Dr. Kenneth Richard Knecht MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
1 Childrens Way Slot 512-3 Little Rock AR, 72202About
Dr. Kenneth Knecht is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Little Rock, AR. Dr. Knecht specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
Georgetown University in Washington DC 1997
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Cardiology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome associated with Monongahela virus, Pennsylvania.
- Distinct effects of intravascular and extravascular angiotensin II on cerebrovascular circulation of newborn pigs.
- Atrial septal dissection late after congenital heart surgery.
- New transplant technique with hemiazygos continuation and interrupted inferior vena cava.
- Predictors of myocardial recovery in pediatric tachycardia-induced cardiomyopathy.
- Cardiovascular safety of stimulant medications.
- Longitudinal renal function in pediatric heart transplant recipients: 20-years experience.
- Measures of and changes in heart rate variability in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
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