WesRPedersenMDFACC, FSCIA, FAHA

Interventional Cardiology

Director of Research Twin Cities Heart Foundation prior Director Cardiac Valve Center and Senior Consulting Cardiologist Abbott NW Hospital/Minneapolis Heart Institute

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Office
4814 Russell Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55410
Phone+1 612-669-9129

Summary

Cardiovascular Device Innovation, Coronary and Structural Heart Intervention, General Cardiology

Education & Training

St Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, 1986 - 1989
University of MinnesotaChief Residency, Internal Medicine, 1985 - 1986
University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1985
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1982
University of Washington School of MedicineClass of 1981

Certifications & Licensure

MN State Medical License 1985 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Minneapolis-St Paul Top Doctors (Ten Years)
American College of Cardiology, Fellow American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology, Fellow American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology
Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions, Fellow Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions
American Medical Association, Fellow American Medical Association
Robert G. Hauser Leadership Award MHIF, 2016
First in US Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation (Tendyne Valve) 2015
1st Annual Robert A. Van Tassel MD Award for Excellence in Interventional Cardiolog 2014
First in World I-Coapsys Transcatheter LV Chamber and Annular Remodeling Device Implantation 2008
$100,000 Grant Recipient- Evaluation of External Beam Radiation Post- Aortic Valvuloplasty to Prevent Restenosis MHIF, 2005
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Clinical Trials

Radiation Following Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty to Prevent Restenosis Start of enrollment: 2007 Sep 01
Terminated
Phase 2, Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

42 citations
Intravenous amiodarone for the rapid treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in critically ill patients with coronary artery disease.
Robert P. Ochi, Irvin F. Goldenberg, Adrian K. Almquist, Marc R. Pritzker, Simon Milstein
The American Journal of Cardiology. 1989-09-15
36 citations
NHLBI-Sponsored Randomized Trial of Postconditioning During Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Jay H. Traverse, Cory Swingen, Timothy D. Henry, Jane Fox, Yale L. Wang
Circulation Research. 2019-03-01
408 citations
Acute and 12-Month Results With Catheter-Based Mitral Valve Leaflet Repair: The EVEREST II (Endovascular Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair) High Risk Study
Patrick L. Whitlow, Ted Feldman, Wes R. Pedersen, D. Scott Lim, Robert Kipperman
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2012-01-10

Journal Articles

An approach for the management of risk factors for permanent pacemaker implantation following transcatheter aortic valve replacement in severe aortic stenosis patients
Pedersen WR, Pedersen C, Goldenberg I, Journal of Clinical Experimental Cardiology, 2021
New pulmonary valvuloplasty technique by use of an hourglass shaped balloon in three adults with severe pulmonary valvular heart diseases
Kilic T, Sahin T, Karauzum K, Ada Hi, Sarisoy HT, Pedersen WR, Texas Heart Institute Journal, 2018
Maneuvers for technical success with transcatheter mitral valve repair
Sorajja P, Kanda B, Bae R, Pedersen WR, Goosl M, Catheter Cardiovascular Intervention, 2018
The right atrium and tricuspid annulus are cardinal structures in tricuspid regurgitation with or without pulmonary hypertension
Nemoto N, Schwartz JG, Lesser JR, Pedersen WR, Sorajja P, Garbeich R, Spinner EM, Scwartz RS, International Journal of Cardiology, 2017
First experience with percutaneous mitral valve plication as primary therapy for symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Sorajja P, Pedersen W, Bae R, Lesser JR, Jay D, Lin D, Harris K, Maron BJ, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 6/21/2016
Initial experience with commercial transcatheter mitral valve repair in the United States
Sorajja P, Mack M, Vemulapalli S, Holmes DR Jr, Stebbins A, Kar S, Lim DS, Tournai V, McCarthy P, Kapadia S, Grayburn P, Pedersen W, Ailawadi G, Journal of American College of Cardiology, 2016
Balloon Aortic Vavuloplasty in the TAVI era
Pedersen WR, Goldenberg IF, Feldman TE, Cardiac Interventions Today, 2010
Transpericardial left ventricular chamber and annulus remodeling for mitral regurgitation with the iCoapsys system: percutaneous treatment for functional mitral regurg...
Pedersen WR, Feldman T, Cardiac Intervention Today, 2008
The iCoapsys repair system for the percutaneous treatment of functional mitral insufficiency.
Pedersen WR, Block P, Feldman T, EuroIntervention Supplement, 2006
Direct Stenting: good for the patient, good for all?
Touchard AG, Pedersen W, Mooney M, Schwartz RS, Journal Invasive Cardiology, 2003
Management of hypertonic cardomyopathy
Maron BJ, Goldenberg IF, Pedersen WR, Heart Disease Stroke, 1993
Steroid-free maintenance immunotherapy: Minneapolis Heart Institute Experience.
Pritzker MR, Lake KD, Reutzel TJ, Hoffman FM, Jorgensen CR, Pedersen W, Emery RW., Journal Heart Lung Transplant, 1992
The effects of high (sodium meglumine diatrizoate, renografin-76R) and low osmolar (sodium meglumine ioxaglate, hexabrixR) radiographic contrast media on diastolic fun...
Aguirre FV, Pedersen WR, Castello R, Deligonul U, Gudipati C, Serota H, Labovitz AJ, Kern MJ, Leazen P, American Heart Journal, 1991
Post-exercise asystolic arrest in a young man without organic heart disease: Utility of head-up tilt testing in guiding therapy
Pedersen WR, Janosik DL, Goldenberg IF, Stevens LL, Redd RM, American Heart Journal, 1989
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