Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Iowa College of Medicine

Cardiology

Gardar Sigurdsson practices Cardiology. He over the years received 1 awards: "Regional Top Doctor". Gardar Sigurdsson has written publications. He has 30 publications published with PubMed. The lastest paper is: 'Expanding pseudoaneurysm compressing the coronary arteries and causing cardiogenic shock.' Gardar Sigurdsson is registered with Medicare and accepts Medicare payments.

Publications

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• Atrial flutter ablation and risk of right Coronary artery injury.
• Expanding pseudoAneurysm compressing the coronary arteries and causing cardiogenic shock.
• Highly abnormal SPECT in a patient with left ventricular non-compaction and no evidence of obstructive Coronary artery disease.
• Coronary plaque type and burden by computed tomography angiography without association to C-reactive protein.
• Left main Coronary artery compression by an enlarged pulmonary artery.
• Cardiac Surgery in Patients with Fabry's Disease: Review of Literature.
• Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography Compared to Computed Tomography in Evaluation of Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation (ROTEA study).
• Proximity of right Coronary artery to cavotricuspid isthmus as determined by computed tomography.
• Physician experience in addition to ACLS training does not significantly affect the outcome of prehospital cardiac arrest.
• CT for assessing ventricular remodeling: is it ready for prime time?
• Low complement C4B gene copy number predicts short-term mortality after Acute myocardial infarction.
• Detection of Pulmonary vein stenosis by transesophageal echocardiography: comparison with multidetector computed tomography.
• [Prehospital cardiac life support in the Reykjavík area 1999-2002].
• Use of tissue Doppler imaging to guide tube current modulation in cardiac multidetector computed tomographic angiography.
• Detection of transplant Coronary artery disease using multidetector computed tomography with adaptative multisegment reconstruction.
• The effect of dietary sodium intake on measures of diastolic function: increased relaxation or not?
• Tissue synchronization imaging and optimal left ventricular pacing site in cardiac resynchronization therapy.
• Spontaneous gasping decreases intracranial pressure and improves cerebral perfusion in a pig model of ventricular Fibrillation.
• Rapid induction of cerebral hypothermia is enhanced with active compression-decompression plus inspiratory impedance threshold device cardioPulmonary resusitation in a...
• Effects of an inspiratory impedance threshold device on blood pressure and short term survival in spontaneously breathing hypovolemic pigs.
• Effects of incomplete chest wall decompression during cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Coronary and cerebral perfusion pressures in a porcine model of cardiac arrest.
• The ultimate development of mitral Valve endocarditis: atrioventricular separation, atrioventricular groove abscess and hemorrhagic pericarditis.
• Spontaneous breathing through an inspiratory impedance threshold device augments cardiac index and stroke volume index in a pediatric porcine model of hemorrhagic hypo...
• Images in cardiovascular medicine. Transplant vasculopathy: evaluation with multi-detector computed tomography.
• Treatment of Hypotension in pigs with an inspiratory impedance threshold device: a feasibility study.
• Reducing ventilation frequency combined with an inspiratory impedance device improves CPR efficiency in swine model of cardiac arrest.
• Hyperventilation-induced hypotension during cardioPulmonary resuscitation.
• An age-associated decrease in the frequency of C4B*Q0 indicates that null alleles of complement may affect health or survival.
• Cardiorespiratory interactions and blood flow generation during cardiac arrest and other states of low blood flow.

Procedures Preformed

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• Ablation for Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
• Cardiac Catheterization (incl. Coronary Angiography)
• Cardiac Imaging
• Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
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Conditions Treated

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• Aneurysm and Dissection of Heart
• Angina and Acute Coronary Syndrome
• Aortic Aneurysm
• Aortic Dissection
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Doctors Specialties

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• Cardiology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• Regional Top Doctor

Education

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• Cleveland Clinic Foundation
• University of Minnesota
• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
• University of Iceland

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1043310881
NPPES Provider LastName		SIGURDSSON
NPPES Provider FirstName		GARDAR
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		522421009
NPPES Provider State		IA
Specialty Description		Cardiology
Total Claim Count		545.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1043310881
Last Name Of The Provider	SIGURDSSON
First Name Of The Provider	GARDAR
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