Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 2015
  • M.S.N., Duke University 1995
  • B.S., Ohio State University 1985
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004 - 2019
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2000 - 2004
• Recognition
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  Awards & Honors

  • Amercian Association of Heart Failure Nurses, (AAHFN), Oral Abstract Award Winner. American Association of Heart Failure Nurses . 2017
  • American Heart Association (AHA), Martha H. Hill New Investigator, Finalist. Amercian Heart Association. 2017
  • Heart Failure Socity of Amercia (HFSA) National Nurse Research Award, Nominee. Heart Failure Socity of America. 2016
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) Graduate School Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award, Nominee. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 2015
• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Exercise
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Failure, Diastolic
  • Prevention
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  Global Scholarship

  • Expertise

    • Kenya (Country) 
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • Early Markers of HFpEF awarded by Heart Failure Society of America 2015 - 2017
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Vest, A. R., M. Chan, A. Deswal, M. M. Givertz, C. Lekavich, T. Lennie, S. E. Litwin, et al. “Nutrition, Obesity, and Cachexia in Patients With Heart Failure: A Consensus Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statements Committee.” Journal of Cardiac Failure, January 1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.03.007.
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    • Lekavich, Carolyn L., and Debra J. Barksdale. “A Critical Evaluation of the Representation of Black Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction in Clinical Trials: A Literature Review..” The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing 31, no. 3 (May 2016): 202–8. https://doi.org/10.1097/jcn.0000000000000237.
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    • Lekavich, Carolyn L., Debra J. Barksdale, Virginia Neelon, and Jia-Rong Wu. “Heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): an integrated and strategic review..” Heart Fail Rev 20, no. 6 (November 2015): 643–53. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-015-9506-7.
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    • Kroenke, K., S. L. West, R. Swindle, A. Gilsenan, G. J. Eckert, R. Dolor, P. Stang, X. H. Zhou, R. Hays, and M. Weinberger. “Similar effectiveness of paroxetine, fluoxetine, and sertraline in primary care: a randomized trial..” Jama 286, no. 23 (December 2001): 2947–55. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.286.23.2947.
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    • Lekavich, Carolyn. “Measures of Ventricular Arterial Elastance.” Journal of Cardiac Failure, n.d.

  • Conference Papers

    • Lekavich, Carolyn L., Debra J. Barksdale, Jia-Rong Wu, Virginia Neelon, Jamie Crandell, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Measures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis..” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 23:659–65, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.395.
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    • Lekavich, C. L., D. J. Barksdale, V. Neelon, J. Crandell, J. R. Wu, and E. V. Velazquez. “Comparing novel biomarkers associated with heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): A matched case-control analysis.” In European Heart Journal, 37:128–128. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2016.
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    • Lekavich, Carolyn L., Virginia Neelon, and Debra J. Barksdale. “Quantifying Diastolic Dysfunction as an Early Marker of Diastolic Heart Failure: Retrospective Analysis Using Echocardiography.” In Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 29:388–89. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2014.
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