Physicians

Department / Division
Medicine / Medicine - Cardiology

Address
DUMC 3428
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone
919-681-5816

Office Telephone
919-681-6197

Fax Telephone
919-681-7917

Training

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 1990

Residency

• Internal Medicine, Johns Hopkins Hospital (Maryland), 1990-1993, 1994-1995

Fellowship

• Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, 1993-1994, 1995-1997

Clinical Interests
Structural heart disease, including valvular heart disease, mitral valve disease, aortic valve disease; percutaneous valve intervention; valvuloplasty; cardiac catheterization; hypertrophic cardiomyopathy; adult congenital heart disease; endocarditis; general cardiology

Research Interests
Structural heart diseases, including valvular heart disease, hemodynamics, infective endocarditis, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Industry Relationships and Collaborations (What's this?)

This physician (or a member of their immediate family) has a working relationship (i.e. consulting, research, and/or educational services) with the companies listed below. These relations have been reported to the health system leadership and, when appropriate, management plans are in place to address potential conflicts.

• Abbott Laboratories
• American College of Cardiology Foundation
• American College of Physicians
• Edwards Lifesciences
• Springer Publishing Company

Representative Publications
Kiefer T, Park L, Tribouilloy C, Cortes C, Casillo R, Chu V, Delahaye F, Durante-Mangoni E, Edathodu J, Falces C, Logar M, Miró JM, Naber C, Tripodi MF, Murdoch DR, Moreillon P, Utili R, Wang A. Association between valvular surgery and mortality among patients with infective endocarditis complicated by heart failure. JAMA. 2011 Nov 23;306(20):2239-47. (2011) Abstract

Nagueh SF, Groves BM, Schwartz L, Smith KM, Wang A, Bach RG, Nielsen C, Leya F, Buergler JM, Rowe SK, Woo A, Maldonado YM, Spencer WH 3rd. Alcohol septal ablation for the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. A multicenter North American registry. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 22;58(22):2322-8. (2011) Abstract

Coeytaux RR, Williams JW Jr, Gray RN, Wang A. Narrative Review: Percutaneous Heart Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis: State of the Evidence. Ann Intern Med. 2010 Aug 2. (2010) Abstract

Lalani T, Cabell CH, Benjamin DK, Lasca O, Naber C, Fowler VG Jr, Corey GR, Chu VH, Fenely M, Pachirat O, Tan RS, Watkin R, Ionac A, Moreno A, Mestres CA, Casabé J, Chipigina N, Eisen DP, Spelman D, Delahaye F, Peterson G, Olaison L, Wang A, . Analysis of the impact of early surgery on in-hospital mortality of native valve endocarditis: use of propensity score and instrumental variable methods to adjust for treatment-selection bias. Circulation. 2010 Mar 2;121(8):1005-13. (2010) Abstract

Leonardi RA, Kransdorf EP, Simel DL, Wang A. Meta-analyses of septal reduction therapies for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: comparative rates of overall mortality and sudden cardiac death after treatment. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2010 Apr;3(2):97-104. (2010) Abstract

Murdoch DR, Corey GR, Hoen B, Miró JM, Fowler VG Jr, Bayer AS, Karchmer AW, Olaison L, Pappas PA, Moreillon P, Chambers ST, Chu VH, Falcó V, Holland DJ, Jones P, Klein JL, Raymond NJ, Read KM, Tripodi MF, Utili R, Wang A, Woods CW, Cabell CH, . Clinical presentation, etiology, and outcome of infective endocarditis in the 21st century: the International Collaboration on Endocarditis-Prospective Cohort Study. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Mar 9;169(5):463-73. (2009) Abstract

Thomas MP, Wang A. Clinical problem-solving. Taken out of context. N Engl J Med. 2008 Dec 4;359(23):2478-82. (2008) Abstract

Aksoy O, Sexton DJ, Wang A, Pappas PA, Kourany W, Chu V, Fowler VG Jr, Woods CW, Engemann JJ, Corey GR, Harding T, Cabell CH. Early surgery in patients with infective endocarditis: a propensity score analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Feb 1;44(3):364-72. (2007) Abstract

