John D Merlino MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
550 Peachtree St NE Atlanta GA, 30308Rating
2/5
About
Dr. John Merlino is a cardiologist practicing in Atlanta, GA. Dr. Merlino 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. Merlino also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- A comparison of ventricular function during high right ventricular septal and apical pacing after his-bundle ablation for refractory atrial fibrillation.
- Electrocardiographic score and short-term outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism.
- Prognostic value of the shock index along with transthoracic echocardiography in risk stratification of patients with acute pulmonary embolism.
- Differentiation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis from other causes of ventricular wall thickening by two-dimensional strain imaging echocardiography.
- Optimisation of atrioventricular delay during exercise improves cardiac output in patients stabilised with cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
- Quantification of left ventricular regional myocardial function using two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography in healthy volunteers--a multi-center study.
- Effect of age and gender on left ventricular rotation and twist in a large group of normal adults--a multicenter study.
- Absence of defects in SPECT thallium-201 myocardial images in patients with systemic hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy.
- Quinidine: its value and danger.
- Modifying risk for extracorporeal circulation: trial of four antiinflammatory strategies.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Ob
- Vascular Disease
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