Robert Bober, MD, FACC
- Sr Physician, Southshore Region
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121
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Overview
Overview
- Dr. Robert Bober earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland and completed his internal medicine internship, residency as well as his fellowship in cardiology at the University of Maryland. He is board-certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases. In addition to specializing in non-invasive imaging, echocardiography, stress testing, valvular heart disease, hypertension, and ischemic heart disease, his areas of expertise include congestive heart failure and nuclear cardiology.
Publications
Selected publications
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2023IMPACT OF RB-82 INFUSION PROFILE ON IMAGE QUALITY OF MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGES. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 81:1453-1453.
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2021Impact of Preinfection Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction on Outcomes in COVID-19 Infection. Current Problems in Cardiology. 46.
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2021IMPACT OF BASELINE LEFT VENTRICULAR EJECTION FRACTION ON OUTCOMES IN COVID-19 INFECTION. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 77:3066-3066.
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2021Leadless and Wireless Cardiac Devices: The Next Frontier in Remote Patient Monitoring. Current Problems in Cardiology. 46.
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20213D fusion between fluoroscopy angiograms and SPECT myocardial perfusion images to guide percutaneous coronary intervention. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology.
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2020Characterizing Resting Myocardial Blood Flow by Left Ventricular Geometry Using Positron Emission Tomography.. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 61.
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2020Class 1C antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31:607-611.
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2020Digital Management of Hypertension Improves Systolic Blood Pressure Variability. American Journal of Medicine. 133:E355-E359.
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2020Evaluation of Differences in Stress Myocardial Blood Flow by Left Ventricular Geometry Using Positron Emission Tomography.. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 61.
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2020In reply: Impaired myocardial blood flow in atrial fibrillation. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31:1883-1883.
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2020Positron emission tomography absolute stress myocardial blood flow for risk stratification in nonischemic cardiomyopathy. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology. 31:1137-1146.
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2020THE IMPACT OF HEMOGLOBIN ON RESTING MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW MEASURED BY POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 75:1678-1678.
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2019Characterization of Myocardial Blood Flow in End Stage Liver Disease Patients Undergoing Liver Transplant Evaluation. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 60.
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2019Dobutamine Stress Cardiac Positron Emission Tomography: Coronary Flow Reserve and Physiologic Targets. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 60.
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2019The impact of revascularization on myocardial blood flow as assessed by positron emission tomography. European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 46:1226-1239.
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2018CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION-BASED IMPROVEMENT IN REGIONAL MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW IS DEPENDENT ON BASELINE REGIONAL CORONARY FLOW CAPACITY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 71:1493-1493.
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2018Reducing Hospital Toxicity: Impact on Patient Outcomes. American Journal of Medicine. 131:961-966.
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2017HYPERTENSION CONTROL IS STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY PATIENT'S HEALTH CAPABILITY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:1838-1838.
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2017Improving Hypertension Control and Patient Engagement Using Digital Tools. American Journal of Medicine. 130:14-20.
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2017REDUCED FLOW CAPACITY AS MEASURED BY CARDIAC POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY PREDICTS VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA IN PATIENTS WITH AN ICD. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 69:1607-1607.
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2017The effect of coronary revascularization on regional myocardial blood flow as assessed by stress positron emission tomography. Journal of Nuclear Cardiology. 24:961-974.
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2016New Concepts in Hypertension Management: A Population-Based Perspective. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 59:289-294.
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2016The Role of Technology in Chronic Disease Care. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 58:579-583.
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2015POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY STRESS MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW PREDICTS VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA IN PATIENTS WITH AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65:A1149-A1149.
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2015What Is Ischemia and How Should This Be Defined Based on Modern Imaging?. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 57:537-554.
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2014CORRELATION BETWEEN POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY STRESS MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AND VENTRICULAR TACHYARRHYTHMIA OR DEATH IN PATIENTS WITH CARDIOMYOPATHY. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:A293-A293.
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2014THE EFFECT OF CORONARY REVASCULARIZATION ON MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AS ASSESSED BY PET-STRESS. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 63:A1019-A1019.
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2013Anatomic Versus Physiologic Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 62:1639-1653.
