Current Appointments & Affiliations
Adjunct Associate in the Department of Medicine
·
2016 - Present
Medicine, Cardiology,
Medicine
Recent Publications
Amiodarone use in patients listed for heart transplant is associated with increased 1-year post-transplant mortality.
Journal Article J Heart Lung Transplant · February 2017 BACKGROUND: Pre-transplant amiodarone use has been postulated as a risk factor for morbidity and mortality after orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT). We assessed pre-OHT amiodarone use and tested the hypothesis that it is associated with impaired post-O ... Full text Link to item CiteClinical Implications of Serum Albumin Levels in Acute Heart Failure: Insights From DOSE-AHF and ROSE-AHF.
Journal Article J Card Fail · November 2016 BACKGROUND: Hypoalbuminemia is common in patients with chronic heart failure and, as a marker of disease severity, is associated with an adverse prognosis. Whether hypoalbuminemia contributes to (or is associated with) worse outcomes in acute heart failure ... Full text Link to item CiteSerum Bicarbonate in Acute Heart Failure: Relationship to Treatment Strategies and Clinical Outcomes.
Journal Article J Card Fail · September 2016 BACKGROUND: Though commonly noted in clinical practice, it is unknown if decongestion in acute heart failure (AHF) results in increased serum bicarbonate. METHODS AND RESULTS: For 678 AHF patients in the DOSE-AHF, CARRESS-HF, and ROSE-AHF trials, we assess ... Full text Link to item CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Duke University, School of Medicine ·
2016
M.H.S.
Sunnybrook Medical Centre (Canada) ·
2008
M.D.