Explore the links below to view publications and presentations from members of the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative that highlight the group's advanced-level clinical practice and training, innovative instructional methodology, and significant contributions to science, as well as reinforce their expertise in the field of cardiovascular pharmacotherapy.


Therapeutics

Explore a sample of the publications and presentations listed below to learn how the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative is working to improve pharmaceutical care for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Publications:

Noel ZR, Kido K, Macaulay T. Selexipag for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. American Journal of Health-Systems Pharmacists. 2017; 74(15):1135-1141.

Coons JC and Devabhakthuni S. Chapter 1: Thrombolytics/Anticoagulants. In: Kane-Gill SL and Dasta JF, editors. High Risk IV Medications in Special Patient Populations. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag: London. 2011, pp 1-66. ISBN: 978-0-85729-605-4.

Kukin A, Noel Z, Watson K. Through the Decades: β-Blocker Use and Outcomes in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Cardiology In Review. 2018; 26(3):157-166. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29608501

Watson K, Broscious R, Devabhakthuni S, Noel ZR. Focused Update on Pharmacologic Management of Hypertensive Emergencies. Current Hypertension Reports. 2018; 20:56. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29884955

Reed BN, Devabhakthuni S. Diuretic Resistance in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: A Challenging Clinical Conundrum. Crit Care Nurs Q. 2017 Oct/Dec; 40(4):363-373.

Allender JE, Reed BN, Foster JL, Moretz JD, Oliphant CS, Jennings DL, DiDomenico RJ, Coons JC. Pharmacologic Considerations in the Management of Patients Receiving Left Ventricular Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support. Pharmacotherapy. 2017 Oct; 37(10):1272-1283. doi: 10.1002/phar.1995. Epub 2017 Sep 19.

Reed BN. Lessons in Bridge-Building: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Heart Failure Care. J Card Fail. 2017 Jul; 23(7):574-575.

Noel ZR, Reed BN. Caveat Emptor: Dietary Supplements and Heart Health. American College of Cardiology. CardioSource Plus for Institutions: Expert Analysis. 2017.

Laliberte BL, Reed BN, Ather A, Devabhakthuni S, Watson K, Lardieri AB, Baker-Smith CM. Safe and Effective Use of Pharmacologic and Device Therapy for Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. Pharmacotherapy. 2016 Sep;36(9):955-70. doi: 10.1002/phar.1795.

Calabrese MJ, Cooke CE, Watson K, Rodriguez de Bittner M. Emerging roles for pharmacists in performance-based risk-sharing arrangements. Am J Health-Syst Pharm. 2017; published ahead of print: ajhp160398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2146/ajhp160398.

Reed BN, Rodgers JE, Sueta CA. Polypharmacy in heart failure: drugs to use and avoid. Heart Fail Clin. 2014 Oct;10(4):577-90.

Reed BN, Street SE, Jensen BC. Time and technology will tell: the pathophysiologic basis of neurohormonal modulation in heart failure. Heart Fail Clin. 2014 Oct;10(4):543-57.

Beavers CJ, Alburikan KA, Rodgers, JE, Dunn SP, Reed BN. Distinguishing anemia and iron deficiency of heart failure: signal for severity of disease or unmet therapeutic need? Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Jul;34(7):719-32.

Danelich IM, Reed BN, Sueta CA. Stage A: can heart failure be prevented? Curr Cardiol Rev. 2015;11(1):4-9.

Cicci JD, Reed BN, McNeely E, Patterson H, Rodgers JE. Acute decompensated heart failure: evolving literature and implications for future practice. Pharmacotherapy. 2014;34(4):373-88. doi: 10.1002/phar.1369.

Danelich IM, Reed BN, Hollis IB, Cook AM, Rodgers JE. Clinical update on the management of atrial fibrillation. Pharmacotherapy. 2013 Apr;33(4):422-46. doi: 10.1002/phar.1217.

Holley ML, Brandt NJ, Watson K. Anticoagulation in long-term care: how can we improve medication monitoring? J Gerontol Nurs 2014;40:10-15.

Devabhakthuni S, Yoon CH, Pincus KJ. Review of the target-specific oral anticoagulants in development for the treatment and prevention of venous thromboembolism. J Pharm Pract. 2015; DOI: 10.1177/0897190014568388.

Presentations:

Reed BN. Getting to Dry: Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload. Midyear Clinical Meeting, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. December 2017.

Reed BN. Rise of the Machines: Medication Optimization in Patients with Implantable Devices for Heart Failure. Cardiology Practice and Research Network Focus Session. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. October 2017.

Reed BN. Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions: Emerging Role of the Pharmacist. Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. September 2017.

Reed BN. Getting to Dry: Management of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure with Volume Overload. Midyear Clinical Meeting, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. December 2017.

