Gary Michael Felker

Journal article Journal of the American College of Cardiology · October 13, 2026 Heart failure (HF) remains a pressing health concern, with rising prevalence globally. Subjectivity and ambiguity in the definition of HF and its antecedent stages have limited research, global surveillance, and prevention programs. To address this, severa ... Full text Cite

The present and the future of risk stratification for and prevention of sudden cardiac death: A Heart Rhythm Society think tank meeting.

Journal article Heart Rhythm · October 2026 Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a major public health problem worldwide. Despite many advances in the care of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), 90% of individuals with SCA do not survive. A major challenge in SCD prevention is that although the highest incidence ... Full text Link to item Cite

A validated, modifiable proteomic score from the EXSCEL trial predicts cardiovascular events in diabetes.

Journal article JCI Insight · August 24, 2026 BACKGROUNDAdults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at increased risk for stroke, myocardial infarction, and cardiovascular death, yet individual risk is heterogeneous and incompletely captured by clinical models.METHODSIn the Exenatide Study of Card ... Full text Link to item Cite

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Recent Grants

Omecamtiv Mecarbil CV Outcomes Trial

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Cytokinetics, Inc. · 2024 - 2028

Mid-Atlantic praGmatic NETwork for Involving many different, scientifically representative populations in Clinical trials in emergency care (MAGNETIC)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2028

Role of the Splanchnic Vascular Compartment in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

ResearchMentor · Awarded by Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Inc. · 2022 - 2027

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Education

Duke University · 1993 M.D.