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Sean Pokorney

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Cardiology

Selected Grants


AVANT GUARD

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation · 2024 - 2028

Independent Core Lab

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Biotronik, Inc. · 2025 - 2026

COMPASS

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Heart Rhythm Society · 2023 - 2026

LUX-DX INSERTABLE CARDIAC MONITOR: INDEPENDENT EVENT ANALYSIS

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation · 2023 - 2025

LUX PERFORM

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Boston Scientific Corporation · 2021 - 2025

Improving Outpatient Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation Care Across Central North Carolina Through Direct Primary Care Engagement

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2024 - 2024

ICD-in-HFmrEF Virtual Trial analyses

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Medtronic, Inc. · 2023 - 2024

CHANGE AFib

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by American Heart Association · 2022 - 2024

Safety and Effectiveness of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Cancer

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company · 2019 - 2024

APIXABAN FOR THE REDUCTION OF THROMBO-EMBOLISM IN PATIENTS WITH DEVICE-DETECTED SUB-CLINICAL ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Population Health Research Institute · 2019 - 2021

Metabolic Signatures Underlying Vascular Risk Factors for Alzheimer-type Dementias

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2020

External Relationships


  • AltaThera
  • Boston Scientific Corporation
  • Johnson and Johnson
  • Medtronic (Covidien)
  • Philips Healthcare
  • Zoll Medical

This faculty member (or a member of their immediate family) has reported outside activities with the companies, institutions, or organizations listed above. This information is available to institutional leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts of interest.