He has been a leader in heart failure research, particularly in areas of special populations (eg, African Americans), preserved ejection fraction, and endpoint adjudication. As a researcher, Dr Carson has been in a leadership role in most of the clinical trials for twenty years, including as member/chair of endpoints committees or data monitoring boards. He has reported trial results in 78 abstracts. His nearly 100 articles on heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases have been published in the European Journal of Heart Failure, Circulation and other peer-reviewed journals. Dr Carson authored a book on heart failure and is frequently invited to lecture nationally and internationally, including at the American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and European Society of Cardiology.