Kevin Lindsey Thomas | Scholars@Duke

Kevin Lindsey Thomas
Associate Professor of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2018
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2012

Contact Information

Dept Of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710
Duke Box 31280, Durham, NC 27710
kevin.thomas@duke.edu (919) 668-2688

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 2004 - 2007
- Chief Resident in Medicine (DUMC), Medicine, Duke University 2003 - 2004
- Fellow in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University 2002 - 2003
- Resident in Medicine, Medicine, Duke University 1999 - 2002
- M.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 1999
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2016 - 2018
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2008 - 2016
- Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007 - 2008
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2007
- Associate in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2003 - 2004
- Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine 2003
Research
Selected Grants
- Postdoctoral Training in Cardiovascular Clinical Research awarded by National Institutes of Health 2003 - 2024
- Duke CTSA (KL2) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Duke CTSA (TL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Pathways to cardiovascular disease prevention and impact of specialty referral in under-represented racial/ethnic minorities with HIV awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
- Dissemination and Implementation Science in Cardiovascular Outcomes (DISCO) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Religion, Spirituality and CVD Risks: A Focus on African Americans awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research Program (BIGGER) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Educational Videos to Reduce Racial Disparities in ICD therapy Via Innovative Designs (VIVID) awarded by Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute 2016 - 2021
- Duke CTSA (UL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- Race and gender variation in the QRS duration awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation 2014 - 2016
- RECRUIT awarded by University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 2013 - 2016
- Duke Cardiovascular CERTs awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2007 - 2012
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Pokorney, SD, Bloom, D, Granger, CB, Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Roettig, ML, Anderson, J, Heflin, MT, and Granger, BB. "Exploring patient-provider decision-making for use of anticoagulation for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: Results of the INFORM-AF study." European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing : Journal of the Working Group on Cardiovascular Nursing of the European Society of Cardiology (November 12, 2018): 1474515118812252-null. Full Text
  - Jackson, LR, Thomas, KL, Polonsky, B, Zareba, W, Lahiri, M, Saba, S, McNitt, S, Schuger, C, Daubert, JP, Moss, AJ, and Kutyifa, V. "Effectiveness of high rate and delayed detection ICD programming by race: A MADIT-RIT substudy." Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 29, no. 10 (October 2018): 1418-1424. Full Text
  - Gaeta, S, Schroder, JN, Daneshmand, MA, Thomas, KL, Hegland, DD, Piccini, JP, Daubert, JP, Koontz, JI, and Sun, AY. "Catheter Ablation of Mid-Myocardial Ventricular Tachycardia by Simultaneous Unipolar Radiofrequency Ablation With Half-Normal Saline Irrigation." Jacc. Clinical Electrophysiology 4, no. 9 (September 2018): 1263-1264. Full Text
  - Ugowe, FE, Jackson, LR, and Thomas, KL. "Racial and ethnic differences in the prevalence, management, and outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review." Heart Rhythm 15, no. 9 (September 2018): 1337-1345. Full Text
  - Egwim, CC, Rucker, AJ, Madut, DC, Chery, GS, Sullivan, LT, Jackson, LR, Batchelor, WB, and Thomas, KL. "Research Participation of a Professional Organization in Clinical Trials: The Association of Black cardiologists Clinical Trial Investigator Identification Project." Journal of the National Medical Association (August 9, 2018). Full Text
  - Johnson, KS, Thomas, KL, Pinheiro, SO, and Svetkey, LP. "Design and Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research Curriculum." Journal of the National Medical Association 110, no. 4 (August 2018): 305-313. Full Text
