Richard Karas MD

Professor, Medicine, Tufts Medical Center

750 Washington StBoston, MA 02111
Phone+1 617-636-5000
Fax+1 617-636-6204

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Summary

Dr. Richard Karas, MD is a cardiologist in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a Professor at Tufts Medical Center.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1989 - 1990
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1989
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1986

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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification eClinicalWorks, eClinicalWorks, LLC, 2013-2014

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

5 citations
Delaying reperfusion plus left ventricular unloading reduces infarct size: Sub-analysis of DTU-STEMI pilot study.
Navin K Kapur, Mohit Pahuja, Ajar Kochar, Richard H Karas, James E Udelson
Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2024-03-01
29 citations
Intermittent Occlusion of the Superior Vena Cava to Improve Hemodynamics in Patients With Acutely Decompensated Heart Failure: The VENUS-HF Early Feasibility Study.
Navin K Kapur, Michael S Kiernan, Irakli Gorgoshvili, Rayan Yousefzai, Esther E Vorovich
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2022-02-01
16 citations
The mitochondrial regulator PGC1α is induced by cGMP-PKG signaling and mediates the protective effects of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibition in heart failure.
Guangshuo Zhu, Kazutaka Ueda, Masaki Hashimoto, Manling Zhang, Masayuki Sasaki
FEBS Letters. 2021-11-14

Press Mentions

Abiomed Übernimmt preCARDIA, Ein Bahnbrechendes Medizintechnikunternehmen, Um Die Behandlungsergebnisse Von Patienten Mit Herzinsuffizienz Zu VerbessernJune 1st, 2021
Abiomed Acquires preCARDIA, a Breakthrough Medical Device Company, to Improve Outcomes for Heart Failure PatientsJune 1st, 2021
Muscle Damage from Statins May Evade Blood TestSeptember 11th, 2013

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