Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
2002
Cleveland
OH
Residency
Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
2006
Cleveland
OH
Fellowship
Cardiology
Boston Children's Hospital
2009
Boston
MA
Fellowship
Senior Fellow, Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance
Boston Children's Hospital
2010
Boston
MA
Graduate School
Masters in Business Administration
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022
Cambridge
MA
Media
Healing for the Future
FORCE uses data and AI to improve the lives and outcomes of our patients after the Fontan operation. FORCE is the world’s largest collaboration and dataset in this population.
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Dr. Rahul Rathod featured on BostonMed, Episode 2
Publications
Biomechanics and clinical implications of Fontan upsizing. Comput Biol Med. 2024 Dec; 183:109317. View Abstract
Cardiac MRI Predictors of Arrhythmic Sudden Cardiac Events in Patients With Fontan Circulation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 Dec 17; 84(25):2417-2426. View Abstract
Characterization and z-score calculation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging parameters in patients after the Fontan operation: A Fontan Outcome Registry using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Examinations study. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024 Winter; 26(2):101113. View Abstract
High-Performing Fontan Patients: A Fontan Outcome Registry by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JACC Adv. 2024 Oct; 3(10):101254. View Abstract
Life and Death: A Multicenter Study Evaluating Cardiologists' Approach to Difficult Conversations with Fontan Patients and Families. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Aug 20. View Abstract
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance guidelines for reporting cardiovascular magnetic resonance examinations in patients with congenital heart disease. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024 Winter; 26(2):101062. View Abstract
Identifying high-risk Fontan phenotypes using K-means clustering of cardiac magnetic resonance-based dyssynchrony metrics. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024 Winter; 26(2):101060. View Abstract
Clinical Risk Assessment and Prediction in Congenital Heart Disease Across the Lifespan: JACC Scientific Statement. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2024 May 28; 83(21):2092-2111. View Abstract
Biomechanical Analysis of Age-Dependent Changes in Fontan Power Loss. Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Sep; 52(9):2440-2456. View Abstract
Complex patient with azygos continuation of the inferior vena cava: Value of flow simulation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Dec; 168(6):e211-e216. View Abstract
Impact of Age-Related Change in Caval Flow Ratio on Hepatic Flow Distribution in the Fontan Circulation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Apr; 17(4):e016104. View Abstract
Design and implementation of multicenter pediatric and congenital studies with cardiovascular magnetic resonance: Big data in smaller bodies. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2024; 26(1):101041. View Abstract
A Deep Learning Pipeline for Assessing Ventricular Volumes from a Cardiac MRI Registry of Patients with Single Ventricle Physiology. Radiol Artif Intell. 2024 01; 6(1):e230132. View Abstract
How Good Are Cardiologists at Predicting Major Adverse Events in Fontan Patients? JACC Adv. 2024 Jan; 3(1):100736. View Abstract
Ventricular dyssynchrony late after the Fontan operation is associated with decreased survival. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2023 11 20; 25(1):66. View Abstract
Effectiveness of Rabeprazole and Other Proton Pump Inhibitors in Managing GERD with Varying Severity: A Retrospective, Real-world EMR-based Study (POWER GERD Study). J Assoc Physicians India. 2023 Oct; 71(10):37-44. View Abstract
Impact of Age-related change in Caval Flow Ratio on Hepatic Flow Distribution in Fontan. medRxiv. 2023 Sep 08. View Abstract
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Determine Single Ventricle Function in a Pediatric Population is Feasible in a Large Trial Setting: Experience from the Single Ventricle Reconstruction Trial Longitudinal Follow up. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Oct; 44(7):1454-1461. View Abstract
Magnetic resonance three-dimensional steady-state free precession imaging of the thoracic duct in patients with Fontan circulation and its relationship to outcomes. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2023 06 12; 25(1):28. View Abstract
Single Ventricular Torsional Mechanics After Fontan Palliation and Their Impact on Outcomes. JACC Adv. 2023 Jun; 2(4):100360. View Abstract
Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Fontan Circulation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 01 31; 81(4):374-389. View Abstract
Longitudinal changes in ventricular size and function are associated with death and transplantation late after the Fontan operation. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2022 Nov 14; 24(1):56. View Abstract
Isolated Coarctation of the Aorta: Current Concepts and Perspectives. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:817866. View Abstract
Protein losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation. Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis. 2022 Mar; 7:100338. View Abstract
Characterization of Circulating and Urinary Biomarkers in the Fontan Circulation and Their Correlation With Cardiac Imaging. Am J Cardiol. 2022 01 01; 162:177-183. View Abstract
Reaching consensus for unified medical language in Fontan care. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 10; 8(5):3894-3905. View Abstract
Atrial pacing in Fontan patients: The effect of transvenous lead on clot burden. Heart Rhythm. 2021 11; 18(11):1860-1867. View Abstract
