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Bimal Ramesh Shah

Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt Street, Durham, NC 27705

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2025 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

In the News


Published July 23, 2015
Hospitals overestimate speed of giving clot-busting drugs

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Recent Publications


Trends of blood pressure control in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Journal Article Am Heart J · May 2022 IMPORTANCE: COVID-19 altered lifestyles and disrupted routine health care. Whether blood pressure (BP) control worsened during COVID-19 is unknown. OBJECTIVE: To understand whether home BP control worsened during COVID-19 across the United States (US) . DE ... Full text Link to item Cite

Real-World Comparative Effectiveness and Cost Comparison of Thromboprophylactic Use of Enoxaparin versus Unfractionated Heparin in 376,858 Medically Ill Hospitalized US Patients.

Journal Article Am J Cardiovasc Drugs · July 2021 BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious complication in medically ill inpatients. Enoxaparin or unfractionated heparin (UFH) thromboprophylaxis has been shown to reduce VTE in clinical trials; however, comparative effectiveness and difference ... Full text Link to item Cite

Predicting Thromboembolic and Bleeding Event Risk in Patients with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article Thromb Haemost · December 2018 BACKGROUND:  Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia that increases the risk of stroke. Medical therapy for decreasing stroke risk involves anticoagulation, which may increase bleeding risk for certain patients. In determining the optimal t ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Centers for Cardiovascular Outcomes Research

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2016

From Clinic to Community: Achieving Health Equity in the Southern United States

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 2012 - 2015

Duke Mentored CER Scholar Program

ResearchScholar · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2010 - 2013

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 2002 M.D.