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Duke Heart Pulse — July 28, 2024

By Tracey Koepke in Uncategorized on July 28, 2024.

Duke Heart Pulse – July 28, 2024

Chief’s message: Sports, Cardiovascular Health, and the opening weekend of the Olympics

This last week was been highlighted by a convergence of sports, cardiovascular health topics and the opening weekend of the Olympics. I was fortunate enough to support the Joel Cornette Foundation last week that has partnered with the AHA and Duke to support several projects aimed as improving cardiovascular science and health in athletes. At the fundraiser last weekend, I was able to spend sometime with the Keynote speaker – Coach Tom Izzo – Head Basketball Coach of the Michigan State Spartans since 1995 – with 8 trips to the final four and a championship in 2000. He was thoughtful and knowledgeable about the goals to increase CPR, science for athletes heart, and the national effort for a registry with the AHA and Cornette Foundation to understand cardiac conditions in athletes with cardiac conditions. He also had thoughts on college athletics, NIL, and where the sport and amateurism is going.

Fittingly, the weekend started the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics to be hosted by France. Sports provide an opportunity for many of the people around the world to come together in community and see the similarities and humanity that unites us all, something that is much needed in our current times. Additionally, the Olympics often provide an opportunity to recognize and understand the stories of the amazing people that have worked tremendously hard, committed, and sacrificed to be as world-class as possible. Many similarities exist for those of us that see the many young men and women that we train in the cardiovascular fields of cardiology, anesthesia, vascular surgery, and cardiothoracic surgery. We were lucky enough to start our week off (based on visiting our son doing a summer quarter) in the south of France for the opening weekend seeing the national team playing soccer in the opening rounds (picture). Hopefully over the next two weeks the Olympics will be able to provide the opportunity for people to see athletes and countries competing and coming together.

Highlights of the week:

Duke Regional Earns 2024 NCDR Platinum Award for Chest Pain-MI

Duke Regional Hospital has received the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) Chest Pain-MI Registry Platinum Performance Achievement Award for 2024, based on 2023 data.

Duke Regional Hospital has demonstrated sustained achievement in the Chest Pain ̶ MI Registry for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023) and performed at the highest level for specific performance measures to receive this 2024 award. Additionally, they moved from 3 stars to 4 stars for the All MI care composite score.

The Chest Pain – MI Registry, part of the American College of Cardiology’s Quality Improvement measurement system, is the go-to registry for hospitals and health systems applying American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) clinical guideline recommendations.

Congratulations to all DRH team members – way to go!

ICYMI: AED Drone Delivery Research Featured by NHLBI

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has highlighted research into drone delivery for AEDs on their news site. The article features research by Dr. Monique Starks and team members with the Duke Clinical Research Institute.

Great job!

This article also appears in news coverage below.

CVRC’s Roy Earns New Investigator Travel Award

Bipradas Roy, PhD, a postdoctoral associate in the laboratory of Dr. Sudha Shenoy recently received a New Investigator Travel Award to attend the AHA’s Basic Cardiovascular Sciences Scientific Sessions held July 22-25, 2024 at the Hilton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.

Roy’s abstract, Inflammation-induced endothelial cell activation and angiogenic sprouting are downmodulated by ubiquitin-specific peptidase 20, was selected for oral presentation in the session ‘Early Career Pre-Conference Session 2: Next Best Thing session. His co-authors include Jiao-hui Wu, Neil J. Freedman, and Sudha K. Shenoy.

Congratulations, Bipradas!

Kudos to the Heart COE team!

On behalf of the entire Duke Heart & Vascular team, Jill Engel and Manesh Patel sent the following note to our COE team:

“A big thanks and kudos to the Heart Center of Excellence team. Last week when the Crowd Strike outage occurred, the COE team rapidly deployed to support not only the Heart & Vascular Center areas, teams and interfaces but also deployed to any and all sites in need of support.

The team displayed great dedication and energy and truly impacted our ability to provide clinical care.”

Great job, everyone!

Kudos to Carroll, Ingram & Schwennesen!

We received the following note praising cardiovascular fellows, Hannah Schwennesen, Damarcus Ingram, and Aubrie Carroll this week:

“I have to give kudos to Hannah, Damarcus, and Aubrie for their extraordinary work this week. There were several very tough activations and transfers this week, and these three managed them so well. Aubrie helped to get a very sick patient over from the VA to Duke, and went beyond her role as a diagnostic fellow to stay with the patient in the PACU at the VA, verify bleeding risk and communicate to Duke, and arrange transportation herself. Hannah and Damarcus have been fielding 5-6 activations a day and dozens of calls, all while teaching new housestaff. I am convinced that no other program could match our fellows- they are smart, effective, professional and most importantly, really good people.” — Jennifer Rymer, MD

Nicely done!

Shout-out to all Move-Team Members

A big thank you to all who assisted with our unit moves in Duke University Hospital last week! Our moves were efficient and successful – great job!

Seeking Coaches & Walkers: Heart Walk 2024

Duke Health’s recruitment of Coaches and Walkers for the 2024 American Heart Association’s Triangle Heart Walk, scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 8, is well underway, but we are not yet at our goal! Won’t you join us?

