Sunil V. Rao, MD
Department / Division
Medicine /
Medicine - Cardiology
Address
508 Fulton Street, 111A
Durham, NC 27705
Appointment Telephone
Not accepting patients
Office Telephone
919-286-0411, extension 2352
Fax Telephone
919-286-6821
- MD, Ohio State University College of Medicine, 1996
- Internal Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, 1996-1999
- Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1999-2003
- Interventional Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, 2003-2004
Clinical Interests
Interventional cardiology
Research Interests
Focus of research is in the radial approach to PCI, transfusion physiology and outcomes in patients with ischemic heart disease, quality assessment and improvement through registries, and clinical trials in interventional cardiology
This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.
- Abbott Vascular
- AstraZeneca
- Eli Lilly
- HMP Communications
- Terumo Medical
- The Medicines Company
- Volcano
- ZOLL
Representative Publications
Jolly, SS; Yusuf, S; Cairns, J; Niemelä, K; Xavier, D; Widimsky, P; Budaj, A; Niemelä, M; Valentin, V; Lewis, BS; Avezum, A; Steg, PG; Rao, SV; Gao, P; Afzal, R; Joyner, CD; Chrolavicius, S; Mehta, SR; RIVAL trial group. Radial versus femoral access for coronary angiography and intervention in patients with acute coronary syndromes (RIVAL): a randomised, parallel group, multicentre trial. Lancet. 2011;377:1409-1420.
(2011)
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Rao, SV; Krucoff, MW. Transradial PCI in women: problem solved or clinical equipoise?. Journal of Invasive Cardiology. 2011;23:4 p preceding 101.
(2011)
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Rao, SV; Cohen, MG; Kandzari, DE; Bertrand, OF; Gilchrist, IC. The transradial approach to percutaneous coronary intervention: historical perspective, current concepts, and future directions. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010;55:2187-2195.
(2010)
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Rao, SV; Melloni, C; Myles-Dimauro, S; Broderick, S; Kosinski, AS; Kleiman, NS; Dzavík, V; Tanguay, JF; Chandna, H; Gammon, R; Rivera, E; Alexander, JH; Fier, I; Roach, J; Becker, RC; EMINENCE Investigators. Evaluation of a new heparin agent in percutaneous coronary intervention: results of the phase 2 evaluation of M118 IN pErcutaNeous Coronary intErvention (EMINENCE) Trial. Circulation. 2010;121:1713-1721.
(2010)
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Rao, SV; Eikelboom, J; Steg, PG; Lincoff, AM; Weintraub, WS; Bassand, JP; Rao, AK; Gibson, CM; Petersen, JL; Mehran, R; Manoukian, SV; Charnigo, R; Lee, KL; Moscucci, M; Harrington, RA; Academic Bleeding Consensus Multidisciplinary Working Group. Standardized reporting of bleeding complications for clinical investigations in acute coronary syndromes: a proposal from the academic bleeding consensus (ABC) multidisciplinary working group. American Heart Journal. 2009;158:881-886.e1.
(2009)
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Rao, SV; Ou, FS; Wang, TY; Roe, MT; Brindis, R; Rumsfeld, JS; Peterson, ED. Trends in the prevalence and outcomes of radial and femoral approaches to percutaneous coronary intervention: a report from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. 2008;1:379-386.
(2008)
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Rao, SV; Eikelboom, JA; Granger, CB; Harrington, RA; Califf, RM; Bassand, JP. Bleeding and blood transfusion issues in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. European Heart Journal. 2007;28:1193-1204.
(2007)
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Rao, SV; Jollis, JG; Harrington, RA; Granger, CB; Newby, LK; Armstrong, PW; Moliterno, DJ; Lindblad, L; Pieper, K; Topol, EJ; Stamler, JS; Califf, RM. Relationship of blood transfusion and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes. JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 2004;292:1555-1562.
(2004)
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