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Duke Heart Pulse week ending January 29th 2023

Highlights of the week:

February is Heart Month; Wear Red Day: Friday, Feb. 3

We look forward to celebrating our incredible Duke Heart team throughout the month of February, also known as Heart Month. Please join us in celebrating National Wear Red Day on Friday, Feb. 3. Organization around the U.S. — including the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), The Heart Truth®, and the American Heart Association (AHA) — celebrate National Wear Red Day annually on the first Friday in February to bring greater attention to heart disease as a leading cause of death for Americans.

On Wednesday, Feb. 1 we have a recruitment/hiring event in partnership with Duke Health HR for our adult heart step-down units. If you know someone who would be a great addition to our team, please let them know about this! Registration is required. Here is the link: Registration is via Qualtrics. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day. Send us photos of you and/or your teams sporting some red. We’ll share photos across the month in Pulse and on Twitter.

Feb. 12-18: Cardiac Rehabilitation Week & Cardiovascular Professionals Week

On Feb. 22, we’ll join our local AHA affiliate in offering DUHS staff the opportunity to join a one-hour virtual Hands-Only CPR Awareness Class. Stay tuned for more information on this to share with any Duke team member, especially those without a BLS requirement, who are interested in learning about compression-only CPR.

As we head into February, we thank you for all you do to help in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and thoracic diseases in our community, and as thought-leaders in the field. Our work is important – let’s keep up the momentum!

Recognizing Duke Heart’s Exercise Professionals

A belated happy Exercise Professionals Week to the Exercise Physiologist and Exercise Scientists in Duke Heart! We are proud to work with each of you every day. You provide excellent care to the patients in Duke Heart and they reap great benefits from your expertise! The CDU would not be as successful without you — thank you!

Shown here are the Heart CDU Exercise Physiologists celebrating last week at Full Steam in Durham (L-R: Jeff Mikitka, Ashley Swavely, Olivia Dobbin, Erin Young, Anna Gray, Matt Razdom, Jacque Fee).

Trailblazer: Starks Flies High with Promising AED Drone Delivery Network

The sudden cardiac arrest of the NFL’s Damar Hamlin on the playing field has stirred intense public interest in critical, life-saving interventions such as the rapid application of automated external defibrillators (AEDs). But Hamlin’s celebrated recovery is atypical. Survival probability for the 350,000 people who annually experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in the U.S. is just 10%, where it has stubbornly remained for more than 30 years.

Duke cardiology researcher Monique Starks, MD, MHS, is working to change that. Starks is the first investigator in the U.S. to be funded by the National Institutes of Health to explore development of a drone network that is capable of delivering AEDs to OHCA bystanders, and she’s flying high with some promising early observations.

Building on her work to improve OHCA emergency response times as a co-investigator in the ongoing RACE-CARs trial, Starks and her team have created mathematical simulation models to evaluate the impact of a drone-deployed AED network on treatment of OHCA. Early results show that response times can be reduced enough to meet the critical five-minute resuscitation window required to preserve good neurological function in survivors.

Optimizing Survival Probability

Historical RACE-CARS cardiac arrest data from 48 North Carolina counties shows median response time (from 911 call to AED arrival) can be improved from eight to seven minutes by equipping all first responders with AEDs. But by adding a drone network on top of that, Starks has shown that the median response time could fall to 4.8 minutes, meeting the critical five-minute resuscitation window.

“With a drone network that’s optimized for placement in strategic areas within each county, we believe that we can reduce the medium response time for most cardiac arrests to less than 5 minutes, which is tremendous,” says Starks, associate professor in the division of Cardiology and a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute. Starks and a team of Duke researchers and engineers from the University of Toronto recently presented the data at the 2022 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Despite the low survival probability for OHCA, survival rates of 40 to 60% can be achieved if defibrillation occurs within the first five minutes of collapse. However, defibrillation within this threshold is rare as 70% of cardiac arrests occur in the home. When a cardiac arrest occurs in public, it is rare to know whether an AED is nearby and a significant percentage of first responders do not carry an AED despite arrival to the scene of OHCA before paramedics. In North Carolina, the current rate of bystander defibrillation is 2% while nationally the rate is 4%.

Across the 48 North Carolina counties evaluated, only 16% of cardiac arrests have a response time (from 911 call to AED arrival) of less than five minutes. When a first responder AED intervention is added, the percentage increased to 22.3%. Starks found that further implementation of a drone network increased the percentage of OHCA receiving defibrillation within five minutes to 63%.

“We think equipping all first responders with AEDs is the low-hanging fruit but what we show with our mathematical study is that’s a drop in the bucket compared with what drone technology could do,” says Starks.

“The idea of using drones to deliver AEDs within a few minutes of a 911 call is almost 10 years old now and we are still years and a lot of research work away from being ready to do large scale community-based tests of this. But we think it’s worth the effort because in theory, we could get survival rates up to 30-40% or higher and from where we are now that would be a massive breakthrough,” says Starks’s research colleague and clinical cardiologist, Daniel Mark, MD, MPH, professor in the division of Cardiology and Director of Outcomes Research at the Duke Clinical Research Institute. “Dr. Starks is one of the leading investigators in the world working on this incredibly difficult and challenging opportunity.”

“At Duke, we have a history of innovative thinking around ways to increase survival for heart attacks and cardiac arrest,” adds Manesh Patel, MD, Richard S. Stack Distinguished Professor and chief of the division of Cardiology at Duke. “For example, the RACE-AMI pilot study we conducted around getting people to hospitals that can provide coronary intervention and care as soon as possible. Work led by Drs. (Christopher) Granger and (James) Jollis and many interventionalists helped build that network in NC, which was then adopted across the country by the American Heart Association as ‘Mission: Lifeline’. One can imagine this type of research for cardiac arrest survival — with innovations such as drone delivery for AED use — could also become a national standard if we can show this works.”

New Directions

Starks estimates that five to eight drones would be needed for most counties in North Carolina to achieve five-minute arrival times for most cardiac arrest patients.

“We really need to move from a static AED delivery model such as the traditional public access defibrillation (AEDs placed in businesses and government institutions) to dynamic delivery (on-demand AED delivery to bystanders),” she adds. “This is where we hope to go in the U.S.”

The next step for Starks is testing over the next three months and pursuit of further funding for pilot programs with some of the 48 North Carolina counties she is working with.

“We’ve done the math now to show where they the drones are going to go and what the impact will be,” Starks says. “Now we need to work out some of the needed infrastructure and operational aspects of drone AED delivery because it’s not just a matter of flying a drone. Fully functional emergency drone networks are several years off, but we have a role to play now in establishing the effectiveness of this technology.”

This story originally ran in This Week in Medicine on Jan. 24. This is important and exciting work – well done!

 

STS Lillehei Lecture Given by Smith

Peter K. Smith, MD, gave the C. Walton Lillehei Plenary Lecture on Monday, Jan. 23 at STS 2023 in San Diego. The title of his lecture was Treatment Selection for Coronary Artery Disease: The Collision of a Belief System with Evidence. Dr. Smith recognized his many teachers over the years, including Drs. David C. Sabiston, Jr., Walter Wolfe, and Robert H. Jones — as well as his mentees – during his presentation. On Twitter, CT surgery trainee Dr. Julie Doberne wrote, “Dr. Smith, you have embodied the unwavering pursuit of truth in the field of cardiac surgery for the last several decades. Thank you for your lasting gifts to our profession. It is an honor to know you.”

We feel the same way. Your patients and our team have all been blessed to learn from you!

 

Turek, DeBlasio to Receive 2022-2023 Duke Presidential Award

Congratulations to Duke Heart chief of pediatric cardiothoracic surgery, Joe Turek, and to former Duke CTICU nurse Joe DeBlasio – this week we learned they have been named recipients of Duke University’s highest possible honor for faculty and staff: The Duke Presidential Award.

Turek and DeBlasio are two of eight individuals and five teams selected for the honor, which will be presented during a 4 p.m. ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 28 in Page Auditorium. The awards are organized by the Office of the President in partnership with Duke Human Resources and honor teams and individuals who best demonstrate Duke’s core values of respect, trust, inclusion, discovery and excellence.

Congratulations Joe and Joe!

To read more about the 2022-2023 Presidential Award winners, please see Duke Today.

 

 

Krasuski is New Chair of ACHA Medical Advisory Board

Congratulations to Richard Krasuski! On January 22, he began a 3-year term as the Chair of the Medical Advisory Board of the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA). This group of top physicians and healthcare providers in the congenital heart disease (CHD) field provides expert input and advice for all ACHA activities involving medical, scientific and/or medical profession-related content. They offer expert opinions on research and medical developments in CHD and the needs of the CHD population, and assure that ACHA policies meet the highest standards of scientific need and accuracy.

Krasuski says he is most looking forward to contributing more on a national policy level. He says the ACHA has been instrumental in bringing awareness to the plight of the over 2 million adults with CHD and the specialized care they require – and that evolving legislation will help to further procure the resources necessary to grow this rapidly growing and evolving specialty.

