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Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: lower extremity problems, hypertension (high blood pressure), angioplasty, and more.

196 Parkway South Suite 103
Waterford, CT 06385

(860) 443-4383

Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD is an interventional cardiologist in New Haven, CT specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD is affiliated with Yale University, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Yale New Haven Health and NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

1450 Chapel Street Pvt 202
New Haven, CT 06511

Address:

175 Sherman Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511

Address:

196 Parkway South Suite 103
Waterford, CT 06385

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25 Wells Street
Westerly, RI 02891

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325 Boston Post Road Suite 1c
Orange, CT 06477

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500 West Putnam Avenue Suite 350
Greenwich, CT 06830

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Angioplasty

Angioplasty is a common, minimally invasive procedure performed to restore blood flow in arteries and veins that have become narrowed or blocked. Age or illness can cause plaque to build up at certain spots within the veins and arteries, and if enough collects, it can restrict the flow of blood. Angioplasty uses a tiny balloon at the end of a small, flexible tube to inflate within the narrowed section and open it up again.

Angioplasty may be performed in several different areas of the body and for a variety of reasons, most often:

Peripheral arterial disease, which reduces blood flow in the arms or legs
Atherosclerosis, or general hardening of the arteries
Carotid artery stenosis, or narrowing of the arteries in the neck that supply the brain
Coronary artery disease, or narrowing of the arteries near the heart
Renal vascular hypertension, or narrowing of the arteries in the kidney, leading to increased blood pressure

During angioplasty, a patient is given a sedative while lying on a table under an x-ray machine. A catheter (a thin, flexible, and hollow tube) is inserted into the patient's skin in the arm or groin and guided into the blocked artery. Dye is injected via the catheter, and x-rays are used to position the tip of the catheter exactly at the blockage. The tiny balloon is guided through the catheter and inflated with saline. It pushes the plaque out of the way, squishing it against the walls of the artery. The balloon may be inflated and deflated several times to let blood pass by. A stent, a tiny tube of metal mesh like a spring, may be inserted to help keep the artery open. Then the x-ray is used again to check that blood is flowing properly, the catheter is removed, and the tiny incision is bandaged.

There are no nerves within veins and arteries, so an angioplasty is generally not painful. However, there may be some discomfort at the site of the incision and when the balloon is inflated. Overall, angioplasty is a very effective and low-risk procedure, useful for helping patients avoid more difficult bypass surgery.

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.

In The News

“Velez said she found a cardiologist she loves, Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, who has taken a lot of time to know her rare condition in and out and she is undergoing cardiac rehab.”—"Milford mother of 2 grateful her life was saved twice", New Haven Register, October 2017

cardiac procedures	184
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	300
hospital care	322
inpatient care	285
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	10
outpatient care	37
stress testing	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	105
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	656
Female	953

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1226
Black	254
Hispanic	107
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	375
From 75 to 84	468
85 and over	530
Less than 65	236

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	537
catheterization	79
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	446
hospital care	306
inpatient care	280
minimally invasive procedures	105
nuclear scan	38
outpatient care	26
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	367
vascular procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	628
Female	796

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1081
Black	234
Hispanic	83
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	433
85 and over	437
Less than 65	212

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	579
catheterization	109
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	451
hospital care	274
inpatient care	275
minimally invasive procedures	124
nuclear scan	42
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	367
vascular procedures	48

**Gender**
Male	1168
Female	1388

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1912
Black	442
Hispanic	148
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	684
From 75 to 84	750
85 and over	726
Less than 65	396

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

angioplasty	50
cardiac procedures	532
catheterization	108
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	526
hospital care	379
inpatient care	380
minimally invasive procedures	127
stent placement (stenting)	50
stress testing	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	385
vascular procedures	32

**Gender**
Male	659
Female	820

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1093
Black	244
Hispanic	111
Asian	17
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	376
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	426
Less than 65	225

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

angioplasty	34
cardiac procedures	628
catheterization	104
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	482
hospital care	367
inpatient care	368
minimally invasive procedures	124
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	475
vascular procedures	64

**Gender**
Male	705
Female	794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1104
Black	255
Hispanic	109
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	425
From 75 to 84	443
85 and over	391
Less than 65	240

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	261
catheterization	64
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	444
hospital care	277
inpatient care	278
minimally invasive procedures	76
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	9
ultrasound (sonogram)	189
vascular procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	529
Female	593

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	186
Hispanic	76
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	268
Less than 65	197

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	49
Dementia	32
Cancer	11

angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	134
catheterization	140
diagnostic procedures	74
doctor visit	401
hospital care	150
inpatient care	151
minimally invasive procedures	139
stent placement (stenting)	44
vascular procedures	73

**Gender**
Male	610
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	868
Black	189
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	346
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	295
Less than 65	214

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	49
Dementia	34
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	33
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	170
hospital care	97
inpatient care	98
minimally invasive procedures	38
vascular procedures	41

**Gender**
Male	605
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	144
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	227
Less than 65	180

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	14

angioplasty	20
cardiac procedures	117
catheterization	123
diagnostic procedures	93
doctor visit	513
hospital care	54
inpatient care	55
minimally invasive procedures	122
stent placement (stenting)	20
vascular procedures	79

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in New Haven, CT were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

angioplasty	35
cardiac procedures	339
catheterization	89
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	416
hospital care	248
inpatient care	241
minimally invasive procedures	99
nuclear scan	30
outpatient care	31
stent placement (stenting)	35
stress testing	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	315
vascular procedures	48

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	556
Female	649

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	194
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	900
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	79
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	362
85 and over	330
Less than 65	190
65 to 74	322

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	11
Dementia	22

Education & Training

He completed residency at Hospital of Saint Raphael. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Hospital of Saint Raphael

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale University

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

Yale New Haven Health

NORTHEAST MEDICAL GROUP INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,423 ClosureFast $1,094	Resolute $291	STENTS $26	COUGAR $12
Cardinal Health 200, LLC	$312 EluNIR Radaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System $105	$206
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$242 BRILINTA $230	$12
Cook Medical LLC	$101 Cook Medical Zilver PTX $101
Cook Incorporated	$87 PI - Filters $75	Cook Medical Zilver PTX $12
Other	$36 NeuroStar TMS Therapy $24	ELIQUIS $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,473
Travel and Lodging	$529
Education	$199

Biography

Dr. Costin Ionescu is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist. He is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Costin Nicolae Ionescu, PhD, MD From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

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Insurance Information

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General Payments

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