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- Yale CardiologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 2ndNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale CardiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Robert McNamara, MD, MHS, FAHA, FACC, FASE
Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiac Imaging
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Patient type treated
Adult
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Biography
Robert McNamara, MD, MHS, is a specialist in cardiovascular medicine and cardiac imaging, diagnosing and treating heart conditions, such as ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. He is the Director of Echocardiography for Yale New Haven Health System.
Dr. McNamara's research interests include advancing quality of care for patients with cardiovascular conditions and employing the use of artificial intelligence in cardiac imaging.
Dr. McNamara is a professor at Yale University School of Medicine.
Titles
- Professor
- Director of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Education & Training
- FellowJohns Hopkins University (1997)
- MHSJohns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (1997)
- FellowHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1995)
- ResidentHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1993)
- MDWashington University School of Medicine (1991)
- BSUniversity of Notre Dame (1986)
Additional Information
Honors & Recognitions
- Fellow: American Heart Association (2010)
- Fellow: American Society of Echocardiography (2005)
- Fellow: American College of Cardiology (2001)
Publications
- Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Ruiz Esparza-Dueñas M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Orea-Tejeda A, Rojas-Serrano J, McNamara R, Reyes Lopez P, Sugeng L. Association between three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A multicenter study. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39984139, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.02.008.
- Oikonomou E, Vaid A, Holste G, Coppi A, McNamara R, Baloescu C, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Apakama D, Nadkarni G, Khera R. Artificial intelligence-guided detection of under-recognised cardiomyopathies on point-of-care cardiac ultrasonography: a multicentre study. The Lancet Digital Health 2025, 7: e113-e123. PMID: 39890242, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(24)00249-8.
- Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Esparza M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Mcnamara R, Sugeng L. Three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction: a strong predictor of outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a multicenter study. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2025, 26: jeae333.356. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae333.356.
- Singh J, Reinhardt S, Hur D, Sugeng L, Akintoye E, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Shkolnik E, McNamara R, Faridi K. Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39884444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.01.010.
- Wright C, McNamara R, Zalik F, Oen-Hsiao J. Patent Foramen Ovale With Asymmetric Pulmonary Venous Flow Reversal. Case 2025, 9: 65-69. PMID: 40027930, PMCID: PMC11865810, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2024.11.005.
- Faridi K, Wang Y, Minges K, Smilowitz N, McNamara R, Kontos M, Wang T, Connors A, Clary J, Osborne A, Pereira L, Curtis J, Blankinship K, Mayfield J, Abbott J. Predicting Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2025, 18: e011259. PMID: 39801472, PMCID: PMC11919567, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011259.
- Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Hall J, Toporek G, Patil S, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Deep-learning generated B-line score mirrors clinical progression of disease for patients with heart failure. The Ultrasound Journal 2024, 16: 42. PMID: 39283362, PMCID: PMC11405569, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00391-4.
- Bitar R, Langdon J, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Residual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas. Ultrasound Quarterly 2024, 40: e00694. PMID: 39466239, DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000694.
- Oikonomou E, Holste G, Yuan N, Coppi A, McNamara R, Haynes N, Vora A, Velazquez E, Li F, Menon V, Kapadia S, Gill T, Nadkarni G, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Ouyang D, Khera R. A Multimodal Video-Based AI Biomarker for Aortic Stenosis Development and Progression. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9: 534-544. PMID: 38581644, PMCID: PMC10999005, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.0595.
- See C, Kim Y, Park J, Wang Y, Reinhardt S, Shkolnik E, Faridi K, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Hur D. High- versus low-gradient aortic stenosis: Is our evaluation limited by aorto-mitral angle on cardiovascular CT? International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 409: 132174. PMID: 38754590, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132174.
- Bitar R, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Ultrasound evaluation of portal venous gas and its mimics. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 49: 2756-2769. PMID: 38735019, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04328-2.
- Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.
- Shah N, Sugeng L, Zhang Z, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Mankbadi M, Basem Dajani A, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2023, 37: 466-467. PMID: 37995937, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.014.