Join Manesh Patel’s team: Duke Heart and Sole or start your own team under “Duke Heart & Vascular”. We want to have a huge team representing Duke Heart this year to celebrate not only the AHA’s Centennial, but Duke University’s 100^th birthday. Please join us!

Register Here!

To sign up as a Coach, click the button above and on the AHA site, choose the red “Create a Team” button. Walkers can also sign up and join teams on the same site by clicking the red “Join a Team” button.

Let’s come together to make this our best year yet and demonstrate our unwavering dedication to cardiovascular health. Together, we can make a significant impact and pave the way for a healthier future.

The 2024 Heart Walk will be a terrific event and a wonderful way to support our cardiovascular patients. We’ll be talking about Heart Walk all summer with lots of opportunities to join in the fun. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Upcoming Events & Opportunities

Cardiology Grand Rounds

Our regular CGR season has ended. We will resume in August/September. All Duke Cardiology Grand Rounds recordings are housed on Warpwire. To access recordings please visit:

2024 CGR Recordings

NET ID and password required. Enjoy!

CD Fellows Core Curriculum Conference

July 31: Dyslipidemia with Nishant Shah. Noon, 2W96.

RFA: Health Disparities Research Curriculum, Duke CTSI & REACH Equity

The Duke CTSI and the Center for Research to Advance Healthcare Equity (REACH Equity) are pleased to announce a call for applications for the Health Disparities Research Curriculum (HDRC). PDF: HDRC RFA 2024-2025

If you’re interested in participating in the 2024-2025 curriculum, a brief online application must be submitted by August 5, 2024.

HDRC is designed to increase knowledge and skill in the design and conduct of health disparities research. Although the curriculum focuses primarily on racial and ethnic disparities, the principles, methods, and examples will be broadly applicable to other health disparity populations (e.g. socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, underserved rural populations, sexual and gender minorities, etc.).

The curriculum consists of didactic and interactive sessions approximately every two to three weeks on Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:00 pm; September 2024 through June 2025. The 2024-2025 HDRC will be entirely virtual.

The curriculum addresses:

Foundational knowledge for design and conduct of research to address racial and ethnic health disparities, including:
- Nomenclature and framework for approaching research involving health disparities
- Contributors to health disparities
- Role of implicit bias in disparities research
Health disparities research methods across the translational spectrum
Conduct of health disparities research focused on the clinical encounter and health systems
Funding sources and strategies for disparities research

Please note that this curriculum is not designed to teach basic research design, and participants should have some foundational knowledge on the general principles and issues in research design.

Acceptance into the HDRC curriculum will be determined based on capacity, commitment to conducting health disparities research, and the applicant’s rationale for taking the course. Applicants will be notified of acceptance via email. You must be affiliated with Duke University or North Carolina Central University to participate in this curriculum.

Additional program information, syllabus and the application.

For additional information or questions about the HDRC, please contact: Stephanie Molner, MSW.

RFA: Duke CTSI CDA Program

The Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute CTSI Career Development Award Program (CDA) is now accepting applications. The Duke CTSI CDA provides skilled and personalized mentoring, a coordinated and tailored scientific and career development curriculum, and the opportunity to conduct clinical or translational (bench to bedside) research. The CTSI CDA is particularly committed to increasing diversity of the research workforce. Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Up to two Scholars will be awarded 75% total protected effort for 2 years, up to $20,000/year for research expenses, and up to $2,500/year for travel to professional meetings. Funding will start January, 2025. Applications are due September 9, 2024.

Individuals considering applying to the Duke CTSI CDA are strongly encouraged to submit a Letter of Intent by August 1, 2024 via MyResearchProposal. For more information about the CTSI CDA and how to apply please visit: https://ctsi.duke.edu/career-development/duke-ctsi-cda.

For questions about the program, please email CTSI CDA Program Manager: Stephanie Molner, MSW or one of the program directors: Laura Svetkey, MD, MHS, Kimberly Johnson, MD, or Rasheed Gbadegesin, MBBS, MD.

New Faculty Orientation Dates Announced

October 22 & 23: 2024 School of Medicine Academic New Faculty Orientation, Trent Semans Center.

All faculty hired in the past three years are welcome to attend. While content specifically targets newer faculty, many topics are applicable to all faculty regardless of career stage. Registration is required. Questions? Contact SOM Office for Faculty at facdev@dm.duke.edu.

Duke Heart Fall 2024 CME Courses

The following symposia will be held this fall:

October 12: Duke Cardiac Imaging Symposium at Trent Semans Center, 7:55am-3:30pm. Course directors are Drs. Sreekanth Vemulapalli and Anita Kelsey.

November 1: the 16th Annual NC Research Triangle Pulmonary Hypertension Symposium at Durham Convention Center, 8:00 a.m. – 3:15p.m. Course directors are Dr. Terry Fortin and Dr. Jimmy Ford (of UNC).

Registration/landing pages are not yet available, but will be shared in Pulse once they are. Questions? Contact Christy Darnell.

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:

July 19 — Monique Starks

Davidson News

Drones as first responders: Enhancing emergency response with AED deliveries

July 22 — Monique Starks

KFF Health News

Rescue from above: How drones may narrow emergency response times

July 22 — Monique Starks

Journal of Emergency Medical Services

This is how drones may narrow emergency response times

July 22 — Duke Clinical Research Institute/Monique Starks

Becker’s Clinical Leadership