“Duke was one of the original medical centers to recognize the future needs of this complex patient population and has a rich history of training the current leaders in the field,” says Krasuski. “I think this is another accolade demonstrating the important role that Duke is playing in the evolution of the field. Internally at Duke, we have tremendous collaboration with several specialty programs including Pediatric Cardiology, Adult and Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hepatology, and Heart Failure and Transplantation just to name a few. The Duke program has been a national leader in the three-core elements of an academic medical program – clinical care, research, and education – and I see a great future ahead of us.”

The ACHA was founded in 1998 as a national nonprofit organization with the mission to improve and extend the lives of millions born with congenital heart disease, through education, advocacy, and the promotion of research. Currently, ACHA has a membership of more than 14,000 patients and professionals and is the largest worldwide patient and professional organization representing Adult Congenital Heart Disease.

Congratulations, Rich!

 

Jackson Selected for 2023 Duke Clinical Leadership Program

Congratulations to Larry Jackson, MD! He is one of 28 School of Medicine faculty members selected for the 2023 Clinical Leadership Program cohort. The Duke Clinical Leadership Program (DCLP) was founded by the Chancellor for Health Affairs in 2010 to help expand leadership capacity within Duke Health. The program provides faculty with an opportunity to deepen their awareness of healthcare operations and to develop relevant leadership skills. The program is run by the School of Medicine Office for Faculty.

Congratulations, Larry!

 

Jacqueline Fee named Clinical Operations Supervisor, CDU

Duke Heart is pleased to announce that Jacque Fee, BS, MS ACSM-RCEP, will become Clinical Operations Supervisor for the DUH Cardiac Diagnostic Unit (CDU) effective Wednesday, Feb. 1. As Clinical Operations Supervisor she will have shared oversight of the CDU sonographers, cardiac technicians and exercise physiologists with Ashlee Davis for the management of clinical operations.

Jacque earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Biology in 2012, followed by a Master of Science in Clinical Exercise Physiology at Springfield College in 2015. Her credentials include American College of Sports Medicine Registered Clinical Exercise Physiologist.

She began her career as a Clinical Exercise Physiologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, MA in 2014, advancing to Senior Clinical Exercise Physiologist while there. While at BIDMC she assisted in managing their student internship program and managed the emergency equipment and procedures for the Stress Lab.

Jacque joined the Duke Heart team in 2021 as an Exercise Physiologist in the DUH CDU. During her time at Duke, she has advanced to Exercise Physiologist, Level II, led efforts to evaluate cardiopulmonary reporting procedures, facilitated a switch from sterile processing to high level disinfectant for cardiopulmonary equipment and has led educational initiatives for staff and is a member of the Orientation Committee in the CDU. She is also an active member of the American College of Sports Medicine.

When she is not at Duke you can find her out on the trails for a run, reading a book or journal article, or cooking!

Congratulations, Jacque!

SOM Faculty Achievement Award Nominations due this Week

Nominations and Applications for the 2023 School of Medicine Faculty Awards are now open.

The Faculty Awards are a wonderful opportunity to highlight the outstanding work conducted at Duke. The Office for Faculty is now accepting nominations and applications for the following 2023 faculty awards:

  • Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award – Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Leonard B. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award – Nomination Deadline has passed
  • Excellence in Professionalism Award – Nomination Deadline: February 10, 2023
  • Research Mentoring Awards – Nomination Deadline: February 20, 2023
  • Ruth and A. Morris Williams Faculty Research Prize – Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

To learn more, visit https://duke.is/4hqkb. Questions? Please contact Jennifer Meyer Dare, jennifer.meyer-dare@duke.edu. Nominations and applications should be submitted via email to facdev@dm.duke.edu.

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Cardiology Grand Rounds

Jan. 31: Branched-Chain Amino Acids and Cardiometabolic Disease: Biomarkers and Beyond with Robert McGarrah. 5 p.m., Zoom.

Medicine Grand Rounds

Feb.17: Topic TBD with Hyung (Harry) Jin Cho of NYU Langone Health, a 2023 Joseph C. Greenfield Visiting Professor. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

Have news to share?

If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged. Submissions by Noon, Wednesdays, to be considered for weekend inclusion.

 

Duke Heart in the News:

January 20 — Katherine Collins (Duke Molecular Physiology Institute)

Healio/Endocrinology

Weight loss of 10% significantly affects insulin resistance, cardiometabolic biomarkers

https://duke.is/2vupd

January 23 — Nandini Abburi (Neurology)

CBS17.com/WNCN (Raleigh-Durham)

Stroke symptoms require emergency treatment even if symptoms go away quickly, new report says

https://duke.is/vxhkx

January 24 — Michael Pencina

Healio/Cardiology

Risk scores, algorithms less accurate in stroke prediction in Black vs. white adults

https://duke.is/z9med

January 24 — Michael Pencina

Neurology Live

Assessing Stroke Risk With Algorithms and Modeling Health Discrimination

https://duke.is/bjryq

January 24 — Robert Mentz

HealthDay

Mortality Similar With Torsemide, Furosemide for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure

https://duke.is/nmspa

*carried by 78 additional news outlets including in Buffalo, Miami & Washington, DC

January 24 — Reid Chamberlain (pediatric cardiology)

WFMY-2/CBS News (Greensboro, NC)

Hands for Hearts: Greensboro non-profit on mission to raise $300,000 for children with special hearts

https://duke.is/czgku

January 25 — Michael Pencina

WUNC-FM/NC Public Radio

AI Models Fail Black Americans in Stroke Assessment

https://duke.is/rxu23

*news clip begins @ 10:04:51

January 25 — Richard Shannon

Becker’s Hospital Review

6 clinical leaders on hospital accreditation visit prep: Act now, don’t react later

https://duke.is/prgzm

January 26 — Michael Pencina

Reuters

Health Rounds: Stroke prediction tools failing Black patients

https://duke.is/bkgzd

Duke Heart Week ending January 22nd 2023

Highlights of the week:

Tong Named Recipient of Inaugural STS/WTS Award

Congratulations to Betty Tong, MD! Tong has been named one of three inaugural recipients of the Extraordinary Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery Award. The news was announced yesterday, Jan. 21, 2023 during the 59th annual meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) being held Jan. 21-23 at the Hilton Bayfront in San Diego.

The award, which is co-sponsored by the STS and Women in Thoracic Surgery, was established to recognize outstanding women surgeons specializing in the cardiothoracic space. The award celebrates those who have achieved excellence and innovation in clinical practice and who demonstrate integrity, leadership, mentorship, creativity, and advocacy on behalf of the specialty, patient population or fellow surgeons and trainees.

“Please join me in congratulating our own Dr. Betty Tong for winning this inaugural award,” said Dr. Edward P. Chen, chief of the division of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Duke. “This is a tremendous honor led by the WTS and STS in recognizing the outstanding achievements of women thoracic surgeons. We are truly blessed and privileged to have Dr. Tong on our faculty at Duke.”

Tong is an associate professor of surgery in the division of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Duke, and a member of the Duke Cancer Institute. Fellow inaugural recipients of the award include Leah Backhus, MD, thoracic surgeon at Stanford Medicine, and Jennifer Ellis, MD, thoracic surgeon at NYU Langone Health.

Shown in images are members of the Duke CT Surgery team at STS, Tong speaking at the STS award presentation, and the three recipients of the inaugural award – (L-R) Drs. Backhus, Ellis, and Tong.

Well-deserved, Betty! You truly are a rock-star mentor, surgeon, and colleague. Congratulations!

Smith to Present STS Lillehei Lecture

Former cardiovascular and thoracic division chief Peter K. Smith, MD, will present the C. Walton Lillehei Plenary Lecture tomorrow, 9 a.m. PST, at STS 2023 in San Diego. Congratulations, Peter!

Palma to Receive ASE Teaching Award

We learned this week that Richard Palma, Program Director and Clinical Coordinator of the Cardiac Ultrasound Certificate Program at Duke, will join Madhav Swaminathan among the distinguished awardees at the American Society of Echocardiography 2023 Scientific Sessions. Palma has been named the recipient of ASE’s 2023 Cardiovascular Sonographer Distinguished Teacher Award.

The award will be formally announced during ASE’s annual awards presentations at the 34th Annual Scientific Sessions on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor, in Prince George’s County, MD.

Palma is an Advanced Cardiac Sonographer and teaches echocardiography to students, staff, and Duke Cardiology fellows. He is internationally known as an educator of echocardiography and ultrasound physics (ESP Ultrasound).

This is the second national teaching award for Palma. In 2011 he was named recipient of the Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonography’s Distinguished Educator award.

Congratulations, Richie – this is well-deserved!

Deadlines Approaching for SOM Faculty Award Noms

Nominations and Applications for the 2023 School of Medicine Faculty Awards are now open.

The Faculty Awards are a wonderful opportunity to highlight the outstanding work conducted at Duke. The Office for Faculty is now accepting nominations and applications for the following 2023 faculty awards:

  • Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award – Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Leonard B. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award – Nomination Deadline: January 27, 2023
  • Excellence in Professionalism Award – Nomination Deadline: February 10, 2023
  • Research Mentoring Awards – Nomination Deadline: February 20, 2023
  • Ruth and A. Morris Williams Faculty Research Prize – Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

To learn more, visit https://duke.is/4hqkb. Questions? Please contact Jennifer Meyer Dare, jennifer.meyer-dare@duke.edu. Nominations and applications should be submitted via email to facdev@dm.duke.edu.

