DonnaR.ZwasMD

Cardiology • Southfield, MI

Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Preventive Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease Genetics

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Office
POB 12000
Jerusalem, ISRAEL 91120
Southfield, MI 48034
Phone+1 610-668-1015
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Education & Training

New York Presbyterian Hospital(Cornell Campus)/Coney Island HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1990

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Impact of Employee Health Promotion Course on Health Promotion in the Work Place. Start of enrollment: 2017 Sep 01
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable
Community-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Diabetes Prevention in Arab Women Start of enrollment: 2016 Dec 29
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Development and Implementation of Food Literacy Workshops in the Community Start of enrollment: 2019 May 15
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Assessment of the Health Literacy Among Arab Women in East Jerusalem Start of enrollment: 2020 Jul 30
Recruiting
Not Applicable
Health Behaviors of Medical Personnel in Hospital Maternity Ward Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 15
Completed
Not Applicable
Evaluation of a Health Promoting Community Center Network (HPCCN) Innovation. Start of enrollment: 2017 Dec 11
Completed
Not Applicable
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Teacher Training and Engagement in Health Promotion Mediates Health Behavior Outcomes.
Maha Nubani Husseini, Donna R Zwas, Milka Donchin> ;International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022 Mar 7
45 citations
Effect of Mavacamten on Echocardiographic Features in Symptomatic Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
Sheila M Hegde, Steven J Lester, Scott D Solomon, Michelle Michels, Perry M Elliott, Sherif F Nagueh, Lubna Choudhury, David Zemanek, Donna R Zwas, Daniel Jacoby, Andr...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Dec 21
1 citations
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Management and Outcome in Patients with Heart Failure
Zahi Abu Ghosh, Donna R. Zwas, Andre Keren, Gabby Elbaz-Greener, Vered Israeli, Offer Amir, Israel Gotsman> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2021 Nov 27
5 citations
Is Bicuspid Aortic Valve Morphology Genetically Determined? A Family-Based Study.
Idit Tessler, Guillaume Goudot, Juliette Albuisson, Noga Reshef, Donna R. Zwas, Shai Carmi, Shoshana Shpitzen, Galina Levin, Guy Kelman, Charles Cheng, Jean-Michaël Ma...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Nov 17
2 citations
Health ambassadors in the workplace: a health promotion intervention mobilizing middle managers and RE-AIM evaluation of outcomes.
Keren L Greenberg, Milka Donchin, Elisheva Leiter, Donna R. Zwas> ;BMC Public Health. 2021 Aug 23
2 citations
Increased estimated fat-free mass and fat mass associated with improved clinical outcome in heart failure.
Israel Gotsman, Andre Keren, Offer Amir, Donna R. Zwas> ;European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 Jul 22
1 citations
Prevalence and Impact of Concomitant Malignancy on Outcomes Among Ambulatory Heart Failure Population
Mony Shuvy, Donna R. Zwas, Andre Keren, Israel Gotsman> ;European Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2021 Feb 1
4 citations
Cardiovascular disease risk factors and health behaviors of ultra-Orthodox Jewish women in Israel: a comparison study.
Elisheva Leiter, Keren L Greenberg, Milka Donchin, O Keidar, Sara Siemiatycki, Donna R. Zwas> ;Ethnicity & Health. 2020 Nov 29
365 citations
Mavacamten for treatment of symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (EXPLORER-HCM): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial
Iacopo Olivotto, Artur Oreziak, Roberto Barriales-Villa, Theodore P. Abraham, Ahmad Masri, Pablo García-Pavía, Sara Saberi, Neal K. Lakdawala, Matthew T. Wheeler, Anja...> ;Lancet. 2020 Sep 12
1 citations
Psychosocial Functioning, BMI, and Nutritional Behaviors in Women at Cardiovascular Risk.
Khaya N Eisenberg, Elisheva Leiter, Rivka T May, Tanya Reinfeld, Donna R. Zwas> ;Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 Aug 28
13 citations
Influenza Vaccination and Outcome in Heart Failure
