Robert John Mentz | Scholars@Duke

Robert John Mentz
Associate Professor of Medicine

I am a cardiologist with a clinical and research interest in heart failure, including advanced therapies such as cardiac transplantation and mechanical assist devices or “heart pumps." I became a heart failure cardiologist in order to help patients manage their chronic disease over many months and years. I consider myself strongly committed to compassionate patient care with a focus on quality of life and patient preference.

My research interests are focused on treating co-morbid diseases in heart failure patients and improving outcomes across the cardiovascular spectrum through clinical trials and outcomes research. Below, you will find my specific research interests:

Co-morbidity characterization (diabetes, sleep apnea, renal failure) in heart failure.
Phenotypic characterization and risk prognostication of patients with heart failure.
Role of surrogate and nonfatal endpoints in clinical heart failure trials.
Biomarkers in heart failure.
Novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to heart failure.
Improving site-based heart failure research.

Current Research Interests

Co-morbidity characterization (diabetes, lung disease, sleep apnea, renal failure) in heart failure.
Phenotypic characterization and risk prognostication of patients with heart failure.
Role of surrogate and nonfatal endpoints (e.g., dyspnea) in clinical heart failure trials.
Biomarkers in heart failure.
Novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches to heart failure.
Improving site-based heart failure research.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2019
Associate Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2019
Member in the Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Institutes and Centers 2014

Contact Information

Np-8062, Dcri. PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715
Np-8062, Dcri. PO Box 17969, Durham, NC 27715
robert.mentz@duke.edu (919) 668-7121
DUCCS Website

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Fellowship, Advanced Heart Failure, Duke University School of Medicine 2012 - 2013
- Fellowship, Clinical Cardiology, Duke University School of Medicine 2010 - 2012
- Resident, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 2008 - 2010
- Intern, Internal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital 2007 - 2008
- M.D., Emory University 2003
Medical Licensure
- 2010-00626. North Carolina. 2010
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medicine, Cardiology, Medicine 2014 - 2019
- Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018 - 2019
Leadership & Clinical Positions at Duke
- Director, Duke Cooperative Cardiovascular Society
  
  Associate Program Director, Duke Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship
Recognition
In the News
- APR 24, 2015 Health Day News
  
