Dr. Cheryl L. Laffer M. D.
Internist | Hypertension Specialist
328 W Main Lewisville TX, 75057About
Dr. Cheryl Laffer is an internist practicing in Lewisville, TX. Dr. Laffer specializes in the medical treatment of adults. Internists can act as a primary physician or a consultant to a primary physician. They manage both common and rare diseases. Dr. Laffer provides comprehensive care and manages treatment with surgeons as well. Internists establish long-term relationships with their patients and incorporate disease prevention and mental health care into their practice.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Participation of renal and circulating endothelin in salt-sensitive essential hypertension.
- Essential hypertension of Caribbean Hispanics: sodium, renin, and response to therapy.
- Differential regulation of natriuresis by 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic Acid in human salt-sensitive versus salt-resistant hypertension.
- 20-HETE and furosemide-induced natriuresis in salt-sensitive essential hypertension.
- 20-HETE and circulating insulin in essential hypertension with obesity.
- Endothelin-aldosterone interaction and proteinuria in low-renin hypertension.
- Is sodium restriction important to hypertension? The argument for.
- Masked hypertension: a clinical entity or statistical gymnastics?
- Effect of salt on isoprostanes in salt-sensitive essential hypertension.
- Bayesian analysis supports use of ambulatory blood pressure monitors for screening.
- The relationship between CYP4A11 and human hypertension.
- Inflammation and therapy for hypertension.
- Acute stroke: lower blood pressure looks better and better.
- Three Angiotensin paradigms in one patient : etiology of hypertension, glomerular hemodynamics, and long-term glomerular protection.
- A critical appraisal of the clinical effectiveness of a fixed combination of valsartan, amlodipine, and hydrochlorothiazide in achieving blood pressure goals.
Treatments
- High Blood Pressure (hypertension)
Fellowships
- University of California San Francisco Medical Center 1983
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