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Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

St. George's University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: atherectomy, carotid artery stenting, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), and more.

6316 W Union Hills Drive 210
Glendale, AZ 85308

(480) 765-2800

Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Glendale, AZ specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine. Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD is affiliated with Abrazo Health, Abrazo Arrowhead Campus and HEALTHFINITY PLLC.

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Address:

6316 W Union Hills Drive 210
Glendale, AZ 85308

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Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

abdominal imaging	12
ablation	36
angioplasty	46
cardiac procedures	307
catheterization	128
diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	923
hospital care	404
inpatient care	405
minimally invasive procedures	162
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	46
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	275
vascular procedures	209

**Gender**
Male	313
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	20
Hispanic	41
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	87
Less than 65	83

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

ablation	72
ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	198
catheterization	67
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	992
hospital care	431
injections	12
inpatient care	396
minimally invasive procedures	137
outpatient care	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	284
vascular procedures	273

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	470
Black	22
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	68
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

ablation	109
ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	107
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	851
hospital care	206
injections	35
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	126
ultrasound (sonogram)	207
vascular procedures	223

**Gender**
Male	520
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	460
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	122
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	28
ablation	174
ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	277
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	1056
hospital care	151
injections	28
inpatient care	152
minimally invasive procedures	185
nuclear scan	33
pelvic imaging	16
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	591
vascular procedures	623

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	15
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	55
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	14
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	321
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	59
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	100
ablation	369
ambulatory monitoring	85
cardiac procedures	822
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	1535
hospital care	77
injections	99
inpatient care	78
minimally invasive procedures	394
nuclear scan	23
pelvic imaging	101
stress testing	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	1508
vascular procedures	1251

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	788
Black	18
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	493
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	88
Less than 65	59

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	329
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	63
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	69
ablation	119
ambulatory monitoring	33
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	684
catheterization	93
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	1403
hospital care	295
injections	29
inpatient care	296
minimally invasive procedures	210
nuclear scan	115
pelvic imaging	70
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	230
ultrasound (sonogram)	915
vascular procedures	746

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	289
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	68
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

abdominal imaging	275
ablation	96
ambulatory monitoring	40
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	1862
catheterization	143
diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	3617
hospital care	543
injections	42
inpatient care	544
minimally invasive procedures	288
nuclear scan	454
pelvic imaging	276
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	911
ultrasound (sonogram)	2503
vascular procedures	1993

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Glendale, AZ were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	97
ablation	185
ambulatory monitoring	45
angioplasty	34
cardiac procedures	598
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	45
doctor visit	1469
hospital care	278
injections	49
inpatient care	274
minimally invasive procedures	264
nuclear scan	131
outpatient care	35
pelvic imaging	96
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	976
vascular procedures	863

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	458
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	31
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	159
85 and over	61
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	267

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine. He has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Abrazo Health

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus

HEALTHFINITY PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$58,306 STENTS $13,008	Catheters $11,699	IN.PACT Admiral $10,461	Resolute $6,279	HawkOne $3,056	Other $13,805
Cook Incorporated	$25,556 Cook Medical IAA $16,991	PI - IAA $7,600	PI - Filters $277	Cook Medical Filters $267	PI - Self-Expanding Stent $137	Other $284
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$20,514 BRILINTA $20,085	FARXIGA $233	BYDUREON PEN $30	SYMBICORT $12	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $12	Other $142
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$18,810 EVLT $11,853	Auryon Atherectomy Catheter 0.9 mm OTW $3,600	Auryon Laser System 100-120 Vac $1,102	VenaCure 1470 Pro $1,010	$1,245
Veniti, Inc.	$16,525 Vici Venous Stent $16,525
Other	$82,248 Angiojet $18,669	Atherectomy Device $15,845	Indigo System $8,029	ELIQUIS $7,203	Indigo $4,257	Other $28,245

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$50,950
Food and Beverage	$50,401
Consulting Fee	$45,225
Travel and Lodging	$41,163
Education	$14,143
Other	$20,076

Research Payments

Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD has received 19 research payments totaling $60,065.

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD.

Ablative Solutions, Inc.	2015	$29,850.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Preferred Stock
Ablative Solutions, Inc.	2014	$29,849.63	Physician Covered Recipient	Series B Preferred Stock

Biography

Dr. Rahul Malhotra is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. His areas of expertise include the following: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), carotid artery stenting, and heart attack. Dr. Malhotra is affiliated with Abrazo Health.

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rahul Malhotra, MD From 2013 - 2021

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