Coleen A. Mcnamara M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
Uva Hospital W Hospital Drive Charlottesville VA, 22908About
Dr. Coleen Mcnamara is a cardiologist practicing in Charlottesville, VA. Dr. Mcnamara 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. Mcnamara also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
University of Toledo College of Medicine,Toledo, Oh, United States 1986
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Contribution of the helix-loop-helix factor Id2 to regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.
- Regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell growth: targeting the final common pathway.
- Intron retention generates a novel Id3 isoform that inhibits vascular lesion formation.
- Phosphorylation regulates Id3 function in vascular smooth muscle cells.
- The effects of leukocyte-type 12/15-lipoxygenase on Id3-mediated vascular smooth muscle cell growth.
- Polycystin-1 and polycystin-2 regulate the cell cycle through the helix-loop-helix inhibitor Id2.
- Hyperlipemia and oxidation of LDL induce vascular smooth muscle cell growth: an effect mediated by the HLH factor Id3.
- Are thiazolidinediones good or bad for the heart?
- Nox 4 regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell differentiation marker gene expression.
- Role of smooth muscle cells in the initiation and early progression of atherosclerosis.
- Reduced expression of ATP-binding cassette transporter G1 increases cholesterol accumulation in macrophages of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- The helix-loop-helix factors Id3 and E47 are novel regulators of adiponectin.
- Angiotensin II induces a region-specific hyperplasia of the ascending aorta through regulation of inhibitor of differentiation 3.
- Id3 is a novel atheroprotective factor containing a functionally significant single-nucleotide polymorphism associated with intima-media thickness in humans.
- Increased 12/15-lipoxygenase enhances cell growth, fibronectin deposition, and neointimal formation in response to carotid injury.
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