Frank V Aguirre M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
619 E MASON ST SPRINGFIELD IL, 62701About
Dr. Frank Aguirre is a cardiologist practicing in Springfield, IL. Dr. Aguirre 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. Aguirre also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine 1980
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical applications of the Doppler coronary flow velocity guidewire for interventional procedures.
- News & views: progress in interventional cardiology {news}.
- Increasing benefit, reducing risk: focusing on hemorrhagic complications in percutaneous coronary intervention.
- Interpretation of cardiac pathophysiology from pressure waveform analysis: mitral valve gradients: Part II.
- Interpretation of cardiac pathophysiology from pressure waveform analysis: effects of nitroglycerin.
- A randomized trial of late reperfusion therapy for acute myocardial infarction. Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction-6 Study Group.
- Interpretation of cardiac pathophysiology from pressure waveform analysis: pericardial compressive hemodynamics, Part III.
- Interpretation of cardiac pathophysiology from pressure waveform analysis: aortic regurgitation.
- Effect of viscosity and iodine concentration of nonionic radiographic contrast media on coronary arteriography in patients.
- Ionic- vs- nonionic contrast agents.
- [Management of acute myocardial infarction in patients presenting with persistent ST-segment elevation].
- Pseudodissection: negative contrast streaming from collateral flow branch mimicking coronary arterial dissection.
- Papaverine-induced chest pain due to coronary vascular steal: demonstration with angiographic and intracoronary flow velocity measurements.
- Interventional physiology. Part XIII: Role of large pectoralis branch artery in flow through a patent left internal mammary artery conduit.
- Interventional physiology. Part XVIII: Influence of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation and collateral flow reversal during multivessel angioplasty.
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (copd)
- Pneumonia
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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