Michael C Kontos M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
1250 E Marshall Street Internal Medicine Richmond VA, 23298About
Dr. Michael Kontos is a cardiologist practicing in Richmond, VA. Dr. Kontos 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. Kontos also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Va Commonwealth Univ, Med Coll of Va Sch of Med, Richmond Va 1988
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 1991
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 1995
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cost-effectiveness of cardiac troponin I in a systematic chest pain evaluation protocol: use of cardiac troponin I lowers length of stay for low-risk cardiac patients.
- Clinical evaluation of the first medical whole blood, point-of-care testing device for detection of myocardial infarction.
- Evaluation of the emergency department chest pain patient.
- Evaluation of the Emergency Department chest pain patient.
- Incremental value of cardiac imaging in patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and without ST-segment elevation: a multicenter study.
- Myocardial perfusion imaging in the acute care setting.
- No-reflow: the next challenge in treatment of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction.
- Initial emergency department systolic blood pressure predicts left ventricular systolic function in acute decompensated heart failure.
- Emergency department assessment of acute-onset chest pain: contemporary approaches and their consequences.
- Limited value of brain natriuretic peptide as a prognostic marker in acute heart
- Acoustic cardiography S3 detection use in problematic subgroups and B-type natriuretic peptide "gray zone": secondary results from the Heart failure and Audicor technology for Rapid Diagnosis and Initial Treatment Multinational Investigation.
- Usefulness of decrease in oxygen uptake efficiency slope to identify myocardial perfusion defects in men undergoing myocardial ischemic evaluation.
- Quantifying exertion level during exercise stress testing using percentage of age-predicted maximal heart rate, rate pressure product, and perceived exertion.
- Peripheral tissue oxygenation improves during ED treatment of acute heart failure.
- Non-invasive imaging tests for the evaluation of low risk patients in chest pain units: availability, contributions and drawbacks in real practice.
Treatments
- Non-invasive Cardiology, Echocardiogram (echo)
Fellowships
- Cardiology, USA 1995
- Cardiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond, VA USA 1995
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