KarlaKurrelmeyerMD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Non-Invasive Cardiology

Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Medical Director, Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Associates

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Office
6550 Fannin Street
Suite 1901
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 713-441-1100

Fax+1 713-790-2643
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Education & Training

Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1996 - 2000
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1996
University of Minnesota Medical SchoolClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 1995 - 2025
TX State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2013
Heart/Stroke Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2014
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Cardiac Care Recognition Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute
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Clinical Trials

Novel Treatment for Diastolic Heart Failure in Women Start of enrollment: 2004 Jul 01
Completed
Phase 4

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Spectrum of Ischemic Heart Disease Throughout a Woman's Life Cycle.
Smitha Narayana Gowda, Sai Sita Garapati, Karla Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2024 Jan 1
7 citations
Evaluation and management of blood lipids through a woman's life cycle.
Jyoti Sharma, Jan McAlister, Niti R Aggarwal, Janet Wei, Puja K Mehta, Odayme Quesada, Deirdre Mattina, Nandita S Scott, Erin D Michos, Zainab Mahmoud, Karla Kurrelmey...> ;American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2022 Jun 1
Micronodular Thymoma with Lymphoid Stroma: A Mediastinal Mass Masquerading as a Pericardial Mass
Kent Swimley, Hilda M. Gonzalez-Bonilla, Alpana Senapati, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2021 Oct 19
1 citations
Anticoagulant selection in relation to the SAMe-TT2R2 score in patients with atrial fibrillation: The GLORIA-AF registry
George Ntaios, Menno V. Huisman, Hans-Christoph Diener, Jonathan L. Halperin, Christine Teutsch, Sabrina Marler, Venkatesh K. Gurusamy, Milla Thompson, Gregory Y.H. Li...> ;Hellenic Journal of Cardiology. 2021 Mar 1
1 citations
Mechanical Mitral Valve Thrombosis in a Patient With Prior Nonbacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis.
DO Kalyan R. Chitturi, Miguel A. Castro, Eric Salazar, Michael Deavers, Su Min Chang, John J. Mahmarian, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;JACC. Case Reports. 2020 Apr 1
Incessant PVCs and Cardiomyopathy: Think Outside the Box
Alpana Senapati, Stephanie Fuentes Rojas, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Mahwash Kassi, Miguel Valderrábano, Dipan J. Shah, Mouaz H. Al-Mallah> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2020 Apr 1
4 citations
Device-Related Thrombus: A Reason for Concern?
Bashar Hannawi, Faheemullah Beg, Miguel Valderrábano, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2019 Jan 1
Kudos to Karla Kurrelmeyer, M.D., for Guiding this Issue on Women and Cardiovascular Disease.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2017 Oct 1
2 citations
Noninvasive Evaluation of Symptomatic Women with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease.
Mohammed A. Chamsi-Pasha, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2017 Oct 1
1 citations
Cardiovascular Disease in Women.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2017 Oct 1
222 citations
The Changing Landscape for Stroke Prevention in AF: Findings From the GLORIA-AF Registry Phase 2
Menno V. Huisman, Kenneth J. Rothman, Miney Paquette, Christine Teutsch, Hans-Christoph Diener, Sergio Dubner, Jonathan L. Halperin, Chang Sheng Ma, Kristina Zint, Ame...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Feb 21
Museum Image: Complications of Cardiac Contusion Diagnosed Using Multimodality Imaging.
Lakshmi Chebrolu, Joshua McKay, Jeffrey Parker, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2015 Oct 1
33 citations
Effects of spironolactone treatment in elderly women with heart failure and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Yelena P. Ashton, Jiaqiong Xu, Sherif F. Nagueh, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Anita Deswal> ;Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2014 Aug 1
5 citations
Case report: It wasn't cupid: multimodality imaging of inferior vena cava filter fracture with strut migration to the interventricular septum.
Mahwash Kassi, Jose Lopez, Colin MacLeod Barker, Scott O. Trerotola, Neal S. Kleiman, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2014 Jul 1
Museum of TMH Multimodality Imaging Center.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Stephen H. Little> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2011 Oct 1
1 citations
Fungal mycotic vegetation in the ascending aorta.
Mahesh Ramchandani, T. Motomura, Elizabeth A. David, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Dipan J. Shah, Zsolt Garami> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2011 Apr 1
Interesting echocardiogram in a cardiac transplant patient.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2010 Apr 1
9 citations
Assessment of Left Ventricular Relaxation by Untwisting Rate Based on Different Algorithms
Jianwen Wang, Dirar S. Khoury, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Sherif F. Nagueh> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2009 Sep 1
160 citations
Impact of contrast echocardiography on evaluation of ventricular function and clinical management in a large prospective cohort.
Mustafa Kurt, Kamran A. Shaikh, Leif E. Peterson, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Gopi Shah, Sherif F. Nagueh, Robert E. Fromm, Miguel A. Quinones, William A. Zoghbi> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2009 Mar 3
Noninvasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease: which test when?
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Methodist Debakey Cardiovascular Journal. 2009 Jan 1
31 citations
Safety of contrast administration for endocardial enhancement during stress echocardiography compared with noncontrast stress.
Kamran A. Shaikh, Su-Min Chang, Leif E. Peterson, Kathleen Rosendahl-Garcia, Miguel A. Quinones, Sherif F. Nagueh, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, William A. Zoghbi> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2008 Dec 1
142 citations
Systolic and diastolic dyssynchrony in patients with diastolic heart failure and the effect of medical therapy
Jianwen Wang, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Guillermo Torre-Amione, Sherif F. Nagueh> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2007 Jan 2
8 citations
Cardiac Angiosarcoma: An Unusual Presentation Simulating Mitral Stenosis and Constrictive-effusive Pericarditis
Juan Carlos Plana, Sherif S. Iskander, Mary L. Ostrowski, Jimmy F. Howell, Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Albert E. Raizner, William A. Zoghbi> ;Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography. 2003 Dec 1
44 citations
Platelet hyperreactivity in women from families with premature atherosclerosis.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer, Lewis Becker, Diane Becker, Lisa Yanek, Pascal Goldschmidt-Clermont, Paul F. Bray> ;Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 2003 Jan 1
Noninvasive evaluation of women with coronary artery disease.
Karla M. Kurrelmeyer> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2002 Sep 1
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Press Mentions

Women at Risk for Heart Disease Need to Begin Prevention EarlyFebruary 22nd, 2019
Women with Risk Factors for Heart Disease Need to Start a Prevention Plan Before MenopauseJuly 11th, 2017
Women Chasing Holiday Perfection May Miss Signs of Heart TroubleDecember 23rd, 2016
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Committees

Chair, Houston Methodist Hospital System Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee 2018 - Present
Member, American College of Cardiology Membership Committee 2017 - Present
Member, Houston Methodist Main Medical Executive Committee 2015 - 2018
Member/Chair, American College of Cardiology Credentialing and Member Services Committee 2012 - 2018