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Venkata M . Alla, MB,BS

Program Director, Cardiology - Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship

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School of Medicine
Department of Medicine
Cardiology Division
CUMC - Creighton University Medical Center

Venkata M . Alla, MB,BS

Program Director, Cardiology - Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship

Professor

 
Dr. Venkata (Mahesh) Alla is currently a practicing non-invasive academic Cardiologist in Omaha, an Associate professor of Medicine in Creighton University School of Medicine and the Program Director for the cardiovascular fellowship program.  He graduated with a medical degree from Osmania Medical College in Hyderabad, India in 2000, completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the Postgraduate Institute for Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India and worked as a Chief Resident at the Nizam’s Institute for Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India before he moved to the United States in 2006. He completed Internal Medicine Residency in 2009 and Cardiovascular Fellowship in 2012 at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska and has been on the Faculty since 2012. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Computed Tomography and Comprehensive Adult Echocardiography.  His clinical and research interests include Preventive / Clinical Cardiology, Echocardiography. He is a dedicated teacher and is passionate about fellowship educ and Cardiac Imaging. He has been awarded the Master Clinician Award, Graduate medical education teaching award and distinguished teacher award by the University and the training program. He has authored a number of articles in peer reviewed journals, written text book chapters and has presented at numerous national and International meetings. He volunteers regularly at various local community wellness events targeting the Indian community and is the past president of the Nebraska Iowa Physicians of Indian Origin. Over the last few years he is pursuing various efforts to serve in India by participating in and organizing free health camps to improve patient care as well as conducting lectures and workshops to further health education among state employed health care providers. He plans to continue his work over the next few years and increase engagement with governmental and NGOs to improve the effectiveness of health care delivery systems in India.

