Fernando M Contreras-valdes M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
4411 MEDICAL DR STE 300 SAN ANTONIO TX, 78229About
Dr. Fernando Contreras-valdes is a cardiologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Contreras-valdes 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. Contreras-valdes also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Acute pulmonary vein reconnection is a predictor of atrial fibrillation
- Radiofrequency ablation annotation algorithm reduces the incidence of linear gaps and reconnection after pulmonary vein isolation.
- Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: long-term outcomes and clinical predictors.
- Pulmonary vein isolation using the Rhythmia mapping system: Verification of intracardiac signals using the Orion mini-basket catheter.
- Incidence and risk factors for symptomatic heart failure after catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter.
- IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. "Frog Sign" in Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia.
- Evaluation of ablation catheter technology: Comparison between thigh preparation model and an in vivo beating heart.
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