R Parker Ward MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
180 Harvester Dr Suite 110 Willowbrook IL, 60527Rating
5/5
About
Dr. R Ward is a cardiologist practicing in Willowbrook, IL. Dr. Ward 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. Ward also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1994
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute pancreatitis mimicking myocardial infarction: evaluation with myocardial contrast echocardiography.
- Pheochromocytoma storm presenting as cardiovascular collapse at term pregnancy.
- Female gender is an independent predictor of operative mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: contemporary analysis of 31 Midwestern hospitals.
- Coronary to pulmonary artery fistula--diagnosis by transesophageal echocardiography.
- Prediction of coronary heart disease by erectile dysfunction in men referred for nuclear stress testing.
- Thrombus-in-transit: two cases and a review of diagnosis and management.
- A hypertensive response to exercise is associated with transient ischemic dilation on myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging.
- Appropriateness criteria for echocardiography: an important step toward improving quality.
- Usefulness of abnormal heart rate recovery on exercise stress testing to predict high-risk findings on single-photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging in men.
- Evaluation of the application of the ACCF/ASE appropriateness criteria for transesophageal echocardiography in an academic medical center.
- SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging with prone-only acquisitions: correlation with coronary angiography.
- The association between erectile dysfunction and peripheral arterial disease as determined by screening ankle-brachial index testing.
- Comparison of high risk stress myocardial perfusion imaging findings in men with rapid versus prolonged recovery of ST-segment depression after exercise stress testing.
- Right-ventricular function by nuclear cardiology.
- Predictors of hypertension control in a diverse general cardiology practice.
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