Eric Carl Stecker M.D.
Cardiac Electrophysiologist | Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd Uhn-62 Portland OR, 97239Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Stecker is a cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Oregon Health and Science University. He received his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin Medical School and completed his internal ...
Education and Training
Univ of Wi Med Sch, Madison Wi 1998
New Jersey College of Dentistry 1998
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Current burden of sudden cardiac death: multiple source surveillance versus retrospective death certificate-based review in a large U.S. community.
- Letter regarding article by Weintraub et al, "Cost-effectiveness of eplerenone compared with placebo in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by left ventricular dysfunction and heart failure".
- Learning from a real-world analysis of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: comorbidities matter.
- Is there new hope for sudden cardiac death prevention early after myocardial infarction?
- Finding a balance in long-term anticoagulation therapy.
- New options for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
- R-on-T and cardiac arrest from dual-chamber pacing without an atrial lead.
- The Oregon ACO experiment--bold design, challenging execution.
- Ventricular arrhythmias after left ventricular assist device.
- Patients with pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
- Why the Oregon CCO experiment could founder.
- Accountable Care Organizations: Ensuring Focus on Cardiovascular Health.
- Catheter Ablation of Recurrent Lone Atrial Fibrillation in Teenagers with a Structurally Normal Heart.
- Sedation in the Electrophysiology Laboratory: A Multidisciplinary Review.
- Riskier Business: Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Prevention in the CHADS-VASc Era.
Treatments
- Anxiety
- Heart Disease
- Psychosis
- Pain
- Leukemia
- Schizophrenia
- Extra Corporeal Shockwave Therapy
Fellowships
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Fellowship, Oregon Health and Science University 2002-06 Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Oregon Health and Science University 2001-02 General Internal Medicine Fellowship, University of Michigan 2006
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