Dr. Frank Wilson Smart, MD

EDUCATION/TRAINING
Southeastern Louisiana University B.S.1978 Zoology
LSU School of MedicineM.D. 1985 Medicine
Member American Heart Association
Fellow American College of Cardiology
Member Southern Society of Clinical Investigation
Member Heart Failure Society of America
Former Member Tulane University IRB
Grant Reviewer American Heart Association Founders Affiliate
Editorial Board Congestive Heart Failure
Editorial Board Cardiology Today
Editorial Board J of the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
C. Selected Peer-Reviewed Publications
1.Photoplethysmography as a single source for analysis of sleep-disordered breathing in patients with severe cardiovascular disease.. J Sleep Res. 2011 Jun 14. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2011
2.Long-term assessment of nocturnal Cheyne-Stokes respiration in patients with heart failure. Sleep Breath. 2010 Dec 2
3. The value of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of isolated non-compaction of the left …ventricle. Isr Med Assoc J. 2009 May;11(5):313-4.
4.Application of implantable hemodynamic monitoring in the management of patients with diastolic heart failure: a subgroup analysis of the COMPASS-HF trial. J Card Fail. 2008 Dec;14(10):816-23
6. Randomized controlled trial of an implantable continuous hemodynamic monitor in patients with advanced heart failure: the COMPASS-HF study. COMPASS-HF Study Group J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Mar 18;51(11):1073-9
7. Right ventricular function and failure: report of a National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute working group on cellular and molecular mechanisms of right heart failure. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Working Group on Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Right Heart Failure Circulation. 2006 Oct 24;114(17):1883-91
8. Utility of impedance cardiography for the identification of short-term risk of clinical decompensation in stable patients with chronic heart failurePacker Prospective Evaluation and Identification of Cardiac Decompensation by ICG Test (PREDICT) Study Investigators and Coordinators J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Jun 6;47(11):2245-52
9. Peripheral vascular reactivity in patients with pulsatile vs axial flow left ventricular assist device support. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2006 Apr;25(4):391-4
Completed Research Support
Represents a sample for the last 4 years selected from 81 total projects
WideMed NOGA XP Sole US site for the detection of sleep disordered breathing in patients with heart failure Sponsor WideMed Inc 2007 - 2009
PEERLESS HF Multicenter randomized trial of the Paracor ventricular restraint device in advanced systolic heart failure Sponsor Paracor Medical Inc.2007 - 2010
Everest II Multicenter trial of the Evalve percutaneous Mitral clip in patients with MR and systolic dysfunction Sponsor EValve Inc.09/2008 -05/2009
REALISM Multicenter trial of the EValve percutaneous Mitral clip in high risk patients for mitral valve repair (Submitted for approval) Sponsor EValve Inc.06/2009 - 2010
ESP Evaulation of simplified predictors of mortality in advanced heart failure, Study with Johns Hopkins Univ, Univ. of Minnesota College of Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine. Sponsor Thoratec Inc. 2009-11
PARACHUTE Phase II study of the Parachute ventricular partitioning device in patients with heart failure and a ventricular dyskinetic segment Sopnsor CardioKinetics Inc. 06/2008 - 2010
TENSOR-TIPSingle site testing the validity of Photoluminesence in determining various perfusion and metabolic states in critical care patients 03/2010-present
Corvalen In Heart Failure Multicenter study evaluating the efficacy or a ribose supplement added to pharmacotherapy for refractory heart failure 04/2010-present
LAPTOP Left Atrial Pressure Monitoring in Advanced CHF. Sponsor St. Jude Medical 12/2010-3/2011