Keyur B. Shah, MD
Dr. Keyur Shah is a Chief of the Section of Heart Failure and Associate Professor in Division of Cardiology at Virginia Commonwealth University. He specializes in advanced heart failure and heart transplantation. His clinical expertise includes heart transplantation, amyloid cardiomyopathy and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Shah serves as the Medical Director of the Mechanical Circulatory Support Program.
Dr. Shah is a Richmond native and received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Virginia. He earned his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in Pittsburgh. He completed both his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.
Dr. Shah’s research interests include cardiac amyloidosis, ventricular assist devices and the total artificial heart. He actively conducts numerous clinic trials in the fields of heart transplantation, heart failure and mechanical assist devices. He has authored numerous research papers and book chapters, which have been published in highly respected medical journals including the Archives of Internal Medicine, Circulation, and Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Representative Publications:
A Phase 2a Dose-Escalation Study of the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Haemodynamic Effects of BMS-986231 in Hospitalized Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Lack of Diagnostic and Prognostic Utility of Circulating Plasma Myeloperoxidase Concentrations in Patients Presenting With Dyspnea
The Cardioprotective Effects of Fish oil During Pressure Overload are Blocked by High fat Intake: Role of Cardiac Phospholipid Remodeling
Natriuretic Peptides and Echocardiography in Acute Dyspnoea: Implication of Elevated Levels With Normal Systolic Function
