Dr. Richard C Cook MD
Vascular Surgeon | Vascular Surgery
600 Moye Blvd Greenville NC, 27834About
Dr. Richard Cook is a vascular surgeon practicing in Greenville, NC. Dr. Cook specializes in disorders relating to the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems. As a vascular surgeon, Dr. Cook diagnoses and treats vascular diseases and performs vasular surgeries. Common conditions that a vascular surgeon treats are aneurysms, atherosclerosis and varicose veins. Vascular specialists might also treat trauma, venous ulcers, poor leg circulation, peripheral arterial disease and other vascular-related issues.
Education and Training
University Of Alberta Faculty Of Med and Dentistry Edmonton Ab Canada MD
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 1992
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The mechanism of excitation-contraction coupling in phenylephrine-stimulated human saphenous vein.
- A debate on the value and necessity of clinical trials in surgery.
- Noninvasive investigations for the early detection of chronic airways dysfunction following lung transplantation.
- Effect of moderate pressure distention on the human saphenous vein vasomotor function.
- Traction injury during minimally invasive harvesting of the saphenous vein is associated with impaired endothelial function.
- Letter regarding article by Khot et al, "Radial artery bypass grafts have an increased occurrence of angiographically severe stenosis and occlusion compared with left internal mammary arteries and saphenous vein grafts" .
- A dynamic heart system to facilitate the development of mitral valve repair techniques.
- Functional analysis of the chromosome 9p21.3 coronary artery disease risk locus.
- Evaluation of a shape memory alloy reinforced annuloplasty band for minimally invasive mitral valve repair.
- A novel shape memory alloy annuloplasty ring for minimally invasive surgery: design, fabrication, and evaluation.
- Differences in myocardial PTEN expression and Akt signalling in type 2 diabetic and nondiabetic patients undergoing coronary bypass surgery.
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation after protracted ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest: case report and discussion.
- Is the Future of Coronary Arterial Revascularization a Hybrid Approach?: The Canadian Experience Across Three Centers.
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