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Peter C Block MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
1365 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta GA, 30322About
Dr. Peter Block is a cardiologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Block 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. Block also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1964
Harvard Medical School 1964
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Risky business.
- Holier than thou.
- Doing it--where's the risk?
- Variant angina pectoris: Clinical and anatomic spectrum and results of coronary bypass surgery.
- Polymorphisms in the CBS gene associated with decreased risk of coronary artery disease and increased responsiveness to total homocysteine lowering by folic acid.
- Consider this: It's too little!
- Corrected QT interval prolongation associated with intravenous haloperidol in acute coronary syndromes.
- Evaluation of left ventricular free wall asynergy due to coronary artery disease: use of an interlaced ECG-gated radiography system.
- Evaluation of left ventricular free wall asynergy due to coronary artery disease: use of an interlaced ECG-gated radiography system.
- Percutaneous coronary intervention in the current era compared with 1985-1986: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Registries.
- Images in clinical medicine. Aneurysm of a saphenous-vein bypass graft.
- CABG caveats.
- Coronary occlusion during coronary angiography.
- Short-term folic acid supplementation induces variable and paradoxical changes in plasma homocyst(e)ine concentrations.
- Which patients benefit from percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty? Prevalvuloplasty and postvalvuloplasty variables that predict long-term outcome.
Treatments
- Angioplasty, Laser Procedures, Excimer Laser And More
- Heart Disease
Professional Memberships
- Member American College of Cardiology
- Member American Heart Association
- Member American Medical Association
- Member Emory Healthcare Network Physician
Fellowships
- MA GEN HSP, BOSTON, MA,, Internal Medicine 1968
Peter C Block MD's Practice location
Practice At 1365 Clifton Rd NE
1365 Clifton Rd NE -Atlanta, GA 30322Get Direction
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