Richard Andrew Krasuski | Scholars@Duke

Richard Andrew Krasuski
Professor of Medicine

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2016

Contact Information

richard.krasuski@duke.edu

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship in Cardiology, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 1997 - 2001
- Residency in Internal Medicine, Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 1994 - 1997
- M.D., Harvard Medical School 1994
Duke Appointment History
- Instructor Temporary in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2015 - 2016
Research
Selected Grants
- OVATION awarded by Actelion Pharmaceutical US, Inc 2017 - 2019
- Congestive Heart Failure Device awarded by VoluMetrix, LLC 2017 - 2018
- ASO 522 awarded by St. Jude Medical Inc. 2015 - 2017
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Khan, SU, Ul Abideen Asad, Z, Khan, MU, Talluri, S, Ali, F, Shahzeb Khan, M, Lone, AN, Mookadam, F, Krasuski, RA, and Kaluski, E. "Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular outcomes in diabetes mellitus: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis." European Journal of Preventive Cardiology (January 30, 2019): 2047487319825510-null. Full Text
  - Riaz, H, Khan, MS, Siddiqi, TJ, Usman, MS, Shah, N, Goyal, A, Khan, SS, Mookadam, F, Krasuski, RA, and Ahmed, H. "Association Between Obesity and Cardiovascular Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mendelian Randomization Studies." Jama Network Open 1, no. 7 (November 2, 2018): e183788-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Gales, J, Krasuski, RA, and Fleming, GA. "Transcatheter Valve Replacement for Right-sided Valve Disease in Congenital Heart Patients." Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 61, no. 3-4 (September 17, 2018): 347-359. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Kay, WA, Moe, T, Suter, B, Tennancour, A, Chan, A, Krasuski, RA, and Zaidi, AN. "Long Term Consequences of the Fontan Procedure and How to Manage Them." Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 61, no. 3-4 (September 17, 2018): 365-376. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Awerbach, JD, Krasuski, RA, and Camitta, MGW. "Coronary Disease and Modifying Cardiovascular Risk in Adult Congenital Heart Disease Patients: Should General Guidelines Apply?." Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 61, no. 3-4 (September 2018): 300-307. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Fathallah, M, and Krasuski, RA. "A Multifaceted Approach to Pulmonary Hypertension in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease." Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 61, no. 3-4 (September 2018): 320-327. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Khan, MS, Usman, MS, Siddiqi, TJ, Khan, SU, Murad, MH, Mookadam, F, Figueredo, VM, Krasuski, RA, Benza, RL, and Rich, JD. "Is Anticoagulation Beneficial in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension?." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 11, no. 9 (September 2018): e004757-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA. "Adult Congenital Heart Disease Care Provision: the Need for a Jack/Jackie of All Trades." Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases 61, no. 3-4 (September 2018): 273-274. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Serfas, JD, Patel, PA, and Krasuski, RA. "Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support in Adults with Congenital Heart Disease." Current Cardiology Reports 20, no. 10 (August 9, 2018): 81-null. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sharan, L, Stackhouse, K, Awerbach, JD, Bashore, TM, and Krasuski, RA. "Effect of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension." The American Journal of Cardiology 122, no. 3 (August 2018): 505-510. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Khan, SU, Talluri, S, Riaz, H, Rahman, H, Nasir, F, Bin Riaz, I, Sattur, S, Ahmed, H, Kaluski, E, and Krasuski, R. "A Bayesian network meta-analysis of PCSK9 inhibitors, statins and ezetimibe with or without statins for cardiovascular outcomes." European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 25, no. 8 (May 2018): 844-853. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, Khan, MS, Schenone, AL, Waheed, AA, Khan, AR, and Krasuski, RA. "Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale following cryptogenic stroke: An updated meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials." American Heart Journal 199 (May 2018): 44-50. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Qureshi, AM, Bansal, N, McElhinney, DB, Boudjemline, Y, Forbes, TJ, Maschietto, N, Shahanavaz, S, Cheatham, JP, Krasuski, R, Lamers, L, Chessa, M, Morray, BH, Goldstein, BH, Noel, CV, Wang, Y, and Gillespie, MJ. "Branch Pulmonary Artery Valve Implantation Reduces Pulmonary Regurgitation and Improves Right Ventricular Size/Function in Patients With Large Right Ventricular Outflow Tracts." Jacc. Cardiovascular Interventions 11, no. 6 (March 2018): 541-550. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Andersen, ND, Hart, SA, Devendra, GP, Kim, ESH, Johnston, DR, Schroder, JN, and Krasuski, RA. "Atheromatous disease of the aorta and perioperative stroke." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 155, no. 2 (February 2018): 508-516. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Sharan, L, and Krasuski, RA. "Targeted therapies and outcomes data: the inflammatory hypothesis matures." Current opinion in lipidology 29, no. 1 (February 2018): 56-57. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Parikh, KS, Gray, MP, Rubin, LJ, Badesch, D, and Krasuski, RA. "Overdue to understand anticoagulation in pulmonary arterial hypertension." Pulmonary Circulation 8, no. 1 (January 2018): 2045893217743184-null. (Letter) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Khan, MS, Siddiqi, TJ, Fatima, K, Riaz, H, Khosa, F, Manning, WJ, and Krasuski, R. "Evaluation of Industrial Compensation to Cardiologists in 2015." The American Journal of Cardiology 120, no. 12 (December 2017): 2294-2298. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Fathallah, M, and Krasuski, RA. "Pulmonic Valve Disease: Review of Pathology and Current Treatment Options." Current Cardiology Reports 19, no. 11 (September 16, 2017): 108-null. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, Khan, AR, Khan, MS, Rehman, KA, Alansari, SAR, Gheyath, B, Raza, S, Barakat, A, Luni, FK, Ahmed, H, and Krasuski, RA. "Meta-analysis of Placebo-Controlled Randomized Controlled Trials on the Prevalence of Statin Intolerance." The American Journal of Cardiology 120, no. 5 (September 2017): 774-781. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Parikh, KS, Stackhouse, KA, Hart, SA, Bashore, TM, and Krasuski, RA. "Health insurance and racial disparities in pulmonary hypertension outcomes." The American journal of managed care 23, no. 8 (August 2017): 474-480. Open Access Copy
