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Dr. Assad is an interventional cardiologist with deep interest in the incorporation of exponential technologies to improve healthcare. He has a special interest in information technology and computer sciences as well.
Early in his career he was granted the young investigator award by The Mexican Society of Cardiology for his research on genetic markers in acute coronary syndromes.
Shortly after graduating from medical school he initiated a year of heart failure research at The Methodist DeBakey heart center. Here he became the first to demonstrate the presence of anti-cardiac antibodies in the failing myocardium. His findings have been the foundation of several award winning projects and ongoing research in the heart failure and transplant laboratory. Recently was awarded the 1st place for best international research project awardt
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Cardiology
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United States: California
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356 Answers
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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Aspirin: Depends. If there is an indication for you to take it no. IF there is no indication and you are taking it frequently in higher dosages you can have so... Read More
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A 29-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
More detail: What do you mean instead of taking furosemide. Do you mean another diuretic? Or do you mean other medications for heart failure.
Need more detail on ... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Tachycardia: Depends on the reason for an increased heart rate. Increased heart rate can be a normal response to heart rate >100 -> Sinus tachycardia
- Other... Read More
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A 71-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
More details please: It is unlikely but possible depending on the extent of the ablation, zone of the ablation. There is always risk of a possible damage and perforation t... Read More
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A 22-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
You sure?: I would be very surprised if you have grade grade 2 diastolic dysfunction at 22 no matter how obese you are. Unless you have underlying valve disorder... Read More
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A 42-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Yep it can: 100% Yes. I can tell you from my experience in the hospital, Anxiety attacks can look and be as painful as a true heart attack.
Proper management is ... Read More
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A 58-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Nope: The only reasony why you would not want to take it in the eveneing is that it will be waking you up several times in the middle of the night to pee. D... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Yes: A blocked one would be considered not having one, so yes. When one carotid artery the human body is so well designed that it can get circulation via t... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
C below: You are 19 but... People with an arm-to-arm difference of 15 points or more are twice as likely to have peripheral artery disease—essentially choleste... Read More
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A 23-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Use Properly: According to the CDC, when used consistently and correctly, latex condoms are "highly effective" in preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and many... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Abdominal Pain: Abdominal aneurysm are usually painless unless they start dissecting/rupturing.
In your case being 32, it is unlikely YET possible. A physical exam i... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Nope: Definitely not. Every medication has different dosages. Drug potency is not measured by mg
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A female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
In general yes: Cocodamol is (Tylenol+Codeine). Pseudoephedrine should be ok with this medications. But in order to be completely sure someone that knows your complet... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Autonomous System: Vía the Autonomous nervous system. Parasympathetic and sympathetic Pathways. There are a couple of receptors the primarily regulate cardiovascular sys... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Nope: Unlikely that this comes from the condom. This is likely secondary to micro-lesions from intercourse. Small amounts of blood can give tinged appearanc... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Torsemide: Torsemide is one of the strongest ones
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Abs: Exercise, abdominal workout routine, decrease carb intake increase protein. A routine I've found very useful is P90X
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Angina aka ChestPain: Nitrostat is a sublingual compressed nitroglycerin tablet that contains 0.3 mg, 0.4 mg , or 0.6 mg nitroglycerin.
This is used frequently by patients... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Info: Key to chest pain
1) Did it hurt because it was cold outside? Did you breathing hurt?
2) Oppressive chest pain? Radiation? did it get better when you ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Infection: If others have used it transmission of disease is the biggest concern. In addition to transmission of disease is introducing bacteria to the bloodstre... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Stage 1: It all depends on when you are taking your blood pressure. But strictly followin classification you would be considered to be in Stage 1 hypertension.... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Asking the wrong ?: Answer is Yes. You can drink alcohol when wearing a Holter. The question you should be asking is SHOULD you be drinking alcohol if you are wearing a h... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Gas: Depends on how long it has been going on. This can range from lactose I tolerance to something like Giardiasis which produces a lot of gas with your d... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Gastritis/GERD: A common question among young people. Diet is a big player in this. There are certain substances that can decrease your sphincter tone and then predis... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Abdominal pain: I would start considering pathologies coming from gallbladder (cholecystitis, choledocolithiasis), Páncreas (Pancreatitis) even bowel ischemia. Time t... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Not Temporary: Chagas disease is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. It can cause aortic dilation aka aneurysm.
Once dilation h... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
PVC: A pause is not a pcv. A pause is failure to capture or to conduct a depolarization. A PVC is a premature ventricular contraction. This means that hear... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Cardiologist: It depends on the grade of TR and if there is something contributing to your TR. It can go from mild, moderat, severe.
It is important that you see a... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Two crucial ones -- EPA and DHA -- are primarily found in certain fish.
