Karl Q Schwarz MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
601 Elmwood Ave Box 656 Rochester NY, 14642About
Dr. Karl Schwarz is a cardiologist practicing in Rochester, NY. Dr. Schwarz 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. Schwarz also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Univ of Rochester Sch of Med & Dentistry, Rochester Ny 1983
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry 1983
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Bioeffects in echocardiography.
- Contrast harmonic color Doppler left ventriculography: machine-interpreted left ventricular ejection fraction compared with equilibrium-gated radionuclide ventriculography.
- Intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt: diagnosis by saline contrast bubbles in the pulmonary veins.
- The effect of echo contrast agent on Doppler velocity measurements.
- Prognostic value of contrast stress echocardiography in patients with image quality too limited for traditional noncontrast harmonic echocardiography.
- Left ventricular myocardial mass determination by contrast enhanced colour Doppler compared with magnetic resonance imaging.
- Improved assessment of left ventricular volumes and ejection fraction by contrast enhanced harmonic color Doppler echocardiography.
- Effects of pioglitazone on fasting and postprandial levels of lipid and hemostatic variables in overweight non-diabetic patients with coronary artery disease.
- The measurement of backscatter coefficient from a broadband pulse-echo system: a
- Therapeutic cardiac ultrasound.
- Ranolazine shortens repolarization in patients with sustained inward sodium current due to type-3 long-QT syndrome.
- Identification of a retained intravascular wire by three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography.
- Predictive capability of left atrial size measured by CT, TEE, and TTE for recurrence of atrial fibrillation following radiofrequency catheter ablation.
- Predictors of mortality in patients hospitalized for congestive heart failure with left ventricular ejection fraction ≥ 40.
- Pulse Wave Velocity Prediction and Compliance Assessment in Elastic Arterial Segments.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Endocarditis
- Transient Ischemic Attack (tia)
- Vascular Disease
Karl Q Schwarz MD's Practice location
University of Rochester Medical Center
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