Richard W Smalling M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
6410 Fannin St 600 Houston TX, 77030Rating
4/5
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Dr. Richard Smalling is a cardiologist practicing in Houston, TX. Dr. Smalling 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. Smalling also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Percutaneous transcatheter coil embolization of two coronary fistulas originating from the left main ostium and left anterior descending artery.
- Oral acetylcysteine does not protect renal function from moderate to high doses of intravenous radiographic contrast.
- Cavernous hemangioma of the foot and antecubital fossa: an alternative therapeutic option.
- The dilemma of success: percutaneous coronary interventions in patients > or = 75 years of age-successful but associated with higher vascular complications and cardiac mortality.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Rotational aortogram with three-dimensional reconstruction in a case of celiac artery stenosis.
- Comparison of intracardiac echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiography guidance for percutaneous transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect.
- Renal artery compromise treated percutaneously in a patient with chronic aortic dissection: a case report.
- Interatrial defect sizing by intracardiac and transesophageal echocardiography compared with fluoroscopic measurements in patients undergoing percutaneous transcatheter closure.
- Catheter-induced dissection of the left main coronary artery with and without extension to the aortic root: a report of two cases and a review of the literature.
- Percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale guided by intracardiac echocardiography and performed through the transfemoral approach in the presence of previously placed inferior vena cava filters: a case series.
- Vascular access site complications with the use of closure devices in patients treated with platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors during rescue angioplasty.
- Mechanical left ventricular unloading prior to reperfusion reduces infarct size in a canine infarction model.
- Superiority of endovascular grafts compared to bare metal stents with transstent coil embolization for endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair in patients at high risk for surgery.
- Approaches to correct device malposition in percutaneous PFO closure: anatomical and technical implications.
- The use of brachytherapy to treat renal artery in-stent restenosis.
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