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Alina Nicoara

Alina Nicoara

Professor of Anesthesiology
Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic

Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Anesthesiology · 2024 - Present Anesthesiology, Cardiothoracic, Anesthesiology

Recent Scholarly Works

International practices and variability in right heart echocardiography: results from the RVNet(Work) international survey.

Journal article Echo Res Pract · June 8, 2026 BACKGROUND: The assessment of the right heart (RH) plays a central role in the diagnosis and management of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. Although current guidelines have improved standardization, there is anecdotal evidence suggesting that there i ... Full text Link to item Cite

Impact of left ventricular assist device implantation on right ventricular-pulmonary arterial coupling assessed by high-fidelity hemodynamics.

Journal article J Heart Lung Transplant · April 2026 BACKGROUND: Postoperative right ventricular (RV) adaptation to left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation remains poorly characterized. RV-pulmonary artery (PA) coupling, defined as the ratio of end-systolic to arterial elastance (Ees/Ea), provides ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants

Clinical Practice Guidelines on Perioperative Management of Heart Transplant Recipients

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists · 2025 - 2026

Right ventricle adaptive changes in patients undergoing left ventricular assist device implantation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists · 2021 - 2023

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Education

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (Romania) · 1995 M.D.