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Faculty Detail    
Name HIMANSHU GUPTA
Associate Professor		  
Campus Address BDB 101 Zip 0012
Phone  (20-5) -078
E-mail  gthomas@uabmc.edu
Other websites PubMed Listings
     

Education
Medical School  University of Delhi, India    1995  MBBS Medicine 
Medical School  Wayne State University    2000  MD Internal Medicine 
Fellowship  University of Alabama at Birmingham    2004  Cardiovascular Disease 

Certifications
Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology  2006 
American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease (recertification)  2014 
National Board of Echocardiography (testamur)  2014 


Faculty Appointment(s)
Appointment Type Department Division Rank
Primary  Medicine  Med - Cardiovascular Disease Associate Professor Clinical

Biographical Sketch 
Dr. Gupta is an active clinician-scientist with expertise in general cardiology and cardiovascular imaging. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease and is Fellow of the American College of Cardiology. He serves as a co-director of advanced cardiovascular MRI center at UAB and has implemented similar program at VA Hospital, Birmingham. In the past 10 years, Dr. Gupta has mentored a number of fellows, many of whom have continued their career paths at academic institutions in cardiovascular medicine. He also teaches medical students and residents, through both didactic lectures and hands-on training.

Society Memberships
Organization Name Position Held Org Link
American College of Cardiology   Fellow  www.acc.org 
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine  Associate Editor  http://loop.frontiersin.org/people/167471/overview 
Southern Society for Clinical Investigation   Member  http://www.ssciweb.org/ 
 



Research/Clinical Interest
Title
Description
Dr. Gupta is passionate about innovation and translational research. He is a recognized expert in advanced cardiovascular imaging. He is the PI of NIH funded R01 grant for defining a unique approach to evaluate diastolic function, an important cause for Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction. He has served as Director of MRI core laboratory for Specialized Centers of Clinically Oriented Research (SCCOR) in Cardiac Dysfunction and Disease and has been on the steering committee for designing and implementing a major industry sponsored multi-center clinical trial in pulmonary hypertension. Dr. Gupta has also advanced the field of preventive cardiology and inflammation. He has been instrumental in evaluating the role of apolipoprotein mimetic peptides in animal models that has in part led to testing these peptides in human clinical trials.

Selected Publications 
Publication PUBMEDID
Magnetic resonance imaging with three-dimensional analysis of left ventricular remodeling in isolated mitral regurgitation—implications beyond dimensions. Circulation.  22496130 
Left ventricular torsion shear angle-volume analysis in patients with hypertension: a global approach for diastolic function. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson.  25316384 
Effect of Spironolactone on diastolic function in resistant hypertension. J Hum Hypertens.  25231508 
Relation of torsion and myocardial strains to LV ejection fraction in hypertension.JACC Cardiovasc Imaging.  22421172 
A randomized controlled phase IIb trial of beta(1)-receptor blockade for chronic degenerative mitral regurgitation. J Am Coll Cardiol.  22818065  
Anti-inflammatory mechanisms of apolipoprotein A-I mimetic peptide in acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to sepsis. PLoS One  23691230 
Modified treatment approach using cardiovascular disease risk calculator for primary prevention. PLoS One  25119719 
Improved Right Ventricular Performance with Increased Tricuspid Annular Excursion in Athlete's Heart. Front Cardiovasc Med.  26664880 
Mitral Annular Kinetics, Left Atrial, and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function Post Mitral Valve Repair in Degenerative Mitral Regurgitation. Front Cardiovasc Med.  26664902 
Interaction analysis of the new pooled cohort equations for 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk estimation: a simulation analysis. BMJ Open  25941176 
Pulmonary Artery Enlargement is Associated with RV Dysfunction and Loss of Blood Volume in Small Pulmonary Vessels in COPD. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging  25855668 
Diagnostic accuracy of tissue Doppler Index, E/e’ for evaluating left ventricular filling pressure and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of the American Heart Association.  26811160 
 

Keywords
Heart Failure with preserved ejection fraction, Cardiac Mechanics, Cardiac Imaging, Preventive cardiology