Dr. James L Marsten MD, FACS, FACC
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
781 W Tropical Way Fort Lauderdale FL, 33317About
Dr. James Marsten is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Dr. Marsten specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Marsten typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
New York University School of Medicine 1959
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Two unusual complications of prosthetic valve surgery.
- Aortitis due to Candida stellatoidea developing in a supravalvular suture line.
- Clinical and hemodynamic comparisons of valve replacement in patients over and under age 60.
- Clinical and hemodynamic findings following replacement of the mitral valve with
- Acute cardiac tamponade due to perforation of a benign mediastinal teratoma into the pericardial sac. Review of cardiovascular manifestations of mediastinal teratomas.
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