Karen Jean Friday M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3801 Miranda Ave 111c Palo Alto CA, 94304About
Dr. Karen Friday is a cardiologist practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Friday 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. Friday also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Wayne State Univ Sch of Med, Detroit Mi 1982
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Unidirectional conduction block at cavotricuspid isthmus created by radiofrequency catheter ablation in patients with typical atrial flutter.
- Limited predictive value of inducible sustained ventricular tachycardia for future occurrence of spontaneous ventricular tachycardia in patients with coronary artery disease and relatively preserved cardiac function.
- Comparison of sustained-release formulations of nicardipine and verapamil for mild to moderate systemic hypertension.
- Significance of inducible ventricular flutter/fibrillation in risk stratification in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Acute conversion of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia with intravenous diltiazem. IV Diltiazem Study Group.
- Localization of left free-wall and posteroseptal accessory atrioventricular pathways by direct recording of accessory pathway activation.
- The long QT syndromes: a critical review, new clinical observations and a unifying hypothesis.
- Use of intracardiac recordings to determine the site of drug action in paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
- Cushing's syndrome presenting as sudden death.
- New catheter technique for recording left free-wall accessory atrioventricular pathway activation. Identification of pathway fiber orientation.
- Thrombosis of aortic St Jude valve.
- Ventricular tachyarrhythmias in the long QT syndromes.
- Possible amiodarone-aprindine interaction.
- Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of oral nicardipine in treatment of urgent hypertension: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Treatments
- Arrhythmias (irregular Heartbeats), Implantable Defibrillator (icd), Pacemaker And More
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Atrial Flutter
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
Fellowships
- CARDIOLOGY FELLOWSHIP, JEWISH HOSPITAL OF ST. LOUIS, ST. LOUIS, MO 1972
- Jewish Hospital of St Louis MO 1982
- St Louis University Hospital MO 1981
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