George Abela M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
B208 Clinical Center East Lansing Michigan, 48824Rating
4/5
About
Dr. George Abela is a cardiologist practicing in East Lansing, Michigan. Dr. Abela 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. Abela also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
American University of Beirut
Govt. Dental College, Bangalore University, India 1976
Board Certification
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Direct laser and laser-thermal irradiation of normal canine coronary arteries: implications for laser delivery methods.
- Wire-guided excimer laser coronary angioplasty: instrument selection, lesion characterization, and operator technique.
- Ultrasonic thrombus ablation: in vitro assessment of a novel device for intracoronary use.
- Optical detection of triggered atherosclerotic plaque disruption by fluorescence emission analysis.
- Thrombostatin, a bradykinin metabolite, reduces platelet activation in a model of arterial wall injury.
- A novel catheter design for laser photocoagulation of the myocardium to ablate ventricular tachycardia.
- Atheromatous plaque cap thickness can be determined by quantitative color analysis during angioscopy: implications for identifying the vulnerable plaque.
- Laser recanalization of thrombosed arteries using thermal and/or modified optical probes; angiographic and angioscopic study.
- Quadricuspid aortic valve: a rare entity.
- Cholesterol crystals cause mechanical damage to biological membranes: a proposed mechanism of plaque rupture and erosion leading to arterial thrombosis.
- Update on coronary angioscopy: review of a 20-year experience and potential application for detection of vulnerable plaque.
- Cholesterol crystals rupture biological membranes and human plaques during acute cardiovascular events--a novel insight into plaque rupture by scanning electron microscopy.
- Arterial wall cholesterol content is a predictor of development and severity of arterial thrombosis.
- Aspirin reduces platelet aggregation during high-energy excimer laser.
- Distinguishing characteristics of erythrocyte-rich and platelet-rich thrombus by
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Chief, Division of Cardiology; Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University -
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Stroke
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
Internships
- Emory University; Atlanta, Georgia
Fellowships
- University of Florida, Gainesville
Professional Society Memberships
- American Heart Association, American College of Physicians, Alpha Omega Medical Honor Society
Awards
- Distinguished Research Mentor Award
Hobbies / Sports
- Golf
Favorite professional publications
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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