Advanced in Heart Attack

Dr. Nidal Abi Rafeh

Cardiology
North Oaks Cardiology Clinic
15813 Paul Vega Md Dr Ste 403, 
Hammond, LA 
Advanced in Heart Attack
North Oaks Cardiology Clinic
15813 Paul Vega Md Dr Ste 403, 
Hammond, LA 
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Overview

Nidal Abi Rafeh is a Cardiologist in Hammond, Louisiana. Dr. Abi Rafeh is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Attack, Angina, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 74 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 8 articles in the study of Heart Attack.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in LA
Hospital Affiliations
St Helena Parish Hospital
North Oaks Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

North Oaks Cardiology Clinic
15813 Paul Vega Md Dr Ste 403, Hammond, LA 70403
Call: 985-230-2778

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

74 Total Publications

Can iodixAnol ReducE the incidence of adverse renal or cardiac events in chronic total occlusion interventions (CARE-CTO): a substudy of the PROGRESS-CTO registry.
Can iodixAnol ReducE the incidence of adverse renal or cardiac events in chronic total occlusion interventions (CARE-CTO): a substudy of the PROGRESS-CTO registry.
Journal: The Journal of invasive cardiology
Published: April 08, 2025
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