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Dr. Babu Makkena, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), heart biopsy, cardioversion, and more.

3537 South I-35 East Suite 305
Denton, TX 76210

(940) 384-4599

Dr. Babu Makkena, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Denton, TX specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2001 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Babu Makkena, MD is affiliated with Texas Health Resources, Medical City Healthcare, CARDIOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF NORTH TEXAS PLLC and Medical City Lewisville Medical City Denton.

Office Locations

Address:

3537 S Interstate 35e Suite 305
Denton, TX 76210

Address:

3537 South I-35 East Suite 305
Denton, TX 76210

Some issues Dr. Babu Makkena, MD can help you with:

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

In The News

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angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	492
catheterization	82
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	498
emergency care	21
hospital care	408
inpatient care	408
minimally invasive procedures	114
nuclear scan	29
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	456
vascular procedures	120

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	37
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	102
Less than 65	107

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	366
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	621
emergency care	19
hospital care	280
inpatient care	280
minimally invasive procedures	58
nuclear scan	27
stress testing	25
ultrasound (sonogram)	466
vascular procedures	218

**Gender**
Male	269
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	29
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	108
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	406
catheterization	90
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	662
emergency care	20
hospital care	334
inpatient care	334
minimally invasive procedures	110
nuclear scan	30
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	381
vascular procedures	166

**Gender**
Male	532
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1006
Black	48
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	474
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	196
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	545
catheterization	86
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	734
emergency care	10
hospital care	812
inpatient care	812
minimally invasive procedures	85
nuclear scan	23
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	54
ultrasound (sonogram)	433
vascular procedures	104

**Gender**
Male	365
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	666
Black	48
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	299
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	132
Less than 65	99

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	9

angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	610
catheterization	83
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	946
hospital care	838
inpatient care	838
lab tests	73
minimally invasive procedures	82
nuclear scan	38
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	86
ultrasound (sonogram)	674
vascular procedures	292

**Gender**
Male	469
Female	528

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	853
Black	66
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	174
Less than 65	122

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	761
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1221
hospital care	684
inpatient care	684
minimally invasive procedures	72
nuclear scan	54
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	652
vascular procedures	180

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	583

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	971
Black	61
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	187
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	26
Cancer	12

angioplasty	60
cardiac procedures	986
catheterization	133
diagnostic procedures	44
doctor visit	1233
hospital care	856
inpatient care	856
minimally invasive procedures	153
nuclear scan	77
stent placement (stenting)	60
stress testing	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	906
vascular procedures	292

**Gender**
Male	674
Female	746

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1258
Black	66
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	555
From 75 to 84	471
85 and over	252
Less than 65	142

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	739
catheterization	81
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1176
hospital care	576
inpatient care	576
minimally invasive procedures	98
nuclear scan	58
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	83
ultrasound (sonogram)	566
vascular procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	597
Female	659

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1127
Black	47
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	446
85 and over	203
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	1439
catheterization	112
doctor visit	2273
hospital care	1372
inpatient care	1372
minimally invasive procedures	150
nuclear scan	113
stent placement (stenting)	76
stress testing	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	1152
vascular procedures	95

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babu Makkena, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Babu Makkena, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Denton, TX were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

angioplasty	39
cardiac procedures	707
catheterization	87
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	1042
emergency care	17
hospital care	684
inpatient care	684
lab tests	73
minimally invasive procedures	103
nuclear scan	49
stent placement (stenting)	39
stress testing	80
ultrasound (sonogram)	634
vascular procedures	173

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Makkena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	699
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	32
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	253
85 and over	135
Less than 65	91
65 to 74	312

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babu Makkena, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Babu Makkena, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	9
Dementia	19

Education & Training

Dr. Babu Makkena, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals (2004)

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Babu Makkena, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Texas Health Resources

Medical City Healthcare

CARDIOLOGY SPECIALISTS OF NORTH TEXAS PLLC

Medical City Lewisville Medical City Denton

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,185 TACHY GENERATOR $1,413	Tachy System $564	OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $215	LATITUDE $181	WATCHMAN $160	Other $651
ABIOMED	$1,742 Impella $1,742
Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.	$1,478 Definity $1,478
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$932 CRM $343	Electrophysiology $237	CardioMEMS HF System $183	Unify Assura $62	Structural Heart $40	Other $67
Abbott Laboratories	$930 Confirm Rx $464	Vascular $212	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $52	JOT DX $47	Assurity $43	Other $111
Other	$10,255 XARELTO $871	LifeVest $858	ELIQUIS $679	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $645	BRILINTA $601	Other $6,602

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$16,546
Travel and Lodging	$1,514
Education	$378
Entertainment	$84

Biography

Dr. Babu Makkena's specialty is interventional cardiology. Dr. Makkena's professional affiliations include Medical City Denton, Texas Health Resources, and Medical City Lewisville. He graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine.