Koteswara R Pothineni MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
3400 Highway 78 E Jasper AL, 35501About
Dr. Koteswara Pothineni is a cardiologist practicing in Jasper, AL. Dr. Pothineni 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. Pothineni also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Andhra Medical College, Univ of Health Sciences MD
Andhra Medical College 1999
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Identification of tricuspid valve vegetation by computed tomography scan.
- Erroneous diagnosis of significant obstruction by Doppler in a patient with discrete subaortic membrane: correct diagnosis by 3D-transthoracic echocardiography.
- Assessment of systolic and diastolic left ventricular and left atrial function
- Comparative assessment of left atrial appendage by transesophageal and combined
- Pauses in the electrocardiogram of a woman with chest pain and lightheadedness.
- ECG of the Month:A Forty-Year-Old Woman with a History of a Cardiac Operation at Age 5 Years.
Treatments
- Obesity
- Heart Disease
- Pain
- Peripheral Artery Disease (pad)
- Vascular Disease
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