Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Ph.D., University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2015
  • M.H.S., Duke University 2004
  • M.S.N., Duke University 1995
  • B.S.N., Ohio Wesleyan University 1985
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  Previous Appointments & Affiliations

  • Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2020 - 2022
  • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2021 - 2022
  • Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2019 - 2021
  • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2019 - 2020
  • Assistant Professor in Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2019 - 2020
  • Assistant Research Professor in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2019 - 2020
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2017 - 2019
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2016 - 2018
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2015 - 2017
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2014 - 2016
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2013 - 2015
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2012 - 2014
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2011 - 2013
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2010 - 2012
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2009 - 2011
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2008 - 2010
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2007 - 2009
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2006 - 2008
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2005 - 2007
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004 - 2006
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2004 - 2005
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2002 - 2004
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2001 - 2003
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2000 - 2002
  • Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing, School of Nursing, Duke University 2000 - 2001
• 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

    • Lekavich, C. L., Abraham, D., Fudim, M., Green, C., Mentz, R. J., Harshaw-Ellis, K., … Kraus, W. E. (2021). Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Novel Approach to Echocardiographic Trends. J Card Fail, 27(9), 942–948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2021.03.013
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    • Lekavich, C. L., Allen, J. D., Bensimhon, D. R., Bateman, L. A., Slentz, C. A., Samsa, G. P., … Kraus, W. E. (2021). Aerobic Versus Resistance Training Effects on Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Vascular Function in the STRRIDE-AT/RT Trial. Front Cardiovasc Med, 8, 638929. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2021.638929
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    • Egolum, U. O., Parikh, K., Lekavich, C., Wosik, J., Frazier-Mills, C., & Fudim, M. (2020). Applications of the Multisensor HeartLogic Heart Failure Monitoring Algorithm During the COVID-19 Global Pandemic. Jacc Case Rep, 2(14), 2265–2269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.09.035
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    • Dunlay, S. M., Givertz, M. M., Aguilar, D., Allen, L. A., Chan, M., Desai, A. S., … American Heart Association Heart Failure and Transplantation Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and the Heart Failure Society of America, . (2019). Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America: This statement does not represent an update of the 2017 ACC/AHA/HFSA heart failure guideline update. Circulation, 140(7), e294–e324. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000691
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    • Vest, A. R., Chan, M., Deswal, A., Givertz, M. M., Lekavich, C., Lennie, T., … Desai, A. (2019). Nutrition, Obesity, and Cachexia in Patients With Heart Failure: A Consensus Statement from the Heart Failure Society of America Scientific Statements Committee. J Card Fail, 25(5), 380–400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.03.007
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    • Lekavich, C. L., & Barksdale, D. J. (2016). A Critical Evaluation of the Representation of Black Patients With Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction in Clinical Trials: A Literature Review. J Cardiovasc Nurs, 31(3), 202–208. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCN.0000000000000237
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    • Lekavich, C. L., Barksdale, D. J., Neelon, V., & Wu, J.-R. (2015). Heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): an integrated and strategic review. Heart Fail Rev, 20(6), 643–653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-015-9506-7
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    • Lekavich, C. (n.d.). Measures of Ventricular Arterial Elastance. Journal of Cardiac Failure.

  • Conference Papers

    • Lekavich, C. L., & Kraus, W. E. (2020). Abstract P481: Early Recognition of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF): Ventricular Elastance as a Predictive Marker for Prevention and Treatment. In Circulation (Vol. 141). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1161/circ.141.suppl_1.p481
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    • Lekavich, C. L., Barksdale, D. J., Wu, J.-R., Neelon, V., Crandell, J., & Velazquez, E. J. (2017). Measures of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and Incident Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: A Matched Case-Control Analysis. In J Card Fail (Vol. 23, pp. 659–665). United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.395
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    • Lekavich, C. L., Barksdale, D. J., Neelon, V., Crandell, J., Wu, J. R., & Velazquez, E. V. (2016). Comparing novel biomarkers associated with heart failure preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): A matched case-control analysis. In European Heart Journal (Vol. 37, pp. 128–128). Rome, ITALY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
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    • Lekavich, C. L., Neelon, V., & Barksdale, D. J. (2014). Quantifying Diastolic Dysfunction as an Early Marker of Diastolic Heart Failure: Retrospective Analysis Using Echocardiography. In Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing (Vol. 29, pp. 388–389). LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS.
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