Ankit Rathod, MBBS

Associate Clinical Professor

Cardiology - Fresno

+1 415 499-6500

Ankit Rathod, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCSF

Ankit Rathod, MD, specializes in cardiac consultation and advanced cardiac imaging. He is board certified in Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine, Adult Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and Nuclear Cardiology.

Dr. Rathod completed his Internal Medicine residency at Wayne State University, and fellowships in Cardiovascular Disease and Advanced Cardiac Imaging at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

He is an expert in preventive cardiology, Cardiac MRI/CT, Echocardiography, Stress testing and in management of complex cardiac conditions like coronary artery disease, heart failure, arrhythmias, and valvular heart disease.

In his free time Dr. Rathod enjoys racquetball, hiking and music. He is fluent in English, Hindi and Gujarati.

Publications:

Is positron emission tomography enough to rule out cardiac sarcoidosis? A case report.

European heart journal. Case reports

Huang S, Kunchakarra S, Rathod A

Supracristal Ventricular Septal Defect Complicated by Formation of an Aorto-Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Fistula: A Rare Cause of Biventricular Enlargement.

Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal

Muhyieddeen A, Sadhale A, Kunchakarra S, Rathod A

Recurrent ventricular tachycardia associated with lipomatous metaplasia of a myocardial scar.

BMJ case reports

Muhyieddeen AH, Asadourian M, Kunchakarra S, Rathod A

Where Is the Bubble? A Case of Systemic-to-Pulmonary Venous Shunt in Superior Vena Cava Occlusion.

CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Asadourian M, Bhullar A, Kunchakarra S, Rathod A

Unusual presentation of left ventricular rupture.

BMJ case reports

Bhullar AS, Sandhu CS, Bhullar MS, Rathod A

Response to Letter Regarding Article "Impact of Annual Operator and Institutional Volume on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Outcomes: A 5-Year United States Experience (2005-2009)".

Circulation

Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover P, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh A, Savani GT, Patel A, Panaich SS, Shah N, Rathod A, Brown M, Mohamad T, Makkar RR, Schreiber T, Grines CL, Rihal CS, Cohen MG

Influence of hospital volume on outcomes of percutaneous atrial septal defect and patent foramen ovale closure: a 10-years US perspective.

Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions

Singh V, Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Arora S, Patel N, Deshmukh A, Shah N, Savani GT, Rathod A, Manvar S, Thakkar B, Panchal V, Patel J, Palacios IF, Rihal CS, Cohen MG, O'Neill W, De Marchena E

Utilization and adverse outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in the United States: influence of hospital volume.

Circulation. Arrhythmia and electrophysiology

Badheka AO, Chothani A, Mehta K, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Hoosien M, Shah N, Singh V, Grover P, Savani GT, Panaich SS, Rathod A, Patel N, Arora S, Bhalara V, Coffey JO, O'Neill W, Makkar R, Grines CL, Schreiber T, Di Biase L, Natale A, Viles-Gonzalez JF

Major electrocardiographic abnormalities and 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency: insights from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III.

Clinical cardiology

Tuliani TA, Shenoy M, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Pant S, Badheka AO, Levine D, Afonso L

Impact of annual operator and institutional volume on percutaneous coronary intervention outcomes: a 5-year United States experience (2005-2009).

Circulation

Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover P, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh A, Savani GT, Patel A, Panaich SS, Shah N, Rathod A, Brown M, Mohamad T, Tamburrino FV, Kar S, Makkar R, O'Neill WW, De Marchena E, Schreiber T, Grines CL, Rihal CS, Cohen MG

Optimal blood pressure in patients with atrial fibrillation (from the AFFIRM Trial).

The American journal of cardiology

Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover PM, Shah N, Patel N, Singh V, Deshmukh AJ, Mehta K, Chothani A, Savani GT, Arora S, Rathod A, Marzouka GR, Lafferty J, Mehta JL, Mitrani RD

Balloon mitral valvuloplasty in the United States: a 13-year perspective.

The American journal of medicine

Badheka AO, Shah N, Ghatak A, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Singh V, Patel N, Grover P, Deshmukh A, Panaich SS, Savani GT, Bhalara V, Arora S, Rathod A, Desai H, Kar S, Alfonso C, Palacios IF, Grines C, Schreiber T, Rihal CS, Makkar R, Cohen MG, O'Neill W, de Marchena E

Contemporary trends of hospitalization for atrial fibrillation in the United States, 2000 through 2010: implications for healthcare planning.

