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Alain Heroux
M.D.
Professor
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Cardiology
Specialties
Heart Failure
Heart Transplant
Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Locations
Loyola Center for Health at Oakbrook Terrace North
Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Board Certifications
Cardiovascular Disease - Subspecialty Cert: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Internal Medicine - General Cert: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publications
Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathyThompson,D.; Koster,M. J.; Wagner,R. H.; Heroux,A.; Barron,J. T.European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2012 ;13(3):271-275
Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy.Thompson,D.; Koster,M. J.; Wagner,R. H.; Heroux,A.; Barron,J. T.European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging 2012 ;13(3):271-275
Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter after heart transplantation.Dasari,T. W.; Pavlovic-Surjancev,B.; Patel,N.; Williams,A. A.; Ezidinma,P.; Rupani,A.; Sinacore,J. L.; Heroux,A. L.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 2010 ;106(5):737-741
Gemella morbillorum prosthetic valve endocarditis.Al Chekakie,M. O.; Heroux,A.; Montpetit,M.; Nemeh,H.CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 2009 ;15(6):291-292
Symptom frequency and distress from 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation.Grady,K. L.; Wang,E.; Higgins,R.; Heroux,A.; Rybarczyk,B.; Young,J. B.; Pelegrin,D.; Czerr,J.; Kobashigawa,J.; Chait,J.; Naftel,D. C.; White-Williams,C.; Myers,S.; Kirklin,J. K.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2009 ;28(8):759-768
Outcomes of bare metal versus drug-eluting stents in allograft vasculopathy.Reddy,P. R.; Gulati,A.; Steen,L.; Sinacore,J.; Leya,F.; Heroux,A.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2008 ;27(11):1222-1228
Factors associated with non-adherence to therapy with warfarin in a population of chronic heart failure patients.Pamboukian,S. V.; Nisar,I.; Patel,S.; Gu,L.; McLeod,M.; Costanzo,M. R.; Heroux,A.CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY 2008 ;31(1):30-34
Aortic diseasesSech,C. K.; Biller,J.; Heroux,A.; Schwartz,J. 2008 ; (Chapter 15):99-108
Heart failureSech,C. K.; Heroux,A.; Biller,J. 2008 ; (Chapter 6):40-49
Cardiomyopathies and other myocardial diseasesTowfighi,A.; Ali,L. K.; Heroux,A.; Saver,J. L. 2008 ; (Chapter 7):50-60
Patterns and predictors of physical functional disability at 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation.Grady,K. L.; Naftel,D. C.; Young,J. B.; Pelegrin,D.; Czerr,J.; Higgins,R.; Heroux,A.; Rybarczyk,B.; McLeod,M.; Kobashigawa,J.; Chait,J.; White-Williams,C.; Myers,S.; Kirklin,J. K.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2007 ;26(11):1182-1191
Longitudinal effects of cyclosporine administration at 0 to 60 months after heart transplantation.Costanzo,M. R.; Beto,J. A.; Potempa,L. D.; Bansal,V. K.; Heroux,A. L.; Kao,W. G.; Pifarre,R.; Johnson,M. R.TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS 1994 ;26(5):2704-2709
Education
Medical School
Faculte du Medicin de l'Universite Laval
Residency
Universite Laval, Internal Medicine: General
Royal Victoria Hospital, Cardiology
Fellowship
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Heart Transplantation
Montreal Heart Institute, Hemodynamics and Angioplasty
Interests & Hobbies
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