Interventional Cardiologist in VIC

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Biography

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Procedures & Conditions

Procedures Performed
  • Coronary Angiography
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
  • Mitraclip / Triclip
  • PFO Closures
  • ASD Closures
  • LAA Occlusion
Conditions Treated
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Mitral Regurgitation
  • Mitral Valve Disease
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Adult Congenital Heart Disease

Experience

  • Interventional Cardiologist
    Monash Health; Victorian Heart Hospital; Cabrini Malvern Hospital Present
  • Interventional Cardiologist
    Melbourne Heart Group Present
  • Structural Cardiac Intervention Fellow
    Columbia University Medical Center, New York 2021 - 2023
  • Structural Heart Fellow
    UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco 2020 - 2021
  • Interventional Cardiology Fellow
    The Royal Melbourne Hospital & North-western Mental Health 2018 - 2020
  • Cardiology Advanced Trainee
    The Royal Melbourne Hospital & North-western Mental Health 2015 - 2017
  • Physician Trainee
    Alfred Health 2011 - 2015

Memberships & Awards

Professional Memberships and Affiliations
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRACP)

Research & Publications

Publications

1. Adrichem, Rik & Hokken, Thijmen & Bouwmeester, Sjoerd & Abdelkarim, Ola & Vogel, Birgit & Blusztein, David & Veulemans, Verena & Kuneman, Jurrien & Geleijnse, Marcel & Verhemel, Sarah & van den Dorpel, Mark & Kardys, Isabella & Tonino, Pim & Chang, Su & Faza, Nabaul & Jou, Stephanie & Ueyama, Hiroki & Bartkowiak, Joanna & Zeus, Tobias & Mieghem, Nicolas. (2024). Diagnostic Value of Aortic Valve Calcification Levels in the Assessment of Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 17. 10.1016/j.jcmg.2024.03.014.

2. Tat, Emily & Agarwal, Vratika & Lebehn, Mark & Vahl, Torsten & Nazif, Tamim & Ng, Vivian & George, Isaac & Brener, Michael & Lawlor, Matthew & Cheung, Matthew & Mroue, Jad & Otero, Diana & Blusztein, David & Pirelli, Luigi & Kodali, Susheel & Leon, Martin & Hahn, Rebecca. (2024). IMPACT OF CORRECTING THE PROXIMAL ISOVELOCITY SURFACE AREA METHOD ON THE QUANTIFICATION OF TRICUSPID REGURGITATION SEVERITY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 83. 829. 10.1016/S0735-1097(24)02819-5.

3. Adrichem, Rik & Bouwmeester, S & Abdelkarim, Ola & Vogel, Birgit & Blusztein, David & Veulemans, Verena & Kuneman, Jurrien & Geleijnse, M & Bax, J & Bertrand, P & Kodali, S & Mehran, R & Little, Stephen & Houthuizen, P & Mieghem, N. (2023). Dobutamine stress echocardiography remains indispensable for the diagnosis of low-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis. European Heart Journal. 44. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.1654.

4. Blusztein, David & Sarwary, Shabir & Parikh, Devang & Garcia, Santiago & Price, Matthew & Nayak, Keshav & Aragon, Joseph & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2023). Safety of Same-Day Hospital Discharge Post Patent Foramen Ovale Closure: Findings from a Multicenter Study. The American journal of cardiology. 208. 118-123. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.09.045.

5. Adrichem, Rik & Hokken, Thijmen & Bouwmeester, Sjoerd & Abdelkarim, Ola & Vogel, Birgit & Blusztein, David & Veulemans, Verena & Kuneman, Jurrien & Geleijnse, Marcel & Verhemel, Sarah & van den Dorpel, Mark & Kardys, Isabella & Chang, Su & Faza, Nabaul & Jou, Stephanie & Ueyama, Hiroki & Bax, Jeroen & Bertrand, Philippe & Hahn, Rebecca & Mieghem, Nicolas. (2023). TCT-391 Diagnostic Value of Aortic Valve Calcification Levels in the Assessment of Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 82. B155-B156. 10.1016/j.jacc.2023.09.399.

