Original research articles:
1. Radio frequency ablation of arrhythmias guided by non-fluoroscopic catheter location: A prospective randomized trial.
Mark J Earley, Refai Showkathali, Maysaa Alzetani, Peter M Kistler, Dhiraj Gupta, Dominic J Abram, Julie A Horrocks, Stuart Harris, Simon C Sporton, Richard J Schilling.
Eur. Heart J. 2006 May; 27:1223 – 1229
To read the full paper, click here…RFA_RCT
2. Right atrial flutter isthmus ablation is feasible and results in acute clinical improvement in patients with persistent atrial flutter and severe pulmonary arterial hypertension
Refai Showkathali, Muzahir H. Tayebjee, Julia Grapsa, Maysaa Alzetani, Petros Nihoyannopoulos, Luke S Howard, David C Lefroy, J Simon R Gibbs. Hammersmith Hospital
Int J Cardiol. 2011; 149(2):279-80
To read the full paper, click here…PHT ablation paper
3. Current case mix and results of catheter ablation of regular supraventricular tachycardia: are we giving unrealistic expectation to patients?
Refai Showkathali, Mark J Earley, Maysaa Alzetani, Stuart Harris, Dhiraj Gupta, Peter Kistler, Simon Sporton, Anthony W Nathan, Richard J Schilling.
Europace. November 2007; 9(11): 1064 – 1068
To read the full paper, click here…SVT results
4. The advantages of a consultant led primary percutaneous coronary intervention service on patient outcome.
Refai Showkathali, John R Davies, Jeremy W Sayer, Paul A Kelly, Rajesh K Aggarwal, Gerald J Clesham. The Essex Cardiothoracic centre, UK
QJM. 2013 Nov;106(11):989-94
To read the full paper, click here…Out of hrs PPCI
5. Should primary percutaneous coronary intervention be the routine reperfusion strategy in octogenarians presenting with ST elevation myocardial infarction?
Refai Showkathali, Edney Boston-Griffiths, Michael Parker, John R Davies, Gerald J Clesham, Jeremy W Sayer, Paul A Kelly, Rajesh K Aggarwal. The Essex CTC, UK
J Cardiovasc Med. 2014; 15(1):53-9
To access the article via Pubmed, click here http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24500237
6. Comparison of Bivalirudin with Heparin versus Abciximab with Heparin for primary percutaneous coronary intervention in “real-world” practice.
Refai Showkathali, John R Davies, Michael Parker, Wasing Taggu, Kare H Tang, Gerald J Clesham, Reto A Gamma, Jeremy W Sayer, Rajesh K Aggarwal, Paul A Kelly.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2013 14(5):289-93
To read the full paper, click here…Bivalirudin vs Abciximab paper
7. Incidental findings during TAVI work-up: More than just an inconvenience.
Refai Showkathali, Arup Sen, Rafal Dwarakowski, Beth Brickham, Olaf Wendler, Philip MacCarthy. King’s College Hospital, London.
Eurointervention. 2015 Aug;11(4):465-9
To read the full paper, click here…Incidental findings_TAVI
8. Typical Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy in ST elevation myocardial infarction patients admitted for primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Refai Showkathali, Hetalkumar Patel, Anil Ramoutar, Alamgir M Kabir, Jeremy W Sayer, Gerald J Clesham, Rajesh K Aggarwal, Paul A Kelly.
Eur J Intern Med. 2014 Feb;25(2):132-6.
To read the full paper, click here…TCM_EJIM_paper
9. Multi-disciplinary clinic: Next step in “Heart team” approach for TAVI.
Refai Showkathali, Raj Chelliah, Beth Brickham, Rafal Dworakowski, Emma Alcock, Ranjit Deshpande, Olaf Wendler, Philip MacCarthy, Jonathan Byrne.
Int J Cardiol. 2014;174(2):453-5
To read the full paper, click here…MDM clinic TAVI paper
10. Early discharge of patients (within 24 h) after Percutaneous Coronary Angioplasty is feasible and safe in Indian Setup.
Refai Showkathali, Radhapriya Yalamanchi, Abraham Oomman.
IHJ. 2020;72(20): 126-7
To read the full paper, click here…24 hr discharge paper_IHJ
11. Acute Coronary syndrome admissions and Outcome during COVID-19 pandemic- Report from Large Tertiary Centre in India.
Refai Showkathali, Radhapriya Yalamanchi, Sankeerthana MP, Selva Nandha Kumaran, Suvetha Shree, Rajeshwari Nayak, Abraham Oomman, Asha Mahilmaran.
Indian Heart Journal. (available online): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2020.09.005
To read the full paper, click here…ACS COVID-19_IHJ paper
12. Thrombolysis in high-risk patients with Left sided Obstructive Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis.
Refai Showkathali, Radhapriya Yalamanchi, Abraham Oomman, Abhinaya K.
Kardiol Pol. (available online) DOI: 10.33963/KP.15604
To read the full paper, click here…Left sided PVT_KP
13. Cardiac Intensive care unit admissions during COVID-19 Pandemic- Single centre Experience
Radhapriya Yalamanchi, Bipin Chandra Dasari, Lavanya Narra, Abraham Oomman, Pramod Kumar, Rajeshwari Nayak, Refai Showkathali.
Indian J Crit Care Med. 2020;24(11): 1103-05
To read the full paper, click here…CICU admission_IJCCM
14. Thrombolysis in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Are we overdoing it?
Refai Showkathali, Radhapriya Yalamanchi, Balasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Abraham Oommann, Aruna Sivaprkash, Pramod Kumar.
Heart Views. 2021:22:115-20
To read the full paper, click here…Thrombolysis in PE_Heart Views
15. Coronary thrombo-embolic events after COVID-19 vaccination- a single centre study
Refai Showkathali, Radhapriya Yalamanchi,Lavanya Narra, Nandhini Vinayagamoorthy, Sengottuvelu Gunasekaran, Rajeshwari Nayak, Y Vijayachandra Reddy, Asha Mahilmaran, KN Srinivasan, Abraham Oomman, Dhamodharan Kaliyamoorthy
Indian Heart J. 2021 (available online)- DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2022.01.002
To read the full paper, click here…coronary thrombosis after COVID
16. Cardiac Amyloidosis in South India: a teritary care centre experience
Ashiti Jain, Abraham Oomman, I Sathyamoorthy, Prabhu Pandurangan, Robert Mao, Asha Mahilmaran, Refai Showkathali, Sri Lasya
Heart Fail J India 2023;1:145-53
To read the full paper, click here..Cardiac Amyloidosis_Paper_HFAI journal