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- Name
- Amir Darki
- Degree
- M.D.
- Rank
- Associate Professor
- Primary Department
- Medicine
- Education
- Medical School
- University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago
- Residencies
- Loyola University Medical Center Internal Medicine: General
- Fellowships
- Loyola University Medical Center Cardiology
- Loyola University Medical Center Interventional Cardiology
- Hobbies
- Martial Arts
- Cooking
- Family
- Publications
- Malik, MK; Humayun, W; Darki, A "Complete Venous Shutdown:" A Rare Case of Combined Superior Vena Cava (SVC) and Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Occlusion. Case reports in vascular medicine ; 2023
- Elkaryoni, A; Saad, M; Darki, A; Abdelkarim, I; Has, P; Hyder, ON; Mamdani, ST; Sharaf, BL; Gordon, P; Lopez, JJ; Abbott, JD; Stone, GW Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair After TAVR: A Nationwide Analysis. The American Journal of Cardiology ; 209
- Bashir, R; Piazza, G; Firth, B; Ouriel, K; Sista, A; Rali, P; Comerota, A; Lakhter, V; Iskander, A; Foster, M; Gandhi, R; Darki, A; Lookstein, R; Rosenfield, K Effect of Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis on Segmental Artery Occlusions: Insights From the RESCUE Trial. JACC. Advances ; 2 9
- Malik, MK; Desai, PV; Darki, A A rare case of miliary tuberculosis presenting with saddle pulmonary embolism. Respiratory medicine case reports ; 45
- Greathouse, F; Desai, PV; Humayun, W; Darki, A A Challenging Case of Stent Dislodgement During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Complicated by Peripheral Embolization. Cureus ; 15 8
- Siebert, V; Goldstein, J; Khan, R; Lopez, J; Darki, A; Lewis, B; Steen, L; Doukas, D A goal-oriented hemodynamic approach to acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock-A single center experience. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions ;
- Sistla, P; Kheder, K; Iourinets, J; Arora, P; Desai, PV; Brailovsky, Y; Darki, A Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis or Catheter-Based Thrombectomy in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Horses for Courses. Interventional cardiology clinics ; 12 3
- Odeh, A; Dungan, GD; Hoppensteadt, D; Siddiqui, F; Kantarcioglu, B; Darki, A; Fareed, J; Syed, MA Interrelationship Between Inflammatory Biomarkers and Collagen Remodeling Proteins in Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 29
- O'Hara, A; Pozin, J; Darki, A; Siddiqui, F; Hoppensteadt, D; Walenga, J; Fareed, J; Kantarcioglu, B Glycemic Control and Plasma Levels of Pro-Inflammatory and Pro-Thrombotic Biomarkers in Diabetic Patients Presenting with Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 29
- Malik, MK; Wroblewski, I; Darki, A Pulmonary Cement Embolism After Vertebroplasty. Cureus ; 15 5
- Brailovsky, Y; Lakhter, V; Newman, J; Allen, S; Elkaryoni, A; Desai, P; Masic, D; Bechara, CF; Bontekoe, E; Hoppensteadt, D; Lopez, JJ; Siddiqui, F; Iqbal, O; Fareed, J; Darki, A Fibrinolytic Status and Risk of Death After Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 29
- Khuddus, MA; Darki, A; Padaliya, BB; West, NEJ; Rapoza, RJ; Buccola, J; Amis, G; Chehab, BM; Secemsky, EA Improving efficiency and operator proficiency during percutaneous coronary interventions utilizing a standardized optical coherence tomography workflow. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions ; 100 Suppl 1
- Odeh, A; Dungan, GD; Darki, A; Hoppensteadt, D; Siddiqui, F; Kantarcioglu, B; Fareed, J; Syed, MA Collagen Remodeling and Fatty Acid Regulation Biomarkers in Understanding the Molecular Pathogenesis of Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 28
- Elkaryoni, A; Elgendy, IY; Saad, M; Luke, D; Shatla, I; DeSirkar, S; Bunte, MC; Abbott, JD; Aronow, HD; Darki, A Trends, outcomes, and predictors of patients transferred with acute pulmonary embolism in the United States: Analysis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Vascular medicine (London, England) ;
- Darki, C; Riley, J; Dadabhoy, DP; Darki, A; Garetto, J The Effect of Classical Music on Heart Rate, Blood Pressure, and Mood. Cureus ; 14 7
