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Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

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

6 HEARTS WAY
Queensbury, NY 12804

(518) 792-1233

Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Queensbury, NY specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD is affiliated with Glens Falls Hospital and Albany Medical Center.

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6 HEARTS WAY
Queensbury, NY 12804

Some issues Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD can help you with:

Anxiety

Anxiety is a generic name given to a variety of conditions characterized by unusual amounts of fear and worry, especially unrealistic fears and tension. People who suffer from anxiety often are aware that their fears are irrational, but that knowledge does not make the feeling of being scared and anxious go away. To qualify as anxiety, symptoms must last for 6 months or more and interfere with the way a person lives their daily life. Some cases may be mild, where, for example, a person simply avoids certain situations. Other cases can be severe enough to be disabling.

Some of the specific conditions covered under the general label of anxiety include:

Generalized anxiety disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Phobias
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Social phobia
Panic disorder

Collectively, anxiety disorders are the most common mental health issues diagnosed in the United States -- even more common than depression. Women are more likely than men to be diagnosed with anxiety, and it is extremely common for a person with anxiety to have another illness at the same time, such as depression, a physical illness, or substance abuse.

Treatment for anxiety usually involves medication and psychotherapy together. Medications used may include antidepressants (which also work for anxiety), anti-anxiety medications, or beta blockers (which can be used to control the physical symptoms of anxiety). Psychotherapy can be useful to teach patients new ways of thinking and reacting so that they can manage their feelings of worry and fear. Support groups can also be very effective for anxiety, and they can be a form of treatment themselves for social phobias. Stress management, relaxation techniques, and meditation all help reduce feelings of anxiety or of being out of control. Finally, having a strong support network of family and friends is an excellent way to help manage the difficulties of life with anxiety.

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	11
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	869
catheterization	86
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	441
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
minimally invasive procedures	96
nuclear scan	37
pelvic imaging	11
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	59
ultrasound (sonogram)	816
vascular procedures	141

**Gender**
Male	1421
Female	1568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2874
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	891
From 75 to 84	861
85 and over	645
Less than 65	592

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	927
cardioversion	11
catheterization	73
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	486
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
minimally invasive procedures	86
nuclear scan	36
stress testing	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	814
vascular procedures	114

**Gender**
Male	1343
Female	1421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2665
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	798
From 75 to 84	824
85 and over	568
Less than 65	574

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

angioplasty	20
cardiac procedures	913
cardioversion	15
catheterization	90
diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	474
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	104
nuclear scan	47
stent placement (stenting)	20
stress testing	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	769
vascular procedures	98

**Gender**
Male	2374
Female	2572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4768
Black	52
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1518
From 75 to 84	1444
85 and over	974
Less than 65	1010

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	813
cardioversion	16
catheterization	132
diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	417
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	143
nuclear scan	18
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	668
vascular procedures	104

**Gender**
Male	1180
Female	1237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2334
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	753
From 75 to 84	717
85 and over	475
Less than 65	472

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	927
cardioversion	11
catheterization	131
diagnostic procedures	71
doctor visit	474
minimally invasive procedures	130
nuclear scan	28
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	63
ultrasound (sonogram)	768
vascular procedures	105

**Gender**
Male	1120
Female	1130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2161
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	41
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	693
From 75 to 84	687
85 and over	440
Less than 65	430

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	837
cardioversion	15
catheterization	125
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	407
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
minimally invasive procedures	124
nuclear scan	29
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	695
vascular procedures	124

**Gender**
Male	1274
Female	1286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2450
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	13
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	813
From 75 to 84	775
85 and over	499
Less than 65	473

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

abdominal imaging	15
angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	1002
cardioversion	15
catheterization	105
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	428
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	119
nuclear scan	30
pelvic imaging	15
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	62
ultrasound (sonogram)	920
vascular procedures	171

**Gender**
Male	1203
Female	1159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2250
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	57
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	788
From 75 to 84	708
85 and over	432
Less than 65	434

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	749
catheterization	97
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	384
minimally invasive procedures	96
nuclear scan	10
stent placement (stenting)	32
stress testing	33
ultrasound (sonogram)	659
vascular procedures	88

**Gender**
Male	1325
Female	1324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2505
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	81
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	875
From 75 to 84	797
85 and over	496
Less than 65	481

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

angioplasty	20
cardiac procedures	1671
cardioversion	18
catheterization	122
diagnostic procedures	92
doctor visit	709
minimally invasive procedures	133
nuclear scan	51
stent placement (stenting)	20
stress testing	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	1538
vascular procedures	231

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Queensbury, NY were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	13
angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	969
cardioversion	14
catheterization	107
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	470
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	115
nuclear scan	31
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	852
vascular procedures	133

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1124
Female	1169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	2200
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	38

**Age**
75 to 84	681
85 and over	452
Less than 65	446
65 to 74	712

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	11
Dementia	15

Education & Training

He completed residency at Internal Medicine. He is certified by the Interventional Cardiology American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Residency: Internal Medicine (2003)

Board Certification: Interventional Cardiology American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine (2007)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Iqbal Bashir, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Glens Falls Hospital

Albany Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Acist Medical Systems, Inc.	$513 CVI SYSTEMS $513
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$164 ENTRESTO $108	LEQVIO $56
Pfizer Inc.	$160 ELIQUIS $140	VYNDAQEL $21
Baxter Healthcare	$151 Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor $151
Artivion, Inc.	$150 AMDS-Ascyrus Medical $150
Other	$728 XARELTO $78	LifeVest $63	BRILINTA $62	WATCHMAN $59	VERQUVO $50	Other $417

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,732
Education	$133

Biography

Dr. Iqbal Bashir is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. He has a special interest in pain, psychosis, and anxiety. His professional affiliations include Glens Falls Hospital and Albany Med Faculty Physicians. Dr. Bashir's practice in Queensbury, NY is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.

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