014 Aug 30;384(9945):766-81. doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60460-8. Epub 2014 May 29. Erratum in: Lancet. 2014 Aug
30;384(9945):746. PubMed [citation] PMID: 24880830, PMCID: PMC4624264Kulshreshtha A, Goyal A, Dabhadkar K, Veledar E, Vaccarino V. Urban-rural
differences in coronary heart disease mortality in the United States: 1999-2009.
Public Health Rep. 2014 Jan-Feb;129(1):19-29. PubMed [citation] PMID: 24381356,
PMCID: PMC3863000Pant S, Deshmukh A, Mehta K, Badheka AO, Tuliani T, Patel NJ, Dabhadkar K, Prasad
A, Paydak H. Burden of arrhythmias in patients with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
(apical ballooning syndrome). Int J Cardiol. 2013 Dec 5;170(1):64-8. doi:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.10.041. Epub 2013 Oct 15. PubMed [citation] PMID: 24207072Deshmukh A, Patel NJ, Pant S, Shah N, Chothani A, Mehta K, Grover P, Singh V,
Vallurupalli S, Savani GT, Badheka A, Tuliani T, Dabhadkar K, Dibu G, Reddy YM,
Sewani A, Kowalski M, Mitrani R, Paydak H, Viles-Gonzalez JF. In-hospital
complications associated with catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in the
United States between 2000 and 2010: analysis of 93 801 procedures. Circulation.
2013 Nov 5;128(19):2104-12. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.003862. Epub 2013 Sep
23. PubMed [citation] PMID: 24061087Murray CJ, Atkinson C, Bhalla K, Birbeck G, Burstein R, Chou D, Dellavalle R,
Danaei G, Ezzati M, Fahimi A, Flaxman D, Foreman, Gabriel S, Gakidou E, Kassebaum
N, Khatibzadeh S, Lim S, Lipshultz SE, London S, Lopez, MacIntyre MF, Mokdad AH,
et al. The state of US health, 1990-2010: burden of diseases, injuries, and risk
factors. JAMA. 2013 Aug 14;310(6):591-608. doi: 10.1001/jama.2013.13805. PubMed
[citation] PMID: 23842577, PMCID: PMC5436627Dabhadkar KC, Bellam N. Polypill strategy for primary prevention of
cardiovascular disorders. Drugs Today (Barc). 2013 May;49(5):317-24. doi:
10.1358/dot.2013.49.5.1950148. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 23724411Dabhadkar KC, Deshmukh AJ, Kulshreshtha A, Badheka AO, Pant S, Mehta JL. National
trends in case fatality based on anatomical location of ST elevation myocardial
infarction, 1993 - 2010. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3017-8. doi:
10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.026. Epub 2013 May 7. No abstract available. PubMed
[citation] PMID: 23659882Deshmukh AJ, Pant S, Kumar G, Hayes K, Badheka AO, Dabhadkar KC, Paydak H.
Seasonal variations in atrial fibrillation related hospitalizations. Int J
Cardiol. 2013 Sep 30;168(2):1555-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.12.104. Epub 2013
Mar 7. No abstract available. PubMed [citation] PMID: 23465251Murray CJ, Vos T, Lozano R, Naghavi M, Flaxman AD, Michaud C, Ezzati M, Shibuya
K, Salomon JA, Abdalla S, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Ackerman I, Aggarwal R, Ahn SY,
Ali MK, Alvarado M, Anderson HR, Anderson LM, Andrews KG, Atkinson C, Baddour LM,
et al. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21
regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study
2010. Lancet. 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2197-223. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61689-4.
Erratum in: Lancet. 2013 Feb 23;381(9867):628. AlMazroa, Mohammad A [added];
Memish, Ziad A [added]. PubMed [citation] PMID: 23245608Vos T, Flaxman AD, Naghavi M, Lozano R, Michaud C, Ezzati M, Shibuya K, Salomon
JA, Abdalla S, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Ackerman I, Aggarwal R, Ahn SY, Ali MK,
Alvarado M, Anderson HR, Anderson LM, Andrews KG, Atkinson C, Baddour LM, Bahalim
AN, et al. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases
and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease
Study 2010. Lancet. 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2163-96. doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2. Erratum in: Lancet. 2013 Feb 23;381(9867):628.
AlMazroa, Mohammad A [added]; Memish, Ziad A [added]. PubMed [citation] PMID:
23245607, PMCID: PMC6350784Salomon JA, Vos T, Hogan DR, Gagnon M, Naghavi M, Mokdad A, Begum N, Shah R,
Karyana M, Kosen S, Farje MR, Moncada G, Dutta A, Sazawal S, Dyer A, Seiler J,
Aboyans V, Baker L, Baxter A, Benjamin EJ, Bhalla K, Bin Abdulhak A, et al.
Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability
weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet.
2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2129-43. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61680-8. Erratum in:
Lancet. 2013 Feb 23;381(9867):628. Jonas, Jost B [added]. PubMed [citation] PMID:
23245605Lozano R, Naghavi M, Foreman K, Lim S, Shibuya K, Aboyans V, Abraham J, Adair T,
Aggarwal R, Ahn SY, Alvarado M, Anderson HR, Anderson LM, Andrews KG, Atkinson C,
Baddour LM, Barker-Collo S, Bartels DH, Bell ML, Benjamin EJ, Bennett D, Bhalla
K, et al. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age
groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease
Study 2010. Lancet. 2012 Dec 15;380(9859):2095-128. doi:
10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61728-0. Erratum in: Lancet. 2013 Feb 23;381(9867):628.
AlMazroa, Mohammad A [added]; Memish, Ziad A [added]. PubMed [citation] PMID:
23245604Patel RS, Al Mheid I, Morris AA, Ahmed Y, Kavtaradze N, Ali S, Dabhadkar K,
Brigham K, Hooper WC, Alexander RW, Jones DP, Quyyumi AA. Oxidative stress is
associated with impaired arterial elasticity. Atherosclerosis. 2011
Sep;218(1):90-5. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.04.033. Epub 2011 May 6.
PubMed [citation] PMID: 21605864, PMCID: PMC4059070Dabhadkar KC, Kulshreshtha A, Ali MK, Narayan KM. Prospects for a cardiovascular
disease prevention polypill. Annu Rev Public Health. 2011;32:23-38. doi:
10.1146/annurev-publhealth-031210-101214. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID:
21219156

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