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Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Wayne State University School of Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, vascular disease, and more.

1200 Sixth Street Suite 200
Traverse City, MI 49684

(231) 935-5800

Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Traverse City, MI specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD is affiliated with MUNSON MEDICAL GROUP and MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER.

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1200 Sixth Street Suite 200
Traverse City, MI 49684

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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:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

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:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

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.

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

abdominal imaging	14
angioplasty	108
cardiac procedures	365
cardioversion	17
catheterization	308
diagnostic procedures	147
doctor visit	609
hospital care	598
inpatient care	573
minimally invasive procedures	306
outpatient care	25
pelvic imaging	14
stent placement (stenting)	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	142
vascular procedures	299

**Gender**
Male	539
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	930
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	162
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	11
angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	327
catheterization	275
diagnostic procedures	152
doctor visit	722
emergency care	12
hospital care	426
inpatient care	409
minimally invasive procedures	273
outpatient care	17
pelvic imaging	11
stent placement (stenting)	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	192
vascular procedures	333

**Gender**
Male	615
Female	490

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1065
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	186
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	341
cardioversion	11
catheterization	227
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	689
hospital care	420
inpatient care	405
minimally invasive procedures	246
outpatient care	15
stent placement (stenting)	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	163
vascular procedures	293

**Gender**
Male	1224
Female	912

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2076
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	804
From 75 to 84	686
85 and over	372
Less than 65	274

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	465
cardioversion	16
catheterization	270
diagnostic procedures	136
doctor visit	651
hospital care	367
inpatient care	350
minimally invasive procedures	309
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
vascular procedures	287

**Gender**
Male	598
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1004
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	381
85 and over	211
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

angioplasty	82
cardiac procedures	464
cardioversion	13
catheterization	233
diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	568
hospital care	492
inpatient care	482
minimally invasive procedures	288
outpatient care	10
stent placement (stenting)	82
stress testing	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	160
vascular procedures	322

**Gender**
Male	585
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	973
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	208
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	999
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	367
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	216
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	477
catheterization	220
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	640
hospital care	327
inpatient care	328
minimally invasive procedures	291
stent placement (stenting)	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	95
vascular procedures	238

**Gender**
Male	558
Female	407

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	926
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	327
85 and over	199
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	354
cardioversion	12
catheterization	133
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	473
hospital care	217
inpatient care	218
minimally invasive procedures	202
stent placement (stenting)	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	70
vascular procedures	162

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	150
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	13

angioplasty	100
cardiac procedures	627
catheterization	244
diagnostic procedures	95
doctor visit	1006
hospital care	274
inpatient care	275
minimally invasive procedures	378
stent placement (stenting)	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
vascular procedures	332

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Traverse City, MI were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

abdominal imaging	12
angioplasty	83
cardiac procedures	434
cardioversion	13
catheterization	239
diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	672
emergency care	12
hospital care	380
inpatient care	369
minimally invasive procedures	289
outpatient care	16
pelvic imaging	12
stent placement (stenting)	83
stress testing	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	137
vascular procedures	290

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD.

**Gender**
Female	389
Male	515

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	871
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	11
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	170
75 to 84	312
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	322

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2004. He has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine (2004)

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MUNSON MEDICAL GROUP

MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nicklaus Karwas Slocum, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$3,790 Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,738	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,543	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $262	PASCAL $91	$156
Abbott Laboratories	$3,139 Mitra Clip system $3,131	$8
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,942 Heart Valves $1,685	CoreValve Evolut $182	$75
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.	$300 Artis Q $300
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$153 Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System $80	Atherectomy Device $73
Other	$238 Impella $50	CoreValve Evolut $45	COREVALVE EVOLUT R $37	ENTRESTO $36	Soundstar $17	Other $52

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$5,650
Food and Beverage	$3,836
Grant	$75

Biography

Dr. Nicklaus Slocum is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Traverse City, MI. Dr. Slocum's areas of clinical interest consist of pain and coronary artery disease. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Traverse City, MI. He graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine.

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