Dave Nagpal, Western University

Research

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Latest papers

Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation.
CJC open · 2025
Postarrest Care Bundle Improves Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes in the Normothermia Era.
Journal of intensive care medicine · 2024
Estimated pulse-wave velocity predicts survival in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Perfusion · 2024 · senior author

All 20 publications

Latest funding

A Cardiac Rebound: Targeting GATA2 to Reverse Atherosclerosis
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$910,350
Systematic implementation and impact evaluation of data-driven cardiac surgery triaging tools to optimize operational efficiency and enhance patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$500,000
Decreasing Postoperative Blood Loss by Topical vs. Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Open Cardiac Surgery (DEPOSITION) Trial
CIHR · 2020 · Co-investigator
$1,212,526

All 3 grants and awards

20 publications.

01

Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation.

Alsaeid R, Dhingra NK, Stevenson J, Heo R, Alvarez J, Fan CPS, Foroutan F, Aleksova N, Ross HJ, McDonald M, Billia F, Noly PE, Tremblay-Gravel M, Nagpal D, Truby L, Chih S, Rao V, Moayedi Y

CJC open2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.08.013 PMID: 41542127

02

Postarrest Care Bundle Improves Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes in the Normothermia Era.

Caddell AJ, Nagpal D, Hegazy AF

Journal of intensive care medicine2024

DOI: 10.1177/08850666231223482 PMID: 38176890

03

Estimated pulse-wave velocity predicts survival in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

Malik MI, Nagpal D

Perfusion2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1177/02676591221141963 PMID: 36419384

04

A Second Chance for Survival: Clinical Trial Evidence, Eligibility, and Barriers to Implementation of ECPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

Grunau B, Singh G, Bělohlávek J, Yannopoulos D, Tonna JE, Hutin A, Nagpal D, Cournoyer A, van Diepen S

The Canadian journal of cardiology2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.12.006 PMID: 36526148

05

A geographic information system dashboard for heart transplantation.

Zhao PJ, Drullinsky D, Nagpal D, Davey R, Paltser E, Hornby K, Smith S

Clinical transplantation2023

DOI: 10.1111/ctr.15075 PMID: 37461212

06

The Utility of Invasive Hemodynamics in the Management of Cardiogenic Shock.

Singer Z, Nagpal D, Slessarev M, Durocher D, Ward MR

The Canadian journal of cardiology2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2023.02.002 PMID: 36764653

07

CEPP: Canadian Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Protocol Project.

Fagan A, Grunau B, Caddell A, Gould J, Rayner-Hartley E, Lamarche Y, Singh G, Nagpal D, Slessarev M

CJC open2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2022.02.005 PMID: 35734512

08

Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device.

Drullinsky D, Hage F, Hage A, Valdis M, Nagpal D, Chu MWA

Annals of cardiothoracic surgery2022

DOI: 10.21037/acs-2021-ami-18 PMID: 35733712

09

Current Use, Capacity, and Perceived Barriers to the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Canada.

Grunau B, Shemie SD, Wilson LC, Dainty KN, Nagpal D, Hornby L, Lamarche Y, van Diepen S, Kanji HD, Gould J, Saczkowski R, Brooks SC

CJC open2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.11.005 PMID: 33778449

10

Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients

Johnstone J, Meade M, Lauzier F, Marshall J, Duan E, Dionne J, Arabi YM, Heels-Ansdell D, Thabane L, Lamarche D

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)2021217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1001/jama.2021.13355 PMID: W3199054172

A Cardiac Rebound: Targeting GATA2 to Reverse Atherosclerosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Heit, Bryan J

Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Estrogen; Immunofluorescence; Macrophages; Plaque Development; Plaque Regression; Signaling; Transcription; Whole Animal Imaging

$910,350

Systematic implementation and impact evaluation of data-driven cardiac surgery triaging tools to optimize operational efficiency and enhance patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Co-investigatorCIHR2021O. Gr.: Addr. the Health Impacts of COVID-19 - Imp. of def/disp care on health

Principal investigators: Sun, Louise

Keywords: Access To Care; Cardiac Surgery; Clinical Risk Prediction; Digital Health; Triaging

$500,000

Decreasing Postoperative Blood Loss by Topical vs. Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Open Cardiac Surgery (DEPOSITION) Trial

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lamy, André

Keywords: Antifibrinolytic Therapy; Blood Transfusion; Cardiac Surgery; Seizure; Transexamic Acid

$1,212,526

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Co-authors at Western University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Brian Grunau

Emergency Medicine

4 shared papers, latest 2023

John Granton

Medicine/Respirology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Ryan Zarychanski

Internal Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Lauralyn McIntyre

Clinical Epidemiology

1 shared papers, latest 2021

Filio Billia

Physiology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Nagpal, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Dave Nagpal

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation.

Postarrest Care Bundle Improves Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes in the Normothermia Era.

Estimated pulse-wave velocity predicts survival in patients requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

A Second Chance for Survival: Clinical Trial Evidence, Eligibility, and Barriers to Implementation of ECPR for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest.

A geographic information system dashboard for heart transplantation.

The Utility of Invasive Hemodynamics in the Management of Cardiogenic Shock.

CEPP: Canadian Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) Protocol Project.

Emergent repair of post myocardial infarction ventricular septal defect with prophylactic left ventricular assist device.

Current Use, Capacity, and Perceived Barriers to the Use of Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Canada.

Effect of Probiotics on Incident Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Patients

A Cardiac Rebound: Targeting GATA2 to Reverse Atherosclerosis

Systematic implementation and impact evaluation of data-driven cardiac surgery triaging tools to optimize operational efficiency and enhance patient outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Decreasing Postoperative Blood Loss by Topical vs. Intravenous Tranexamic Acid in Open Cardiac Surgery (DEPOSITION) Trial

Frequent collaborators

Brian Grunau

Sean van Diepen

Sonny Dhanani

Andrew Healey

Kimia Honarmand

Marat Slessarev

Joanna Dionne

Michael Surette

Erick Duan

Mark Soth

Timothy A Karachi

Paul Hosek

Paul Lysecki

John Granton

Ryan Zarychanski

Lauralyn McIntyre

Claudio Martin

Rakesh Arora

Jan Friedrich

Filio Billia