Education

Undergraduate School

Duke University
1997 Durham NC

Medical School

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.

BostonMed Feature

Dr. Rahul Rathod featured on BostonMed, Episode 2

Publications

  1. Biomechanics and clinical implications of Fontan upsizing. Comput Biol Med. 2024 Dec; 183:109317. View Abstract
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. High-Performing Fontan Patients: A Fontan Outcome Registry by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study. JACC Adv. 2024 Oct; 3(10):101254. View Abstract
  5. Life and Death: A Multicenter Study Evaluating Cardiologists' Approach to Difficult Conversations with Fontan Patients and Families. Pediatr Cardiol. 2024 Aug 20. View Abstract
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. Biomechanical Analysis of Age-Dependent Changes in Fontan Power Loss. Ann Biomed Eng. 2024 Sep; 52(9):2440-2456. View Abstract
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. How Good Are Cardiologists at Predicting Major Adverse Events in Fontan Patients? JACC Adv. 2024 Jan; 3(1):100736. View Abstract
  15. Ventricular dyssynchrony late after the Fontan operation is associated with decreased survival. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2023 11 20; 25(1):66. View Abstract
  16. 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
  17. Impact of Age-related change in Caval Flow Ratio on Hepatic Flow Distribution in Fontan. medRxiv. 2023 Sep 08. View Abstract
  18. 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
  19. The Fontan Udenafil Exercise Longitudinal Trial: Subgroup Analysis. Pediatr Cardiol. 2023 Dec; 44(8):1691-1701. View Abstract
  20. 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
  21. Single Ventricular Torsional Mechanics After Fontan Palliation and Their Impact on Outcomes. JACC Adv. 2023 Jun; 2(4):100360. View Abstract
  22. Thromboprophylaxis in Patients With Fontan Circulation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2023 01 31; 81(4):374-389. View Abstract
  23. Predicting and maybe preventing Fontan-associated liver disease. Heart. 2023 01 27; 109(4):248-249. View Abstract
  24. 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
  25. Isolated Coarctation of the Aorta: Current Concepts and Perspectives. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022; 9:817866. View Abstract
  26. Protein losing enteropathy after the Fontan operation. Int J Cardiol Congenit Heart Dis. 2022 Mar; 7:100338. View Abstract
  27. 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
  28. Reaching consensus for unified medical language in Fontan care. ESC Heart Fail. 2021 10; 8(5):3894-3905. View Abstract
  29. Atrial pacing in Fontan patients: The effect of transvenous lead on clot burden. Heart Rhythm. 2021 11; 18(11):1860-1867. View Abstract
  30. 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
  31. Integrated Clinical and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessments Late After Fontan Operation. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2021 05 25; 77(20):2480-2489. View Abstract
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. The Adult Patient with a Fontan. Cardiol Clin. 2020 Aug; 38(3):379-401. View Abstract
  35. 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
  36. CMR-Derived Ventricular Global Function Index in Patients Late After the Fontan Operation. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2020 12; 13(12):2686-2687. View Abstract
  37. 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
  38. Speckle tracking echocardiographically-based analysis of ventricular strain in children: an intervendor comparison. Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2020 May 21; 18(1):15. View Abstract
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. 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
  44. 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
  45. Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Congenital heart disease: Indications, patient preparation, and simple lesions. 2019; 359-379. View Abstract
  46. 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
  47. 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
  48. 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
  49. 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
  50. Impact of Ventricular Morphology on Fiber Stress and Strain in Fontan Patients. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2018 07; 11(7):e006738. View Abstract
  51. Inefficient Ventriculoarterial Coupling in Fontan Patients: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Study. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Apr; 39(4):763-773. View Abstract
  52. 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
  53. UpToDate, Post TW (Ed). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Anatomy, clinical features, and diagnosis. 2018. View Abstract
  54. UpToDate, Post TW (Ed). Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Management and outcome. 2018. View Abstract
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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
  59. Factors associated with severe aortic dilation in patients with Fontan palliation. Heart. 2017 02 15; 103(4):280-286. View Abstract
  60. 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
  61. Myocardial Fibrosis in Congenital Heart Disease. Circ J. 2016 May 25; 80(6):1300-7. View Abstract
  62. 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
  63. Role of imaging in the evaluation of single ventricle with the Fontan palliation. Heart. 2016 Feb; 102(3):174-83. View Abstract
  64. Prenatal Diagnosis and Management of Berry Syndrome, a Rare Conotruncal Anatomy. Circulation. 2015 Oct 20; 132(16):1593-4. View Abstract
  65. 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
  66. A fairy tale future for Fontans: Fact or fable? J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Nov; 150(5):1370-1. View Abstract
  67. Laparoscopic Gastrojejunostomy Tube Placement in Infants with Congenital Cardiac Disease. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2015 Dec; 25(12):1047-50. View Abstract
  68. Differentiating standardized clinical assessment and management plans from clinical practice guidelines. Acad Med. 2015 Aug; 90(8):1002. View Abstract
  69. 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
  70. SCAMPs: A new tool for an old problem. J Hosp Med. 2015 Sep; 10(9):633-6. View Abstract
  71. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations: The consequences of bypassing the capillary bed. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2015 Sep; 150(3):717-9. View Abstract
  72. 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
  73. 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
  74. Gathering and learning from relevant clinical data: a new framework. Acad Med. 2015 Feb; 90(2):143-8. View Abstract
  75. 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
  76. Exercise oscillatory ventilation in patients with Fontan physiology. Circ Heart Fail. 2015 Mar; 8(2):304-11. View Abstract
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. Cardiac magnetic resonance parameters predict transplantation-free survival in patients with fontan circulation. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 05; 7(3):502-9. View Abstract
  80. Mixed aortic valve disease in the young: initial observations. Pediatr Cardiol. 2014 Aug; 35(6):934-42. View Abstract
  81. 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
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. 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
  86. 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
  87. 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
  88. Provider attitudes toward Standardized Clinical Assessment and Management Plans (SCAMPs). Congenit Heart Dis. 2011 Nov-Dec; 6(6):558-65. View Abstract
  89. Management of pediatric chest pain using a standardized assessment and management plan. Pediatrics. 2011 Aug; 128(2):239-45. View Abstract
  90. 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
  91. Deciding without data. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):339-42. View Abstract
  92. A novel approach to gathering and acting on relevant clinical information: SCAMPs. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):343-53. View Abstract
  93. Resource utilization after introduction of a standardized clinical assessment and management plan. Congenit Heart Dis. 2010 Jul-Aug; 5(4):374-81. View Abstract
  94. 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

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