Elite in Heart Failure

Dr. Nihar Desai

Cardiology
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York St, 
New Haven,, CT 
Elite in Heart Failure
Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York St, 
New Haven,, CT 
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Overview

Nihar Desai is a Cardiologist in New Haven,, Connecticut. Dr. Desai is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Heart Attack, Cardiogenic Shock, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 400 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 111 articles in the study of Heart Failure.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Hospital Affiliations
Yale-New Haven Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Yale New Haven Hospital
20 York St, New Haven,, CT 06510
Call: 203-767-6399
Other Locations
Cape Cod Hospital
27 Park St, Hyannis,, MA 02601
Call: 508-771-1800

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID)
Pragmatic Trial of Messaging to Providers About Treatment of Hyperlipidemia (PROMPT-LIPID)
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: September 03, 2024
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable

400 Total Publications

Modeling In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Modeling In-Hospital Mortality Among Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock Receiving Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Journal: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences
Published: December 08, 2025
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