Abdi Rasekh, M.D.

Abdi Rasekh, M.D.
Speciality

Cardiology,Cardiac Electrophysiology,Interventional Cardiology
About

Dr. Abdi Rasekh is an interventional cardiologist, electrophysiologist and member of the Texas Heart Institute (THI) Professional Staff. Since completing his cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology fellowships at THI, he has served as a member of the teaching staff for the fellowship programs and participated in several clinical research projects.

Hospital Affiliations

#20 in Cardiology & Heart Surgery

High Performing in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Aortic Valve Surgery, Heart Attack, Heart Bypass Surgery, Heart Failure and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

High Performing in Heart Attack and Heart Failure

Education & Experience

Medical School & Residency

Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 1998-1999

Baylor College of Medicine

Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994-1997

Graduate Hospital Philadelphia

Residency, Internal Medicine, 1991-1994

Other

Medical School

Certifications & Licensure

American Board of Internal Medicine

Certified in Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

PA State Medical License

Active through 2000

NV State Medical License

Active through 1999

AZ State Medical License

Active through 2000

TX State Medical License

Active through 2022

Awards, Honors & Recognitions

ACC Fellow

Publications

Medical and Device Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation.

Sophia L. Huang, Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Contact-force recovery predicts the absence of cardiac perforation during steam pops.

Anand V Ganapathy, Alireza Nazeri, John Ashton, Krithika S Ganapathy, Payam Safavi-Naeini, Mohammed Saeed, Abdi Rasekh, Mehdi Razavi

Confirming pericardial access by using impedance measurements from a micropuncture needle.

Mathews John, Allison Post, David Burkland, Brian Greet, Jordan Chaisson, George A. Heberton, Mohammad Saeed, Abdi Rasekh, Mehdi Razavi

Slow-pathway visualization by using voltage-time relationship: A novel technique for identification and fluoroless ablation of atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia.

Zachary D. Hale, Brian Greet, David Burkland, Scott Greenberg, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh, Joanna E. Molina Razavi, Mohammad Saeed

Exclusion of electrical and mechanical function of the left atrial appendage in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation: differences in efficacy and safety between endocardial ablation vs epicardial LARIAT ligation (the EXCLUDE LAA study).

Valay Parikh, Abdi Rasekh, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Bharath Yarlagadda, Donita Atkins, Sudha Bommana, Mohit K. Turagam, Courtney Jeffery, Heidi Carroll, Cheri Nydegger, Misty Jaeger, Tawseef Dar, Jie Cheng, Rakesh Gopinnathanair, Luigi DiBiase, Randal J. Lee, Rodney Horton, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Thromboembolism in Atrial Fibrillation: Role of the Left Atrial Appendage.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Left Atrial Appendage Closure and Pulmonary Vein Isolation.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Long-term clinical outcomes from real-world experience of left atrial appendage exclusion with LARIAT device.

Valay Parikh, Krzysztof Bartus, Radosław Litwinowicz, Mohit K. Turagam, Jerzy Sadowski, Bogusław Kapelak, Magdalena Bartus, Jakub Podolec, Maciej Brzeziński, Dan Musat, Abdi Rasekh, Suneet Mittal, Jie Cheng, Nitish Badhwar, Randall J. Lee, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Complex Left Atrial Appendage Morphology Is an Independent Risk Factor for Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke.

Indranill Basu-Ray, Deepthi Sudhakar, Gregory Schwing, Dominique J. Monlezun, Lucy T. Zhang, Sumit K. Shah, Deep Pujara, Kevin Ting, Nidal Abi Rafeh, Gholam Ali, Mark Cassidy, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, Glen Levine, Wilson Lam, Nilesh Mathuria, Mohammad Saeed, Jared Bunch, Sheryl Martin-Schild, Michael R. Gold, Arash Aryana, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh

Epicardial Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Reduces Blood Pressure in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Hypertension.

Mohit K. Turagam, Venkat Vuddanda, Niels Verberkmoes, Toshiya Ohtsuka, Ferdi Akca, Donita Atkins, Sudharani Bommana, Maxillian Y. Emmert, Rakesh Gopinathannair, Gansevoort Dunnington, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng, Sacha P. Salzberg, Andrea Natale, James L. Cox, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Closure of Left Atrial Appendage to Prevent Stroke: Devices and Status.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Subcutaneous Versus Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of Case-Control Studies.