  - Fathallah, M, and Krasuski, RA. "Deep thoughts on lipids and cognition." Current opinion in lipidology 28, no. 3 (June 2017): 288-289. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Awerbach, JD, Krasuski, RA, and Hill, KD. "Characteristics of pediatric pulmonary hypertension trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov." Pulmonary Circulation 7, no. 2 (April 2017): 348-360. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, and Krasuski, RA. "Best Practice Advisories Should Not Replace Good Clinical Acumen." The American journal of medicine 130, no. 3 (March 2017): 245-246. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Gaeta, SA, Ward, C, and Krasuski, RA. "Extra-cardiac manifestations of adult congenital heart disease." Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine 26, no. 7 (October 2016): 627-636. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA, and Bashore, TM. "Congenital Heart Disease Epidemiology in the United States: Blindly Feeling for the Charging Elephant." Circulation 134, no. 2 (July 5, 2016): 110-113. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zdradzinski, MJ, Elkin, RL, Lee, JM, Qureshi, AM, El-Mallah, W, and Krasuski, RA. "Contributors to and impact of residual shunting after device closure of atrial septal defects." American Heart Journal 177 (July 2016): 112-119. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Blood, AJ, and Krasuski, RA. "Is it time to reconsider combination lipid therapy in high-risk diabetic patients?." Current opinion in lipidology 27, no. 3 (June 2016): 310-311. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, and Krasuski, RA. "Should Physicians be Encouraged to use Generic Names and to Prescribe Generic Drugs?." The American Journal of Cardiology 117, no. 11 (June 2016): 1851-1852. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, Alansari, SAR, Khan, MS, Riaz, T, Raza, S, Luni, FK, Khan, AR, Riaz, IB, and Krasuski, RA. "Safety and Use of Anticoagulation After Aortic Valve Replacement With Bioprostheses: A Meta-Analysis." Circulation. Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes 9, no. 3 (May 10, 2016): 294-302. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, Khan, MS, Riaz, IB, Raza, S, Khan, AR, and Krasuski, RA. "Conflicts of Interest and Outcomes of Cardiovascular Trials." The American journal of cardiology 117, no. 5 (March 2016): 858-860. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Robich, MP, Stewart, RD, Zahka, KG, Krasuski, RA, Hanna, M, Blackstone, EH, and Pettersson, GB. "Two Cases of Late Shone Syndrome With Pulmonary Hypertension: Heart-Lung Transplant or Valve Surgery?." World Journal for Pediatric & Congenital Heart Surgery 7, no. 1 (January 2016): 100-103. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Riaz, H, Raza, S, Khan, MS, Riaz, IB, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of Funding Source on Clinical Trial Results Including Cardiovascular Outcome Trials." The American journal of cardiology 116, no. 12 (December 2015): 1944-1947. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hussein, A, Karimianpour, A, Collier, P, and Krasuski, RA. "Isolated Noncompaction of the Left Ventricle in Adults." Journal of the American College of Cardiology 66, no. 5 (August 2015): 578-585. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zdradzinski, M, Elkin, R, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, R. "Incremenal Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation." The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 24, no. 4 (July 2015): 502-507. Open Access Copy
  - Zdradzinski, M, Elkin, R, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, R. "Incremenal Value of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for Assessing Pulmonic Valve Regurgitation." The Journal of Heart Valve Disease 24, no. 4 (July 1, 2015): 502-507. Open Access Copy
  - Abernethy, AD, Stackhouse, K, Hart, S, Devendra, G, Bashore, TM, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of diabetes in patients with pulmonary hypertension." Pulmonary Circulation 5, no. 1 (March 2015): 117-123. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Elkin, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 26, no. 1 (February 2015): 70-71. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zdradzinski, M, Elkin, R, Hart, S, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, R. "Incremental value of cardiac magnetic resonance for assessing pulmonic valve regurgitation." Journal of Heart Valve Disease 24, no. 4 (January 1, 2015). Open Access Copy
  - Chongthammakun, V, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 25, no. 5 (October 2014): 410-411. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zdradzinski, MJ, Qureshi, AM, Stewart, R, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, RA. "Comparison of long-term postoperative sequelae in patients with tetralogy of Fallot versus isolated pulmonic stenosis." The American journal of cardiology 114, no. 2 (July 2014): 300-304. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Cheng, JW, Tonelli, AR, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, RA. "Pharmacologic management of perioperative pulmonary hypertension." Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 63, no. 4 (April 2014): 375-384. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Gupta, V, and Krasuski, RA. "Inhaled treprostinil sodium for pulmonary hypertension." Expert Opinion on Orphan Drugs 2, no. 3 (January 1, 2014): 283-291. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Desai, RR, Vargas Abello, LM, Klein, AL, Marwick, TH, Krasuski, RA, Ye, Y, Nowicki, ER, Rajeswaran, J, Blackstone, EH, and Pettersson, GB. "Tricuspid regurgitation and right ventricular function after mitral valve surgery with or without concomitant tricuspid valve procedure." The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 146, no. 5 (November 2013): 1126-1132.e10. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Khabbaza, JE, Krasuski, RA, and Tonelli, AR. "Intrapulmonary shunt confirmed by intracardiac echocardiography in the diagnosis of hepatopulmonary syndrome." Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) 58, no. 4 (October 2013): 1514-1515. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hart, SA, Devendra, GP, Kim, YY, Flamm, SD, Kalahasti, V, Arruda, J, Walker, E, Boonyasirinant, T, Bolen, M, Setser, R, and Krasuski, RA. "PINOT NOIR: pulmonic insufficiency improvement with nitric oxide inhalational response." Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 15 (September 4, 2013): 75-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA. "Closing the gaps in treatment and management strategies in PAH." Journal of Managed Care Medicine 16, no. 2 (July 26, 2013): 9-13.
  - Abernethy, A, Ruiz-Rodriguez, E, and Krasuski, RA. "Migraine headaches following mitral valvuloplasty: Koch's postulates finally satisfied?." The Journal of invasive cardiology 25, no. 6 (June 2013): E120-E123. Open Access Copy
  - Sodhi, N, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 24, no. 3 (June 2013): 281-282. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Dahiya, A, Collier, P, Krasuski, R, Kalahasti, V, Del Nido, P, and Stewart, WJ. "Aorta-to-pulmonary vein fistula in an asymptomatic 25-year-old man." Circulation 127, no. 16 (April 2013): 1727-1729. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Goel, SS, Aksoy, O, Tuzcu, EM, Krasuski, RA, and Kapadia, SR. "Embolization of patent foramen ovale closure devices: incidence, role of imaging in identification, potential causes, and management." Texas Heart Institute Journal 40, no. 4 (January 2013): 439-444. (Review) Open Access Copy
  - Stackhouse, KA, Goel, SS, Qureshi, AM, Prieto, L, Kapadia, S, Tuzcu, EM, and Krasuski, RA. "Off-label closure during CLOSURE study." The Journal of invasive cardiology 24, no. 11 (November 2012): 608-611. Open Access Copy
  - Bajwa, G, Dostanic-Larson, I, Krasuski, RA, and Pettersson, GB. "Lateral caval flap repair of adult sinus venosus atrial septal defect: A natural novel approach." The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 144, no. 4 (October 2012): 984-985. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Batal, O, Faulx, M, Krasuski, RA, Khatib, OF, Hammel, JP, Hussein, AA, Minai, OA, and Dweik, RA. "Effect of obesity on B-type natriuretic peptide levels in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension." The American Journal of Cardiology 110, no. 6 (September 2012): 909-914. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Qureshi, AM, Krasuski, RA, and Prieto, LR. "Percutaneous pulmonary valve implantation in left pulmonary artery branch in a patient with a functional single lung." The Journal of invasive cardiology 24, no. 9 (September 2012): E202-E204.
