Selim Krim, MD
- Sr Physician, Southshore Region
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121
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Overview
Overview
- Dr. Selim Krim is a transplant cardiologist within the section of cardiomyopathy and heart transplantation at the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans, Louisiana. His clinical expertise includes advanced heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and cardiac transplantation. In addition, Dr. Krim is an associate professor of medicine at the University of Queensland/Ochsner Clinical School and currently serves as the director of the advanced HF research section at Ochsner and associate director for the cardiovascular disease fellowship. Dr. Krim received his medical degree from the Medical University of Algiers in Algeria. He completed his internal medicine residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center McKeesport Hospital in Pennsylvania. He completed his cardiovascular disease fellowship at Ochsner Health and went on to finish his adult echocardiography (Level III) and advanced heart failure training at the Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center/ University of Texas Medical Branch. Dr. Krim is a fellow of the Heart Failure Society of America and the American College of Cardiology where he previously served on The ACC Fellow in Training Leadership Committee. He is also a member of the International Society for Lung and Heart Transplantation. He has published over 60 manuscripts, abstracts, and book chapters predominately related to advanced heart failure and LVAD therapy and published in JHLT, JACC, JACC Heart Failure, JACC Cardiovascular Imaging, Circulation Heart Failure, and Circulation Imaging. He serves as a peer reviewer for high impact medical journals including Circulation, JACC Heart Failure, American Heart Journal, European heart failure journal, and the Journal of Cardiac Failure. Dr. Krim's specialties include: Advanced heart failureMechanical circulatory supportCardiac transplantationPulmonary hypertension careRemote hemodynamic monitoring (CardioMEMS)EchocardiographyCardiac amyloidosis program
Publications
Selected publications
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2024Editorial commentary: Role of autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of heart failure with re duce d ejection fraction: The jury is still out. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 34:108-109.
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2023Effect of Early Amiodarone Use on Warfarin Sensitivity, Blood Product Use, and Bleeding in Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device. Current Problems in Cardiology. 48.
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2023Preimplant Hyponatremia Does Not Predict Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Current Problems in Cardiology. 48.
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2023Management of hypertension in patients supported with continuous flow left ventricular assist devices. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 38:281-286.
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2023Prevalence And Outcomes Of Concomitant Cardiac Amyloidosis And Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 29:701-701.
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2022Biomarkers in heart failure: Relevance in the clinical practice. International Journal of Cardiology. 363:196-201.
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2022New concepts in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and hypertension. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 37:424-430.
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2022Feasibility and Safety of Coronary Angiography via Radial Approach in Cardiac Transplant Recipients: A Single Center Experience. Current Problems in Cardiology. 47.
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2022Triple Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Current Problems in Cardiology. 47.
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2022Impact of trends in body mass index on outcomes in patients receiving HeartMate 3. European Journal of Heart Failure. 24:150-150.
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2022Cerebral protection during percutaneous intervention for left ventricular assist device outflow graft obstruction. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions.
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2022A Simplified Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach to Pulmonary Hypertension. Current Problems in Cardiology. 47.
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2022Hyponatremia Does Not Predict Adverse Outcomes In Patient With Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28:S67-S68.
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2022Outcomes Of Intermittent Hemodialysis During Support With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Potential Bridge To Heart/kidney Transplantation?. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28:S18-S19.
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2022Short-term Outcomes Of Intermittent Hemodialysis In Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 28:S27-S28.
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2022Use of plasma renin and aldosterone profiles for prognostication in acute heart failure: A step forward but not ready for prime time. International Journal of Cardiology. 348:111-112.
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2021Cardiac Amyloidosis: Presentations, Diagnostic Work-up and Collaborative Approach for Comprehensive Clinical Management. Current Problems in Cardiology. 46.
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2021Impact of Preinfection Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Outcomes in COVID-19 Infection. Current Problems in Cardiology. 46.
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2021IMPACT OF BASELINE LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION ON OUTCOMES IN COVID-19 INFECTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77:3066-3066.
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2021Leadless and Wireless Cardiac Devices: The Next Frontier in Remote Patient Monitoring. Current Problems in Cardiology. 46.
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2021Interpretation of AlloMap (R) in Clinically Stable Combined Heart-Kidney Transplant Recipients. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 40:S215-S215.
