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Experienced in Embolectomy

Dr. Aasim M. Afzal

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology | Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 2 Trials
Offers Telehealth
14 Years of Experience

Experienced in Embolectomy
Baylor Scott & White Health
Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 
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Overview

Aasim Afzal is a Cardiologist and an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist in Plano, Texas. Dr. Afzal has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Embolectomy. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy, Heart Transplant, and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 58 peer reviewed articles and participating in 3 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Embolectomy.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2012.0
Residency
Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center
Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiology
Internal Medicine
Licenses
Emergency Medicine in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Cardiovascular Medicine
Fellowships
Cardiovascular Disease, Baylor University Medical Center
Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center
Advanced Heart Failure, Baylor University Medical Center
Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant Cardiology, Baylor University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Mckinney
Baylor Scott & White Heart & Vascular Hospital - Dallas
Baylor University Medical Center
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano
Baylor Sott & White The Heart Hospital Plano
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Baylor Scott & White Legacy Heart Center Plano Preston Road
Plano, TX 75024
Call: 469-800-7200

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.


3 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System and Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) Compared to OMT Alone in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: January 21, 2026
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Randomized Clinical Evaluation of the AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System in Patients Who Present With Symptomatic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF): The CORCINCH-HF Study
Randomized Clinical Evaluation of the AccuCinch® Ventricular Restoration System in Patients Who Present With Symptomatic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF): The CORCINCH-HF Study
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: December 11, 2025
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Edwards EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Investigation of Safety and Clinical Efficacy After Replacement of Tricuspid Valve With Transcatheter Device
Edwards EVOQUE Tricuspid Valve Replacement: Investigation of Safety and Clinical Efficacy After Replacement of Tricuspid Valve With Transcatheter Device
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: January 09, 2026
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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57 Total Publications

Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Preoperative acute kidney injury predicts the need for post-LVAD renal replacement therapy.
Journal: BMC nephrology
Published: September 15, 2025
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Internal Medicine | Cardiology

Baylor Scott & White Cardiovascular Consultants

6000 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Ste 220, 
Plano, TX 
 (17.7 miles away)
469-800-4400
Languages Spoken:
English, Arabic
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