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Office
4230 Harding Rd.
Suite 330
Nashville, TN 37205Phone+1 615-269-4545Fax+1 615-565-6786- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Bjarki Olafsson is an interventional cardiologist in Nashville, TN and is affiliated with Saint Thomas West Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Iceland and internship and residency at UNC followed by cardiology fellowship at Vanderbilt University.has been in practice 38 years. He specializes in coronary artery disease,interventional cardiology and echo cardiology .
Clinical Expertise
- General cardiology, Atrial fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Hyperlipidemia, Coronary artery disease, Cardiac critical care, Echocardiography, Lipid metabolism disorders, Left ventricular dysfunction, Interventional cardiology
Education & Training
- Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1984 - 1986
- University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
- University of IcelandClass of 1979
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 1985 - 2024
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Cardiovascular and respiratory effects of adenosine in conscious man. Evidence for chemoreceptor activation.Biaggioni I Olafsson B Robertson RM Hollister AS Robertson D> ;Circ Res. 1987 Dec
- 298 citationsReduction of reperfusion injury in the canine preparation by intracoronary adenosine: importance of the endothelium and the no-reflow phenomenon.B Olafsson, Mervyn B. Forman, D W Puett, A Pou, Christopher U. Cates, Gottlieb C. Friesinger, R Virmani> ;Circulation. 1987 Nov 1
Journal Articles
- TNT; Intensive Lipid Lowering with Atorvastatin in Patients with Stable Coronary DiseaseCoinvestigator, NEJM, 2005
- The WIZARD StudyOlafsson, B (Coinvestigator), JAMA, 2003
- Treatment of Orthostatic HypotensionOlafsson, B and Robertson, D, Drug Therapy, 1987
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Abstracts/Posters
- Characteristics of Adenosine-induced stimulation of respiration in manBiaggioni, I., Olafsson,B., Robertson,R., Hollister, A.S and Robertson, D., Plugers Arch. Eur. J. Physiol., Munich, Germany, 6/1986
- The hemodynamic and respiratory effects of Adenosine boluses are not antagonized by aminophylline in man.Olafsson B., Biaggioni,I., Robertson, R.M., Hollister, A.S., Robertson, D, American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington., D.C,, 5/1986
- Adenosine infusion stimulates respiration in manBiaggioni, I., Olafsson, B., Robertson, R., Hollister, A.S. and Robertson. D, American Federation for Clinical Research, Washington, D.C, 1986
Research History
- Fellow in CardiologyStudies on the effects of Adenosine on the no reflow phenomenon and effects on the size of myocardial injury1984 - 1987
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- European Society of CardiologyMember
Other Languages
- Danish, Swedish, German
Hospital Affiliations
- Ascension Saint ThomasNashville, Tennessee
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