  Depression tied to worse outcomes for black patients with heart failure
Awards & Honors
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Research
  - Singapore (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- TRANSFORM-HF CCC awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2022
- JTT-251_HF Trial 2017 - 2020
- REHAB 2014 - 2020
- PROVIDE-HF: Patient Reported Outcomes inVestigation following Initiation of Drug therapy with Entresto (Valsartan/Sacubitril) in Heart Failure. 2017 - 2019
- VICTORIA Registry 2017 - 2019
- Comparison of Dyspnea Measurement Instruments in Acute Heart Failure awarded by Heart Failure Society of America 2017 - 2019
- Jackson Heart Study Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Working Group and Medicare Data Linkage 2019
- TRANSFORM-HF CCC (Subcontract with Yale) awarded by Yale University 2018 - 2019
- Depression and Heart Failure Disease Progression awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Target-HF-CM awarded by American Heart Association 2017 - 2019
- Accrelerometry Substudy 2017 - 2019
- Define-HF 2016 - 2019
- REHAB 2014 - 2019
- SUB-Q Main awarded by National Institutes of Health 2018
- Sub Q awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2018
- HFN - HIV awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute 2016 - 2018
- Accelerometer Data Collection and Analysis of REHAB-HF Participants 2015 - 2018
- A Collaboration for Improving Outcomes of African Americans with Heart Failure awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
- GD-STAR - APDP 2014 - 2018
- Cardiac Outcomes Risk Assessment (CORA) awarded by Carnegie Mellon University 2015 - 2017
- Palliative Care in Heart Failure (PAL-HF) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2011 - 2016
- CAT-HF 2013 - 2016
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Triposkiadis, Filippos, Javed Butler, Francois M. Abboud, Paul W. Armstrong, Stamatis Adamopoulos, John J. Atherton, Johannes Backs, et al. “The continuous heart failure spectrum: moving beyond an ejection fraction classification..” Eur Heart J 40, no. 26 (July 1, 2019): 2155–63. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz158.
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  - Dunlay, Shannon M., Michael M. Givertz, David Aguilar, Larry A. Allen, Michael Chan, Akshay S. Desai, Anita Deswal, et al. “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and the Heart Failure Society of America..” Circulation, June 6, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIR.0000000000000691.
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  - Dunlay, Shannon M., Michael M. Givertz, David Aguilar, Larry A. Allen, Michael Chan, Akshay S. Desai, Anita Deswal, et al. “Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Failure, A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association and Heart Failure Society of America..” J Card Fail, June 3, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.05.007.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Robert J. Mentz, Mona Fiuzat, John G. F. Cleland, Stephen J. Greene, Christopher M. O’Connor, John R. Teerlink, Faiez Zannad, and Scott D. Solomon. “Erratum to 'The role of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors in cardiovascular disease-existing evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions' [Eur J Heart Fail 2018;20:963-972]..” Eur J Heart Fail 21, no. 6 (June 2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1480.
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  - Chapman, Brittany, Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, and Marco Metra. “Clinical profiles in acute heart failure: an urgent need for a new approach..” Esc Heart Fail 6, no. 3 (June 2019): 464–74. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12439.
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  - Pumill, Christopher A., Christopher G. Bush, Melissa A. Greiner, Michael E. Hall, Shannon M. Dunlay, Adolfo Correa, Lesley H. Curtis, et al. “Neck circumference and cardiovascular outcomes: Insights from the Jackson Heart Study..” Am Heart J 212 (June 2019): 72–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.03.001.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Christopher M. O’Connor, Hongqiu Yang, Bradi B. Granger, Kimberly S. Johnson, Daniel B. Mark, Kevin J. Anstrom, et al. “African Americans With Advanced Heart Failure Are More Likely to Die in a Health Care Facility Than at Home or in Hospice: An Analysis From the PAL-HF Trial..” J Card Fail, May 31, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2019.05.013.
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  - Lueder, Thomas G. von, Dan Atar, Stefan Agewall, Jesper K. Jensen, Ingrid Hopper, Dipak Kotecha, Robert J. Mentz, Moo Hyun Kim, and Victor L. Serebruany. “All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Outcomes With Non-Vitamin K Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin in Patients With Heart Failure in the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System..” Am J Ther, May 24, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1097/MJT.0000000000000883.
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  - Khan, Sadiya S., Hongyan Ning, Sanjiv J. Shah, Clyde W. Yancy, Mercedes Carnethon, Jarett D. Berry, Robert J. Mentz, et al. “10-Year Risk Equations for Incident Heart Failure in the General Population..” J Am Coll Cardiol 73, no. 19 (May 21, 2019): 2388–97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.02.057.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Steven P. Wolf, Robert J. Mentz, Joseph G. Rogers, Greg Samsa, and Arif H. Kamal. “Characteristics and Trends Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Referred to Palliative Care..” Jama Netw Open 2, no. 5 (May 3, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.2375.
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  - Hein, Aaron M., Julia J. Scialla, Daniel Edmonston, Lauren B. Cooper, Adam D. DeVore, and Robert J. Mentz. “Medical Management of Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction in Patients With Advanced Renal Disease..” Jacc Heart Fail 7, no. 5 (May 2019): 371–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2019.02.009.
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  - Sharma, Abhinav, Robert J. Mentz, Bradi B. Granger, John F. Heitner, Lauren B. Cooper, Dipanjan Banerjee, Cynthia L. Green, et al. “Utilizing mobile technologies to improve physical activity and medication adherence in patients with heart failure and diabetes mellitus: Rationale and design of the TARGET-HF-DM Trial..” Am Heart J 211 (May 2019): 22–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.01.007.
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  - Jawitz, Oliver K., Vignesh Raman, Yaron D. Barac, Jatin Anand, Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Adam D. DeVore, and Carmelo Milano. “Influence of donor brain death duration on outcomes following heart transplantation: A United Network for Organ Sharing Registry analysis..” J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg, April 30, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2019.04.060.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Gregory D. Lewis, Rajeev Malhotra, Aaron D. Jones, Stephen J. Greene, Marat Fudim, Adrian Coles, et al. “Identifying responders to oral iron supplementation in heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction: a post-hoc analysis of the IRONOUT-HF trial..” J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown) 20, no. 4 (April 2019): 223–25. https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000736.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Mathew S. Maurer, Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, and Keith M. Swetz. “Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Caring for Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices..” J Palliat Med 22, no. 4 (April 2019): 437–41. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2019.0044.
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  - Dal-Ré, Rafael, Cristina Avendaño-Solà, Brigitte Bloechl-Daum, Anthonius de Boer, Stefan Eriksson, Uwe Fuhr, Søren Holm, et al. “Low risk pragmatic trials do not always require participants' informed consent..” Bmj 364 (March 27, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l1092.
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  - Zhong, Victor W., Linda Van Horn, Marilyn C. Cornelis, John T. Wilkins, Hongyan Ning, Mercedes R. Carnethon, Philip Greenland, et al. “Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality..” Jama 321, no. 11 (March 19, 2019): 1081–95. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2019.1572.
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  - Clark, Donald, Loretta R. Cain, Michael J. Blaha, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Robert J. Mentz, Daisuke Kamimura, Wendy B. White, et al. “Cigarette Smoking and Subclinical Peripheral Arterial Disease in Blacks of the Jackson Heart Study..” J Am Heart Assoc 8, no. 3 (February 5, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.010674.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Steven J. Lippmann, Robert J. Mentz, Melissa A. Greiner, Bradley G. Hammill, N Chantelle Hardy, Warren K. Laskey, et al. “Relationship Between Hospital Characteristics and Early Adoption of Angiotensin-Receptor/Neprilysin Inhibitor Among Eligible Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure..” J Am Heart Assoc 8, no. 3 (February 5, 2019). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.010484.
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  - Clegg, Lindsay E., Hiddo J. L. Heerspink, Robert C. Penland, Weifeng Tang, David W. Boulton, Srinivas Bachina, Robert D. Fox, et al. “Reduction of Cardiovascular Risk and Improved Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate by SGLT2 Inhibitors, Including Dapagliflozin, Is Consistent Across the Class: An Analysis of the Placebo Arm of EXSCEL..” Diabetes Care 42, no. 2 (February 2019): 318–26. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc18-1871.
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  - Goldstein, Sarah A., Robert J. Mentz, Anne S. Hellkamp, Tiffany C. Randolph, Gregg C. Fonarow, Adrian Hernandez, Clyde W. Yancy, and Sana M. Al-Khatib. “Timing of cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation in heart failure patients and its association with outcomes..” Clin Cardiol 42, no. 2 (February 2019): 256–63. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.23135.
