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Igor Klem

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3943, Durham, NC 27710
Trent Drive, Duke Clinic, Orange Zone, Rm 4229, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2019 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Diagnostic accuracy and prognostic value of CMR in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome: a meta-analysis.

Journal Article Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · March 27, 2026 AIMS: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) could be considered as first diagnostic test in patients with suspected non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), since up to one-third do not have obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). This met ... Full text Link to item Cite

Immediate or Deferred Nonculprit-Lesion PCI in Myocardial Infarction.

Journal Article N Engl J Med · March 5, 2026 BACKGROUND: The preferred timing of treatment of nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains uncertain. A comparison of immediate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guided by instantaneous wave-free ... Full text Link to item Cite

Accuracy of left ventricular mechanical dyssynchrony indices for mechanical characteristics of left bundle branch block using cardiovascular magnetic resonance feature tracking.

Journal Article Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging · March 3, 2025 AIMS: More than 90% of patients with left bundle branch block (LBBB) and reduced left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction have LV dyssynchrony and a high probability of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). A subgroup of patients with non-spe ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


CMR evaluation of ED patients presenting with chest pain, abnormal troponin values and low HEART-Score

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bayer HealthCare, LLC · 2021 - 2024

Cardiovascular Impact of Near-complete Estrogen Deprivation for Breast Cancer

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Wake Forest University School Of Medicine · 2022 - 2023

Medical Images, HTML5, and Clinical Trial Remote Collaboration

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Heart Imaging Technologies, LLC · 2017 - 2019

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Education


University of Vienna (Austria) · 1997 M.D.