Anilkumar Omprakash Mehra, MD

Dr. Mehra’s research interests include structural heart disease, congenital heart disease, and coronary intervention. He currently serves as the Director of the Coronary Care Unit at LAC+USC Medical Center.

Dr. Mehra earned his medical degree from Government Medical College. He then went on to complete two cardiology fellowships, followed by an Interventional Fellowship at LAC+USC Medical Center.

• Grant Hospital of Chicago: Intern of the Year, 1987
• Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: First in University, All-Time Highest Score, 1981
• Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: Honors in Anatomy, Physiology, 1979
• Government Medical College, South Gujarat University: Honors in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, 1978
• National Merit Scholarship, 1975

• Purulent Bacterial Pericarditis: Rare Yet Lethal JACC Case Rep. 2024 Apr 03; 29(7):102282. . View in PubMed
• Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair Clip Causing ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction JACC Case Rep. 2023 Mar 01; 9:101745. . View in PubMed
• Implementation of a regional extracorporeal membrane oxygenation program for refractory ventricular fibrillation out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Resuscitation. 2023 06; 187:109711. . View in PubMed
• Outcome of Pregnancy in Women With D-Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Systematic Review J Am Heart Assoc. 2022 12 06; 11(23):e026862. . View in PubMed
• Use of the CardioHELP Device for Temporary Hemodynamic Support During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention J Invasive Cardiol. 2021 Aug; 33(8):E614-E618. . View in PubMed
• Recurrent massive pulmonary embolism following catheter directed thrombolysis in a 21-year-old with COVID-19: a case report Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2021 Apr; 5(4):ytab140. . View in PubMed
• Challenge in acute care surgery: sudden cardiac arrest in the surgical intensive care unit Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2021; 6(1):e000814. . View in PubMed
• Factors Associated With the Use of Bare Metal Stents in Patients With ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 12; 21(12):1489-1492. . View in PubMed
• Tolvaptan vsfurosemide-based diuretic regimens in patients hospitalized for heart failure with hyponatremia (AQUA-AHF). ESC Heart Fail. 2020 08; 7(4):1927-1934. . View in PubMed
• Mixed aortic valve disease treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement in a high risk patient presenting with acute decompensated heart failure Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2019 Aug 01; 94(2):296-300. . View in PubMed
• Interpretation of a coronary angiogram Heart. 2019 07; 105(13):998-1048. . View in PubMed
• In-Hospital Outcomes of Rotational Atherectomy in High-Risk Patients With Severely Calcified Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: A Single-Center Experience J Invasive Cardiol. 2019 04; 31(4):101-106. . View in PubMed
• Long-term outcomes of drug-eluting stents versus bare metal stents in saphenous vein graft interventionsEvidence from a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 12; 19(8):951-955. . View in PubMed
• Incidence and treatment of severe primary mitral regurgitation in contemporary clinical practice Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2018 12; 19(8):960-963. . View in PubMed
• Pregnancy and the Risk of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Analysis of 120 Contemporary Cases Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2017 Mar; 10(3). . View in PubMed
• Association of elevated triglycerides and acute myocardial infarction in young Hispanics Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2016 Dec; 17(8):510-514. . View in PubMed
• ECMO: A ray of hope for young suicide victims with acute aluminum phosphide poisoning and shock Indian Heart J. 2016 May-Jun; 68(3):256-7. . View in PubMed
• Same-day discharge after coronary stenting and femoral artery device closure: A randomized study in stable and low-risk acute coronary syndrome patients Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2016 Apr-May; 17(3):155-61. . View in PubMed
• ST Segment Elevation ECG Changes During Pharmacologic Stress With Regadenoson Clin Nucl Med. 2016 Jan; 41(1):62-4. . View in PubMed
• Coronary fractional flow reserve AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Mar; 204(3):W261-5. . View in PubMed
• Value of FFR in clinical practice Indian Heart J. 2015 Jan-Feb; 67(1):77-80. . View in PubMed
• Mechanical alternans from an obstructive thrombosed prosthetic heart valve Eur Heart J. 2014 Nov 07; 35(42):2949. . View in PubMed
• African-American patients are less likely to receive drug-eluting stents during percutaneous coronary intervention Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2014 Jun; 15(4):214-8. . View in PubMed
• Pregnancy-associated acute myocardial infarction: a review of contemporary experience in 150 cases between 2006 and 2011 Circulation. 2014 Apr 22; 129(16):1695-702. . View in PubMed
• Use of regadenoson for measurement of fractional flow reserve Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2014 Feb 15; 83(3):369-74. . View in PubMed
• Patent ductus arteriosus Cardiol Clin. 2013 Aug; 31(3):417-30. . View in PubMed
• Percutaneous left ventricular support for high-risk PCI and cardiogenic shock: who gets what? Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2012 Mar-Apr; 13(2):101-5.. View in PubMed
• The role of catheter balloon commissurotomy for severe mitral stenosis in pregnancy Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Dec; 114(6):1336-1340. . View in PubMed
• Cheyne-Stokes respiration and cardiac hemodynamics in heart failure Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2008 Oct 01; 72(4):581-5. . View in PubMed
• Late presentation of CardioSEAL PFO closure device fracture and thrombus formation three years after device implantation J Invasive Cardiol. 2008 Aug; 20(8):E247-9. . View in PubMed
• Valvular heart disease: a century of progress Am J Med. 2008 Aug; 121(8):664-73. . View in PubMed
• Microcirculatory dysfunction in cardiac syndrome X: role of abnormal blood rheology Microcirculation. 2008 Jul; 15(5):451-9. . View in PubMed
• Renal Vasodilatory Action of Dopamine in Patients With Heart Failure: Magnitude of Effect and Site of Action Circulation. 2008 Jan 15; 117(2):200-205. . View in PubMed
• Hemorheological abnormalities in stable angina and acute coronary syndromes Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2008; 39(1-4):43-51. . View in PubMed
• Evaluation of myocardial blood flow reserve in patients with chronic congestive heart failure due to idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy Am J Cardiol. 2003 Nov 15; 92(10):1246-9. . View in PubMed
• Hormone therapy and the progression of coronary-artery atherosclerosis in postmenopausal women N Engl J Med. 2003 Aug 07; 349(6):535-45. . View in PubMed
• Is Primary Angioplasty the Best Treatment for AMI in the Elderly? Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 1999 Nov; 8(6):282-288.. View in PubMed

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