Robert N. Piana M.D.
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
Vanderbilt Heart Institute Nashville TN, 37232Rating
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About
Dr. Robert Piana is a cardiologist practicing in Nashville, TN. Dr. Piana 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. Piana also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa 1987
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1987
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Clinical trials in interventional cardiology.
- Racial differences in cardiac revascularization rates: does "overuse" explain higher rates among white patients?
- Race and gender disparities in rates of cardiac revascularization: do they reflect appropriate use of procedures or problems in quality of care?
- Coronary arteriovenous fistula presenting as congestive heart failure.
- Antiproliferative agents alter vascular plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression: a potential prothrombotic mechanism of drug-eluting stents.
- Cataloguing the geometry of the human coronary arteries: a potential tool for predicting risk of coronary artery disease.
- Gender differences among patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in the American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-NCDR).
- Incidence and clinical outcome of minor surgery in the year after drug-eluting stent implantation: results from the Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events Registry.
- Left atrial hypertension after repeated catheter ablations for atrial fibrillation.
- Effect of clopidogrel pretreatment on ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary intervention among bivalirudin-treated patients (from the EVENT registry).
- Image-guided surgical ligation of the supreme branch of left internal mammary artery: a case report.
- In-hospital and one year outcomes with drug-eluting versus bare metal stents in large native coronary arteries: a report from the Evaluation of Drug-Eluting Stents and Ischemic Events registry.
- Closure of the patent foramen ovale: because we can, should we? And in whom?
- The learning curve for transradial percutaneous coronary intervention among operators in the United States: a study from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry.
- Response to letter regarding article, "The learning curve for transradial percutaneous coronary intervention among operators in the United States: a study from the National Cardiovascular Data Registry".
Treatments
- High Cholesterol
- Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Vascular Disease
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