VinayThohanMDFACC FASE

Cardiology • Asheville, NC

Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Cardiac Critical Care

Director of Advanced Heart Failure Therapies Mission Health/ HCA

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Office
509 Biltmore Ave
Asheville, NC 28801
Phone+1 828-213-0152
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1999 - 2002
Baylor College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1998
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

NC State Medical License 2019 - 2024
WI State Medical License 2013 - 2019
TX State Medical License 1998 - 2013
The National Board of EchocardiographyComprehensive and Special Competence in Adult Echocardiography

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Fellow (FASE) American Society of Echocardiography, 2005
Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012
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Clinical Trials

Efficacy and Safety Study of Genetically Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
Investigation in Pregnancy Associate Cardiomyopathy Start of enrollment: 2009 Oct 01
Completed

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Use of a Pulmonary Artery Pressure Sensor to Manage Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices.
Vinay Thohan, Jacob Abraham, Adam Burdorf, Nasir Sulemanjee, Brian Jaski, Maya Guglin, Francis D Pagani, Himabindu Vidula, David T Majure, Rebecca Napier, Thomas J Hey...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Echocardiographic assessment of radial right ventricular function in heart transplant recipients
Marc Atzenhoefer, Arshad Jahangir, Abby Payne, Mohamed Hendawi, Omar Dakwar, Mahmoud Ali, Vinay Thohan, Lakshmi Muthukumar> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2021 Oct 22
3 citations
Impact of a pharmacist-inclusive post-discharge clinic on outcomes in heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction: Rates of hospital readmission, emergency d...
Addison J. Upton, Ryan Tilton, Opeyemi Ogedengbe, Kaitlyn R. Bankieris, LaVone Smith, Benjamin Trichon, Vinay Thohan, Tyree H. Kiser, Laura Kiser Sleater> ;Journal of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. 2021 Oct 6
2 citations
A principal components analysis of factors associated with successful implementation of an LVAD decision support tool
Kristin M. Kostick, Meredith Trejo, Arvind Bhimaraj, Andrew B. Civitello, Jonathan Grinstein, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, Ulrich P. Jorde, Matthias Loebe, Mandeep R. Mehr...> ;BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 2021 Mar 20
Double Jeopardy Cardiomyopathy Requiring Heart Transplant: Hydroxychloroquine and Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Lakshmi Muthukumar, Arshad Jahangir, M. Fuad Jan, Gary Neitzel, Heather Sanders, Vinay Thohan, A. Jamil Tajik> ;CASE. 2020 Jul 4
8 citations
Benefits of Neurohormonal Therapy in Patients With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Rayan Yousefzai, Michela Brambatti, Hao A. Tran, Rachel Pedersen, Oscar Ö. Braun, Tina Baykaner, Roxana Ghashghaei, Nasir Z Sulemanjee, Omar M Cheema, Matthew Rappelt,...> ;ASAIO Journal. 2020 Apr 1
44 citations
Left ventricular assist systems and infection-related outcomes: A comprehensive analysis of the MOMENTUM 3 trial
Chetan B. Patel, Laura J. Blue, B. Cagliostro, Stephen H. Bailey, John W. Entwistle, Ranjit John, Vinay Thohan, Joseph C. Cleveland, Daniel J. Goldstein, Nir Uriel, Xi...> ;The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2020 Mar 20
4 citations
Jamestown Canyon virus encephalitis in a heart transplant patient
Wajih Askar, Puneet Menaria, Vinay Thohan, Charles F Brummitt> ;Transplant Infectious Disease. 2020 Feb 1
12 citations
Strong muscles, weak heart: testosterone-induced cardiomyopathy
Sarah Doleeb, Ann Kratz, Monica Salter, Vinay Thohan> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2019 Jul 9
8 citations
The association between novel clinical factors and gastrointestinal bleeding among patients supported with continuous-flow left ventricular assist device therapy
Vinay Thohan, Yang Shi, Matthew Rappelt, Rayan Yousefzai, Nasir Z Sulemanjee, T. Edward Hastings, Omar Cheema, Francis X Downey, John Crouch> ;Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 2019 Jun 1
9 citations
Xenoreactive antibodies and latent fibrin formation in VAD and cardiac transplant recipients can confound the detection and measurement of anti-AT1R antibodies.
Martin K. Oaks, Karen M Michel, Francis X Downey, Vinay Thohan> ;American Journal of Transplantation. 2018 Nov 1
