Experienced in Heart Failure

Dr. Omar Shams

Cardiology
Adventist HealthCare Cardiac Associates
15225 Shady Grove Rd Ste 201, 
Rockville, MD 
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Heart Failure
Adventist HealthCare Cardiac Associates
15225 Shady Grove Rd Ste 201, 
Rockville, MD 
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Overview

Omar Shams is a Cardiologist in Rockville, Maryland. Dr. Shams is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Heart Failure. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Paroxysmal Supraventricular Tachycardia (PSVT), Pacemaker Implantation, and Cardiac Ablation.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 3 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in VA
Hospital Affiliations
Adventist Healthcare Shady Grove Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Adventist HealthCare Cardiac Associates
15225 Shady Grove Rd Ste 201, Rockville, MD 20850
Call: 301-670-3000

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.


3 Total Publications

First in human: the effects of biventricular pacing on cardiac output in severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
First in human: the effects of biventricular pacing on cardiac output in severe pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Journal: Heart and vessels
Published: August 31, 2019
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    • Arrhythmias
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    • Atrial Fibrillation
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    • Atrial Tachycardia
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    • Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia (AVNRT)
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    • Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia
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    • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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    • Bidirectional Tachycardia
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    • Cardiac Ablation
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    • Familial Neurocardiogenic Syncope
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    • Angina
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