Myocardial Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension

Dr. Michael M. Givertz's clinical research interests include the role of nitric oxide and oxidative stress in myocardial failure and the role of endothelia in pulmonary hypertension.  Dr. Givertz's research also focuses on the development of novel, non-invasive tools to assess cardiac function and guide therapy.

Givertz, MM, Colucci, WS, LeJentel, TH, et al.  Acute endothelin-A receptor bloackage causes selective pulmonary vasodilation in patients with chronic heart failure.  Circulation 2000 101:2922-2927.

Givertz MM, Slawsky MT, Moraes DL, et al.  Noninvasive determination of pulmonary artery wedge pressure in patients with chronic heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2001;87: 34-36.