Scholars@Duke

• Background
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  Education, Training, & Certifications

  • Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine 2012 - 2016
  • Research Fellow, Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital 2011 - 2012
  • Internal Medicine Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital 2008 - 2011
  • M.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine 2008
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  Duke Appointment History

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2019 - 2020
  • Medical Instructor in the Department of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2016 - 2019
• Research
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  Selected Grants

  • cvMOBIUS 2020 - 2024
  • The Branched Chain Ketoacid Dehydrogenase Kinase-Phosphatase System as a New Regulatory Node in Myocardial Fuel Section awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018 - 2023
  • Manipulation of BCAA Metabolism for Therapy of Diabetes and its Co-morbidities 2017 - 2018
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Walejko, Jacquelyn M., Bridgette A. Christopher, Scott B. Crown, Guo-Fang Zhang, Adrian Pickar-Oliver, Takeshi Yoneshiro, Matthew W. Foster, et al. “Branched-chain α-ketoacids are preferentially reaminated and activate protein synthesis in the heart.” Nat Commun 12, no. 1 (March 15, 2021): 1680. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21962-2.
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    • Ellison, Stephen, Jawan W. Abdulrahim, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Nathan A. Bihlmeyer, Neha Pagidipati, Robert McGarrah, James R. Bain, William E. Kraus, and Svati H. Shah. “Novel plasma biomarkers improve discrimination of metabolic health independent of weight.” Sci Rep 10, no. 1 (December 7, 2020): 21365. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78478-w.
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    • White, Phillip J., Amanda L. Lapworth, Robert W. McGarrah, Lydia Coulter Kwee, Scott B. Crown, Olga Ilkayeva, Jie An, et al. “Muscle-Liver Trafficking of BCAA-Derived Nitrogen Underlies Obesity-Related Glycine Depletion.” Cell Rep 33, no. 6 (November 10, 2020): 108375. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108375.
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    • Abdulrahim, Jawan W., Lydia Coulter Kwee, Fawaz Alenezi, Albert Y. Sun, Aris Baras, Teminioluwa A. Ajayi, Ricardo Henao, et al. “Identification of Undetected Monogenic Cardiovascular Disorders.” J Am Coll Cardiol 76, no. 7 (August 18, 2020): 797–808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2020.06.037.
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    • Shah, Nishant P., Neha J. Pajidipati, Robert W. McGarrah, Ann Marie Navar, Sreekanth Vemulapalli, Michael A. Blazing, Svati H. Shah, Adrian F. Hernandez, and Manesh R. Patel. “Lipoprotein (a): An Update on a Marker of Residual Risk and Associated Clinical Manifestations.” Am J Cardiol 126 (July 1, 2020): 94–102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2020.03.043.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Guo-Fang Zhang, Bridgette A. Christopher, Yann Deleye, Jacquelyn M. Walejko, Stephani Page, Olga Ilkayeva, Phillip J. White, and Christopher B. Newgard. “Dietary branched-chain amino acid restriction alters fuel selection and reduces triglyceride stores in hearts of Zucker fatty rats.” Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 318, no. 2 (February 1, 2020): E216–23. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00334.2019.
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    • Yoneshiro, Takeshi, Qiang Wang, Kazuki Tajima, Mami Matsushita, Hiroko Maki, Kaori Igarashi, Zhipeng Dai, et al. “BCAA catabolism in brown fat controls energy homeostasis through SLC25A44.” Nature 572, no. 7771 (August 2019): 614–19. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1503-x.
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    • Kelly, Jacob P., Brian J. Andonian, Mahesh J. Patel, Zhen Huang, Linda K. Shaw, Robert W. McGarrah, Salvador Borges-Neto, Eric J. Velazquez, and William E. Kraus. “Trends in cardiorespiratory fitness: The evolution of exercise treadmill testing at a single Academic Medical Center from 1970 to 2012.” Am Heart J 210 (April 2019): 88–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.001.
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    • Yu, Bing, Claudia Flexeder, Robert W. McGarrah, Annah Wyss, Alanna C. Morrison, Kari E. North, Eric Boerwinkle, et al. “Metabolomics Identifies Novel Blood Biomarkers of Pulmonary Function and COPD in the General Population.” Metabolites 9, no. 4 (April 1, 2019). https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo9040061.
