Scholars@Duke
Eric C. Chu

Eric C. Chu

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Hospital Medicine

Selected Publications

Application of the Seattle Heart Failure Model in ambulatory patients presented to an advanced heart failure therapeutics committee.

Journal Article Circ Heart Fail · November 2010 BACKGROUND: We sought to assess the predictive value of the Seattle Heart Failure Model (SHFM) when applied to ambulatory patients with advanced heart failure (HF) presented to an advanced HF therapeutics committee at a tertiary care US institution. METHOD ... Full text Link to item Cite

Prognosis on chronic dobutamine or milrinone infusions for stage D heart failure.

Journal Article Circ Heart Fail · July 2009 BACKGROUND: There are no published clinical trials comparing dobutamine with milrinone in outpatients with stage D heart failure on continuous inotropes. METHODS AND RESULTS: In a retrospective analysis of 112 inotrope-dependent patients with stage D heart ... Full text Link to item Cite

Mice with a deletion in the gene for CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta are protected against diet-induced obesity.

Journal Article Diabetes · January 2007 The CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein beta (C/EBPbeta) is required for adipocyte differentiation and maturation. We have studied the role of the transcription factor, C/EBPbeta, in the development of diet-induced obesity. Mice with a deletion in the gene for ... Full text Link to item Cite