Alain Heroux
M.D.
Professor
Medical Director, Heart Failure and Heart Transplantation
Cardiology
CONTACT INFORMATION
Specialties
Heart Failure, Heart Transplant, Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Locations
Loyola Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine at Park Ridge
Board Certifications
Cardiovascular Disease - Subspecialty Cert: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Internal Medicine - General Cert: The Royal College of Surgeons of England
Publications
Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathyThompson,D.; Koster,M. J.; Wagner,R. H.; Heroux,A.; Barron,J. T.European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging 2012 ;13(3):271-275
Single photon emission computed tomography myocardial perfusion imaging to detect cardiac allograft vasculopathy.Thompson,D.; Koster,M. J.; Wagner,R. H.; Heroux,A.; Barron,J. T.European heart journal cardiovascular Imaging 2012 ;13(3):271-275
Incidence, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter after heart transplantation.Dasari,T. W.; Pavlovic-Surjancev,B.; Patel,N.; Williams,A. A.; Ezidinma,P.; Rupani,A.; Sinacore,J. L.; Heroux,A. L.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY 2010 ;106(5):737-741
Symptom frequency and distress from 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation.Grady,K. L.; Wang,E.; Higgins,R.; Heroux,A.; Rybarczyk,B.; Young,J. B.; Pelegrin,D.; Czerr,J.; Kobashigawa,J.; Chait,J.; Naftel,D. C.; White-Williams,C.; Myers,S.; Kirklin,J. K.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2009 ;28(8):759-768
Gemella morbillorum prosthetic valve endocarditis.Al Chekakie,M. O.; Heroux,A.; Montpetit,M.; Nemeh,H.CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE 2009 ;15(6):291-292
Factors associated with non-adherence to therapy with warfarin in a population of chronic heart failure patients.Pamboukian,S. V.; Nisar,I.; Patel,S.; Gu,L.; McLeod,M.; Costanzo,M. R.; Heroux,A.CLINICAL CARDIOLOGY 2008 ;31(1):30-34
Outcomes of bare metal versus drug-eluting stents in allograft vasculopathy.Reddy,P. R.; Gulati,A.; Steen,L.; Sinacore,J.; Leya,F.; Heroux,A.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2008 ;27(11):1222-1228
Aortic diseasesSech,C. K.; Biller,J.; Heroux,A.; Schwartz,J. 2008 ; (Chapter 15):99-108
Heart failureSech,C. K.; Heroux,A.; Biller,J. 2008 ; (Chapter 6):40-49
Cardiomyopathies and other myocardial diseasesTowfighi,A.; Ali,L. K.; Heroux,A.; Saver,J. L. 2008 ; (Chapter 7):50-60
Patterns and predictors of physical functional disability at 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation.Grady,K. L.; Naftel,D. C.; Young,J. B.; Pelegrin,D.; Czerr,J.; Higgins,R.; Heroux,A.; Rybarczyk,B.; McLeod,M.; Kobashigawa,J.; Chait,J.; White-Williams,C.; Myers,S.; Kirklin,J. K.Journal of Heart & Lung Transplantation 2007 ;26(11):1182-1191
Longitudinal effects of cyclosporine administration at 0 to 60 months after heart transplantation.Costanzo,M. R.; Beto,J. A.; Potempa,L. D.; Bansal,V. K.; Heroux,A. L.; Kao,W. G.; Pifarre,R.; Johnson,M. R.TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS 1994 ;26(5):2704-2709
Education
Medical School
Faculte du Medicin de l'Universite Laval
Residency
Universite Laval, Internal Medicine: General
Royal Victoria Hospital, Cardiology
Fellowship
Medical College of Virginia Hospitals, Heart Transplantation
Montreal Heart Institute, Hemodynamics and Angioplasty