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    • Hunter, Wynn G., Robert W. McGarrah, Jacob P. Kelly, Michel G. Khouri, Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, G Michael Felker, et al. “High-Density Lipoprotein Particle Subfractions in Heart Failure With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction.” J Am Coll Cardiol 73, no. 2 (January 22, 2019): 177–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.10.059.
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    • McGuinn, Laura A., Alexandra Schneider, Robert W. McGarrah, Cavin Ward-Caviness, Lucas M. Neas, Qian Di, Joel Schwartz, et al. “Association of long-term PM2.5 exposure with traditional and novel lipid measures related to cardiovascular disease risk.” Environ Int 122 (January 2019): 193–200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.11.001.
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    • Wang, Yingxue, Bridgette A. Christopher, Kirkland A. Wilson, Deborah Muoio, Robert W. McGarrah, Henri Brunengraber, and Guo-Fang Zhang. “Propionate-induced changes in cardiac metabolism, notably CoA trapping, are not altered by l-carnitine.” Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 315, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): E622–33. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00081.2018.
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    • White, Phillip J., Robert W. McGarrah, Paul A. Grimsrud, Shih-Chia Tso, Wen-Hsuan Yang, Jonathan M. Haldeman, Thomas Grenier-Larouche, et al. “The BCKDH Kinase and Phosphatase Integrate BCAA and Lipid Metabolism via Regulation of ATP-Citrate Lyase.” Cell Metab 27, no. 6 (June 5, 2018): 1281-1293.e7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2018.04.015.
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    • Duscha, Brian D., Lucy W. Piner, Mahesh P. Patel, Karen P. Craig, Morgan Brady, Robert W. McGarrah, Connie Chen, and William E. Kraus. “Effects of a 12-week mHealth program on peak VO2 and physical activity patterns after completing cardiac rehabilitation: A randomized controlled trial.” Am Heart J 199 (May 2018): 105–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.02.001.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Scott B. Crown, Guo-Fang Zhang, Svati H. Shah, and Christopher B. Newgard. “Cardiovascular Metabolomics.” Circ Res 122, no. 9 (April 27, 2018): 1238–58. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.117.311002.
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    • Sarzynski, Mark A., Jonathan J. Ruiz-Ramie, Jacob L. Barber, Cris A. Slentz, John W. Apolzan, Robert W. McGarrah, Melissa N. Harris, et al. “Effects of Increasing Exercise Intensity and Dose on Multiple Measures of HDL (High-Density Lipoprotein) Function.” Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 38, no. 4 (April 2018): 943–52. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310307.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., and Svati H. Shah. “Integrative Omics: Harnessing the Proteome to Maximize the Potential of the Genome.” Circulation 137, no. 11 (March 13, 2018): 1173–75. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032807.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W. “Metabolic Anthropology: Selection Pressure Shapes Fatty Acid Metabolism in Greenlandic Inuit Populations.” Circ Cardiovasc Genet 10, no. 3 (June 2017). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.117.001802.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Jacob P. Kelly, Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, Ryan C. Jessee, Kim M. Huffman, William E. Kraus, and Svati H. Shah. “A Novel Protein Glycan-Derived Inflammation Biomarker Independently Predicts Cardiovascular Disease and Modifies the Association of HDL Subclasses with Mortality.” Clin Chem 63, no. 1 (January 2017): 288–96. https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2016.261636.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Cris A. Slentz, and William E. Kraus. “The Effect of Vigorous- Versus Moderate-Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Insulin Action.” Curr Cardiol Rep 18, no. 12 (December 2016): 117. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-016-0797-7.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W. “Refocusing the AIM on HDL in the metabolic syndrome.” Atherosclerosis 251 (August 2016): 531–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.06.051.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., and Svati H. Shah. “Exomes, Proteins, and Cardiovascular Disease: Making Sense of the Signals.” Circ Cardiovasc Genet 9, no. 4 (August 2016): 318–19. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.116.001549.
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    • Hunter, Wynn G., Jacob P. Kelly, Robert W. McGarrah, Michel G. Khouri, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Olga Ilkayeva, et al. “Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Novel Circulating Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Differentially Elevated in Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Evidence for Shared Metabolic Impairments in Clinical Heart Failure.” J Am Heart Assoc 5, no. 8 (July 29, 2016). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.003190.
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    • Samad, Zainab, Amit N. Vora, Allison Dunning, Phillip J. Schulte, Linda K. Shaw, Fawaz Al-Enezi, Mads Ersboll, et al. “Aortic valve surgery and survival in patients with moderate or severe aortic stenosis and left ventricular dysfunction.” Eur Heart J 37, no. 28 (July 21, 2016): 2276–86. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehv701.