Research Focus

CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY
CARDIAC IMAGING

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Medicine

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Professor

Publications

  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Aarnink Errol W, Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Patients With Anticoagulation Failure vs Anticoagulation Contraindication 2024
  • Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
    Balakrishna Akshay Machanahalli, F-12 | Endovascular versus surgical revascularization for patients with chronic limb threatening ischemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
    3:5 2024
  • Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities
    Petersen John, Racial Disparities in Outcomes of Delivery and Cardiac Complications Among Pregnant Women with Congenital Heart Disease 2024
  • European heart journal
    Aarnink E, Left atrial appendage occlusion indicated by increased thrombotic risk versus increased bleeding risk: a comparison of the stroke despite anticoagulation (STR-OAC) and EWOLUTION cohorts
    44:Supplement_2 2023
  • The American journal of cardiology
    Pajjuru Venkata S, Impact of Center Procedural Volume on Mortality and Readmission Rates Following Pericardiectomy in the United States
    205, p. 298 - 301 2023
  • The American journal of cardiology
    Balakrishna Akshay Machanahalli, Intracoronary Imaging Versus Coronary Angiography Guidance for Implantation of Second and Third Generation Drug Eluting Stents in a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    202, p. 100 - 110 2023
  • Cardiovascular revascularization medicine
    Gill Gauravpal S., Transcatheter vacuum aspiration of valvular and lead related infective endocarditis 2023
  • Heart rhythm
    Maarse Moniek, PO-03-135 LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION VERSUS STANDARD OF CARE IN PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND A PRIOR THROMBO-EMBOLIC EVENT DESPITE ORAL ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY: A PROPENSITY SCORE MATCHED COMPARISON
    20:5, p. S383 - S383 2023
  • Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
    Balakrishna Akshay Machanahalli, E-10 | Intracoronary Imaging versus Coronary Angiography Guidance for Implantation of Second and Third Generation Drug Eluting Stents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    2:3, p. 100919 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Chakrala Teja, TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT IN MIXED AORTIC VALVE DISEASE: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS
    81:8, p. 1024 - 1024 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Palicherla Anirudh, CEREBRAL EMBOLIC PROTECTION DEVICES ARE PROTECTIVE AGAINST DISABLING STROKE IN TRANSCUTANEOUS AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED TRIALS
    81:8, p. 925 - 925 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gill Gauravpal S., SAFETY AND STROKE OUTCOMES WITH LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE IMPLANTATION IN END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
    81:8, p. 1091 - 1091 2023
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Gill Gauravpal S., CRT-100.27 Prophylactic Anticoagulation Therapy Post-Anterior ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
    16:4, p. S9 - S10 2023
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gill Gauravpal Singh, TCT-546 Stroke and Safety Outcomes With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Implantation in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis
    80:12, p. B224 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gill Gauravpal Singh, TCT-386 A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Newer Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices
    80:12, p. B155 - B156 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gill Gauravpal Singh, TCT-536 Percutaneous Transcatheter Aspiration in Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Compilation of Patient Characteristics and Outcomes From Published Reports
    80:12, p. B219 - B220 2022
  • Cardiovascular revascularization medicine
    Gill Gauravpal S., Revascularization Strategy in Cardiogenic Shock and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
    40, p. 32 - 32 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Petersen John, RACIAL DISPARITIES IN OUTCOMES OF DELIVERY AND CARDIAC COMPLICATIONS AMONG PREGNANT WOMEN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE
    79:9, p. 1968 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Aggarwal Gaurav, SEX DIFFERENCES IN LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION OUTCOMES: META-ANALYSIS
    79:9, p. 884 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Torres Rosa N. Cruz, OUTCOMES OF SCREENING DIABETIC PATIENTS FOR ASYMPTOMATIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (CAD): AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS
    79:9, p. 1545 2022
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Torres Rosa N. Cruz, OUTCOMES OF PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION (LAAO) ON LEFT ATRIAL FUNCTION: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
    79:9, p. 1284 2022
  • American Heart Journal Plus: Cardiology Research and Practice
    Pajjuru Venkata S., Sex Disparities in In-Hospital Outcomes of Left Ventricular Aneurysm Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: A United States Nationwide Analysis, p. 100104 - 100104 2022
