Distinguished in Heart Failure

Dr. Emma Birks

Cardiology
Kentucky Children's Hospital
800 Rose St, 
Lexington,, KY 
Distinguished in Heart Failure
Kentucky Children's Hospital
800 Rose St, 
Lexington,, KY 
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Overview

Emma Birks is a Cardiologist in Lexington,, Kentucky. Dr. Birks is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Pulmonary Edema, Heart Transplant, and Endoscopy.

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, she has co-authored 56 articles and participated in 2 clinical trials in the study of Heart Failure.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in KY
Hospital Affiliations
Norton Hospitals, Inc
University Of Kentucky Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

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Locations

Kentucky Children's Hospital
800 Rose St, Lexington,, KY 40536
Call: 859-323-0295
Other Locations
Office
201 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 1001, Louisville,, KY 40202
Call: 502-587-2883

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

4 Clinical Trials

A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
A Prospective, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Parallel Group Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Macitentan in Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 30, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 2
Prospective, Randomized-controlled, Non-blinded, Multi-center, Pilot Trial to Compare Standard-of-care LVAD Unloading Plus Heart Failure Medications Reverse-modeling Management Versus Hemodynamics-guided LVAD Unloading with the Use of the Wireless Monitoring System CardioMEMS Plus Heart Failure Medications Reverse-remodeling Management
Prospective, Randomized-controlled, Non-blinded, Multi-center, Pilot Trial to Compare Standard-of-care LVAD Unloading Plus Heart Failure Medications Reverse-modeling Management Versus Hemodynamics-guided LVAD Unloading with the Use of the Wireless Monitoring System CardioMEMS Plus Heart Failure Medications Reverse-remodeling Management
Enrollment Status: Withdrawn
Publish Date: December 16, 2024
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
Double-blind, Randomized, Sham-procedure-controlled, Parallel-Group Efficacy and Safety Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (Rexlemestrocel-L) in Chronic Heart Failure Due to LV Systolic Dysfunction (Ischemic or Nonischemic) Dream HF-1
Double-blind, Randomized, Sham-procedure-controlled, Parallel-Group Efficacy and Safety Study of Allogeneic Mesenchymal Precursor Cells (Rexlemestrocel-L) in Chronic Heart Failure Due to LV Systolic Dysfunction (Ischemic or Nonischemic) Dream HF-1
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: January 10, 2022
Intervention Type: Biological, Other
Study Phase: Phase 3
Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration in Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease
Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration in Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 23, 2017
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 3
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75 Total Publications

Durable Left-Ventricular Assist Device Inflow Thrombosis Following External Outflow Graft Obstruction.
Durable Left-Ventricular Assist Device Inflow Thrombosis Following External Outflow Graft Obstruction.
Journal: JACC. Case reports
Published: September 02, 2025
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