Ravi Karra
Experienced in Myocarditis

Dr. Ravi Karra

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology | Cardiology
Duke Health
Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Experienced in Myocarditis
Duke Health
Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, 
Durham, NC 
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Overview

Ravi Karra is an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiologist and a Cardiologist in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. Karra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myocarditis. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Sarcoidosis, and Cardiac Ablation. Dr. Karra is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 51 peer reviewed articles and participating in 2 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Myocarditis.

Specialties
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Med, Cardiovascular Disease
American Board Of Internal Med, Advanced Heart Failure And Transplant Cardiology
Fellowships
Cardiology, Duke University Medical Center, Advanced Heart Failure, Duke University Medical Center
Hospital Affiliations
Duke Regional Hospital
Rex Hospital
Duke University Hospital
Wakemed, Raleigh Campus
Wakemed, Cary Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Duke Cardiology Clinic - Clinic 2F/2G
40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
Call: 919-681-5816

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.


2 Clinical Trials

An Exploratory, Open-label, Proof-of-concept, Phase 2a Study of Mavacamten (MYK-461) in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Chronic Elevation of Cardiac Biomarkers
An Exploratory, Open-label, Proof-of-concept, Phase 2a Study of Mavacamten (MYK-461) in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Chronic Elevation of Cardiac Biomarkers
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: March 20, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drug: Mavacamten
Study Phase: Phase 2
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Two-Part, Adaptive Design Study of Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single and Multiple Ascending Oral Doses of MYK-491 in Patients With Stable Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Two-Part, Adaptive Design Study of Safety, Tolerability, Preliminary Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Single and Multiple Ascending Oral Doses of MYK-491 in Patients With Stable Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: February 02, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 1/Phase 2
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51 Total Publications

Intraspecific sequence variation and complete genomes refine the identification of rapidly evolved regions in humans.
Intraspecific sequence variation and complete genomes refine the identification of rapidly evolved regions in humans.
Journal: bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology
Published: November 24, 2025
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