Atrial function in the Fontan circulation: comparison with invasively assessed systemic ventricular filling pressure. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2021 Sep; 37(9):2651-2660. View Abstract
Integrated Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessments Late After Fontan Operation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 05 25; 77(20):2480-2489. View Abstract
A Novel Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgery Strategy Using Contracting Band for Patients With Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: An MRI-Based Multipatient Modeling Study. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2021; 9:638934. View Abstract
Resynchronizing Right and Left Ventricles With Right Bundle Branch Block in the Congenital Heart Disease Population. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2020 12; 6(14):1762-1772. View Abstract
The Adult Patient with a Fontan. Cardiol Clin. 2020 Aug; 38(3):379-401. View Abstract
The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States - CORRIGENDUM. Cardiol Young. 2020 09; 30(9):1381. View Abstract
CMR-Derived Ventricular Global Function Index in Patients Late After the Fontan Operation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 12; 13(12):2686-2687. View Abstract
The Fontan outcomes network: first steps towards building a lifespan registry for individuals with Fontan circulation in the United States. Cardiol Young. 2020 Aug; 30(8):1070-1075. View Abstract
Speckle tracking echocardiographically-based analysis of ventricular strain in children: an intervendor comparison. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2020 May 21; 18(1):15. View Abstract
Multi-Band Surgery for Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot Patients With Reduced Right Ventricle Ejection Fraction: A Pilot Study. Front Physiol. 2020; 11:198. View Abstract
Atrial function in Fontan patients assessed by CMR: Relation with exercise capacity and long-term outcomes. Int J Cardiol. 2020 08 01; 312:56-61. View Abstract
Surveillance and screening practices of New England congenital cardiologists for patients after the Fontan operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2019 Nov; 14(6):1013-1023. View Abstract
Corrigendum to "Patient-specific in vivo right ventricle material parameter estimation for patients with tetralogy of fallot using MRI-Based models with different zero-load diastole and systole morphologies" [Int. J. Cardiol. 276 (2019) 93-99]. Int J Cardiol. 2020 Mar 15; 303:87. View Abstract
Ventricle stress/strain comparisons between Tetralogy of Fallot patients and healthy using models with different zero-load diastole and systole morphologies. PLoS One. 2019; 14(8):e0220328. View Abstract
Relation of Fontan Baffle Stroke Volume to Fontan Failure and Lower Exercise Capacity in Patients With an Atriopulmonary Fontan. Am J Cardiol. 2019 07 01; 124(1):151-157. View Abstract
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Congenital heart disease: Indications, patient preparation, and simple lesions. 2019; 359-379. View Abstract
Maldistribution of pulmonary blood flow in patients after the Fontan operation is associated with worse exercise capacity. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2018 12 17; 20(1):85. View Abstract
Patient-specific in vivo right ventricle material parameter estimation for patients with tetralogy of Fallot using MRI-based models with different zero-load diastole and systole morphologies. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Feb 01; 276:93-99. View Abstract
Three-Patch Aortic Root Reconstruction With Extended Left Main Coronary Artery Patch Augmentation in Neonates and Infants. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019; 31(1):99-101. View Abstract
Effects of Dose Reduction on Diagnostic Image Quality of Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Children Using a Third-Generation Dual-Source Computed Tomography Scanner. Am J Cardiol. 2018 10 01; 122(7):1260-1264. View Abstract
Impact of Ventricular Morphology on Fiber Stress and Strain in Fontan Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 07; 11(7):e006738. View Abstract
Inefficient Ventriculoarterial Coupling in Fontan Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Apr; 39(4):763-773. View Abstract
Combining smaller patch, RV remodeling and tissue regeneration in pulmonary valve replacement surgery design may lead to better post-surgery RV cardiac function for patients with tetralogy of Fallot. Mol Cell Biomech. 2018; 15:99-115. View Abstract
UpToDate, Post TW (Ed). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Anatomy, clinical features, and diagnosis. 2018. View Abstract
UpToDate, Post TW (Ed). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Management and outcome. 2018. View Abstract
Impact of standardized clinical assessment and management plans on resource utilization and costs in children after the arterial switch operation. Congenit Heart Dis. 2017 Dec; 12(6):768-776. View Abstract
Comparison of Right Ventricle Morphological and Mechanical Characteristics for Healthy and Patients with Tetralogy of Fallot: An In Vivo MRI-Based Modeling Study. Mol Cell Biomech. 2017; 14(3):137-151. View Abstract
Myocardial rescue with autologous mitochondrial transplantation in a porcine model of ischemia/reperfusion. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 04; 153(4):934-943. View Abstract
Patient-Specific MRI-Based Right Ventricle Models Using Different Zero-Load Diastole and Systole Geometries for Better Cardiac Stress and Strain Calculations and Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgical Outcome Predictions. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162986. View Abstract
Factors associated with severe aortic dilation in patients with Fontan palliation. Heart. 2017 02 15; 103(4):280-286. View Abstract
