Advanced in High Cholesterol

Dr. Akshit Sharma

Cardiology
Cardiovascular Institute
102 Twin Oaks Drive, 
Raceland, LA 
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in High Cholesterol
Cardiovascular Institute
102 Twin Oaks Drive, 
Raceland, LA 
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Overview

Akshit Sharma is a Cardiologist in Raceland, Louisiana. Dr. Sharma is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Angina, Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Arterial Embolism, and Aneurysm Repair.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 9 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in LA
Hospital Affiliations
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center
Banner Desert Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Cardiovascular Institute
102 Twin Oaks Drive, Raceland, LA 70394
Call: 985-446-2021
Other Locations
Cardiovascular Institute
1320 Martin Luther King Drive, Thibodaux, LA 70301
Call: 985-446-2021

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.


9 Total Publications

Very low-dose recombinant Factor VIIa administration for cardiac surgical bleeding reduces red blood cell transfusions and renal risk: a matched cohort study.
Very low-dose recombinant Factor VIIa administration for cardiac surgical bleeding reduces red blood cell transfusions and renal risk: a matched cohort study.
Journal: Blood coagulation & fibrinolysis : an international journal in haemostasis and thrombosis
Published: October 15, 2021
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    • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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    • Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency
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