Distinguished in Heart Attack

Dr. Ravi Hira

Cardiology
Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, 
Tacoma,, WA 
Offers Telehealth

Distinguished in Heart Attack
Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, 
Tacoma,, WA 
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Overview

Ravi Hira is a Cardiologist in Tacoma,, Washington. Dr. Hira is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Attack. His top areas of expertise are Heart Attack, Coronary Heart Disease, Ventricular Fibrillation, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 73 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 20 articles and participated in 1 clinical trial in the study of Heart Attack.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Hospital Affiliations
Multicare Auburn Medical Center
Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital
Yakima Valley Memorial
Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Pulse Heart Institute Cardiology Services-Tacoma
1901 S Cedar St Ste 301, Tacoma,, WA 98405
Call: 253-572-7320

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.


1 Clinical Trials

ACCESS to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Patients Without ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Resuscitated From Out-of-hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest
ACCESS to the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory in Patients Without ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Resuscitated From Out-of-hospital Ventricular Fibrillation Cardiac Arrest
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: January 27, 2021
Intervention Type: Procedure, Diagnostic test
Study Phase: Not Applicable

72 Total Publications

From marginal gains to clinical utility: machine learning-based percutaneous coronary intervention risk prediction models.
From marginal gains to clinical utility: machine learning-based percutaneous coronary intervention risk prediction models.
Journal: European heart journal. Digital health
Published: March 20, 2025
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