- Oikonomou E, Holste G, Mcnamara R, Velazquez E, Nadkarni G, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Predicting aortic stenosis progression using a video-based deep learning model of aortic stenosis built for single-view two-dimensional echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.040. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.040.
- Holste G, Oikonomou E, Mortazavi B, Coppi A, Faridi K, Miller E, Forrest J, McNamara R, Ohno-Machado L, Yuan N, Gupta A, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4592-4604. PMID: 37611002, PMCID: PMC11004929, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad456.
- Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Toporek G, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Two‐ Versus 8‐Zone Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure: Analysis of a Large Data Set Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2023, 42: 2349-2356. PMID: 37255051, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16262.
- Martinez M, Amuchastegui M, Grima J, Amuchastegui T, Alvarellos T, McNamara K, Garimella S, Sánchez A, Mankbadi M, Sewanan L, Salomone O, McNamara R, Lombo B. THE INCIDENCE OF CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY OF CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 553. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)00997-x.
- Bregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.
- Dominguez Y, Minges K, Wang Y, McNamara R, Spertus J, Dehmer G, Messenger J, Mercado N, Lavin K, Pierre D, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Clary J, Osborne A, Curtis J, Cavender M. IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1217. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02576-6.
- Members W, Heidenreich P, Estes N, Fonarow G, Jurgens C, Kittleson M, Marine J, McManus D, McNamara R. 2020 Update to the 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 14: e000100. PMID: 33284642, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000100.
- Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Chen W, Bregasi A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Miranda J, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Freeman J, Curtis J, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1708. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32335-4.
- Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Trejo M, Miranda J, Pereira J, Crandall I, DaSilva P, Bouman E, Brooks A, Gerardi C, Houle H, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Lombo B, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1706. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32333-0.
- Sibomana J, McNamara R, Walker T. Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 231. PMID: 31638907, PMCID: PMC6805529, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1203-3.
- Struyk G, Essa M, Flueckiger P, Bregasi A, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s41. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.119.
- Albert N, Gluckman T, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Roe M, Tingley J, Negi S, Goldberg L, Rogers S, Mobayed J, Patel S, Pruski B, Hewitt K, Fanari Z, Lucas J. CHANGES IN HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND TRANSITION-CARE MEASURES 1-YEAR AFTER INITIATION OF THE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a655. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31196-3.
- Trejo M, Cabezas F, Hersey D, Moore C, Lin B, McNamara R. PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA SIZE BY ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1529. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32070-9.
- Essa M, Flueckiger P, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1617. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32158-2.
- Desai NR, Kennedy KF, Cohen DJ, Connolly T, Diercks DB, Moscucci M, Ramee S, Spertus J, Wang TY, McNamara RL. Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 16-24. PMID: 29223432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.004.
- Heidenreich PA, Solis P, Estes NA, Fonarow GC, Jurgens CY, Marine JE, McManus DD, McNamara RL. 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 68: 525-568. PMID: 27364541, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.521.
- Robinson A, Jain A, Gentry M, McNamara R. RISK OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS AFTER STEMI IN THE PRIMARY PCI ERA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 489. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30490-9.
- McNamara RL, Wang Y, Partovian C, Montague J, Mody P, Eddy E, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health Records. Medical Care 2015, 53: 818-826. PMID: 26225445, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000402.
- McNamara RL, Spatz ES, Kelley TA, Stowell CJ, Beltrame J, Heidenreich P, Tresserras R, Jernberg T, Chua T, Morgan L, Panigrahi B, Rosas Ruiz A, Rumsfeld JS, Sadwin L, Schoeberl M, Shahian D, Weston C, Yeh R, Lewin J. Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001767. PMID: 25991011, PMCID: PMC4599409, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001767.
- Nanna M, Bazylevska V, Wong R, Murphy T, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R. IN HOSPITAL WEIGHT CHANGE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH READMISSION RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a812. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60812-9.
- McNamara RL, Chung SC, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow GC, Peterson ED, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 175: 240-247. PMID: 24882696, PMCID: PMC4112832, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.270.
- McNamara R, Chung S, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARISON OF MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA AND ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e1593. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61593-4.