Indranill Basu-Ray, Jing Liu, Xiaoming Jia, Michael R. Gold, Kenneth A. Ellenbogen, James J. DiNicolantonio, András Komócsi, András Vorobcsuk, Jitae Kim, Hamid Afshar, Wilson Lam, Nilesh Mathuria, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed

Anatomical and electrical remodeling with incomplete left atrial appendage ligation: Results from the LAALA-AF registry.

Mohit Turagam, Donita Atkins, Matthew Earnest, Randall Lee, Jayant Nath, Ryan Ferrell, Krzysztof Bartus, Nitish Badhwar, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale, David Wilber, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Near-field impedance accurately distinguishes among pericardial, intracavitary, and anterior mediastinal position.

David Burkland, Anand V. Ganapathy, Mathews John, Brian Greet, Mohammad Saeed, Abdi Rasekh, Mehdi Razavi

Anesthetic Management of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Endocardial and Epicardial Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion.

Zeena Husain, Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh, Mehdi Razavi, Charles D. Collard, James M. Anton, Daniel A. Tolpin

Accuracy of Voltage Signal Measurement During Radiofrequency Delivery Through the SMARTTOUCH Catheter.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Dreema Zafar‐Awan, Hongjian Zhu, Gerardo Zablah, Anand V. Ganapathy, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Joanna Esther Molina Razavi, Mehdi Razavi

Conversion of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation to Sinus Rhythm After LAA Ligation with the LARIAT Device

Nitish Badhwar, Smit Vasaiwala, Abdi Rasekh, David Wilber, Dan Musat

Update on Atrial Fibrillation.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Where We Stand on Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Suture Ligation: Results from a US Multicenter Evaluation

Abdi Rasekh, Ryan Ferrell, Frank Cuoco, Sheetal Chandhok, Hosakote Nagaraj, Brett Gidney, Phillip Cuculich, Jayant Nath, Saibal Kar, Randall J Lee, David Wilber, Christopher Ellis

Impact of Peri-Procedural Colchicine on Post-Procedural Management in Patients Undergoing a Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Using LARIAT

Randall J Lee, Andrea Natale, Nitish Badhwar, Moustapha Atoui, Jayant Nath, Hosakote Nagaraj, Jeremy N Ruskin, Christopher R Ellis, Matthew Earnest, Abdi Rasekh, Moussa Mansour

Left Atrial Appendage Ligation in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation Patients at High Risk for Embolic Events With Ineligibility for Oral Anticoagulation: Initial Report of Clinical Outcomes

Horst Sievert, Abdi Rasekh, Kryzstof Bartus, Remo L. Morelli, Qizhi Fang, Jonas Kuropka, Duong Le, Sameer Gafoor, Luisa Heuer, Payam Safavi-Naeini, Trisha F. Hue, Gregory M. Marcus, Nitish Badhwar, Ali Massumi, Randall J. Lee

A Review Of Clinical Trials On LARIAT Device.

Payam S. Naeini, Abdi Rasekh

Differences in complication rates between large bore needle and a long micropuncture needle during epicardial access: time to change clinical practice?

Sampath Gunda, Madhu Reddy, Jayasree Pillarisetti, Moustapha Atoui, Nitish Badhwar, Vijay Swarup, Luigi DiBiase, Sanghamitra Mohanty, Prashanth Mohanty, Hosakote Nagaraj, Christopher Ellis, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng, Krzysztof Bartus, Randall J. Lee, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Endocardial (Watchman) vs epicardial (Lariat) left atrial appendage exclusion devices: Understanding the differences in the location and type of leaks and their clinical implications

Jayasree Pillarisetti, Yeruva Madhu Reddy, Sampath Gunda, Vijay Swarup, Randall J. Lee, Abdi Rasekh, Rodney Horton, Ali Massumi, Jie Cheng, Krzystzof Bartus, Nitish Badhwar, Frederick T. Han, Donita Atkins, Sudharani Bommana, Matthew Earnest, Jayant Nath, Ryan Ferrell, Steven Bormann, Buddhadeb Dawn, Luigi Di Biase, Moussa Mansour, Andrea Natale, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

In memoriam: Ali Massumi, MD (1945-2015).

