Michael Kostal, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Medical Director, Heart and Vascular Center at Penn Medicine at Radnor
Department: Medicine
Contact information
145 King of Prussia Road
Radnor, PA 19087
Radnor, PA 19087
Office: (610) 902-2273
Education:
BS (Geology and Geophysics)
Yale University, 1995.
MD (Medicine)
UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2002.
Permanent linkBS (Geology and Geophysics)
Yale University, 1995.
MD (Medicine)
UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 2002.
Selected Publications
Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Kostal M, West J, Marshall E, Weintraub W, Doorey A: Potential Benefit of Using Pressure Wire in Hemodynamic Assessment of Paradoxical Low Flow, Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis With Preserved Ejection Fraction. JACC 67(13), April 2016 Notes: supplement 257-257.Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Kostal M, Marshall E, West J, Doorey A: Discrepancies Between Direct Catheter And Echocardiography Based Values In Aortic Stenosis And Impact On Clinical Decision Making. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 87(3): 488–497, Feb 2016 Notes: Published online 2015 May 29.
Yang CS, Marshall ES, Fanari Z, Kostal MJ, West JT, Kolm P, Weintraub WS, Doorey AJ. : Discrepancies between direct catheter and echocardiography-based values in aortic stenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 87(3): 488-97, Feb 2016.
Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Kostal M, West J, Marshall E, Weintraub W, Doorey A: The impact of Flow and Gradient On The Invasive Assessment of Severe Aortic Stenosis. JACC-TCT-309 66(15), Oct 2015 Notes: suppl. B, B122.
Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Kostal M, West J, Marshall E, Weintraub W, Doorey A: Hemodynamic Assessment Of Low Flow, Low Gradient Severe Aortic Stenosis With Preserved EF Using A Pressure Wire. JACC 66(15), Oct 2015 Notes: suppl. B, B121.
Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Kostal M, Marshall E, Weintraub W, Doorey A: Using Pressure Wire To Assess Discrepancies Between Cardiac Catheterization And Echocardiography Assessment Of Severe Aortic Stenosis, Impact On Clinical Outcomes. European Heart Journal (Abstract 6616) 36, 2015 Notes: abstract suppl. 1193.
Fanari Z, Thapa J, Persad K, Hammami S, Yang, Y, Kostal M, Marshal E, West J, Doorey A: Safety And Efficacy Of Using Pressure Wire To Assess Discrepancies Between Direct Catheter And Echocardiography Based Values In Aortic Stenosis: Impact On Clinical Decision Making. SCAI Scientific Sessions 2015 Notes: Abstract 130.
Kansara P, Rajamanickam A, Weiss S, Rahman E, Hopkins J, Goldenberg E, Kostal M, Stillabower M, Weintraub W: Understanding the Pathophysiology of Apical Ballooning Syndrome, A step closer! American College of Cardiolog, Washington, DC. 2014 Notes: Presentation Abstract A845.
Rajamanickam A, Fanari Z, Kansara P, Goldenberg E, Rahman E, Hopkins J, Kostal M, Stillabower M, Weintraub W: Broken Heart Syndrome-Not so rare anymore. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes May 2013 Notes: Presentation Abstract 41.
Rajamanickam A, Kansara P, Fanari Z, Rao A, Hopkins J, Rahman E, Goldenberg E, Kostal M, Stillabower M, Weintraub W: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy-EKG presentation. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes May 2013 Notes: Presentation Abstract 318.