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Gill Gauravpal S., CRT-100.44 Revascularization Strategy in Cardiogenic Shock and Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis
    15:4, p. S12 2022
  • Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
    Ismayl Mahmoud, Delayed acute myocarditis with COVID-19 infection
    35:3, p. 366 - 368 2022
  • Circulation
    Aggarwal Gaurav, Gender Differences in Outcomes of Mitraclip: A Meta-Analysis
    144:Suppl_1 2021
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Shaikh Kashif, Abstract 14382: Association of Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden and FFRCT-Serial Cardiac CTA Study
    144:S_1, p. A14382 2021
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Pajjuru Venkata Siva Kumar, Abstract 9541: Sex Disparities in In-Hospital Outcomes of Left Ventricular Aneurysm Complicating Acute Myocardial Infarction: A United States Nationwide Analysis
    144:Suppl_1, p. A9541 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Shaikh Kashif, ASSOCIATION OF PERICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE WITH CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM PROGRESSION WITH PARTICIPANTS:A CROSS-ETHNIC COMPARISON OF THE MESA AND MASALA STUDIES
    77:18, p. 1446 - 1446 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Bansal Raahat, Outcomes of cardiac surgery in heart transplant recipients: analysis of the nationwide inpatient sample 2003-2017
    77:18, p. 572 - 572 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Bansal Raahat, Assessment of sub-clinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis using speckle-tracking echocardiography: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    77:18, p. 1298 - 1298 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gill Gauravpal S., Risk of myocardial infarction among patients with inflammatory bowel disease
    77:18, p. 193 - 193 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Mahabir Chetaj, Exposure to RASB and renal outcome following cabg and/or valve surgery
    77:18, p. 118 - 118 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Bansal Raahat, Long-term outcomes after single versus double stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery bifurcation lesions: an updated meta-analysis
    77:18, p. 1072 - 1072 2021
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Ponamgi Shiva, Influence of body mass index on the management and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction-cardiogenic shock in the United States, 2008-2017
    77:18, p. 95 - 95 2021
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Ritchie Charlotte, Abstract 15378: Impact of Delirium on Mortality in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure: A National Inpatient Sample Study
    142:Suppl_3, p. A15378 - A15378 2020
  • HeartRhythm Case Reports
    Tandon Tarun S., Left atrial appendage closure in a patient with situs inversus totalis and interrupted inferior vena cava – A transhepatic approach
    6:11, p. 871 - 874 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Guddeti Raviteja, TCT CONNECT-119 Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Mixed Aortic Valve Disease Versus Pure Aortic Stenosis
    76:17, p. B52 - B53 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Shaikh Kashif, CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM PROGRESSION AND CVD RISK AMONG THOSE ON STATIN THERAPY
    75:11, p. 1972 - 1972 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Aggarwal Gaurav, TRENDS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS AND COST FOR ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION IN THE UNITED STATES
    75:11, p. 2065 - 2065 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Patel Apurva, Impact of Treatment on Readmission Rates in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Admitted with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
    75:11, p. 1367 - 1367 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Urja Prakrity, Improving Rates of Same-Day Discharge After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    75:11, p. 3612 - 3612 2020
  • Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - WINCARS
    Alugubelli Navya R., Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Diseases in Women: Charting a New Course
    5:1, p. 01 - 03 2020
  • Indian Journal of Cardiovascular Disease in Women - WINCARS
    Gill Gauravpal S., MicroRNAs and Cardiovascular Disease: Small Signals and Big Opportunities
    5:1, p. 15 - 17 2020
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Satish Mohan, THE IMPACT OF RHEUMATOLOGIC DISEASES ON READMISSION RATES FOLLOWING ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
    73:9, p. 22 - 22 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Murray Jeff, CARDIAC MASS: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
    73:9, p. 2272 - 2272 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Jhand Aravdeep, IMPACT OF ANEMIA ON IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY OF HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: A NATIONAL DATABASE ANALYSIS
    73:9, p. 919 - 919 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Thandra Abhishek, CONCOMITANT PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION AND LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OUTCOMES
