Nicolas W Shammas M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1236 E Rusholme St Suite 300 Davenport IA, 52803Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Nicolas Shammas is a cardiologist practicing in Davenport, IA. Dr. Shammas 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. Shammas also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1987
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pulmonary embolus after coronary artery bypass surgery: a review of the literature.
- Digoxin withdrawal in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy following normalization of ejection fraction with beta blockers.
- Use of thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction: effects of gender and age on treatment rates.
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for unprotected left main stenting in a patient with totally occluded right coronary artery and severe left ventricular dysfunction.
- Treatment of chronic total occlusions using optical coherent reflectometry and radiofrequency ablative energy: incremental success over conventional techniques.
- Protruding umbrella into the left atrium associated with recurrence of a stroke: a possible late complication of the CardioSEAL occluder.
- Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, homocysteine, and lipoprotein(a) are associated with the occurrence of symptomatic bypass graft disease 1 year following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
- An overview of antithrombins in peripheral vascular interventions.
- Reducing myocardial free wall rupture following acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: a case for primary angioplasty.
- Complications in peripheral vascular interventions: emerging role of direct thrombin inhibitors.
- Predictors of in-hospital and 30-day complications of peripheral vascular interventions using bivalirudin as the primary anticoagulant: results from the APPROVE Registry.
- Traumatic mitral insufficiency complicating blunt chest trauma treated medically: a case report and review.
- Bivalirudin: pharmacology and clinical applications.
- Trifurcating coronary artery disease: a proposed classification and treatment methodology.
- Epidemiology, classification, and modifiable risk factors of peripheral arterial disease.
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Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Varicose Veins
- Venous Insufficiency
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Leg Ulcer
- Vascular Disease
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