Dr. R. Edens MD
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. R. Edens is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Edens 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.
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PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Balloon aortic valvuloplasty in a 1,600-gram infant.
- Heparin and modified heparin inhibit complement activation in vivo.
- Poly(ethylene glycol)-based biosensor chip to study heparin-protein interactions.
- Kinetic studies on the interactions of heparin and complement proteins using surface plasmon resonance.
- Histone deacetylase inhibitors induce antigen specific anergy in lymphocytes: a comparative study.
- Takotsubo-like cardiomyopathy in a 17-year-old male with a pheochromocytoma.
- Histone deacetylase inhibitor uses p21(Cip1) to maintain anergy in CD4+ T cells.
- Orthotopic heart transplantation in a child with hereditary spherocytosis.
- Outcomes of Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia infections in pediatric heart transplant recipients.
- Fibrosis in Fontan physiology.
- Development of a Pediatric Cardiac Mechanical Support Program.
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