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Sharon Chih

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Assistant ProfessorDepartment of MedicineUniversity of Ottawa

Sharon Chih

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine

Faculty of Medicine

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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29 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 4 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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303

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Research

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Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Clinical Trial Heart Transplantation Antiplatelet Therapy Aspirin Clopidogrel Intracoronary Imaging Platelet Function

Latest papers

Heart transplant outcomes with use of pediatric donors for adult recipients: Insights from the International PGD Consortium.
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2026
When Bad Things Happen to Good Hearts: Prediction and Management of Primary Graft Dysfunction.
The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2026
Low burden transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis on cardiac magnetic resonance: comprehensive phenotyping and distinction from hypertrophic phenocopies.
European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice · 2026

All 57 publications

Latest funding

Early Initiation of Antiplatelet Therapy in Heart Transplantation - AERIAL International Trial
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$2,516,852
Multiparametric Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Surveillance After Heart Transplantation: MARINER Trial
CIHR · 2022 · Nominated PI
$952,425
Early Initiation of Antiplatelet ThERapy In HeArt TranspLantation - AERIAL Trial
CIHR · 2020 · Nominated PI
$566,100

All 3 grants and awards

57 publications.

Heart transplant outcomes with use of pediatric donors for adult recipients: Insights from the International PGD Consortium.

Dhingra NK, Leal VJ, Signorile M, Foroutan F, Hastenteufel L, Rodenas-Alesina E, Fan CS, Truby L, Henricksen E, Chih S, Farrero Torres M, Guzman-Bofarull J, Rivas-Lasarte M, Sabatino M, Potena L, Lerman JB, Devore AD, Han J, Kim G, Crespo-Leiro MG, Moayedifar R, Couto Mallon D, Luikart H, Segovia J, Takeda K, Hall SA, Khush KK, Zuckermann A, Farr M, Martin AK, Billia F, Rao V, Ross HJ, Rabi SA, Moayedi Y

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2026.08.021 PMID: 42697343

When Bad Things Happen to Good Hearts: Prediction and Management of Primary Graft Dysfunction.

Dhingra NK, Foroutan F, Truby LK, Guzman-Bofarull J, Rodenas-Alesina E, Moayedifar R, Signorile M, Henricksen E, Farrero M, Hastenteufel L, Rivas-Lasarte M, Chih S, Ross HJ, Khush KK, Moayedi Y, International PGD Consortium Core Group

The Canadian journal of cardiology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.10.031 PMID: 41177377

Low burden transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis on cardiac magnetic resonance: comprehensive phenotyping and distinction from hypertrophic phenocopies.

Mengesha B, Prabhakar S, Small GR, Chih S, Thornhill R, Paterson DI

European heart journal. Imaging methods and practice2026

DOI: 10.1093/ehjimp/qyag038 PMID: 41852838

The Role of a Cardiogenic Shock Team in Decision Making Surrounding Mechanical Circulatory Support.

So DYF, Boudreau R, Chih S

The Canadian journal of cardiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.02.002 PMID: 39922308

Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation.

Alsaeid R, Dhingra NK, Stevenson J, Heo R, Alvarez J, Fan CPS, Foroutan F, Aleksova N, Ross HJ, McDonald M, Billia F, Noly PE, Tremblay-Gravel M, Nagpal D, Truby L, Chih S, Rao V, Moayedi Y

CJC open2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.08.013 PMID: 41542127

Balancing Costs and Benefits: A Less DanGerous Protocol for Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock.

Boudreau R, Chih S, Le May M, Di Santo P, Mathew R, Boodhwani M, Toeg H, Wilson B, Chong AY, So DYF

The Canadian journal of cardiology2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.06.001 PMID: 40505960

Cardiovascular Prehabilitation in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation- Addressing Clinical Needs (the PREHAB HTx Study).

Reed JL, Tulloch HE, Ross H, Terada T, Mistura M, Marçal IR, Oh P, Chih S

CJC open2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjco.2025.05.009 PMID: 40894839

Primary Graft Dysfunction in Patients Supported With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices Before Heart Transplantation

Truby LK, Moayedi Y, Signorile M, Steve Fan C-P, Foroutan F, Ross H, Guzman-Bofarull J, Lerman JB, DeVore AD, Hall S

JACC: Heart Failure20257 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2025.102618

Predictive Models Aid Prognostication Secondary Analysis Integrating Model and Physician Prognostic Estimates in Heart Failure

Alba AC, Buchan TA, Mueller B, Poon S, Mak S, Al-Hesayen A, Toma M, Zieroth S, Anderson K, Demers C

JACC: Advances20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.102281

Evaluating Volume and Resource Needs for Implementing an ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Shock Protocol

Boudreau R, Le May M, Malhotra N, Clifford C, Barry Q, Knoll W, Laverdure M, Glover T, Helmeczi W, Boroujeni SF

Canadian Journal of Cardiology20251 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.02.001

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Sharon Chih

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Heart transplant outcomes with use of pediatric donors for adult recipients: Insights from the International PGD Consortium.

When Bad Things Happen to Good Hearts: Prediction and Management of Primary Graft Dysfunction.

Low burden transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis on cardiac magnetic resonance: comprehensive phenotyping and distinction from hypertrophic phenocopies.

The Role of a Cardiogenic Shock Team in Decision Making Surrounding Mechanical Circulatory Support.

Expert Perspectives on a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Novel Donor Storage Platforms to Cold-static Preservation for Heart Transplantation.

Balancing Costs and Benefits: A Less DanGerous Protocol for Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock.

Cardiovascular Prehabilitation in Patients Awaiting Heart Transplantation- Addressing Clinical Needs (the PREHAB HTx Study).

Primary Graft Dysfunction in Patients Supported With Durable Left Ventricular Assist Devices Before Heart Transplantation

Predictive Models Aid Prognostication Secondary Analysis Integrating Model and Physician Prognostic Estimates in Heart Failure

Evaluating Volume and Resource Needs for Implementing an ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Shock Protocol

Early Initiation of Antiplatelet Therapy in Heart Transplantation - AERIAL International Trial

Multiparametric Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Surveillance After Heart Transplantation: MARINER Trial

Early Initiation of Antiplatelet ThERapy In HeArt TranspLantation - AERIAL Trial

Frequent collaborators

Ellamae Stadnick

Yasbanoo Moayedi

Filio Billia

Gordon Guyatt

Nadia Giannetti

Heather Ross

Lisa Mielniczuk

Valeria Rac

Maxime Tremblay-Gravel

Farid Foroutan

Catherine Demers

Michel Le May

Munir Boodhwani

Marino Labinaz

Anne Dipchand

Rebecca Mathew

Ross Davies

Peter Liu

Varinder Randhawa

Christopher Overgaard

George Wells

Kevin Chien

Dave Nagpal

Ayub Akbari

Paul Oh

Susan Abbey

Sean van Diepen

Jocelyn Zwicker

Sophie De Roock

Deepali Kumar

Yaping Chang

Jodi Warman Chardon

Faizan Amin

Kajenny Srivaratharajah

Nikita Malhotra

Mario Sénéchal

Katey Rayner