- McNamara RL. Cardiovascular registry research comes of age. Heart 2010, 96: 908. PMID: 20538664, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.198069.
- McNamara R, Austin B, Wang Y, Smith G, Vaccarine V, Krumholz H. Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology 2008, 31: 119-124. PMID: 18383045, PMCID: PMC6653267, DOI: 10.1002/clc.20118.
- Estes NA, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJ, Waldo AL, Wyse DG, Bonow RO, DeLong E, Goff DC, Grady K, Green LA, Hiniker A, Linderbaum JA, Masoudi FA, Piña IL, Pressler S, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 865-884. PMID: 18294574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.006.
- McNamara RL, Herrin J, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Peterson ED, Blaney ME, Frederick P, Krumholz HM. Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1227-1232. PMID: 17920362, PMCID: PMC2715362, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.043.
- McNamara R, Wang Y, Herrin J, Bradley E, Krumholz H. Reply. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2601. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.022.
- Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.
- Douglas P, Iskandrian AE, Krumholz HM, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Peterson E, Douglas P, Chen J, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Iskandrian A, Krumholz H, Masoudi F, Mohler E, McNamara R, Patel M, Peterson E, Spertus J. Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2141-2151. PMID: 17113004, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.076.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2006, 2010: cd001938. PMID: 17636690, PMCID: PMC10759270, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.pub2.
- McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.
- Babayan Z, McNamara R, Nagajothi N, Kasper E, Armenian H, Powe N, Baughman K, Lima J. Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure. Clinical Cardiology 2003, 26: 411-418. PMID: 14524597, PMCID: PMC6654034, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260906.
- Robinson K, McNamara R, Bass E, Powe N. Evidence-based Practice Centers: Production of Evidence Report on Management of Atrial Fibrillation. AACN Advanced Critical Care 2001, 12: 618-627. PMID: 11759433, DOI: 10.1097/00044067-200111000-00018.
- Fuster V, Rydén L, Asinger R, Cannom D, Crijns H, Frye R, Halperin J, Kay G, Klein W, Lévy S, McNamara R, Prystowsky E, Wann L, Wyse D. Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. European Heart Journal 2001, 22: 1852-1923. PMID: 11601835, DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2983.
- McNamara R, Powe N, Thiemann D, Shaffer T, Weller W, Anderson G. Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2001, 7: 261-6. PMID: 11258143.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. 2001, cd001938. PMID: 11279741, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.
- Miller M, McNamara R, Segal J, Kim N, Robinson K, Goodman S, Powe N, Bass E. Efficacy of agents for pharmacologic conversion of atrial fibrillation and subsequent maintenance of sinus rhythm: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 1033-46. PMID: 11093570.
- McNamara R, Bass E, Miller M, Segal J, Goodman S, Kim N, Robinson K, Powe N. Management of new onset atrial fibrillation. Evidence Report Technology Assessment 2000, 1-7. PMID: 11471248, PMCID: PMC4781222.
- Sen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer S. Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2000, 10: 102-109. PMID: 10686448, DOI: 10.1159/000016038.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Yu D, Bass E. The evidence regarding the drugs used for ventricular rate control. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 47-59. PMID: 10678340.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Bass E, the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center. Prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 56-67. PMID: 10632835, PMCID: PMC1495320, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.04329.x.
- McNamara R, Powe N, Shaffer T, Thiemann D, Weller W, Anderson G. Capitation for cardiologists: Accepting risk for coronary artery disease under managed care. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 82: 1178-1182. PMID: 9832090, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00602-x.
- O’Brien P, Thiemann D, McNamara R, Roberts J, Raska K, Oppenheimer S, Lima J. Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1144-1151. PMID: 9605057, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00132-5.
- McNamara R, Lima J, Whelton P, Powe N. Echocardiographic identification of cardiovascular sources of emboli to guide clinical management of stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1997, 127: 775-87. PMID: 9382398, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-9-199711010-00001.
- Lavados P, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer S. 4-07-34 Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) findings in patients with lacunar infarction according to clinical presentation. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 150: s220-s221. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)85944-8.
- Lavados P, Lima J, McNamara R, Becker L, Oppenheimer S. 5-07-14 Neurogenic stunned myocardium in acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 150: s281. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)86252-1.