  - Sahay, S, Krasuski, RA, and Tonelli, AR. "Partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection and pulmonary arterial hypertension." Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) 17, no. 6 (August 2012): 957-963. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Gupta, V, Tonelli, AR, and Krasuski, RA. "Congenital heart disease and pulmonary hypertension." Heart failure clinics 8, no. 3 (July 2012): 427-445. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Philip, F, Muhammad, KI, Agarwal, S, Natale, A, and Krasuski, RA. "Pulmonary vein isolation for the treatment of drug-refractory atrial fibrillation in adults with congenital heart disease." Congenital Heart Disease 7, no. 4 (July 2012): 392-399. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Devendra, GP, Rane, AA, and Krasuski, RA. "Provoked exercise desaturation in patent foramen ovale and impact of percutaneous closure." JACC. Cardiovascular interventions 5, no. 4 (April 2012): 416-419. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hart, S, Devendra, G, Kim, YY, Flamm, SD, Kalahasti, S, Arruda, J, Walker, E, Boonyasiranant, T, Bolen, M, Setser, RM, and Krasuski, R. "PINOT NOIR: Pulmonic INsufficiency imprOvemenT with Nitric Oxide Inhalational Response." Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 14, no. Suppl 1 (January 2012): O73-O73. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Elmallah, W, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 22, no. 6 (December 2011): 512-513. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA, Kalahasti, V, Hobbs, R, Hart, S, Magyar, D, Lorber, R, Pettersson, G, and Blackstone, E. "Response to letter regarding article, "long-term outcome and impact of surgery on adults with coronary arteries originating from the opposite coronary cusp"." Circulation 124, no. 14 (October 4, 2011). (Letter) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, Kim, YY, Setser, RM, Flamm, SD, and Krasuski, RA. "Modified INOvent for delivery of inhaled nitric oxide during cardiac MRI." Magnetic resonance imaging 29, no. 8 (October 2011): 1145-1149. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA, Cater, GM, Devendra, GP, Wolski, K, Shishehbor, MH, Nissen, SE, Oberti, C, and Ellis, SG. "Downstream coronary effects of drug-eluting stents." American heart journal 162, no. 4 (October 2011): 764-771.e1. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA, Hart, SA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Association of anemia and long-term survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension." Int J Cardiol 150, no. 3 (August 4, 2011): 291-295. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Devendra, GP, Cater, G, and Whitney, EJ. "The effect of gemfibrozil, niacin and cholestyramine combination therapy on metabolic syndrome in the Armed Forces Regression Study." The American journal of the medical sciences 341, no. 5 (May 2011): 378-382. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Krasuski, RA, Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Response to inhaled nitric oxide predicts survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension." J Card Fail 17, no. 4 (April 2011): 265-271. Full Text Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Magyar, D, Hart, S, Kalahasti, V, Lorber, R, Hobbs, R, Pettersson, G, and Blackstone, E. "Long-term outcome and impact of surgery on adults with coronary arteries originating from the opposite coronary cusp." Circulation 123, no. 2 (January 3, 2011): 154-162. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Devendra, GP, Whitney, EJ, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of increases in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol on cardiovascular outcomes during the armed forces regression study." Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology and therapeutics 15, no. 4 (December 2010): 380-383. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Culver, DA, and Krasuski, RA. "Right-sided heart catheterization: de rigueur in sarcoidosis?." Chest 138, no. 5 (November 2010): 1030-1032. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Fox, D, Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, and Krasuski, RA. "When 'blue babies' grow up: What you need to know about tetralogy of Fallot." Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 77, no. 11 (November 2010): 821-828. (Review) Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hart, SA, Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Pulmonary hypertension and elevated transpulmonary gradient in patients with mitral stenosis." J Heart Valve Dis 19, no. 6 (November 2010): 708-715. Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Devendra, GP, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 21, no. 5 (October 2010): 471-472. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zagol, BW, and Krasuski, RA. "Reply." American Journal of Cardiology 106, no. 4 (August 15, 2010): 601-602. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, Whitney, EJ, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of fibrinogen levels on angiographic progression and 12-year survival in the armed forces regression study." Angiology 61, no. 4 (May 2010): 333-337. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Zagol, BW, and Krasuski, RA. "Effect of motorized scooters on quality of life and cardiovascular risk." The American Journal of Cardiology 105, no. 5 (March 2010): 672-676. Full Text
  - Mirakaj, V, Thix, CA, and Rosenberger, P. "Intraoperative diagnosis and management of patent foramen ovale." JAMA 302, no. 21 (December 2009): 2317-. (Letter) Full Text
  - Zhao, X-Q, Krasuski, RA, Baer, J, Whitney, EJ, Neradilek, B, Chait, A, Marcovina, S, Albers, JJ, and Brown, BG. "Effects of combination lipid therapy on coronary stenosis progression and clinical cardiovascular events in coronary disease patients with metabolic syndrome: a combined analysis of the Familial Atherosclerosis Treatment Study (FATS), the HDL-Atherosclerosis Treatment Study (HATS), and the Armed Forces Regression Study (AFREGS)." The American journal of cardiology 104, no. 11 (December 2009): 1457-1464. Full Text
  - Kalahasti, V, Roselli, EE, Flamm, SD, and Krasuski, RA. "Aneurysmal ascending to descending aorta bypass graft compressing the pulmonary artery." Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery 9, no. 4 (October 2009): 730-732. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, Allen, D, Qureshi, A, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of incidentally discovered patent foramen ovale and its operative repair on long-term survival." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30 (September 2009): 6-6. Link to Item
  - Hart, SA, Boonyasirinant, T, Kim, Y, Kalahasti, V, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, RA. "Improved pulmonary insufficiency with inhaled vasodilator assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30 (September 2009): 811-811. Link to Item
  - Hart, SA, Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Impact of anemia in patients with pulmonary hypertension." European Heart Journal 30 (September 1, 2009): 260-260. Open Access Copy Link to Item
  - Hart, SA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Bashore, T, and Krasuski, RA. "Racial disparities in survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30 (September 2009): 513-513. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Hart, SA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, T. "Echocardiographic predictors of long-term survival in adults with pulmonary hypertension." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30 (September 2009): 115-115. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Hart, SA, and Bashore, T. "Pulmonary vasodilator challenge predicts survival in patients with various etiologies of pulmonary hypertension." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 30 (September 2009): 899-900. Link to Item
  - Toyono, M, Krasuski, RA, Pettersson, GB, Matsumura, Y, Yamano, T, and Shiota, T. "Persistent tricuspid regurgitation and its predictor in adults after percutaneous and isolated surgical closure of secundum atrial septal defect." The American journal of cardiology 104, no. 6 (September 2009): 856-861. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Hart, SA, Allen, D, Qureshi, A, Pettersson, G, Houghtaling, PL, Batizy, LH, and Blackstone, E. "Prevalence and repair of intraoperatively diagnosed patent foramen ovale and association with perioperative outcomes and long-term survival." JAMA 302, no. 3 (July 2009): 290-297. Full Text
  - Depta, JP, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 20, no. 3 (June 2009): 262-263. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, Allen, D, Qureshi, A, and Krasuski, RA. "Age-Related Incidence of Asymptomatic Patent Foramen Ovale in 13,261 Patients Undergoing Cardiothoracic Surgery." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 53, no. 10 (March 10, 2009): A362-A362.
