Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

Dibash K. Das serves as medical editor for Gastroenterology Advisor and oversees the day-to-day operation. He holds a Ph.D. in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology from the CUNY Graduate Center and an advanced certificate in clinical and translational investigation from Weill Cornell Medicine.

All articles by Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

General Cardiology

AHA Guidance for the Diagnosis and Management of Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

July 2, 2020

Scientific statement by the AHA provides up-to-date information and recommendations for the diagnosis and management of transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy.

Vascular Medicine

Open Surgical vs Endovascular Repair for Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

July 1, 2020

Study on the prevention and treatment of ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms provides useful information about predictors of perioperative, postoperative, and long-term outcomes in patients undergoing open surgical repair for ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm.

ACS

Recommendations for the Management of ACS in COVID-19

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 30, 2020

A comprehensive protocol-based triaging and decision making at the point of care in patients with COVID-19 presenting with acute myocardial injury is necessary to reduce provider anxiety and confusion.

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Pulmonary Vasculature

Age-related Differences in Hemodynamics and Functional Status in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 30, 2020

Older patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension may have lower pulmonary artery compliance and worse right ventricular performance compared with their younger counterparts.

Hypertension

BPA, Pulmonary Vasodilators Found to Improve Outcomes in Inoperable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 29, 2020

Balloon pulmonary angioplasty and pulmonary vasodilators were both found to improve functional and hemodynamic outcomes in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Vascular Medicine

High Serum Phosphate Concentration May Be Associated With Greater MALE Risk in Hemodialysis

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 26, 2020

Elevated serum phosphate concentration may be associated with an increased risk for major adverse limb events in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Aortic Valve Replacement Procedures in Children

Arrhythmia

Risks Associated With Loss of Ventricular Pre-excitation in Children With Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 26, 2020

Nonpersistent pre-excitation was associated with fewer high-risk accessory pathway in children with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.

General Cardiology

CMR Criteria to Distinguish Patients With NCCM With Likely Pathogenic Variant

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

June 24, 2020

CMR criteria along with family history can determine those patients in whom a (likely) pathogenic variant for noncompaction cardiomyopathy can be identified.