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Gerald M. Pohost MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1505 WILSON TERRACE GLENDALE CA, 61206About
Dr. Gerald M. Pohost's research initiatives have been focused on diagnostic testing for heart disease in women. He is the developer of a program which uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). He is also a member of the executive committee in the WISE (Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation) study.
Education and Training
University of Maryland Medical School
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1967
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Nuclear Medicine
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Nuclear MedicineAmerican Board of Nuclear MedicineABNM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Assessing myocardial ischemic insult using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
- Diagnosis and quantitation of myocardial infarction.
- Update: diagnostic imaging of the heart and its blood supply.
- ACE inhibitors in HF restore canine pulmonary endothelial function and ANG II vasoconstriction.
- Abnormal myocardial phosphorus-31 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in
- The 31P-NMR stress test: an approach for detecting myocardial ischemia.
- Hemodynamic evaluation with TURBO BRISK--a rapid phase contrast angiography technique.
- Validation of rapid velocity encoded cine imaging of a dynamically complex flow field using turbo block regional interpolation scheme for k space.
- 31P-magnetic resonance spectroscopy studies of cardiac transplant patients at rest.
- Magnetic resonance provides insights into pharmaceutical effects.
- 1H-MRS detected lipolysis in diabetic rat hearts requires neutral lipase.
- Recent progress in radiofrequency-tagged left ventricular function studies.
- Certification of competence in cardiovascular magnetic resonance.
- Rapid velocity-encoded cine imaging with turbo-BRISK.
- Editor's page: is CMR safe?
Clinical Trials
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor, Keck School of Medicine -
- Faculty, Viterbi School of Engineering -
Internships
- Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Articles and Publications
- Dr. Pohost has authored over 350 articles and 15 books.
Gerald M. Pohost MD's Practice location
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