John Arthur Rumberger MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
46 Vreeland Dr Skillman NJ, 08558About
Dr. John Rumberger is a cardiologist practicing in Skillman, NJ. Dr. Rumberger 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. Rumberger also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Does bypass surgery treat coronary artery disease?
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery is must what it means – it bypasses the areas of severe narrowing – like relieving traffic congestion in a city by bypassing around the city – but it does NOT cure the coronary disease – and it is essential that aggressive medical therapy including statins and other medications such as for hypertension, diabetes, etc., are still continued. Well regards, John A. Rumberger, PhD, MD, FACC, FSCCT READ MORE
Can blood pressure medication cause chest pain?
I do NOT think so - chest pains can be from many causes but the two most important, especially in a person with hypertension, are angina or heart pain due to a blocked artery AND a worsening enlargement of the aorta - also called an aneurysm. The conditions can be easily determined with modern imaging methods such as Cardiac CT READ MORE
Could menopause increase the risk of a heart attack?
You are at no higher risk in general at this time. READ MORE
What are the symptoms of a weak heart?
Generally a progressive [over weeks/months] increase in fatigue, shortness of breath with effort, having to sit up in bed to feel comfortable sleeping, and peripheral edema are the most common symptoms READ MORE
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quantifying left ventricular regional and global systolic function using ultrafast computed tomography.
- The assessment of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function by ultrafast computed tomography.
- Ultrafast computed tomography.
- X-ray computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system.
- Comparison of measurement of left ventricular ejection fraction by Tc-99m sestamibi first-pass angiography with electron beam computed tomography in patients with anterior wall acute myocardial infarction.
- Coronary artery calcification: "...empty your cup.".
- Cardiac production of angiotensin II and its pharmacologic inhibition: effects on the coronary circulation.
- Validation of minimally invasive measurement of myocardial perfusion using electron beam computed tomography and application in human volunteers.
- Cost effectiveness of coronary calcification scanning using electron beam tomography in intermediate and high risk asymptomatic individuals.
- [Economic aspects of using electron beam computerized tomography].
- Use of electron beam tomography to quantify cardiac diastolic function.
- Coronary atherosclerosis in unheralded sudden coronary death under age 50: histo-pathologic comparison with 'healthy' subjects dying out of hospital.
- Long-term prognostic value of coronary calcification detected by electron-beam computed tomography in patients undergoing coronary angiography.
- Tomographic (plaque) imaging: state of the art.
- Evaluation of the coronary venous system using electron beam computed tomography.
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