Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

Cardiology

Richard Karas works in the field of Cardiology. He went to medical school at Tufts University School of Medicine. Tufts University School of Medicine is ranked 49 in research and 52 in primary care medicine He over the years received 2 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACC)". Richard Karas is a published doctor. He published 16 publications, including: 'Mechanical Pre-Conditioning With AcuteCirculatory Support Before Reperfusion Limits Infarct Size in AcuteMyocardial Infarction.'

Publications

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• A new shield from the double-edged sword of reperfusion in STEMI.
• Mechanical Pre-Conditioning With Acute Circulatory Support Before Reperfusion Limits Infarct Size in Acute Myocardial Infarction.
• Hemodynamic Effects of Left Atrial or Left Ventricular Cannulation for Acute Circulatory Support in a Bovine Model of Left Heart Injury.
• Estrogen receptor inhibits mineralocorticoid receptor transcriptional regulatory function.
• The time-to-integrate-to-nest test as an indicator of wellbeing in laboratory mice.
• Mechanically unloading the left ventricle before Coronary reperfusion reduces left ventricular wall stress and myocardial infarct size.
• Mutation of the Protein Kinase I Alpha Leucine Zipper Domain Produces Hypertension and Progressive Left Ventricular Hypertrophy: A Novel Mouse Model of Age-Dependent H...
• Estrogen Receptor-Mediated Regulation of MicroRNA Inhibits Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells.
• The current state of niacin in cardiovascular Disease prevention: a systematic review and meta-regression.
• Emerging evidence of the importance of rapid, non-nuclear estrogen receptor signaling in the cardiovascular system.
• Protein kinase g i? inhibits pressure overload-induced cardiac remodeling and is required for the cardioprotective effect of sildenafil in vivo.
• Estrogen attenuates left ventricular and cardiomyocyte hypertrophy by an estrogen receptor-dependent pathway that increases calcineurin degradation.
• γδT Cells Are Prevalent in the Proximal Aorta and Drive Nascent Atherosclerotic Lesion Progression and Neutrophilia in Hypercholesterolemic Mice.
• Reducing Endoglin Activity Limits Calcineurin and TRPC-6 Expression and Improves Survival in a Mouse Model of Right Ventricular Pressure Overload.
• Biventricular remodeling in murine models of right ventricular pressure overload.

Schools

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• Tufts University

• Brigham Womens Hospital

• Duke University

• University Tex Sw

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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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• BlueConnect HMO
• Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
• Preferred Blue PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• LocalPlus
• Open Access Plus
• Commercial Insurance Company
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care PPO
• Medicare Advantage PFFS
• Humana
• Medicare MCR
• Network Health
• Tufts Health Plans
• Tufts PPO
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• Fellow (FACC)

Education

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• Duke University Hospital
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Tufts University School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Tufts Medical Center

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