Obi N Nwasokwa M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
19719 Hillside Ave Hollis NY, 11423About
Dr. Obi Nwasokwa is a cardiologist practicing in Hollis, NY. Dr. Nwasokwa 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. Nwasokwa also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Johns Hopkins Univ Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1979
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Cardiovascular changes during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- Dynamics of cardiac muscle: analysis of isotonic, isometric, and isochronal curves.
- Lack of association of higher insulin levels with diffuse atherosclerotic coronary artery disease in nondiabetics.
- Mechanism of mechanical alternans in ischemia-reperfusion: role of deficient relaxation of the strong twitch.
- Coronary artery bypass graft disease.
- Effect of heart rate on myocardial relaxation in isometric twitches.
- A model of the time course of myocardial dynamics: use in characterisation of relaxation and evaluation of its indices.
- Similarities and differences in the time course of mechanical activity of the canine myocardium and isovolumic left ventricle.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Deep Vein Thrombosis (dvt)
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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