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    • White, Phillip J., Amanda L. Lapworth, Jie An, Liping Wang, Robert W. McGarrah, Robert D. Stevens, Olga Ilkayeva, et al. “Branched-chain amino acid restriction in Zucker-fatty rats improves muscle insulin sensitivity by enhancing efficiency of fatty acid oxidation and acyl-glycine export.” Mol Metab 5, no. 7 (July 2016): 538–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2016.04.006.
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    • Hunter, Wynn G., Jacob P. Kelly, Robert W. McGarrah, William E. Kraus, and Svati H. Shah. “Metabolic Dysfunction in Heart Failure: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Pathophysiologic Insights From Metabolomic Profiling.” Curr Heart Fail Rep 13, no. 3 (June 2016): 119–31. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11897-016-0289-5.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, Z Elaine Dowdy, Svati H. Shah, and William E. Kraus. “High-density lipoprotein subclass measurements improve mortality risk prediction, discrimination and reclassification in a cardiac catheterization cohort.” Atherosclerosis 246 (March 2016): 229–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2016.01.012.
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    • Ahmad, Tariq, Jacob P. Kelly, Robert W. McGarrah, Anne S. Hellkamp, Mona Fiuzat, Jeffrey M. Testani, Teresa S. Wang, et al. “Prognostic Implications of Long-Chain Acylcarnitines in Heart Failure and Reversibility With Mechanical Circulatory Support.” J Am Coll Cardiol 67, no. 3 (January 26, 2016): 291–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.079.
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    • Cooper, Lauren B., Jacob A. Doll, Jacob P. Kelly, Robert W. McGarrah, Tiffany C. Randolph, Joseph A. Sivak, Amit N. Vora, and Emily P. Zeitler. “A Company of Equals: Success Through Friendship in Fellowship.” J Am Coll Cardiol 66, no. 5 (August 4, 2015): 589–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.06.016.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Tariq Ahmad, Dwight D. Koeberl, and Chetan B. Patel. “The heart is just a muscle.” Circulation 131, no. 10 (March 10, 2015): 914–22. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.011647.
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    • McGarrah, Robert, Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, Elizabeth Hauser, Christopher B. Newgard, Simon G. Gregory, William Kraus, and Svati Shah. “OMICS PROFILING HIGHLIGHTS ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM-ASSOCIATED DEGRADATION AND UBIQUITIN PROTEASOME PATHWAYS IN INSULIN RESISTANCE AND GLYCEMIC CONTROL.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 63, no. 12 (April 2014): A1600–A1600. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)61603-x.
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    • Rottiers, Veerle, Susanna Obad, Andreas Petri, Robert McGarrah, Marie W. Lindholm, Joshua C. Black, Sumita Sinha, et al. “Pharmacological inhibition of a microRNA family in nonhuman primates by a seed-targeting 8-mer antimiR.” Sci Transl Med 5, no. 212 (November 20, 2013): 212ra162. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.3006840.
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    • Kakoki, Masao, Robert W. McGarrah, Hyung-Suk Kim, and Oliver Smithies. “Bradykinin B1 and B2 receptors both have protective roles in renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104, no. 18 (May 1, 2007): 7576–81. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0701617104.
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  • Conference Papers

    • Zeitouni, Michel, Stephanie N. Giamberardino, Robert McGarrah, Neha Pagidipati, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Udo Hoffmann, Ann Marie Navar, Pamela Douglas, and Svati Shah. “A NOVEL INFLAMMATORY MARKER OF GLYCOSYLATED PROTEINS IS ASSOCIATED WITH CAD AND INCIDENT EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATES AGE EFFECTS IN THE PROMISE TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 75:263–263. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2020.
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    • Abdulrahim, Jawan W., Lydia C. Kwee, Fawaz Alenezi, Aris Baras, Teminioluwa Ajayi, Christopher L. Holley, Robert W. McGarrah, et al. “Whole Exome Sequencing in a Cardiovascular Cohort Identifies Previously Undiagnosed Monogenic Cardiovascular Diseases.” In Circulation, Vol. 140, 2019.
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    • McGarrah, R. W., M. Ferencik, S. N. Giamberardino, A. Coles, U. Hoffmann, G. S. Ginsburg, W. E. Kraus, P. S. Douglas, and S. H. Shah. “Lipoprotein subclasses associated with high-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaque: insights from the PROMISE clinical trial.” In European Heart Journal, 40:51–51. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2019.
