Peter S Rahko MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
600 Highland Ave Madison WI, 53792About
Dr. Peter Rahko is a cardiologist practicing in Madison, WI. Dr. Rahko 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. Rahko also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Mn Med Sch-Minneapolis, Minneapolis Mn 1979
University of Minnesota Medical School 1979
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- High-voltage injury resulting in permanent right heart dysfunction.
- Doppler echocardiographic evaluation of ventricular septal defects in adults.
- Evaluation of left ventricular filling in dilated cardiomyopathy using digitized M-mode echocardiograms.
- Transesophageal echocardiography for the evaluation and management of patients with cerebral ischemia.
- Relation of "inotropic reserve" to functional capacity in heart failure secondary to ischemic or nonischemic cardiomyopathy.
- Apnea-hypopnea threshold for CO2 in patients with congestive heart failure.
- Metastatic intracardiac tumour from liposarcoma.
- Heart failure: new data and guidelines.
- Assessing prosthetic mitral valve regurgitation by transoesophageal echo/Doppler.
- ACE inhibitors vs. angiotensin II receptor blockers in acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.
- Improved detection of infective endocarditis with transesophageal echocardiography.
- Continuous measurement of left ventricular performance during and after maximal isometric deadlift exercise.
- An echocardiographic analysis of the long-term effects of carvedilol on left ventricular remodeling, systolic performance, and ventricular filling patterns in dilated cardiomyopathy.
- Comparison of combinations of drugs for treatment of obesity: body weight and echocardiographic status.
- Patchy myocardial fibrosis 20 years after radiation therapy.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Pain
- Vascular Disease
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