43 citations
Healthcare Resource Use and Cost Implications in the MOMENTUM 3 Long-Term Outcome Study.
Mandeep R. Mehra, Christopher T. Salerno, Joseph C. Cleveland, Sean Pinney, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Carmelo A. Milano, Akinobu Itoh, Daniel J. Goldstein, Nir Uriel, Sanj...> ;Circulation. 2018 Oct 30
25 citations
A Multisite Randomized Controlled Trial of a Patient-Centered Ventricular Assist Device Decision Aid (VADDA Trial)
Kristin M. Kostick, Courtenay R. Bruce, Charles G. Minard, Robert J. Volk, Andrew B. Civitello, Selim R. Krim, Douglas A. Horstmanshof, Vinay Thohan, Matthias Loebe, M...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2018 Oct 1
13 citations
Circulating T-Cell Subsets, Monocytes, and Natural Killer Cells in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy: Results From the Multicenter IPAC Study.
Charles F. McTiernan, Penelope A. Morel, Leslie T. Cooper, Navin Rajagopalan, Vinay Thohan, Mark J. Zucker, John P. Boehmer, Biykem Bozkurt, Paul J. Mather, Thornton J...> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2018 Jan 1
23 citations
Myocardial Recovery in Patients With Systolic Heart Failure and Autoantibodies Against β1-Adrenergic Receptors
Yuji Nagatomo, Dennis M. McNamara, Jeffrey D. Alexis, Leslie T. Cooper, G. William Dec, Daniel F. Pauly, Richard Sheppard, Randall C. Starling, W.H. Wilson Tang, Karen...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Feb 28
5 citations
Role of Echocardiography in the Evaluation of Left Ventricular Assist Devices: the Importance of Emerging Technologies
Luca Longobardo, Christopher Kramer, Scipione Carerj, Concetta Zito, Renuka Jain, Valentin Suma, Vinay Thohan, Nasir Z Sulemanjee, Francis X Downey, Bijoy K. Khandheria> ;Current Cardiology Reports. 2016 May 23
55 citations
Right Ventricular Function in Peripartum Cardiomyopathy at Presentation Is Associated With Subsequent Left Ventricular Recovery and Clinical Outcomes
Lori A. Blauwet, Antonia Delgado-Montero, Keiko Ryo, Josef Marek, Rami Alharethi, Paul J. Mather, Kalgi Modi, Richard Sheppard, Vinay Thohan, Jessica Pisarcik, Dennis ...> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2016 May 1
13 citations
Many de novo donor-specific antibodies recognize β2 -microglobulin-free, but not intact HLA heterodimers.
Karen M Michel, R Santella, Jeffery Steers, Ajay Sahajpal, Francis X Downey, Vinay Thohan, Martin K. Oaks> ;HLA. 2016 Apr 6
Clinical trial design and rationale of the Multicenter Study of MagLev Technology in Patients Undergoing Mechanical Circulatory Support Therapy With HeartMate 3 (MOMEN...
Heatley G, Sood P, Goldstein D, Uriel N, Cleveland J, Middlebrook D, Mehra MR> ;J Heart Lung Transplant. 2016 Apr
Expecting the unexpected: right atrial mass in a transplant patient.
Rayan Yousefzai, Setu Trivedi, Renuka Jain, Omar Cheema, John Crouch, Vinay Thohan, Bijoy K. Khandheria> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2015 Dec 1
1 citations
Clinical significance of intermediate left ventricular trabeculations in cardiac magnetic resonance.
Brandon Stacey, Wesley M. Milks, Christian Deutsch, Bharathi Upadhya, Gregory Hundley, Vinay Thohan> ;Acta Cardiologica. 2015 Oct 1
8 citations
Role of Diastolic Function in Preserved Exercise Capacity in Patients with Reduced Ejection Fractions
Takahiro Ohara, Hiroyuki Iwano, Vinay Thohan, Dalane W. Kitzman, Bharathi Upadhya, Min Pu, William C. Little> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2015 Oct 1
8 citations
Comparison of Brachial Vein Versus Internal Jugular Vein Approach for Access to the Right Side of the Heart With or Without Myocardial Biopsy
Neha Harwani, Ebere Chukwu, Manrique Alvarez, Vinay Thohan> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2015 Sep 1
7 citations
Mechanism of decreased sensitivity of dobutamine associated left ventricular wall motion analyses for appreciating inducible ischemia in older adults
Sujethra Vasu, William C. Little, Timothy M. Morgan, Richard B Stacey, William O. Ntim, Craig A. Hamilton, Vinay Thohan, Caroline Chiles, William Gregory Hundley> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2015 Apr 8
9 citations
Abnormal Stress‐Related Measures of Arterial Stiffness in Middle‐Aged and Elderly Men and Women With Impaired Fasting Glucose at Risk for a First Episode of Symptomati...
Sujethra Vasu, Timothy M. Morgan, Dalane W. Kitzman, Alain G. Bertoni, Richard B Stacey, Craig A. Hamilton, Caroline Chiles, Vinay Thohan, W. Gregory Hundley> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2015 Jan 14
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