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Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Virginia School of Medicine (1986)

Professional interests include: pain, coronary artery disease, heart problems

111 Medical Parkway Floor 2
Chesapeake, VA 23320

(757) 312-4047

Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Chesapeake, VA specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1986 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD is affiliated with CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUP.

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Address:

111 Medical Parkway Floor 2
Chesapeake, VA 23320

Some issues Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD can help you with:

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.

In The News

“According to a study published by the American Heart Association, the Heart CT can give false negative or false positive results 30 percent of the time, said H. Lee Kanter, a cardiologist in...”—"REDUCING THE RISK", Daily Press, April 2002

ablation	62
ambulatory monitoring	45
cardiac procedures	681
cardioversion	28
catheterization	51
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	822
hospital care	986
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	987
minimally invasive procedures	159
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	531
vascular procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	1100
Female	1100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1858
Black	259
Hispanic	33
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	747
From 75 to 84	791
85 and over	488
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

ablation	64
ambulatory monitoring	40
cardiac procedures	768
cardioversion	24
catheterization	45
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	745
hospital care	802
implant surgery	83
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	39
inpatient care	790
minimally invasive procedures	173
outpatient care	12
stress testing	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	602
vascular procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	1171
Female	1199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1885
Black	385
Hispanic	31
Asian	41
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	852
85 and over	479
Less than 65	241

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

ablation	42
ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	643
cardioversion	22
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	8
doctor visit	1037
hospital care	804
implant surgery	66
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	41
inpatient care	789
lab tests	270
minimally invasive procedures	105
outpatient care	15
stress testing	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	503

**Gender**
Male	3066
Female	3026

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4750
Black	1072
Hispanic	98
Asian	98
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2006
From 75 to 84	2170
85 and over	1338
Less than 65	578

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	45
cardiac procedures	450
cardioversion	17
doctor visit	986
hospital care	619
implant surgery	50
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	26
inpatient care	609
lab tests	302
minimally invasive procedures	54
outpatient care	10
stress testing	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	361

**Gender**
Male	1249
Female	1292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1997
Black	431
Hispanic	33
Asian	38
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	843
From 75 to 84	958
85 and over	532
Less than 65	208

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	43
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	55
blood draw	51
cardiac procedures	196
doctor visit	305
lab tests	34
stress testing	32
thyroid function tests	10
ultrasound (sonogram)	149

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	56
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	88
blood draw	83
cardiac procedures	422
cardioversion	14
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1038
hospital care	158
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	159
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	35
stress testing	64
ultrasound (sonogram)	315
vascular procedures	11

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	347

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	76
Less than 65	42

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	68
blood draw	85
cardiac procedures	488
cardioversion	15
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	1347
hospital care	261
inpatient care	262
lab tests	79
minimally invasive procedures	34
preventive care	19
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	404
vascular procedures	21

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	658
Black	96
Hispanic	12
Asian	14
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	102
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	92
blood draw	64
cardiac procedures	572
cardioversion	12
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1035
hospital care	133
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	134
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	27
preventive care	15
stress testing	64
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	452
vascular procedures	20

**Gender**
Male	407
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	733
Black	113
Hispanic	16
Asian	13
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	420
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	112
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	57
blood draw	47
cardiac procedures	760
cardioversion	32
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1873
hospital care	269
implant surgery	35
inpatient care	270
lab tests	165
minimally invasive procedures	48
preventive care	10
stress testing	76
ultrasound (sonogram)	621
vascular procedures	38

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Chesapeake, VA were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ablation	56
ambulatory monitoring	60
blood draw	66
cardiac procedures	559
cardioversion	20
catheterization	27
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	1023
hospital care	504
implant surgery	45
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	32
inpatient care	500
lab tests	140
minimally invasive procedures	83
outpatient care	12
preventive care	14
stress testing	43
thyroid function tests	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	438
vascular procedures	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD.

**Gender**
Female	807
Male	776

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	244
Asian / Pacific Islander	23
Non-Hispanic White	1267
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	13

**Age**
85 and over	318
75 to 84	571
Less than 65	135
65 to 74	558

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine in 1986. He has a state license in Virginia.

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL MEDICAL GROUP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
BIOTRONIK INC.	$6,728 Bradycardia products $4,619	Edora 8 DR-T $188	Acticor $184	Solia $161	BioMonitor $159	Other $1,416
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,061 ENTRESTO $918	LEQVIO $142
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$954 XARELTO $913	INVOKANA $41
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$861 CRM $447	Unify Assura $195	Electrophysiology $141	QuickFlex Micro $35	Merlin $27	Other $17
Amgen Inc.	$634 Repatha $462	Corlanor $132	$39
Other	$5,300 ELIQUIS $437	LifeVest $399	MULTAQ $219	SAMSCA $209	PRALUENT $180	Other $3,857

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$11,794
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,586
Education	$143
Entertainment	$15

Research Payments

Dr. Harry Lee Kanter, MD has received 13 research payments totaling $105,497.

Biography

Dr. Harry Kanter practices adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) in Chesapeake, VA. His clinical interests encompass pain and coronary artery disease. Doctor.com reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Chesapeake, VA. Dr. Kanter studied medicine at the University of Virginia School of Medicine.

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