    73:9, p. 388 - 388 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Jhand Aravdeep, ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ANEMIA ON HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATIONS: A NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE ANALYSIS
    73:9, p. 918 - 918 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Jhand Aravdeep, Safety and Efficacy of Transradial versus Transfemoral Access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Unprotected Left Main Disease: A Meta-analysis
    73:9, p. 1367 - 1367 2019
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Haddad Toufik Mahfood, OUTCOMES OF POST-OPERATIVE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AFTER CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT SURGERY: A META-ANALYSIS
    71:11, p. A144 - A144 2018
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Parekh Jai, PRE-TRANSPLANT USE OF AMIODARONE IN PRE-TRANSPLANT CARDIOMYOPATHY PATIENTS IS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED CARDIOVASCULAR RISK: A META-ANALYSIS
    71:11, p. A682 - A682 2018
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, SOTALOL VERSUS OTHER ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC MEDICATIONS FOR CARDIOVERSION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF SINUS RHYTHM: META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED STUDIES
    69:11, p. 411 - 411 2017
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Belbase Ram, IMPACT OF OBESITY ON THE OUTCOMES OF STRESS CARDIOMYOPATHY: AN ANALYSIS OF NATIONAL INPATIENT SAMPLE
    69:11, p. 851 - 851 2017
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Patel Aashay, PROGNOSTIC IMPACT OF PREMATURE ATRIAL COMPLEXES IN THE GENERAL POPULATION: A META-ANALYSIS OF OBSERVATIONAL STUDIES
    69:11, p. 333 - 333 2017
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Azzouz Muhammad Soubhi, Wrist Activity Tracking Devices and Support Programs, A Meta-Analysis
    69:11, p. 1734 - 1734 2017
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Soubhi Azzouz Muhammad, Therapeutic Hypothermia for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Meta Analysis
    69:11, p. 347 - 347 2017
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, Sotalol versus other anti-arrhythmic agents for prevention of post-operative supraventricular arrhythmias after cardiac surgery: meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies
    69:11, p. 546 - 546 2017
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Belbase Ram, CRT-800.56 Prevalence & Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea & Mitral Valve Insufficiency in Patients With Diastolic Heart Failure
    10:3, p. S78 - S79 2017
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, CRT-800.25 Second Generation Versus First Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Meta-analysis
    10:3, p. S71 - S71 2017
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Aggarwal Saurabh, Abstract 16190: Incidence and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Myocardial Infarction and Co-existing Cerebrovascular Accident in United States
    134:Suppl_1 Suppl 1, p. A16190 - A16190 2016
  • Journal of cardiac failure
    Al-Khafaji Nawfal, 165 - Ultrafiltration Versus Intravenous Diuretics for Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Versus Intravenous Diuretics for Treatment of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
    22:8, p. S61 - S61 2016
  • Journal of cardiac failure
    Al-khafaji Nawfal, 164 - A Rare Case of Continuous Murmur
    22:8, p. S61 - S61 2016
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, Culprit versus multi-vessel percutaneous intervention in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients with cardiogenic shock: Meta-analysis
    67:13, p. 660 - 660 2016
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Saurav Alok, Mitral annular calcification and risk of stroke in severe aortic stenosis: A propensity score analysis
    67:13, p. 2234 - 2234 2016
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Aggarwal Saurabh, Impact of atrial fibrillation on outcomes and cost in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement
    67:13, p. 253 - 253 2016
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, Nationwide trends in pulmonary artery endarterectomy for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
    67:13, p. 2044 - 2044 2016
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, CRT-200.72 Cardiovascular Outcomes and Concomitant Proton Pump Inhibitors and Clopidogrel Users: Evidence From Meta-analysis
    9:4, p. S25 - S25 2016
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Saurav Alok, CRT-500.08 Stent Thrombosis With Bioabsorbable Vascular Scaffolds: A Meta-analysis
    9:4, p. S55 - S55 2016
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Aggarwal Saurabh, Abstract 16543: Concomitant Left Atrial Appendage Closure During Cardiac Surgery: A Meta-analysis
    132:suppl_3, p. A16543 - A16543 2015
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Mahfood Haddad Toufik, Abstract 14339: Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and the Risk of Clinical Cardiovascular Events: A Meta-Analysis
    132:suppl_3, p. A14339 - A14339 2015
  • Circulation (New York, N.Y.)
    Veerappan Kandasamy Vimalkumar, Abstract 16190: Subclinical Hyperthyroidism and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
    132:suppl_3, p. A16190 - A16190 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Matta Abhishek, A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF PERCUTANEOUS CLOSURE OF RUPTURED SINUS OF VALSALVA ANEURYSM IN ADULTS
