Richard J Kovacs M.D.
Critical Care Surgeon | Critical Care Medicine
1801 N Senate Blvd E379 Indianapolis IN, 46202Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Richard Kovacs is a critical care surgeon practicing in Indianapolis, IN. Dr. Kovacs specializes in the needs of critically ill surgical patients. Critical care surgeons are experts in treating physiologic responses to tissue injury from trauma, burns, infections, acute inflammation, operation and more. They are also trained to know how such injuries interact with other diseases that a patient may have. As a critical care surgeon, Dr. Kovacs has a broad knowledge base and full understanding of the biology of the critically ill patient and the patients organ system functions.
Education and Training
Univ of Cincinnati Coll of Med, Cincinnati Oh 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Images in cardiology: Hypereosinophilic syndrome and effect of imatinib mesylate.
- Lidocaine-induced Brugada syndrome phenotype linked to a novel double mutation in the cardiac sodium channel.
- Pharmacokinetics of ibutilide in patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
- Usefulness of fragmented QRS on a 12-lead electrocardiogram in acute coronary syndrome for predicting mortality.
- President's page: the FACCs of quality.
- Enhanced sensitivity to drug-induced QT interval lengthening in patients with heart failure due to left ventricular systolic dysfunction.
- Attenuation of niacin-induced prostaglandin D(2) generation by omega-3 fatty acids in THP-1 macrophages and Langerhans dendritic cells.
- Prevalence of QT interval prolongation in patients admitted to cardiac care units and frequency of subsequent administration of QT interval-prolonging drugs: a prospective, observational study in a large urban academic medical center in the US.
- Development and validation of a risk score to predict QT interval prolongation in
- Cytochrome P450 3A4*22, PPAR-α, and ARNT polymorphisms and clopidogrel response.
- A Rare Case of Transient Inferior ST Segment Elevation.
- Effectiveness of a clinical decision support system for reducing the risk of QT interval prolongation in hospitalized patients.
- Cardiac Safety of TGF-β Receptor I Kinase Inhibitor LY2157299 Monohydrate in Cancer Patients in a First-in-Human Dose Study.
- Influence of Zoledronic Acid on Atrial Electrophysiological Parameters and Electrocardiographic Measurements.
- Using Practice-Based Evidence to Reduce Disparities in Care: A Virtuous Cycle Turns.
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