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Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2008)

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

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

(314) 362-1291

Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Saint Louis, MO specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2008 and has 17 years of experience. Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD is affiliated with Washington University Physicians, WashU Medicine, BJC HealthCare, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL), Barnes-Jewish Hospital and HEART CARE INSTITUTE LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plaza
Saint Louis, MO 63110

Address:

1020 N Mason Road Suite 100
Saint Louis, MO 63141

Address:

1020 North Mason Road Barnes - Jewish West County Hospital - Medical Office Building 3
Creve Coeur, MO 63141

Some issues Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, 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.

In The News

“"It's usually from an abnormal heart rhythm from the bottom part of the heart that prevents the blood from flowing around," Dr. Marc Sintek, a cardiology specialist at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, said.”—"Local cardiologist explains possible cause of Damar Hamlin's collapse", FOX 2, December 2022

“from Dr. Marc Sintek, assistant professor of Medicine/Interventional Cardiology from Washington University School of Medicine, at 9:15 a.m. in the cafeteria meeting room.”—"Learn to live healthier at AMH Heart Fair Feb. 3", The Alton Telegraph, February 2018

angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	106
catheterization	61
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	41
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
minimally invasive procedures	71
stent placement (stenting)	15
vascular procedures	51

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	31
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

angioplasty	122
cardiac procedures	368
catheterization	232
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	178
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
minimally invasive procedures	255
stent placement (stenting)	60
vascular procedures	165

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	64
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

angioplasty	96
cardiac procedures	424
catheterization	239
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	313
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204
minimally invasive procedures	286
stent placement (stenting)	59
vascular procedures	212

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	72
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	318
catheterization	193
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	328
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
minimally invasive procedures	225
stent placement (stenting)	47
vascular procedures	148

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	54
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	46
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

angioplasty	80
cardiac procedures	390
catheterization	264
diagnostic procedures	112
doctor visit	405
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
minimally invasive procedures	296
stent placement (stenting)	56
vascular procedures	207

**Gender**
Male	271
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	52
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

angioplasty	62
cardiac procedures	241
catheterization	149
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	359
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	176
stent placement (stenting)	30
vascular procedures	124

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	47
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2017 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Louis, MO were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	309
catheterization	191
diagnostic procedures	63
doctor visit	272
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	219
stent placement (stenting)	45
vascular procedures	151

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2017 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	23
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	79
85 and over	32
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	89

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD From 2017 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	9
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2008. He completed residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2008)

Residency: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine/Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Washington University Physicians

WashU Medicine

BJC HealthCare

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital

Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

HEART CARE INSTITUTE LLC

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. Marc Allen Sintek, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna US Access, Aetna National Advantage Program, Aetna Elect Choice, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna, MHBP, Aetna Choice POS II, Humana, Aetna Select, Aetna Elect Choice EPO, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Aetna Open Access PPO, Aetna Medicare HMO and Aetna Medicare PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna US Access

Aetna National Advantage Program

Aetna Elect Choice

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna

MHBP

Aetna Choice POS II

Humana

Aetna Select

Aetna Elect Choice EPO

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Aetna Open Access PPO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$48,337 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $16,918	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $9,640	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $1,484	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $542	Carpentier-Edwards PERIMOUNT Magna Ease Pericardial Aortic Bioprosthesis $125	Other $19,628
Philips Electronics North America Corporation	$46,976 Spectranetics Undiv $10,492	(9520) IGT Devices Undivided $10,230	CORE Mobile $7,034	IVUS Systems $5,049	(7881) US Und $3,432	Other $10,739
Boston Scientific Corporation	$9,904 AVVIGO Guidance System $2,711	COMET $2,330	GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $1,447	STINGRAY $1,108	SYNERGY $610	Other $1,699
Volcano Corporation	$6,933 CORE Mobile $4,030	CORE Mini $2,417	s5i $331	SyncVision $125	Core Integrated $13	Other $17
Abbott Laboratories	$4,853 Mitra Clip system $2,859	Vascular $582	Xience Alpine cornary stent system $445	Xience V coronary stent system $249	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System $225	Other $494
Other	$14,690 CoreValve Evolut $2,079	Impella $1,654	PHP R AND D $1,511	AMPLATZER $1,508	ELCAELCA X-80 $1,135	Other $6,803

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$64,496
Food and Beverage	$26,287
Travel and Lodging	$18,615
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$12,601
Honoraria	$6,722
Other	$2,971

Research Payments

Dr. Marc Allen Sintek, MD has received 43 research payments totaling $259,826.

Biography

Dr. Marc Sintek is a specialist in adult cardiology and interventional cardiology in Saint Louis, MO and Creve Coeur, MO. He graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis. Dr. Sintek's areas of expertise include heart failure, angina, and mitral regurgitation (leaky mitral valve). He appears to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. His professional affiliations include Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital, Washington University Physicians, and WashU Medicine. BJC HealthCare reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in St. Louis, MO.