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Experienced in Heart Transplant

Dr. David Safley

Cardiology
Cardiovascular Consultants PC
4330 Wornall Rd Ste 2000, 
Kansas City,, MO 
Experienced in Heart Transplant
Cardiovascular Consultants PC
4330 Wornall Rd Ste 2000, 
Kansas City,, MO 
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Overview

David Safley is a Cardiologist in Kansas City,, Missouri. Dr. Safley is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Heart Transplant. His top areas of expertise are Peripheral Artery Disease, Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Atherosclerosis, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Transplant.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 30 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 2 articles in the study of Heart Transplant.

Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MO
Hospital Affiliations
Saint Luke's East Hospital
Saint Luke's South Hospital
St Lukes Hospital Of Kansas City
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Cardiovascular Consultants PC
4330 Wornall Rd Ste 2000, Kansas City,, MO 64111
Call: 816-931-1883
Other Locations
Saint Lukes South Hospital Inc.
12300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park,, KS 66213
Call: 816-932-0340

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

Randomized Study of the Shockwave Medical Peripheral Lithoplasty® System Used in Combination With DCB Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty Used in Combination With DCB to Treat Moderate and Severely Calcified Femoropopliteal Arteries
Randomized Study of the Shockwave Medical Peripheral Lithoplasty® System Used in Combination With DCB Versus Standard Balloon Angioplasty Used in Combination With DCB to Treat Moderate and Severely Calcified Femoropopliteal Arteries
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 20, 2023
Intervention Type: Device, Drug
Study Phase: Not Applicable

30 Total Publications

Stabilization of Rapidly Progressive Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Using mTOR Inhibition After Heart Transplantation.
Stabilization of Rapidly Progressive Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy Using mTOR Inhibition After Heart Transplantation.
Journal: Journal of cardiac failure
Published: September 15, 2023
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Lee's Summit, MO 
 (25.6 miles away)
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