Dr. Kari J Vitikainen MD
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
1802 Yakima Ave Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. Kari Vitikainen is a cardiothoracic surgeon practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Vitikainen specializes in surgical procedues of vital organs in the chest such as the heart, lungs, esophagus and more. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, Dr. Vitikainen typically treats conditions like heart disease and lung disease. This class of surgeon can also include cardiac surgeons, cardiovascular surgeons, congenital heart surgeons and general thoracic surgeons.
Education and Training
Suny-Hlth Sci Ctr At Syracuse, Coll of Med, Syracuse Ny 1965
Upstate Medical University/ College of Health Professions 1965
State University of New York Upstate Medical University 1965
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Thoracic SurgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic SurgeryABTS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The sequence of retrograde atrial activation in the canine heart. Correlation with positive and negative retrograde P waves.
- The P wave and P-R interval. Effects of the site of origin of atrial depolarization.
- Cerebral embolism from atrial myxoma in pediatric patients.
- Vascular evaluation for balloon pumping.
- Vascular evaluation for balloon pumping.
- Atrial standstill secondary to atrial inexcitability (atrial quiescence). Recognition and treatment following open-heart surgery.
- Effects on the canine P wave of discrete lesions in the specialized atrial tracts.
- Perfusion of the sinus node artery.
- The mechanism of synchronization in isorhythmic A-V dissociation. Some observations on the morphology and polarity of the P wave during retrograde capture of the atria.
- Repair of tracheal intubation injuries.
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