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Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

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

2000 Howard Farm Drive Suite 450
Cumming, GA 30041

(404) 845-8200

Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Cumming, GA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD is affiliated with NORTHSIDE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC.

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2000 Howard Farm Drive Suite 450
Cumming, GA 30041

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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.

**Gender**
Male	813
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1397
Black	39
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	592
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	202
Less than 65	179

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

angioplasty	146
blood draw	76
cardiac procedures	626
catheterization	430
diagnostic procedures	213
doctor visit	618
hospital care	727
inpatient care	668
lab tests	322
minimally invasive procedures	430
nuclear scan	61
outpatient care	59
stent placement (stenting)	146
stress testing	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	119
vascular procedures	253

**Gender**
Male	661
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1110
Black	34
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	407
85 and over	168
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

angioplasty	142
blood draw	46
cardiac procedures	705
catheterization	443
diagnostic procedures	216
doctor visit	560
emergency care	15
hospital care	915
inpatient care	868
lab tests	244
minimally invasive procedures	443
nuclear scan	82
outpatient care	47
stent placement (stenting)	142
stress testing	150
ultrasound (sonogram)	154
vascular procedures	243

**Gender**
Male	1710
Female	1558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3086
Black	70
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1364
From 75 to 84	1068
85 and over	440
Less than 65	396

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

angioplasty	116
blood draw	43
cardiac procedures	613
catheterization	390
diagnostic procedures	198
doctor visit	535
emergency care	19
hospital care	686
inpatient care	675
lab tests	183
minimally invasive procedures	390
nuclear scan	81
outpatient care	11
stent placement (stenting)	116
stress testing	144
ultrasound (sonogram)	110
vascular procedures	225

**Gender**
Male	874
Female	781

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1554
Black	46
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	543
85 and over	230
Less than 65	188

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

angioplasty	144
blood draw	46
cardiac procedures	654
catheterization	430
diagnostic procedures	184
doctor visit	526
emergency care	18
hospital care	608
inpatient care	609
lab tests	212
minimally invasive procedures	430
nuclear scan	55
stent placement (stenting)	144
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	127
vascular procedures	222

**Gender**
Male	711
Female	628

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1252
Black	32
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	549
From 75 to 84	473
85 and over	174
Less than 65	143

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

angioplasty	156
blood draw	16
cardiac procedures	691
catheterization	446
diagnostic procedures	197
doctor visit	506
emergency care	16
hospital care	606
inpatient care	607
lab tests	236
minimally invasive procedures	446
nuclear scan	42
stent placement (stenting)	156
stress testing	121
ultrasound (sonogram)	180
vascular procedures	235

**Gender**
Male	861
Female	687

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1429
Black	46
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	642
From 75 to 84	534
85 and over	199
Less than 65	173

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

angioplasty	62
blood draw	22
cardiac procedures	242
catheterization	142
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	194
hospital care	190
inpatient care	191
minimally invasive procedures	142
nuclear scan	22
stent placement (stenting)	62
stress testing	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	67
vascular procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	551
Black	19
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	79
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	204
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	134
hospital care	114
inpatient care	115
minimally invasive procedures	12
stress testing	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	127
vascular procedures	14

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	73
Hispanic	11
Asian	21
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	90
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	17

angioplasty	118
blood draw	12
cardiac procedures	1131
catheterization	300
diagnostic procedures	125
doctor visit	950
hospital care	595
inpatient care	596
minimally invasive procedures	300
nuclear scan	140
stent placement (stenting)	118
stress testing	298
ultrasound (sonogram)	604
vascular procedures	192

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Cumming, GA were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	126
blood draw	39
cardiac procedures	617
catheterization	335
diagnostic procedures	155
doctor visit	519
emergency care	16
hospital care	565
inpatient care	546
lab tests	259
minimally invasive procedures	335
nuclear scan	69
outpatient care	43
stent placement (stenting)	126
stress testing	131
ultrasound (sonogram)	180
vascular procedures	188

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD.

**Gender**
Male	625
Female	538

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1081
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	19
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	392
85 and over	158
Less than 65	129
65 to 74	483

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	10
Dementia	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Georgia.

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Robert Leach, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NORTHSIDE CARDIOVASCULAR INSTITUTE, LLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$812 Pacemakers $708	STENTS $104
Cook Incorporated	$639 Peripheral Intervention $621	PI - Introducers $18
Abbott Laboratories	$616 AMPLATZER AMULET $313	Absorb GT1 $104	Circulatory Support $82	Vascular $49	MitraClip $25	Other $44
Amgen Inc.	$392 Repatha $350	$42
BIOTRONIK INC.	$322 Rivacor 7 DR-T $150	Orsiro Mission $93	Acticor 7 VR-T DX $79
Other	$2,817 XARELTO $281	LifeVest $198	ELIQUIS $179	Impella $166	AlphaVac $147	Other $1,847

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,418
Travel and Lodging	$1,160
Education	$21

Biography

Dr. Christopher Leach is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Atlanta, GA and Cumming, GA. These areas are among his clinical interests: pain, heart failure, and congenital heart disease. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Cumming, GA.

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