  - Kelly, JP, Greiner, M, Soliman, EZ, Randolph, TC, Thomas, KL, Dunlay, SM, Curtis, LH, O'Brien, EC, and Mentz, RJ. "Relation of Early Repolarization (J Point Elevation) to Mortality in Blacks (from the Jackson Heart Study)." The American Journal of Cardiology 122, no. 2 (July 2018): 340-346. Full Text
  - Black-Maier, E, Ren, X, Steinberg, BA, Green, CL, Barnett, AS, Rosa, NS, Al-Khatib, SM, Atwater, BD, Daubert, JP, Frazier-Mills, C, Grant, AO, Hegland, DD, Jackson, KP, Jackson, LR, Koontz, JI, Lewis, RK, Sun, AY, Thomas, KL, Bahnson, TD, and Piccini, JP. "Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction." Heart Rhythm 15, no. 5 (May 2018): 651-657. Full Text
  - Pokorney, SD, Yen, DC, Campbell, KB, Allen LaPointe, NM, Sheng, S, Thomas, L, Bahnson, TD, Daubert, JP, Picini, JP, Jackson, KP, Thomas, KL, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Dofetilide dose reductions and discontinuations in women compared with men." Heart Rhythm 15, no. 4 (April 2018): 478-484. Full Text
  - Sullivan, LT, Randolph, T, Merrill, P, Jackson, LR, Egwim, C, Starks, MA, and Thomas, KL. "Representation of black patients in randomized clinical trials of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction." American Heart Journal 197 (March 2018): 43-52. (Review) Full Text
  - Szakmany, T, Pugh, R, Kopczynska, M, Lundin, RM, Sharif, B, Morgan, P, Ellis, G, Abreu, J, Kulikouskaya, S, Bashir, K, Galloway, L, Al-Hassan, H, Grother, T, McNulty, P, Seal, ST, Cains, A, Vreugdenhil, M, Abdimalik, M, Dennehey, N, Evans, G, Whitaker, J, Beasant, E, Hall, C, Lazarou, M, Vanderpump, CV, Harding, K, Duffy, L, Guerrier Sadler, A, Keeling, R, Banks, C, Ng, SWY, Heng, SY, Thomas, D, Puw, EW, Otahal, I, Battle, C, Minik, O, Lyons, RA, Hall, JE, and Welsh Digital Data Collection Platform collaborators, . "Defining sepsis on the wards: results of a multi-centre point-prevalence study comparing two sepsis definitions." Anaesthesia 73, no. 2 (February 2018): 195-204. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Jackson, LR, Shrader, P, Ansell, J, Fonarow, GC, Gersh, B, Kowey, PR, Mahaffey, KW, Singer, DE, Thomas, L, Piccini, JP, and Peterson, ED. "Prevalence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Valvular Heart Disease in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the ORBIT-AF (Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation)." Journal of the American Heart Association 6, no. 12 (December 22, 2017). Full Text
  - Peake, SL, Delaney, A, Bailey, M, Bellomo, R, and ARISE Investigators, . "Potential Impact of the 2016 Consensus Definitions of Sepsis and Septic Shock on Future Sepsis Research." Annals of Emergency Medicine 70, no. 4 (October 2017): 553-561.e1. Full Text
  - Randolph, TC, Hellkamp, AS, Zeitler, EP, Fonarow, GC, Hernandez, AF, Thomas, KL, Peterson, ED, Yancy, CW, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Utilization of cardiac resynchronization therapy in eligible patients hospitalized for heart failure and its association with patient outcomes." American Heart Journal 189 (July 2017): 48-58. Full Text Link to Item
  - Jackson, LR, Rathakrishnan, B, Campbell, K, Thomas, KL, Piccini, JP, Bahnson, T, Stiber, JA, and Daubert, JP. "Sinus Node Dysfunction and Atrial Fibrillation: A Reversible Phenomenon?." Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE 40, no. 4 (April 2017): 442-450. (Review) Full Text
  - Randolph, TC, Broderick, S, Shaw, LK, Chiswell, K, Mentz, RJ, Kutyifa, V, Velazquez, EJ, Gilliam, FR, and Thomas, KL. "Race and Sex Differences in QRS Interval and Associated Outcome Among Patients with Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction." Journal of the American Heart Association 6, no. 3 (March 20, 2017). Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Randolph, TC, Greiner, MA, Egwim, C, Hernandez, AF, Thomas, KL, Curtis, LH, Muntner, P, Wang, W, Mentz, RJ, and O'Brien, EC. "Associations Between Blood Pressure and Outcomes Among Blacks in the Jackson Heart Study." Journal of the American Heart Association 5, no. 12 (December 7, 2016). Full Text
  - Granger, CB, and Thomas, KL. "Stroke Prediction in Atrial Fibrillation: Is it Black and White?." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 68, no. 5 (August 2016): 471-472. Full Text
