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Dalane W. Kitzman, MD

Dalane W. Kitzman, MD

  • Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)

Research Interests

  • Aging
  • Clinical Trials
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Exercise and Diet Interventions
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Education
MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1984
Residency
Internal Medicine, Mayo Medical Center, 1987
Fellowship
Cardiology, Duke University Hospital, 1990
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Memberships
Albemarle County Medical Society
American College of Physicians
American Medical Association
Forsyth Prepared Childbirth Association
American Society of Echocardiography
American College of Cardiology
American Association of Clinical Anatomists
American Society of Internal Medicine
Positions
Kermit Glenn Phillips, II Chair in Cardiology
Professor, Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Professor, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Departments and Affiliations
Cardiovascular Medicine (Winston-Salem)
Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Sticht Center for Healthy Aging and Alzheimer’s Prevention
Cardiovascular Sciences Center

Research

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  • Heart rate response to a timed walk and cardiovascular outcomes in older adults: the cardiovascular health study. Girotra S, Kitzman DW, Kop WJ, Stein PK, Gottdiener JS, Mukamal KJ. Cardiology. 2012; 122(2):69-75.
  • Usefulness of Doppler echocardiographic left ventricular diastolic function and peak exercise oxygen consumption to predict cardiovascular outcomes in patients with systolic heart failure (from HF-ACTION). Gardin JM, Leifer ES, Kitzman DW, Cohen G, Landzberg JS, Cotts W, Wolfel EE, Safford RE, Bess RL, Fleg JL. Am. J. Cardiol. 2012 Sep; 110(6):862-9.
  • Role of physical training in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. Haykowsky M, Brubaker P, Kitzman D. Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2012 Jun; 9(2):101-6.
  • Relationship of beta-blocker dose with outcomes in ambulatory heart failure patients with systolic dysfunction: results from the HF-ACTION (Heart Failure: A Controlled Trial Investigating Outcomes of Exercise Training) trial. Fiuzat M, Wojdyla D, Kitzman D, Fleg J, Keteyian SJ, Kraus WE, Piña IL, Whellan D, O'Connor CM. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2012 Jul; 60(3):208-15.
  • Exercise training improves heart rate variability in older patients with heart failure: a randomized, controlled, single-blinded trial. Murad K, Brubaker PH, Fitzgerald DM, Morgan TM, Goff DC, Soliman EZ, Eggebeen JD, Kitzman DW. Congest Heart Fail. ; 18(4):192-7.
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  • Using Metformin to Treat Heart Failure in Older Adults
  • Learning More About What Causes Heart Failure

Research Interests

  • Aging
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Clinical Trials
  • Exercise and Diet Interventions
  • Exercise Physiology
  • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction
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