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  - Cooper, Lauren B., and Robert J. Mentz. “Potassium Abnormalities Across the Spectrum of Heart Failure..” Jacc Heart Fail 7, no. 1 (January 2019): 77–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.11.001.
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  - Eisenstein, Eric L., Kristi Prather, Stephen J. Greene, Tina Harding, Amanda Harrington, Davera Gabriel, Ingrid Jones, Robert J. Mentz, Eric J. Velazquez, and Kevin J. Anstrom. “Death: The Simple Clinical Trial Endpoint..” Stud Health Technol Inform 257 (2019): 86–91.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Christopher M. O’Connor, Lauren B. Cooper, Jie-Lena Sun, Adrian Coles, Shelby D. Reed, David J. Whellan, Ileana L. Piña, William E. Kraus, and Robert J. Mentz. “Relationship between changing patient-reported outcomes and subsequent clinical events in patients with chronic heart failure: insights from HF-ACTION..” Eur J Heart Fail 21, no. 1 (January 2019): 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1299.
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  - Pandey, Ambarish, Neil Keshvani, Colby Ayers, Adolfo Correa, Mark H. Drazner, Alana Lewis, Carlos J. Rodriguez, et al. “Association of Cardiac Injury and Malignant Left Ventricular Hypertrophy With Risk of Heart Failure in African Americans: The Jackson Heart Study..” Jama Cardiol 4, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 51–58. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2018.4300.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Donald H. Taylor, David J. Casarett, Marisette Hasan, Chetan B. Patel, Arif H. Kamal, Matthew Harker, and Robert J. Mentz. “Hospice Care for Heart Failure: Challenges Faced by Hospice Staff in a Predominantly Rural Setting..” J Palliat Med 22, no. 1 (January 2019): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0454.
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  - Inohara, Taku, Pratik Manandhar, Andrzej S. Kosinski, Roland A. Matsouaka, Shun Kohsaka, Robert J. Mentz, Vinod H. Thourani, et al. “Association of Renin-Angiotensin Inhibitor Treatment With Mortality and Heart Failure Readmission in Patients With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement..” Jama 320, no. 21 (December 4, 2018): 2231–41. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2018.18077.
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  - Mediano, Mauro F. F., Eric S. Leifer, Lawton S. Cooper, Steven J. Keteyian, William E. Kraus, Robert J. Mentz, and Jerome L. Fleg. “Influence of Baseline Physical Activity Level on Exercise Training Response and Clinical Outcomes in Heart Failure: The HF-ACTION Trial..” Jacc Heart Fail 6, no. 12 (December 2018): 1011–19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.09.012.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Vivian P. Thompson, David Aguilar, Jasmine Choi, Stephanie M. Gustavson, Nayyar Iqbal, Alice P. Kong, et al. “Effects of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Preexisting Cardiovascular Disease..” Circulation 138, no. 22 (November 27, 2018): 2576–78. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.036811.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Christopher M. O’Connor, Hillary Mulder, Adrian Coles, Ankeet S. Bhatt, Andrew P. Ambrosy, William E. Kraus, Ileana L. Piña, David J. Whellan, and Robert J. Mentz. “Loop diuretic adjustments in patients with chronic heart failure: Insights from HF-ACTION..” Am Heart J 205 (November 2018): 133–41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.06.017.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Kishan S. Parikh, Allison Dunning, Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Phillip J. Schulte, Paul W. Armstrong, et al. “Relation of Volume Overload to Clinical Outcomes in Acute Heart Failure (From ASCEND-HF)..” Am J Cardiol 122, no. 9 (November 1, 2018): 1506–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.07.023.
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  - Pandey, Ambarish, Nitin Kondamudi, Kershaw V. Patel, Colby Ayers, Shawn Simek, Michael E. Hall, Solomon K. Musani, et al. “Association Between Regional Adipose Tissue Distribution and Risk of Heart Failure Among Blacks..” Circ Heart Fail 11, no. 11 (November 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005629.
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  - Warraich, Haider Javed, Joseph G. Rogers, Shannon M. Dunlay, Ellen Hummel, and Robert J. Mentz. “Top Ten Tips for Palliative Care Clinicians Caring for Heart Failure Patients..” J Palliat Med 21, no. 11 (November 2018): 1646–50. https://doi.org/10.1089/jpm.2018.0453.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., M Angelyn Bethel, Peter Merrill, Yuliya Lokhnygina, John B. Buse, Juliana C. Chan, João S. Felício, et al. “Effect of Once-Weekly Exenatide on Clinical Outcomes According to Baseline Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Insights From the EXSCEL Trial..” J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 19 (October 2, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.009304.
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  - Bhatt, Ankeet S., Li Liang, Adam D. DeVore, Gregg C. Fonarow, Scott D. Solomon, Orly Vardeny, Clyde W. Yancy, et al. “Vaccination Trends in Patients With Heart Failure: Insights From Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure..” Jacc Heart Fail 6, no. 10 (October 2018): 844–55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.04.012.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Rahul Loungani, Shannon M. Doerfler, Adrian Coles, Stephen J. Greene, Lauren B. Cooper, Mona Fiuzat, Christopher M. O’Connor, Joseph G. Rogers, and Robert J. Mentz. “Worsening renal function during decongestion among patients hospitalized for heart failure: Findings from the Evaluation Study of Congestive Heart Failure and Pulmonary Artery Catheterization Effectiveness (ESCAPE) trial..” Am Heart J 204 (October 2018): 163–73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.07.019.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Adrian F. Hernandez, Jie-Lena Sun, Javed Butler, Paul W. Armstrong, Justin A. Ezekowitz, Faiez Zannad, et al. “Relationship Between Enrolling Country Income Level and Patient Profile, Protocol Completion, and Trial End Points..” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 11, no. 10 (October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004783.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Haolin Xu, Hani Jneid, Gregg C. Fonarow, Renato D. Lopes, Jonathan P. Piccini, Anne B. Curtis, et al. “Use of Oral Anticoagulation in Eligible Patients Discharged With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation..” Circulation. Heart Failure 11, no. 10 (October 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/circheartfailure.118.005356.
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  - Sharma, Abhinav, Lauren B. Cooper, Mona Fiuzat, Robert J. Mentz, João Pedro Ferreira, Javed Butler, David Fitchett, Alan Charles Moses, Christopher O’Connor, and Faiez Zannad. “Antihyperglycemic Therapies to Treat Patients With Heart Failure and Diabetes Mellitus..” Jacc Heart Fail 6, no. 10 (October 2018): 813–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.05.020.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Hillary Mulder, Adrian Coles, William E. Krauss, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Peter A. McCullough, Ileana Pina, et al. “Renal Function and Exercise Training in AmbulatoryHeart Failure Patients With a Reduced Ejection Fraction..” The American Journal of Cardiology 122, no. 6 (September 2018): 999–1007. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.06.011.
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  - Cooper, Lauren B., Jonathan Yap, Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa K. Teng, Michael MacDonald, Inder S. Anand, Abhinav Sharma, et al. “Multi-ethnic comparisons of diabetes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from the HF-ACTION trial and the ASIAN-HF registry..” Eur J Heart Fail 20, no. 9 (September 2018): 1281–89. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1223.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Robert J. Mentz, Mona Fiuzat, Javed Butler, Scott D. Solomon, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Cyrus Mehta, John R. Teerlink, Faiez Zannad, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Reassessing the Role of Surrogate End Points in Drug Development for Heart Failure..” Circulation 138, no. 10 (September 2018): 1039–53. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.118.034668.
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  - Groarke, John D., Susanna R. Stevens, Robert J. Mentz, Lauren B. Cooper, Justin M. Vader, Omar F. AbouEzzeddine, Justin L. Grodin, et al. “Clinical Significance of Early Fluid and Weight Change During Acute Heart Failure Hospitalization..” J Card Fail 24, no. 9 (September 2018): 542–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.12.013.
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  - McHugh, Kelly R., Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Daniel Edmonston, Jennifer B. Green, and Adrian F. Hernandez. “The emerging role of novel antihyperglycemic agents in the treatment of heart failure and diabetes: A focus on cardiorenal outcomes..” Clin Cardiol 41, no. 9 (September 2018): 1259–67. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.23054.
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  - Onwuemene, Oluwatoyosi A., Steven C. Grambow, Chetan B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, Ara D. Metjian, Gowthami M. Arepally, and Thomas L. Ortel. “Indications for and outcomes of therapeutic plasma exchange after cardiac transplantation: A single center retrospective study..” J Clin Apher 33, no. 4 (August 2018): 469–79. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.21622.
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  - Kelly, Jacob P., Melissa Greiner, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Tiffany C. Randolph, Kevin L. Thomas, Shannon M. Dunlay, Lesley H. Curtis, Emily C. O’Brien, and Robert J. Mentz. “Relation of Early Repolarization (J Point Elevation) to Mortality in Blacks (from the Jackson Heart Study)..” Am J Cardiol 122, no. 2 (July 15, 2018): 340–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.04.004.