  - Sullivan, LT, Jackson, LR, and Thomas, KL. "Review of venous thromboembolism and race: the generalizability of treatment guidelines for high-risk populations." Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 42, no. 2 (August 2016): 167-171. (Review) Full Text
  - Golwala, H, Jackson, LR, Simon, DN, Piccini, JP, Gersh, B, Go, AS, Hylek, EM, Kowey, PR, Mahaffey, KW, Thomas, L, Fonarow, GC, Peterson, ED, Thomas, KL, and Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation (ORBIT-AF) Registry, . "Racial/ethnic differences in atrial fibrillation symptoms, treatment patterns, and outcomes: Insights from Outcomes Registry for Better Informed Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation Registry." American Heart Journal 174 (April 2016): 29-36. Full Text
  - Cannon, CP, Blazing, MA, Giugliano, RP, McCagg, A, White, JA, Theroux, P, Darius, H, Lewis, BS, Ophuis, TO, Jukema, JW, De Ferrari, GM, Ruzyllo, W, De Lucca, P, Im, K, Bohula, EA, Reist, C, Wiviott, SD, Tershakovec, AM, Musliner, TA, Braunwald, E, Califf, RM, and IMPROVE-IT Investigators, . "Ezetimibe Added to Statin Therapy after Acute Coronary Syndromes." The New England Journal of Medicine 372, no. 25 (June 3, 2015): 2387-2397. Full Text
  - Holmqvist, F, Thomas, KL, Broderick, S, Ersbøll, M, Singh, D, Chiswell, K, Shaw, LK, Hegland, DD, Velazquez, EJ, and Daubert, JP. "Clinical outcome as a function of the PR-interval-there is virtue in moderation: data from the Duke Databank for cardiovascular disease." Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 17, no. 6 (June 2015): 978-985. Full Text
  - Mentz, RJ, Greiner, MA, DeVore, AD, Dunlay, SM, Choudhary, G, Ahmad, T, Khazanie, P, Randolph, TC, Griswold, ME, Eapen, ZJ, O'Brien, EC, Thomas, KL, Curtis, LH, and Hernandez, AF. "Ventricular conduction and long-term heart failure outcomes and mortality in African Americans: insights from the Jackson Heart Study." Circulation. Heart Failure 8, no. 2 (March 2015): 243-251. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Jackson, LR, Peterson, ED, Okeagu, E, and Thomas, K. "Review of race/ethnicity in non vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants clinical trials." Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis 39, no. 2 (February 2015): 222-227. (Review) Full Text
  - Gracieux, J, Sanders, GD, Pokorney, SD, Lopes, RD, Thomas, K, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Incidence and predictors of appropriate therapies delivered by the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review." International journal of cardiology 177, no. 3 (December 2014): 990-994. (Review) Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Shah, BR, Elliot-Bynum, S, Thomas, KD, Damon, K, Allen LaPointe, NM, Calhoun, S, Thomas, L, Breathett, K, Mathews, R, Anderson, M, Califf, RM, and Peterson, ED. "Check it, change it: a community-based, multifaceted intervention to improve blood pressure control." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 7, no. 6 (November 2014): 828-834. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, Al-Khatib, SM, Wojdyla, DM, Shaw, LK, Horton, JR, Lokhnygina, Y, Anstrom, KJ, DeWald, T, Allen-LaPointe, N, Steinberg, BA, Thomas, K, Daubert, JP, and Peterson, ED. "Comparison of safety of sotalol versus amiodarone in patients with atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease." The American Journal of Cardiology 114, no. 5 (September 2014): 716-722. Full Text
  - Steinberg, BA, Broderick, SH, Lopes, RD, Shaw, LK, Thomas, KL, DeWald, TA, Daubert, JP, Peterson, ED, Granger, CB, and Piccini, JP. "Use of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and clinical outcomes in older patients with concomitant atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease." Europace : European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology : Journal of the Working Groups on Cardiac Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology 16, no. 9 (September 2014): 1284-1290. Full Text
  - Steinberg, BA, Broderick, SH, Lopes, RD, Shaw, LK, Thomas, KL, DeWald, TA, Daubert, JP, Peterson, ED, Granger, CB, and Piccini, JP. "Use of antiarrhythmic drug therapy and clinical outcomes in older patients with concomitant atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease." Europace 16, no. 9 (September 2014): 1284-1290. Full Text Link to Item