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- Yale CardiologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard Avenue, Fl 2ndNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale CardiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
Biography
Robert McNamara, MD, MHS, is a specialist in cardiovascular medicine and cardiac imaging, diagnosing and treating heart conditions, such as ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, valvular heart disease, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. He is the Director of Echocardiography for Yale New Haven Health System.
Dr. McNamara's research interests include advancing quality of care for patients with cardiovascular conditions and employing the use of artificial intelligence in cardiac imaging.
Dr. McNamara is a professor at Yale University School of Medicine.
Titles
- Professor
- Director of Echocardiography, Cardiovascular Medicine
- Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Education & Training
- FellowJohns Hopkins University (1997)
- MHSJohns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health (1997)
- FellowHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1995)
- ResidentHospital of the University of Pennsylvania (1993)
- MDWashington University School of Medicine (1991)
- BSUniversity of Notre Dame (1986)
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Honors & Recognitions
- Fellow: American Heart Association (2010)
- Fellow: American Society of Echocardiography (2005)
- Fellow: American College of Cardiology (2001)
Publications
- Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Ruiz Esparza-Dueñas M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Orea-Tejeda A, Rojas-Serrano J, McNamara R, Reyes Lopez P, Sugeng L. Association between three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction and in-hospital outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. A multicenter study. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39984139, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.02.008.
- Oikonomou E, Vaid A, Holste G, Coppi A, McNamara R, Baloescu C, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Apakama D, Nadkarni G, Khera R. Artificial intelligence-guided detection of under-recognised cardiomyopathies on point-of-care cardiac ultrasonography: a multicentre study. The Lancet Digital Health 2025, 7: e113-e123. PMID: 39890242, DOI: 10.1016/s2589-7500(24)00249-8.
- Posada-Martinez E, Ivey-Miranda J, Ortiz-Leon X, Arias-Godinez J, Fritche-Salazar J, Rodriguez-Zanella H, Esparza M, Romero-Zertuche D, Silvestre-Flores I, Morales-Portano J, Mcnamara R, Sugeng L. Three-dimensional right ventricular ejection fraction: a strong predictor of outcomes in patients undergoing cardiac surgery, a multicenter study. European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2025, 26: jeae333.356. DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeae333.356.
- Singh J, Reinhardt S, Hur D, Sugeng L, Akintoye E, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Shkolnik E, McNamara R, Faridi K. Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure and Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Echocardiography in Real-World Practice. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2025 PMID: 39884444, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2025.01.010.
- Wright C, McNamara R, Zalik F, Oen-Hsiao J. Patent Foramen Ovale With Asymmetric Pulmonary Venous Flow Reversal. Case 2025, 9: 65-69. PMID: 40027930, PMCID: PMC11865810, DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2024.11.005.
- Faridi K, Wang Y, Minges K, Smilowitz N, McNamara R, Kontos M, Wang T, Connors A, Clary J, Osborne A, Pereira L, Curtis J, Blankinship K, Mayfield J, Abbott J. Predicting Mortality in Patients Hospitalized With Acute Myocardial Infarction: From the National Cardiovascular Data Registry. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2025, 18: e011259. PMID: 39801472, PMCID: PMC11919567, DOI: 10.1161/circoutcomes.124.011259.
- Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Hall J, Toporek G, Patil S, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Deep-learning generated B-line score mirrors clinical progression of disease for patients with heart failure. The Ultrasound Journal 2024, 16: 42. PMID: 39283362, PMCID: PMC11405569, DOI: 10.1186/s13089-024-00391-4.
- Bitar R, Langdon J, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Residual Ultrasound-Enhancing Agents Mimicking Portal Venous Gas. Ultrasound Quarterly 2024, 40: e00694. PMID: 39466239, DOI: 10.1097/ruq.0000000000000694.
- Oikonomou E, Holste G, Yuan N, Coppi A, McNamara R, Haynes N, Vora A, Velazquez E, Li F, Menon V, Kapadia S, Gill T, Nadkarni G, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Ouyang D, Khera R. A Multimodal Video-Based AI Biomarker for Aortic Stenosis Development and Progression. JAMA Cardiology 2024, 9: 534-544. PMID: 38581644, PMCID: PMC10999005, DOI: 10.1001/jamacardio.2024.0595.
