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Mark Paul Donahue

Associate Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology
Duke Box 3298, Durham, NC 27710
Dept of Medicine, Durham, NC

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

Recent Publications


Depressive symptoms are associated with clinical outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction.

Journal Article ESC Heart Fail · October 2024 AIMS: The objective of this study was to examine associations between elevated depressive symptoms and increased risk of adverse clinical events patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), as well as the potential contribution of hea ... Full text Link to item Cite

Genome-Wide Association Study of Beta-Blocker Survival Benefit in Black and White Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction.

Journal Article Genes (Basel) · October 28, 2023 In patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), individual responses to beta-blockers vary. Candidate gene pharmacogenetic studies yielded significant but inconsistent results, and they may have missed important associations. Our obj ... Full text Link to item Cite

Incidence Rates and Clinical Characteristics of Patients With Confirmed Myocarditis or Pericarditis Following COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination: Experience of the Veterans Health Administration Through 9 October 2022

Journal Article Open Forum Infectious Diseases · July 1, 2023 Background. Although the benefits outweigh the risks, COVID-19 vaccines have been associated with an increased risk of myocarditis and pericarditis. This report is based on a national US veteran population with confirmed myocarditis/pericarditis following ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Depression and Heart Failure Disease Progression

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2014 - 2019

Thrombosis and Hemostasis Centers Research and Prevention Network

ResearchConsultant · Awarded by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · 2002 - 2013

Genetics Myocardial Adverse Outcomes/Graft Failure-CABG (Gene-Magic)

ResearchSite Coordinator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2004 - 2011

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of Cincinnati · 1996 M.D.