James T. Willerson, Denton A. Cooley, Abdi Rasekh, Robert J. Hall

Left Atrial Appendage Ligation and Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: The LAALA-AF Registry

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Arun Sridhar Mahankali, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Randall J. Lee, Nitish Badhwar, Krzysztof Bartus, Donita Atkins, Sudharani Bommana, Jie Cheng, Abdi Rasekh, Luigi Di Biase, Andrea Natale, Jayant Nath, Ryan Ferrell, Matthew Earnest, Yeruva Madhu Reddy

Left atrial thrombus formation after successful left atrial appendage ligation: case series from a nationwide survey

Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Ajay Vallakati, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Ted Feldman, Douglas N. Gibson, Matthew Price, David Rubenson, Jie Cheng, Miguel Valderrábano, Rajeev R. Fernando, Susan T. Laing, Eugene Chung, Sudharani Bommana, Donita Atkins, Jayasree Pillarisetti, Bradley P. Knight, Rudolph Evonich, Abdi Rasekh, James Gray, Arun Sridhar, Mathew Earnest, Ryan Ferrell, Jayant Nath, Yeruva Madhu Reddy

A Review of the LARIAT Suture Delivery Device for Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Mehdi Razavi, Mohammad Saeed, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi

Differences in Experience With a New Delivery Device for LAA Ligation Among Various U.S. Centers

Abdi Rasekh, Saibal Kar, Hosakote Nagaraj, Nitish Badhwar, Ali Massumi, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Safety and effectiveness of compassionate use of LARIAT® device for epicardial ligation of anatomically complex left atrial appendages

Mehul Patel, Abdi Rasekh, Mossaab Shuraih, Mihail G. Chelu, Tracy Bartlett, Nilesh Mathuria, Payam S. Naeini, James Strickland, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi, Jie Cheng

Impact of left atrial appendage exclusion using an epicardial ligation system (LARIAT) on atrial fibrillation burden in patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices

Muhammad R. Afzal, Arun Kanmanthareddy, Matthew Earnest, Madhu Reddy, Donita Atkins, Sudharani Bommana, Krystof Bartus, Abdi Rasekh, Frederick T. Han, Nitish Badhwar, Jie Cheng, Luigi DiBiase, Christopher R. Ellis, Buddhadeb Dawn, Andrea Natale, Randall J. Lee, Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy

Cryoballoon pressure waveform change during balloon inflation is not a reliable predictor of adequate pulmonary vein occlusion.

Payam Safavi-Naeini, Farah Shanoon, Alireza Nazeri, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Mehdi Razavi, Ali Massumi

Phased RF ablation in persistent atrial fibrillation

John D. Hummel, Gregory F. Michaud, Robert Hoyt, David B. Delurgio, Abdi Rasekh, Fred Kusumoto, Michael C. Giudici, Dan Dan, David Tschopp, Hugh Calkins, Lucas V.A. Boersma

Initial Experience with a Novel Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Device in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation, Increased Stroke Risk, and Contraindications to Anticoagulation

Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi, Mihail Gabriel Chelu, Mehdi Razavi

Exclusion of the Left Atrial Appendage to Prevent Stroke in Cases of Atrial Fibrillation

Armin Barekatain, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi

Biventricular intracardiac device implanted in a patient with persistent left superior vena cava.

Leila Ganjehei, Armin Barekatain, Mehdi Razavi, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh

Transseptal Biopsy of a Left Atrial Mass with 3-Dimensional Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance

Kumar Satya, Gerardo Kalife, Joseph Navarijo, Abdi Rasekh, James M. Wilson

Implantation success and infection in cardiovascular implantable electronic device procedures utilizing an antibacterial envelope.

Heather L. Bloom, Luis Constantin, Daniel Dan, David B. De Lurgio, Mikhail El-CHAMI, Leonard I. Ganz, Kent J. Gleed, F. Kevin Hackett, Narendra K. Kanuru, Daniel J. Lerner, Abdi Rasekh, Grant R. Simons, Felix O. Sogade, Muhammad R. Sohail

Stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

Leila Ganjehei, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh

Catheter-based ablation of atrial fibrillation: a brief overview.

Leila Ganjehei, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh

Heterogeneity of left ventricular signal characteristics in response to acute vagal stimulation during ventricular fibrillation in dogs.

Alireza Nazeri, MacArthur A. Elayda, Lubomir V. Dragnev, Christopher M. Frank, Jihong Qu, Valtino X. Afonso, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Jie Cheng, Mossaab Shuraih, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi

Variability in postpacing intervals predicts global ventricular activation pattern during tachycardia.

