Physician
Cardiology
Dr. Bruce J. Kimura, MD
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Bruce Kimura practices Cardiology. He studied medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine. University of California San Diego School of Medicine has a rank of 17 in research and a 19 in primary care He received awards:"Top Doctors:San Diego Area", "Top Doctors:Southern California", "Super Doctor", "Fellow (FACC)" and "Top MD". Bruce Kimura is a published doctor. He has 40 publications published. The most current publication "Utility of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of aortic dissection." He is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.
Publications
- Cardiac Limited Ultrasound Examination Techniques to Augment the Bedside Cardiac Physical Examination.
- Learning to apply the pocket ultrasound device on the critically ill: comparing six 'quick-look' signs for quality and prognostic values during initial use by novices.
- Diminished Aortic Excursion in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension.
- Observations during development of an internal medicine residency training program in cardiovascular limited ultrasound examination.
- CardioPulmonary Limited Ultrasound Examination for "Quick-Look" Bedside Application.
- What is an echo machine?
- Diagnostic performance of a pocket-sized ultrasound device for quick-look cardiac imaging.
- Hospitalist use of hand-carried ultrasound: preparing for battle.
- A bedside ultrasound sign of cardiac Disease: the left atrium-to-aorta diastolic diameter ratio.
- Empowering physical examination: the "laying on" of ultrasound.
- Value of a cardiovascular limited ultrasound examination using a hand-carried ultrasound device on clinical management in an outpatient medical clinic.
- Detection of left Atrial enlargement using hand-carried ultrasound devices to screen for cardiac abnormalities.
- Does lowering Pulmonary arterial pressure eliminate severe functional tricuspid regurgitation? Insights from Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy.
- Time requirements of the standard echocardiogram: implications regarding limited studies.
- Detection of early Carotid arterial atherosclerosis by briefly trained physicians using a hand-held ultrasound device.
- Usefulness of a hand-held ultrasound device for bedside examination of left ventricular function.
- Limited cardiac ultrasound examination for cost-effective echocardiographic referral.
- Feasibility of remote real-time guidance of a cardiac examination performed by novices using a pocket-sized ultrasound device.
- Atrial natriuretic peptide as a marker for doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxic effects.
- Guidance of directed Coronary atherectomy by intraCoronary ultrasound imaging.
- Images in cardiovascular medicine. Plaque types.
- Delayed air Embolism simulating pulmonary thromboEmbolism in the intensive care unit: role of echocardiography.
- Advantage of stents in the most proximal left anterior descending Coronary artery.
- Characterization and surgical resection of an organized Pericardial hematoma assisted by transesophageal echocardiography.
- Distortion of intravascular ultrasound images because of nonuniform angular velocity of mechanical-type transducers.
- Value and limitations of intravascular ultrasound imaging in characterizing Coronary atherosclerotic plaque.
- Intravascular ultrasound assessment and endoluminal stenting of a stenosis in a 50-month-old Coronary polytetrafluoroethylene graft.
- Transesophageal echocardiography of the aorta.
- Subintimal wire position during angioplasty of a chronic total Coronary occlusion: detection and subsequent procedural guidance by intravascular ultrasound.
- Feasibility of "limited" echo imaging: characterization of incidental findings.
- Axial movement of the intravascular ultrasound probe during the cardiac cycle: implications for three-dimensional reconstruction and measurements of Coronary dimensions.
- Utility of contrast echocardiography in the diagnosis of Aortic dissection.
- Witnessed embolization of a right Atrial mass during transesophageal echocardiography: implications regarding the safety of esophageal intubation.
- Screening cardiac ultrasonographic examination in patients with suspected cardiac Disease in the emergency department.
- Atheroma morphology and distribution in proximal left anterior descending Coronary artery: in vivo observations.
- Indications for limited echocardiographic imaging: a mathematical model.
- Accuracy and cost-effectiveness of single-view echocardiographic screening for suspected mitral Valve prolapse.
- Technology insight: hand-carried ultrasound cardiac assessment--evolution, not revolution.
- The effect of breathing manner on inferior vena caval diameter.
Schools
University of California At San Diego
University Of California San Diego
Procedures Preformed
- 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
- Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Embolism and Thrombosis
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Doctors Specialties
- Cardiology
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area
- Top Doctors:Southern California
- Super Doctor
- Fellow (FACC)
- Top MD
Education
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University of California San Diego -
UCSF -
University of California San Diego School of Medicine
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1093809790 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KIMURA | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | BRUCE | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 921032231 | |
| NPPES Provider State | CA | |
| Specialty Description | Cardiology | |
| Total Claim Count | 863.0 | |
| 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] | 1093809790 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KIMURA |
| First Name Of The Provider | BRUCE |
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