  - Mathews, R, Chen, AY, Thomas, L, Wang, TY, Chin, CT, Thomas, KL, Roe, MT, and Peterson, ED. "Differences in short-term versus long-term outcomes of older black versus white patients with myocardial infarction: findings from the Can Rapid Risk Stratification of Unstable Angina Patients Suppress Adverse Outcomes with Early Implementation of American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Guidelines (CRUSADE)." Circulation 130, no. 8 (August 2014): 659-667. Full Text
  - Anderson, ML, Cox, M, Al-Khatib, SM, Nichol, G, Thomas, KL, Chan, PS, Saha-Chaudhuri, P, Fosbol, EL, Eigel, B, Clendenen, B, and Peterson, ED. "Rates of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training in the United States." Jama Internal Medicine 174, no. 2 (February 2014): 194-201. Full Text
  - Steinberg, BA, Zhao, Y, He, X, Hernandez, AF, Fullerton, DA, Thomas, KL, Mills, R, Klaskala, W, Peterson, ED, and Piccini, JP. "Management of postoperative atrial fibrillation and subsequent outcomes in contemporary patients undergoing cardiac surgery: insights from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons CAPS-Care Atrial Fibrillation Registry." Clinical Cardiology 37, no. 1 (January 2014): 7-13. Full Text
  - Steinberg, BA, Zhao, Y, He, X, Hernandez, AF, Fullerton, DA, Thomas, KL, Mills, R, Klaskala, W, Peterson, ED, and Piccini, JP. "Management of postoperative atrial fibrillation and subsequent outcomes in contemporary patients undergoing cardiac surgery: Insights from the society of thoracic surgeons CAPS-Care atrial fibrillation registry." Clinical Cardiology 37, no. 1 (January 1, 2014): 7-13. Full Text
  - Shah, BR, Thomas, KL, Elliot-Bynum, S, Thomas, K, Damon, K, Allen LaPointe, N, Calhoun, SA, Thomas, L, Mathews, R, Califf, RM, and Peterson, ED. "Check it, change it: a community-based intervention to improve blood pressure control." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 6, no. 6 (November 12, 2013): 741-748. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Piccini, JP, Liang, L, Fonarow, GC, Yancy, CW, Peterson, ED, Hernandez, AF, and Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals, . "Racial differences in the prevalence and outcomes of atrial fibrillation among patients hospitalized with heart failure." Journal of the American Heart Association 2, no. 5 (October 2013): e000200-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Thomas, KL, Zimmer, LO, Dai, D, Al-Khatib, SM, Allen LaPointe, NM, and Peterson, ED. "Educational videos to reduce racial disparities in ICD therapy via innovative designs (VIVID): a randomized clinical trial." American Heart Journal 166, no. 1 (July 2013): 157-163. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Fonarow, GC, Hayes, DL, Curtis, AB, Jr, SFS, Sanders, GD, Hernandez, AF, Mirro, MJ, Thomas, KL, Eapen, ZJ, and al, E. "Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment." American Heart Journal (2013). Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Fonarow, GC, Hayes, DL, Curtis, AB, Sears, SF, Sanders, GD, Hernandez, AF, Mirro, MJ, Thomas, KL, Eapen, ZJ, Russo, AM, and Yancy, CW. "Performance measures to promote quality improvement in sudden cardiac arrest prevention and treatment." American Heart Journal 165, no. 6 (2013): 862-868. Full Text
  - Hazelton, G, Al-Khatib, SM, Fonarow, GC, Thomas, KL, Hayes, D, Sanders, GD, Campbell, SM, Yancy, C, Peterson, ED, and Sears, S. "Assessment of the quality of existing patient educational tools focused on sudden cardiac arrest: a systematic evaluation by the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Thought Leadership Alliance." Patient Preference and Adherence 7 (January 2013): 361-368. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Thomas, KL, Zimmer, LO, Dai, D, Al-Khatib, SM, Lapointe, NMA, and Peterson, ED. "Educational videos to reduce racial disparities in ICD therapy via innovative designs (VIVID): A randomized clinical trial." American Heart Journal 166, no. 1 (2013): 157-163.e2. Full Text
  - Anderson, ML, Cox, M, Al-Khatib, SM, Thomas, KL, Fosbol, EL, Chan, PS, Nichol, G, and Peterson, ED. "Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training Rates in the United States." Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012). Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, Piccini, JP, Liang, L, Heidenreich, P, Fonarow, G, Peterson, E, Yancy, C, and Hernandez, A. "Racial Differences in Atrial Fibrillation Prevalence and Anticoagulation Use." CIRCULATION 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012). Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, Shah, BR, Elliott-Bynum, S, Thomas, KD, Damon, K, Lapointe, NA, Calhoun, S, Thomas, L, Breathett, K, Mathews, R, Anderson, M, Califf, RM, and Peterson, ED. "Check It Change It: A Community Based Hypertension Program." Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012). Link to Item