  - Aghel, A, and Krasuski, RA. "A 37-year-old man with chest pain, ECG changes, and elevated cardiac enzymes." Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 76, no. 3 (March 2009): 199-205. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, and Krasuski, RA. "Incidence of asymptomatic patent foramen ovale according to age." Annals of internal medicine 150, no. 6 (March 2009): 431-432. (Letter) Full Text
  - OBERTI CARLOS, , NAVIA JOSE L, , and KRASUSKI RICHARD, . "APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES." (January 22, 2009).
  - Goel, SS, Tuzcu, EM, Shishehbor, MH, de Oliveira, EI, Borek, PP, Krasuski, RA, Rodriguez, LL, and Kapadia, SR. "Morphology of the patent foramen ovale in asymptomatic versus symptomatic (stroke or transient ischemic attack) patients." The American Journal of Cardiology 103, no. 1 (January 2009): 124-129. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA. "Primary prevention and statins: is it just about going to class?." Mayo Clinic Proceedings 83, no. 12 (December 2008): 1313-1315. Full Text
  - Batal, O, Krasuski, RA, and Dweik, RA. "Appropriate Timing Enhances the Utility of Plasma Brain Natriuretic Peptide in Predicting Survival in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension." CIRCULATION 118, no. 18 (October 28, 2008): S1073-S1073. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 19, no. 5 (October 2008): 550-551. Full Text
  - Spyropoulos, AC, Turpie, AGG, Dunn, AS, Kaatz, S, Douketis, J, Jacobson, A, Petersen, H, and REGIMEN Investigators, . "Perioperative bridging therapy with unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin in patients with mechanical prosthetic heart valves on long-term oral anticoagulants (from the REGIMEN Registry)." The American Journal of Cardiology 102, no. 7 (October 2008): 883-889. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, Magyar, D, Allen, D, Qureshi, A, Becker, MC, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of incidentally discovered patent foramen ovale and its repair on perioperative outcomes in 13,260 cardiothoracic surgery patients." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 29 (September 2008): 124-124. Link to Item
  - Magyar, D, Hart, SA, Kalahasti, V, Hobbs, R, Pettersson, G, Blackstone, E, and Krasuski, RA. "Surgical treatment of anomalous coronary arteries passing between the great vessels in older adults may not improve survival." EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL 29 (September 2008): 7-7. Link to Item
  - Kim, ESH, Krasuski, R, and Gornik, HL. "An elderly woman with shortness of breath." Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 75, no. 5 (May 2008): 362-366.
  - Grasso, AW, and Krasuski, RA. "Therapy and clinical trials." Current opinion in lipidology 19, no. 2 (April 2008): 218-220. Full Text
  - Hawkins, K, Henry, JS, and Krasuski, RA. "Tissue harmonic imaging in echocardiography: better valve imaging, but at what cost?." Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) 25, no. 2 (February 2008): 119-123. Full Text
  - Gheorghiade, M, Konstam, MA, Burnett, JC, Grinfeld, L, Maggioni, AP, Swedberg, K, Udelson, JE, Zannad, F, Cook, T, Ouyang, J, Zimmer, C, Orlandi, C, and Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study With Tolvaptan (EVEREST) Investigators, . "Short-term clinical effects of tolvaptan, an oral vasopressin antagonist, in patients hospitalized for heart failure: the EVEREST Clinical Status Trials." Jama 297, no. 12 (March 25, 2007): 1332-1343. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA. "When and how to fix a 'hole in the heart': approach to ASD and PFO." Cleveland Clinic journal of medicine 74, no. 2 (February 2007): 137-147. (Review)
  - Kolkebeck, TE, Cotant, CL, and Krasuski, RA. "Takotsubo cardiomyopathy: an unusual syndrome mimicking an ST-elevation myocardial infarction." The American journal of emergency medicine 25, no. 1 (January 2007): 92-95. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA. "Patent ductus arteriosus closure." Journal of Interventional Cardiology 19, no. SUPPL. 5 (October 1, 2006). (Review) Full Text
  - Smith, B, Forkner, E, Krasuski, RA, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Educational attainment has a limited impact on disease management outcomes in heart failure." Disease management : DM 9, no. 3 (June 2006): 157-166. Full Text
  - Spyropoulos, AC, Turpie, AGG, Dunn, AS, Spandorfer, J, Douketis, J, Jacobson, A, Frost, FJ, and REGIMEN Investigators, . "Clinical outcomes with unfractionated heparin or low-molecular-weight heparin as bridging therapy in patients on long-term oral anticoagulants: the REGIMEN registry." Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH 4, no. 6 (June 2006): 1246-1252. Full Text
  - Garr, RJ, Krasuski, RA, Eckart, RE, Wang, A, Pierce, C, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Peripheral blood levels of matrix metalloproteinases in patients referred for percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." J Heart Valve Dis 15, no. 3 (May 2006): 369-374. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Michaelis, K, and Eckart, RE. "The cardiovascular patient's perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine." Clinical cardiology 29, no. 4 (April 2006): 161-164. Full Text
  - Zagol, B, Book, S, and Krasuski, RA. "Late "adult form" scimitar syndrome presenting with "infant form" complications." The Journal of invasive cardiology 18, no. 2 (February 2006): E82-E85.