Israel Gotsman, Mony Shuvy, Ilgar Tahiroglu, Donna R. Zwas, Andre Keren> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Aug 1
8 citations
Value of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc score for predicting outcome in patients with heart failure.
Mony Shuvy, Donna R. Zwas, Andre Keren, Israel Gotsman> ;ESC Heart Failure. 2020 Jul 2
4 citations
Integration of Mixed Methods in Community-Based Participatory Research: Development of a Disease Prevention Intervention for Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Women
Elisheva Leiter, Adi Finkelstein, Milka Donchin, Keren L Greenberg, O Keidar, Sima Wetzler, Sara Siemiatycki, Ronit Calderon-Margalit, Donna R. Zwas> ;American Journal of Health Promotion. 2020 Mar 3
14 citations
Albuminuria: Associated With Heart Failure Severity and Impaired Clinical Outcomes.
Mony Shuvy, Donna R. Zwas, Chaim Lotan, Andre Keren, Israel Gotsman> ;The Canadian Journal of Cardiology. 2020 Apr 1
15 citations
The age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index: A significant predictor of clinical outcome in patients with heart failure.
Mony Shuvy, Donna R. Zwas, Andre Keren, Israel Gotsman> ;European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2020 Jan 6
Echocardiography overestimates LV mass in the elderly as compared to cardiac CT.
Joshua Stokar, David Leibowitz, Ronen Durst, Dorith Shaham, Donna R. Zwas> ;Plos One. 2019 Oct 24
5 citations
Ghrelin Derangements in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy: Impact of Myocardial Disease Duration and Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
Aneta Aleksova, Antonio Paolo Beltrami, Elisa Bevilacqua, Laura Padoan, Daniela Santon, Federico Biondi, Giulia Barbati, Elisabetta Stenner, Gianluca Gortan Cappellari...> ;Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2019 Aug 1
9 citations
Cardiovascular health literacy and patient–physician communication intervention in women from disadvantaged communities:
Keren L Greenberg, Elisheva Leiter, Milka Donchin, Nisreen Agbaria, Mayada Karjawally, Donna R. Zwas> ;European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2019 Jun 12
40 citations
Low serum albumin: A significant predictor of reduced survival in patients with chronic heart failure.
Israel Gotsman, Ayelet Shauer, Donna R. Zwas, Ilgar Tahiroglu, Chaim Lotan, Andre Keren> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2019 Mar 1
10 citations
Clinical Impact of ABO and Rhesus D Blood Type Groups in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure.
Israel Gotsman, Andre Keren, Donna R. Zwas, Chaim Lotan, Dan Admon> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2018 Aug 1
26 citations
Gender Differences in Efficacy and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation: Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.
Bruria Hirsh Raccah, Amichai Perlman, Donna R Zwas, Sarit Hochberg-Klein, Reem Masarwa, Mordechai Muszkat, Ilan Matok> ;The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2018 Apr 22
8 citations
Temporal changes in electrocardiographic frontal QRS-T angle and survival in patients with heart failure.
Israel Gotsman, Ayelet Shauer, Yair Elizur, Donna R. Zwas, Chaim Lotan, Andre Keren> ;Plos One. 2018 Mar 26
2 citations
Redressing the Red Dress: Rethinking the Campaign.
Donna R. Zwas> ;Circulation. 2018 Feb 20
18 citations
Electrocardiographic Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Acute Myocarditis: The Importance of QRS-T Angle
Shmuel Chen, Sarah Hoss, Vicki Zeniou, Ayelet Shauer, Dan Admon, Donna R. Zwas, Chaim Lotan, Andre Keren, Israel Gotsman> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2018 Jan 1
35 citations
Sex Differences in the Management and 5-Year Outcome of Young Patients (<55 Years) with Acute Coronary Syndromes
Avi Sabbag, Shlomi Matetzky, Avital Porter, Zaza Iakobishvili, Mady Moriel, Donna R. Zwas, Paul Fefer, Elad Asher, Roy Beigel, Shmuel Gottlieb, Ilan Goldenberg, Amit S...> ;The American Journal of Medicine. 2017 Nov 1
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Abstracts/Posters

[Board 170] Health Literacy and Cardiovascular Knowledge Workshop For Women From Disadvantaged Communities
Donna Zwas, 2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans, New Orleans, 3/17/2019

Press Mentions

Let’s Pretend That Atypical Heart Attack Symptoms Don’t ExistFebruary 25th, 2018