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Dr. Brent Dembo, MD, FACC is an interventional cardiologist in York, PA specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Brent Dembo, MD, FACC is affiliated with WellSpan York Hospital, WellSpan Health and WellSpan Medical Group.
30 Monument Road Suite 1100
York, PA 17403
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.
Dr. Brent Dembo, MD, FACC graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine | Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine | Interventional Cardiology and has a state license in Pennsylvania.
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine | Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine | Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine | Interventional Cardiology
Licensed In: Pennsylvania
Dr. Brent Dembo, MD, FACC is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Brent Dembo, MD, FACC appears to accept the following insurance providers: Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, Highmark Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Capital BlueCross, Centene, Geisinger Health Plan, WellSpan Financial Assistance Program participant, Gateway Highmark Wholecare, UPMC Health Plan, HPP/Jefferson Health Plan, Preferred Health Care, John Hopkins Health Care, InterGroup/Prime Health Services and South Central Preferred.
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Dr. Brent Dembo is a specialist in interventional cardiology. He works in York, PA. He has indicated that his clinical interests include abnormal stress test, coronary artery disease, and heart stent placement. Dr. Dembo is affiliated with WellSpan Medical Group and WellSpan York Hospital. He obtained his medical school training at Drexel University College of Medicine and performed his residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He can take several insurance carriers, including Capital BlueCross, Blue California, and Aetna.