John A Heit M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905About
Dr. John Heit is a cardiologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Heit 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. Heit also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Baylor College of Medicine 1975
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Outcomes after withholding anticoagulation from patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism and negative computed tomographic findings: a cohort study.
- Venous thromboembolism epidemiology: implications for prevention and management.
- The potential role of fondaparinux as venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after total hip or knee replacement or hip fracture surgery.
- Mapping out the future in venous thromboembolism and acute coronary syndromes.
- Clinical utility of factor V leiden (R506Q) testing for the diagnosis and management of thromboembolic disorders.
- Hypercoagulability: too many tests, too much conflicting data.
- Venous thromboembolism hospitalizations among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Risk factors for venous thromboembolism.
- The potential role of direct thrombin inhibitors in the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism.
- Venous stasis syndrome: the long-term burden of deep vein thrombosis.
- Thrombophilia and new anticoagulant drugs.
- Thrombomodulin gene polymorphisms or haplotypes as potential risk factors for venous thromboembolism: a population-based case-control study.
- Cancer and venous thromboembolism: scope of the problem.
- Prevention of venous thromboembolism.
- Prophylaxis for the thromboembolic disease--recommendations from the American College of Chest Physicians--are they appropriate for orthopaedic surgery?
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