Steven J Compton M.D.
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
3841 Piper Street Suite T100 Anchorage AK, 99508Rating
4/5
About
Dr. Steven Compton is a Cardiac Electrophysicist practicing in Anchorage, AK. Dr. Compton performs testing procedures on patients hearts electrical system in order to assess timing and abnormalities associated with electrical activities of the heart. Adult Cardiac Electrophysiologists are trained to treat irregular heartbeats, and carry out electrophysiology studies or ablations.
Education and Training
University of Washington School of Medicine 1989
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Interaction of human mast cell tryptase with endothelial cells to stimulate inflammatory cell recruitment.
- Mast cell tryptase as a mediator of hyperresponsiveness in human isolated bronchi.
- Human mast cell tryptase stimulates the release of an IL-8-dependent neutrophil chemotactic activity from human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC).
- A polymorphic protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) displaying reduced sensitivity to trypsin and differential responses to PAR agonists.
- Amiodarone is safe and highly effective therapy for supraventricular tachycardia in infants.
- Mass, charge, and subcellular localization of a unique secretory product
- Proteinase-activated receptor-2 and hyperalgesia: A novel pain pathway.
- Tryptase and agonists of PAR-2 induce the proliferation of human airway smooth muscle cells.
- Glycosylation and the activation of proteinase-activated receptor 2 (PAR(2)) by human mast cell tryptase.
- International Union of Pharmacology. XXVIII. Proteinase-activated receptors.
- Glycosylation of human proteinase-activated receptor-2 (hPAR2): role in cell surface expression and signalling.
- Restricted ability of human mast cell tryptase to activate proteinase-activated receptor-2 in rat aorta.
- Colitis induced by proteinase-activated receptor-2 agonists is mediated by a neurogenic mechanism.
- Optical calcium sensors: development of a generic method for their introduction to the cell using conjugated cell penetrating peptides.
- Expression and characterization of the intracellular vanilloid receptor (TRPV1) in bronchi from patients with chronic cough.
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Treatments
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Atrial Flutter
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pain
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