 

Adult Heart Stepdown Hiring Event – Feb. 1

Know someone who would make a great team member in Duke Heart? We have an opportunity for them to learn more about us! Our adult heart stepdown units, in partnership with Duke Health HR, will hold a hiring event on Wed., Feb. 1. Registration is required.

Interested parties can register to join our drop-in Duke Health event 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, to learn more about a career filled with purpose and opportunity on the Heart Adult Stepdown Units at Duke University Hospital.

At the event, they will have the opportunity to tour Duke University Hospital; learn about the many benefits of working in our health system; and meet recruiters and hiring managers for a potential same day offer.

Please share! Registration is via Qualtrics.

 

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

 

Cardiology Grand Rounds

Jan. 24: CGR is cancelled for this week.

Medicine Grand Rounds

Jan. 27: CHIP Focus Group Presentation with cardiovascular fellow Jessica Regan and hematology-oncology fellow Bennett Caughey. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

Feb.17: Topic TBD with Hyung (Harry) Jin Cho of NYU Langone Health, a 2023 Joseph C. Greenfield Visiting Professor. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

DOM Clinical Research Resource Fair  

Wednesday, January 25, 6th Floor, Trent Semans Building

The DOM Clinical Research Units (CRUs), which include Heart Center, Medicine and Oncology clinical research, invite faculty, fellows, residents and trainees to a clinical research resources fair to help connect you directly to resources available at Duke.

While information will be available on tables all day, representatives from each group will be available to informally meet with you in two open sessions: 8:30-10 am and 1-2:30 pm. CRU personnel hope you will consider joining for one of these sessions so you can meet those who support your clinical research work.

A light breakfast, coffee and juice will be provided during the morning session and after-lunch snacks will be available for the afternoon session. Additionally, all attendees will be entered into a drawing for a Starbucks gift card.

 

February is Heart Month

Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day. We encourage everyone to wear red on Friday, Feb. 3 to show our support for heart health overall, but especially to support women and cardiovascular disease awareness. Get your red gear ready!

Have news to share?

If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged. Submissions by Noon, Wednesdays, to be considered for weekend inclusion.

 

Duke Heart in the News:

January 17 — Nishant Shah

Healio/Cardiology

Bromocriptine appears to drop BP, improve arterial stiffness in teens with type 1 diabetes

https://duke.is/rbqxq

January 17 — Robert Mentz

NIH/News Release

Comparison of diuretics shows no difference in heart failure survival

https://duke.is/5gzkr

January 17 — Nima Moghaddam

Healio/Cardiology

Most patients admitted for acute HF qualify for guideline-directed quadruple therapy

https://duke.is/ndmcx

January 17 — Magnus Ohman

Medscape/The Bob Harrington Show

The Career Pivot: Leaving Clinical Medicine for a While — or for Good

https://duke.is/be7r6

January 18 — Richard Shannon

Becker’s Hospital Review

The top items on 5 chief medical officers’ to-do lists

https://duke.is/zmcge

January 18 — Robert Mentz

Medical Dialogues

Furosemide and Torsemide Equally Effective in Improving Survival Among Patients with Heart Failure: JAMA

https://duke.is/6r7eb

January 18 — Robert Mentz

Patient Care Online

Comparison of Loop Diuretics Shows No Difference in Heart Failure Survival

https://duke.is/pbct7

January 18 — Robert Mentz

Medscape

Clarity on Torsemide vs Furosemide in HF: TRANSFORM-HF Published

https://duke.is/4tyvw

January 19 — Susanna Naggie and Adrian Hernandez

The Atlantic

Trying to Stop Long COVID Before It Even Starts

https://duke.is/9uq8a

January 19 — Robert Mentz

U.S. News & World Report/HealthDay News*

Is There a Best Diuretic Drug for Heart Failure?

https://duke.is/25mmy

*also carried by additional 146 news outlets including in Atlanta, Chicago & San Francisco markets

January 19 — Richard Shannon

Becker’s Hospital Review

Band-Aid solutions won’t bring nurses back to the bedside, Duke Health’s Dr. Richard Shannon says

https://duke.is/v5ujz

 

Division of Cardiology Publications: December 14, 2022–January 10, 2023

 

Akinmolayemi O, Ozdemir D, Pibarot P, Zhao Y, Leipsic J, Douglas PS, Jaber WA, Weissman NJ, Blanke P, Hahn RT. Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics of Flow- Based Classification Following Balloon-Expandable Transcatheter Heart Valve in PARTNER Trials. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2023;16(1):1-9. PM: 36599555.

Alenezi F, Alajmi H, Agarwal R, Zwischenberger BA. Role of cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) in planning ventricular septal myomectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM). J Card Surg 2022;37(12):4186-4189. PM: 36434805.

Almas A, Awan S, Bloomfield G, Nisar MI, Siddiqi S, Ahmed A, Ali A, Shafqat SH, Bhutta ZA, Mark DB, Douglas P, Bartlett J, Jafar TH, Samad Z. Opportunities and challenges to non-communicable disease (NCD) research and training in Pakistan: a qualitative study from Pakistan. BMJ Open 2022;12(12):e066460. PM: 36535721.

Bagai A, Ali FM, Gregson J, Alexander KP, Cohen MG, Sundell KA, Simon T, Westermann D, Yasuda S, Brieger D, Goodman SG, Nicolau JC, Granger CB, Pocock S. Multimorbidity, functional impairment, and mortality in older patients stable after prior acute myocardial infarction: Insights from the TIGRIS registry. Clin Cardiol 2022;45(12):1277-1286. PM: 36317424.

Bashir M, Jubouri M, Chen EP, Mariscalco G, Narayan P, Bailey DM, Awad WI, Williams IM, Velayudhan B, Mohammed I. Cardiothoracic surgery leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. J Card Surg 2022;37(12):4204-4206. PM: 36345687.

Bonaca MP, Szarek M, Debus ES, Nehler MR, Patel MR, Anand SS, Muehlhofer E, Berkowitz SD, Haskell LP, Bauersachs RM. Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban versus placebo after lower extremity bypass surgery: A post hoc analysis of a “CASPAR like” outcome from VOYAGER PAD. Clin Cardiol 2022;45(12):1143-1146. PM: 36251249.

Carlisle MA, Shrader P, Fudim M, Pieper KS, Blanco RG, Fonarow GC, Naccarelli GV, Gersh BJ, Reiffel JA, Kowey PR, Steinberg BA, Freeman JV, Ezekowitz MD, Singer DE, Allen LA, Chan PS, Pokorney SD, Peterson ED, Piccini JP. Residual stroke risk despite oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm O2 2022;3(6Part A):621-628. PM: 36589908.

Chaudhry SP, DeVore AD, Vidula H, Nassif M, Mudy K, Birati EY, Gong T, Atluri P, Pham D, Sun B, Bansal A, Najjar SS. Left Ventricular Assist Devices: A Primer For the General Cardiologist. J Am Heart Assoc 2022;11(24):e027251. PM: 36515226.

Choi J, Lee S, Motter JN, Kim H, Andrews H, Doraiswamy PM, Devanand DP, Goldberg TE. Models of depressive pseudoamnestic disorder. Alzheimers Dement (N Y) 2022;8(1):e12335. PM: 36523848.

Chugunov IA, Mareev YV, Fudim M, Mironova NA, Mareev VY, Davtyan RV. [Cardiac contractility modulation in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction treatment]. Kardiologiia 2022;62(11):71-78. PM: 36521047.

Coniglio AC, Kittipibul V, Pelligra R, Richardson ES, Holley CL, Fudim M. One Small Step for a Patient, One Giant Leap for Orthostatic Hypotension. Cureus 2022;14(11):e31612. PM: 36540476.

Cox CE, Gu J, Ashana DC, Pratt EH, Haines K, Ma J, Olsen MK, Parish A, Casarett D, Al-Hegelan MS, Naglee C, Katz JN, O’Keefe YA, Harrison RW, Riley IL, Bermejo S, Dempsey K, Johnson KS, Docherty SL. Trajectories of Palliative Care Needs in the ICU and Long-Term Psychological Distress Symptoms. Crit Care Med 2023;51(1):13-24. PM: 36326263.

Cremer PC, Geske JB, Owens A, Jaber WA, Harb SC, Saberi S, Wang A, Sherrid M, Naidu SS, Schaff H, Smedira NG, Wang Q, Wolski K, Lampl KL, Sehnert AJ, Nissen SE, Desai MY. Myosin Inhibition and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Referred for Septal Reduction Therapy: Insights From the VALOR-HCM Study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2022;15(12):e014986. PM: 36335645.

de la Espriella R, Cobo M, Santas E, Verbrugge FH, Fudim M, Girerd N, Miñana G, Górriz JL, Bayés- Genís A, Núñez J. Assessment of filling pressures and fluid overload in heart failure: an updated perspective. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2023 Jan;76(1):47- 57. PM: 35934293.

