SaraKalantariMD

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation

Cardiologist

Overview of Dr. Kalantari

Dr. Sara Kalantari is a cardiologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. She received her medical degree from University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 7 years. She is one of 127 doctors at University of Chicago Medical Center who specialize in Cardiology. She has more than 50 publications and over 450 citings.

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5841 S. MARYLAND AVE.
M/C 6080
Chicago, IL 60637
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Education & Training

University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2013 - 2016
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2013
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 2010

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 2013 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2010 - 2013
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ATTR Gene Variants in HCM.
Rachel Campagna, Anthony J Kanelidis, Jeremy A Slivnick, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2024 Mar 20
Corrigendum to 'Reverse Remodeling Effects of Sacubitril-Valsartan: Structural and Functional Optimization in Stage C Heart Failure' [American Journal of Cardiology 21...
Sara Kalantari, Daniel Oren, Diego Medvedofsky, Akhil Narang, Teruhiko Imamura, Sarah Tayazime, Gene H Kim, Jayant Raikhelkar, Gabriel Sayer, Roberto M Lang, Nir Uriel> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2024 May 1
Closing the Gender Gap in Cardiogenic Shock: Insights From the Cardiogenic Shock Working Group.
Sara Kalantari, Robert O Roswell, Jonathan Grinstein> ;JACC. Heart Failure. 2023 Dec 1
6 citations
Adverse Hemodynamic Consequences of Continuous Left Ventricular Mechanical Support: JACC Review Topic of the Week.
Jonathan Grinstein, Mark N Belkin, Sara Kalantari, Kevin Bourque, Christopher Salerno, Sean Pinney> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2023 Jul 4
2 citations
Status One and Status Two Exception Use in the Updated Heart Allocation System.
Alejandro Plana, Mark N Belkin, Anthony J Kanelidis, William F Parker, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Christopher Salerno, Ann B Nguyen, Bow B Chung, Bryan A Smith, Sara Kalant...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
The prognostic role of advanced hemodynamic variables in patients with left ventricular assist devices.
Anthony J Kanelidis, Umar Siddiqi, Tamari Miller, Mark Belkin, George Li, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Ann Nguyen, Ben B Chung, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim, Christopher ...> ;Artificial Organs. 2023 Mar 1
1 citations
Postoperative tolvaptan use in left ventricular assist device patients: The TOLVAD randomized pilot study.
Mark N Belkin, Teruhiko Imamura, Daniel Rodgers, Anthony J Kanelidis, Michael P Henry, Takeo Fujino, Viktoriya Kagan, Karen Meehan, Justin Okray, Shana Creighton, Coll...> ;Artificial Organs. 2022 Sep 15
Clinical outcomes of grafted vs. percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump support as a bridge to transplantation: a propensity score-matched analysis.
Hidefumi Nishida, Sara Kalantari, Ann Nguyen, Bow Chung, Jonathan Grinstein, Gene Kim, Nitasha Sarswat, Bryan Smith, Sean Pinney, David Onsager, Tae Song, Christopher ...> ;Heart and Vessels. 2022 Dec 1
5 citations
Significant vascular complications in percutaneous axillary intra-aortic balloon pump.
Hidefumi Nishida, Tae Song, David Onsager, Ann Nguyen, Jonathan Grinstein, Bow Chung, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim, Sean Pinney, Valluvan Jee...> ;Annals of Vascular Surgery. 2022 Jul 1
2 citations
Comparing short-term/long-term outcomes of heart transplants that occur inside and outside of normal working hours.
Hidefumi Nishida, Christopher Salerno, David Onsager, Tae Song, Ann Nguyen, Jonathan Grinstein, Bow Chung, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim, Sean...> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2022 Aug 1
2 citations
Proximal ascending aorta size is associated with the incidence of de novo aortic insufficiency with left ventricular assist device
Hidefumi Nishida, Tae Song, David Onsager, Ann Nguyen, Jonathan Grinstein, Bow Chung, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, Gene Kim, Sean Pinney, Valluvan Jee...> ;Heart and Vessels. 2021 Sep 28
11 citations
Aortic Pulsatility Index: A Novel Hemodynamic Variable for Evaluation of Decompensated Heart Failure.
Mark N. Belkin, Sara Kalantari, Anthony J. Kanelidis, Tamari Miller, Bryan Smith, Stephanie A. Besser, David M. Tehrani, Ben B. Chung, Ann Nguyen, Nitasha Sarswat, Joh...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2021 May 25
6 citations
VE/VCO2 slope predicts RV dysfunction and mortality after left ventricular assist device: a fresh look at cardiopulmonary stress testing for prognostication
Jonathan Grinstein, Yazan Sawalha, Diego Medvedofsky, Sarah Ahmad, Mark Hofmeyer, Maria E. Rodrigo, A. Kadakkal, Christopher Barnett, Sara Kalantari, Ish Talati, Raja ...> ;Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 Apr 1
2 citations
Discordance between lactic acidemia and hemodynamics in patients with advanced heart failure
