Bruce E Lewis MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
2160 S First Ave (17w740 22nd Street, Maywood IL, 60153About
Dr. Bruce Lewis is a cardiologist practicing in Maywood, IL. Dr. Lewis 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. Lewis also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1984
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Argatroban therapy does not generate antibodies that alter its anticoagulant activity in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Monitoring of argatroban in ARG310 study: potential recommendations for its use in interventional cardiology.
- Argatroban in HIT type II and acute coronary syndrome.
- Practical issues in the development of argatroban: a perspective.
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in the emergency department.
- Argatroban anticoagulation in patients with a history of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Direct thrombin inhibition during percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia.
- Argatroban therapy for heparin-induced thrombocytopenia in acutely ill patients.
- Femoral angiogram prior to arteriotomy closure device does not reduce vascular complications in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.
- Long-term clinical outcomes of real-world experience using sirolimus-eluting stents in saphenous vein graft disease.
- Predictors of clinical outcome in patients with heparin-induced thrombocytopenia treated with direct thrombin inhibition.
- Percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute coronary syndrome: focus on bivalirudin.
- Steroid induced atrial fibrillation.
- Renal artery dissection following marathon running.
- Nonhemostatic adverse effects of anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents.
Awards
- 2012 Chicago Super Doctors
Treatments
- Endovascular Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (aaa), Heart Problems And More
Fellowships
- Loyola University Medical Center - Loyola University Health System, Maywood
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