Richard W. Nesto M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
41 Mall Rd Burlington MA, 01805About
Dr. Richard Nesto is a cardiologist practicing in Burlington, MA. Dr. Nesto specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Nesto also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The multicenter study of enhanced external counterpulsation (MUST-EECP): effect of EECP on exercise-induced myocardial ischemia and anginal episodes.
- Screening for asymptomatic coronary artery disease in diabetes.
- Age and history of cardiac disease as risk factors for cardiac complications after peripheral vascular surgery in diabetic patients.
- Urgent coronary bypass surgery for failed percutaneous coronary intervention in the stent era: Is backup still necessary?
- Scholarly review of geometry and compliance: biomechanical perspectives on vascular injury and healing.
- Impact of the atherosclerotic process in patients with diabetes.
- Targeting the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists--the diabetic patient.
- Stress perfusion nuclear imaging in diabetes.
- Impact of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance on cardiac structure and function: sex-related differences in the Framingham Heart Study.
- Gap between clinical trials and clinical practice: lessons from the Bypass Angioplasty Revascularization Investigation (BARI).
- The insulin resistance syndrome and coronary artery disease.
- The platelet in diabetes: focus on prevention of ischemic events.
- Plaque disruption and thrombus in Ambrose's angiographic coronary lesion types.
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation for the relief of angina in patients with diabetes: safety, efficacy and 1-year clinical outcomes.
- The relation of insulin resistance syndromes to risk of cardiovascular disease.
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