Overview
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Joann Lindenfeld, MD, is Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The public record shows 650 publications with 28,897 citations (h-index 75), centered on Heart Failure Treatment and Management, Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors, Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices. It also documents an investigator role on 6 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 12 companies, 1 NIH-funded awards (2018–2025).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Circulation. Heart failure
- Top research focus: Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- 6 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 12 companies
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Indications focusfrom trials led + research topics
Research focusOpenAlex concept fingerprint
Drugs & moleculesacross trials, industry payments and publications
Works withtrial sponsors and companies reporting payments
Scholarshipindexed output and impact (OpenAlex)
View publications ↓Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 18 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 275.
Clinical & industrytrials, payments and federal funding
Clinical trials
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Listed as an investigator on 6 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- RELIEVE-HFrEF TRIAL: REducing Lung congestIon Symptoms Using the v-wavE Shunt in adVancEd Heart Failure With Reduced EF
Sponsor: V-Wave Ltd
InvestigatorNot, yet, recruitingNCT07696975 - Cardiovascular Outcomes Assessment of the MitraClip Percutaneous Therapy for Heart Failure Patients With Functional MR
Sponsor: Abbott Medical Devices
InvestigatorCompletedNCT07227675 - AN INTERNATIONAL, OBSERVATIONAL, BLINDED STUDY TO ASSESS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CORDIO HEARO SYSTEM
Sponsor: Cordio Medical
InvestigatorRecruitingNCT06378632
Industry payments
Updated 14 Jul 2026
12 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- ABIOMEDProgram year20257 payments$12,871openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- CVRx, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Edwards Lifesciences CorporationProgram year20254 payments
NIH funding
Updated 14 Jul 2026
1 NIH research award on record, funded 2018–2025 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) in patients with Heart Failure (HF)
Volumetrix, Llc
FY2025$1,000,000R44HL140669 - Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) in patients with Heart Failure (HF)
Volumetrix, Llc
FY2025$175,700R44HL140669 - Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis (NIVA) in patients with Heart Failure (HF)
Volumetrix, Llc
FY2024$1,000,000R44HL140669
Publications
Updated 14 Jul 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Prediction of Heart Failure Hospitalization or Death After TAVR.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
2026 - Impact of Natriuretic Peptide and Prior Hospitalization in Patients With Severe Mitral Regurgitation: COAPT Trial.
Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
2025 - Association of Novel Ventricular Assist Device Self-report Measures With Overall Health-Related Quality of Life.
The Journal of cardiovascular nursing
2025
Most-cited worksby citation count (OpenAlex)
- 02Transcatheter Mitral-Valve Repair in Patients with Heart Failure2,926 citations2018
- 03State of the Science967 citations2009
- 05
Contact
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Network
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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Educationdegrees and training on record
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Editorial & leadership rolesjournal and society appointments
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- Steering committee member for major heart failure device trials including COAPT
GUIDE-HF, BEAT-HF, and RELIEVE-HF
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Awards & honorshonors on the public record
- Pioneer Award
Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA), 2021, honoring innovative/pioneering contributions to the field of heart failure
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Online presence
Updated 14 Jul 2026
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- LinkedIn
linkedin.com/in/joann-lindenfeld-059638104
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