- See C, Kim Y, Park J, Wang Y, Reinhardt S, Shkolnik E, Faridi K, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Hur D. High- versus low-gradient aortic stenosis: Is our evaluation limited by aorto-mitral angle on cardiovascular CT? International Journal Of Cardiology 2024, 409: 132174. PMID: 38754590, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.132174.
- Bitar R, Kaur M, Crandall I, McNamara R, Revzin M. Ultrasound evaluation of portal venous gas and its mimics. Abdominal Radiology 2024, 49: 2756-2769. PMID: 38735019, DOI: 10.1007/s00261-024-04328-2.
- Faridi K, Zhu Z, Shah N, Crandall I, McNamara R, Flueckiger P, Bachand K, Lombo B, Hur D, Agarwal V, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Sugeng L. Factors associated with reporting left ventricular ejection fraction with 3D echocardiography in real‐world practice. Echocardiography 2024, 41: e15774. PMID: 38329886, DOI: 10.1111/echo.15774.
- Shah N, Sugeng L, Zhang Z, Wang K, McNamara R, Agarwal V, Hur D, Lombo B, Bellumkonda L, Mankbadi M, Basem Dajani A, Forrest J, Krumholz H, Reinhardt S, Velazquez E, Faridi K. Variation in Reader-Reported Severity of Paradoxical Low-Flow Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis. Journal Of The American Society Of Echocardiography 2023, 37: 466-467. PMID: 37995937, DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2023.11.014.
- Oikonomou E, Holste G, Mcnamara R, Velazquez E, Nadkarni G, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Predicting aortic stenosis progression using a video-based deep learning model of aortic stenosis built for single-view two-dimensional echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: ehad655.040. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad655.040.
- Holste G, Oikonomou E, Mortazavi B, Coppi A, Faridi K, Miller E, Forrest J, McNamara R, Ohno-Machado L, Yuan N, Gupta A, Ouyang D, Krumholz H, Wang Z, Khera R. Severe aortic stenosis detection by deep learning applied to echocardiography. European Heart Journal 2023, 44: 4592-4604. PMID: 37611002, PMCID: PMC11004929, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehad456.
- Baloescu C, Chen A, Varasteh A, Toporek G, McNamara R, Raju B, Moore C. Two‐ Versus 8‐Zone Lung Ultrasound in Heart Failure: Analysis of a Large Data Set Using a Deep Learning Algorithm. Journal Of Ultrasound In Medicine 2023, 42: 2349-2356. PMID: 37255051, DOI: 10.1002/jum.16262.
- Martinez M, Amuchastegui M, Grima J, Amuchastegui T, Alvarellos T, McNamara K, Garimella S, Sánchez A, Mankbadi M, Sewanan L, Salomone O, McNamara R, Lombo B. THE INCIDENCE OF CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY IN A NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY OF CÓRDOBA, ARGENTINA. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 553. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)00997-x.
- Bregasi A, Freeman JV, Curtis JP, Akar JG, Ortiz-Leon XA, Maia JH, Higgins AY, Matthews RV, Sinusas AJ, McNamara RL, Sugeng L, Lin BA. Abnormal left atrial body stiffness is predicted by appendage size: impact of appendage occlusion on left atrial mechanics assessed by pressure-volume analysis. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2022, 323: h559-h568. PMID: 35960632, PMCID: PMC9576173, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00083.2022.
- Dominguez Y, Minges K, Wang Y, McNamara R, Spertus J, Dehmer G, Messenger J, Mercado N, Lavin K, Pierre D, Anderson C, Blankinship K, Clary J, Osborne A, Curtis J, Cavender M. IN-HOSPITAL MORTALITY RISK PREDICTION FOR PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONS: AN UPDATED MODEL FROM THE NCDR CATHPCI REGISTRY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1217. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)02576-6.