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  - Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Ravi B. Patel, Robert J. Mentz, Haris Subacius, Neal A. Chatterjee, Stephen J. Greene, Andrew P. Ambrosy, et al. “Sudden Death After Hospitalization for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (from the EVEREST Trial)..” Am J Cardiol 122, no. 2 (July 15, 2018): 255–60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.03.362.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Stephen J. Greene. “Adding Troponin to the Puzzle of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Marker or Mediator?.” J Am Coll Cardiol 72, no. 1 (July 3, 2018): 41–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.04.038.
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  - Fudim, Marat, and Robert J. Mentz. “Early versus late readmission during the vulnerable phase following hospitalization for heart failure: reply..” Eur J Heart Fail 20, no. 7 (July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1189.
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  - Verma, Amanda K., Jie-Lena Sun, Adrian Hernandez, John R. Teerlink, Phillip J. Schulte, Justin Ezekowitz, Adriaan Voors, et al. “Rate pressure product and the components of heart rate and systolic blood pressure in hospitalized heart failure patients with preserved ejection fraction: Insights from ASCEND-HF..” Clin Cardiol 41, no. 7 (July 2018): 945–52. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.22981.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Christopher O’Connor, Angie Wu, Adrian Coles, William E. Kraus, Ileana L. Piña, David J. Whellan, and Robert J. Mentz. “Differences Between Patients Enrolled Early and Late During Clinical Trial Recruitment: Insights From the HF-ACTION Trial..” Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 11, no. 7 (July 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.117.004643.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Emily C. O’Brien, Robert J. Mentz, Nancy Luo, N Chantelle Hardy, Warren K. Laskey, Paul A. Heidenreich, et al. “Home-Time After Discharge Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure..” J Am Coll Cardiol 71, no. 23 (June 12, 2018): 2643–52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.03.517.
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  - Kamimura, Daisuke, Loretta R. Cain, Robert J. Mentz, Wendy B. White, Michael J. Blaha, Andrew P. DeFilippis, Ervin R. Fox, et al. “Cigarette Smoking and Incident Heart Failure: Insights From the Jackson Heart Study..” Circulation 137, no. 24 (June 12, 2018): 2572–82. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.031912.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Robert J. Mentz, Mona Fiuzat, John G. F. Cleland, Stephen J. Greene, Christopher M. O’Connor, John R. Teerlink, Faiez Zannad, and Scott D. Solomon. “The role of angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors in cardiovascular disease-existing evidence, knowledge gaps, and future directions..” Eur J Heart Fail 20, no. 6 (June 2018): 963–72. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1159.
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  - Armstrong, Paul W., Robert J. Mentz, and Cynthia M. Westerhout. “Traveling the Interstices of Data Sharing..” Jacc Heart Fail 6, no. 6 (June 2018): 533–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2018.02.003.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Nicholas G. Ballew, Emily C. O’Brien, Melissa A. Greiner, Pamela N. Peterson, Bradley G. Hammill, N Chantelle Hardy, et al. “Early impact of guideline publication on angiotensin-receptor neprilysin inhibitor use among patients hospitalized for heart failure..” Am Heart J 200 (June 2018): 134–40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.01.009.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Melissa A. Greiner, Paul Muntner, Daichi Shimbo, Mario Sims, Tanya M. Spruill, Benjamin F. Banahan, et al. “Intentional and unintentional medication non-adherence in African Americans: Insights from the Jackson Heart Study..” Am Heart J 200 (June 2018): 51–59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.03.007.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Justin L. Grodin, and Robert J. Mentz. “Hyperkalemia in Heart Failure: Probably Not O"K"..” J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 11 (May 22, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.009429.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Ankeet S. Bhatt, Amanda L. Stebbins, Lisa M. Wruck, Marat Fudim, Stephen J. Greene, William E. Kraus, et al. “Prevalent digoxin use and subsequent risk of death or hospitalization in ambulatory heart failure patients with a reduced ejection fraction-Findings from the Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training (HF-ACTION) randomized controlled trial..” Am Heart J 199 (May 2018): 97–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.02.004.
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  - Reeves, Gordon R., David J. Whellan, Pamela Duncan, Christopher M. O’Connor, Amy M. Pastva, Joel D. Eggebeen, Leigh Ann Hewston, et al. “Rehabilitation Therapy in Older Acute Heart Failure Patients (REHAB-HF) trial: Design and rationale..” Am Heart J 185 (March 2017): 130–39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.12.012.
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  - Cooper, Lauren B., Xiaojuan Mi, Robert J. Mentz, Jennifer B. Green, Kevin J. Anstrom, Adrian F. Hernandez, and Lesley H. Curtis. “Management of newly treated diabetes in Medicare beneficiaries with and without heart failure..” Clin Cardiol 40, no. 1 (January 2017): 38–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.22603.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Stephen J. Greene, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Haris P. Subacius, Karl Swedberg, Aldo P. Maggioni, et al. “Clinical profile and prognostic value of anemia at the time of admission and discharge among patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from the EVEREST trial..” Circ Heart Fail 7, no. 3 (May 2014): 401–8. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000840.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Mona Fiuzat. “Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with heart failure..” Heart Fail Clin 10, no. 2 (April 2014): 243–50. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2013.10.001.
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  - Fanaroff, Alexander C., Adam D. DeVore, Robert J. Mentz, Mani A. Daneshmand, and Chetan B. Patel. “Patient selection for advanced heart failure therapy referral..” Crit Pathw Cardiol 13, no. 1 (March 2014): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1097/HPC.0000000000000004.
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  - Gheorghiade, Mihai, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Stephen J. Greene, Robert J. Mentz, Kirkwood F. Adams, Stefan D. Anker, Malcolm Arnold, et al. “Site selection in global clinical trials in patients hospitalized for heart failure: perceived problems and potential solutions..” Heart Fail Rev 19, no. 2 (March 2014): 135–52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10741-012-9361-8.
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  - Devore, Adam D., Robert J. Mentz, and Chetan B. Patel. “Medical management of patients with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices..” Curr Treat Options Cardiovasc Med 16, no. 2 (February 2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11936-013-0283-0.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Samuel Broderick, Linda K. Shaw, Mona Fiuzat, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: comparison of patients with and without angina pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease)..” J Am Coll Cardiol 63, no. 3 (January 28, 2014): 251–58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2013.09.039.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Mihai Gheorghiade, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Robert J. Mentz, Haris Subacius, Aldo P. Maggioni, et al. “Haemoconcentration, renal function, and post-discharge outcomes among patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from the EVEREST trial..” Eur J Heart Fail 15, no. 12 (December 2013): 1401–11. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hft110.
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  - Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Stephen J. Greene, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Robert J. Mentz, Gregg C. Fonarow, Faiez Zannad, Aldo P. Maggioni, et al. “Relation of serum magnesium levels and postdischarge outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure (from the EVEREST Trial)..” Am J Cardiol 112, no. 11 (December 1, 2013): 1763–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.07.020.
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  - Krishnamoorthy, Arun, Robert J. Mentz, Kristen A. Hyland, Edward B. McMillan, Chetan B. Patel, Carmelo A. Milano, and Adrian F. Hernandez. “A crisis of the heart: an acute reversible cardiomyopathy bridged to recovery in a patient with Addison's disease..” Asaio J 59, no. 6 (November 2013): 668–70. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000001.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Richard C. Becker. “Funding opportunities for clinical investigators in the early stages of career development in cardiovascular research..” J Thromb Thrombolysis 36, no. 4 (November 2013): 527–32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-013-0970-4.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Gary Michael Felker, Tariq Ahmad, William Frank Peacock, Bertram Pitt, Mona Fiuzat, Aldo P. Maggioni, et al. “Learning from recent trials and shaping the future of acute heart failure trials..” Am Heart J 166, no. 4 (October 2013): 629–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.08.001.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., George L. Bakris, Bernard Waeber, John J. V. McMurray, Mihai Gheorghiade, Luis M. Ruilope, Aldo P. Maggioni, et al. “The past, present and future of renin-angiotensin aldosterone system inhibition..” Int J Cardiol 167, no. 5 (September 1, 2013): 1677–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.10.007.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Vera Bittner, Phillip J. Schulte, Jerome L. Fleg, Ileana L. Piña, Steven J. Keteyian, Gordon Moe, et al. “Race, exercise training, and outcomes in chronic heart failure: findings from Heart Failure - a Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes in Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION)..” Am Heart J 166, no. 3 (September 2013): 488–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.06.002.