    65:10, p. A1913 - A1913 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Aggarwal Saurabh, HEALTHCARE RESOURCE UTILIZATION AND IMPACT ON COST WITH USE OF REMOTE MONITORING STRATEGY COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL FOLLOW-UP FOR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATORS: A META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS
    65:10, p. A458 - A458 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Lavu Madhav, Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hospitalized Hfpef Patients
    65:10, p. A409 - A409 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, Efficacy and Safety of Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Ligation with Lariat: a Meta-Analysis
    65:10, p. A435 - A435 2015
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, CRT-154 Intravascular Ultrasound Guided Left Main Interventions: Meta-analysis
    8:2, p. S24 - S24 2015
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Kanmanthareddy Arun, CRT-174 Transradial vs Transulnar Access for Coronary Angiography - A Meta-analysis
    8:2, p. S30 - S30 2015
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Chandraprakasam Satish, CRT-815 A Meta-analysis Of Clinical Outcomes Between Edwards Valve Versus Corevalve After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
    8:2, p. S52 - S53 2015
  • JACC. Cardiovascular interventions
    Aggarwal Saurabh, CRT-401 Ivabradine Versus Metoprolol For Heart Rate Reduction In Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography
    8:2, p. S36 - S37 2015
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kaushik Manu, TCT-299 Association of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Inflammation as Assessed by FDG PET-CT with Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease
    64:11, p. B86 - B86 2014
  • IJC Heart & Vessels
    Chandraprakasam Satish, Dobutamine stress testing induced transient cardiomyopathy: A systematic review
    4:0, p. 221 - 222 2014
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gorthi Janardhana R., UTILITY OF IODINE-123-METAIODOBENZYLGUANIDINE IMAGING IN PREDICTING CLINICALLY RELEVANT VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIAS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTOLIC HEART FAILURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
    63:12, p. A1120 - A1120 2014
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gangi Ratna Priya, Impact of mitral annular calcification on outcomes of aortic valve surgery
    63:12, p. A2010 - A2010 2014
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Gangi Ratna Priya, NON VALVULAR PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA IN A PATIENT WITH RHEUMATIC MITRAL STENOSIS: INSIGHTS INTO ETIOPATHOGNESIS
    63:12, p. A703 - A703 2014
  • Journal of cardiac failure
    Kaushik Manu, Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness as Assessed by Echocardiography & Left Ventricular Diastolic Dysfunction
    19:8, p. S69 - S69 2013
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Vallakati Ajay, Impact of Gender on Outcome after Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: A Meta-Analysis
    61:10, p. E388 - E388 2013
  • Alla Venkata M., LGE and the risk of sudden death in HCM 2012
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Alla Venkata, Delayed Contrast Enhancement on Cardiac Mri and Risk of Clinically Significant Ventricular Arrhythmias in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: a Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
    59:13, p. E1226 - E1226 2012
  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology
    Kaushik Manu, Epicardial Adipose Tissue as Assessed by Echocardiography and Incident Cardiac Disease
    59:13, p. E1159 - E1159 2012
  • Alla Venkata M., LGE and the Risk of Sudden Death in HCM 2012
  • Frontiers in Bioscience - Elite
    Aboeata Ahmed S., Coronary artery ectasia
    4 E:1, p. 300 - 310 2012
  • Cardiovascular revascularization medicine
    Alla Venkata M., Impact of preoperative total leucocyte count on mortality and cardiovascular complications in patients undergoing nonemergent thoracic aortic surgery
    12:3, p. e32 - e32 2011
  • Cardiology Journal
    Karnam Showri, Mycobacterium phlei, a previously unreported cause of pacemaker infection
    18:6, p. 687 - 690 2011
  • Cardiology Journal
    Karnam Showri M., Mycobacterium phlei, a previously unreported cause of pacemaker infection: Thinking outside the box in cardiac device infections
    18:6, p. 687 - 690 2011
  • Chest
    Reddy Yeruva M., Accuracy of Electrocardiogram in Diagnosing Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Nonagenarians
    138:4, p. 187 - 187A 2010
  • Chest
    Alla Venkata M., The Impact of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Level on Outcomes in Patients With Hypothyroidism and Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Retrospective Observational Study
    138:4, p. 195 - 195A 2010
  • Alla Venkata M., Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy 2010
  • Alla Venkata M., Electrocardiographic abnormalities in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: Relevance in patients with left bundle-branch block/paced ventricular rhythms 2010
  • Journal of Atrial Fibrillation
    Alla Venkata M., C-reactive protein and the risk of atrial fibrillation
    1:10, p. 569 - 579 2010