Eiger DS, Inoue LYT, Li Q, Bardy G, Lee K, Poole J, Mark D, Samad Z, Friedman D, Fishbein D, Sanders G, Al-Khatib SM. Factors and outcomes associated with improved left ventricular systolic function in patients with cardiomyopathy. Cardiol J 2022;29(6):978-984. PM: 33438181.

Essien UR, Chiswell K, Kaltenbach LA, Wang TY, Fonarow GC, Thomas KL, Turakhia MP, Benjamin EJ, Rodriguez F, Fang MC, Magnani JW, Yancy CW, Piccini JP. Association of Race and Ethnicity With Oral Anticoagulation and Associated Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Findings From the Get With The Guidelines-Atrial Fibrillation Registry. JAMA Cardiol 2022;7(12):1207-1217. PM: 36287545.

Garcia A, Lee J, Balasubramanian V, Gardner R, Gummidipundi SE, Hung G, Ferris T, Cheung L, Desai S, Granger CB, Hills MT, Kowey P, Nag D, Rumsfeld JS, Russo AM, Stein JW, Talati N, Tsay D, Mahaffey KW, Perez MV, Turakhia MP, Hedlin H, Desai M. The development of a mobile app-focused deduplication strategy for the Apple Heart Study that informs recommendations for future digital trials. Stat (Int Stat Inst) 2022;11(1):e470. PM: 36589778.

Haddad F, Cauwenberghs N, Daubert MA, Kobayashi Y, Bloomfield GS, Fleischman D, Koweek L, Maron DJ, Rodriguez F, Liao YJ, Moneghetti K, Amsallem M, Mega J, Hernandez A, Califf R, Mahaffey KW, Shah SH, Kuznetsova T, Douglas PS. Association of left ventricular diastolic function with coronary artery calcium score: A Project Baseline Health Study. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 2022;16(6):498-508. PM: 35872137.

Haji M, Lopes VV, Ge A, Halladay C, Soares C, Shah NR, Longenecker CT, Lally M, Bloomfield GS, Shireman TI, Ross D, Sullivan JL, Rudolph JL, Wu WC, Erqou S. Two decade trends in cardiovascular disease outcomes and cardiovascular risk factors among US veterans living with HIV. Int J Cardiol Cardiovasc Risk Prev 2022;15:200151. PM: 36573195.

Harrington J, Granger CB. Bleeding and risk for future cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation on oral anticoagulation: major bleeding is a major problem. Eur Heart J 2022;43(47):4909-4911. PM: 36380455.

Hassan-Tash P, Ismail U, Kirkpatrick IDC, Ravandi A, Jassal DS, Hiebert B, Kass M, Krasuski RA, Shah AH. Correlation of Impedance Cardiography-Derived and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance-Derived Stroke Volumes. Curr Probl Cardiol 2023;48(2):101457. PM: 36273652.

Hochman JS, Anthopolos R, Reynolds HR, Bangalore S, Xu Y, O’Brien SM, Mavromichalis S, Chang M, Contreras A, Rosenberg Y, Kirby R, Bhargava B, Senior R, Banfield A, Goodman SG, Lopes RD, Pracoń R, López-Sendón J, Maggioni AP, Newman JD, Berger JS, Sidhu MS, White HD, Troxel AB. Survival After Invasive or Conservative Management of Stable Coronary Disease. Circulation 2023;147(1):8-19. PM: 36335918.

Jackson LR, Holmqvist F, Parish A, Green CL, Piccini JP, Bahnson TD. Safety of continuous left atrial phased-array intracardiac echocardiography during left atrial ablation for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm O2 2022;3(6Part A):673-680. PM: 36589913.

Karatela MF, Fudim M, Mathew JP, Piccini JP. Neuromodulation therapy for atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2023;20(1):100-111. PM: 35988908.

Kiernan K, Dodge SE, Kwaku KF, Jackson LR, Zeitler EP. Racial and ethnic differences in implantable cardioverter-defibrillator patient selection, management, and outcomes. Heart Rhythm O2 2022;3(6Part B):807-816. PM: 36589011.

Kotecha D, DeVore AD, Asselbergs FW. Fit for the future: empowering clinical trials with digital technology. Eur Heart J 2023;44(1):64-67. PM: 36369983.

Krychtiuk KA, Granger CB. In older men, an invitation for comprehensive CV screening did not reduce death at 5.6 y. Ann Intern Med 2022;175(12):JC140. PM: 36469924.

Krychtiuk KA, Rader DJ, Granger CB. RNA-targeted therapeutics in cardiovascular disease: the time is now. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Pharmacother 2022;9(1):94-99. PM: 36138490.

Laffin LJ, Bruemmer D, Garcia M, Brennan DM, McErlean E, Jacoby DS, Michos ED, Ridker PM, Wang TY, Watson KE, Hutchinson HG, Nissen SE. Comparative Effects of Low-Dose Rosuvastatin, Placebo, and Dietary Supplements on Lipids and Inflammatory Biomarkers. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023;81(1):1-12. PM: 36351465.

Maron MS, Masri A, Choudhury L, Olivotto I, Saberi S, Wang A, Garcia-Pavia P, Lakdawala NK, Nagueh SF, Rader F, Tower-Rader A, Turer AT, Coats C, Fifer MA, Owens A, Solomon SD, Watkins H, Barriales-Villa R, Kramer CM, Wong TC, Paige SL, Heitner SB, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Meng L, et al. Phase 2 Study of Aficamten in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Am Coll Cardiol 2023;81(1):34-45. PM: 36599608.

Marquis-Gravel G, Boivin-Proulx LA, Huang Z, Zelenkofske SL, Lincoff AM, Mehran R, Steg PG, Bode C, Alexander JH, Povsic TJ. Femoral Vascular Closure Devices and Bleeding, Hemostasis, and Ambulation Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. J Am Heart Assoc 2023;12(1):e025666. PM: 36583436.

Marx N, Cheng AYY, Agarwal R, Greene SJ, Abuhantash H. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction and the intersection of cardio-renal-metabolic medicine #CaReMe. Eur Heart J Suppl 2022;24(Suppl L):L29-L37. PM: 36545231.

Mc Causland FR, Singh AK, Claggett BL, Carroll K, Wittes J, McMurray JJV, Perkovic V, Snapinn S, Lopes RD, Solomon SD. Daprodustat and On-Treatment Cardiovascular Events in Chronic Kidney Disease. Reply. N Engl J Med 2022;387(26):2482- 2485. PM: 36577112.

Metra M, Pagnesi M, Claggett BL, Díaz R, Felker GM, McMurray JJV, Solomon SD, Bonderman D, Fang JC, Fonseca C, Goncalvesova E, Howlett JG, Li J, O’Meara E, Miao ZM, Abbasi SA, Heitner SB, Kupfer S, Malik FI, Teerlink JR. Effects of omecamtiv mecarbil in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction according to blood pressure: the GALACTIC-HF trial. Eur Heart J 2022;43(48):5006-5016. PM: 35675469.

Minhas AMK, Abramov D, Chung JS, Patel J, Mamas MA, Zieroth S, Agarwal R, Fudim M, Rabkin DG. Current status of perioperative temporary mechanical circulatory support during cardiac surgery. J Card Surg 2022;37(12):4304-4315. PM: 36229948.

Minhas AMK, Jain V, Li M, Ariss RW, Fudim M, Michos ED, Virani SS, Sperling L, Mehta A. Family income and cardiovascular disease risk in American adults. Sci Rep 2023;13(1):279. PM: 36609674.

Mohebi R, Liu Y, Felker GM, Prescott MF, Piña IL, Butler J, Ward JH, Solomon SD, Januzzi JL. Prediction of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction Change Following Treatment With Sacubitril/Valsartan. JACC Heart Fail 2023;11(1):44-54. PM: 36599549.

Mohebi R, Liu Y, Felker GM, Prescott MF, Ward JH, Piña IL, Butler J, Solomon SD, Januzzi JL. Heart Failure Duration and Mechanistic Efficacy of Sacubitril/Valsartan in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction. J Card Fail 2022;28(12):1673-1682. PM: 36122820.

O’Brien EC, Mulder H, Jones WS, Hammill BG, Sharlow A, Hernandez AF, Curtis LH. Concordance Between Patient-Reported Health Data and Electronic Health Data in the ADAPTABLE Trial. JAMA Cardiol 2022;7(12):1235-1243. PM: 36322059.

Paluch AE, Bajpai S, Ballin M, Bassett DR, Buford TW, Carnethon MR, Chernofsky A, Dooley EE, Ekelund U, Evenson KR, Galuska DA, Jefferis BJ, Kong L, Kraus WE, Larson MG, Lee IM, Matthews CE, Newton RL, Nordström A, Nordström P, Palta P, Patel AV, Pettee Gabriel K, Pieper CF, et al. Prospective Association of Daily Steps With Cardiovascular Disease: A Harmonized Meta-Analysis. Circulation 2023;147(2):122-131. PM: 36537288.