  - Williams, ES, Thomas, KL, Broderick, S, Shaw, LK, Velazquez, EJ, Al-Khatib, SM, and Daubert, JP. "Race and gender variation in the QT interval and its association with mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: results from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (DDCD)." Am Heart J 164, no. 3 (September 2012): 434-441. Full Text Link to Item
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Hellkamp, AS, Hernandez, AF, Fonarow, GC, Thomas, KL, Al-Khalidi, HR, Heidenreich, PA, Hammill, S, Yancy, C, Peterson, ED, and Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals, . "Trends in use of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy among patients hospitalized for heart failure: have the previously observed sex and racial disparities changed over time?." Circulation 125, no. 9 (March 2012): 1094-1101. Full Text
  - Jackson, LR, Daubert, JP, and Thomas, KL. "Expanding the benefits of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy: "is less more"?." Prog Cardiovasc Dis 54, no. 4 (January 2012): 372-378. (Review) Full Text Link to Item
  - Eapen, ZJ, Peterson, ED, Fonarow, GC, Sanders, GD, Yancy, CW, Sears, SF, Carlson, MD, Curtis, AB, Hall, LL, Hayes, DL, Hernandez, AF, Mirro, M, Prystowsky, E, Russo, AM, Thomas, KL, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Quality of care for sudden cardiac arrest: Proposed steps to improve the translation of evidence into practice." American Heart Journal 162, no. 2 (August 2011): 222-231. (Review) Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Hernandez, AF, Dai, D, Heidenreich, P, Fonarow, GC, Peterson, ED, and Yancy, CW. "Association of race/ethnicity with clinical risk factors, quality of care, and acute outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure." American Heart Journal 161, no. 4 (April 2011): 746-754. Full Text
  - LaPointe, NMA, Al-Khatib, SM, Piccini, JP, Atwater, BD, Honeycutt, E, Thomas, K, Shah, BR, Zimmer, LO, Sanders, G, and Peterson, ED. "Extent of and reasons for nonuse of implantable cardioverter defibrillator devices in clinical practice among eligible patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 4, no. 2 (March 2011): 146-151. Full Text
  - Kong, MH, Fonarow, GC, Peterson, ED, Curtis, AB, Hernandez, AF, Sanders, GD, Thomas, KL, Hayes, DL, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Systematic review of the incidence of sudden cardiac death in the United States." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 57, no. 7 (February 2011): 794-801. Full Text
  - Mathews, R, Chen, AY, Chin, CT, Wang, TY, Thomas, KL, Roe, MT, and Peterson, ED. "Short- and Long-term Outcomes Among Black vs. White Patients with Non-ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction." Circulation 122, no. 21 (November 23, 2010). Link to Item
  - Kong, MH, Peterson, ED, Fonarow, GC, Sanders, GD, Yancy, CW, Russo, AM, Curtis, AB, Sears, SF, Thomas, KL, Campbell, S, Carlson, MD, Chiames, C, Cook, NL, Hayes, DL, LaRue, M, Hernandez, AF, Lyons, EL, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Addressing disparities in sudden cardiac arrest care and the underutilization of effective therapies." American Heart Journal 160, no. 4 (October 2010): 605-618. (Review) Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, and Peterson, ED. "Racial differences in long-term survival among patients with coronary artery disease." American Heart Journal 160, no. 4 (October 2010): 744-751. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Sanders, GD, Carlson, M, Cicic, A, Curtis, A, Fonarow, GC, Groeneveld, PW, Hayes, D, Heidenreich, P, Mark, D, Peterson, E, Prystowsky, EN, Sager, P, Salive, ME, Thomas, K, Yancy, CW, Zareba, W, and Zipes, D. "Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today: dissemination of effective therapies for sudden cardiac death prevention." American Heart Journal 156, no. 4 (October 2008): 613-622. Full Text
  - Al-Khatib, SM, Sanders, GD, Carlson, M, Cicic, A, Curtis, A, Fonarow, GC, Groeneveld, PW, Hayes, D, Heidenreich, P, Mark, D, Peterson, E, Prystowsky, EN, Sager, P, Salive, ME, Thomas, K, Yancy, CW, Zareba, W, and Zipes, D. "Preventing tomorrow's sudden cardiac death today." American Heart Journal 156, no. 4 (October 2008): 613-622. Full Text