Nikhil Narang, Mark Joshua Dela Cruz, Teruhiko Imamura, Ben Chung, Ann B. Nguyen, Luise Holzhauser, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Jayant Raikhelkar, Nitasha Sarswat, Ge...> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2021 Mar 18
10 citations
Aortic pulsatility index predicts clinical outcomes in heart failure: a sub-analysis of the ESCAPE trial.
Mark N. Belkin, Francis J. Alenghat, Stephanie A. Besser, Ann B. Nguyen, Ben B. Chung, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Nitasha Sarswat, John E.A. Blair, Gene Kim, Sean Pi...> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2021 Feb 17
2 citations
Discordance between immunofluorescence and immunohistochemistry C4d staining and outcomes following heart transplantation
T. Fujino, Yuto Kumai, Benjamin Yang, Sara Kalantari, Daniel Rodgers, Kammi J. Henriksen, Anthony Chang, Aliya N. Husain, Gene Kim, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel> ;Clinical Transplantation. 2021 Feb 16
Palliative Care Reform in Acute Heart Failure: Are We Ready for a Systematic Shift from Quantity to Quality?
Jonathan Grinstein, Sara Kalantari> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
22 citations
Outcomes of Ambulatory Axillary Intraaortic Balloon Pump as a Bridge to Heart Transplantation
Hidefumi Nishida, Yojiro Koda, Sara Kalantari, Ann Nguyen, Bow Chung, Jonathan Grinstein, Gene Kim, Nitasha Sarswat, Bryan Smith, Tae Song, David Onsager, Valluvan Jee...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021 Apr 1
9 citations
Decoupling Between Diastolic Pulmonary Artery and Pulmonary Capillary Wedge Pressures Is Associated With Right Ventricular Dysfunction and Hemocompatibility-Related Ad...
Teruhiko Imamura, Nikhil Narang, Gene Kim, Jayant Raikhelkar, Ben Chung, Ann Nguyen, Luise Holzhauser, Daniel Rodgers, Sara Kalantari, Bryan Smith, Takeyoshi Ota, Tae ...> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Apr 9
6 citations
Surgical device exchange provides improved clinical outcomes compared to medical therapy in treating continuous-flow left ventricular assist device thrombosis.
Yojiro Koda, H. Kitahara, Sara Kalantari, Bow Chung, Bryan Smith, Jayant Raikhelkar, Gene Kim, Nitasha Sarswat, Gabriel Sayer, David Onsager, Tae Song, Nir Uriel, Vall...> ;Artificial Organs. 2020 Apr 1
8 citations
Deep Y-Descent in Right Atrial Waveforms Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
Teruhiko Imamura, D. Nitta, T. Fujino, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Ann Nguyen, Nikhil Narang, Luise Holzhauser, Daniel Rodgers, Tae Song, Takeyoshi Ota, Valluvan Jeev...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2020 Jan 11
6 citations
Increased Rate of Pump Thrombosis and Cardioembolic Events following Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation in Patients Supported with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Jonathan Grinstein, A. Reshad Garan, Adam Oesterle, Justin Fried, Teruhiko Imamura, X. Mai, Sara Kalantari, Gabriel Sayer, Gene Kim, Nitasha Sarswat, Jayant Raikhelkar...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2020 Mar 27
4 citations
Short-Term Efficacy and Safety of Tolvaptan in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
T. Fujino, Teruhiko Imamura, Ann Nguyen, Ben Chung, Jayant Raikhelkar, Daniel Rodgers, D. Nitta, Bryan Smith, Nitasha Sarswat, Sara Kalantari, Nikhil Narang, C. LaBuhn...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2020 Mar 1
4 citations
Estimation of the Severity of Aortic Insufficiency by HVAD Flow Waveform
Teruhiko Imamura, Nikhil Narang, Daniel Rodgers, D. Nitta, T. Fujino, Sara Kalantari, Bryan Smith, Gene Kim, Ann Nguyen, Ben Chung, Luise Holzhauser, Tae Song, Takeyos...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Mar 1
9 citations
Effect of Concomitant Tricuspid Valve Surgery With Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation.
T. Fujino, Teruhiko Imamura, D. Nitta, Gene Kim, Bryan Smith, Sara Kalantari, Ann Nguyen, Ben Chung, Nikhil Narang, Luise Holzhauser, Colleen Juricek, Daniel Rodgers, ...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2020 Sep 1
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Journal Articles

Improvement in Biventricular Cardiac Function Following Ambulatory Counterpulsation
Nitasha Sarswat, Jayant Raikhelkar, Sara Kalantari, Gabriel Sayer, Daniel Burkhoff, Nir Uriel, Journal of Cardiac Failure
Decoupling Between Diastolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure at Incremental LVAD Speeds Is Associated with Worse Prognosis Following LVAD...
Jayant Raikhelkar, Nitasha Sarswat, Sara Kalantari, Daniel Burkhoff, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel, Journal of Cardiac Failure

Authored Content

Improvement in Biventricular Cardiac Function Following Ambulatory CounterpulsationNovember 2018
Decoupling Between Diastolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure and Pulmonary Artery Wedge Pressure at Incremental LVAD Speeds Is Associated with Worse Prognosis Following LVAD ImplantationAugust 2018
Consequences of Retained Defibrillator and Pacemaker Leads Following Heart Transplantation – an Underrecognized ProblemJanuary 2018
Consequences of Retained Defibrillator and Pacemaker Leads Following Heart Transplantation – an Underrecognized ProblemJanuary 2018
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