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    • Lerman, Joseph B., Stephanie N. Giamberardino, Steven E. McNulty, William E. Kraus, Christopher L. Holley, Adrian F. Hernandez, Svati H. Shah, and Robert W. McGarrah. “A Unique Acylcarnitine Profile is Independently Associated with Diabetic Heart Failure and Associates with Adverse Clinical Outcomes: Insights from the FIGHT Trial.” In Circulation Research, Vol. 125. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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    • Page, Stephani, Lydia Kwee, William Kraus, Phillip White, Adam Devore, Robert Mentz, Michael Bristow, et al. “Integrated Omics Analysis of Diabetic Heart Failure in Human Myocardium.” In Circulation Research, Vol. 125. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Ann M. Navar, Stephanie Giamberardino, Adrian Coles, Lydia C. Kwee, Udo Hoffmann, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, William E. Kraus, Pamela S. Douglas, and Svati H. Shah. “NMR Lipoprotein Profiling Identifies HDL Subclasses Associated With Obstructive CAD: Insights From the PROMISE Clinical Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 136. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017.
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    • Kwee, Lydia C., Wynn G. Hunter, Robert W. McGarrah, Jacob P. Kelly, Damian Craig, Petia Shipkova, Michael Reily, et al. “Global Metabolomic Profiling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Identifies Markers of Myocardial Dysfunction.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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    • Hunter, W. G., J. P. Kelly, R. W. McGarrah, M. G. Khouri, D. M. Craig, C. Haynes, O. Ilkayeva, et al. “Plasma amino acid concentrations are independently associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: prognostic utility of amino acid profiles in HFpEF.” In European Heart Journal, 37:330–330. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2016.
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    • Hunter, W., R. W. McGarrah, J. P. Kelly, C. Haynes, E. J. Velazquez, W. E. Kraus, and S. H. Shah. “Circulating High-Density Lipoprotein Particle Profiles Are Independently Associated With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction and Predict Adverse Clinical Outcomes.” In Circulation Journal, 134:A12679–A12679. The Japanese Circulation Society, 2016.
    • Kelly, Jacob P., Wynn G. Hunter, Robert W. McGarrah, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Eric J. Velazquez, G Michael Felker, et al. “Novel Protein Glycan Inflammatory Biomarkers Predict Adverse Events in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 21:S89–S89. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.06.266.
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    • Hunter, Wynn, Jacob Kelly, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Robert McGarrah, Eric Velazquez, G Michael Felker, et al. “METABOLOMIC PROFILING IN HEART FAILURE IDENTIFIES BIOMARKERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION IN PRESERVED VERSUS REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A774–A774. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60774-4.
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    • Kelly, Jacob P., Wynn Hunter, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Robert McGarrah, Eric Velazquez, Michael Felker, et al. “METABOLOMIC PROFILING IDENTIFIES BIOMARKERS PREDICTING ADVERSE OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A772–A772. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60772-0.
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    • McGarrah, Robert, Damian Craig, Carol Haynes, Z Elaine Dowdy, Svati Shah, and William Kraus. “GLYCA, A NOVEL BIOMARKER OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PREDICTION IN A HIGH-RISK CORONARY CATHETERIZATION COHORT.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A1606–A1606. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61606-0.
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    • McGarrah, Robert W., Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, Z Elaine Dowdy, Svati H. Shah, and William E. Kraus. “High-density Lipoprotein Particle Concentration Has a Stronger Inverse Association With Cardiovascular Events Than High-density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in a Coronary Catheterization Population.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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    • McGarrah, Robert, Svati Shah, Elizabeth Hauser, Carol Haynes, Deborah Winegar, Ray Pourfarzib, and William Kraus. “NMR-BASED LIPOPROTEIN PARTICLE PROFILING IDENTIFIES NOVEL SIGNATURES FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61:E1213–E1213. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61213-9.
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    • Hunter, W., J. P. Kelly, and R. W. McGarrah. “Plasma amino acid concentrations are independently associated with adverse outcomes in heart failure and preserved ejection fraction: prognostic utility of amino acid profiles in HFpEF,” n.d.
    • Kwee, L. C., W. Hunter, R. W. McGarrah, J. P. Kelly, D. M. Craig, P. Shipkova, M. Reily, et al. “Global Metabolomic Profiling in Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction Identifies Markers of Myocardial Dysfunction,” n.d.

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