Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, UCSD School of Medicine

Pediatric Cardiology

Dr. Vishal Nigam, MD

Vishal Nigam, MD practices Pediatric Cardiology. He went to medical school at University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. Vishal Nigam has written publications. He has 7 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'The stretch responsive microRNA miR-148a-3p is a novel repressor of IKBKB, NF-B signaling, and inflammatory gene expression in human aortic valve cells.'

Publications

The stretch responsive microRNA miR-148a-3p is a novel repressor of IKBKB, NF-ÃŽÂºB signaling, and inflammatory gene expression in human Aortic valve cells.
Cyclic stretch of embryonic cardiomyocytes increases proliferation, growth, and expression while repressing Tgf-ÃŽÂ² signaling.
Bicuspid Aortic valves experience increased strain as compared to tricuspid Aortic valves.
Patient-Specific Models of Cardiac Biomechanics.
The Long Non-Coding HOTAIR Is Modulated by Cyclic Stretch and WNT/ÃŽÂ²-CATENIN in Human Aortic Valve Cells and Is a Novel Repressor of Calcification Genes.
Human versus porcine tissue sourcing for an injectable myocardial matrix hydrogel.

Conditions Treated

Aortic Valve Disease
Arrhythmias (incl. Atrial Fibrillation)
Cardiomegaly
Congenital Heart Disease
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Doctors Specialties

Pediatric Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

Education

University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Washington University
Baylor College of Medicine

Hospital

Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego

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