Paper-1

Intracardiac clots: Is Rivaroxaban the future? J Rehman Med Inst. 2016;2(3):72-79

Paper-2

NLRP3 inflammasome in peripheral blood monocytes of acute coronary syndrome patients and its relationship with statins. Coron Artery Dis 2015 Aug;26(5):409-21

Paper-3

Correlation of NLRP3 with severity and prognosis of coronary atherosclerosis in acute coronary syndrome patients. Heart Vessels 2015 Aug 20. Epub 2015 Aug 20.

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P2X7R is involved in the progression of atherosclerosis by promoting NLRP3 inflammasome activation.. Int J Mol Med 2015 May 9;35(5):1179-88

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NLRP3 signaling and its role in atherosclerosis: Review and New Insights. Pak Heart J 2015;(2):58-64

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GW25-e5371: Response of NLRP3 inflammasome in human peripheral blood monocytes to statin therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2014;64(16_S): doi 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.06.624

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A comparative study of coronary angiography and optical coherence tomography findings in coronary artery disease patients with moderate stenosis. China medical abstracts 2010; 19(3):72-78.

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Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on quality of life: Role of hypertension. J Cardio Res. 2018;1(2):10

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Cardiovascular risk factors of hypertension, smoking and obesity: Emerging concerns among Pathan and Persian young adults? . Med J Islam Repub Iran. 2018; 32 (1) :760-764

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Correlation of hyper-homocysteinemia with coronary artery disease in absence of conventional risk factors among young adults. J Saudi Heart Assoc. 2018 Oct; 30(4): 305–310.

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Prognosis of Percutaneous Intervention of a Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis Without the Use of Intravascular Imaging. Cureus 10(6): e2857. doi:10.7759/cureus.2857

Dr. Afrasyab Altaf

Dr. Afrasyab Altaf

Dr. Afrasyab Altaf is a cardiologist practicing at Rehman Medical Institute (RMI). His expertise lies in Interventional Cardiology and Cardiovascular diseases with over 21 years of experience in the field.

After MBBS from Baqai Medical University, Karachi, he did MS (Internal Medicine - Cardiology) from Tongji University (Shanghai, China), then Ph.D. (Cardiology) from Dalian Medical University, China and Fellowship at Royal College of Physicians, Edinburg.

Additionally, he is a member of several medical societies such as Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC) and International Society for Heart Research to name a few. Dr Altaf has keen interest in research and has publish several research papers in high-prestige journals.

  • Timings :
    08:30 am ~ 04:30 pm
  • Department: Cardiology
  • Designation: Associate Professor
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Expertise

  • Angiography

  • Angioplasty

  • Cardiovascular Diseases

  • Interventional Cardiology

  • Pacemaker

  • Pericardiocentesis

  • PTMC

Qualification

  • MBBS
  • MD
  • PhD
  • FRCP
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Professional membership

  • Member International Society for Heart Research
  • PMDC
  • Editorial board member of the following journals
    • Austin Cardio and Cardiovascular Case reports
    • SM journal of Clinical Medicine
    • Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine and Cardiology