6. Guerrero, Mayra & Grayburn, Paul & Smith, Robert & Sorajja, Paul & Wang, Dee & Ahmad, Yousif & Blusztein, David & Cavalcante, João & Tang, Gilbert & Ailawadi, Gorav & Lim, David & Blanke, Philipp & Eleid, Mackram & Kaneko, Tsuyoshi & Thourani, Vinod & Bapat, Vinayak & Mack, Michael & Leon, Martin & George, Isaac. (2023). Diagnosis, Classification, and Management Strategies for Mitral Annular Calcification. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 16. 2195-2210. 10.1016/j.jcin.2023.06.044.

7. Blusztein, David & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2023). Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Implantation in RV to PA Conduit Dysfunction. 10.1007/978-3-030-85408-9_20.

8. Goli, Rahul & Ya’qoub, Lina & Blusztein, David & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2023). Treatment of left main coronary artery compression in the setting of unpalliated congenital heart disease: a case series. European Heart Journal – Case Reports. 7. 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad262.

9.Lang, Frederick & Mihatov, Nino & Kriegel, Jacob & Nazif, Tamim & Vahl, Torsten & Ng, Vivian & Lebehn, Mark & Blusztein, David & Cahill, Tom & Lehenbauer, Kyle & Hahn, Rebecca & Leon, Martin & Kodali, Susheel & George, Isaac. (2023). Transcatheter aortic valve-in-valve implantation within stentless landing zones: Procedural insights from a single-center experience. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions. 102. 10.1002/ccd.30755.

10. Blusztein, David & Raney, Aidan & Walsh, Joe & Nazif, Tamim & Woods, Christopher & Daniels, David. (2023). Best Practices in Left Ventricular Pacing for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Structural Heart. 7. 100213. 10.1016/j.shj.2023.100213.

11. Blusztein, David & Gogia, Shawnbir & Hahn, Rebecca & Sommer, Robert & Ng, Vivian & Forman, Jessica & Lebehn, Mark & Ranard, Lauren & Vahl, Torsten. (2023). Zero-Contrast Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using a Hybrid Echocardiography-Fluoroscopy Technique Without Iodinated Contrast. The American journal of cardiology. 198. 53-55. 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.04.027.

12. Blusztein, David & Hahn, Rebecca & Rivas, Carlos & George, Isaac & Kodali, Susheel. (2023). Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement With Novel Self-Expanding Valve. JACC: Case Reports. 12. 101773. 10.1016/j.jaccas.2023.101773.

13. Landes, Uri & Hochstadt, Aviram & Manevich, Lisa & Webb, John & Sathananthan, Janarthanan & Sievert, Horst & Piayda, Kerstin & Leon, Martin & Nazif, Tamim & Blusztein, David & Hildick-Smith, David & Pavitt, Chris & Thiele, Holger & Abdel-Wahab, Mohamed & Mieghem, Nicolas & Adrichem, Rik & Sondergaard, Lars & De Backer, Ole & Makkar, Raj & Danenberg, Haim. (2023). Treatment of late paravalvular regurgitation after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: prognostic implications. European heart journal. 44. 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad146.

14. Blusztein, David & Boyett, Mark & D’Souza, Alicia & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2023). MOLECULAR BASIS OF VENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA IN SEVERE PULMONARY REGURGITATION – A SWINE MODEL. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81. 1585. 10.1016/S0735-1097(23)02029-6.

15. Blusztein, David & Sarwary, Shabir & Parikh, Devang & Mansour, Christina & Javed, Kinaan & Garcia, Santiago & Price, Matthew & Nayak, Keshav & Aragon, Joseph & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2023). SAFETY OF SAME-DAY HOSPITAL DISCHARGE POST PFO CLOSURE: FINDINGS FROM A MULTICENTER STUDY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81. 817. 10.1016/S0735-1097(23)01261-5.

16. Blusztein, David & Hahn, Rebecca & Rivas, Carlos & Tomlinson, Stephen & Leb, Jay & George, Isaac & Kodali, Susheel. (2023). THE EFFECT OF MEDICAL THERAPY ON TRICUSPID VALVE ANATOMY IN THE EVALUATION OF TRANSCATHETER TREATMENT OF TRICUSPID REGURGITATION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81. 889. 10.1016/S0735-1097(23)01333-5.

17. Blusztein, David & Hahn, Rebecca. (2023). New therapeutic approach for tricuspid regurgitation: Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement or repair. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 10. 1080101. 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1080101.