Park S, Ma Z, Zarkada G, Papangeli I, Paluri S, Nazo N, Rivera-Molina F, Toomre D, Rajagopal S, Chun HJ. Endothelial β-arrestins regulate mechanotransduction by the type II bone morphogenetic protein receptor in primary cilia. Pulm Circ 2022;12(4):e12167. PM: 36532314.

Patel SM, Qamar A, Giugliano RP, Jarolim P, Marston NA, Park JG, Blazing MA, Cannon CP, Braunwald E, Morrow DA. Association of Serial High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T With Subsequent Cardiovascular Events in Patients Stabilized After Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Secondary Analysis From IMPROVE-IT. JAMA Cardiol 2022;7(12):1199-1206. PM: 36260325.

Peters AE, Mentz RJ, Sun JL, Harrington JL, Fudim M, Alhanti B, Hernandez AF, Butler J, Starling RC, Greene SJ. Patient-reported and Clinical Outcomes Among Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure With Reduced Versus Preserved Ejection Fraction. J Card Fail 2022;28(12):1652-1660. PM: 35688408.

Piccini JP, Russo AM, Sharma PS, Kron J, Tzou W, Sauer W, Park DS, Birgersdotter-Green U, Frankel DS, Healey JS, Hummel J, Koruth J, Linz D, Mittal S, Nair DG, Nattel S, Noseworthy PA, Steinberg BA, Trayanova NA, Wan EY, Wissner E, Zeitler EP, Wang PJ. Advances in Cardiac Electrophysiology. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 2022;15(12):e009911. PM: 36441565.

Popovic B, Ducrocq G, Elbez Y, Bode C, Mehta SR, Pollack CV, Sabate M, Rao SV, Parkhomenko A, Feldman LJ, Sayah N, Sabatine MS, Steg PG. Clinical Significance of Culprit Vessel Occlusion in Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Am J Cardiol 2023;188:95-101. PM: 36493607.

Ramaker ME, Corcoran DL, Apsley AT, Kobor MS, Kraus VB, Kraus WE, Lin DTS, Orenduff MC, Pieper CF, Waziry R, Huffman KM, Belsky DW. Epigenome-wide Association Study Analysis of Calorie Restriction in Humans, CALERIETM Trial Analysis. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2022;77(12):2395-2401. PM: 35965483.

Reynolds HR, Diaz A, Cyr DD, Shaw LJ, Mancini GBJ, Leipsic J, Budoff MJ, Min JK, Hague CJ, Berman DS, Chaitman BR, Picard MH, Hayes SW, Scherrer-Crosbie M, Kwong RY, Lopes RD, Senior R, Dwivedi SK, Miller TD, Chow BJW, de Silva R, Stone GW, Boden WE, Bangalore S, O’Brien SM, et al. Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: Insights From the ISCHEMIA Trial. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging 2023;16(1):63- 74. PM: 36115814.

Sandhu A, Varosy PD, Du C, Aleong RG, Tumolo AZ, West JJ, Tzou WS, Curtis JP, Freeman JV, Friedman DJ, Hess PL. Device-Sizing and Associated Complications With Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Findings From the NCDR LAAO Registry. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2022;15(12):e012183. PM: 36472194.

Schwamm LH, Kamel H, Granger CB, Piccini JP, Katz JM, Sethi PP, Sidorov EV, Kasner SE, Silverman SB, Merriam TT, Franco N, Ziegler PD, Bernstein RA. Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Stroke Attributed to Large- or Small-Vessel Disease: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of the STROKE AF Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol 2023;80(1):99-103. PM: 36374508.

Sinha SS, Bohula EA, Diepen SV, Leonardi S, Mebazaa A, Proudfoot AG, Sionis A, Chia YW, Zampieri FG, Lopes RD, Katz JN. The Intersection Between Heart Failure and Critical Care Cardiology: An International Perspective on Structure, Staffing, and Design Considerations. J Card Fail 2022 ;28(12):1703-1716. PM: 35843489.

Tamirisa KP, Al-Khatib SM. Sex Differences in Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmias: A Continuing Dialogue. JACC Clin Electrophysiol 2022;8(12):1563-1565. PM: 36543506.

Vaduganathan M, Claggett BL, Jhund P, de Boer RA, Hernandez AF, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod MN, Lam CSP, Martinez F, Shah SJ, Desai AS, Hegde SM, Lindholm D, Petersson M, Langkilde AM, McMurray JJV, Solomon SD. Time to Clinical Benefit of Dapagliflozin in Patients With Heart Failure With Mildly Reduced or Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Prespecified Secondary Analysis of the DELIVER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol 2022;7(12):1259-1263. PM: 36190011.

Vardeny O, Fang JC, Desai AS, Jhund PS, Claggett B, Vaduganathan M, de Boer RA, Hernandez AF, Lam CSP, Inzucchi SE, Martinez FA, Kosiborod  MN, DeMets D, O’Meara E, Zieroth S, Comin-Colet J, Drozdz J, Chiang CE, Kitakaze M, Petersson M, Lindholm D, Langkilde AM, McMurray JJV, et al. Dapagliflozin in heart failure with improved ejection fraction: a prespecified analysis of the DELIVER trial. Nat Med 2022;28(12):2504-2511. PM: 36522606.

Whellan D, McCarey MM, Chen H, Nelson MB, Pastva AM, Duncan P, Mentz RJ, Kitzman DW, Reeves G, Reed SD. Quality of Life Trajectory and Its Mediators in Older Patients With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Receiving a Multi-Domain Rehabilitation Intervention: Results From the Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients Trial. Circ Heart Fail 2022;15(12):e009695. PM: 36345825.

Wilcox JE, Al-Khatib SM. Personalizing Risk Assessment for Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure: A Dream or a Reality? JACC Heart Fail 2023;11(1):55-57. PM: 36599550.

Williams AM, Shah NP, Rosengart T, Povsic TJ, Williams AR. Emerging role of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in cardiac surgery. J Card Surg 2022;37(12):4158-4164. PM: 36345705.

Yang M, Butt JH, Kondo T, Jering KS, Docherty KF, Jhund PS, de Boer RA, Claggett BL, Desai AS, Hernandez AF, Inzucchi SE, Kosiborod MN, Lam CSP, Langkilde AM, Martinez FA, Petersson M, Shah SJ, Vaduganathan M, Wilderäng U, Solomon SD, McMurray JJV. Dapagliflozin in patients with heart failure with mildly reduced and preserved ejection fraction treated with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist or sacubitril/valsartan. Eur J Heart Fail 2022;24(12):2307-2319. PM: 36342375.

Ye F, Nelson MB, Bertoni AG, Ditzenberger GL, Duncan P, Mentz RJ, Reeves G, Whellan D, Chen H, Upadhya B, Kitzman DW, Pastva AM. Severity of functional impairments by race and sex in older patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure. J Am Geriatr Soc 2022;70(12):3447-3457. PM: 36527410.

York M, Douglas PS, Damp JB, Fraiche AM, Gillam LD, Hayes SN, Rzeszut AK, Sulistio MS, Wood MJ. Professional Preferences and Perceptions of Cardiology Among Internal Medicine Residents: Temporal Trends Over the Past Decade. JAMA Cardiol 2022;7(12):1253-1258. PM: 36223091.

Duke Heart Pulse 1-15-2023

Highlights of the week:

Duke Designated as Platinum Level Center of Excellence for ECLS

We’re proud to formally announce that Duke has been named a Platinum Level Center of Excellence for Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organization (ELSO). Duke is one of only 50 centers around the world at the platinum level, ELSO’s top designation.

The ELSO Award for Excellence in Life Support recognizes ECLS programs worldwide that distinguish themselves by having processes, procedures and systems in place that promote excellence and exceptional care in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This designation represents our commitment to exceptional patient care, and demonstrates to others our assurance of high quality standards, the use and upkeep of specialized equipment and supplies, defined patient protocols, and advanced education of all team members.

We have an exceptional ECMO team at Duke — they are leaders nationally and internationally, elevating the care available to our Duke Heart patients and their family members.

Shown here are many of the teams that comprise our ECMO program. The official award was presented to our team by Dr. Robert H. Bartlett, who is credited with developing ECMO and is known informally as “the grandfather of ECMO”. (He is an emeritus professor of surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School, but please note the Duke hat he is sporting!)

Congratulations to our entire ECMO team, including Desiree Bonadonna, director of Duke’s ECLS program; Drs. Jacob Klapper, Jacob Schroder, and Craig Rackley, medical directors for Adult ECMO; Dr. Caroline Ozment, medical director for Pediatric ECMO; our CTOR team, our cardiac anesthesia and critical care teams, Duke Life Flight, our Respiratory Therapy ECMO specialists team, our perfusion team members, and all who support them — way to go!

 

 

Swaminathan to Receive ASE award

Madhav Swaminathan

We learned this week that Dr. Madhav Swaminathan, professor of anesthesiology at Duke, has been named the recipient of American Society of Echocardiography’s (ASE) 2023 Outstanding Achievement in Perioperative Echocardiography Award.

The award will be formally announced during ASE’s annual awards presentations and Edler Lecture session at the 34th Annual Scientific Sessions on Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Gaylord National Resort, National Harbor, in Prince George’s County, MD. The award itself will be presented on June 25 during the Annual Research Awards Gala.