Presentations

  • Impact of Stable Coronary Artery Disease on In-Hospital Outcomes and Readmissions Following Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation Satish, Mohan; Walters, Ryan; Alla, Venkata; Halperin, Jonathan L, AHA November 2022 2022
  • A Comparative Meta-Analysis of Newer Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices, Gauravpal Singh Gill,1 Jorge Sanz Sanchez,2Jose Carlos Sanchez Martinez,3 Pramod Kumar Ponna,4Arun Kanmanthareddy,1 Venkata M. Alla, TCT September 2022 2022
  • Percutaneous Transcatheter Aspiration in Endocarditis: A Systematic Review and Compilation of Patient Characteristics and Outcomes From Published Reports, Gauravpal Singh Gill,1 Teja Chakrala,2 Venkata M. Alla, TCT September 2022 2022
  • Stroke and Safety Outcomes With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Implantation in Chronic Kidney Disease: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis, Gauravpal Singh Gill,1 Shikha Shailly,2 Pramod Kumar Ponna,3 Arun Kanmanthareddy,1 Venkata M. Alla, TCT September 2022 2022
  • Perinatal Programming of Cardiovascular Destiny: Before the Beginning... Alla, V. Creighton University Cardiology Grand Rounds, Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Metamorphosis and Mergers in Medical Specialties: Rise of Cardio Obstetrics & Gyn-Cardiology. Alla, V. Creighton University Cardiology Grand Rounds, Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Echocardiogram Surveillance prior to Pacemaker Generator Exchange: A QI Project. Freeman, W., Alla, V. Nebraska ACC, Omaha, NE. 2019
  • Extent of Subclinical Atherosclerosis on Coronary CT and impact of Statins in Stable Patients with Diabetes: Results from CONFIRM Registry. Kashif Shaikh, MD; Venkata M. Alla, MD, Juhwan Lee, MD; Heidi Gransar, MSc; Rine Nakanishi,MD; Shone Almeida,MD; Mohammed Salman,MD; Sion K Roy,MD; Jonathon A. Leipsic, MD; Fay Y. Lin, MD; Stephan Achenbach, MD; Mouaz H. Al-Mallah, MD; Daniele Andreini, MD PhD; Jeroen J. Bax, MD PhD; Daniel S. Berman, MD; Filippo Cademartiri, MD PhD; Tracy Q. Callister, MD; Hyuk-Jae Chang, MD PhD; Kavitha Chinnaiyan, MD; Benjamin J.W. Chow, MD; Ricardo C. Cury, MD; Augustin DeLago, MD; Gudrun Feuchtner, MD; Martin Hadamitzky, MD; Joerg Hausleiter, MD; Philipp A. Kauffmann, MD; Yong-Jin Kim, MD; Erica Maffei, MD PhD; Hugo Marques, MD PhD; Pedro de Araújo Gonçalves, MD PhD; Gianluca Pontone, MD PhD; Gilbert L. Raff, MD; Ronen Rubinshtein, MD; Leslee J. Shaw, PhD; Todd C. Villines, MD; Yao Lu, MSc; Erica C. Jones, MD; Jessica M. Peña, MD; James K. Min, MD; Matthew J. Budoff, MD. Nebraska ACC, Omaha, NE 2019
  • A Meta-analysis of transradial versus transfemoral approach for secondary vascular access in transfemoral-transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Apala, D., Jhand, A., Gundepalli, S., Freeman, W., Alla, V. SCAI 2019, Las Vegas, NV. 2019
  • Economic Impact of Anemia on Heart Failure Hospitalizations: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis. Jhand, A., Ahmad, A., Guddeti, R., Thandra, A., Walters, R., Andukuri, V., Alla, V., Smer, A. American College of Cardiology Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2019
  • Impact of Anemia on In-Hospital Mortality of Heart Failure Patients : A National Database Analysis. Jhand, A., Guddeti, R., Ahmad, A., Thandra, A., Walters, R., Andukuri, V., Alla, V., Smer, A. American College of Cardiology Conference, New Orleans, LA. 2019
  • Murray, J., Tandon, T., Alla, V. Cardiac Mass: A Diagnostic Challenge. American College of Cardiology 2019. New Orleans, LA. 2019
  • Satish M, Walter R, Alla VM: Readmission rates and etiology in rheumatic diseases with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Poster Presentation American College of Cardiology, 3/2019 2019
  • Jhand A, Apala D, Thandra A, Ahsan M, Mafood Haddad T, Alla VM: Safety and Efficacy of Transradial versus Transfemoral access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Unprotected Left Main Disease: A Meta-analysis. Poster Presentation American College of Cardiology, 3/2019 2019