  - Piccini, JP, Hernandez, AF, Dai, D, Thomas, KL, Lewis, WR, Yancy, CW, Peterson, ED, Fonarow, GC, and Get With the Guidelines Steering Committee and Hospitals, . "Use of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients hospitalized with heart failure." Circulation 118, no. 9 (August 12, 2008): 926-933. Full Text
  - Prisant, LM, Thomas, KL, Lewis, EF, Huang, Z, Francis, GS, Weaver, WD, Pfeffer, MA, McMurray, JJV, Califf, RM, and Velazquez, EJ. "Racial analysis of patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction treated with valsartan, captopril, or both." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 51, no. 19 (May 2008): 1865-1871. Full Text
  - Thomas, K, and Grant, AO. "Ethnicity and arrhythmia susceptibility." Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 19, no. 4 (2008): 427-429. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Lokhnygina, Y, Solomon, SD, Kober, L, McMurray, JJV, Califf, RM, and Velazquez, EJ. "Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction may be associated with excess mortality." American Heart Journal 155, no. 1 (January 2008): 87-93. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL. "Discrimination: A new cardiovascular risk factor?." American Heart Journal 156, no. 6 (2008): 1023-1025. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Kelsey, RC, Bush, H, Brosius, L, Velazquez, EJ, Peterson, ED, and Gilliam, FR. "Racial disparity in the utilization of implantable-cardioverter defibrillators among patients with prior myocardial infarction and an ejection fraction of The American Journal of Cardiology 100, no. 6 (September 2007): 924-929. Full Text
  - Mills, JS, Adams, GL, Tricoci, P, Melloni, C, Joliceur, EM, Wang, TW, and Thomas, KL. "Highlights from the 20th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association: November 12 to 15, 2006, Chicago, Illinois." American Heart Journal 153, no. 2 (February 2007): 213-223. Full Text
  - Echols, MR, Felker, GM, Thomas, KL, Pieper, KS, Garg, J, Cuffe, MS, Gheorghiade, M, Califf, RM, and O'Connor, CM. "Racial differences in the characteristics of patients admitted for acute decompensated heart failure and their relation to outcomes: results from the OPTIME-CHF trial." Journal of Cardiac Failure 12, no. 9 (December 2006): 684-688. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Honeycutt, E, Shaw, LK, and Peterson, ED. "Racial differences in the long term survival of patients with coronary artery disease." Circulation 114, no. 18 (October 31, 2006): 829-829. Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, Prisant, LM, Lewis, EF, Huang, Z, Francis, GS, Weaver, WD, Pfeffer, MA, McMurray, JJ, Califf, RM, and Velazquez, EJ. "Racial analysis of patients with myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction treated with valsartan, captopril, or both." Circulation 114, no. 18 (October 31, 2006): 671-671. Link to Item
  - Goyal, A, Mills, JS, Tricoci, P, Thomas, KL, Baeza, R, Adams, GL, and Melloni, C. "Highlights from the 55th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology: March 11 to 14, 2006, Atlanta, Georgia." American Heart Journal 151, no. 6 (June 1, 2006): 1156-1172. Full Text
  - Goyal, A, Tricoci, P, Melloni, C, Mills, JS, Thomas, KL, Adams, GL, Mitchell, RG, and Turer, AT. "Highlights from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 13 to 16, 2005, Dallas, TX." American Heart Journal 151, no. 2 (February 1, 2006): 295-307. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, and Velazquez, EJ. "Therapies to prevent heart failure post-myocardial infarction." Curr Heart Fail Rep 2, no. 4 (December 2005): 174-182. (Review) Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, East, MA, Velazquez, EJ, Tuttle, RH, Shaw, LK, O'Connor, CM, and Peterson, ED. "Outcomes by race and etiology of patients with left ventricular systolic dysfunction." The American Journal of Cardiology 96, no. 7 (October 2005): 956-963. Full Text
  - Thomas, KL, Leduc, I, Olsen, B, Thomas, CE, Cameron, DW, and Elkins, C. "Cloning, overexpression, purification, and immunobiology of an 85-kilodalton outer membrane protein from Haemophilus ducreyi." Infection and Immunity 69, no. 7 (2001): 4438-4446. Full Text
  - Elkins, C, Yi, K, Olsen, B, Thomas, C, Thomas, K, and Morse, S. "Development of a serological test for Haemophilus ducreyi for seroprevalence studies." Journal of Clinical Microbiology 38, no. 4 (2000): 1520-1526.