- Members W, Heidenreich P, Estes N, Fonarow G, Jurgens C, Kittleson M, Marine J, McManus D, McNamara R. 2020 Update to the 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Circulation Cardiovascular Quality And Outcomes 2020, 14: e000100. PMID: 33284642, DOI: 10.1161/hcq.0000000000000100.
- Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Chen W, Bregasi A, Crandall I, Pereira J, Miranda J, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Freeman J, Curtis J, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. CHANGES OF LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE ORIFICE FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1708. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32335-4.
- Ortiz-Leon X, Posada E, Trejo M, Miranda J, Pereira J, Crandall I, DaSilva P, Bouman E, Brooks A, Gerardi C, Houle H, Akar J, Lin B, McNamara R, Lombo B, Arias-Godínez J, Sugeng L. TRICUSPID AND MITRAL REMODELING IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: A THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC STUDY. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 1706. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(20)32333-0.
- Sibomana J, McNamara R, Walker T. Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 231. PMID: 31638907, PMCID: PMC6805529, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1203-3.
- Struyk G, Essa M, Flueckiger P, Bregasi A, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging of Inferior Vena Cava Outperforms Standard Two-Dimensional Imaging as a Diagnostic Tool in Heart Failure. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2018, 24: s41. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2018.07.119.
- Albert N, Gluckman T, McNamara R, Fonarow G, Malik A, Brindis R, Lu D, Roe M, Tingley J, Negi S, Goldberg L, Rogers S, Mobayed J, Patel S, Pruski B, Hewitt K, Fanari Z, Lucas J. CHANGES IN HOSPITAL PERFORMANCE AND TRANSITION-CARE MEASURES 1-YEAR AFTER INITIATION OF THE PATIENT NAVIGATOR PROGRAM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a655. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)31196-3.
- Trejo M, Cabezas F, Hersey D, Moore C, Lin B, McNamara R. PROGNOSTIC VALUE OF INFERIOR VENA CAVA SIZE BY ULTRASOUND IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1529. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32070-9.
- Essa M, Flueckiger P, McNamara R, Sugeng L, Testani J, Lin B. RIGHT ATRIAL PRESSURE ESTIMATES BY 2D AND 3D INFERIOR VENA CAVA MEASUREMENTS ARE DISCORDANT. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2018, 71: a1617. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32158-2.
- Desai NR, Kennedy KF, Cohen DJ, Connolly T, Diercks DB, Moscucci M, Ramee S, Spertus J, Wang TY, McNamara RL. Contemporary risk model for inhospital major bleeding for patients with acute myocardial infarction: The acute coronary treatment and intervention outcomes network (ACTION) registry®–Get With The Guidelines (GWTG)®. American Heart Journal 2017, 194: 16-24. PMID: 29223432, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2017.08.004.
- Heidenreich PA, Solis P, Estes NA, Fonarow GC, Jurgens CY, Marine JE, McManus DD, McNamara RL. 2016 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 68: 525-568. PMID: 27364541, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.521.
- Robinson A, Jain A, Gentry M, McNamara R. RISK OF LEFT VENTRICULAR THROMBUS AFTER STEMI IN THE PRIMARY PCI ERA: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2016, 67: 489. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(16)30490-9.
- McNamara RL, Wang Y, Partovian C, Montague J, Mody P, Eddy E, Krumholz HM, Bernheim SM. Development of a Hospital Outcome Measure Intended for Use With Electronic Health Records. Medical Care 2015, 53: 818-826. PMID: 26225445, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000402.
- McNamara RL, Spatz ES, Kelley TA, Stowell CJ, Beltrame J, Heidenreich P, Tresserras R, Jernberg T, Chua T, Morgan L, Panigrahi B, Rosas Ruiz A, Rumsfeld JS, Sadwin L, Schoeberl M, Shahian D, Weston C, Yeh R, Lewin J. Standardized Outcome Measurement for Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Consensus From the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM). Journal Of The American Heart Association 2015, 4: e001767. PMID: 25991011, PMCID: PMC4599409, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.115.001767.
- Nanna M, Bazylevska V, Wong R, Murphy T, Bellumkonda L, McNamara R. IN HOSPITAL WEIGHT CHANGE IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH READMISSION RISK IN PATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a812. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)60812-9.
