Linton and June Bishop Professor of Medicine Emory University School of Medicine
Cardiology
Dr. Angel R. Leon, MD
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Angel Leon is an expert in the field of Cardiology. He went to medical school at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is ranked 45/0 in Research/PrimaryCare. He has 3 awards "Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors", "Fellow (FACC)" and "Super Doctor". Angel Leon has written publications. He has 48 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Apparent change in cardiac geometry during single-photon emission tomography thallium-201 acquisition: a complex phenomenon.'
Publications
- Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillators at End of Battery Life: Opportunities for Risk (Re)-Stratification in ICD Recipients.
- Peri-infarct zone pacing to prevent adverse left ventricular remodelling in patients with large Myocardial infarction.
- Generator replacement is associated with an increased rate of ICD lead alerts.
- The Subcutaneous Defibrillator: A Review of the Literature.
- Ventricular arrhythmia after cardiac surgery: incidence, predictors, and outcomes.
- Generator exchange is associated with an increased rate of Sprint Fidelis lead Failure.
- Optimisation of atrioventricular delay during exercise improves cardiac output in patients stabilised with cardiac resynchronisation therapy.
- Regarding article "relationship of echocardiographic dyssynchrony to long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy".
- Agreement is poor among current criteria used to define response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- New-onset atrial fibrillation predicts long-term mortality after Coronary artery bypass graft.
- QRS duration is associated with Atrial fibrillation in patients with left ventricular dysfunction.
- Variability in tissue Doppler echocardiographic measures of dyssynchrony is reduced with use of a larger region of interest.
- Differentiation of hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and cardiac amyloidosis from other causes of ventricular wall thickening by two-dimensional strain imaging echocardiogra...
- Heart sounds based measures of cardiac status for Heart failure patient management.
- Cross-correlation delay to quantify Myocardial dyssynchrony from phase contrast magnetic resonance (PCMR) velocity data.
- Quantification of left ventricular internal flow from cardiac magnetic resonance images in patients with dyssynchronous Heart failure.
- Results of the Predictors of Response to CRT (PROSPECT) trial.
- Effects of region of interest tracking on the diagnosis of left ventricular dyssynchrony from Doppler tissue images.
- Three-directional Myocardial phase-contrast tissue velocity MR imaging with navigator-echo gating: in vivo and in vitro study.
- Determination of transmural, endocardial, and epicardial radial strain and strain rate from phase contrast MR velocity data.
- Cross-correlation quantification of dyssynchrony: a new method for quantifying the synchrony of contraction and relaxation in the Heart.
- The class I-cardiac resynchronization therapy effect?
- Speckle-tracking strain echocardiography for detecting cardiac dyssynchrony in a canine model of dyssynchrony and Heart failure.
- Comparison of Myocardial velocities obtained with magnetic resonance phase velocity mapping and tissue Doppler imaging in normal subjects and patients with left ventri...
- Progress in cardiovascular Disease: technical considerations in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- The impact of cardiac resynchronization therapy on ventricular tachycardia/Fibrillation: an analysis from the combined Contak-CD and InSync-ICD studies.
- New tools for the effective delivery of cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy: strategies for device programming, troubleshooting and follow-up.
- Pacing and Heart failure: should all patients receive a biventricular device?
- Usefulness of the peak velocity difference by tissue Doppler imaging technique as an effective predictor of response to cardiac resynchronization therapy.
- Benefits of cardiac resynchronization therapy in outpatients with indicators for Heart transplantation.
- Practical issues in cardiac resynchronization therapy device implantation.
- Cardiac resynchronization therapy devices: patient management and follow-up strategies.
- Addition of a left ventricular lead to conventional pacing systems in patients with congestive Heart failure: feasibility, safety, and early results in 60 consecutive ...
- Cardiac resynchronization in patients with congestive Heart failure and chronic atrial fibrillation: effect of upgrading to biventricular pacing after chronic right ve...
- Effect of cardiac resynchronization therapy on left ventricular size and function in chronic Heart failure.
- Comparison of single-photon emission computed tomographic (SPECT) Myocardial perfusion imaging with thallium-201 and technetium-99m sestamibi in dogs.
- Cardiac resynchronization in chronic Heart failure.
- Combined cardiac resynchronization and implantable cardioversion defibrillation in advanced chronic Heart failure: the MIRACLE ICD Trial.
- Catheter ablation of Atrial flutter using radiofrequency energy.
- Predictive value of ventricular arrhythmia inducibility for subsequent ventricular tachycardia or ventricular Fibrillation in Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Impla...
- Apparent change in cardiac geometry during single-photon emission tomography thallium-201 acquisition: a complex phenomenon.
- Inhomogeneity of gated and ungated SPECT technetium-99m-sestamibi bull's-eyes in normal dogs: comparison with thallium-201.
- Radiofrequency catheter ablation of right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia late after complete repair of tetralogy of Fallot using the pace mapping technique.
- Quinidine: its value and danger.
- Indications for external cardioversion/deFibrillation.
- BradyArrhythmias, temporary and permanent pacing.
Schools
University Of Miami School Of Medicine
University Miami Jackson Meml
Emory University Affil Hosps
University Mich Hosps
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 Valve Disease
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Atlanta Magazine: Top Doctors
- Fellow (FACC)
- Super Doctor
Education
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University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers -
Emory University -
Jackson Memorial Hospital - Jackson Health System -
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Hospital
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Emory University Hospital -
Emory University Hospital Midtown
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1942210307 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | LEON | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ANGEL | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 303082247 | |
| NPPES Provider State | GA | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 413.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1942210307 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | LEON |
| First Name Of The Provider | ANGEL |
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