  - Krasuski, RA, and Griffin, BP. "Vasodilators in aortic regurgitation." NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE 354, no. 3 (January 19, 2006): 301-301. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, and Griffin, BP. "Vasodilators in aortic regurgitation." The New England journal of medicine 354, no. 3 (January 2006): 300-303. (Letter) Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA. "HDL-raising strategies in the treatment of coronary artery disease: perspectives from the Armed Forces Regression Study." Current opinion in lipidology 16, no. 6 (December 2005): 652-657. (Review) Full Text
  - Smith, B, Forkner, E, Zaslow, B, Krasuski, RA, Stajduhar, K, Kwan, M, Ellis, R, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Disease management produces limited quality-of-life improvements in patients with congestive heart failure: evidence from a randomized trial in community-dwelling patients." The American journal of managed care 11, no. 11 (November 2005): 701-713.
  - Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "The response to inhaled nitric oxide in patients with pulmonary artery hypertension is not masked by baseline vasodilator use." Am Heart J 150, no. 4 (October 2005): 725-728. Full Text Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Doeppenschmidt, D, Henry, JS, Smith, PB, Adinaro, J, Beck, R, and Thompson, CM. "Conversion to atorvastatin in patients intolerant or refractory to simvastatin therapy: the CAPISH study." Mayo Clinic Proceedings 80, no. 9 (September 2005): 1163-1168. Full Text
  - Galbreath, AD, Freeman, GL, Smith, B, Krasuski, RA, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, and Ellis, R. "Letter regarding article by Galbreath et al, "Long-Term Healthcare and cost outcomes of disease management in a large, randomized, community-based population with heart failure" - Response." CIRCULATION 112, no. 1 (July 5, 2005): E11-E11. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA. "Aggressive Treatment of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol." Annals of Internal Medicine 142, no. 12_Part_1 (June 21, 2005): 1025-1025. Full Text
  - Nicholls, SJ. "Aggressive treatment of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol." Annals of internal medicine 142, no. 12 Pt 1 (June 2005): 1025-. (Letter) Full Text
  - Gheorghiade, M, Orlandi, C, Burnett, JC, Demets, D, Grinfeld, L, Maggioni, A, Swedberg, K, Udelson, JE, Zannad, F, Zimmer, C, and Konstam, MA. "Rationale and design of the multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the Efficacy of Vasopressin antagonism in Heart Failure: Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST)." Journal of Cardiac Failure 11, no. 4 (May 2005): 260-269. Full Text
  - McGlasson, DL, Kaczor, DA, Krasuski, RA, Campbell, CL, Kostur, MR, and Adinaro, JT. "Effects of pre-analytical variables on the anti-activated factor X chromogenic assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation." Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis 16, no. 3 (April 2005): 173-176. Full Text
  - Colquhoun, D, Abdullah, SM, de Lemos, JA, and Krasuski, RA. "Regimen to increase HDL cholesterol levels may improve cholesterol profiles." Evidence Based Cardiovascular Medicine 9, no. 2 (January 1, 2005): 106-107. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, and Bashore, TM. "The emerging role of percutaneous intervention in adults with congenital heart disease." Rev Cardiovasc Med 6, no. 1 (2005): 11-22. (Review) Link to Item
  - Whitney, EJ, Krasuski, RA, Personius, BE, Michalek, JE, Maranian, AM, Kolasa, MW, Monick, E, Brown, BG, and Gotto, AM. "A randomized trial of a strategy for increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels: effects on progression of coronary heart disease and clinical events." Annals of internal medicine 142, no. 2 (January 2005): 95-104. Full Text
  - Galbreath, AD, Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, and Freeman, GL. "Long-term healthcare and cost outcomes of disease management in a large, randomized, community-based population with heart failure." Circulation 110, no. 23 (December 2004): 3518-3526. Full Text
  - Eckart, RE, Shry, EA, Scoville, SL, Thompson, CM, Stajduhar, KC, and Krasuski, RA. "Cardiopulmonary and mental health diagnoses surrounding the September 11 terrorist acts in a military population." Military medicine 169, no. 9 (September 2004): 675-680. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Assar, MD, Wang, A, Kisslo, KB, Pierce, C, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Usefulness of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in preventing the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with mitral stenosis." The American Journal of Cardiology 93, no. 7 (April 2004): 936-939. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Bashore, TM, and Sketch, MH. ""It's hard to make predictions, especially about the future"." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 61, no. 3 (March 2004): 429-null. (Letter) Full Text
  - Eckart, RE, Uyehara, CFT, Shry, EA, Furgerson, JL, and Krasuski, RA. "Matrix metalloproteinases in patients with myocardial infarction and percutaneous revascularization." Journal of interventional cardiology 17, no. 1 (February 2004): 27-31. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Beard, BM, Geoghagan, JD, Thompson, CM, and Guidera, SA. "Optimal timing of hydration to erase contrast-associated nephropathy: the OTHER CAN study." The Journal of invasive cardiology 15, no. 12 (December 2003): 699-702.
