Paul Heidenreich MD

Adult Congenital Heart Disease, Echocardiography, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Professor, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center

300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 650-496-2584

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Education & Training

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1992 - 1995
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1992
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1990
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

Clinical Trials

Clinical Reminders in Test Reports to Improve Guideline Compliance
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Serial BNP Testing for Heart Failure Management
TERMINATED
Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Use in the VA System
COMPLETED
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Inpatient Initiation of Target-Dose ACE Inhibitors and Lower Risk of Death or Kidney Failure in Veterans With HFrEF: Results From the National DCVA-HF Registry.
Cherinne Arundel, Venkatesh K Raman, Sijian Zhang, Helen M Sheriff, Jessica J Logan
Journal of Cardiac Failure. 2026-08-21
Target Versus Below-Target Dose ACE Inhibitors in U.S. Veterans with HFpEF: Differential Outcomes by CKD Status.
Frederick Lu, Amiya A Ahmed, Sijian Zhang, Venkatesh K Raman, Samir S Patel
European Journal of Heart Failure. 2026-07-30
Delayed Diagnosis of Transthyretin Cardiac Amyloidosis Is Associated With Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Mortality.
Gabriela Spencer-Bonilla, Jun Fan, Anubodh Sunny Varshney, Paul Cheng, Natasha Din
JACC. Advances. 2026-07-22

Journal Articles

Applicability of US Food and Drug Administration Labeling for Dapagliflozin to Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction in US Clinical Practice
Muthiah Vaduganathan, Javed Butler, Paul A Heidenreich, Michelle M Kittleson, Anjali Tiku Owens, Pamela N Peterson, Clyde W Yancy, Gregg C Fonarow, JAMA Cardiology
Quality of Care and Outcomes Among Medicare Advantage vs Fee-for-Service Medicare Patients Hospitalized with Heart Failure
Rishi K Wadhera, Paul A Heidenreich, Clyde W Yancy, Deepak L Bhatt, JAMA Cardiology
Trends in Readmission and Mortality Rates Following Heart Failure Hospitalization in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System from 2007 to 2017
Shun Kohsaka, Alexander T Sandhu, Paul A Heidenreich, JAMA Cardiology

Lectures

Hospital Re-Admission Measure Is the Right Quality Measure in Heart Failure
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019

Authored Content

Trends in Readmission and Mortality Rates Following Heart Failure Hospitalization in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System from 2007 to 2017June 2020
Trends in Readmission and Mortality Rates Following Heart Failure Hospitalization in the Veterans Affairs Health Care System from 2007 to 2017June 2020
US Department of Justice Investigations of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators and Quality Improvement in Health CareJuly 2018

Press Mentions

Guidelines Issued for Vaccination as Part of Cardiovascular CareOctober 2nd, 2025
Focus on Prevention | ACC Streamlines Immunization Recommendations for CVDOctober 1st, 2025
Why All Heart Patients Should Be Vaccinated Against the Flu, COVID-19, RSVSeptember 12th, 2025