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  - Lazzarini, Valentina, Robert J. Mentz, Mona Fiuzat, Marco Metra, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Heart failure in elderly patients: distinctive features and unresolved issues..” Eur J Heart Fail 15, no. 7 (July 2013): 717–23. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hft028.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Valentina Lazzarini, Mona Fiuzat, Marco Metra, Christopher M. O’Connor, and G Michael Felker. “Is there a rationale for antiplatelet therapy in acute heart failure?.” Circ Heart Fail 6, no. 4 (July 2013): 869–76. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.000381.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and G Michael Felker. “Noncardiac comorbidities and acute heart failure patients..” Heart Fail Clin 9, no. 3 (July 2013): 359–vii. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2013.04.003.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Kelly Schlendorf, Adrian F. Hernandez, Carmelo A. Milano, G Michael Felker, Laura J. Blue, Jacob N. Schroder, Joseph G. Rogers, and Chetan B. Patel. “Dysphagia in the setting of left ventricular assist device hemolysis..” Asaio J 59, no. 3 (May 2013): 322–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0b013e31828bbb00.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Adrian F. Hernandez, Amanda Stebbins, Justin A. Ezekowitz, G Michael Felker, Gretchen M. Heizer, Dan Atar, et al. “Predictors of early dyspnoea relief in acute heart failure and the association with 30-day outcomes: findings from ASCEND-HF..” Eur J Heart Fail 15, no. 4 (April 2013): 456–64. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs188.
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  - Mentz, Robert. “Response to "Global cardiovascular clinical trials and geographic altitude"..” Am Heart J 165, no. 4 (April 2013). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2013.01.023.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Muthiah Vaduganathan, Laura Lupi, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Robert J. Mentz, Marvin A. Konstam, Savina Nodari, et al. “Prognostic significance of serum total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (from the EVEREST Trial)..” Am J Cardiol 111, no. 4 (February 15, 2013): 574–81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.042.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Daniel Wojdyla, Mona Fiuzat, Karen Chiswell, Gregg C. Fonarow, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Association of beta-blocker use and selectivity with outcomes in patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (from OPTIMIZE-HF)..” Am J Cardiol 111, no. 4 (February 15, 2013): 582–87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.10.041.
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  - Butler, Javed, Haris Subacius, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Gregg C. Fonarow, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Marvin A. Konstam, Aldo Maggioni, et al. “Relationship between clinical trial site enrollment with participant characteristics, protocol completion, and outcomes: insights from the EVEREST (Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure: Outcome Study with Tolvaptan) trial..” J Am Coll Cardiol 61, no. 5 (February 5, 2013): 571–79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.10.025.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Muthiah Vaduganathan, Robert J. Mentz, Stephen J. Greene, Haris Subačius, Marvin A. Konstam, Aldo P. Maggioni, Karl Swedberg, and Mihai Gheorghiade. “Clinical profile and prognostic value of low systolic blood pressure in patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure: Outcome Study with Tolvaptan (EVEREST) trial..” Am Heart J 165, no. 2 (February 2013): 216–25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.11.004.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Phillip J. Schulte, Jerome L. Fleg, Mona Fiuzat, William E. Kraus, Ileana L. Piña, Steven J. Keteyian, et al. “Clinical characteristics, response to exercise training, and outcomes in patients with heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from Heart Failure and A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise TraiNing (HF-ACTION)..” Am Heart J 165, no. 2 (February 2013): 193–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.10.029.
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  - Sarma, Satyam, Robert J. Mentz, Mary J. Kwasny, Angela J. Fought, Mark Huffman, Haris Subacius, Savina Nodari, et al. “Association between diabetes mellitus and post-discharge outcomes in patients hospitalized with heart failure: findings from the EVEREST trial..” Eur J Heart Fail 15, no. 2 (February 2013): 194–202. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs153.
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  - Mentz, Robert J. “β blockers for heart failure: which works best?.” Bmj 346 (January 24, 2013). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.f480.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Bradley D. Allen, Mary J. Kwasny, Marvin A. Konstam, James E. Udelson, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Angela J. Fought, et al. “Influence of documented history of coronary artery disease on outcomes in patients admitted for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the EVEREST trial..” Eur J Heart Fail 15, no. 1 (January 2013): 61–68. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs139.
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  - Shah, Ami N., Robert J. Mentz, Mihai Gheorghiade, Mary J. Kwasny, Angela J. Fought, Faiez Zannad, Karl Swedberg, Aldo P. Maggioni, and Marvin A. Konstam. “Gender does not affect postdischarge outcomes in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (from the Efficacy of Vasopressin Antagonism in Heart Failure Outcome Study with Tolvaptan [EVEREST] Trial)..” Am J Cardiol 110, no. 12 (December 15, 2012): 1803–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.08.016.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Matthew J. Chung, Mihai Gheorghiade, Peter S. Pang, Mary J. Kwasny, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Muthiah Vaduganathan, et al. “Atrial fibrillation or flutter on initial electrocardiogram is associated with worse outcomes in patients admitted for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: findings from the EVEREST Trial..” Am Heart J 164, no. 6 (December 2012): 884-92.e2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.09.011.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Vera Bittner, Aijing Z. Starr, Jerome L. Fleg, Gordon Moe, Ann M. Swank, Meredith Fitz-Gerald, et al. “Race, Exercise Training and Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure.” Circulation 126, no. 21 (November 20, 2012).
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  - Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Stephen J. Greene, Robert J. Mentz, Haris P. Subacius, Aldo P. Maggioni, Karl Swedberg, et al. “Predictive value of low relative lymphocyte count in patients hospitalized for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: insights from the EVEREST trial..” Circ Heart Fail 5, no. 6 (November 2012): 750–58. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.970525.
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  - Zannad, Faiez, Wendy Gattis Stough, Patrick Rossignol, Johann Bauersachs, John J. V. McMurray, Karl Swedberg, Allan D. Struthers, et al. “Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: integrating evidence into clinical practice..” Eur Heart J 33, no. 22 (November 2012): 2782–95. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehs257.
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  - Felker, G. M., and R. J. Mentz. “Reply.” Journal of the American College of Cardiology 60, no. 17 (October 23, 2012): 1713–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2012.07.023.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Juan-Carlos Kaski, Gheorghe-Andrei Dan, Sidney Goldstein, Norman Stockbridge, Angeles Alonso-Garcia, Luis M. Ruilope, et al. “Implications of geographical variation on clinical outcomes of cardiovascular trials..” Am Heart J 164, no. 3 (September 2012): 303–12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2012.06.006.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Philip H. Schmidt, Mary J. Kwasny, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Christopher M. O’Connor, Marvin A. Konstam, Faiez Zannad, Aldo P. Maggioni, Karl Swedberg, and Mihai Gheorghiade. “The impact of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the EVEREST Trial..” J Card Fail 18, no. 7 (July 2012): 515–23. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.04.010.
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  - Mark, Daniel B., and Robert J. Mentz. “The Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve (PARTNER) trial: a health economic and policy perspective..” Circulation 125, no. 25 (June 26, 2012): 3243–45. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.093120.
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  - Felker, G Michael, and Robert J. Mentz. “Diuretics and ultrafiltration in acute decompensated heart failure..” J Am Coll Cardiol 59, no. 24 (June 12, 2012): 2145–53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2011.10.910.
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  - O’Connor, Christopher M., Robert J. Mentz, Gad Cotter, Marco Metra, John G. Cleland, Beth A. Davison, Michael M. Givertz, et al. “The PROTECT in-hospital risk model: 7-day outcome in patients hospitalized with acute heart failure and renal dysfunction..” Eur J Heart Fail 14, no. 6 (June 2012): 605–12. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs029.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Mona Fiuzat, Linda K. Shaw, Harry R. Phillips, Salvador Borges-Neto, G Michael Felker, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Comparison of Clinical characteristics and long-term outcomes of patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy with versus without angina pectoris (from the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease)..” Am J Cardiol 109, no. 9 (May 1, 2012): 1272–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2011.12.021.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Mona Fiuzat, Monica Kraft, Joann Lindenfeld, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Bronchodilators in heart failure patients with COPD: is it time for a clinical trial?.” J Card Fail 18, no. 5 (May 2012): 413–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.02.002.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Mona Fiuzat, Daniel M. Wojdyla, Karen Chiswell, Mihai Gheorghiade, Gregg C. Fonarow, and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized heart failure patients with systolic dysfunction and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: findings from OPTIMIZE-HF..” Eur J Heart Fail 14, no. 4 (April 2012): 395–403. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjhf/hfs009.
