Igor R. Palacios MD
Internist
55 FRUIT ST BOSTON MA, 02114Rating
4/5
About
Igor Palacios, MD, is an established internist who works at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, where he acts as Director of the Knight Catheterization Laboratory. His clinical interests include interventional cardiology, percutaneous treatment of structural heart disease, coronary artery disease, and valvular heart disease. Dr. Palacios received his medical degree at The Central University of Venezuela, served his residency at Hospital Universitario de Caracas, and is fellowship-trained at Massachusetts General Hospital. He received board-certification in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, and interventional cardiology from the American Board of Internal Medicine.
Education and Training
Univ Central, Esc De Med "Jm Vargas", Caracas, Venezuela 1970
Universidad Central De Venezuela--Jose Maria Vargas, Escuela De Medicina Jose Maria Vargas 1969
University of Venezuela
Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti 1969
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Continuous quality improvement decreases length of stay and adverse events: a case study in an interventional cardiology program.
- Echocardiography can predict the development of severe mitral regurgitation after percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty by the Inoue technique.
- Comparison of immediate and long-term results of mitral balloon valvotomy with the double-balloon versus Inoue techniques.
- Implications of small reference vessel diameter in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary revascularization.
- Is redo percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMV) indicated in patients with post-PMV mitral restenosis?
- Ventricular remodeling in active myocarditis. Myocarditis Treatment Trial.
- Tissue characteristics of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty in diabetic patients.
- Mitral balloon valvotomy for patients with mitral stenosis in atrial fibrillation: immediate and long-term results.
- Risk predictors in patients scheduled for percutaneous coronary revascularization.
- Cytomegalovirus and restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty.
- Closure of patent foramen ovale for paradoxical emboli: intermediate-term risk of recurrent neurological events following transcatheter device placement.
- Are patients with renal failure good candidates for percutaneous coronary revascularization in the new device era?
- Effectiveness of and adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with mild versus severe renal failure.
- Stroke as a complication of cardiac catheterization: risk factors and clinical features.
- Frequency of gross hematuria shortly after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Coronary Artery Disease (cad)
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
Hobbies / Sports
- Jogging, Tennis
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