- McNamara RL, Chung SC, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow GC, Peterson ED, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. International comparisons of the management of patients with non-ST segment elevation acute myocardial infarction in the United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States: The MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA, and ACTION Registry-GWTG/NCDR registries. International Journal Of Cardiology 2014, 175: 240-247. PMID: 24882696, PMCID: PMC4112832, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.04.270.
- McNamara R, Chung S, Jernberg T, Holmes D, Roe M, Timmis A, James S, Deanfield J, Fonarow G, Peterson E, Jeppsson A, Hemingway H. MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-ST SEGMENT ELEVATION ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, SWEDEN AND THE UNITED STATES: A COMPARISON OF MINAP/NICOR, SWEDEHEART/RIKS-HIA AND ACTION REGISTRY-GWTG. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2013, 61: e1593. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(13)61593-4.
- McNamara RL. Cardiovascular registry research comes of age. Heart 2010, 96: 908. PMID: 20538664, DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2010.198069.
- McNamara R, Austin B, Wang Y, Smith G, Vaccarine V, Krumholz H. Systolic Function as a Predictor of Mortality and Quality of Life in Long‐term Survivors with Heart Failure. Clinical Cardiology 2008, 31: 119-124. PMID: 18383045, PMCID: PMC6653267, DOI: 10.1002/clc.20118.
- Estes NA, Halperin JL, Calkins H, Ezekowitz MD, Gitman P, Go AS, McNamara RL, Messer JV, Ritchie JL, Romeo SJ, Waldo AL, Wyse DG, Bonow RO, DeLong E, Goff DC, Grady K, Green LA, Hiniker A, Linderbaum JA, Masoudi FA, Piña IL, Pressler S, Radford MJ, Rumsfeld JS. ACC/AHA/Physician Consortium 2008 Clinical Performance Measures for Adults With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation or Atrial Flutter A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Performance Measures and the Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement (Writing Committee to Develop Clinical Performance Measures for Atrial Fibrillation) Developed in Collaboration With the Heart Rhythm Society. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2008, 51: 865-884. PMID: 18294574, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.01.006.
- McNamara RL, Herrin J, Wang Y, Curtis JP, Bradley EH, Magid DJ, Rathore SS, Nallamothu BK, Peterson ED, Blaney ME, Frederick P, Krumholz HM. Impact of Delay in Door-to-Needle Time on Mortality in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2007, 100: 1227-1232. PMID: 17920362, PMCID: PMC2715362, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.05.043.
- McNamara R, Wang Y, Herrin J, Bradley E, Krumholz H. Reply. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2601. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.09.022.
- Bradley EH, Herrin J, Wang Y, Barton BA, Webster TR, Mattera JA, Roumanis SA, Curtis JP, Nallamothu BK, Magid DJ, McNamara RL, Parkosewich J, Loeb JM, Krumholz HM. Strategies for Reducing the Door-to-Balloon Time in Acute Myocardial Infarction. New England Journal Of Medicine 2006, 355: 2308-2320. PMID: 17101617, DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa063117.
- Douglas P, Iskandrian AE, Krumholz HM, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Peterson E, Douglas P, Chen J, Gillam L, Hendel R, Jollis J, Iskandrian A, Krumholz H, Masoudi F, Mohler E, McNamara R, Patel M, Peterson E, Spertus J. Achieving Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging Proceedings From the American College of Cardiology–Duke University Medical Center Think Tank on Quality in Cardiovascular Imaging. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2006, 48: 2141-2151. PMID: 17113004, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.06.076.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. Cochrane Database Of Systematic Reviews 2006, 2010: cd001938. PMID: 17636690, PMCID: PMC10759270, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.pub2.
- McNamara RL, Herrin J, Bradley EH, Portnay EL, Curtis JP, Wang Y, Magid DJ, Blaney M, Krumholz HM, Investigators N. Hospital Improvement in Time to Reperfusion in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction, 1999 to 2002. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2005, 47: 45-51. PMID: 16386663, PMCID: PMC1475926, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.04.071.