Past recipients of this award from Duke Health include Drs. Joe Kisslo, Solomon Aronson and Jonathan Mark.

Congratulations, Madhav – this is well-deserved!

 

 

Keenan, Selvaraj Win Duke HCLC Innovation and Collaboration Awards

Congratulations to cardiothoracic surgeon Jeffrey Keenan, MD, and cardiologist

Senthil Selvaraj

Senthil Selvaraj, MD. The two have won Duke Heart Center Leadership Council Innovation and Collaboration Awards.

The HCLC awards are available to Early Career Faculty in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery (defined as within 10 years of completing training). Each award provides one year of salary support and/or research program support in the amount of $40,000. Selected applicants gave presentations to the HCLC during their November, 2022 meeting.

Awardees were selected by the HCLC and notified via letter by Duke Heart Center co-directors, Drs. Manesh Patel and Edward P. Chen.

Keenan’s winning project is “A Translational Approach Towards Addressing Challenges in Heart Transplantation.” His mentors include Drs. Dawn Bowles and Carmelo Milano.

Selvaraj’s winning project is “Myocardial Fuel Consumption in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.” Co-investigators for his project include Drs. Marat Fudim and Svati Shah.

Congratulations, Jeff and Senthil!

 

Shah, Safdar Win DOM ‘Duke It Out!’ Teaching Competition

Nishant Shah and internal medicine resident Komal Safdar won the 3rd annual ‘Duke It Out!’  resident teaching competition held by the Department of Medicine on Thursday, Jan. 12. The duo won with a chalk talk presentation on basic fundamentals of ECMO.

The competition features three senior assistant residents (the “contestants”) who give an 8-10 minute chalk talk to guide audience knowledge acquisition on a narrow, focused topic of the contestant’s choice. Each contestant is paired with a Teaching Coach. Together, they develop a chalk talk for the competition.

Shah and two other faculty members were nominated by current members of the internal medicine residency program to serve as coaches. The coaches are selected for being extraordinary teachers — “Med-Ed Rockstars” — with great chalk talk skills.

The coach-resident team competes with the other coach-resident teams on who can give the best chalk talk. The coach’s role is to help provide guidance and mentorship to the resident on creating the best possible chalk talk.

Judges for the competition were Dr. Kathleen Cooney, Dr. Lisa Criscione-Schreiber, Dr. Ann Cameron Barr (Duke it Out! creator, and a SEEDS and rheumatology fellow), Dr. Micah Schub (SEEDS and nephrology fellow), and David Stevens (DUSOM class of 2024, executive board of the Careers in Internal Medicine Interest Group).

Congratulations, Nishant and Komal!

 

Nominations Open for SOM Faculty Awards

Nominations and Applications for the 2023 School of Medicine Faculty Awards are now open.

The Faculty Awards are a wonderful opportunity to highlight the outstanding work conducted at Duke. The Office for Faculty is now accepting nominations and applications for the following 2023 faculty awards:

  • Leonard Palumbo Jr., MD Faculty Achievement Award – Nomination Deadline: January 31, 2023
  • Leonard B. Tow Humanism in Medicine Award – Nomination Deadline: January 27, 2023
  • Excellence in Professionalism Award – Nomination Deadline: February 10, 2023
  • Research Mentoring Awards – Nomination Deadline: February 20, 2023
  • Ruth and A. Morris Williams Faculty Research Prize – Application Deadline: February 28, 2023

To learn more, visit https://duke.is/4hqkb. Questions? Please contact Jennifer Meyer Dare, jennifer.meyer-dare@duke.edu. Nominations and applications should be submitted via email to facdev@dm.duke.edu.

 

Adult Heart Stepdown Hiring Event – Feb. 1

Know someone who would make a great team member in Duke Heart? We have an opportunity for them to learn more about us! Our adult heart stepdown units, in partnership with Duke Health HR, will hold a hiring event on Wed., Feb. 1. Registration is required.

Interested parties can register to join our drop-in Duke Health event 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, February 1, to learn more about a career filled with purpose and opportunity on the Heart Adult Stepdown Units at Duke University Hospital.

At the event, they will have the opportunity to tour Duke University Hospital; learn about the many benefits of working in our health system; and meet recruiters and hiring managers for a potential same day offer.

Please share! Registration is via Qualtrics.

 

DOM Clinical Research Resource Fair

The DOM Clinical Research Units (CRUs), which include Heart Center, Medicine and Oncology clinical research, invite faculty, fellows, residents and trainees to a clinical research resources fair to help connect you directly to resources available at Duke.

The DOM Clinical Research Resource Fair will be held on the 6th floor of Trent Semans on Wednesday, January 25th. While information will be available on tables all day, representatives from each group will be available to informally meet with you in two open sessions: 8:30-10 am and 1-2:30 pm. CRU personnel hope you will consider joining for one of these sessions so you can meet those who support your clinical research work.

Some contributors to the event include central support staff from the CRUs such as Assistant Research Practice Managers (ARPMs), Research Practice Managers (RPMs), and finance leadership. Other SOM resources represented include staff from OASIS, contracts and DOMRA, CTSI resources, CRU statisticians, several DOCR directors including clinical operations, data, PACE, DEPRU and Research@Pickett.

While registration is not required, it will help event planners confirm expected numbers and allows them to send you a calendar invitation.

A light breakfast, coffee and juice will be provided during the morning session and after-lunch snacks will be available for the afternoon session. Additionally, all attendees will be entered into a drawing for a Starbucks gift card. (Sweet!)

Please complete the registration survey by January 19th so they are prepared for your visit!

 

 

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Cardiology Grand Rounds

Jan. 17: 2023 CPT Evaluation and Management Changes with Laura Bushong, associate compliance officer, Duke PDC. 5 p.m., Zoom.

Medicine Grand Rounds

Jan. 27: CHIP Focus Group Presentation with cardiovascular fellow Jessica Regan and hematology-oncology fellow Bennett Caughey. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

Feb.17: Topic TBD with Hyung (Harry) Jin Cho of NYU Langone Health, a 2023 Joseph C. Greenfield Visiting Professor. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

February is Heart Month

Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day. We encourage everyone to wear red on Friday, Feb. 3 to show our support for heart health overall, but especially to support women and cardiovascular disease awareness. Get your red gear ready!

PERS 2023 Training Schedule Announced

Duke Health is committed to creating an environment where all team members feel physically and psychologically safe, as we prioritize high-quality safe, equitable patient care.

This course is recommended for all DUHS leaders in supervisor and above roles. Leaning includes actionable leadership skills, engagement strategies, and how to communicate clearly even when asked tough questions.

Registration is required. Please see flyer for more information.

Have news to share?

If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged. Submissions by Noon, Wednesdays, to be considered for weekend inclusion.

 

Duke Heart in the News:

January 7 — Manesh Patel

El Ciudadano (Argentina)

El colapso de Damar Hamlin

https://duke.is/ztp7w

January 10 — Daniel Friedman

Healio/Cardiology

Posterior wall isolation does not improve outcomes in ablation for persistent AF

https://duke.is/mw7ua

January 10 — Harry Severance

Medpage Today

Yet Another Issue Is Disrupting the Healthcare Workplace

https://duke.is/76cpa

January 11 — Shahzeb Khan

Healio/Cardiology

In HF, possible longer-term benefits emerge with remote management strategy

https://duke.is/g5pu7

January 12 — James Lane (psychiatry)

Prevention

17 Ways to Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally, According to Experts

https://duke.is/bn7vg

January 12 — Duke Health

Cardiovascular Business

Cardiologists push for a more diverse, inclusive healthcare workforce

https://duke.is/c9te8

Duke Heart – Week Ending January 8th 2023

Chief’s Section:  Cardiac Arrest on NFL Field Monday Night – a “Teachable Moment”

There may be no more visible way in the US to see a cardiac arrest than the Monday Night Football game this week in which Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest after making a tackle.  Even for those of us in the medical field, it is a scary thing to see, and keeping calm and continuing to carry out CPR and using an AED is critical. The medical teams did an excellent job in saving Damar’s life.  Thankfully reports show his steady improvement this week.

Much of the initial conversations in the media and in the medical teams was understandably around the possible underlying cause, with many speculating that commotio cordis (the cardiac arrest after trauma to the chest/myocardium timed during repolarization of the heart).  This is a rare but described event.  One helpful US registry shows survival improving over the years with the rare cases of commotio cordis. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23107651/. This registry from 1994 thru 2012 reported 216 patients with a mean age of 15 but reported cases up to 51 years of age. Importantly survival was reported to be improving (still only around 35-40%) with rapid CPR (less than 3 minutes) as one of the key predictors.

I also include the AHA position statement from 2015 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26621653/  and for those with more interest the original NEJM article of mechanism. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9632447/

In general, as not part of his medical team, we can’t be sure exactly what happened to Damar and important not to speculate too much – but excited he is getting better.  If it turns out to be commotio cordis – the above should help put in context.  Most importantly, as noted in the registry rapid CPR might be the most important step in the Chain of Survival for cardiac arrest victims.