Right ventricular morphology and function following stage I palliation with a modified Blalock-Taussig shunt versus a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2017 Jan; 51(1):50-57. View Abstract
Myocardial Fibrosis in Congenital Heart Disease. Circ J. 2016 May 25; 80(6):1300-7. View Abstract
Echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging based strain analysis of functional single ventricles: a study of intra- and inter-modality reproducibility. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Jul; 32(7):1113-20. View Abstract
Role of imaging in the evaluation of single ventricle with the Fontan palliation. Heart. 2016 Feb; 102(3):174-83. View Abstract
Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Berry Syndrome, a Rare Conotruncal Anatomy. Circulation. 2015 Oct 20; 132(16):1593-4. View Abstract
Mechanical stress is associated with right ventricular response to pulmonary valve replacement in patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2016 Mar; 151(3):687-694.e3. View Abstract
A fairy tale future for Fontans: Fact or fable? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov; 150(5):1370-1. View Abstract
Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement in Infants with Congenital Cardiac Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Dec; 25(12):1047-50. View Abstract
Differentiating standardized clinical assessment and management plans from clinical practice guidelines. Acad Med. 2015 Aug; 90(8):1002. View Abstract
Comparison Between Echocardiography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Predicting Transplant-Free Survival After the Fontan Operation. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Oct 01; 116(7):1132-8. View Abstract
SCAMPs: A new tool for an old problem. J Hosp Med. 2015 Sep; 10(9):633-6. View Abstract
Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: The consequences of bypassing the capillary bed. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Sep; 150(3):717-9. View Abstract
Left Ventricular Dysfunction Following Neonatal Pulmonary Valve Balloon Dilation for Pulmonary Atresia or Critical Pulmonary Stenosis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2015 Aug; 36(6):1186-93. View Abstract
A reinforced right-ventricle-to-pulmonary-artery conduit for the stage-1 Norwood procedure improves pulmonary artery growth. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Jun; 149(6):1502-8.e1. View Abstract
Gathering and learning from relevant clinical data: a new framework. Acad Med. 2015 Feb; 90(2):143-8. View Abstract
FSI modeling approach to develop right ventricle pulmonary valve replacement surgical procedures with a contracting actuator and improve ventricle ejection fraction. Procedia Engineering. 2015; 126:441-445. View Abstract
Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Mar; 8(2):304-11. View Abstract
Perinatal and infant outcomes of prenatal diagnosis of heterotaxy syndrome (asplenia and polysplenia). Am J Cardiol. 2014 Aug 15; 114(4):612-7. View Abstract
Transposition of the great arteries and sinus venosus defect with partially anomalous pulmonary venous return: physiological and anatomic considerations. Cardiol Young. 2015 Apr; 25(4):787-9. View Abstract
Cardiac magnetic resonance parameters predict transplantation-free survival in patients with fontan circulation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 05; 7(3):502-9. View Abstract
Mixed aortic valve disease in the young: initial observations. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 Aug; 35(6):934-42. View Abstract
Standardized clinical assessment and management plans: a clinician-led approach to unwarranted practice variation. Virtual Mentor. 2014 Feb 01; 16(2):115-9. View Abstract
Acute outcomes after introduction of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan (SCAMP) for balloon aortic valvuloplasty in congenital aortic stenosis. Congenit Heart Dis. 2014 Jul-Aug; 9(4):316-25. View Abstract
A Multiphysics Modeling Approach to Develop Right Ventricle Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgical Procedures with a Contracting Band to Improve Ventricle Ejection Fraction. Comput Struct. 2013 Jun 01; 122:78-87. View Abstract
Standardized Clinical Assessment And Management Plans (SCAMPs) provide a better alternative to clinical practice guidelines. Health Aff (Millwood). 2013 May; 32(5):911-20. View Abstract
Resource Utilization Reduction for Evaluation of Chest Pain in Pediatrics Using a Novel Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plan (SCAMP). J Am Heart Assoc. 2012 Apr; 1(2). View Abstract
Using contracting band to improve right ventricle ejection fraction for patients with repaired tetralogy of Fallot: a modeling study using patient-specific CMR-based 2-layer anisotropic models of human right and left ventricles. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2013 Jan; 145(1):285-93, 293.e1-2. View Abstract
Relation of systemic-to-pulmonary artery collateral flow in single ventricle physiology to palliative stage and clinical status. Am J Cardiol. 2012 Apr 01; 109(7):1038-45. View Abstract
Management of pediatric chest pain using a standardized assessment and management plan. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug; 128(2):239-45. View Abstract
The evolving role of intraoperative balloon pulmonary valvuloplasty in valve-sparing repair of tetralogy of Fallot. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Dec; 142(6):1367-73. View Abstract
A novel approach to gathering and acting on relevant clinical information: SCAMPs. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):343-53. View Abstract
Resource utilization after introduction of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):374-81. View Abstract
Myocardial fibrosis identified by cardiac magnetic resonance late gadolinium enhancement is associated with adverse ventricular mechanics and ventricular tachycardia late after Fontan operation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Apr 20; 55(16):1721-8. View Abstract