Briana Costello, MD, FSCAI

Dr. Costello is a general and interventional cardiologist who trained at The Texas Heart Institute and Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. In addition to coronary and structural interventions, she has an interest in cardiovascular preventive medicine and women's heart health. Show full bio

Dr. Costello completed her medical degree from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and earned Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She went on to complete her internal medicine residency at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Costello is on the Teaching Staff at The Texas Heart Institute for interventional cardiology and general cardiovascular disease. She also is an active editor for The Texas Heart Institute Journal.

She is a Physician Ambassador for The Texas Heart Institute’s Center for Women’s Heart & Vascular Health and participates in a multitude of events aimed at teaching the general public about heart disease in women.

Dr. Costello is on the American Heart Association’s Council on Clinical Cardiology (CLCD) Women in Cardiology Committee. This committee is dedicated to promoting excellence in women’s heart health along with fostering professional development and education among others in the field of cardiology.

Dr. Costello has accumulated a substantial following on twitter and was noted in the AIMS Public Health Journal’s Top 100 Twitter influencers in Cardiology. She uses Twitter to collaborate with her peers in both in cardiology and other specialties while also providing a platform for physicians in training to learn from leaders in cardiology around the globe. She is also the Social Media Editor for The Texas Heart Institute’s Journal.

When Dr. Costello is not working, she enjoys exercising and spending time outdoors with her husband and children. You can find her on Twitter @bcostelloMD

To make an appointment, contact (713) 600-9306

 

 

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Education

  • Medical School:

    Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

  • Residency:

    Rush University Medical Center

  • Fellowships:

    The Texas Heart Institute (Cardiology)
    The Texas Heart Institute (Interventional Cardiology)

Academic & Clinical Affiliations

Honors, Awards and Memberships

Publications

ACTIV-3/TICO Study Group, Rogers, A. J., Wentworth, D. et al. (2022). The association of baseline plasma sars-cov-2 nucleocapsid antigen level and outcomes in patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Ann Intern Med 175, 1401–1410. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-0924.
ACTIV-3/TICO Study Group, Barkauskas, C., Mylonakis, E. et al. (2022). Efficacy and safety of ensovibep for adults hospitalized with COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial. Ann Intern Med 175, 1266–1274. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-1503.
Angelini, P., Postalian, A., Hernandez-Vila, E. et al. (2022). COVID-19 and the heart: could transient takotsubo cardiomyopathy be related to the pandemic by incidence and mechanisms? Front Cardiovasc Med 9, 919715. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.919715.
Postalian, A., Strickman, N. E., Costello, B. T. et al. (2021). “Simple” transcatheter aortic valve replacement with conscious sedation: Safety and effectiveness in real-world practice. Tex Heart Inst J 48, e207528. https://doi.org/10.10453/THIJ-20-7528.
Kherallah, R. Y., Koneru, S., Krajcer, Z. et al. (2021). Hemodynamic outcomes after valve-in-valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a single-center experience. Ann Cardiothorac Surg 10, 630–640. https://doi.org/10.21037/acs-2021-tviv-131.
Khandelwal, A., Bakir, M., Bezaire, M. et al. (2021). Managing ischemic heart disease in women: Role of a women’s heart center. Curr Atheroscler Rep 23, 56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11883-021-00956-x.
Costello, B. T. and Krajcer, Z. (2021). Editorial Comments for: “Transcatheter valve-in-valve implantation versus surgical redo aortic root replacement in patients with degenerated freestyle aortic bioprosthesis.” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 97, 1479–1480. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29762.
Krajcer, Z. and Costello, B. (2021). Clinical impact of calcified nodules in patients with heavily calcified lesions requiring rotational atherectomy. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 97, 20–21. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29450.
Mihailidou, A. S., McCall, D., Hiremath, S. et al. (2021). Use of social media at cardiovascular congresses: Opportunities for education and dissemination. Curr Cardiol Rev 17, 129–136. https://doi.org/10.2174/1573403X16666200206103328.
Krajcer, Z. and Costello, B. (2020). Effect of concomitant aortic regurgitation on early hypoattenuated leaflet thickening after transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 96, 1498–1499. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.29409.

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