As often is the case, Duke Heart and our teams along with our American Heart Association local leaders have been engaged in both helping study and train to improve outcomes from cardiac events.  In the past, Chris Granger, Jamie Jollis and others helped set up the states rapid acute MI network for primary PCI.  Now many of the same team members including also Dan Mark and Monique Starks are conducting an NIH study to help increase bystander CPR.

As Chris Granger eloquently described the efforts ….. “Damar Hamlin is alive and alert today for a simple reason: when he had his cardiac arrest, he had immediate bystander CPR and had an AED applied rapidly, long before an ambulance arrived.  Moreover, he shows that cardiac arrest can occur in anyone: even an elite NFL athlete.  Sadly, the vast majority of the 6000 people with cardiac arrest each year in North Carolina do not get those simple treatments.  But that can change.  The RACE CARS cluster randomized trial, led by the DCRI and funded by the NIH, is testing if a community-based intervention aimed at increasing bystander CPR and early defibrillation will save more lives. Our goal is to have many more people treated the way Damar Hamlin was, and thus to save many more lives.”

Regarding Cardiovascular Conditions in athletes and sudden death – there too we have had some ongoing work.  Drs. Jim Daubert, Bill Kraus and many others have helped run a symposium on understanding the risk and preventing Sudden Death in athletes – a symposium we have highlighted in the past and has been supported by Heart Center Leadership Council member, Gary Davis.

We are also working with a group on a registry to understand cardiac conditions in college athletes. https://orccastudy.org/ This is the link to the outcomes registry. This work is supported by the Joel C. Cornette foundation (based in Cincinnati) and the AHA.

Finally, what can we all do.  We hope that this is a national “Teachable Moment” to engage and work to better get CPR training around the country and AEDs in more locations to help our communities.  As the new year begins and we have many goals and resolutions, this teachable moment for our communities maybe a great way to start.

 

Highlights of the week:

Duke Heart Transplant, VADs Hit Record in 2022

Internal data show that for the latest calendar year, our durable VAD volume was 90 and heart transplant volume was 142, with exceptional results for our patients. These numbers represent our highest volume-to-date at Duke University Hospital, and we believe are currently the highest volume for a U.S. program. We’ll have more on this in the coming weeks, but we wanted to share this great news with you, as well as some comments we received this week from members of DUH & DUHS leadership:

Major kudos to the transplant and VAD team for the hard work and excellent care!Jill Engel

Extraordinary!!Craig Albanese

Congratulations to the entire team – remarkable work from the best group in the country!Robert Mentz

Outstanding news! Absolutely best transplant and VAD team anywhere in the known universe-no question.Edward P. Chen

Really exceptional work from the team especially with our clinical staffing shortages (staff and providers). Thank you all for your leadership!Mary Martin

Extraordinary! Simply the best. Congratulations on staying the course and pursuing ever greater performance amidst adversity. Rick Shannon

Simply remarkable!  Thank you for delivering such extraordinary care to so many patients and families!Tom Owens

 

Duke Earns Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award

Duke University Hospital has received the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation Scientific Advisory Board for the third year in a row. The recognition is given to organizations contributing to advancing best practice in the surgical treatment of mitral valve disease. This means that our Center demonstrates a record of superior clinical outcomes as well as an ongoing commitment to reporting and measuring quality and outcome metrics specific to mitral valve repairs.

Congratulations to our mitral care surgeons, physicians, care teams and our Center of Excellence teams for their outstanding performance in this area!

New Electrophysiology Labs Open

Congratulations to our Duke Electrophysiology team — Duke Regional and Duke Raleigh Hospital each have new EP labs! Regional’s opened in December and Duke Raleigh’s officially opened on Jan. 3rd.

In a note shared with us last week, Kevin Jackson, MD, wrote, “This was a four-year effort with multiple delays due to Covid and other factors, but ultimately we have a beautiful state-of-the art lab that will serve as our full-time EP procedure room and also allow us to utilize two fully-capable EP labs at Duke Raleigh.”

Shown here on opening day in the new lab at Duke Raleigh (L-R) are: Lawrence Haymond, Francis Pena, Kevin Jackson, Teri Balser, Natalie Turgeon and Jyoti Singh.

Congrats to all team members who helped get these new labs up and running. Your efforts will allow more patients to get great care here at Duke. Great work, and an excellent way to kick-off the New Year!

FY22 Publications Update, Division of Cardiology

We had an outstanding year for publications in the Division of Cardiology!

The Research Communications & Engagement group conducts an annual census of faculty publications; they have recently completed this effort for the Division of Cardiology for fiscal year 2022. We are pleased to report the Division of Cardiology had 869 total publications in FY22! To provide some context, the publications data for FY22 and the previous five fiscal years are as follows:

FY22: 869 total publications

FY21: 851 total publications

FY20: 832 total publications

FY19: 854 total publications

FY18: 660 total publications

FY17: 724 total publications

A copy of the Division of Cardiology FY22 publications report will be shared among the faculty and fellows. The report is organized by faculty and lists the number of publications, the number of high impact publications (IF ≥10), and the aggregate impact factor.   The faculty continue to produce meaningful scientific discoveries in cardiovascular medicine.

Truly remarkable, everyone!

 

Gunn Grant Writing Series

Michael Gunn

Dr. Michael Gunn has designed a 14-session course, Research Project and Proposal Development: A Stepwise Approach. This Special Topic in the Victor J. Dzau Seminar Series, which is sponsored by the Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis, will be particularly helpful for those planning grant submissions in 2023. More details below under ‘events’. Registration is required. Course begins tomorrow and runs through May.

 

 

 

Shout-out to Goodwin, Abraham for Outstanding Care

Our colleague, Christina R., would like to recognize Drs. Goodwin and Abraham for their excellent care of her loved one who was recently in the Duke ED and on the cardiology service. In Christina’s words:

“I felt that it was important to write and recognize one of the CVD fellows, Dr. Nathan Goodwin.

“In the ED, Dr. Goodwin sat down with (my loved one*) and very patiently went through the medication list I brought and asked a lot of great questions regarding their indications. Within a minute he found a MAJOR allergy my loved one has to Quinapril, one that created an allergic reaction so profound they needed an emergency tracheotomy several years ago. He grabbed someone and had them immediately enter that ACE inhibitors cause angioedema into Epic so that it would not be missed. I must say, I was so impressed with his professionalism, bedside manner, medical knowledge and the way he explained everything to us so we understood without being condescending. He was very reassuring in that Duke would get them well and look at their extensive med list and get them on track. I know now that Dr.

Dennis Abraham

Dennis Abraham will be my loved one’s cardiologist and am ecstatic to hear this news as my loved one is extremely fond of him and his demeanor as well. My loved one looks and feels better already and is actually excited for their follow-up appointments so that is truly a testament to their amazing bedside manner.

Dr. Goodwin was thorough, kind, understanding and I left that evening knowing what was going to be done overnight and what the plan of attack was. Most importantly I felt comfortable leaving them there in good, competent hands and was glad that they weren’t being rushed out the door but actually watched for observation and testing. How their care was handled was exactly how I hoped it would be, the nurses and staff were all amazing (Lisa and Michelle were 2 nurses I spoke to).

My family is extremely grateful for all of the time and energy the department put into their care… when I learned they would be admitted to the 7th floor that was the first time all day that I felt the weight lift from my shoulders because I knew regardless of which doctor was assigned, they would get the best care in the world. Just seeing the pictures from Thanksgiving to seeing what was just taken for Christmas my loved one looks like a different person thanks to Dr. Abraham and Dr. Goodwin getting them started on the right treatment in the ED. I feel like it was the first time someone actually listened to us and it made me extremely proud to say I work for Duke.”  — Christina

*for patient privacy, certain identifiers have been removed.

Way to go, Dennis and Nathan! You are both amazing clinicians. When our colleagues trust us enough to care for their loved ones, we know we’re doing a good job – especially when they tell us they felt a sense of peace and relief!

 

DUH 7100 Shout-Outs!

The Duke University Hospital 7100 Cardiology Stepdown Unit has had a lot to celebrate! As of the end of December, the unit had been over 400 days without a Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI).  The team celebrated this accomplishment over bagels and coffee last month. Great job!

Additionally, Callie Brown, a Travel Nurse who has been working on 7100 since July, was recognized for a Great Catch Award!  Way to go team – nicely done!

 

ICYMI: Forward Together — Staying Close During a Breast Cancer Battle

Carmen Watson has spent her career as a surgical technologist, assisting surgeons in operating rooms, where the work is hard, and the stakes are high. Watson, who has spent most of her career at Duke University Hospital, knows that teamwork is crucial, as every precaution must be taken to ensure a good outcome for the patient.

And when she endured a breast cancer battle during a brief period when she wasn’t employed by Duke, her friends in Duke University Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery unit turned that focused healing energy on her.

“These are good people,” said Watson, 60, a breast cancer survivor who rejoined Duke’s staff in 2020 after a few years away. “They see life and death every day. They know my situation could have gone a different way. Everybody just looked out for me.”

Watson’s history at Duke goes back to the early 2000s, when she joined the staff of the cardiothoracic surgery team as a full-time staff member and, with her calm demeanor, deep knowledge and encouraging attitude, became an indispensable resource.

