Associate Professor of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital

Cardiology

Eric Isselbacher is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He went to medical school at Harvard Medical School. Harvard Medical School is a top medical university. Harvard Medical School has a rank of 1 in research and a 12 in primary care He received 1 awards: "Fellow (FACC)". Dr. Eric M. Isselbacher is also a published doctor. He has 44 paper published. The most recent paper is: Longer-term impact of cardiology e-consults. He accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Longer-term impact of cardiology e-consults.
• Marfan Syndrome Is Associated With Recurrent Dissection of the Dissected Aorta.
• Trends in Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms and Dissection: Out of the Shadows and Into the Light.
• Root Replacement Surgery Versus More Conservative Management During Type A Acute Aortic Dissection Repair.
• Contemporary surgical approaches and outcomes in adults with kommerell diverticulum.
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve: Identifying Knowledge Gaps and Rising to the Challenge From the International Bicuspid Aortic Valve Consortium (BAVCon).
• The Role of Imaging in Aortic Dissection and Related Syndromes.
• Pulse Pressure and Type A Acute Aortic Dissection In-Hospital Outcomes (from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection).
• Stroke and outcomes in patients with acute type a aortic Dissection.
• Outcomes of patients presenting with acute type a aortic Dissection in the setting of prior cardiac surgery: an analysis from the international registry of acute aorti...
• The IRAD Classification System for Characterizing Survival after Aortic Dissection.
• Distribution, Determinants, and Normal Reference Values of Thoracic and Abdominal Aortic Diameters by Computed Tomography (from the Framingham Heart Study).
• Correlates of delayed recognition and treatment of acute type A aortic Dissection: the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD).
• Giant cell aortitis of the ascending aorta without signs or symptoms of systemic vasculitis is associated with elevated risk of distal Aortic events.
• Type-Selective Benefits of Medications in Treatment of Acute Aortic Dissection (from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection [IRAD]).
• Genome-wide association study identifies a susceptibility locus for thoracic aortic Aneurysms and aortic dissections spanning FBN1 at 15q21.1.
• Descending aortic diameter of 5.5 cm or greater is not an accurate predictor of acute type B aortic Dissection.
• The role of preoperative coronary angiography in the setting of type A acute aortic Dissection: Insights from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection.
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Case 2-2010. A 47-year-old man with abdominal and flank pain.
• Surgical management and long-term outcomes for acute ascending aortic Dissection.
• IgG4-related systemic Disease and lymphoplasmacytic aortitis.
• Mitral valve prolapse in Marfan Syndrome: an old topic revisited.
• Geographic differences in clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes in type A acute aortic Dissection (from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection).
• Prosthetic valve dysfunction presenting as intermittent Acute aortic regurgitation.
• Complicated acute type B Dissection: is surgery still the best option?: a report from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection.
• Pseudodyskinesis of the inferior left ventricular wall: recognizing an echocardiographic mimic of Myocardial infarction.
• Dissection of the descending thoracic aorta: looking into the future.
• Thoracic Aortic disease: spectrum of multidetector computed tomography imaging findings.
• 64-slice multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) for detection of Aortic regurgitation and quantification of severity.
• The crossed swords sign: insights into the dilemma of repair in bileaflet mitral Valve prolapse.
• Cardioembolic stroke in a patient with spindle cell sarcoma of the left atrium.
• Acute limb ischemia associated with type B aortic Dissection: clinical relevance and therapy.
• Implications of periaortic hematoma in patients with acute aortic Dissection (from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection).
• Acute aortic Dissection presenting with congestive heart failure: results from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection.
• Case records of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Weekly clinicopathological exercises. Case 5-2005. A 53-year-old man with depression and sudden shortness of breath.
• Thoracic and abdominal aortic Aneurysms.
• Does circadian and seasonal variation in occurrence of acute aortic Dissection influence in-hospital outcomes?
• Preoperative cardiac evaluation for vascular surgery.
• Association of painless acute aortic Dissection with increased mortality.
• Comparison of aortic Dissection in patients with and without Marfan's syndrome (results from the International Registry of Aortic Dissection).
• Syncope in acute aortic Dissection: diagnostic, prognostic, and clinical implications.
• Intramural hematoma of the aorta: should we let down our guard?
• Choice of computed tomography, transesophageal echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and aortography in acute aortic Dissection: International Registry of Acut...

Schools

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• Harvard Medical School

• Massachusetts General Hospital

Procedures Preformed

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• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Heart or Chest
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• Massachusetts General Hospital
• Harvard Medical School

Hospital

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• Massachusetts General Hospital

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1225003940
NPPES Provider LastName		ISSELBACHER
NPPES Provider FirstName		ERIC
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		021142696
NPPES Provider State		MA
Specialty Description		Cardiology
Total Claim Count		1406.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1225003940
Last Name Of The Provider	ISSELBACHER
First Name Of The Provider	ERIC
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