- Darwish, I; Fareed, J; Brailovsky, Y; Hoppensteadt, D; Slajus, B; Bontekoe, E; De Stefano, F; Reed, T; Darki, A Dysregulation of Biomarkers of Hemostatic Activation and Inflammatory Processes are Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 28
- Kantarcioglu, B; Darki, A; Siddiqui, F; Hoppensteadt, D; Lewis, J; Krämer, R; Adiguzel, C; Fareed, J The Relevance of Anti-PF4 Antibody Isotypes and Endogenous Glycosaminoglycans and their Relationship with Inflammatory Biomarkers in Pulmonary Embolism Patients. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 28
- Kantarcioglu, B; Darki, A; Siddiqui, F; Krupa, E; Vural, M; Kacmaz, M; Hoppensteadt, D; Iqbal, O; Jeske, W; Walenga, J; Adiguzel, C; Fareed, J Predictive Role of Blood Cellular Indices and Their Relationship with Endogenous Glycosaminoglycans as Determinants of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 28
- Kassis, N; Kovarnik, T; Chen, Z; Weber, JR; Martin, B; Darki, A; Woo, V; Wahle, A; Sonka, M; Lopez, JJ Fibrous Cap Thickness Predicts Stable Coronary Plaque Progression: Early Clinical Validation of a Semiautomated OCT Technology. Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions ; 1 5
- Elkaryoni, A; Tran, AT; Saad, M; Darki, A; Lopez, JJ; Dawn Abbott, J; Chan, PS Patient Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Cardiac Arrest in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Insights from Get with The Guidelines®-Resuscitation Registry. RESUSCITATION ;
- Bashir, R; Foster, M; Iskander, A; Darki, A; Jaber, W; Rali, PM; Lakhter, V; Gandhi, R; Klein, A; Bhatheja, R; Ross, C; Natarajan, K; Nanjundappa, A; Angle, JF; Ouriel, K; Amoroso, NE; Firth, BG; Comerota, AJ; Piazza, G; Rosenfield, K; Sista, AK Prospective Multicenter Trial of Pharmacomechanical-Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis with the Bashir Endovascular Catheter for Acute Pulmonary Embolism. JACC. Cardiovascular interventions ;
- Patel, M; Mujer, M; John, A; Darki, A VA-ECMO-assisted aspiration thrombectomy in a patient presenting with acute massive PE with absolute contraindications to thrombolytics. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions ;
- Benjamin, MM; Arora, P; Munir, MS; Darki, A; Liebo, M; Yu, M; Syed, MA; Kinno, M Association of Left Atrial Hemodynamics by Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Long-Term Outcomes in Patients With Cardiac Amyloidosis. Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI ;
- De Sirkar, S; Newman, J; Allen, S; Elkaryoni, A; Marginean, A; Darki, A Hampton hump in acute pulmonary embolism. Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine ; 89 5
- Shimomura, A; Smith, S; Darki, A; Kamberos, N; Charous, S Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Anticoagulating an Adolescent with Post-Tonsillectomy Massive PE: A Case Report. The Annals of Otology, Rhinology, and Laryngology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Darki, A; Bunte, M; Mamas, MA; Weinberg, I; Elgendy, IY Palliative Care Penetration Among Hospitalizations with Acute Pulmonary Embolism: A Nationwide Analysis. Journal of palliative care ;
- Slajus, B; Brailovsky, Y; Darwish, I; Fareed, J; Darki, A Utility of Blood Cellular Indices in the Risk Stratification of Patients Presenting with Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 27
- Desai, PV; Krepostman, N; Collins, M; De Sirkar, S; Hinkleman, A; Walsh, K; Fareed, J; Darki, A Neurological Complications of Pulmonary Embolism: a Literature Review. Current neurology and neuroscience reports ; 21 10
- Elkaryoni, A; Klappa, A; Okasha, O; Shatla, I; Abid, QU; Luke, D; John, A; Steen, LH; Darki, A; Lopez, JJ Timing of Invasive Coronary Angiography in Patients Hospitalized With Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction (a Real-World Analysis). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Sagalov, A; Allen, S; Iqbal, O; Darki, A Submassive Pulmonary Embolism Complicating Small Bowel Obstruction. Cureus ; 13 8