  - Krasuski, RA, Bush, A, Kay, JE, Mayes, CE, Wang, A, Fleming, J, Pierce, C, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "C-reactive protein elevation independently influences the procedural success of percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." Am Heart J 146, no. 6 (December 2003): 1099-1104. Full Text Link to Item
  - Shry, EA, Eckart, RE, Furgerson, JL, Stajduhar, KC, and Krasuski, RA. "Addition of right-sided and posterior precordial leads during stress testing." American heart journal 146, no. 6 (December 2003): 1090-1094. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Ross, C, Bolles, JF, Moloney, EL, Kelly, LP, Harrison, JK, Bashore, TM, and Sketch, MH. "Trained and supervised physician assistants can safely perform diagnostic cardiac catheterization with coronary angiography." Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 59, no. 2 (June 2003): 157-160. Full Text Link to Item
  - Eckart, RE, Leitch, WS, Shry, EA, Krasuski, RA, Lane, MJ, and Leclerc, KM. "Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in cardiac venous anatomic variants." Cardiovascular and interventional radiology 26, no. 3 (May 2003): 309-311. Full Text
  - Mayes, CE, Wang, A, Warner, JJ, Krasuski, RA, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Alcohol ablation of the intraventricular septum in symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy." N C Med J 63, no. 3 (May 2002): 136-140. Link to Item
  - Fleischmann, KE, Goldman, L, Johnson, PA, Krasuski, RA, Bohan, JS, Hartley, LH, and Lee, TH. "Critical pathways for patients with acute chest pain at low risk." Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis 13, no. 2 (April 2002): 89-96. (Review) Full Text
  - Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Pieper, K, Kisslo, KB, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Serial echocardiographic evaluation of restenosis after successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy." J Am Coll Cardiol 39, no. 2 (January 16, 2002): 328-334. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Peterson, G, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Kisslo, KB, and Bashore, TM. "Comparison of results of percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy in patients aged > or = 65 years with those in patients aged < 65 years." Am J Cardiol 88, no. 9 (November 1, 2001): 994-1000. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Assar, MD, Mayes, CE, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, KB, Pierce, C, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Determinants of atrial fibrillation following percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 426-426. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, V, Pierce, C, Krichman, A, Johnson, M, and Bashore, TM. "Simple echocardiographic assessment of right ventricular function predicts vasodilator response in pulmonary hypertension." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 432-432. Link to Item
  - Mayes, CE, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Kisslo, KB, Harrison, JKK, and Wang, A. "Lower volume infusion of alcohol for alcohol septal ablation in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Comparable results with less heart block." CIRCULATION 104, no. 17 (October 23, 2001): 580-581. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, and Bashore, TM. "Pulmonary vasoreactivity in PPH - Reply." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 38, no. 4 (October 2001): 1268-1268. Full Text Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Mayes, CE, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Pierce, C, Pieper, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "C-reactive protein elevation is common in rheumatic mitral valve stenosis and inversely correlates with success of percutaneous balloon mitral valve commissurotomy." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 488A-488A. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Bolles, JF, Moloney, EL, Ross, C, Bashore, TM, and Sketch, MH. "Trained and supervised physician assistants can safely perform diagnostic cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 37, no. 2 (February 2001): 515A-515A. Link to Item
  - Campbell, KR, Krasuski, R, Wang, A, O'Laughlin, MP, and Harrison, JK. "Congenital agenesis of the right pulmonary artery." Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions : Official Journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 51, no. 4 (December 2000): 460-463. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "Inhaled nitric oxide selectively dilates pulmonary vasculature in adult patients with pulmonary hypertension, irrespective of etiology." J Am Coll Cardiol 36, no. 7 (December 2000): 2204-2211. Link to Item
  - Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Kisslo, KB, Pieper, KS, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, JK. "Routine echocardiography for detection of restenosis after successful percutaneous mitral commissurotomy." CIRCULATION 102, no. 18 (October 31, 2000): 786-786. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Hesselson, AB, Landolfo, KP, Ellington, KJ, and Bashore, TM. "Cardiac rhabdomyoma in an adult patient presenting with ventricular arrhythmia." Chest 118, no. 4 (October 2000): 1217-1221. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Sketch, MH, and Harrison, JK. "Contrast Agents for Cardiac Angiography: Osmolality and Contrast Complications." Current interventional cardiology reports 2, no. 3 (August 2000): 258-266.
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Harrison, K, Tapson, V, Pierce, C, and Bashore, TM. "The response to inhaled nitric oxide in adult patients with primary pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary hypertension from secondary causes." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 35, no. 2 (February 2000): 286A-286A. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Warner, JJ, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Serial echocardiographic and clinical follow up in medicare-aged patients undergoing Percutaneous Balloon Mitral Commissurotomy." JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY 35, no. 2 (February 2000): 220A-220A. Link to Item
  - Fleischmann, KE, Goldman, L, Johnson, PA, Krasuski, RA, Bohan, S, Hartley, HL, and Lee, TH. "Impact of a critical pathway for low risk patients an the triage of chest pain: A prospective validation study." CIRCULATION 100, no. 18 (November 2, 1999): 290-290. Link to Item
  - Warner, JJ, Peterson, GE, Kisslo, K, Wang, A, Krasuski, RA, Bashore, TM, and Harrison, KJ. "Transthoracic echocardiographic guidance during balloon mitral commissurotomy improves procedural outcome." CIRCULATION 100, no. 18 (November 2, 1999): 149-150. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Hartley, LH, Lee, TH, Polanczyk, CA, and Fleischmann, KE. "Weekend and holiday exercise testing in patients with chest pain." Journal of general internal medicine 14, no. 1 (January 1999): 10-14. Full Text
  - Khan, MS, Amin, E, Memon, MM, Yamani, N, Siddiqi, TJ, Khan, SU, Murad, MH, Mookadam, F, Figueredo, VM, Doukky, R, Benza, RL, and Krasuski, RA. "Meta-analysis of use of balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension." International Journal of Cardiology (February 23, 2019). Full Text
- Book Sections
  - Elkin, RL, Zdradzinski, MJ, and Krasuski, RA. "Exercise in congenital heart disease." In Exercise and Sports Cardiology, 221-265. April 20, 2018. Full Text
  - Abernethy, AD, and Krasuski, RA. "Adult congenital heart disease." In The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Intensive Review of Internal Medicine: Sixth Edition, 338-340. February 20, 2014.
  - ElMallah, W, and Krasuski, RA. "Endovascular treatment of congenital pulmonary artery lesions." In Endovascular Interventions: A Case-Based Approach, 1071-1092. January 1, 2014. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, and Krasuski, RA. "Percutaneous pulmonary valve technology." In Percutaneous Valve Technology: Present and Future, 637-658. October 1, 2012.
