ArnoldHooSetoMD

Interventional Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care

Cath Lab Director, Long Beach VA Medical Center Treasurer, Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions

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Office
Long Beach VA Medical Center
5901 E 7th Street, 111C
Long Beach, CA 90822
Phone+1 562-826-8000

Fax+1 562-826-5849

Dr. Arnold Seto, based in Long Beach, CA, is a cardiologist with subspecialties in interventional cardiology, cardiac critical care, and cardiac implantable devices. He completed his medical education at Harvard Medical School and has undergone extensive training, including fellowships at the University of California (Irvine) and Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Seto serves as Clinical Professor of Medicine at Charles R Drew University and serves as Cath Lab Director and Past Chief of Cardiology at the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center in Long Beach. He has contributed significantly to cardiovascular literature, with several publications in notable journals including NEJM, JACC: Interventions, and Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. He has led multiple clinical trials on vascular access, including the FAUST, RAUST, STAT and STAT2 trials. He has received recognitions such as FSCAI and FACC, and serves a Treasurer and Advocacy Chair in the Society of Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions.

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2009 - 2010
University of California (Irvine)Fellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2006 - 2009
Stanford Health CareCritical Care Medicine, 2005 - 2006
Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2005
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2001

CA State Medical License 2002 - 2026
MA State Medical License 2009 - 2010
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology
International Board of Heart Rhythm ExaminersCertified Cardiac Device Specialist

PubMed

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Super High-Pressure Balloon (SIS-OPN) for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.
Sant Kumar, Sandeep Jalli, Yader Sandoval, Khaldoon Alaswad, Nachiket J Patel
Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2025-03-01
Angiography-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve: Newer Data and Future Directions.
Dimitrios Strepkos, Jaskanwal Deep Singh Sara, Pedro E P Carvalho, Michaella Alexandrou, Deniz Mutlu
The American Journal of Cardiology. 2025-03-01
Formation of the interatrial septum: Insights obtained from cardiac computed tomographic angiography.
Atsuko Tahara, Sadako Motoyama, Shaista Malik, Nobuhiro Tahara, Tsutomu Imaizumi
Clinical Anatomy. 2025-03-01

Journal Articles

Limitations of Long-Term Mortality as a Clinical Trial Endpoint Time Wounds All Healing
Arnold Seto, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
The Challenges of Measuring Coronary Flow Reserve
Morton J Kern, Arnold H Seto, ScienceDirect
Original Investigation Editorial Comment Newsflash, PCI Works: Stenting Stenoses Increases Coronary Blood Flow During Exercise and Reduces Ischemia∗
Arnold H Seto, Morton J Kern, ScienceDirect
Focus on Coronary Physiology Safety of the Deferral of Coronary Revascularization on the Basis of Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio and Fractional Flow Reserve Measurement...
Bruce Samuels, Arnold H Seto, Habib Samady, Jasvindar Singh, ScienceDirect
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Limitations of Long-Term Mortality as a Clinical Trial Endpoint Time Wounds All HealingAugust 2020
Instantaneous Wave-Free Ratio Pressure Pullback with Virtual Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Planning Seeing the Future of Coronary Interventions?April 2018

All Eyes on PCI—Should Patients’ Family Members Watch Cases?December 19th, 2024
In 2025, CMS Final Rule Will Bring ‘Death by a Thousand Cuts’ to CardiologistsDecember 9th, 2024
Closing the Left Atrial Septal Pouch for Stroke Prevention Explored in Small TrialNovember 25th, 2024
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