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Chetan B. Patel

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
DUMC 3034, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2020 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

In the News


Published June 20, 2023
New Heart Transplant Method May Grow Donor Pool 30%
Published October 23, 2020
Duke Completes 1,500th Heart Transplant
Published September 8, 2014
Duke Medicine bash celebrates major milestone

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Recent Publications


Donor Heart Recovery and Preservation Modalities in 2024.

Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · March 2024 Historically, heart transplantation (HT) has relied on the use of traditional cold storage for donor heart preservation. This organ preservation modality has several limitations, including the risk for ischemic and cold-induced graft injuries that may cont ... Full text Link to item Cite

Increasing Utilization of Extended Criteria Donor Hearts for Transplantation: The OCS Heart EXPAND Trial.

Journal Article JACC Heart Fail · March 2024 BACKGROUND: Extended criteria donor (ECD) hearts available with donation after brain death (DBD) are underutilized for transplantation due to limitations of cold storage. OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated use of an extracorporeal perfusion system on donor h ... Full text Link to item Cite

Epidemiology, management, and clinical outcomes of extrapulmonary Mycobacterium abscessus complex infections in heart transplant and ventricular assist device recipients.

Journal Article Am J Transplant · July 2023 Nontuberculous mycobacteria are emerging pathogens, yet data on the epidemiology and management of extrapulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infections in orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) and ventricular assist device (VAD) recipients are scarce. We ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Targeting Inflammation and Alloimmunity in Heart Transplant Recipients with Tocilizumab

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital · 2018 - 2023

Entresto (LCZ696) in Advanced Heart Failure

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2016 - 2021

PRIME-HF

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Amgen, Inc. · 2016 - 2019

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Medical School · 2002 M.D.