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Dr. Christopher Nielsen, MD

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1280 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Mount Pleasant, SC 29464
 

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Specialties
Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology
Gender
Male
Education
Education information, including: Medical School attended, years since graduation, and Residency, are all available in the Detailed Report.
Years Since
Graduation
19
Five-Star Recognition
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Group Practice
Medical University of South Carolina - Cardiology
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What is Cardiology?
Cardiology is the treatment of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. A cardiologist is a physician who specializes in treating heart conditions such as abnormal heart rhythms, heart attacks, coronary artery disease, congenital heart defects, and disease of the heart valves. A cardiologist can inform your doctor about new drugs or tests that may be beneficial to you.

Some heart conditions can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle, and can be fatal. Methods that cardiologists use to study heart conditions include stress tests, a monitor to record your heart rate and rhythm, a biopsy, which studies a tiny more »

 

Professional Experience

Professional Affiliations/Memberships
American Board of Internal Medicine
National Board of Medical Examiners
Publications
2005, Building a Computed Tomography Cardiovascular Program: Integration of Radiology and Cardiology., J Inv Cardiol *
2003, Nonsurgical septal reduction therapy for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy: short-term results in 50 consecutive procedures., Clin Cardiol *
2003, Alcohol Septal Ablation for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy., Am Heart Hosp J *
2002, Electrocardiographic findings after alcohol septal ablation therapy for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy., Am J Cardiol *
Physician Performs
Cardiac ablation for atrial fibrillation, Pacemakers *
 
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