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Chiara Melloni

Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3850, Durham, NC 27710
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine · 2020 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Standard-of-Care Medication Withdrawal in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Receiving Aficamten in FOREST-HCM.

Journal Article J Am Coll Cardiol · November 5, 2024 BACKGROUND: Standard-of-care (SoC) medications for the treatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) are recommended as first-line therapy despite the lack of evidence from controlled clinical trials and well known off-target side effects. OB ... Full text Link to item Cite

Safety and efficacy of aficamten in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: A 36-week analysis from FOREST-HCM.

Journal Article Eur J Heart Fail · September 2024 AIMS: The aim of this study was to report safety and efficacy of aficamten in patients with non-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (nHCM) over 36 weeks in the ongoing FOREST-HCM trial. METHODS AND RESULTS: Patients were started on aficamten 5 mg daily ... Full text Link to item Cite

Use of physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modeling to inform dosing of the opioid analgesics fentanyl and methadone in children with obesity.

Journal Article CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol · June 2022 Obesity is an increasingly alarming public health threat, with nearly 20% of children classified as obese in the United States today. Children with obesity are commonly prescribed the opioids fentanyl and methadone, and accurate dosing is critical to reduc ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


PTN2- TO# BPCA Pharmacology Studies

ResearchPanel Member · Awarded by National Institute for Child Health & Human Develo · 2018 - 2023

PTN_TO#50 POPS LAB

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2022

Heart Failure Network: Year 12 Non-Compete Renewal

Clinical TrialMedical Monitor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2021

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Bologna (Italy) · 1999 M.D.