Prof. Dr. Muhammad Tariq Farman

Qualifications

• FCPS (Cardiology), in 2007 Degree Awarded by College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (CPSP), Karachi.
• Fellowship in Interventional Cardiology at (NICVD), Karachi from 2007 to 2009
• FSCAI, Awarded by Society of Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), Washington DC in 2010.
• FESC, Awarded  by European Society  of Cardiology in 2016

Research

1. Gender differences in presentation of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Pak Heart J. 2008; 41 (3): 5-10
2. Efficacy and safety of Percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC) in pregnant women with critical mitral stenosis. PJC 2009; 20(1&2): 23-9 (2nd author)
3. Pattern of coronary artery disease in patients with left bundle branch block in acute coronary syndrome. Medical Channel 2009; 15 (4): 176-9 (2nd author)
4. Changing trends in INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS. J Pak Med Assos. 2010; 60(1): 24-7  (www.jpma.org.pk) (2nd author)
5. Severe Mitral Stenosis with Atrial Fibrillation – A Harbinger of Thromboembolism. J Pak Med Assoc. 2010; 60 (6): 439-43(First author)
6. Outcome of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention at public sector tertiary care hospital in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc. 2011; 61 (6): 575-581(First author)
7. Comparison of Outcomes of Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Ostial Versus Nonostial occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Artery. JLUMHS. 2011; 10(1): 33-38 [ www.lumhs.edu.pk/jlumhs] (First author)
8. Comparison of fluoroscopy time during coronary angiograms and interventions by radial and femoral routes- can we decrease the fluoro time with increased experience? - An observational study. Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2011; 11: 607-12 [www.anakarder.com] (First author)
9. Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with and without thrombus aspiration - an observational study. J Pak Med Assoc 2014; 64(6): 653-9 (First author)
10. Predictors of successful percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy using the Bonhoeffer Multi-track system in patients with moderate to severe mitral stenosis: Can we see beyond the wilkins score? Anatol J Cardiol 2015; 15: 373-9 [Available online- DOI:10.5152/akd.2014.5466] (First author)
11. Evaluation of various presentations of acute myocardial infarction patients at NICVD, Karachi-Pakistan. IJBPAS 2014; 3(12): 2953-65 (3rd author)
12. Standard median sternotomy versus right anterolateral thoracotomy for mitral valve replacement. J Med Sci 2015; 23: 42-5 (3rd author)
13. Outcome of primary percutaneous coronary intervention with early and late ST resolution – Earlier is better. Pak Heart J 2015; 48 (1): 42-7 (First author)
14. Adherence to Secondary Prophylaxis of Rheumatic fever in Patients with Rheumatic Heart Disease in rural areas. Pak Heart J 2018; 51(03): 243-7 (2nd author)
15. Jawaid Akbar Sial, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Sayed Fayaz Mujtaba, Musa Karim. Factors associated with admissions of Heart Failure Patients. Pak Heart J 2019; 52(03): 224-8 (2nd author)
16. Nauman Matloob Ahmed Siddiqui, Khalid Iqbal Bhatti, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Naveed Ullah Khan. Frequency of risk factors in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome below 40 years of age. Pak Heart J 2019; 52 (03): 240-4 (3rd author)
17. Muhammad Tariq Farman, Nauman Matloob Ahmed Siddiqui, Khalid Iqbal Bhatti, Muhammad Uzair Khan, Faisal Ahmed Siddiqui, Muhammad Nawaz Lashari, Jawaid Akbar Sial. PROPORTION OF POSITIVE STRESS TEST IN YOUNGER PATIENTS COMING TO TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL FOR THE EVALUATION OF ISCHAEMIC HEART DISEASE. ARE WE GOING TO LOSE OUR YOUNGER WORKFORCE? Pak Heart J 2020; 53 (1): 45-51
18. Naveed Ullah Khan, Tahir Saghir, Muhammad Saeed Talpur, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Sobia Masood, Nadeem Hasan Rizvi. POST PCI MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION A SILENT KILLER FACT OR FICTION. DOES IT REALLY EXIST? WHERE DO WE STAND? Pak Heart J 2020; 53(1): 76-81
19. Ashok Kumar, Kahkashan Zehra Naqvi, Shueeta Kumari, Rajesh Kumar, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Shahid Ahmed et al. SIGNIFICANCE OF CANADA ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME RISK SCORE IN EMERGENCY PERCUTANEOUS REVASCULARIZATION FOR THE PREDICTION OF CONTRAST INDUCED NEPHROPATHY. Pak Heart J 2022; 55(2): 124-8
20. Rizwana Yasmeen, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Muhammad Hashim, Nouman Kakepoto, Jawaid Akbar Sial, Tahir Saghir. FREQUENCY OF ACUTE HEART FAILURE IN NON ST ELEVATION ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; CAN WE PREDICT THE HEART FAILURE ON CLINICAL AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY (ECG) BASIS? Pak Heart J 2022; 55(2): 171-4
21. Kamran Khan, Naveedullah Khan, Faisal Qadir, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Khalid  Iqbal Bhatti, Parveen Akhtar. FREQUENCY OF ISCHEMIC MITRAL REGURGITATION AFTER ACUTE ST- ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AT A TERTIARY CARE CARDIAC CENTER. Pak Heart J 2022; 55(4): 375-9
22. Muhammad Tariq Farman, Muhammad Hashim, Naveedullah Khan, Jawaid Akbar Sial, Tahir Saghir, Tariq Ashraf. Comparison of Outcomes of Different Balloon Sets in Patients undergoing Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy – Bigger and Differ is Better! Pakistan Journal of Cardiovascular Intervention. 2022; 2(2), 42–51.
23. Usman Hanif Bhatti, Mubashir Hussain, Naveedullah Khan, Faisal Qadir, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Khalid Iqbal Bhatti. Loss of Radial Artery pulse after Catheterization, through trans-radial route in patients with acute coronary syndrome. (Manuscript accepted from Pak heart Journal)
24. Shakeela Naz, Rizwan Ali Khawaja, Naveedullah Khan, Muhammad Tariq Farman, Maryam Saeed, Atiqa Amir Ali et al. Rheumatic Heart Disease: The only preventable heart disease; that is not being prevented! (Manuscript accepted from Pak Heart Journal)