Rick A Nishimura M.D.
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
200 1st St SW Rochester MN, 55905Rating
5/5
About
Dr. Rick Nishimura is a cardiologist practicing in Rochester, MN. Dr. Nishimura 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. Nishimura also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Education and Training
Rush Med Coll of Rush Univ, Chicago Il 1978
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center 1978
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Quantitative evaluation of left ventricular systolic function by Doppler echocardiographic techniques.
- Assessment of permanent dual-chamber pacing as a treatment for drug-refractory symptomatic patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. A randomized, double-blind, crossover study (M-PATHY).
- Perspectives on mitral-valve prolapse.
- Pitfalls in clinical recognition and a novel operative approach for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with severe outflow obstruction due to anomalous papillary muscle.
- Long-term follow-up of patients with mild coronary artery disease and endothelial dysfunction.
- Cholesterol-lowering treatment is associated with improvement in coronary vascular remodeling and endothelial function in patients with normal or mildly diseased coronary arteries.
- Right ventricular infarction associated with anteroseptal myocardial infarction: a clinicopathologic study of nine cases.
- Anatomy of the first septal perforating artery: a study with implications for ablation therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
- Myocardial strain: can we finally measure contractility?
- Constrictive pericarditis in the modern era: a diagnostic dilemma.
- Difference in mechanical atrioventricular delay between atrial sensing and atrial pacing modes in patients with hypertrophic and dilated cardiomyopathy: an electrical hemodynamic catheterization study.
- Cardiology patient pages. Aortic valve disease.
- Detection of calcium deposits on heart valve leaflets by vibro-acoustography: an in vitro study.
- Fabry disease: a mimic for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
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