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A 36-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: The dates with highest cardiac mortality are Christmas and New Year! (Journal Circulation).
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Lack of sleep might be one of the most difficult parts of new motherhood!if baby sleeps so should U.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Identify what the cause is. Could be: Heart Failure, Lymphedema, Venous Inssuficiency, Cirrhosis & +.
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Therapy: Different options include: Sclerotherapy, Endovenous laser treatments, Radiofrequency occlusion, Surgery.
1) Sclerotherapy: highly concentrated salin... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Depends: Depends on what cardiology test you are talking about. This can go from abnormal physiologic function to structural heart disease. Terms are very broa... Read More
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
TGA: This is secondary to the great vessels being in the wrong chamber. Thus oxygenated blood does not flow properly and provide the needed 02.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Blueberries are loaded with compounds (phytonutrients) that may help prevent chronic diseases, such.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Avoid junk food as much as possible, exercise, and lose weight. Excess weight = insulin resistance.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: The new guidelines on Statins now recommend even more patients to have LDL.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: The most common problem is infection, affecting up to 20% of all piercings.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Exercise regimen and medications are tried before considering peripheral intervention except CLI.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Good Diet, rest and quality of exercise is important. MAX reps for endurance, MAX weight for gain.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Supraventrocular tachycardia in their majority can be well managed with medications.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Heat stroke results from prolonged exposure to high temp and dehydration. Keep hydrated in hot days.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Ignore: Research shows that lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Atenolol: Heart rate should be around 60-100. Answer would be know dont hold off
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A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
DM2: If there is family history of type 2 diabetes, it may be difficult to figure out whether your diabetes is due to lifestyle factors or genetic suscepti... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Thyroxine: Maybe this link will help you: Increased Thryoxine could lead to increased heart rate, palpitations dizziness and more. Check -> http://www.mayocl... Read More
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A 32-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Carmat: With artificial hearts what do you mean exactly? Artificial can be mechanical assist devices if that is what you mean. LIke the HeartMate II. Other t... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
15mg: The most I have sen used is 15mg not sure if 30mg would do much of a difference since to what I recall most of the receptors are affected with 15mg do... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Assadanswered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Hypokinesis: When there is hypokinesis (decreased movement) of a segment in the heart, depending on its severity, it can range from misinterpretation to ischemia. ... Read More
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Dec 30, 2015
Dr. Assad is an excellent physician
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Feb 13, 2015
Sure wish you were a little closer I could use a caring responsive doctor like yourself. Thank you so much for the helpful responses
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Mar 30, 2015
Dr. Assad is an amazing doctor! #nationaldoctorsday2015 #virtualflower1
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Well first. This is my first time on this website. Before i ask my question. How long have u been a dr? If u dont mind?
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This saved my life. Thank you. Thank you for your kind words Doctor. Your professional interpretation really helped. :)
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This was very helpful. Thanks! Thank you I will check with see my doctor as soon as holidays are over. Merry Christmas!
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Institute of Technical-Superior Studies of Monterrey, Mexico
Graduated 2007MD
Residency
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH GAL
Completed 2007
Residency
The Methodist DeBakey Heart Center
Completed 2010
Residency
UAMS MEDICAL CENTER
Completed 2013
Residency
Fogarty Institute for Innovation and El Camino Hospital
Completed 2014
Awards
1st Place in the XXIII National Congress of Biomedical Investigation. The Polymorphisms -455 G/A and -148C/T and the levels of fibrinogen as a biomarker for Coronary Artery Disease
2007 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD at The Mexican Society of Cardiology Meeting Molecular determination of genetic markers in acute coronary syndromes and its relationship to adverse cardiovascular events
2008 1st Place Research Presentation. The American College of Physicians 2008 Texas Meeting. REVERSE REMODELING OF FAILING MYOCARDIUM IS ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED DEPOSITION OF ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODIES: INITIAL RESULTS OF PLASMAPHERESIS AS A NOVEL THERAPY FOR HEART FAILURE
Affiliations
El Camino Hospital (ECH), Mountain View
Fogarty Institute for Innovation
Singularity University
Publications
MODIFIED DUAL GUIDE CATHETER (PING-PONG) TECHNIQUE TO TREAT LEFT INTERNAL MAMMARY ARTERY GRAFT PERFORATION Christian Assad-Kottner, Abdul Hakeem and B...
TELE-MENTORING AN INTERVENTIONAL PROCEDURE USING (GOOGLE GLASS) WEARABLE COMPUTER: FIRST IN MAN Assad-Kottner C, Hakeem A, Uretsky B JACC IMAGING
HIGH PROPORTION OF PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE HEART FAILURE REGARDLESS OF AETIOLOGY DEMONSTRATES ANTI-CARDIAC ANTIBODY DEPOSITION IN FAILING MYOCARDIUM: ...
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