Donna R. Zwas M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
925 Chestnut St Philadelphia PA, 19107About
Dr. Donna Zwas is a cardiologist practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Zwas 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. Zwas also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Harvard Med Sch, Boston Ma 1990
Harvard Medical School 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Radio frequency transmyocardial revascularization enhances angiogenesis and causes myocardial denervation in canine model.
- Echocardiography. The role of this noninvasive test in the geriatric population.
- Differences in aortic valve area measured with CT planimetry and echocardiography (continuity equation) are related to divergent estimates of left ventricular outflow tract area.
- Vitamin D deficiency is a predictor of reduced survival in patients with heart failure; vitamin D supplementation improves outcome.
- Advances in the differentiation of constrictive pericarditis and restrictive
- Changes in uric acid levels and allopurinol use in chronic heart failure:
- Usefulness of electrocardiographic frontal QRS-T angle to predict increased morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic heart failure.
- Acute viral myocarditis: current concepts in diagnosis and treatment.
- The effect of thyroid function on clinical outcome in patients with heart failure.
- Electrocardiographic Predictors of Morbidity and Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocarditis: the Importance of QRS-T Angle.
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