Ilyas K. Colombowala, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Jie Cheng, B S Bita Fakhri, Mossaab Shuraih, Mehdi Razavi

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy in Patients with Right Ventricular Pacing‐Induced Cardiomyopathy

Alireza Nazeri, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Christopher M. Frank, Mehdi Razavi

Tachycardia-mediated cardiomyopathy and the permanent form of junctional reciprocating tachycardia.

James Michael Bensler, Christopher M. Frank, Mehdi Razavi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Phillip C Haas, Alireza Nazeri, Ali Massumi

Arrhythmogenicity of weight-loss supplements marketed on the Internet.

Alireza Nazeri, Ali Massumi, James M. Wilson, Christopher M. Frank, Michael Bensler, Jie Cheng, Mohammad Saeed, Abdi Rasekh, Mehdi Razavi

Cardiac resynchronization therapy may improve symptoms of congestive heart failure in patients without electrical or mechanical dyssynchrony.

Alireza Nazeri, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Christopher M. Frank, J Michael Wilson, J. Alberto Lopez, Mehdi Razavi

Coalescence of splines on a basket mapping catheter during ablation using a closed-loop irrigation catheter.

Alireza Nazeri, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi, Mehdi Razavi

Organized incessant atrial arrhythmias in the setting of severe, isolated biatrial scarring.

Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Scott Flam, Benjamin Cheong, Hamid Mojibian, Mehdi Razavi

Variability in post-pacing intervals predicts global atrial activation pattern during tachycardia.

Ilyas K. Colombowala, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Mohammad Saeed, Jie Cheng, B S Bita Fakhri, Mossaab Shuraih, Mehdi Razavi

Interatrial conduction measured during biventricular pacemaker implantation accurately predicts optimal paced atrioventricular intervals.

Vadim Levin, Margit Nemeth, Ilyas Colombowala, Ali Massumi, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng, James A. Coles, Michael R. Ujhelyi, Mehdi Razavi

Stent-graft exclusion of multiple symptomatic coronary artery fistulae.

Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, Mehran Mahmoodian, Mojtaba Salarifar, Mohammad Alidoosti, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Abdi Rasekh

The effects of pulmonary vein isolation on the dominant frequency and organization of coronary sinus electrical activity during permanent atrial fibrillation.

Mehdi Razavi, Shulong Zhang, Scott Delapasse, Donghui Yang, Tomohiko Ai, Biswajit Kar, George Younis, Abdi Rasekh, Jie Cheng

Slow Pathway Ablation Decreases Vulnerability to Pacing‐Induced Atrial Fibrillation: Possible Role of Vagal Denervation

Mehdi Razavi, Jie Cheng, Abdi Rasekh, Donghui Yang, Scott Delapasse, Tomohiko Ai, Thomas Meade, Alan Donsky, Mary J. Goodman, Ali Massumi

Electrophysiology: catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation.

Abdi Rasekh

Anticoagulants and atrial fibrillation.

Abdi Rasekh

Chest pain and diaphragmatic pacing after pacemaker implantation.

John L. Jefferies, George Younis, Scott D. Flamm, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi

Postoperative atrial fibrillation and mortality after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Rollo P. Villareal, Ramesh Hariharan, Brant C. Liu, Biswajit Kar, Vei-Vei Lee, MacArthur A. Elayda, J. Alberto Lopez, Abdi Rasekh, James M. Wilson, Ali Massumi

Inappropriate Shock Delivery and Biventricular Pacing Cardiac Defibrillators

Brant C. Liu, Rollo P. Villareal, Ramesh Hariharan, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi

Pacemaker lead entrapment syndrome.

Kamal Gupta, Rollo P. Villareal, Abdi Rasekh, Ali Massumi

Rapid ventricular tachycardias associated with cilostazol use.

Farhad Gamssari, Hatim Mahmood, John S. Ho, Rollo P. Villareal, Brant C. Liu, Abdi Rasekh, Garcia E, Ali Massumi

Predictors of conversion to sinus rhythm using ibutilide for atrial fibrillation or flutter.

Munir Zaqqa, Hamid Afshar, Abdi Rasekh, Reza Khoshnevis, William K. Vaughn, Ali Massumi

Cryoablation of incessant ventricular tachycardia: case report and long-term follow-up.

Afshar H, Abdi Rasekh, Treistman B, Van Leeuwen C, Duncan Jm, Ali Massumi
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