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  - Ahmad, Tariq, Robert J. Mentz, G Michael Felker, Carmelo A. Milano, Joseph G. Rogers, and Chetan B. Patel. “Recurrence of heart failure symptoms after LVAD placement due to bradycardia-induced inflow obstruction..” J Heart Lung Transplant 31, no. 1 (January 2012): 111–13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2011.09.002.
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  - Kociol, Robb D., Steven E. McNulty, Kerry L. Lee, Fred S. Apple, Russell P. Tracy, Adrian F. Hernandez, Robert J. Mentz, Eugene Braunwald, Christopher M. O’Connor, and G Michael Felker. “Circulating Cardiac Troponin I as Detected By a High-Sensitivity Assay among Patients Hospitalized with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure.” Circulation 124, no. 21 (November 22, 2011).
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Christopher M. O’Connor. “Cardiorenal syndrome clinical trial end points..” Heart Fail Clin 7, no. 4 (October 2011): 519–28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2011.06.012.
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  - O’Connor, Christopher M., Robert J. Mentz, and David J. Whellan. “Covariate adjustment in heart failure randomized controlled clinical trials: a case analysis of the HF-ACTION trial..” Heart Fail Clin 7, no. 4 (October 2011): 497–500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2011.06.011.
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  - Patel, C., R. J. Mentz, J. Suarez, A. F. Hernandez, G. M. Felker, C. M. O’Connor, and J. G. Rogers. “Association between VE-VCO2 Slope and Resting Hemodynamic Measurements in Ambulatory Heart Failure (HF) Patients: An Analysis from the Duke Advanced HF Database.” Journal of Cardiac Failure 17, no. 8 (August 2011): S8–9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.026.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Eldrin F. Lewis. “Epidemiology of cardiorenal syndrome..” Cardiol Clin 29, no. 2 (May 2011): 301–14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccl.2011.03.004.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and G Michael Felker. “Natriuretic Peptide-guided therapy for heart failure..” Circ J 75, no. 9 (2011): 2031–37.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., and Eldrin F. Lewis. “Epidemiology of cardiorenal syndrome..” Heart Fail Clin 6, no. 3 (July 2010): 333–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hfc.2010.03.001.
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  - Cooper, Lauren B., Bradley G. Hammill, Larry A. Allen, JoAnn Lindenfeld, Robert J. Mentz, Joseph G. Rogers, Carmelo A. Milano, Chetan B. Patel, Karen P. Alexander, and Adrian F. Hernandez. “Assessing Frailty in Patients Undergoing Destination Therapy Left Ventricular Assist Device: Observations from Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support..” Asaio J 64, no. 1 (n.d.): 16–23. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000600.
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  - Kanwar, Manreet K., Lisa C. Lohmueller, Robert L. Kormos, Natasha A. Loghmanpour, Raymond L. Benza, Robert J. Mentz, Stephen H. Bailey, Srinivas Murali, and James F. Antaki. “Low Accuracy of the HeartMate Risk Score for Predicting Mortality Using the INTERMACS Registry Data..” Asaio J 63, no. 3 (n.d.): 251–56. https://doi.org/10.1097/MAT.0000000000000494.
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- Conference Papers
  - Luo, Nancy, Bradley Hammill, Adam DeVore, Haolin Xu, Gregg Fonarow, Adrian Hernandez, Roland Matsouaka, Nancy Albert, Clyde Yancy, and Robert Mentz. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ASSIGNMENT TO AN ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATION AND QUALITY OF CARE AND OUTCOMES AMONG MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 73:913–913. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(19)31520-7.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Jie-Lena Sun, Kevin J. Anstrom, Bradley A. Bart, Javed Butler, Omar AbouEzzeddine, et al. “High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Hospitalized and Ambulatory Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From the Heart Failure Clinical Research Network..” In J Am Heart Assoc, Vol. 7, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.118.010364.
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  - Sharma, Abhinav, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Adam D. DeVore, Kenneth B. Margulies, Steven E. McNulty, Robert J. Mentz, Adrian F. Hernandez, et al. “Liraglutide and weight loss among patients with advanced heart failure and a reduced ejection fraction: insights from the FIGHT trial..” In Esc Heart Fail, 5:1035–43, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12334.
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  - Warraich, Haider J., Dalane W. Kitzman, David J. Whellan, Pamela W. Duncan, Robert J. Mentz, Amy M. Pastva, M Benjamin Nelson, Bharathi Upadhya, and Gordon R. Reeves. “Physical Function, Frailty, Cognition, Depression, and Quality of Life in Hospitalized Adults ≥60 Years With Acute Decompensated Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction..” In Circ Heart Fail, Vol. 11, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.118.005254.
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  - Greene, S. J., R. J. Mentz, A. T. Limkakeng, T. Irons, T. Truong, C. L. Green, C. Nowak, S. Griffin, J. Leahy, and P. S. Pang. “67EMF Comparison of Dyspnea Measurement Instruments in Acute Heart Failure: Results From the DYSPNEA-AHF Study.” In Annals of Emergency Medicine, 72:S29–S29. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annemergmed.2018.08.072.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Christopher M. O’Connor, Bradi B. Granger, Hongqiu Yang, Chetan B. Patel, Karen E. Steinhauser, Mona Fiuzat, et al. “Palliative care and hospital readmissions in patients with advanced heart failure: Insights from the PAL-HF trial..” In Am Heart J, 204:202–4, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2018.07.010.
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  - Fudim, M Marat, S. J. Doerfler, A. Coles, S. J. Greene, L. B. Cooper, M. Fiuzat, C. M. O’connor, J. G. Rogers, and R. J. Mentz. “Worsening renal function during decongestion among patients hospitalized for heart failure: findings from the escape trial.” In European Journal of Heart Failure, 20:548–548. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Teng, Tiew-Hwa Katherine, W. T. Tay, N. Luo, L. B. Cooper, J. Tromp, W. Kraus, D. Whellan, et al. “Association of body surface area with target dose guideline-directed therapy in an international cohort of patients with heart failure.” In European Journal of Heart Failure, 20:257–58. WILEY, 2018.
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  - Greene, Stephen, Adrian Hernandez, Jie Sun, Javed Butler, Paul Armstrong, Justin Ezekowitz, Marco Metra, et al. “PRIOR HEART FAILURE HOSPITALIZATION AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR WORSENING CHRONIC HEART FAILURE: FROM THE ASCEND-HF TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71:A796–A796. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31337-8.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Nicholas G. Ballew, Emily O’Brien, Melissa Greiner, Pamela Peterson, Bradley Hammill, N Chantelle Hardy, et al. “EARLY IMPACT OF GUIDELINE PUBLICATION ON ANGIOTENSIN-RECEPTOR NEPRILYSIN INHIBITOR USE AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71:A791–A791. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31332-9.
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  - Pokorney, Sean D., Sana M. Al-Khatib, Jie-Lena Sun, Phillip Schulte, Christopher M. O’Connor, John R. Teerlink, Paul W. Armstrong, et al. “Sudden cardiac death after acute heart failure hospital admission: insights from ASCEND-HF..” In Eur J Heart Fail, 20:525–32, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1078.
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  - Warraich, Haider, Dalane Kitzman, David Whellan, Duncan Pamela, Robert Mentz, Amy Pastva, Ben Nelson, and Gordon Reeves. “PHYSICAL FUNCTION, QUALITY OF LIFE, AND DEPRESSION IN ELDERLY, HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH ACUTE DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE WITH PRESERVED VERSUS REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: ANALYSIS FROM THE REHAB-HF TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71:A1877–A1877. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32418-5.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Hillary Mulder, Adrian Coles, William E. Krauss, Carolyn S. Lam, Peter A. Mccullough, Ileana Pina, et al. “Renal Function and Exercise Training in Ambulatory Heart Failure Patients With a Reduced Ejection Fraction - Findings From the HF-ACTION Randomized Controlled Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 136. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017.
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  - Greene, Stephen, Nancy Luo, Robert J. Mentz, Chantelle Hardy, Warren K. Laskey, Paul A. Heidenreich, Clyde W. Yancy, et al. “Home-Time as a Novel Post-Discharge Outcome for Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure.” In Circulation, Vol. 136. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Haolin Xu, Hani Jneid, Gregg C. Fonarow, Renato D. Lopes, Christopher B. Granger, Anne B. Curtis, et al. “High Use of Oral Anticoagulation in Eligible Patients Discharged With Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation Irrespective of Ejection Fraction: Insights From the AHA Get With The Guidelines- Atrial Fibrillation Program.” In Circulation, Vol. 136. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017.
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  - Vaduganathan, Muthiah, Robert J. Mentz, Haris Subacius, Ravi B. Patel, Neal A. Chatterjee, Stephen J. Greene, Andrew P. Ambrosy, et al. “Sudden Cardiac Death Risk After Hospitalization for Heart Failure: Insights From EVEREST.” In Circulation, Vol. 136. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2017.
