John P Mehegan MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
540 E Jefferson St Suite 400 Iowa City IA, 52245Rating
4/5
About
Dr. John Mehegan is a cardiologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Mehegan 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. Mehegan also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Oh State Univ Coll of Med, Columbus Oh 1983
Ohio State University College of Medicine And Public Health,Columbus, Ohio, United States 1983
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Analysis of troponin-tropomyosin binding to actin. Troponin does not promote interactions between tropomyosin molecules.
- Cooperative interactions between troponin molecules bound to the cardiac thin filament.
- Receptor changes in endotoxemia.
- Electrophysiological effects of cyclic GMP on canine cardiac Purkinje fibers.
- Modification of protein kinase C (PKC) activity and diacylglycerol (DAG) accumulation in hepatocytes in continuous endotoxemia.
- Alterations in splenic and hepatic protein kinase C in sepsis and chronic endotoxemia.
- The efficacy of N-acetylcysteine in preventing doxorubicin-induced cardiomyopathy in dogs.
- Molecular polarity in tropomyosin-troponin T co-crystals.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Psychosis
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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