  - Jensen, H, Thomas, K, and Sharp, DG. "Inactivation of coxsackieviruses B3 and B5 in water by chlorine." Applied and Environmental Microbiology 40, no. 3 (1980): 633-640.
- Conference Papers
  - Randolph, TC, Hellkamp, AS, Zeitler, EP, Fonarow, GC, Hernandez, AF, Thomas, KL, Peterson, ED, Yancy, CW, and Al-Khatib, SM. "Utilization of cardiac resynchronization therapy in eligible patients hospitalized for heart failure and its association with patient outcomes." July 2017. Full Text
  - Pokorney, SD, Granger, CB, Bloom, D, Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Anderson, J, Heflin, MT, and Granger, BB. "Provider Rather Than Patient Misperceptions Appear to be the Most Common Barriers to Oral Anticoagulation Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation." November 11, 2016. Link to Item
  - Pokorney, SD, Granger, CB, Bloom, D, Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Anderson, J, Heflin, MT, and Granger, BB. "Provider Rather Than Patient Misperceptions Appear to be the Most Common Barriers to Oral Anticoagulation Use for Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation." November 11, 2016. Link to Item
  - Mentz, RJ, Greiner, MA, DeVore, AD, Dunlay, SM, Choudhary, G, Khazanie, P, Ahmad, T, Randolph, T, Eapen, ZJ, O'Brien, EC, Thomas, KL, Curtis, LH, and Hernandez, AF. "Ventricular Conduction and Long-term Outcomes in African Americans: Insights from the Jackson Heart Study." November 25, 2014. Link to Item
  - Holmqvist, F, Thomas, KL, Broderick, S, Ersboll, M, Singh, D, Chiswell, K, Shaw, LK, Hegland, DD, Velazquez, EJ, and Daubert, JP. "Heart Rhythm Disorders and Resuscitation Science." Scientific Sessions and Resuscitation Science Symposium of the American-Heart-Association. Dallas, TX. November 16, 2013 - November 17, 2013.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, November 26, 2013. Link to Item
  - Piccini, JP, Hernandez, AF, Dai, D, Thomas, KL, Lewis, WR, Yancy, CW, Peterson, ED, and Fonarow, GC. "Utilization of cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients hospitalized with heart failure." 9th Scientific Forum on Quality of Care and Outcomes Research in Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke. Baltimore, MD. April 30, 2008 - May 2, 2008.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, May 27, 2008. Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, Al-Khatib, SM, Lokhnygina, Y, Solomon, SD, Kober, L, Zelenkofske, S, McMurray, JJ, Califf, RM, and Velazquez, EJ. "Amiodarone use after acute myocardial infarction complicated by heart failure and/or left ventricular dysfunction is associated with excess mortality." October 31, 2006. Link to Item
  - Thomas, KL, East, M, Tuttle, R, Shaw, L, Battle, J, Peterson, E, and O'Connor, C. "Are racial differences in the long-term prognosis of systolic heart failure independent of differences in etiology?." : ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, March 6, 2002. Link to Item

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