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  - Bhatt, Ankeet S., Andrew P. Ambrosy, Allison Dunning, Adrian Coles, Adam D. DeVore, Javed Butler, Adrian F. Hernandez, et al. “The Burden of Non-Cardiac Comorbidities in Acute Heart Failure: Insights From ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 23:S109–S109. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.318.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Ankeet Bhatt, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Hillary Mulder, Adrian Coles, William E. Kraus, Christopher O’Connor, Ileana L Ileana L. Piña, David J. Whellan, and Robert J. Mentz. “Loop Diuretic Change in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure: Insights From HF-ACTION.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 23:S65–66. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2017.07.184.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Ankeet Bhatt, Amanda Stebbins, Lisa Wruck, Stephen Greene, Marat Fudim, William Kraus, et al. “PREVALENT DIGOXIN USE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF DEATH OR HOSPITALIZATION IN AMBULATORY HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH A REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:676–676. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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  - Cooper, Lauren Beth, Lina Benson, Robert Mentz, Gianluigi Savarese, Adam DeVore, Juan Jesus Carrero, Ulf Dahlstrom, et al. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL AND OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: A COHORT STUDY FROM THE SWEDISH HEART FAILURE REGISTRY.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:678–678. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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  - Fudim, Marat, Andrew Ambrosy, Allison Dunning, Randall Starling, Justin Ezekowitz, Paul Armstrong, Marco Metra, et al. “TIMING AND CLINICAL PREDICTORS OF EARLY VERSUS LATE READMISSION AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:766–766. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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  - Greene, Stephen, G Michael Felker, Jie Sun, Andrew Ambrosy, Bradley Bart, Javed Butler, Adam DeVore, et al. “HEMOCONCENTRATION DURING MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE AND CARDIORENAL SYNDROME: INSIGHTS FROM CARRESS-HF.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:767–767. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2017.
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  - Cerbin, Lukasz, Andrew Ambrosy, Paul Armstrong, Javed Butler, Adrian Coles, Justin Ezekowitz, Stephen Greene, et al. “TIME OF PRESENTATION AMONG PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE (CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS, INITIAL THERAPIES AND OUTCOMES): INSIGHTS FROM ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 69:769–769. Elsevier BV, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(17)34158-x.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Ankeet Bhatt, Dianne Gallup, Kevin Anstrom, Javed Butler, Adam D. DeVore, G. M. Felker, et al. “Trajectory of Congestion Metrics by Ejection Fraction in Acute Heart Failure - Findings From the Heart Failure Network.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Ankeet Bhatt, Dianne Gallup, Kevin Anstrom, Javed Butler, Adam D. DeVore, G. M. Felker, et al. “Trajectory of Congestion Metrics by Ejection Fraction in Acute Heart Failure - Findings From the Heart Failure Network.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Adrian F. Hernandez, Allison Dunning, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Paul W. Armstrong, Javed Butler, Lukasz Cerbin, et al. “Hospitalization for De Novo versus Worsening Chronic Heart Failure: Insights From the ASCEND-HF Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Greene, Stephen J., Adrian F. Hernandez, Allison Dunning, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Paul W. Armstrong, Javed Butler, Lukasz Cerbin, et al. “Hospitalization for De Novo versus Worsening Chronic Heart Failure: Insights From the ASCEND-HF Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 134. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2016.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., G Michael Felker, Robert Cole, Kirkwood F. Adams, Gregory Egnaczyk, Mona Fiuzat, Chetan B. Patel, et al. “The Targeting Acute Congestion with Tolvaptan in Congestive Heart Failure Study: A Randomized, Double blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Acute Heart Failure.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 22:939–939. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.09.010.
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  - Zsilinszka, Reka, Peter Shrader, Adam D. DeVore, N Chantelle Hardy, Robert J. Mentz, Peter S. Pang, W Frank Peacock, Gregg C. Fonarow, and Adrian F. Hernandez. “Sex Differences in the Management and Outcomes of Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Acute Heart Failure..” In J Card Fail, 22:781–88, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.12.008.
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  - Kelly, Jacob P., Lauren B. Cooper, Abhinav Sharma, Adam D. Devore, Jie Lena Sun, Phillip J. Shulte, Christopher M. O’Connor, Robert J. Mentz, Adrian F. Hernandez, and G Michael Felker. “Regional Differences during Acute Heart Failure Hospitalizations of Patients with Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Insights From ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 22:S27–S27. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.089.
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  - Luo, Nancy, Peter Merrill, David J. Whellan, Ileana L. Pina, Mona Fiuzat, William E. Kraus, Dalane W. Kitzman, Steven J. Keteyian, Christopher M. O’Connor, and Robert J. Mentz. “Exercise Training in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation: Results from the HF-ACTION Trial.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 22:S71–S71. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.225.
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  - Teng, T. -. H. K., N Luo W-T Tay, K. A. Schulman, K. P. Weinfurt, K. E. Flynn, D. J. Whellan, W. E. Kraus, et al. “Multinational ethnic variations in self-reported health status in chronic heart failure patients.” In European Heart Journal, 37:534–35. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2016.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Lukasz Cerbin, Adam DeVore, Stephen Greene, William E. Kraus, Christopher O’Connor, Ileana Pina, et al. “AEROBIC EXERCISE TRAINING AND HEALTH STATUS IN AMBULATORY HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH A REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: AN ANALYSIS FROM THE HF-ACTION TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 67:1312–1312. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31313-4.
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  - Ambrosy, Andrew P., Paul W. Armstrong, Javed Butler, Lukasz Cerbin, Adrian Coles, Adam DeVore, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT CHANGE DURING HOSPITALIZATION FOR ACUTE HEART FAILURE AND PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS, MARKERS OF CONGESTION, AND OUTCOMES: FINDINGS FROM ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 67:1406–1406. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31407-3.
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  - Parikh, Kishan S., Adam DeVore, Allison Dunning, Robert Mentz, Phillip Schulte, Paul Armstrong, Wai Hong Tang, et al. “PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF RIGHT-SIDED VOLUME OVERLOAD IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM ASCEND-HF.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 67:1438–1438. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(16)31439-5.
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  - Kelly, Jacob P., Robert J. Mentz, Dianne Gallup, Kevin J. Anstrom, Margaret M. Redfield, Horng H. Chen, Christopher M. O’Connor, Adrian F. Hernandez, and G Michael Felker. “Regulatory Implications of Different Definitions and Outcomes in Worsening Heart Failure.” In Circulation, Vol. 132. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Kishan Parikh, Adrian Coles, Phillip J. Schulte, William E. Kraus, Jerome L. Fleg, Steven J. Keteyian, et al. “Implications of Angina Pectoris on Quality of Life, Functional Capacity and Clinical Outcomes in Chronic Heart Failure Patients: Insights From HF-ACTION.” In Circulation, Vol. 132. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2015.
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  - DeVore, Adam D., Phillip J. Schulte, Robert J. Mentz, N Chantelle Hardy, Jacob P. Kelly, Eric J. Velazquez, Juan F. Maya, et al. “Elevated Heart Rate in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Associations with One-Year Survival and Costs.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 21:S121–22. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2015.06.349.
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  - Mentz, R., G. M. Felker, M. Metra, G. Cotter, B. A. Davison, G. Filippatos, P. Ponikowski, M. Qian, A. A. Voors, and J. R. Teerlink. “Hypotension in patients with acute heart failure: Insights from RELAX-AHF.” In European Heart Journal, 36:1051–52. OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2015.
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  - Banks, Adam Z., Robert Mentz, Amanda Stebbins, Catherine Mikus, Phillip Schulte, Jerome Fleg, Lawton Cooper, et al. “RESPONSE TO EXERCISE TRAINING AND OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS: INSIGHTS FROM HF-ACTION.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A1034–A1034. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61034-8.
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  - Cooper, Lauren, Robert Mentz, Dianne Gallup, Anuradha Anu Lala-Trindade, Justin Vader, Omar AbouEzzeddine, Javed Butler, et al. “SERUM BICARBONATE IN ACUTE HEART FAILURE: RELATIONSHIP TO TREATMENT STRATEGIES AND CLINICAL OUTCOMES.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A884–A884. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60884-1.
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  - DeVore, Adam D., Vic Hasselblad, Robert J. Mentz, Christopher M. O’Connor, Paul W. Armstrong, John J. McMurray, Justin A. Ezekowitz, et al. “Loop diuretic dose adjustments after a hospitalization for heart failure: insights from ASCEND-HF..” In Eur J Heart Fail, 17:340–46, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.235.
