MichaelA.SamaraMDFACC, FHFSA

Echocardiography, Heart Failure & Transplantation, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Cardiac Critical Care

Advanced Heart Failure, Cardiac Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Cardiac Critical Care at the Minneapolis Heart Institute

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Office
800 E 28th St
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone+1 612-863-3900

Fax+1 612-863-1681
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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, 2011 - 2012
Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2008 - 2011
University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 2012 - 2024
OH State Medical License 2008 - 2014
IL State Medical License 2004 - 2008
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow HFSA
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Right Ventricular Assist Device Placement During Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation Is Associated With Improved Survival.
Khan, N., Crespo-Diaz, R., Mudy, K., Samara, M., Eckman, P., Sun, B., Hryniewicz, K.> ;ASAIO Journal. 2024 Feb 19
2 citations
Peak troponin predicts successful weaning from VA ECMO in patients with acute myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock.
Monique North, Peter Eckman, Michael A. Samara, Ivan Chavez, Christian Schmidt, Ross Garberich, K. Hryniewicz> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 Feb 2
3 citations
Multidisciplinary shock team is associated with improved outcomes in patients undergoing ECPR.
K. Hryniewicz, Michael Hart, David Raile, Yale Wang, Michael Mooney, Karol Mudy, Peter Eckman, Michael A. Samara, Jay H. Traverse, Benjamin Sun, David M Williams, K. W...> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2021 May 1
2 citations
Clinical outcomes associated with sedation and analgesia in patients supported with venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Paige A Skelton, Matthew P. Lillyblad, Peter Eckman, Michael A. Samara, David M Williams, K. Wilson, Larissa Stanberry, K. Hryniewicz> ;The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2020 Apr 1
2 citations
Atrial Shunting for Heart Failure: Where Do We Need to Go?
Paul Sorajja, Michael A. Samara, Peter Eckman> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Nov 26
16 citations
Percutaneous Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock Is Associated with Improved Short- and Long-Term Survival.
K. Hryniewicz, Yader Sandoval, Michael A. Samara, Mosi K. Bennett, B. Cabuay, Ivan Chavez, Susan Seatter, Peter Eckman, Peter Zimbwa, Aaron Dunn, Benjamin Sun> ;ASAIO Journal. 2016 Jul 1
6 citations
Radiation dose and image quality of 70 kVp functional cardiovascular computed tomography imaging in congenital heart disease.
Andrew M. Lesser, Marc C. Newell, Michael A. Samara, Charles C. Gornick, Katharine Grant, Ross Garberich, B. Kelly Han> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2016 Mar 1
32 citations
Elevated Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 and Placental-Like Growth Factor Levels Are Associated With Development and Mortality Risk in Heart Failure
Muhammad Hammadah, Vasiliki V. Georgiopoulou, Andreas P. Kalogeropoulos, Malory Weber, Xi Wang, Michael A. Samara, Yuping Wu, Javed Butler, W.H. Wilson Tang> ;Circulation. Heart Failure. 2016 Jan 1
6 citations
The Changing Role for Endomyocardial Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Giant-Cell Myocarditis.
Ankur Kalra, Rachel Kneeland, Michael A. Samara, Leslie T. Cooper> ;Cardiology and Therapy. 2014 May 9
51 citations
Cardiac contractility modulation therapy in advanced systolic heart failure
Alexander R. Lyon, Michael A. Samara, David S. Feldman> ;Nature Reviews. Cardiology. 2013 Oct 1
57 citations
Single exhaled breath metabolomic analysis identifies unique breathprint in patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
Michael A. Samara, W.H. Wilson Tang, Frank Cikach, Zeynep Gul, Lily Tranchito, Kelly Paschke, Jamie Viterna, Yuping Wu, Daniel Laskowski, Raed A. Dweik> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2013 Apr 2
8 citations
Device monitoring strategies in acute heart failure syndromes
Michael A. Samara, W.H. Wilson Tang> ;Heart Failure Reviews. 2011 Mar 19
8 citations
Polyunsaturated fatty acids in heart failure: should we give more and give earlier?
W.H. Wilson Tang, Michael A. Samara> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2011 Feb 15
3 citations
Cardiac tamponade in a patient with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Michael A. Samara, J. Matthew Brennan, Koen van Besien, Richard A. Larson> ;Leukemia & Lymphoma. 2007 Jan 1
250 citations
Programmed Adsorption and Release of Proteins in a Microfluidic Device
Dale L. Huber, Ronald P. Manginell, Michael Samara, Byung-Il Kim, Bruce C. Bunker> ;Science. 2003 Jul 18
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