Douglass A Morrison MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
406 S. 30th Ave Suite 101 Yakima WA, 98902About
Dr. Douglass Morrison is a cardiologist practicing in Yakima, WA. Dr. Morrison 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. Morrison also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
University of Pittsburgh / Main Campus 1973
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Images in cardiology: a coronary-left ventricular fistula associated with myocardial ischemia.
- Health-related quality of life after percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass surgery in high-risk patients with medically refractory ischemia.
- Counterintuitive contributions to the care of myocardial infarction and the need for randomized trials.
- Outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention versus coronary bypass grafting for patients with low left ventricular ejection fractions, unstable angina pectoris, and risk factors for adverse outcomes with bypass (the AWESOME Randomized Trial and Reg
- Cardiac revascularization of the medically refractory elderly patient: it is TIME to pay the piper.
- Impact of stents and abciximab on survival from cardiogenic shock treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
- What is the evidence for percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass graft in ischemic cardiomyopathy?
- Percutaneous coronary intervention of or through saphenous vein grafts or internal mammary arteries: the impact of stents, adjunctive pharmacology, and multicomponent distal protection.
- Critical pathway for cardiac rehabilitation after percutaneous coronary intervention.
- A comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation program in post-CABG patients: a rationale and critical pathway.
- Percutaneous revascularization of the "unprotected" left main during acute myocardial infarction: "Dare to struggle! Dare to win!".
- PCI for critically ill STEMI patients with complex anatomy: another (nonrandomized) "brick in the wall".
- It is never too late for PCI: To relieve medically refractory myocardial ischemia.
- Is the glass 97% full, or 3% empty? Reinfarction and stent thrombosis after STEMI.
- "Stick the landing," for optimal ostial placement of stents.
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