- Elkaryoni, A; Elgendy, IY; Manshad, A; Desai, N; Liu, JC; Syed, M; Leya, FS; Lewis, BE; Steen, LH; Lopez, JJ; Darki, A Trends and Outcomes of Transferred Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction from Acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Analysis). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Klappa, A; Elgendy, IY; O'Donnell, BN; Bontu, S; Bakir, M; Sanagala, T; Darki, A; Lopez, JJ; Steen, LH Outcomes of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Because of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection Stratified by Involved Coronary Artery. The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Drummond, AP; Elgendy, IY; Bontu, S; Polancich, M; Walsh, E; Porcaro, K; Allen, S; Syed, M; Steen, LH; Lopez, JJ; Darki, A ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Transferred from Non-acute Care Hospitals (from a Nationwide Cohort Sample). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Elgendy, IY; Walsh, K; Allen, S; Newman, J; Salem, M; Krepostman, N; Collins, M; DeSirkar, S; Bunte, MC; Darki, A Catheter Directed Thrombolysis for Acute Pulmonary Embolism Among Elderly Patients (from a Nationwide Cohort Sample). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Siebert, VR; John, A; Manshad, A; Darki, A Case report of a coronary artery-right ventricular fistula following repeat endomyocardial biopsies in a heart transplant patient. European heart journal. Case reports ; 5 6
- Elkaryoni, A; Elgendy, IY; Qarajeh, R; Allen, S; Abdelkarim, I; Mallas, W; Leya, FS; Lewis, BE; Steen, LH; Lopez, JJ; Darki, A Outcomes of ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to left main coronary artery: a nationwide cohort sample. Coronary artery disease ;
- Marginean, A; Haines, JF; Perez-Tamayo, RA; Bechara, C; Darki, A Pulmonary Embolism Complicated by Acute Limb Ischemia Managed by Surgical Pulmonary Embolectomy. Cureus ; 13 4
- Pow, T; Allen, S; Brailovsky, Y; Darki, A Acute submassive pulmonary embolism after SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case report of reinfection or prolonged hypercoagulable state. European heart journal. Case reports ; 5 3
- Yu, MD; Desai, N; Sanagala, T; Darki, A Paradoxical Embolism Causing Myocardial Infarction in a COVID-19 Patient Presenting With Pulmonary Embolism. Cureus ; 13 3
- Merchant, Karim; Desai, Parth; Morris, Stephen; Masic, Dalila; DeSirkar, Sovik; Krepostman, Nicolas; Collins, Matthew; Antonios, Nathalie; Chan, Lucas; Newman, Joshua; Allen, Sorcha; Manshad, Ahmad; Kuhrau, Shannon; Fareed, Jawed; Elkaryoni, Ahmed; Brailovsky, Yevgeniy; Darki, Amir PREDICTORS OF ANTICOAGULATION COMPLIANCE IN PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY EMBOLISM AFTER HOSPITAL ADMISSION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) ; 77 18
- Allen, S; Chan, L; Masic, D; Porcaro, K; Morris, S; Haines, J; Leya, F; Bechara, CF; Lopez, J; Lewis, B; Steen, L; Fareed, J; Darki, A; Brailovsky, Y Comparison of outcomes in catheter-directed versus ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis for management of submassive pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis research ; 202
- Brailovsky, Y; Masic, D; Allen, S; Lakhter, V; Bashir, R; Forfia, P; Bechara, CF; Leya, FS; Lopez, JJ; Lewis, BE; Steen, LE; Wexels, F; Fareed, J; Camren, GP; Hibbeln, J; Darki, A Novel CT-derived parameter is associated with low cardiac index in acute pulmonary embolism. Thrombosis research ; 202
- Newman, J; Brailovsky, Y; Allen, S; Bontekoe, E; Masic, D; Walenga, J; Fareed, J; Darki, A Angiopoietin-2 correlates with pulmonary embolism severity, right ventricular dysfunction, and intensive care unit admission. Vascular medicine (London, England) ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Sperry, BW; Royce, A; Walsh, K; Bruno, E; Shah, S; Darki, A; Elgendy, I Hospitalization Rates Before and After Palliative Care Utilization for Heart Failure Patients (From a Nationwide Sample). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Elgendy, IY; Genev, I; Khalil, M; Darki, A Change in Hospitalization Rates After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion (from a Nationwide Cohort Sample). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Brailovsky, Y; Kunchakarra, S; Lakhter, V; Barnes, G; Masic, D; Mancl, E; Porcaro, K; Bechara, CF; Lopez, JJ; Simpson, K; Mathew, V; Fareed, J; Darki, A Pulmonary embolism response team implementation improves awareness and education among the house staff and faculty. JOURNAL OF THROMBOSIS AND THROMBOLYSIS ; 49 1
