External resources
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Cardiologist
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Research interests
Honorary Professor of Cardiology, University of Liverpool
I am the chief investigator for several multi centre trials the SMANPAF, PRESSURE, PRAISE and CRAFT evaluating novel strategies for catheter ablation treatment for patients with atrial fibrillation
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dhiraj_Gupta
Personal interests
I am a keen cricketer
I enjoy travel and am a foodie
Awards received
March 2019: Finalist for the 'Research Practitioner of the Year' in the NorthWest Coast Awards
April 2017: NHS National Bronze Excellence Award
October 2014: Arrhythmia Alliance Excellence in Practice Award for ‘Outstanding Individual who has contributed to Arrhythmia Services in the United Kingdom’ awarded at Heart Rhythm Congress, Birmingham
(Additional) Languages spoken
- Hindi
- Native or bilingual
- Panjabi, Punjabi
- Fluent
Publications
1. M Das, ..., D Gupta. Pulmonary Vein Isolation as a routine strategy regardless of symptoms: the PRESSURE randomised controlled trial. JACC Clin Electrophysiol (in press)
2. S Bartoletti, A Masoud, D Gupta. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion With the Amulet Device Incomplete Occlusion, Thrombus Formation and the Importance of Intraprocedural Echocardiography JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2017:3:191
3. Ablation Index, a novel marker of ablation lesion quality: prediction of pulmonary vein reconnection at repeat electrophysiology study and regional differences in target values. M Das, … D Gupta. Europace 2016 May 31. Pii:euw105 (Epub ahead of print)
4. Re-ablated sites of acute reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation do not predict sites of late reconnection at repeat electrophysiology study. M Das, … D Gupta. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2016; 27:381-9
5. Biatrial linear ablation in sustained non-permanent AF: Results of the Substrate Modification with Ablation and antiarrhythmic drugs in Non-Permanent Atrial Fibrillation Trial. GJ Wynn, … D Gupta. Heart Rhythm 2016; 13:399-406
6. Recurrence of Atrial Tachyarrhythmia during the Second Month of the Blanking Period Predicts More Extensive Pulmonary Vein Reconnection at Repeat Electrophysiology Study. M Das, … D Gupta. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2015: 8: 846-52
7. A novel marker to predict early recurrence after atrial fibrillation ablation: The Ablation Effectiveness Quotient. GJ Wynn, … D Gupta. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2015; 26: 397-403
8. Cardiac Arrest in athletes and resuscitation. PB Bapat,…D Gupta. J Intensive Care Soc 2015; 16: 85-86
8. Quality-of-life benefits of catheter ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation: a reanalysis of data from the SARA study. Wynn GJ,… Gupta D. Europace. 2015;17: 222-4
9. Efficacy of Catheter Ablation for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Evidence from Randomised and Non-Randomised Controlled Trials. Wynn GJ,… Gupta D. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2014; 7: 841-52
10. Improving safety in catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: a prospective study of the use of ultrasound to guide vascular access. Wynn GJ,… Gupta D. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2014; 25: 680-5
11. The European Heart Rhythm Association Symptom Classification for Atrial Fibrillation: Validation and Improvement through a Simple Modification. Wynn GJ,… Gupta D. Europace 2014;16:965-72