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Richard Andrew Krasuski

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology

Overview


Dr. Richard Krasuski is Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Center at Duke University Medical Center, the Director of Hemodynamic Research, and the Medical Director of the CTEPH Program. He is considered a thought leader in the fields of pulmonary hypertension and congenital heart disease. His research focus is in epidemiologic and clinical studies involving patients with pulmonary hypertension and patients with congenital heart disease. He is involved in multiple multicenter studies through the Alliance for Adult Research in Congenital Cardiology (AARCC). He has also helped to develop multiple research databases in these patient populations. He is Co-PI in the upcoming EPIPHANY Study examining the impact of medical and transcatheter interventions on RV-PA coupling in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Over his career he has mentored over 80 students, residents and fellows and has published over 300 peer reviewed publications, book chapters and meeting abstracts. He is also the Chief Editor of Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension and on the editorial boards of several leading medical journals.

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Professor of Medicine · 2016 - Present Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine

In the News


Published May 11, 2023
1 in 5 Brain Injury Trials Show Errors, Signs of Spin
Published December 8, 2022
Doctors should ask heart patients if they take supplements to manage heart failure
Published May 6, 2019
'No-Spin Zone'? Not in Cardiology

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Recent Publications


Characteristics and Survival Outcomes of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After the Fontan Operation.

Journal Article JACC Adv · April 2025 BACKGROUND: The Fontan operation is a surgical procedure to palliate single ventricle congenital heart disease. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a rare complication of Fontan-associated liver disease (FALD). OBJECTIVES: The authors aim to examine characte ... Full text Link to item Cite

Permanent Cardiac Pacing in the Fontan Population: A Contemporary Review of Indications, Approaches, and Outcomes.

Journal Article JACC Adv · April 2025 Following the Fontan operation, electrophysiologic abnormalities requiring pacemaker implantation are common, consisting of sinus node dysfunction, complete atrioventricular block, and electromechanical dyssynchrony. Pacemaker implantation in this populati ... Full text Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Occluflex

Clinical TrialCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Occlutech US LLC · 2024 - 2029

Peer Coaching Adaptive Self-Management Interventions for Young Adults with Congenital Heart Disease (CHASM IN ACHD)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Adult Congenital Heart Association · 2019 - 2023

Insmed TPIP

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Insmed · 2021 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Harvard Medical School · 1994 M.D.