Reed BN. Rise of the Machines: Medication Optimization in Patients with Implantable Devices for Heart Failure. Cardiology Practice and Research Network Focus Session. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ. October 2017.

Reed BN. Reducing Heart Failure Readmissions: Emerging Role of the Pharmacist. Heart Failure Society of America Annual Meeting. Dallas, TX. September 2017.

Laliberte B, Reed BN, Devabhakthuni S, Watson K, Ivaturi V, Liu T, Gottlieb SS. Duration of oral loop diuretics and 30-day readmission in patients with acute decompensated heart failure

Noel Z, Matson A, Goodin, A, Dobesh PP, Trujillo T, Ripley TL, Macaulay TE. Relationship Between Faculty Evaluation Scores and Qualifications on Participant Knowledge Retention Rates in Continuing Pharmacy Education Activities. American Cardiology Conference. April 2015.

Leon N, Watson K. Getting Your Hands Dirty: Practicing the Elements of the Cardiovascular Physical Exam. 49th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Anaheim CA. December 2014.

Leon N, Watson K, Shah B. Challenging the Norm: Recent Papers Challenging BP Goals, Aspirin Therapy and HCAP Treatment. 49th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, Anaheim CA. December 2014.

Reed BN. A Breath of Fresh Air? An Update on Oral Therapies for the Management of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Invited Presentation. Annual Convention, Tennessee Pharmacists Association. Hilton Head, SC. July 2014.

Watson K, Dunn S. Breaking the Cycle: Optimizing Transitions of Care and Preventing Rehospitalization in the Heart Failure Patient. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Austin, TX. October 2014.

Noel Z, Cook AM, Davis G. Role of the pharmacy residency on-call program in management of direct thrombin inhibitor (DTI) use for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. December 2013.

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Research

Explore a sample of the publications and poster presentations below to learn how members of the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative are leading practice-based research to improve pharmaceutical care for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Publications:

Kapoor K, Verceles AC, Netzer G, Chaudhry A, Bolgiano M, Devabhakthuni S, Pollock J, Ramani G, McCurdy MT. A collaborative cardiologist-intensivist management model improves cardiac intensive care unit outcomes. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2017; 70(11):1422-23. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.07.739.

Hines MC, Reed BN, Ivaturi V, Bontempo L, Bond M, Hayes BD. Diltiazem versus metoprolol for rate control in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response in the emergency department. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2016 Dec 15;73(24):2068-2076.

Laliberte BL, Reed BN. Use of an argatroban-based purge solution in a percutaneous ventricular assist device. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2017 May 1;74(9):e163-e169. doi: 10.2146/ajhp160212.

Reed BN, Blair EA, Thudium EM, Waters SB, Sueta CA, Jensen BC, Rodgers JE. Effects of an accelerated intravenous iron regimen in hospitalized patients with advanced heart failure and iron deficiency. Pharmacotherapy. 2014 Dec 29.

Lee JA, Lee CR, Reed BN, Plitt DC, Polasek MJ, Howell LA, Cicci JD, Tasca KE, Weck KE, Rossi JS, Stouffer GA. Implementation and evaluation of a CYP2C19 genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy algorithm in high-risk coronary artery disease patients. Pharmacogenomics. 2015 Mar;16(4):303-13.

Buckley MS, Harinstein L, Clark KB, Smithburger PL, Alexander E, Devabhakthuni S, Wesley CA, David Butch, Kane-Gill SL. Impact of a clinical pharmacy admission medication reconciliation program on medication discrepancies. Ann Pharmacother. 2013; 47: 1599-610.

Poster Presentations:

Wasik A, Devabhathuni S, Reed B, Noel Z. Changes in Diuretic Regimen and Impact on Readmission Rates Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. 67th American College of Cardiology Scientific Session and Expo. Orlando, FL. March 2018.

Gale SE, Ravichandran B, Ivaturi V, Ton K, Reed BN. Alemtuzumab Induction vs. Conventional Immunosuppression in Heart Transplant Recipients. Poster. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Orlando, Fl. March 2018.

Gale SE, Xing S, Peters S, Cooke CE. Development of a First-Fill Failure (FFF) Service Utilizing RXFILL Notifications. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Virtual Poster Symposium. 2018.

Gale SE, Salvador CF, Poon JL. New protocol using unfractionated heparin for radial-access percutaneous coronary intervention in acute coronary syndrome. 50th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, New Orleans, LA. December 2015.

Pinkos K, Reed B, Devabhakthuni S, Noel Z. Rates of Off-Label Dosing of Apixaban in End Stage Renal Disease: A retrospective analysis of a large health-system. 75th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. Dec 2017.

Schmersahl S, Reed B, Devabhakthuni S, Noel Z. Evaluation of Impact of Upstream Clopidogrel on Time to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. 75th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. Dec 2017.