- Babayan Z, McNamara R, Nagajothi N, Kasper E, Armenian H, Powe N, Baughman K, Lima J. Predictors of cause‐specific hospital readmission in patients with heart failure. Clinical Cardiology 2003, 26: 411-418. PMID: 14524597, PMCID: PMC6654034, DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960260906.
- Robinson K, McNamara R, Bass E, Powe N. Evidence-based Practice Centers: Production of Evidence Report on Management of Atrial Fibrillation. AACN Advanced Critical Care 2001, 12: 618-627. PMID: 11759433, DOI: 10.1097/00044067-200111000-00018.
- Fuster V, Rydén L, Asinger R, Cannom D, Crijns H, Frye R, Halperin J, Kay G, Klein W, Lévy S, McNamara R, Prystowsky E, Wann L, Wyse D. Guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation. A report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines and Policy Conferences (Committee to develop guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation) developed in collaboration with the North American Society of Pacing and Electrophysiology. European Heart Journal 2001, 22: 1852-1923. PMID: 11601835, DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2983.
- McNamara R, Powe N, Thiemann D, Shaffer T, Weller W, Anderson G. Specialty of principal care physician and Medicare expenditures in patients with coronary artery disease: impact of comorbidity and severity. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2001, 7: 261-6. PMID: 11258143.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Powe N, Goodman S, Robinson K, Bass E. Anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy for non‐rheumatic atrial fibrillation and flutter. 2001, cd001938. PMID: 11279741, DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd001938.
- Miller M, McNamara R, Segal J, Kim N, Robinson K, Goodman S, Powe N, Bass E. Efficacy of agents for pharmacologic conversion of atrial fibrillation and subsequent maintenance of sinus rhythm: a meta-analysis of clinical trials. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 1033-46. PMID: 11093570.
- McNamara R, Bass E, Miller M, Segal J, Goodman S, Kim N, Robinson K, Powe N. Management of new onset atrial fibrillation. Evidence Report Technology Assessment 2000, 1-7. PMID: 11471248, PMCID: PMC4781222.
- Sen S, Wu K, McNamara R, Lima J, Piantadosi S, Oppenheimer S. Distribution, Severity and Risk Factors for Aortic Atherosclerosis in Cerebral Ischemia. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2000, 10: 102-109. PMID: 10686448, DOI: 10.1159/000016038.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Yu D, Bass E. The evidence regarding the drugs used for ventricular rate control. The Journal Of Family Practice 2000, 49: 47-59. PMID: 10678340.
- Segal J, McNamara R, Miller M, Kim N, Goodman S, Powe N, Robinson K, Bass E, the Johns Hopkins Evidence-based Practice Center. Prevention of thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2000, 15: 56-67. PMID: 10632835, PMCID: PMC1495320, DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2000.04329.x.
- McNamara R, Powe N, Shaffer T, Thiemann D, Weller W, Anderson G. Capitation for cardiologists: Accepting risk for coronary artery disease under managed care. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 82: 1178-1182. PMID: 9832090, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00602-x.
- O’Brien P, Thiemann D, McNamara R, Roberts J, Raska K, Oppenheimer S, Lima J. Usefulness of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Predicting Mortality and Morbidity in Stroke Patients Without Clinically Known Cardiac Sources of Embolus 11The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the United States Navy, Department of Defense, or the United States Government. The American Journal Of Cardiology 1998, 81: 1144-1151. PMID: 9605057, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(98)00132-5.
- McNamara R, Lima J, Whelton P, Powe N. Echocardiographic identification of cardiovascular sources of emboli to guide clinical management of stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1997, 127: 775-87. PMID: 9382398, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-9-199711010-00001.
- Lavados P, McNamara R, Lima J, Oppenheimer S. 4-07-34 Transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) findings in patients with lacunar infarction according to clinical presentation. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 150: s220-s221. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)85944-8.
- Lavados P, Lima J, McNamara R, Becker L, Oppenheimer S. 5-07-14 Neurogenic stunned myocardium in acute ischemic stroke. Journal Of The Neurological Sciences 1997, 150: s281. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-510x(97)86252-1.
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