Wang A, Athan E, Pappas PA, Fowler VG Jr, Olaison L, Paré C, Almirante B, Muñoz P, Rizzi M, Naber C, Logar M, Tattevin P, Iarussi DL, Selton-Suty C, Jones SB, Casabé J, Morris A, Corey GR, Cabell CH, . Contemporary clinical profile and outcome of prosthetic valve endocarditis. JAMA. 2007 Mar 28;297(12):1354-61. (2007) Abstract

Cabell CH, Abrutyn E, Fowler VG Jr, Hoen B, Miro JM, Corey GR, Olaison L, Pappas P, Anstrom KJ, Stafford JA, Eykyn S, Habib G, Mestres CA, Wang A, . Use of surgery in patients with native valve infective endocarditis: results from the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Merged Database. Am Heart J. 2005 Nov;150(5):1092-8. (2005) Abstract

Wang A, Pappas P, Anstrom KJ, Abrutyn E, Fowler VG Jr, Hoen B, Miro JM, Corey GR, Olaison L, Stafford JA, Mestres CA, Cabell CH,  . The use and effect of surgical therapy for prosthetic valve infective endocarditis: a propensity analysis of a multicenter, international cohort.  Am Heart J.  2005 Nov;150(5):1086-91. (2005) Abstract

Chu VH, Cabell CH, Benjamin DK Jr, Kuniholm EF, Fowler VG Jr, Engemann J, Sexton DJ, Corey GR, Wang A. Early predictors of in-hospital death in infective endocarditis.  Circulation.  2004 Apr 13;109(14):1745-9. (2004) Abstract

Stone GW, McCullough PA, Tumlin JA, Lepor NE, Madyoon H, Murray P, Wang A, Chu AA, Schaer GL, Stevens M, Wilensky RL, O'Neill WW, . Fenoldopam mesylate for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2003 Nov 5;290(17):2284-91. (2003) Abstract

Wang A, Jaggers J, Ungerleider RM, Lim CS, Ryan T. Exercise echocardiographic comparison of pulmonary autograft and aortic homograft replacements for aortic valve disease in adults. J Heart Valve Dis. 2003 Mar;12(2):202-8. (2003) Abstract

Tumlin JA, Wang A, Murray PT, Mathur VS. Fenoldopam mesylate blocks reductions in renal plasma flow after radiocontrast dye infusion: a pilot trial in the prevention of contrast nephropathy. Am Heart J. 2002 May;143(5):894-903. (2002) Abstract

Krasuski RA, Warner JJ, Wang A, Harrison JK, Tapson V, Bashore TM.  Inhaled nitric oxide selectively dilates pulmonary vasculature in adult patients with pulmonary hypertension irrespective of etiology. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2000;36:2204-11. (2000)

Wang A, Harrison JK, Bashore TM, Ryan T.  Quantitative left atrial spontaneous echocardiographic contrast correlates with intact fibrinogen levels in mitral stenosis.  J Am Soc Echocardiography, 2000, in press. (2000)

Wang A, Holcslaw T, Bashore TM, Freed MI, Miller D, Rudnick MR, Szerlip H, Thames MD, Davidson C, Shusterman N, Schwab SJ.  Exacerbation of radiocontrast nephrotoxicity by endothelin receptor antagonism. Kidney International, 2000;57:1675-1680. (2000)

Wang A, Pulsipher MW, Harrison JK, Pieper KS, Kisslo KB, Bashore TM.  The predictors and significance of atrial rhythm before and after percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy, Am J Cardiol, 1999;83:125-8. (1999)

Wang A, Ryan T, Kisslo KB, Bashore TM, Harrison JK.  Assessing the severity of mitral stenosis: Variability between invasive and non-invasive measurements in patients with symptomatic mitral stenosis.  Am Heart Journal, 1999;138:777-784. (1999)

Wang A, Harrison JK, Pieper KS, Kisslo KB, Bashore TM.  What does the left atrial v wave signify during percutaneous balloon mitral commissurotomy?, Am J Cardiol, 1998;82:1388-93. (1998)

Wang A, Pulsipher MW, Jaggers J, Peterson G, Bashore TM, Harrison JK.   Simultaneous biplane coronary and pulmonary angiography: A novel angiographic technique for defining the course of an anomalous left main coronary artery originating from the right sinus of Valsalva.  Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn, 1997;42:73-78. (1997)