Maan Malahfji, MD

Maan Malahfji, MD

Cardiology
Assistant Professor of Cardiology, Academic Institute
Assistant Clinical Member, Research Institute
Clinical Scholar, Department of Cardiology
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College

Houston Methodist DeBakey Cardiology Associates

About Me

"I strive to deliver compassionate care by listening to my patients and providing them with accurate and cost-efficient testing and treatment options. I have trained under world-class leaders to develop my expertise in diagnosing and treating complex cardiac and vascular diseases."

Clinical Interests

Valvular heart disease
Cardiomyopathies and heart failure
Coronary artery disease
Cardiac MRI
Cardiac CT
Echocardiography
Cardiovascular prevention
Hypertension management
Sports cardiology
Myocarditis and pericarditis

Credentials

Board Certification

Certification Board of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | 2020
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology | 2020
Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography | 2020
National Board of Echocardiography | 2018
Cardiovascular Disease | American Board of Internal Medicine | 2019

Fellowship

Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging | Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas | 2019
Cardiology | Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas

Residency

Internal Medicine | University of Texas Medical School at HoustonPOST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
Cardiology Research | Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctor of Medicine

University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo Syria

Affiliated Hospitals

• Houston Methodist Hospital

Center Membership

• Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center

Languages

• English
• Arabic

Publications

Regional Replacement and Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis in Aortic Regurgitation: Prognostic Implications From Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Senapati, A, Malahfji, M, Debs, D, Yang, EY, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA & Shah, DJ 2021, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 2170-2182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.04.028
The Authors’ Reply
Malahfji, M, Senapati, A & Shah, DJ 2021, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 14, no. 11, pp. 2271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2021.09.026
Hemodynamic determinants of left atrial strain in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A combined echocardiography and CMR study
Tayal, B, Malahfji, M, Buergler, JM, Shah, DJ & Nagueh, SF 2021, , PLoS ONE, vol. 16, no. 2 February, e0245934. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245934
Acute and Subclinical Myocardial Injury in COVID-19
Crudo, VL, Ahmed, AI, Cowan, EL, Shah, DJ, Al-Mallah, MH & Malahfji, M 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 22-30. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1038
Noninvasive Imaging for Patients with COVID-19 and Acute Chest Pain
Javaid, A, Saleh, Y, Ahmed, AI, Saad, JM, Malahfji, M & Al-Mallah, MH 2021, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 5-15. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcvj.1040
Left ventricular mass on positron emission tomography: Validation against cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Malahfji, M, Ahmed, AI, Han, Y, Jung, AK, Alnabelsi, T, Nabi, F, Shah, DJ, Aljizeeri, A, Poitrasson-Rivière, A, Ficaro, E, Mahmarian, JJ & Al-Mallah, MH 2021, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-021-02537-6
Impact of Myocardial Scar on Prognostic Implication of Secondary Mitral Regurgitation in Heart Failure
Tayal, B, Debs, D, Nabi, F, Malahfji, M, Little, SH, Reardon, M, Zoghbi, W, Kleiman, N & Shah, DJ 2021, , JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 812-822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2020.11.004
Myocardial scar and mortality in chronic aortic regurgitation
Malahfji, M, Senapati, A, Tayal, B, Nguyen, DT, Graviss, EA, Nagueh, SF, Reardon, MJ, Quinones, M, Zoghbi, WA & Shah, DJ 2020, , Journal of the American Heart Association, vol. 9, no. 23, e018731. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.120.018731
Examining the impact of inducible ischemia on myocardial fibrosis and exercise capacity in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Malahfji, M, Senapati, A, Debs, D, Angulo, C, Zhan, Y, Nagueh, SF & Shah, DJ 2020, , Scientific Reports, vol. 10, no. 1, 15977. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-71394-z
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance in Valvular Heart Disease: Assessment of Severity and Myocardial Remodeling
Malahfji, M & Shah, DJ 2020, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 106-113. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-16-2-106
Clinical Utility of CT Fusion Imaging in Guiding Trans-catheter Paravalvular Leak Closure
Malahfji, M, Chang, SM, Faza, N, Chinnadurai, P, Neill, J, Rehman, H, Kleiman, NS, Little, S & Barker, CM 2019, , Structural Heart, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 339-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748706.2019.1614706
Cardiac CT Assessment of Right and Left Ventricular and Valvular Function
Malahfji, M & Al-Mallah, MH 2019, , Current Cardiovascular Imaging Reports, vol. 12, no. 6, 23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12410-019-9495-3
Advanced Cardiac Imaging for Complex Adult Congenital Heart Diseases
Malahfji, M & Chamsi-Pasha, MA 2019, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 99-104. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-15-2-99
Incidental findings on cardiac computed tomography: No new emergencies to declare!
Malahfji, M & Al-Mallah, MH 2020, , Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, vol. 27, no. 6, pp. 2316-2319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-019-01691-2
Reversed Pulsus Paradoxus in Right Ventricular Failure
Malahfji, M & Arain, S 2018, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 298-300. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-4-298
Imaging to Stratify Coronary Artery Disease Risk in Asymptomatic Patients with Diabetes
Malahfji, M & Mahmarian, JJ 2018, , Methodist DeBakey cardiovascular journal, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 266-272. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-14-4-266
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation in a patient with unicuspid aortic valve
Nascimbene, A, Loyalka, P, Gregoric, ID, Bellera, R, Malahfji, M, Petrovic, M & Kar, B 2017, , Texas Heart Institute Journal, vol. 44, no. 2, pp. 127-130. https://doi.org/10.14503/THIJ-15-5602
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