  - Krasuski, RA, and Fouad-Tarazi, F. "Coarctation of the Aorta." In Comprehensive Hypertension, 923-930.: Elsevier, 2007. Full Text
- Journal Issues
  - Krasuski, RA, and Griffin, BP. "To the editor [7]." New England Journal of Medicine 354, no. 3 (January 19, 2006): 301-null. (Letter)
- Conference Papers
  - Sharan, LA, Stackhouse, K, Awerbach, J, Bashore, TM, and Krasuski, RA. "The Impact of Patent Foramen Ovale in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension." Scientific Sessions of the American-Heart-Association / Resuscitation Science Symposium. Anaheim, CA. November 11, 2017 - November 15, 2017.: LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, November 14, 2017. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Blood, AJ, Parikh, K, Elkin, R, Zdradzinski, M, and Bashore, T. "PULMONARY VASCULAR RESPONSE TO NITRIC OXIDE AND SUBSEQUENT RESPONSE TO ADVANCED MEDICAL THERAPY IN INCIDENT PATIENTS WITH PULMONARY HYPERTENSION." March 21, 2017. Link to Item
  - Li, JS, Hill, KD, Hornik, CP, Krasuski, RA, Barker, PC, Jaquiss, RD, and Campbell, MJ. "Utility of Multi-modal Imaging in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Valve Endocarditis." November 11, 2016. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Zdradzinski, M, Lee, J, Elkin, R, and El Mallah, W. "IMPACT OF DEVICE TYPE ON RESIDUAL SHUNT FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECT CLOSURE." April 2016. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Zdradzinski, M, Sweet, W, Chang, C, Pettersson, G, and Moravec, C. "ALTERATIONS IN PHOSPHODIESTERASE 5 EXPRESSION AND β-ADRENERGIC RESPONSE IN THE HUMAN VOLUME-OVERLOADED RIGHT VENTRICLE." April 2016. Full Text
  - Shah, GV, Grubb, A, and Krasuski, RA. "Subsequent Sustained Ventricular Arrhythmia in Patients With Transposition of the Great Arteries Undergoing Device Implantation." November 10, 2015. Link to Item
  - Zdradzinski, MJ, Ahmad, M, Cheng, J, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of pulmonary hypertension on mortality in patients treated with nitric oxide for failure to wean following cardiothoracic surgery." August 1, 2015. Link to Item
  - Zdradzinski, M, Abernethy, A, Stackhouse, K, Elkin, R, Halane, M, ElMallah, W, and Krasuski, R. "IMPACT OF PERSISTENT RIGHT TO LEFT SHUNT IN DEVICE-OCCLUDED ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS." : Elsevier BV, March 2015. Full Text
  - Zdradzinski, MJ, Abernethy, A, Elkin, R, Stackhouse, K, Halane, M, ElMallah, W, and Krasuski, R. "IMPACT OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION ON RIGHT HEART REMODELING FOLLOWING DEVICE CLOSURE OF ATRIAL SEPTAL DEFECTS." : Elsevier BV, March 2015. Full Text
  - Stackhouse, K, Jacob, J, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of insurance status on survival in pulmonary hypertension." September 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Stackhouse, K, Ko, B, and Krasuski, RA. "Incidence and impact of patent foramen ovale among patients with pulmonary hypertension." September 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Stackhouse, K, Sodhi, N, Gupta, V, Minai, O, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of early initiation of intravenous prostanoid therapy in patients with congenital heart disease-related pulmonary arterial hypertension." September 1, 2014. Link to Item
  - Abernethy, A, Stackhouse, K, Halane, M, ElMallah, W, Qureshi, A, and Krasuski, R. "Echocardiographic Features and Utility of Baseline Echo in the Assessment of Pulmonary Hypertension in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect." : Elsevier BV, April 2014. Full Text
  - Ahmad, M, and Krasuski, R. "A CASE OF REVERSIBLE “EISENMENGER SYNDROME”." : Elsevier BV, April 2014. Full Text
  - Aziz, PF, Abraham, JM, Poe, S, Krasuski, RA, and Wilkoff, BL. "Use of Dofetilide for Atrial Arrhythmias in the Adult Patient With Congenital Heart Disease." November 26, 2013. Link to Item
  - Sodhi, N, Gupta, V, Stackhouse, K, Minai, O, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of Early Initiation of Intravenous Prostanoid Therapy in Patients With Congenital Heart Disease Related Pulmonary Hypertension." November 26, 2013. Link to Item
  - Sodhi, N, Gupta, V, Stackhouse, K, Minai, O, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Impact of Early Initiation of Intravenous Prostanoid Therapy in Patients With Eisenmenger Syndrome." November 26, 2013. Link to Item
  - Stackhouse, K, Hart, S, Devendra, G, Lee, J, Bashore, T, Minai, O, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, R. "OUTCOME OF LUNG DISEASE-RELATED PULMONARY HYPERTENSION AND IMPACT OF PULMONARY VASOREACTIVITY." : Elsevier BV, March 2013. Full Text
  - Zdradzinski, M, Qureshi, A, Stewart, R, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, R. "CARDIAC STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION DIFFER BY ETIOLOGY IN LONGSTANDING PULMONIC REGURGITATION." : Elsevier BV, March 2013. Full Text
  - Zdradzinski, M, Qureshi, A, Stewart, R, Pettersson, G, and Krasuski, R. "ARE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES OF PULMONIC REGURGITATION FROM VALVOTOMY SIMILAR TO TETRALOGY OF FALLOT?." : Elsevier BV, March 2013. Full Text
  - Stackhouse, K, Devendra, G, Hart, S, Elmallah, W, Lee, J, Bashore, T, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, R. "216 Right Ventricular Size and Function and Its Change over Time Independently Predict Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension." April 2012. Full Text
  - Stackhouse, K, Devendra, G, Hart, S, Elmallah, W, Lee, J, and Krasuski, R. "155 Could Health Care Reform Reduce the Gap in Racial Disparities in Pulmonary Hypertension Outcomes?." April 2012. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, Devendra, G, Kim, Y, Kalahasti, V, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, R. "CAN SELECTIVE PULMONARY VASODILATOR THERAPY BE USED TO TARGET PULMONIC REGURGITATION? RESULTS OF THE PINOT NOIR TRIAL." : Elsevier BV, March 2012. Full Text
  - Hart, SA, Devendra, G, Kim, Y, Kalahasti, V, Flamm, S, and Krasuski, R. "SELECTIVE PULMONARY VASODILATATION IMPROVES LEFT VENTRICULAR-RIGHT VENTRICULAR COUPLING IN PATIENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT PULMONARY VALVE REGURGITATION." : Elsevier BV, March 2012. Full Text
  - Rane, A, Stackhouse, K, Stewart, W, Pettersson, G, Blackstone, E, and Krasuski, R. "RESIDUAL SHUNT IN OPERATIVELY REPAIRED PATENT FORAMEN OVALE INCREASES PERIOPERATIVE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY." : Elsevier BV, March 2012. Full Text
  - Stackhouse, K, Goel, S, Qureshi, A, Kapadia, S, Prieto, L, Tuzcu, EM, and Krasuski, R. "DOES PATIENT SELECTION MAKE THE CLOSURE STUDY LESS APPLICABLE?." : Elsevier BV, March 2012. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, Rane, A, Lee, J, and Bashore, TM. "Unmasked pulmonary venous hypertension during vasodilator challenge predicts poor outcomes with medical therapy." August 2011. Link to Item
  - Cater, GM, Devendra, GP, Shishehbor, M, Nissen, S, Ellis, S, and Krasuski, RA. "Downstream Coronary Effects of Drug Eluting Stents: A Propensity Matched Analysis." November 23, 2010. Link to Item
  - Devendra, GP, Hart, SA, Bashore, TM, and Krasuski, RA. "Earlier Treatment is Associated with Improved Survival in Pulmonary Hypertension." November 23, 2010. Link to Item
  - Baer, J, Zhao, X-Q, Krasuski, RA, Whitney, EJ, Neradilek, B, Chait, A, Marcovina, S, Albers, JJ, and Brown, BG. "Effects of LDL-lowering plus HDL-raising on coronary atherosclerosis progression and clinical events in CAD patients with metabolic syndrome: A meta-analysis of the familial atherosclerosis treatment study (FATS), the HDL atherosclerosis treatment study (HATS), and the armed forces regression study (AFREGS)." June 2008. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Hart, S, Parambil, J, Menon, V, and Dweik, RA. "Impact of changes in brain natriuretic peptide levels on survival in outpatients with pulmonary hypertension." March 11, 2008. Link to Item
