Associate Chief-Clinical Affairs, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Medicine
Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation

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Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania
Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Medicine Division
6 Penn Tower
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Appointments
Contact: Carolanne Truitt (215) 662-2799

Clinical Specialty:

• Cardiovascular Medicine
• Heart Failure
• Heart Transplantation
• Women's Cardiovascular Disease

Practice Location:

• Hospital of The University of Pennsylvania, Penn Tower

Education:

• MD: Hahnemann Medical College
• Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital
• Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Research Interest:

• Diastolic Heart Failure
• Ventricular Assist Devices
• Heart Failure Outcomes
• Heart Disease in Thallassemia

Selected Publications:

1. Katz SD, Kubo SH, Jessup M, Brozena S, Troha JM, Walh J, Cohn JN, Sonnenblick EH, LeJemtel TH: A multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of pimobendan, a new cardiotonic and vasodilator agent, in patients with severe congestive heart failure. Am Heart J 123:95-103, 1992.
2. Furnary AP, Jessup M, Moreira LFP for the American Cardiomyoplasty Group: Multicenter trial of dynamic cardiomyoplasty for chronic heart failure. J Am Coll Cardiol 1996; 28:1175-80.
3. Goldstein S, Kennedy HL, Hall C, Anderson JL, Gheorghiade M, Gottlieb S, Jessup M, Karlsberg RP, Friday G, Haskell L. Metoprolol CR/XL in patients with heart failure: A pilot study examining the tolerability, safety, and effect on left ventricular ejection fraction. Am Heart J 1999; 138:1158-1165.
4. Jessup M: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors: Are there significant clinical differences? J Am Coll Cardiol 13: 1248-50, 1989.
5. Jessup M, Brozena SC: Identification and management of potential heart transplant recipients. Cardiology Clinics 8: 11-21, 1990.
6. Jessup M: Beta-adrenergic blockade in congestive heart failure: Answering the old questions. J Am Coll Cardiol 1991; 18: 1067-9.
7. Konstam M, Dracup K, Baker D, Bottorff MB, Brooks NH, Dacey RA, Dunbar SB, Jackson AB, Jessup M, Johnson JC, Jones RH, Luchi RJ, Massie BM, Pitt B, Rose EA, Rubin LJ, Wright RF. Heart Failure: Evaluation and Care of Patients with Left-Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. Clinical Practice Guidelines No. 11. AHCPR Publications No. 94-0612.
8. Jessup M, Manno CS. Diagnosis and Management of Iron-induced heart disease in Cooley's Anemia. Cooley's Anemia, Seventh Symposium. Annals of the New York Academy of Science vol. 850, 1998, p 242.
9. Jessup M. Mechanical cardiac-support devices: Dreams and devilish details. N Engl J Med. 2001; 345:1490-1493.
10. Hunt SA, Baker DW, Chin MH, Cinquegrani MP, Feldman AM, Francis GS, Ganiats TG, Goldstein S, Gregoratos G, Jessup M, Noble RJ, Packer M, Silver MA, Stevenson LW. ACC/AHA Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult: Executive Summary A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Committee to Revise the 1995 Guidelines for the Evaluation and Management of Heart Failure): Circulation 2001;104:2996-3007.