Howard K Surks M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
750 Washington St Box 80 Boston MA, 02111About
Dr. Howard Surks is a cardiologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Surks 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. Surks also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Transient myocardial dysfunction associated with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema: recognition by serial echocardiographic studies.
- Regulation of estrogen receptor alpha-mediated transcription by a direct interaction with protein phosphatase 2A.
- M-RIP targets myosin phosphatase to stress fibers to regulate myosin light chain phosphorylation in vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Pericyte Rho GTPase mediates both pericyte contractile phenotype and capillary endothelial growth state.
- Targeting by myosin phosphatase-RhoA interacting protein mediates RhoA/ROCK regulation of myosin phosphatase.
- cGMP-dependent protein kinase I and smooth muscle relaxation: a tale of two isoforms.
- ROCK isoform regulation of myosin phosphatase and contractility in vascular smooth muscle cells.
- Efficacy and safety of the cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor anacetrapib in Japanese patients with dyslipidemia.
- Pericyte contractility controls endothelial cell cycle progression and sprouting: insights into angiogenic switch mechanics.
- Relationship Between Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol, Free Proprotein Convertase Subtilisin/Kexin Type 9, and Alirocumab Levels After Different Lipid-Lowering Strategies.
- Effects of PCSK9 Inhibition With Alirocumab on Lipoprotein Metabolism in Healthy Humans.
- A case of giant cell myocarditis and malignant thymoma: a postmortem diagnosis by needle biopsy.
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