Ali A. Ehsani MD
Cardiologist | Interventional Cardiology
1 Brookings Drive St. Louis Missouri, 63130About
Ali A. Ehsani, MD, FACC, FACP, works at JC-VA Medical Center in St. Louis, Missouri. He is also a Professor of Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine, also in St. Louis. Dr. Ehsani specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, including preventative cardiology, anti-aging medicine, and exercise. Affiliated with the VA Medical Center of St. Louis, he is also a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American College of Physicians.
Education and Training
Tehran University
Teheran Univ, Fac of Med, Teheran, Iran 1965
Teheran University 1965
UNIV OF TEHERAN (PAHLAVI MEDICAL SCHOOL) 1965
Board Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of age and gender on cardiovascular responses to phenylephrine.
- Effects of endurance exercise training on left ventricular systolic performance and ventriculoarterial coupling in patients with coronary artery disease.
- Effects of age and gender on the cardiovascular responses to isoproterenol.
- Enhanced inotropic response to dobutamine in strength-trained subjects with left ventricular hypertrophy.
- Enhanced endothelium-dependent vasodilation in older endurance-trained men.
- Effect of endurance exercise training on left ventricular size and remodeling in older adults with hypertension.
- Adaptations in beta-adrenergic cardiovascular responses to training in older women.
- Electrocardiogram of the month. Intracardiac electrogram. Paradoxic slowing of ventricular rate with intravenous isoproterenol in a patient with A-V block.
- Electrocardiogram of the month: left anterior hemiblock concealing diphragmatic infarction and simulating anteroseptal infarction.
- Effects of HRT and exercise training on insulin action, glucose tolerance, and body composition in older women.
- Waist circumference vs body mass index for prediction of disease risk in postmenopausal women.
- Exercise in patients with hypertension.
- Contributions of total and regional fat mass to risk for cardiovascular disease in older women.
- Peak exercise stroke volume: associations with cardiac structure and diastolic function.
- Exercise training prevents decline in stroke volume during exercise in young healthy subjects.
Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine -
Treatments
- Diabetes
- Heart Disease
- Heart Failure
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
- Pain
Fellowships
- University of California San Diego (Cardiology)
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Hard Work, Contribution through Research
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