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  - Kelly, Jacob P., Robert Mentz, Phillip Schulte, Allison Dunning, Mona Fiuzat, Steven Keteyian, Jerome Fleg, et al. “STATINS AND EXERCISE TRAINING RESPONSE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS: INSIGHTS FROM THE HF-ACTION TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65:A874–A874. Elsevier BV, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60874-9.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Jonathan Buggey, Phillip J. Schulte, Adam D. DeVore, Kevin J. Anstrom, Eric L. Eisenstein, Mona Fiuzat, Christopher M. O’Connor, and Eric J. Velazquez. “Torsemide vs. Furosemide in Heart Failure Patients: Insights from Duke University Hospital.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 20:S95–S95. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2014.06.267.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Phillip Schulte, Vera Bittner, Jerome Fleg, Steven Keteyian, William Kraus, Ileana Pina, et al. “SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, MARITAL STATUS AND OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE: FINDINGS FROM HF-ACTION.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63:A733–A733. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60733-6.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Xiaojuan Mi, Adam DeVore, Laura Qualls, Puza P. Sharma, Katherine Waltman, Gregg Fonarow, Lesley Curtis, and Adrian Hernandez. “IMPACT OF SEVERE DYSPNEA ON OUTCOMES AND HEALTH CARE COSTS IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH HEART FAILURE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 63:A550–A550. Elsevier BV, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(14)60550-7.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Gad Cotter, John G. Cleland, Susanna R. Stevens, Beth A. Davison, John R. Teerlinks, Marco Metra, et al. “Regional Differences in Heart Failure Medication Changes During Acute Heart Failure Hospitalization: Findings From the PROTECT Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 128. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2013.
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  - Mentz, R. J., M. A. Daneshmand, A. D. DeVore, C. A. Milano, J. G. Rogers, and C. B. Patel. “The Characteristics and Outcomes of Advanced Heart Failure Patients with Hemodynamic Parameters Predictive of Right Ventricular Failure.” In The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, 32:S119–S119. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2013.01.253.
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  - Greene, Stephen John, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Andrew Ambrosy, Marvin Konstam, Haris Subacius, Aldo Maggioni, Robert Mentz, Savina Nodari, Javed Butler, and Mihai Gheorghiade. “INFLUENCE OF URIC ACID LEVEL IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED FOR HEART FAILURE WITH REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION: INSIGHTS FROM THE EVEREST TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61:E618–E618. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(13)60618-x.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Haris Subacius, Alessandra Dei Cas, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Adam DeVore, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Stephen Greene, et al. “MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS IN DIABETIC PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH HEART FAILURE: INSIGHTS FROM THE EVEREST TRIAL.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61:E708–E708. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(13)60708-1.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Samuel Broderick, Linda Shaw, Mona Fiuzat, and Christopher O’Connor. “ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANGINA AND OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION: ANALYSIS FROM THE DUKE DATABANK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 61:E682–E682. Elsevier BV, 2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(13)60682-8.
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  - Gheorghiade, M., G. Lan, H. Subacius, R. J. Mentz, A. Shah, M. A. Konstam, F. Zannad, K. Swedberg, and A. Maggioni. “Baseline hemoglobin predicts post-discharge events in patients admitted for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction in the EVEREST trial.” In European Heart Journal, 33:645–645, 2012.
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  - Mentz, R. J., P. J. Schulte, D. W. Kitzman, M. Fiuzat, W. E. Kraus, I. L. Pina, S. J. Keteyian, et al. “Beta-Blocker Selectivity in Heart Failure (HF) Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Insights from HF-A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training (HF-ACTION).” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 18:S63–S63. Elsevier BV, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2012.06.216.
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  - Mentz, Robert J., Daniel Wojdyla, Mona Fiuzat, Karen Chiswell, Tariq Ahmad, Gregg Fonarow, and Christopher O'Connor. “THE ASSOCIATION OF BETA-BLOCKER USE AND SELECTIVITY WITH OUTCOMES IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: FINDINGS FROM THE ORGANIZED PROGRAM TO INITIATE LIFE-SAVING TREATMENT IN HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE.” In Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 59:E862–E862. Elsevier BV, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(12)60863-8.
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  - Allen, Bradley D., Mihai Gheorghiade, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Angela J. Fought, Mary J. Kwasny, Robert J. Mentz, Faiez Zannad, et al. “Coronary Artery Disease is Associated with a Poor Post-Discharge Prognosis in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: Findings from the EVEREST Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 124. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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  - Schmidt, Philip H., Andrew P. Ambrosy, Robert J. Mentz, Mary J. Kwasny, Christopher M. O’Connor, Marvin A. Konstam, Faiez Zannad, Aldo P. Maggioni, Karl Swedberg, and Mihai Gheorghiade. “Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is Associated with Adverse Events in Patients Hospitalized for Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction: An Analysis of the EVEREST Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 124. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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  - Shah, Ami, John Blair, Mihai Gheorghiade, Andrew P. Ambrosy, Robert J. Mentz, Angela J. Fought, Mary J. Kwasny, et al. “Gender Does Not Impact Post-Discharge Outcomes in Patients Hospitalized for Worsening Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in the EVEREST Trial.” In Circulation, Vol. 124. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2011.
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  - Fiuzat, M., B. Massie, K. Chiswell, M. Givertz, B. Davison, G. Cotter, J. Cleland, et al. “International Differences in Acute Heart Failure (AHF) Patients: Insight from the PROTECT Trial.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 17:S59–60. Elsevier BV, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.203.
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  - Mentz, R. J., M. Fiuzat, D. Wojdyla, K. Chiswell, K. Pieper, M. Gheorghiade, G. C. Fonarow, and C. M. O’Connor. “Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes for Hospitalized Heart Failure (HF) Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): Findings from OPTIMIZE-HF.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 17:S86–87. Elsevier BV, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.293.
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  - Mentz, R. J., M. Fiuzat, K. Chiswell, D. Wojdyla, B. Davison, J. Cleland, H. C. Dittrich, et al. “The PROTECT In-Hospital Risk Model: 7-Day Outcome in Patients Hospitalized with Acute Heart Failure (AHF) and Renal Dysfunction.” In Journal of Cardiac Failure, 17:S77–S77. Elsevier BV, 2011. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2011.06.258.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Advising & Mentoring
- From 2010 to the present, I have served as a mentor for Duke Medical Students, Internal Medicine Residents and Duke Cardiology Fellows.
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Academic & Administrative Activities
- One of my primary academic activities for the University and Medical Center is my role as the Director of the Duke University Cooperative Cardiovascular Society (DUCCS). I have served in this role since 2014. The DUCCS network consists of more than 300 former Duke trainees who participate in clinical research, continuing medical education activities and professional networking. The DUCCS network has been a leading enroller in multiple prior and ongoing clinical trials. My leadership has been instrumental in growing the clinical research network, developing CME programs, implementing a DUCCS mentorship program for current fellows and establishing a DUCCS visiting professor program.
  
  Another one of my primary academic activities for the University and Medical Center is my role as Associate Program Director of the Duke University Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship. I have served in this role since 2018.
Clinical Activities
- On an annual basis, I typically round approximately 15 weeks on the Duke Hospital inpatient heart failure services (6 weeks on the heart transplant service, 7 weeks on the LVAD service and 2 weeks on the general heart failure service).
  
  Additionally, I see advanced heart failure outpatients one afternoon every week in the Duke South Clinic. I also see heart transplant patients and left ventricular assist device (LVAD or mechanical heart) patients one afternoon every other week.
  
  My principal teaching duty is for the 3 advanced heart failure fellows, including supervising procedures, clinic preceptorship, and didactic lectures. I also have teaching responsibilities to the medicine housestaff, advanced practice providers (APPs) and cardiology fellows rounding on the inpatient services (average of more than 20 per year). Teaching activities include the review of heart failure cases and consultations, including review of heart failure testing and procedures such as cardiopulmonary exercise testing, right heart catheterization and endomyocardial biopsy pathology. I emphasize the need for an evidenced-based approach to heart failure management with a focus on clinical trial evidence.

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