Kun Shan Carolyn Lee

About

Kun Shan Carolyn Lee is a Professor of the Practice of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke University, a position she has held since 2014. Her research interests include content-based instruction (CBI), second language acquisition, experiential learning, sociocultural theory, study abroad education, and intercultural competence. Since joining Duke in 1995, she has worked to develop a dual-track curriculum that serves both traditional foreign language learners and bilingual learners, while also strengthening connections between the on-campus curriculum and the Duke Study in China program, which she was involved with from 1982 to 2021. Her recent publications focus on collaborative program development and creating teaching materials that promote cross-cultural communication through the study of cultural values and critical incidents. Currently, she is developing courses in classical Chinese philosophy, exploring Confucian and Daoist traditions, along with instructional resources for second-language learners, informed by the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) model and community-engaged learning.

Research topics

• Cardiology
• Internal medicine
• Medicine
• Surgery
• Pharmacology

Selected publications

• Effect of Catheter Ablation vs Medical Therapy on Quality of Life Among Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

  JAMA · 2019-03-15 · 598 citations

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  Importance: Catheter ablation is more effective than drug therapy in restoring sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), but its incremental effect on long-term quality of life (QOL) is uncertain. Objective: To determine whether catheter ablation is more beneficial than conventional drug therapy for improving QOL in patients with AF. Design, Setting, and Participants: An open-label randomized clinical trial of catheter ablation vs drug therapy in 2204 symptomatic patients with AF o…

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• Long-Term Outcomes of Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator Therapy in the SCD-HeFT

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2020 · 88 citations

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• Cost-Effectiveness of Catheter Ablation Versus Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation: The CABANA Randomized Clinical Trial

  Circulation · 2022 · 69 citations

  BACKGROUND: In the CABANA trial (Catheter Ablation vs Antiarrhythmic Drug Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation), catheter ablation did not significantly reduce the primary end point of death, disabling stroke, serious bleeding, or cardiac arrest compared with drug therapy by intention-to-treat, but did improve the quality of life and freedom from atrial fibrillation recurrence. In the heart failure subgroup, ablation improved both survival and quality of life. Cost-effectiveness was a prespecified CA…

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• Stress Testing Versus CT Angiography in Patients With Diabetes and Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

  Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2019-02-25 · 68 citations

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• Predictive Model for High-Risk Coronary Artery Disease

  Circulation Cardiovascular Imaging · 2019-02-01 · 39 citations

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  BACKGROUND: Patients with high-risk coronary artery disease (CAD) may be difficult to identify. METHODS: Using the PROMISE (Prospective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of Chest Pain) cohort randomized to coronary computed tomographic angiography (n=4589), 2 predictive models were developed for high-risk CAD, defined as left main stenosis (≥50% stenosis) or either (1) ≥50% stenosis [50] or (2) ≥70% stenosis [70] of 3 vessels or 2-vessel CAD involving the proximal left anterior descending…

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Recent grants

• NIH Grant U01HL089786

  NIH · $10.7M · 2017

• NIH Grant U01HL084904

  NIH · $19.8M · 2012

• NIH Grant U01HL055297

  NIH · $5.1M · 2005

Frequent coauthors

• Daniel B. Mark

  1067 shared

• Alfred E. Buxton

  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  666 shared

• Gail E. Hafley

  575 shared

• Gust H. Bardy

  571 shared

• Anne S. Hellkamp

  Clinical Research Institute

  518 shared

• Eric J. Topol

  Scripps Clinic

  506 shared

• Jill Anderson

  Inspire Institute

  490 shared

• Jeanne E. Poole

  University of Washington

  485 shared

Awards & honors

• Department of Defense Project GO: ROTC Chinese Language Init…

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