Sara K. Pasquali, MD

Department / Division:
Pediatrics / Cardiology

Address:
DUMC 3090
Durham, NC 27710

Appointment Telephone:
919-668-4000

Office Telephone:
919-668-4686

Fax Telephone:
919-668-7058

• MD, Duke University School of Medicine, 2002

• Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2005

• Pediatric Cardiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania), 2008

Clinical Interests:
Evaluation and treatment of congenital and acquired pediatric heart disease, the use of echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of congenital heart disease, outcomes assessment after congenital heart surgery

Research Interests:
Outcomes assessment following congenital heart surgery
Evaluating center variation in care for patients undergoing congenital heart surgery and associated outcomes
Utilization and linking of large clinical and administrative datasets to evaluate outcomes

Dr. Pasquali is supported by a Duke Translational Medicine Institute/Clinical and Translational Science Award KL2 grant, and an American Heart Association Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Clinical Research Award.

Representative Publications:
Pasquali SK, Marino BS, Kaltman JR, Schissler AJ, Wernovsky G, Cohen MS, Spray TL, Tanel RE. Rhythm and conduction disturbances at midterm follow-up after the ross procedure in infants, children, and young adults. Ann Thorac Surg. 2008 Jun;85(6):2072-8. (2008) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Hall M, Slonim AD, Jenkins KJ, Marino BS, Cohen MS, Shah SS.  Off-label use of cardiovascular medications in children hospitalized with congenital and acquired heart disease. Circ
Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2008;1:74-83.
(2008)

Marino BS, Pasquali SK, Wernovsky G, Pudusseri A, Rychik J, Montenegro L, Shera D, Spray TL, Cohen MS. Accuracy of intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography in the prediction of future neo-aortic valve function after the Ross procedure in children and young adults. Congenit Heart Dis. 2008 Jan;3(1):39-46. (2008) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Shera D, Wernovsky G, Cohen MS, Tabbutt S, Nicolson S, Spray TL, Marino BS. Midterm outcomes and predictors of reintervention after the Ross procedure in infants, children, and young adults. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Apr;133(4):893-9. (2007) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Marino BS, McBride MG, Wernovsky G, Paridon SM. Coronary artery pattern and age impact exercise performance late after the arterial switch operation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Nov;134(5):1207-12. (2007) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Cohen MS, Shera D, Wernovsky G, Spray TL, Marino BS. The relationship between neo-aortic root dilation, insufficiency, and reintervention following the Ross procedure in infants, children, and young adults. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 May 1;49(17):1806-12. (2007) Abstract

Marino BS, Pasquali SK, Wernovsky G, Bockoven JR, McBride M, Cho CJ, Spray TL, Paridon SM. Exercise performance in children and adolescents after the Ross procedure. Cardiol Young. 2006 Feb;16(1):40-7. (2006) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Alexander KP, Coombs LP, Lytle BL, Peterson ED. Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on functional outcomes after coronary revascularization. Am Heart J. 2003 Mar;145(3):445-51. (2003) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Sanders SP, Li JS. Oral antihypertensive trial design and analysis under the pediatric exclusivity provision. Am Heart J. 2002 Oct;144(4):608-14. (2002) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Hasselblad V, Li JS, Kong DF, Sanders SP. Coronary artery pattern and outcome of arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: a meta-analysis. Circulation. 2002 Nov 12;106(20):2575-80. (2002) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Alexander KP, Peterson ED. Cardiac rehabilitation in the elderly. Am Heart J. 2001 Nov;142(5):748-55. (2001) Abstract

Pasquali SK, Alexander KP, Lytle BL, Coombs LP, Peterson ED. Testing an intervention to increase cardiac rehabilitation enrollment after coronary artery bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol. 2001 Dec 15;88(12):1415-6, A6. (2001) Abstract

Lee PY, Alexander KP, Hammill BG, Pasquali SK, Peterson ED. Representation of elderly persons and women in published randomized trials of acute coronary syndromes. JAMA. 2001 Aug 8;286(6):708-13. (2001) Abstract