Richard A Shlofmitz M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
100 Port Washington Blvd Suite 105 Roslyn NY, 11576Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Richard Shlofmitz is a cardiologist practicing in Roslyn, NY. Dr. Shlofmitz 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. Shlofmitz also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
New York Univ Sch of Med, New York Ny 1980
New York University School of Medicine 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Application of intravascular brachytherapy: utilization of beta-irradiation source delivery systems within a community-based cardiac center.
- Effect of gender and race on outcomes in dialysis-dependent patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
- Impact of severity of renal dysfunction on determinants of in-hospital mortality among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
- Determinants of bare-metal stent use in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
- The impact of previous revascularization on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
- Importance of balloon size in coronary angioplasty.
- Excimer Laser Angioplasty-Facilitated Fracturing of Napkin-Ring Peri-Stent Calcium in a Chronically Underexpanded Stent: Documentation by Optical Coherence Tomography.
- Impact of the orbital atherectomy system on a coronary calcified lesion: quantitative analysis by light attenuation in optical coherence tomography.
- Impact of an integrated treatment algorithm based on platelet function testing and clinical risk assessment: results of the TRIAGE Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions To Improve Clinical Outcomes Through Optimal Platelet Inhibitio
- Outcomes in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Orbital Atherectomy System.
- Gender-Based Differences in Outcomes After Orbital Atherectomy for the Treatment of De Novo Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions.
- Impact of Impaired Renal Function in Patients With Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions Treated With Orbital Atherectomy.
- Outcomes in Elderly Patients With Severely Calcified Coronary Lesions Undergoing Orbital Atherectomy.
- Optimal Same-Day Platelet Inhibition in Patients Receiving Drug-Eluting Stents With or Without Previous Maintenance Thienopyridine Therapy: from the Evaluation of Platelet Inhibition in Patients Having A VerifyNow Assay (EPIPHANY) Trial.
- "Single-Operator" Technique for Advancing the Orbital Atherectomy Device.
Clinical Trials
- Evaluation of Treatment Strategies for Severe CaLcIfic Coronary Arteries: Orbital Atherectomy vs. Conventional Angioplasty Technique Prior to Implantation of Drug-Eluting StEnts: The ECLIPSE Trial
- Physiologic Assessment of Coronary Stenosis Following PCI
- RESOLUTE ONYX Post-Approval Study
- Does Co-registration of OCT and Angiography Reduce Geographic Miss of Stent Implantation?
- Plavix, Prasugrel and Drug Eluting Stents Pilot Trial
- The Saint Francis Remote Ischemic Preconditioning Trial (SaFR)
Treatments
- Anemia
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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