18. Blusztein, David & Hahn, Rebecca & Sommer, Robert & Ng, Vivian & Lebehn, Mark & Mihatov, Nino & Cahill, Tom & Lehenbauer, Kyle & Sitticharoenchai, Patita & Ranard, Lauren & Vahl, Torsten. (2022). TCT-393 Zero-Contrast Watchman FLX Implantation—A Hybrid Echocardiography-Fluoroscopy Technique for Successful Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Without Iodinated Contrast. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 80. B158. 10.1016/j.jacc.2022.08.461.

19. Tuwairqi, Khaled & Salahuddin, Ayesha & Judson, Gregory & Blusztein, David & Moore, Phillip & Anwar, Shafkat & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2022). First in Human: Transcatheter Repair of Isolated Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return. Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions. 15. 101161CIRCINTERVENTIONS122012132. 10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.122.012132.

20. Blusztein, David & Lehenbauer, Kyle & Sitticharoenchai, Patita & Cahill, Tom & Mihatov, Nino & Ng, Vivian & Hamid, Nadira & George, Isaac & Kodali, Susheel & Hahn, Rebecca. (2022). 3D Intracardiac Echocardiography in Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: When TEE Is Hard to Stomach. JACC. Case reports. 4. 780-786. 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.05.022.

21. Judson, Gregory & Blusztein, David & Kaveti, Punita & Nguyen, Tom & Deuse, Tobias & Caughron, Hope & Qasim, Atif & Tolstrup, Kirsten & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2022). INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY AS AN ADJUNCT FOR OFF-LABEL EDGE-TO-EDGE REPAIR OF THE TRICUSPID VALVE. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 79. 868. 10.1016/S0735-1097(22)01859-9.

22. Tat, E & Hamid, N & Khalique, O & Lehenbauer, K & Sitticharoenchai, P & Nazif, Tamim & Vahl, T & Ng, V & George, Isaac & Cahill, Tom & Blusztein, David & Mihatov, N & Kodali, SK & Hahn, Rebecca. (2022). Impact of regurgitant orifice ellipticity on quantitation of tricuspid regurgitation using the proximal isovelocity surface area method. European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. 23. 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.375.

23. Tat, E & Hamid, N & Khalique, O & Lehenbauer, K & Sitticharoenchai, P & Nazif, Tamim & Vahl, T & Ng, V & George, Isaac & Cahill, Tom & Blusztein, David & Mihatov, N & Kodali, SK & Hahn, Rebecca. (2022). Correlation between standard and adjusted echocardiographic quantitative methods for evaluating tricuspid regurgitation severity. European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. 23. 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.369.

24. Blusztein, David & Moore, Phillip & Qasim, Atif & Mantri, Neha & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2022). Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair of Systemic Tricuspid Valve in Extracardiac Fontan Circulation. JACC: Case Reports. 4. 221-225. 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.12.024.

25. Blusztein, David & Đinh, Diễm & Stub, Dion & Dawson, Luke & Brennan, Angela & Reid, Christopher & Smith, Karen & Nehme, Ziad & Nehme, Emily & Bernard, Stephen & Lefkovits, Jeffrey. (2021). Predictors of hospital prenotification for STEMI and association of prenotification with outcomes. Emergency Medicine Journal. 39. emermed-2020. 10.1136/emermed-2020-210522.

26. Perri, Jennifer & Blusztein, David & Mahadevan, Vaikom & Nguyen, Tom. (2021). Fracture of a 21 mm failed bioprosthetic aortic valve. Annals of Cardiothoracic Surgery. 10. 10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-15.

27. Perri, Jennifer & Blusztein, David & Mahadevan, Vaikom & Nguyen, Tom. (2021). Fracture of a 21mm Failed Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve. ASVIDE. 8. 277-277. 10.21037/asvide.2021.277.

28. Rosenthal, David & Blusztein, David & Mahadevan, Vaikom & Gerstenfeld, Edward. (2021). Misleading Placement of a Dual-Chamber Pacemaker. JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology. 8. 10.1016/j.jacep.2021.07.013.

29. Blusztein, David & Agrawal, Harsh. (2021). Aortic Rupture in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The Journal of invasive cardiology. 33. E575. 10.25270/jic/21.00061.

30. Blusztein, David & Teng, Peter & Deuse, Tobias & Mahadevan, Vaikom. (2021). Shock, Thrombus, TAVR: A Challenging TAVR With Large Left-Ventricular Thrombus. Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 37. 10.1016/j.cjca.2021.06.008.

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