
Salim S Virani MD
Adult Congenital Heart Disease
Assistant Professor, Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
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6565 Fannin StSte B157Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-798-5800
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Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2005 - 2008
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2005
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemResidency, Surgery, 2000 - 2002
- Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2005 - 2025
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Inclisiran as a siRNA Inhibitor of Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9 (PCSK9); Past, Present, and Future.Taha Mansoor, Bassam Hamid Rao, Kartik Gupta, Sachin S Parikh, Dmitry Abramov
American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs. 2025-05-01 - Racial and ethnic disparities in the prevalence, outcomes, and management of infective endocarditis in the United States.Taha Mansoor, Ali Bin Abdul Jabbar, Siddharth Agarwal, Mahmoud Ismayl, Dmitry Abramov
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2025-04-15 - Managing Hypercholesterolemia in Adults Older Than 75 years Without a History of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: An Expert Clinical Consensus From the National...Vera Bittner, Sunny A Linnebur, Dave L Dixon, Daniel E Forman, Ariel R Green
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2025-04-10
Journal Articles
- Associations Between Carotid Artery Plaque Burden, Plaque Characteristics, and Cardiovascular EventsSalim S Virani, Vijay Nambi, Christie M Ballantyne, JAMA Cardiology
- Temporal Changes and Institutional Variation in Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disea...Eric A Secemsky, Jeptha P Curtis, Salim S Virani, Ehrin J Armstrong, Kendrick A Shunk, Ralph G Brindis, Deepak Bhatt, Robert W Yeh, JAMA Cardiology
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United StatesRon Blankstein, Michael J Blaha, Salim S Virani, Khurram Nasir, JAMA Cardiology
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Lectures
- Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Highlights Session2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Facts or Alternate Facts: A Case-Based Deep Dive Into the Recently Released Prevention Guidelines2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/18/2019
- Debate Con: Coronary Calcium Scoring for Patients With LDL-C 160-189 mg/dL2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
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Authored Content
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Window into Cardiovascular Disease PreventionSeptember 2020
- Revascularization Practices and Outcomes in Patients with Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease Who Presented with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock in the US, 2009-2018August 2020
Press Mentions
- Alabama Has One of the Nation’s Highest Rates of Heart Disease DeathsNovember 25th, 2024
- A Healthy Fireside Chat with Arianna Huffington and Joseph G. RogersAugust 30th, 2024
- Mortality Rates Increasing in Patients with Diabetes and Cardiovascular DiseaseMay 15th, 2023
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Grant Support
- Developing a Supportive Research Administration EcosystemAGA KHAN UNIVERSITY (PAKISTAN)2024–2026
- Optimizing Renin Angiotensin System Blocker Use among Veterans with Kidney DiseaseMICHAEL E DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
- Optimizing Renin Angiotensin System Blocker Use among Veterans with Kidney DiseaseMICHAEL E DEBAKEY VA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
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