Circulation

Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Pant S, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Shah N, Chothani A, Savani GT, Mehta K, Parikh V, Rathod A, Badheka AO, Lafferty J, Kowalski M, Mehta JL, Mitrani RD, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Paydak H

Complication rates of atrial fibrillation ablations: comparison of safety outcomes from real world to contemporary randomized control trials.

International journal of cardiology

Pothineni NV, Deshmukh A, Pant S, Patel NJ, Badheka A, Chothani A, Shah N, Mehta K, Savani GT, Singh V, Grover P, Bhalara V, Patel N, Arora S, Rathod A, Viles-Gonzalez J, Paydak H

Influence of left ventricular remodeling on atrial fibrillation recurrence and cardiovascular hospitalizations in patients undergoing rhythm-control therapy.

International journal of cardiology

Shah N, Badheka AO, Grover PM, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Hoosien M, Singh V, Savani GT, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Patel N, Panaich SS, Arora S, Schwartz C, Blisker M, Coffey JO, Mitrani RD, Fuster V, Viles-Gonzalez JF

Percutaneous aortic balloon valvotomy in the United States: a 13-year perspective.

The American journal of medicine

Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Singh V, Shah N, Chothani A, Mehta K, Deshmukh A, Ghatak A, Rathod A, Desai H, Savani GT, Grover P, Patel N, Arora S, Grines CL, Schreiber T, Makkar R, Rihal CS, Cohen MG, De Marchena E, O'Neill WW

Outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients with and without left ventricular hypertrophy when treated with a lenient rate-control or rhythm-control strategy.

The American journal of cardiology

Badheka AO, Shah N, Grover PM, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Mehta K, Singh V, Deshmukh A, Savani GT, Rathod A, Panaich SS, Patel N, Arora S, Bhalara V, Coffey JO, Mitrani RD, Halperin JL, Viles-Gonzalez JF

Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio significantly improves the Framingham risk score in prediction of coronary heart disease mortality: insights from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III.

International journal of cardiology

Shah N, Parikh V, Patel N, Patel N, Badheka A, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Lafferty J

Impact of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy on a secondary prevention population.

JAMA internal medicine

Rathod A, Badheka A, Deshmukh A

Digoxin significantly improves all-cause mortality in atrial fibrillation patients with severely reduced left ventricular systolic function.

International journal of cardiology

Patel NJ, Hoosien M, Deshmukh A, Badheka AO, Grover PM, Shah N, Singh V, Mehta K, Chothani A, Savani GT, Arora S, Bhalara V, Patel N, Khalpada D, Rathod A, Vazzana TJ, Lafferty J, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Mitrani RD

Non-influence of lipid lowering therapy in atrial fibrillation recurrence.

International journal of cardiology

Mehta K, Grover PM, Shah N, Patel NJ, Chothani A, Singh V, Savani GT, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Patel N, Panaich SS, Arora S, Nalluri N, Khalpada D, Bhalaria V, Parmar NG, Badheka AO, Viles-Gonzalez JF, Mitrani RD

Presence of anti-viral and anti-parasitic antibodies and cardiovascular mortality: insights from NHANES III.

International journal of cardiology

Grover PM, Badheka AO, Shah N, Patel NJ, Mehta K, Chothani A, Singh V, Savani GT, Deshmukh A, Rathod A, Patel N, Panaich SP, Arora S, Khalpada D, Bhalara V, Parmar NG, Mohamad T, Cohen MG

ST-T wave abnormality in lead aVR and reclassification of cardiovascular risk (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III).

The American journal of cardiology

Badheka AO, Patel NJ, Grover PM, Shah N, Singh V, Deshmukh A, Mehta K, Chothani A, Hoosien M, Rathod A, Savani GT, Marzouka GR, Gupta S, Mitrani RD, Moscucci M, Cohen MG

QRS duration on electrocardiography and cardiovascular mortality (from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey-III).

The American journal of cardiology

Badheka AO, Singh V, Patel NJ, Deshmukh A, Shah N, Chothani A, Mehta K, Grover P, Savani GT, Gupta S, Rathod A, Marzouka GR, Mitrani RD, Moscucci M, Cohen MG