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Hypertension/Expert Profile
Expertise
All aspects of hypertension as well as any consideration in drug therapy for the management of hypertension.
Experience in the area
Heavily published in the area of drug therapy in hypertension and renal disease. Primary management physician for a large multi-state referral practice for diagnosis and management of complex hypertension
Organizations
Multiple including the American Society of Hypertension, International Society of Hypertension, American Society of Nephrology, American Heart Association, American College of Clinical Pharmacology amongst others.
Publications
Over 250 publications (see PubMed)
Education/Credentials
Board certified in internal medicine, nephrology, clinical pharmacology, and hypertension
Awards and Honors
Multiple awards as clinical and/or teacher of the year.
Past/Present Clients
Not pertinent
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Bob | 10/31/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Jacqui | 10/26/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| mark | 10/24/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Really good, knowledgeable response. Your info is ..... |
| harsvdan | 10/20/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | thanx for response |
| Arunesh | 10/20/09 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Domenic Sica
2009-11-06 Blood press medicine:
She is already on a diuretic so that is removed from the hierarchial order. If she has previously been on an ACE inhibitor and had cough then the cough would be likely to recur even on a lower dose of
2009-10-24 Switching from Lisinopril to Cozaar:
The studies he is speaking to relate to the use of losartan in a mouse model of a genetic disease called Marfan's syndrome. There are no studies in patients with bicupid aortic value in whom one is trying
2009-10-23 Switching from Lisinopril to Cozaar:
No, Cozaar is not a better drug and it would not reduce your blood pressure any better than lisinopril. It It does not sound like your aorta is enlarging any more than the next person with hypertension
2009-10-23 spikes in blood pressure:
As you might have guessed this is an atypical pattern. The differential list is lengthy but at the top of it are an endocrine tumor called pheochromocytoma [can be tested for with blood/urine studies]
2009-10-19 Hypertension and high altitude:
Generally yes. However, not knowing all of his illnesses means this should be a qualified yes. Issues such as whether he has pulmonary disease, active coronary artery disease, low or poorly controlled
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