Mouradjian M, Noel Z. Evaluation of Appropriateness of Bivalirudin Prescribing at an Academic Medical Center. 75th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. Dec 2017.

Tavakoli F, Leiman V, Reed BN. Inappropriate prescribing of direct oral anticoagulants at a large academic medical center. Poster. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. December 2017.

Kukin A, Broscious R, Noel ZR, Devabhakthuni S, Reed BN. Testing the waters: comparison of diuresis patterns in heart failure with reduced versus preserved ejection fraction. Poster. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. December 2017.

Levit M, Devabhakthuni S, Reed BN, Leon N, Watson K. An Evaluation of Physical Examination Training Offered to Pharmacy Residents: A Survey of Program Directors. Poster. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Clinical Meeting. Orlando, FL. December 2017.

Laliberte B, Reed BN, Devabhakthuni S, Watson K, Ivaturi V, Liu T, Gottlieb SS. Duration of oral loop diuretics and 30-day readmission in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. Moderated poster. American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions. Washington, DC. March 2017.

Smisko S, Oliver WD, Reed BN, Grover BE, Watson K. Medication utilization evaluation of apixaban and dabigatran at a major academic medical center. 49th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, December 2014.

Palasik BN, Devabhakthuni S, Reed BN, Watson K. Evaluation of QTc interval in hospitalized patients receiving methadone. 49th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition, December 2014.

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Instruction

Explore a sample of the publications and presentations listed below to learn how members of the ATRIUM Cardiology Collaborative are preparing current and future pharmacy practitioners to provide enhanced pharmaceutical care for patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Papers:

Cain J, Noel Z, Smith K, Romanelli F. Four Rights of the Pharmacy Educational Consumer. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education. 2014;78(6).

Rodgers JE, Reed BN. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Tenth Edition. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al, editors. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2017.

Moore SJ, Blair EA, Steeb DR, Reed BN, Hull JH, Rodgers JE. Impact of video technology on efficiency of pharmacist-provided anticoagulation counseling and patient comprehension. Ann Pharmacother. 2015 Mar 18.

Watson K, Walker CL. Strategies for Preparing for a Multi-program Residency Accreditation Visit. Am J Health Syst Pharm. In press.

Watson K, Grover BE, Wilson SE, DiPaula BA, Kendall MD, McPherson ML. Design and implementation of a strategy for preceptor development in multiple residency programs. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014;71:526-28.

Grover BE, Hayes BD, Watson K. Feedback in Clinical Pharmacy Education. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2014;71:1592-96.

Poster Presentations

Devabhakthuni S, Reed BN, Watson K. Development and Implementation of an Interactive Online Regional PGY2 Cardiology Pharmacy Residency Journal Club. ASHP National Pharmacy Preceptors Conference, August, 2015.

Kalich BA, Cicci JD, Shah SK, Reed BN. From pilot to practice: feasibility and impact of a layered learning practice model experience in cardiology. American College of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Meeting. Albuquerque, NM. October 2013.

Watson K, Devabhakthuni S. Using Google services as an innovative educational tool for advanced pharmacy practice experience rotations. Virtual Poster Symposium, American College of Clinical Pharmacy. May 2013.

Book Chapters:

Rodgers JE, Reed BN. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Tenth Edition. Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al, editors. New York: McGraw-Hill; 2017.

Reed BN, Rodgers JE. Chronic Heart Failure. In: Sutton SS, ed. NAPLEX Review Guide, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. (In Press).

Rodgers JE, Reed BN. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. In: Sutton SS, ed. NAPLEX Review Guide, Second Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill. (In Press).

Rodgers JE, Reed BN. Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. In: Dipiro JT, Talbert RL, Yee GC, et al, eds. Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, Ninth Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2014.

Watson K, Pincus KJ. Peripheral Arterial Disease. In Dong, BJ, Elliott DP, editors. Cardiology Care I - Ambulatory Care Self-Assessment Program 2014 Book 2. American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2014. ISBN-13: 978-1-939862-08-2.

Watson K, Watson BD, Devabhakthuni S. Hypertensive Crisis In Koda-Kimble MA, Young LY, Kradjan WA et al., editors: Applied Therapeutics: Clinical Use of Drugs, 11th Ed. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. In Press

Summers KM, Watson K. Drug-induced cardiovascular disease. In: Crouch MA, editor. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy: a point-of-care guide. 1st ed. Bethesda, Maryland: American Society of Health-System Pharmacists;2010:p 29-62

Presentations:

Reed BN. Flipped Learning: From the Classroom to the Clinic (Preceptor Pearl). National Pharmacy Preceptors Conference, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Washington, DC. August 2014.

Watson K, Grover BE. Expectations and Feedback: Setting the Tone for Improvement with the Extra Noise. American Society of Health System Pharmacists National Preceptor Conference, Washington DC. December 2013.

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