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Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Cleveland, OH specializing in cardiothoracic surgery. Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk, MD is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.
9500 Euclid Avenue Mail Code J4-1
Cleveland, OH 44195
Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:
Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:
Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.
In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.
She completed residency at University of Ottawa Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Ohio.
Residency: University of Ottawa Affiliated Hospitals (2020)
Board Certification: Cardiac Surgery
Licensed In: Ohio
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Dr. Donna Kimmaliardjuk is a cardiothoracic surgery specialist in Cleveland, OH. Her areas of expertise include aortic valve regurgitation, mitral valve prolapse, and rheumatic heart disease. Dr. Kimmaliardjuk trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa for residency. She is conversant in French. Dr. Kimmaliardjuk is affiliated with Cleveland Clinic Main Campus.