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2021Preoperative Body Mass Index < 45 Kg/m(2) Predicts Clinical Success after Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 40:S414-S414.
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2020Bariatric Surgery In Obese Patients With Ventricular Assist Devices: A Single Center Experience. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 26:S43-S43.
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2020Ruptured Bullae: A Rare Cause of No-flow Alarms In Ventricular Assist Devices. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 26:S62-S62.
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2020Editorial commentary: Acute heart failure: A patient's curse or a provider's opportunity?. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. 30:113-114.
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2020Hypertension in cardiac transplant recipients: tackling a new face of an old foe. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 35:368-375.
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2020POGO STICKING AND LVAD SQUEAKING! TORSION OF A HEARTMATE 3 OUTFLOW CANNULA AFTER JUMPING ON A POGO STICK. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:3344-3344.
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2019LVAD as Bridge to Transplant Leads to Better Outcomes When Compared to Transplant-Only Strategy. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25:S169-S169.
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2019Left Ventricular Assist Devices vs. Cardiac Transplantation: The Age Factor. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 25:S169-S170.
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2019Left ventricular assist devices in the treatment of advanced heart failure. Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants. 32:41-46.
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2019Managing hypertension in patients with heart failure: an ongoing quandary. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 34:359-366.
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2018A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient-Centered Ventricular Assist Device Decision Aid (VADDA Trial). Journal of Cardiac Failure. 24:661-671.
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2017Changing our Approach to Stage D Heart Failure. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 60:205-214.
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2017Hypertensive crisis: an update on clinical approach and management. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 32:397-406.
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2017
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2017Pharmacologic Therapy for Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Closing the Gap Between Clinical Guidelines and Practice. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 60:187-197.
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2017USE OF TANDEMHEART AS A BRIDGE TO SURGERY IN A PATIENT WITH COMBINED OBSTRUCTIVE AND CARDIOGENIC SHOCK DUE TO MECHANICAL MITRAL VALVE THROMBOSIS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:2354-2354.
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2016Hypertension and ethnicity. Current Opinion in Cardiology. 31:381-386.
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2016Mechanical Circulatory Support for the Failing Heart: Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. The Ochsner Journal. 16:263-269.
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2016Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices: A Novel Approach in the Management of Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Shock. The Ochsner Journal. 16:243-249.
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2015COCATS 4 Securing the Future of Cardiovascular Medicine. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65:1907-1914.
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2015Characteristics, quality of care, and in-hospital outcomes of Asian-American heart failure patients: Findings from the American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure Program. International Journal of Cardiology. 189:141-147.
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2015Management of Patients Admitted with Acute Decompensated Heart Failure. The Ochsner Journal. 15:284-289.
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2015Regional differences in use and outcomes of left ventricular assist devices: Insights from the Interagency Registry for Mechanically Assisted Circulatory Support Registry. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 34:912-920.
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2014CORRELATION BETWEEN B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LEVELS AND PULMONARY CAPILLARY WEDGE PRESSURE IN PATIENTS SUPPORTED WITH CONTINUOUS-FLOW LEFT VENTRICULAR ASIST DEVICES. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:A890-A890.
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2014Does Etiology of Heart Failure Predict Orthostatic Hypotension in Patents with Left Ventricular Assist Device?. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 20:S33-S33.
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2014Echocardiographic Evaluation of Hemodynamics in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure Supported by a Continuous-Flow LVAD. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 64:1231-1241.
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2014Reply to Reciprocal Healing in Healthcare. The Ochsner Journal. 14:517-518.
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2014Short- and Long-term Rehospitalization and Mortality for Heart Failure in 4 Racial/Ethnic Populations. Journal of the American Heart Association. 3.
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2013Standard and Novel Echocardiographic Parameters Improve Risk Assessment of the Seattle Heart Failure Model in Patients Referred for LVAD and/or Transplantation. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 19:S39-S39.
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2012B-type Natriuretic Peptides in Acute Coronary Syndromes: Implications in an Aging Population. Clinical Cardiology. 35:682-685.
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2012Care and Outcomes of Hispanic Patients Admitted With Heart Failure With Preserved or Reduced Ejection Fraction Findings From Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure. Circulation: Heart Failure. 5:167-U118.
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2012Do BNP Levels and Prognostic Value Vary by Race/Ethnicity in Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure?. Journal of Cardiac Failure. 18:S80-S81.