Dr. Jacob Klapper, an associate professor of surgery, has been in operating rooms alongside Watson since he was a cardiothoracic surgery fellow at Duke a decade ago.

“She would always look out for me and make sure I was doing things in a way that would make the attending surgeon happy,” Klapper said. “As a trainee, you always look for those people who are trying to guide you in the right direction, and we became friendly that way. And now, as a faculty member, she always makes sure the critical things I need for an operation are there and that just translates into a positive work environment.”

Around five years ago, Watson felt she wanted a change and decided to leave Duke and work for a different company as a travelling nurse, eventually leading to a relocation to Florida. After a year there, her husband, Westley, began experiencing health problems and, in late 2018, the couple moved back to the Triangle.

Not long after she returned to North Carolina, Watson got a mammogram that showed stage-3 cancer in both breasts. Over much of the next year, she endured a double mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation. Without health insurance for some of this period due to her job as a travelling nurse with another company ending, Watson faced immense financial strain.

Through her treatment, Watson said several of her former Duke colleagues contacted her often, asking how she was doing and occasionally providing financial help when things got especially tight. Around this time, Klapper and other staff and faculty members began looking into the possibility of bringing Watson back to Duke in her old role.

“We hoped she’d come back because we just value having someone like that next to you, a good person, a reliable person in high-stress situations, someone who knows exactly what you’re going through,” Klapper said.

In January of 2020, a now-cancer free Watson was hired by Duke, rejoining her old team. But a month after returning, she fell ill with radiation pneumonitis, requiring a brief hospital stay and nearly four months of mostly unpaid leave from work.

And again, colleagues rallied behind Watson, staying in close contact, and helping her ease back into work when she was ready.

“We just wanted to make sure she knows that she’s part of the team, she’s valued and everything is going to be OK,” said Nurse Manager for Operations in the Cardiothoracic Operating Room and Perioperative Services Rachael Knoll.

Since fall of 2020, Watson has been back with her team, deftly assisting surgeons, mentoring younger colleagues and doing her best to spread the culture of empathy, loyalty and selflessness which her team showed when she needed it most.

“That meant everything,” Watson said.

The above story originally appeared in the Jan. 4, 2023 issue of Working at Duke.

In a note to the team earlier this week, Dr. Edward P. Chen, chief of the division of cardiovascular and thoracic surgery wrote, “The example of caring and support given to our colleagues by Dr. Klapper and Rachel Knoll, as illustrated in this article, is what makes our CT Surgery team at Duke uniquely special. Happy New Year.”

Indeed! Keep up the incredible work you do not only to care for our patients, but your colleagues too. Duke Heart is a very special place.

 

2022 CTSI Translational Impact Report: Advancing Equity

Throughout a global pandemic that has brought unprecedented challenges and altered workflows and lives in dramatic ways, the Duke Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) continues to advance clinical research and translational science that enables equity and makes health improvement more accessible for all. Following a dynamic and fast-paced reaction to the spread of COVID-19, the Duke CTSI funded or otherwise supported numerous studies that draw upon the breadth and scope of research at Duke and its partners and collaborators.

CTSI programs and centers support each step along the translational spectrum: from preclinical discovery and entrepreneurship; through clinical trials to assess efficacy; to implementation into widespread practice that improves public health. As one of 61 NIH National Centers for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) Clinical and Translational Science Award-funded hubs – with strong and generous institutional support from the Duke University Health System – the CTSI continues to strengthen resources and expand opportunities for their members.

The CTSI’s newly released Impact Report showcases many of their accomplishments over the past year, including their contributions to meaningful and equitable health improvement within our communities and beyond.

 

 

Holiday Photos

We hope all of you enjoyed the holidays… Back in December, members of our Duke Heart nursing leadership took carts filled with coffee, tea, hot chocolate, candy canes, and snacks and went to all areas in Heart spreading cheer and expressing gratitude to all. Here are several shots from our holiday gathering, as well. Cheers and Happy New Year to all!

 

PPE Reminder

Please remain vigilant with masking, hand hygiene, PPE, and other safe behaviors to prevent the spread of infection. Pay special attention to the proper wearing and securing of gowns and be mindful of PPE compliance. Thank you for all you do to keep everyone safe and healthy, especially as we kick off a new year!

 

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

 

Cardiology Grand Rounds

Jan. 10: A Path Toward Remediating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Arrhythmia Care with Dr. Larry Jackson. 5 p.m., Zoom.

Jan. 17: 2023 CPT Evaluation and Management Changes with Laura Bushong, associate compliance officer, Duke PDC. 5 p.m., Zoom.

 

CME & Other Events

Grant Writing Series – A Special Topic in the Victor J. Dzau Seminar Series, sponsored by the Mandel Center for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis.

Dr. Michael Gunn has designed a 14 session course, Research Project and Proposal Development: A Stepwise Approach. Using a “flipped classroom” design, this course will teach you how to conceptualize and develop a major research project into a fundable grant proposal. We will present a stepwise approach and structured exercises that guide you through all aspects of research project development, from defining a problem of importance, to developing an experimental plan, to writing a compelling NIH-style grant application. Within this course, each student will develop their own research project and proposal using best practices, proven approaches, and continuous feedback. This course will be particularly helpful for those planning grant submissions in 2023.

  • Mondays, Jan. 9 – May 1, 2023. 5:00-6:30 p.m., via Zoom. Registration required to get link.

Please email Cheryl Woodard at cheryl.woodard@duke.edu to register.

 

Medicine Grand Rounds

Jan. 27: CHIP Focus Group Presentation with cardiovascular fellow Jessica Regan and hematology-oncology fellow Bennett Caughey. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

Feb.17: Topic TBD with Hyung (Harry) Jin Cho of NYU Langone Health, a 2023 Joseph C. Greenfield Visiting Professor. 8 a.m. via Zoom or in person, Duke North 2002.

 

February is Heart Month

Feb. 3: National Wear Red Day. We encourage everyone to wear red on Friday, Feb. 3 to show our support for heart health overall, but especially to support women and cardiovascular disease awareness. Get your red gear ready!

 

Have news to share?

If you have news to share with the Pulse readership, please contact Tracey Koepke, director of communications for Duke Heart at tracey.koepke@duke.edu. We would love to hear about your latest accomplishments, professional news, cool happenings, and any events or opportunities that may be of interest to our Duke Heart family. Please call with any questions: 919-681-2868. Feedback on Pulse is welcome and encouraged. Submissions by Noon, Wednesdays, to be considered for weekend inclusion.

 

Duke Heart in the News:

December 19 — Pamela Douglas and Zainab Samad

Dawn.com

‘One body, two hearts’

https://duke.is/m9dfe

December 22 — Richard Shannon, Michael Pencina, Ricardo Henao, and Shelley Rusincovitch

Healthcare Innovation

Will Your Health System Hire a Chief AI Officer in 2023?

https://duke.is/wdd6s

December 26 — Samuel Katz

The Scientist

Remembering Those We Lost in 2022

https://duke.is/jbdtb

December 26 — Jennifer Li

WRAL

One expert recommends parents avoid latest booster vaccine for healthy children

https://duke.is/ygvx7

December 27 — Pamela Douglas

Healio/Cardiology

‘We know more about disease than health,’ but advances in CV imaging may change that

https://duke.is/rk98w

December 29 — Duke Health

Healio/Cardiology

Top HF news from 2022: Firsts in xenotransplantation, FDA approves empagliflozin and more

https://duke.is/mnydb

December 30 — James Jollis

Medscape

STEMI Times-to-Treatment Usually Miss Established Goals

https://duke.is/8jqa7

December 30 — Shahzeb Khan

Healio/Cardiology

Benefits of empagliflozin consistent regardless of cause of HFrEF

https://duke.is/2744w

January 3 — William Kraus

The Daily Beast

Damar Hamlin’s Injury Exposes the NFL’s Medical Theater

https://duke.is/59t68

January 3 — Duke Health

Healio/Cardiology Today

Top cardiology news in 2022: Successful xenotransplants; statins vs. supplements; and more

https://duke.is/ne4pk

January 3 — Manesh Patel

WNCN-CBS17

Insight into a traumatic heart incident during a football game

https://duke.is/bxtg2

(*clip begins @ 05:06:37)

January 3 — Kevin Hill (pediatric cardiology)

HealthDay News

Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants

https://duke.is/4vq3m

January 3 — Manesh Patel

WRAL-NBC5

‘It’s a very rare occurrence’: Triangle doctors provide perspective on what happened to Bills player Damar Hamlin

https://duke.is/9pzfv

January 4 — Manesh Patel

sportingnews.com

What is commotio cordis? Explaining sudden heart stoppage that ‘likely’ led to Damar Hamlin going into cardiac arrest

https://duke.is/2m7hf

January 5 — Michael Pencina and Mary Klotman

Healthcare Innovation

Partnership to Expand Duke Health’s Capabilities in Health Analytics

https://duke.is/4qqus

January 5 — Michael Pencina

Healio/Cardiology

CAD polygenic risk score may guide statin initiation for younger adults

https://duke.is/56zk3