  - Becker, MC, Galla, JM, Daly, RP, Philip, F, Chen, SO, Chow, CH, Zimbwa, P, Hu, T, Askari, AT, and Krasuski, RA. "Transient post-operative atrial fibrillation is associated with an increased rate of all-cause mortality." October 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Becker, MC, Galla, JM, Daly, RP, Philip, F, Zimbwa, P, Chen, S, Chow, CH, Hu, T, Krasuski, RA, and Askari, AT. "Post-operative statin use and lower LDL cholesterol concentration are associated with reduced incidence of stroke." October 16, 2007. Link to Item
  - Hubbard, CA, Galla, JM, Anwaruddin, S, Kapadia, S, Krasuski, RA, and Becker, MC. "Metabolic syndrome as a predictor of restenosis in diabetic patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome or angina." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Rathinam, AV, Bastawros, M, Lorber, R, Lauer, MS, and Sterba, R. "The utility of measuring heart rate recovery after exercise testing to risk stratify adults with congenital heart disease." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, PB, Wang, A, Tapson, VF, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Echocardiography provides important prognostic information in patients with advanced pulmonary hypertension, even after initiation of vasodilator therapy." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Rathinam, AV, Ngengwe, R, Ranes, J, Aldeen, BS, Dweik, R, and Krasuski, RA. "Long-term intravenous and subcutaneous prostaglandin therapy outperforms oral enclothelln antagonism in patients with eisenmenger syndrome." March 6, 2007. Link to Item
  - Becker, MC, Zimbwa, P, Chen, SY, Anwaruddin, S, Galla, JM, Kapadia, S, and Krasuski, RA. "Intensive glycemic control reduces in-stent restenosis in diabetic patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome or symptomatic angina." October 31, 2006. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Kisslo, K, Harrison, JK, and Bashore, TM. "Pulmonary hypertension with excessive transpulmonary gradients among mitral stenotics: Prevalence and clinical outcome following percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy." February 21, 2006. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Carey, S, Galbreath, AD, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, and Freeman, GL. "Use of insulin sensitizing agents in outpatients with congestive heart failure appears safe, and may have important clinical benefits when compared with sulfonylureas and insulin." September 2005. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Black, SA, and Maranian, AM. "Even short-duration exercise training improves brain natiuretic peptide and C-reactive protein levels in severely deconditioned patients with coronary disease." February 1, 2005. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, Cheruku, K, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Comparison of echocardiographic predictors of clinical events in patients with predominantly systolic or diastolic dysfunction." February 1, 2005. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Statin therapy is critical in heart failure patients who meet national cholesterol education panel high risk criteria." February 1, 2005. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "What definition of vasoreactivity to inhaled nitric oxide best predicts mortality risk in patients with pulmonary hypertension?." February 1, 2005. Link to Item
  - McGlasson, DL, Kaczor, DA, Krasuski, RA, Campbell, CL, Kostur, MR, and Adinaro, JT. "Effects of pre-analytical variables on the anti-FXa chromogenic assay when monitoring unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin anticoagulation." November 16, 2004. Link to Item
  - Galbreath, AD, Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, and Freeman, GL. "Overdiagnosis of congestive heart failure in medicare patients." October 26, 2004. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Stajduhar, KC, Kwan, MD, Ellis, R, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Disease management modestly increases utilization of evidence-based therapy and reduces mortality in elderly patients with left ventricular dysfunction." October 26, 2004. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Smith, B, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Tapson, VF, and Bashore, TM. "Anemia is a powerful, independent predictor of mortality in patients with pulmonary hypertension." October 26, 2004. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Whitney, EJ, Kolasa, M, Personius, BJ, Brown, BG, and Gotto, AM. "Combination therapy with gemfibrozil, niacin, and cholestyramine reduces the prevalence of metabolic syndrome above and beyond aggressive lifestyle modification and dietary restriction." October 26, 2004. Link to Item
  - Cheruku, KK, Krasuski, RA, Kwan, M, Stajduhar, K, Smith, PB, Galbreath, AD, and Freeman, GL. "Adverse Impact of Diastolic Heart Failure on Exercise Tolerance." : Elsevier BV, August 2004. Full Text
  - Krasuski, RA, Carey, S, Hogan, B, Eckart, RE, Beck, R, and Graaff, EVD. "A Multidisciplinary Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Dramatically Improves Long-Term Morbidity and Mortality Following Congestive Heart Failure Admission." : Elsevier BV, August 2004. Full Text
  - Eckert, RE, Krasuski, RA, Reich, SS, Garrett, PD, Campbell, CL, Shry, EA, and Peele, ME. "Cardiac histopathologic changes in young military recruits experiencing sudden death due to anomalous coronary origin compared with obstructive coronary artery disease." March 3, 2004. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Eckart, RE, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Tapson, VF, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, Krichman, A, and Bashore, TM. "Vasodilator response to inhaled nitric oxide is the most powerful predictor of survival in patients with pulmonary hypertension." October 28, 2003. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Cao, MK, Leding, CJ, Bush, AC, Bashore, TM, Osswald, SS, Kruyer, WB, and Gaffney, FA. "Holter monitoring and treadmill testing assist in prediction of future events in patients with classic mitral valve prolapse." March 19, 2003. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Doeppenschmidt, DL, Beck, RL, Henry, JS, and Thompson, CM. "Converting patients intolerant of simvastatin to atorvastatin is a safe practice and associated with significant improvement in lipid control and less creatine kinase elevation." March 19, 2003. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Maranian, AM, Whitney, EJ, Personius, BE, Brown, BG, and Gotto, AM. "Aggressive treatment aimed at raising high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in stable patients with angiographically evident coronary disease prevents stenosis progression and reduces cardiovascular events." March 19, 2003. Link to Item
  - Krasuski, RA, Wang, A, Harrison, JK, Johnson, M, Pierce, C, and Bashore, TM. "Differing clinical characteristics among black and white patients referred for treatment of pulmonary hypertension." March 19, 2003. Link to Item
  - Cabell, CH, Krasuski, RA, Peterson, GE, Singh, R, Woods, CW, Engemann, JJ, Fowler, VG, Chen, AY, Ryan, T, Glower, DD, and Wang, A. "Differences between patients with prosthetic valve and native valve endocarditis: Report from the Duke endocarditis service." October 23, 2001. Link to Item

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