- Lopez, JJ; Darki, A Radiation Dose Variability Across Institutions: A Wake-Up Call for Interventional Cardiology? JACC. Cardiovascular interventions ; 13 7
- Kuhrau, S; Masic, D; Mancl, E; Brailovsky, Y; Porcaro, K; Morris, S; Haines, J; Charo, K; Fareed, J; Darki, A Impact of Pulmonary Embolism Response Team on Anticoagulation Prescribing Patterns in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Journal of pharmacy practice ;
- Marginean, A; Masic, D; Brailovsky, Y; Fareed, J; Darki, A Difficulties of Managing Submassive and Massive Pulmonary Embolism in the Era of COVID-19. JACC. Case reports ; 2 9
- Elkaryoni, A; Merchant, KR; Brailovsky, Y; Bunte, MC; Sperry, BW; Darki, A Effect of Acute Pulmonary Embolism on the Hospitalization Rates in Patients with Heart Failure (From a Nationwide Cohort Sample). The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Elkaryoni, A; Barssoum, K; Barakat, AF; Elgendy, IY; Elsayed, M; Muhanna, A; Arnason, A; Shatla, I; Darki, A; Wimmer, AP Safety and Effectiveness of Long-Term Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation Among Nonagenarians: A Real-World Analysis. The American Journal of Cardiology ;
- Pulia, M; Salman, T; O'Connell, TF; Balasubramanian, N; Gaines, R; Shah, F; Henry, M; Leya, F; Mathew, V; Bufalino, D; Steen, L; Lewis, B; Darki, A; Cichon, M; Fennessy, M; Sielaff, A; Haas, M; Lopez, JJ Impact of Emergency Medical Services Activation of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and a 24-Hour/Day In-Hospital Interventional Cardiology Team on Treatment Times (Door to Balloon and Medical Contact to Balloon) for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal of Cardiology ; 124 1
- Darki, A; Motiwala, A; Bakhos, L; Lewis, BE; Lopez, JJ; Steen, LH; Mathew, V; Leya, FS Technical success and long-term outcomes after anomalous right coronary artery stenting with cardiac computed tomography angiography correlation. Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions ;
- Brailovsky, Y; Darki, A; Mathew, V Case report of a metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to the pericardium masquerading as ST elevation myocardial infarction on ECG. European heart journal. Case reports ; 2 3
- Al Halabi, S; Newman, J; Farkouh, ME; Fortuin, D; Leya, F; Sweeney, J; Darki, A; Lopez, J; Steen, L; Lewis, B; Webb, J; Leon, MB; Mathew, V Meta-Analysis of Studies Comparing Dual- Versus Mono-Antiplatelet Therapy Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal of Cardiology ; 122 1
- Laubham, MP; Darki, A Rosai-Dorfman disease and left ventricular noncompaction cardiomyopathy: A heart failure conundrum. Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology ;
- Patel, D; Darki, A; Hoppensteadt, D; Darwish, I; Syed, M; Brailovsky, Y; Fareed, J Biomarkers of Thrombo-Inflammatory Responses in Pulmonary Embolism Patients With Pre-Existing Versus New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 27
- Bontekoe, E; Brailovsky, Y; Hoppensteadt, D; Bontekoe, J; Siddiqui, F; Newman, J; Iqbal, O; Reed, T; Fareed, J; Darki, A Upregulation of Inflammatory Cytokines in Pulmonary Embolism Using Biochip-Array Profiling. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 27
- Brailovsky, Y; Lakhter, V; Weinberg, I; Porcaro, K; Haines, J; Morris, S; Masic, D; Mancl, E; Bashir, R; Alkhouli, M; Rosenfield, K; Mathew, V; Lopez, J; Bechara, CF; Joyce, C; Fareed, J; Darki, A Right Ventricular Outflow Doppler Predicts Low Cardiac Index in Intermediate Risk Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 25
- Phan, T; Brailovsky, Y; Fareed, J; Hoppensteadt, D; Iqbal, O; Darki, A Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Predict All-Cause Mortality in Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/Hemostasis ; 26