Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Rakesh Gopinathannair, MD, MA, is Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology Laboratories, Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute. The public record shows 433 publications with 9,626 citations (h-index 41), centered on Heart Failure. It also documents an investigator role on 3 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 27 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
- Top research focus: Heart Failure
- 3 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 27 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 52 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Federally funded research awards.
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 3 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Arrhythmic Manifestations and Management in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Sponsor: Kansas City Heart Rhythm Research Foundation
InvestigatorCompletedNCT04465552 - Treatment Of Atrial Fibrillation In Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure
Sponsor: Electrophysiology Research Foundation
InvestigatorPhase 4UnknownNCT04160000 - Impact of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy on Right Ventricular Function in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients
Sponsor: University of Louisville
InvestigatorWithdrawnNCT02169076
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year202540 payments$41,709openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year202588 payments$29,722openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Biosense Webster, Inc.Program year202511 payments
NIH funding
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Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes With Ventricular Arrhythmias in Continuous Flow Left Ventricular Assist Device Recipients: A Multicenter Analysis.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
2025 - The hope and the hype of artificial intelligence for syncope management.
European heart journal. Digital health
2025 - The Quest to Balance Data Minimalism and Patient Safety in Remote Monitoring of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Devices.
Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
2025
Contact
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Office address
5100 W 110th St Ste 300, Overland Park, KS 66211
Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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- Board Certified
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Immediate Past Chair
Heart Rhythm Society Communications Committee
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American Heart Association Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
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Secondary affiliationsappointments beyond the home institution
- Prior faculty: Assistant Professor (2010-2015)
Associate Professor (2015-2018), and Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology (2013-2018), University of Louisville School of Medicine
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University of Missouri-Columbia
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University of Louisville School of Medicine
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Media & interviewspress, podcasts and appearances
- Interview guest on "The EP Edit" (official podcast of EP Lab Digest)
discussing the scientific statement on Cardiac Arrhythmias and Autonomic Dysfunction Associated With COVID-19
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discussing left ventricular assist devices and arrhythmia management
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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