Tahir S. Kafil, M.D.

  1. Cardiac Imager
  2. Cardiologist
  1. Kafil TS, Shaikh OM, Fanous Y, Benjamen J, Hashmi MM, Jawad A, Dahrouj T, Abazid RM, Swiha M, Romsa J, Beanlands RSB, Ruddy TD, Mielniczuk L, Birnie DH, Tzemos N. Risk Stratification in Cardiac Sarcoidosis With Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Sep; 17 (9):1079-1097 Epub 2024 Aug 07
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  2. McDonald MA, Kafil TS, Khoury M, Luk AC, Wright MK, Hawkins NM. Myocarditis and Pericarditis After mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination: 2024 Status and Management Update. Can J Cardiol 2024 Sep; 40 (9):1536-1540 Epub 2024 Mar 26
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  3. Karmali R, Kafil TS, Bayat A, Honnekeri B, Badwan O, Berglund F, Cremer P, Klein AL. Recurrent Pericarditis and Paradigm Shift in Cardiovascular Imaging and Targeted Therapeutics. JACC Adv. 2024 Sep; 3 (9):101194 Epub 2024 Sept 18
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  4. Kafil TS, Bolen MA, Mountis M, Jellis CL, Jaber WA. Complementary role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging and 18F-FDG-positron emission tomography in myocarditis. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2024 Jul 31; 25 (8):e200
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  5. Atar M, Majid M, Yaker Z, Agrawal A, Arockiam AD, Gerds AT, Kafil T, Shimshak T, Brands C, Klein AL. Successful Treatment of Recurrent Pericarditis With Rilonacept in Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Nov 1; 25:102043 Epub 2023 Oct 05
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  6. Dugan ES, Majid M, Kafil TS, Abdelghaffar B, Yaker ZS, Kumar A, Taimeh Z, Tan C, Cremer PC, Klein AL. Lymphocytic Perimyocarditis Masquerading as Steroid-Dependent Recurrent Pericarditis. JACC Case Rep. 2023 Sep 6; 21:101960 Epub 2023 Aug 05
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  7. Chih S, Clarke BA, Albert M, Buchan CA, Kafil TS, Kim DH, Kumar D, Smith SJ, Solera Rallo JT, Stubbs MJ, McDonald MA. The COVID-19 Pandemic and Adult Cardiac Transplantation: Impact, Interventions, and Implications. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Jun; 39 (6):853-864 Epub 2023 Mar 23
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  8. Crosier R, Kafil TS, Paterson DI. Imaging for Cardiovascular Complications of COVID-19: Cardiac Manifestations in Context. Can J Cardiol. 2023 Jun; 39 (6):779-792 Epub 2023 Jan 31
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  9. Kafil TS, Wang TKM, Agrawal A, Majid M, Syed AB, Hutt E, Alencherry B, Cohen JA, Kumar S, Bansal A, Griffin BP, Klein AL. Advances in multi-modality imaging for constrictive pericarditis and pericardial inflammation: role of imaging-guided therapy. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2023 Apr; 21 (4):269-279
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  10. Arockiam AD, Agrawal A, El Dahdah J, Honnekeri B, Kafil TS, Halablab S, Griffin BP, Wang TKM. Contemporary Review of Multi-Modality Cardiac Imaging Evaluation of Infective Endocarditis. Life (Basel). 2023 Feb 25; 13 (3)
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  11. Kafil TS, Jellis CL, Hoda RS, Griffin BP, Cremer PC. Cardiac sarcoidosis mimics cardiac amyloidosis in an elderly patient. Eur Heart J Case Rep. 2022 Dec; 6 (12):ytac458 Epub 2022 Nov 28
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  12. Chouchana L, Blet A, Al-Khalaf M, Kafil TS, Nair G, Robblee J, Drici MD, Valnet-Rabier MB, Micallef J, Salvo F, Treluyer JM, Liu PP. Features of Inflammatory Heart Reactions Following mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination at a Global Level. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Mar; 111 (3):605-613 Epub 2021 Dec 27
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  13. Kafil TS, Tugaleva E, Hashmi MM, Shaikh O, Fanous Y, Dahrouj T, Elrayes M, Ray Guo LR, Bagur R, Tzemos N. Aggressive Cholesterol Pericarditis With Minimal Effusion Masquerading as Treatment-Refractory Autoimmune Disease. CJC Open. 2022 Feb; 4 (2):237-239 Epub 2021 Sept 24
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  14. Kafil TS, Sparrow R, Khan HR, Manian U, Elrayes M, Bagur R, Tzemos N. Intravenous Methylprednisolone for Ventricular Tachycardia Electrical Storm in Cardiac Sarcoidosis: Case Series and 1-Year Follow-up. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2021 Apr; 7 (4):536-537
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  15. Nikolou E, Bilkhu R, Kafil TS, Demetrescu C, Kotta PA, Lucchese G, Tzemos N, Grapsa J. Multimodality Imaging in Transcatheter Mitral Interventions. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021; 8:638399 Epub 2021 Feb 23
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  16. Kafil TS, Nguyen TM, MacDonald JK, Chande N. Cannabis for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis: Evidence From Cochrane Reviews. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2020 Mar 4; 26 (4):502-509
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  17. Kafil TS, Nguyen TM, MacDonald JK, Chande N. Cannabis for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 8; 11 (11):CD012954 Epub 2018 Nov 08
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  18. Kafil TS, Nguyen TM, MacDonald JK, Chande N. Cannabis for the treatment of Crohn's disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Nov 8; 11 (11):CD012853 Epub 2018 Nov 08
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  19. Kafil TS, Nguyen TM, Patton PH, MacDonald JK, Chande N, McDonald JW. Interventions for treating collagenous colitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Nov 11; 11 (11):CD003575
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