  • Dinesh Reddy Apala, Aravdeep Jhand, Abhishek Thandra, Muhammad Ahsan, Toufik Mahfood Haddad, Venkata Alla: A meta-analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Transradial versus Transfemoral access for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Total Occlusions. Poster Presentation American College of Cardiology, 3/2019 2019
  • Geetanjali Dang, Mohammed Saleh, Maria Del Carmen Perez, Wilmary Garcia Flete, Raviteja Guddeti, Hussam Abuissa, VenkataAlla: SAFETY PROFILES OF LEADLESS PACEMAKERS (MICRA) DEVICES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FOODAND DRUG ADMINISTRATION MANUFACTURER AND USER FACILITY DEVICE EXPERIENCE (MAUDE) DATABASE. Poster Presentation American College of Cardiology, 3/2019 2019
  • A meta-analysis of Long-term Clinical Outcomes following Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents for Chronic Total Occlusions. Jhand, A., Thandra, A., Mahfood Haddad, T., Saadi, A., Alla, V., White, M. TCT 2018, San Diego, CA. 2018
  • Safety and Efficacy of Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and Amulet Device for Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Patients with Non-valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-analysis. Thandra, A., Jhand, A., Apala, D., Aggarwal, S., Saadi, A., Sayles, H., Goldsweig, A., Alla, V. European Society of Cardiology Congress 2018, Munich, Germany. 2018
  • A meta-analysis of efficacy and safety of Watchman device for left atrial appendage closure in non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Jhand, A., Thandra, A., Apala, D., Aggarwal, S., Saadi, A., Sayles, H., Goldweig, A., Alla, V. European Society of Cardiology Congress 2018, Munich, Germany. 2018
  • Solving the Rubiks Cube of Competencies, Milestones and EPAs: New paradigms in Training the next generation of Cardiologists. Cardiology Grand Rounds 2015
  • Saurabh Aggrawal, Venkata M Alla - Everolimus versus mycophenolate for cardiac transplantation. American Heart Association November 15 19, 2014. Chicago, IL. 2014
  • S Chandraprakasam, VM Alla, AN Mooss, CB Hunter. (June 25-29, 2014). Systematic Review of Dobutamine Stress Testing Induced Stress Cardiomyopathy. American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. San Antonio, TX. Poster presentation. 2014
  • Manu Kaushik, Alok Saurav, Senthil Thambidorai, Kyle G Ulveling, Sushma Koneru, Caroline Nubel, Venkata M Alla, Jeff Holmberg, Aryan Mooss, Syed M Mohiuddin. (June 20 24, 2014). Large Pericardial Effusion associated with severe Pulmonary Hypertension - Clinical Predictors of Aortic Atherosclerosis: A Prospective Study Using Trans-Esophageal Echocardiography. American Society of Echocardiography. Portland, OR. Poster presentation. 2014
  • Alok Saurav, Venkata M Alla, Clint J Oommen, Prakash Suryanarayana, Kwan Lee, Manu Kaushik, Michael Del Core - Effect of Cilostazol on Restenosis Rate and Target Lesion Revascularization in Femoro-Popliteal Endovascular Intervention: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions May 28-31, 2014. 2014
  • Manu Kaushik, Alok Saurav, Venkata M Alla, Michael Del Core, Aryan Mooss, Dennis Esterbrooks - Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on Outcomes of Patients with Inferior Myocardial Infarction at Risk of Right Ventricular Infarction. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions May 28-31, 2014. 2014
  • Saurabh Agrawal, Venkata M Alla - Multidetector computed tomography versus 2-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions May 28-31, 2014. 2014
  • Ratna Priya Gangi, Venkata Mahesh Alla. (March 29 31, 2014). Papillary fibroelastoma in a patient with rheumatic mitral valve stenosis. American College of Cardiology Meeting. Washington, DC. 2014

Awards

  • Annual Faculty Award
    Department of Medicine
  • Department of Medicine Annual Faculty Award
    Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Educator of the Year Award
    Cardiovascular Fellowship
    Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Educator of the year award from Fellowship for the year 2020-2021
    Educator of the year award from Fellowship for the year 2020-2021
  • Graduate Medical Education Teaching Award
    SOM
  • Special Recognition Award
    Special Recognition Award for Professional excellence and Servic
    Association of American cardiologists of Indian origin