Michael Edward Merhige M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
2447 SHERIDAN DR TONAWANDA NY, 14150About
Dr. Michael Merhige is a cardiologist practicing in Niagara Falls, NY. Dr. Merhige 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. Merhige also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
University of Kentucky College of Medicine 1980
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Elevated expression of the interleukin-8 receptors CXCR1 and CXCR2 in peripheral blood cells in obstructive coronary artery disease.
- The prognostic association between resting heart rate and cardiac death--myocardial perfusion defects as a potential mechanism.
- Association between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and impaired myocardial perfusion in patients with known or suspected coronary disease.
- Comparing changes in severe versus mild perfusion defect size in patients who underwent serial rubidium-82 positron emission tomography myocardial perfusion imaging.
- External validation of models for estimating pretest probability of coronary artery disease among individuals undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging.
- Positron emission tomography of the heart: mapping flow and metabolism in vivo.
- Assessment of coronary artery disease severity by positron emission tomography. Comparison with quantitative arteriography in 193 patients.
- Effect of the hemopump left ventricular assist device on regional myocardial perfusion and function. Reduction of ischemia during coronary occlusion.
- Catecholamine stimulation, substrate competition, and myocardial glucose uptake in conscious dogs assessed with positron emission tomography.
- Light and electron microscopic study on the pineal complex of the coelacanth, Latimeria chalumnae Smith.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Angina
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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