Emma J. Birks, MBBS, Ph.D., B.Sc., FRCP

Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics
Director, Heart Failure and Mechanical Support Program

Clinical Expertise

Transplant Cardiology

Recent Publications

• Hall JL, Fermin DR, Birks EJ, Barton PJ, Slaughter M, Eckman P, Baba HA, Wohlschlaeger J, Miller LW. Clinical, molecular, and genomic changes in response to a left ventricular assist device. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Feb 8;57(6):641-52.
• Birks EJ, George RS, Hedger M, Bahrami T, Wilton P, Bowles CT, Webb C, Bougard R, Amrani M, Yacoub MH, Dreyfus G, Khaghani A. Reversal of severe heart failure with a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device and pharmacological therapy: a prospective study. Circulation. 2011 Feb 1;123(4):381-90. Epub 2011 Jan 17.
• Birks EJ, George RS. Molecular changes occurring during reverse remodelling following left ventricular assist device support. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2010 Dec;3(6):635-42. Epub 2010 Sep 4.
• George RS, Sabharwal NK, Webb C, Yacoub MH, Bowles CT, Hedger M, Khaghani A, Birks EJ. Echocardiographic assessment of flow across continuous-flow ventricular assist devices at low speeds. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 Nov;29(11):1245-52. Epub 2010 Aug 5.
• Jakovljevic DG, George RS, Nunan D, Donovan G, Bougard RS, Yacoub MH, Birks EJ, Brodie DA. The impact of acute reduction of continuous-flow left ventricular assist device support on cardiac and exercise performance. Heart. 2010 Sep;96(17):1390-5. Epub 2010 Jul 18.
• Birks EJ. Myocardial recovery in patients with chronic heart failure: is it real? J Card Surg. 2010 Jul;25(4):472-7. Epub 2010 Jun 7. Review.
• Jakovljevic DG, George RS, Donovan G, Nunan D, Henderson K, Bougard RS, Yacoub MH, Birks EJ, Brodie DA. Comparison of cardiac power output and exercise performance in patients with left ventricular assist devices, explanted (recovered) patients, and those with moderate to severe heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2010 Jun 15;105(12):1780-5. Epub 2010 Apr 27.
• George RS, Khaghani C, Bowles CT, Khaghani A, Birks EJ. Sustained myocardial recovery 5 years after in situ disconnection of a Jarvik 2000 device. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2010 May;29(5):587-8. Epub 2010 Mar 6.
• Birks EJ. The comparative use of ventricular assist devices: differences between Europe and the United States. Tex Heart Inst J. 2010;37(5):565-7.
• Breckenridge RA, Zuberi Z, Gomes J, Orford R, Dupays L, Felkin LE, Clark JE, Magee AI, Ehler E, Birks EJ, Barton PJ, Tinker A, Mohun TJ. Overexpression of the transcription factor Hand1 causes predisposition towards arrhythmia in mice. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2009 Jul;47(1):133-41. Epub 2009 Apr 17.