Director of Transcatheter Heart Valve Surgery
Cardiology
Dr. Wesley R. Pedersen, MD
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Wesley R. Pedersen is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He studied medicine at St Louis University School of Medicine. He over the years received 8 awards: "Robert VanTassel, MD Award for Excellence in Interventional Cardiology", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "SuperDoctor, SuperDoctor.com", "FSCAI", "FAHA", "Phi Beta Kappa", "Phi Kappa Phi" and "Fellow (FACC)". Doctor Wesley R. Pedersen, MD is a published doctor as well. He has 32 publications published. The latest was: Management of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. He is registered with Medicare.
Publications
- Use of cardiac CT angiography to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of Aortic prosthetic paravalvular leak: A practical guide.
- Next-generation transcatheter Aortic valve replacement: evolution of a revolution.
- Improvement in Aortic valve area using a new "hour glass" shaped valvuloplasty balloon compared with standard cylindrical balloons in severe Aortic stenosis patients.
- 4-year results of a randomized controlled trial of percutaneous repair versus surgery for Mitral regurgitation.
- The prognostic role of mitral regurgitation after primary percutaneous coronary intervention for Acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
- Long-term follow-up of patients undergoing postconditioning during ST-elevation Myocardial infarction.
- Percutaneous balloon Aortic valvuloplasty revisited: time for a renaissance?
- Design of a standardized system for transfer of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction for percutaneous Coronary intervention.
- Clinical, angiographic, and interventional follow-up of patients with Aortic-saphenous vein graft connectors.
- Successful rotational atherectomy in the setting of extensive coronary Dissection: a case of failed balloon angioplasty in a nondilatable calcified lesion complicated ...
- Acute and 12-month results with catheter-based mitral valve leaflet repair: the EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study.
- Feasibility of transcatheter intervention for severe Aortic stenosis in patients >or=90 years of age: Aortic valvuloplasty revisited.
- A regional system to provide timely access to percutaneous Coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
- Comparison of outcomes in high-risk patients>70 years of age with aortic valvuloplasty and percutaneous Coronary intervention versus aortic valvuloplasty alone.
- iCoapsys mitral Valve repair system: Percutaneous implantation in an animal model.
- Radiation following percutaneous balloon Aortic valvuloplasty to prevent restenosis (RADAR pilot trial).
- Percutaneous double balloon valvuloplasty for severe tricuspid stenosis.
- Intravenous diltiazem for the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation or flutter and moderate to severe congestive Heart failure.
- Soft-tipped coronary artery catheters reduce the frequency of coronary artery Dissection.
- The Ultra-Select guidewire: a new nitinol guidewire for Coronary angioplasty.
- Angioplasty in ulcerative coronary artery disease: Acute results and early follow-up.
- Intravenous amiodarone for the rapid treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in critically ill patients with Coronary artery disease.
- Transesophageal color Doppler echocardiography of the normal St. Jude Medical mitral Valve prosthesis.
- Transesophageal echocardiography in patients with mechanical circulatory assistance.
- Management of hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy.
- Thermodilution cardiac output values obtained by using a centrally placed introducer sheath and right Atrial port of a pulmonary artery catheter.
- Post-exercise asystolic arrest in a young man without organic Heart disease: utility of head-up tilt testing in guiding therapy.
- Exclusion of Atrial thrombus by transesophageal echocardiography.
- Value of transesophageal echocardiography as an adjunct to transthoracic echocardiography in evaluation of native and prosthetic Valve endocarditis.
- Cardiac tamponade masked by bilateral internal jugular vein thrombosis: its occurrence in an orthotopic Heart transplant recipient.
- The effects of high (sodium meglumine diatrizoate, Renografin-76) and low osmolar (sodium meglumine ioxaglate, Hexabrix) radiographic contrast media on diastolic funct...
Schools
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Uc San Diego Med School
Hennepin CoU Minn
St Louis School Med
Procedures Preformed
- Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
- Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Implantation
- Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
- Cardiac Imaging
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Conditions Treated
- Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
- Interventional Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Robert VanTassel, MD Award for Excellence in Interventional Cardiology
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- SuperDoctor, SuperDoctor.com
- FSCAI
- FAHA
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Phi Kappa Phi
- Fellow (FACC)
Education
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St Louis University School of Medicine -
Hennepin County Medical Center -
University of California San Diego -
University of Washington School of Medicine
Hospital
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Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1528020849 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | PEDERSEN | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | WESLEY | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 554073723 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MN | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 941.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1528020849 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | PEDERSEN |
| First Name Of The Provider | WESLEY |
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