Helgi Julius Oskarsson MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
300 Gatewood Ave High Point NC, 27262About
Dr. Helgi Oskarsson is a cardiologist practicing in High Point, NC. Dr. Oskarsson 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. Oskarsson also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ Of Iceland- Laeknadeild- Haskoli Islands- Reykjavik- Iceland 1983
University Of Iceland, Faculty Of Medicine 1983
Norwich Medical School 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effect of protein kinase C and phospholipase A2 inhibitors on the impaired ability of human diabetic platelets to cause vasodilation.
- Antioxidants attenuate myocyte apoptosis in the remote non-infarcted myocardium
- Antioxidant therapy attenuates JNK activation and apoptosis in the remote noninfarcted myocardium after large myocardial infarction.
- Interaction of lysophosphatidylcholine with aortic endothelial cells.
- Dietary fish oil supplementation reduces myocardial infarct size in a canine model of ischemia and reperfusion.
- Platelets from patients with diabetes mellitus have impaired ability to mediate vasodilation.
- Cyclosporine impairs the ability of human platelets to mediate vasodilation.
- Diabetic human platelets release a substance that inhibits platelet-mediated vasodilation.
- Activation of JNK in the remote myocardium after large myocardial infarction in rats.
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