Alan D. Forker MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
4401 Wornall Rd Cv Education Departm Kansas City MO, 64111About
Dr. Alan Forker is a cardiologist practicing in Kansas City, MO. Dr. Forker 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. Forker also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1964
University of Wales in Great Britain 1964
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Emotional stress and cardiac disease.
- Emotional stress and cardiac disease.
- Bilateral arteriosclerotic coronary arterial aneurysms successfully treated with saphenous vein bypass grafting.
- Bilateral nonfistulous congenital coronary arterial aneurysms.
- Isolated gonococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis: diagnosis by echocardiography.
- Isolated gonococcal pulmonary valve endocarditis: diagnosis by echocardiography.
- Correlation between segmental early relaxation of the left ventricular wall and coronary occlusive disease.
- Echocardiographic Mimics of aortic root dissection.
- Echocardiographic diagnosis of silent mitral stenosis.
- Echocardiographic detection of pericardial effusion.
- Echocardiographic diagnosis of idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis (IHSS).
- Loop logic: an introduction to vectorcardiography.
- Loop logic: an introduction to vectorcardiography.
- The management of tachyarrhythmias in the emergency room.
- Antihypertensive therapy. Current issues and challenges.
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