Aasim M. Afzal, MD, MBA, FACC, FHFSA

Specialty

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease

About

Aasim Afzal, MD, MBA is board certified and specializes in treating patients with advanced heart failure.
Dr. Afzal received his medical education at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX.
He completed an Internal Medicine residency at Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health, where he also served as the Chief Cardiology Fellow.
Dr. Afzal holds a Master's in Business Administration with a focus in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Education

• Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston (2012)
• Internship: Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center (2013)
• Residency: Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center (2015)
• Fellowship: Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center (2019)

Certifications

• Cardiovascular Disease - American Board of Internal Med/Cardiovascular Disease
• Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Med
• Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology - American Board of Internal Med/Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology

Hospital Affiliations

• Baylor Scott & White Heart and Vascular Hospital - Dallas
• Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation - Dallas
• Baylor University Medical Center, part of Baylor Scott & White Health
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Centennial
• Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Denton
• Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital - Plano
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney
• Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Plano

Publications

Development of a non-transplant left ventricular assist device program.
Trends in Hospital Admissions for Systolic and Diastolic Heart Failure in the United States Between 2004 and 2017.
Observed elevated donor-derived cell free DNA in orthotopic heart transplant recipients without clinical evidence of rejection.
Trends in post-heart transplant biopsies for graft rejection versus nonrejection.
The Dark Side of Chasing the Perfect Donor. Is it Time for Us to Change Cardiac Transplant Program Performance Metrics? 
Outpatient COVID-19 surveillance testing in orthotopic heart transplant recipients.
Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury as a Risk Factor of de novo Heart Failure Hospitalization.
Repeat Cardiac Transplant Indicated by Severe Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy in a Patient With Danon Disease.
The Effect of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on 3-Year Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Orthotopic Heart Transplantation.
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of complete heart block. 
Percutaneous temporary circulatory support devices and their use as a bridge to decision during acute decompensation of advanced heart failure.
Stage B Heart Failure: To Strain or Not to Strain. 
Acute kidney injury in cardiogenic shock: in search of early detection and clinical certainty.
Bilateral sympathectomy for treatment of refractory ventricular tachycardia.
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Review of Pathogenesis, Presentations, Treatment, and Outcomes.
Right atrial thrombus and its causes, complications, and therapy.
Goal-Directed Heart Failure Care in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease.
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a 22-year-old man on lisdexamfetamine. 
Undifferentiated Intimal Sarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava with Extension to the Right Atrium and Renal Vasculature.
Ascending paralysis associated with HIV infection.
Syncope secondary to second-degree atrioventricular block with donepezil use.
Methemoglobinemia precipitated by benzocaine used during intubation.
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome: an unusual presentation for West Nile virus encephalitis.
Herpes simplex virus meningitis complicated by ascending paralysis.
Efficacy Of Bedside Cannulation For Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices
Right atrial thrombus and its causes, complications, and therapy
Undifferentiated Intimal Sarcoma of the Inferior Vena Cava with Extension to the Right Atrium and Renal Vasculature
Ascending paralysis associated with HIV infection
Methemoglobinemia precipitated by benzocaine used during intubation
Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome: an unusual presentation for West Nile virus encephalitisObserved elevated donor‐derived cell free DNA in orthotopic heart transplant recipients without clinical evidence of rejection
Trends in post–heart transplant biopsies for graft rejection versus nonrejection
Our Experience with Using WatchPat® (Itamar Medical, Ltd.), Home Sleep Testing (HST) for the Diagnosis of Sleep Apnea in Advanced Heart Failure Patients
Outpatient COVID‐19 surveillance testing in orthotopic heart transplant recipients
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in the setting of complete heart block
Percutaneous temporary circulatory support devices and their use as a bridge to decision during acute decompensation of advanced heart failure
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a 22-year-old man on lisdexamfetamine
Syncope secondary to second-degree atrioventricular block with donepezil use
Herpes simplex virus meningitis complicated by ascending paralysis
Clinical Evaluation of the AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System in Patients Who Present With Symptomatic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF): The CORCINCH-HF Study
Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Pivotal Clinical Trial