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Catherine L Fitzsimmons, DNP, ARNP, FNP-c
Nurse Practitioner, Heart Failure, Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Assist Device Program, University of Texas Southwestern Hospitals.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor University of Texas at Arlington School of Nursing
Adjunct Clinical Instructor Texas Woman’s University School of Nursing
Undergraduate Degree: Washington State University, BSN 1975
Graduate Degree: Gonzaga University, Master of Science Degree in Nursing, 1998
(with Additional Cardiology Residency)
Certified Nurse Practitioner since 1998
University of Texas Arlington, Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree, 2019
Best Practice for
Publications/Research:
Prevalence of Exercise Induced Bronchospasm in the Pre Adolescent Population (unpublished Master’s Thesis) 1998
Sensitivity, Ventricular Assist Devices and The Waiting Game in Heart Transplantation: What’s New? Fitzsimmons, CL Crit Care Nurs Q 2004 Jan-Mar;27(1):65-7
Treatment of HLA Sensitized Pre-transplant Patients with Mechancical Support is Effective in PRA Reduction; Patel, PC, Fitzsimmons,CL, Kaiser PA, Statsny, P, DiMaio, JM, Ring,WS, Yancy, CW, Markham, DW. Journal of Heart, Lung Transplantation 26(2) p.S104-S105 February, 2007
Use BNP study ( Sub- Investigator) 2008
Destination Therapy, special cardiovascular supplement; Fitzsimmons,CL, Advance Nurses , June 9, 2008
Heartware Trials (Bridge to Transplant and current Destination trials) Ongoing
Hemodynamics, autonomic neural function and cerebral blood flow in patients with pulsatile and continuous flow left ventricular assist devices; David W. Markham, MD, MSc, Qi Fu, MD, PhD, et al. Circulation: Heart Failure. 2013; 6: 293-299
In Hospital Cardiopulmonary Arrests in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices ; Garg, S., Ayers, C., Fitzsimmons, C., Meyer, D, Peltz, M., Bethea, B., Cornwell, W., Araj, F., Thibodeau, J., Drazner, M. Journal of Cardiac Failure Oct. 17th, 2014
William K. Cornwell, Takashi Tarumi, Abigail Stickford, Justin Lawley, Monique Roberts, Rosemary Parker, Catherine Fitzsimmons, Julius Kibe, Colby Ayers, David Markham, Mark H. Drazner, Qi Fu and Benjamin D. Levine. (2017). Restoration of Pulsatile Flow Reduces Sympathetic Nerve Activity Among Individuals With Continuous-Flow Left Ventricular Assist Devices. Circulation,. 28;132(24):2316-22. doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.115.017647
Implantation of left ventricular assist device to provide long-term support for end stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy-associated cardiomyopathy. Stoler, D., Araj, F., Amin, A., Fitzsimmons, C., Morlend, R., Thibodeau, J., Ramaciotti, C., Drazner, M., Meyer, D., Mammen, P. (2017). ESC Heart Failure, May 11, 2017 doi: 10.1002/ehf2/12160
DNP Graduate Thesis (unpublished): Best Practice for Treatment of Depression in Heart Failure, LVAD and Heart Transplant Populations. May, 2019
Treatment of Depression in Heart Failure, LVAD and Heart Transplant Populations
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