Hector Ventura
Experienced in High Cholesterol

Dr. Hector Ventura

Cardiology
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
New Orleans, LA 
Clinical Trials:Currently Recruiting for 1 Trial
Experienced in High Cholesterol
Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1514 Jefferson Hwy, 
New Orleans, LA 
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Overview

Hector Ventura is a Cardiologist in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dr. Ventura is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of High Cholesterol. His top areas of expertise are Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy, Hypertension, Heart Transplant, and Sleeve Gastrectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 189 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of High Cholesterol.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in LA
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Ochsner Clinic Foundation
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
Call: 504-842-5638

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.

5 Clinical Trials

Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Edwards PASCAL TrAnScatheter Valve RePair System Pivotal Clinical Trial (CLASP IID/IIF): A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Pivotal Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair With the Edwards PASCAL Transcatheter Valve Repair System Compared to Abbott MitraClip in Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Enrollment Status: Recruiting
Publish Date: May 21, 2025
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Not Applicable
TRANSFORM-HF: ToRsemide compArisoN With furoSemide FORManagement of Heart Failure
TRANSFORM-HF: ToRsemide compArisoN With furoSemide FORManagement of Heart Failure
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 16, 2025
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Drugs: Torsemide, Furosemide
Study Phase: Phase 3
Genomic Analysis of the Enhanced Response to Heart Failure Therapy in African Americans
Genomic Analysis of the Enhanced Response to Heart Failure Therapy in African Americans
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: April 20, 2023
Intervention Type: Drug
A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate Mavacamten (MYK-461) in Adults With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Clinical Study to Evaluate Mavacamten (MYK-461) in Adults With Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: October 04, 2021
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Phase: Phase 3
Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration in Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease
Percutaneous Ventricular Restoration in Chronic Heart Failure Due to Ischemic Heart Disease
Enrollment Status: Terminated
Publish Date: June 23, 2017
Intervention Type: Device
Study Phase: Phase 3
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189 Total Publications

State of the art on angiotensin-neprilysin inhibitors.
State of the art on angiotensin-neprilysin inhibitors.
Journal: Minerva cardiology and angiology
Published: June 06, 2024
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  • Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
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  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
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