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Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Medicine (Blood Vessel Disease), Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Weill Cornell Medical College

Professional interests include: angioplasty, angina, carotid artery stenting, and more.

1237 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204

(704) 373-0212

Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD is a vascular medicine specialist in Charlotte, NC specializing in vascular medicine (blood vessel disease), interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD is affiliated with Atrium Health and CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC.

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1237 Harding Place
Charlotte, NC 28204

Some issues Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD can help you with:

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.

Cardiac Catheterization

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure done to check on the health of the heart. A tiny, flexible tube called a catheter is inserted into a blood vessel through a very small opening, usually in the groin, and threaded through the blood vessel up to the heart. Once the catheter is in place, it can diagnose problems in the heart and perform certain corrective procedures.

A coronary catheter can be used to:

Take blood samples
Inject dye for an angiogram
Check for valve defects
Measure oxygen and pressure levels within the heart chambers
Take a biopsy
Perform a percutaneous coronary intervention, or procedure to clear blocked arteries
Widen narrowed valve openings

Because all of this can be accomplished without the need for open surgery, cardiac catheterization has become a popular option.

Heart Attack

A heart attack is a serious medical event that happens when the blood supplying oxygen to the heart is cut off, usually because of a blockage in an artery. This results in damage or death of part of the heart muscle. The heart can heal, but like any part of the body that was injured it leaves a scar. This scar tissue does not contract effectively, so the ability of the heart to pump is lowered after a heart attack.

A heart attack, sometimes called a myocardial infarction, can happen without warning. However there are certain factors that raise the risk of heart attack. Some of these are:

Age
Gender (most heart attack sufferers are male)
A family history of heart attacks
Smoking
Obesity
High cholesterol
High blood pressure
Diabetes
Unhealthy lifestyle choices (lack of exercise, poor diet, too much alcohol or stress)

Heart attacks typically feel like pain or pressure in the chest that can radiate out to the back, arm, or jaw. Some other symptoms can include fatigue or weakness, shortness of breath, sweating, and nausea.

Treatment aims to increase blood flow to the heart muscle by opening up blocked blood vessels. Medications are sometimes used to dissolve clots in the arteries. Aspirin and other medications such as Plavix can thin the blood and make clots less likely to form. Dilators can widen blood vessels to make room for more blood to flow. Doctors can also use a procedure called catheterization to look at the blood vessels around the heart directly, place stents, or widen vessels using angioplasty. In extreme cases bypass surgery can be used to help blood flow better. After recovery, it is important to lead a healthy lifestyle and take any prescribed medications in order to protect the heart.

abdominal imaging	487
angioplasty	70
cardiac procedures	341
catheterization	320
diagnostic procedures	196
dialysis access procedures	10
doctor visit	709
emergency care	20
hospital care	706
inpatient care	581
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	331
outpatient care	64
pelvic imaging	487
stent placement (stenting)	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	1403
vascular procedures	2026

**Gender**
Male	1096
Female	852

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1564
Black	333
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	808
From 75 to 84	657
85 and over	209
Less than 65	274

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	393
angioplasty	102
cardiac procedures	434
catheterization	394
diagnostic procedures	229
doctor visit	603
emergency care	13
hospital care	409
inpatient care	373
minimally invasive procedures	415
outpatient care	37
pelvic imaging	393
stent placement (stenting)	111
ultrasound (sonogram)	1219
vascular procedures	1697

**Gender**
Male	955
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1385
Black	273
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	717
From 75 to 84	509
85 and over	211
Less than 65	261

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	267
angioplasty	120
cardiac procedures	578
catheterization	472
diagnostic procedures	248
doctor visit	366
emergency care	19
hospital care	294
inpatient care	267
minimally invasive procedures	525
outpatient care	28
pelvic imaging	267
stent placement (stenting)	144
ultrasound (sonogram)	1059
vascular procedures	1491

**Gender**
Male	1438
Female	1054

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2004
Black	402
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	996
From 75 to 84	864
85 and over	282
Less than 65	350

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	124
angioplasty	150
cardiac procedures	625
catheterization	467
diagnostic procedures	230
doctor visit	414
emergency care	13
hospital care	269
inpatient care	252
minimally invasive procedures	546
outpatient care	18
pelvic imaging	124
stent placement (stenting)	148
ultrasound (sonogram)	605
vascular procedures	984

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	417

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	149
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	342
85 and over	132
Less than 65	123

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	60
angioplasty	114
cardiac procedures	539
catheterization	343
diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	448
hospital care	298
inpatient care	283
minimally invasive procedures	435
outpatient care	16
pelvic imaging	60
stent placement (stenting)	112
ultrasound (sonogram)	307
vascular procedures	588

**Gender**
Male	513
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	727
Black	124
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	315
85 and over	128
Less than 65	98

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	112
angioplasty	84
cardiac procedures	516
catheterization	285
diagnostic procedures	149
doctor visit	546
emergency care	11
hospital care	290
inpatient care	272
minimally invasive procedures	394
outpatient care	19
pelvic imaging	112
stent placement (stenting)	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	465
vascular procedures	790

**Gender**
Male	612
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	167
Less than 65	96

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	116
angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	515
catheterization	252
diagnostic procedures	132
doctor visit	547
emergency care	10
hospital care	299
inpatient care	287
minimally invasive procedures	340
outpatient care	13
pelvic imaging	116
stent placement (stenting)	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	482
vascular procedures	770

**Gender**
Male	563
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	831
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	401
85 and over	132
Less than 65	94

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

abdominal imaging	16
angioplasty	74
cardiac procedures	424
catheterization	242
diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	357
hospital care	211
inpatient care	213
minimally invasive procedures	300
pelvic imaging	16
stent placement (stenting)	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	100
vascular procedures	273

**Gender**
Male	393
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	109
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

angioplasty	90
cardiac procedures	640
catheterization	344
diagnostic procedures	211
doctor visit	787
hospital care	466
inpatient care	468
minimally invasive procedures	492
stent placement (stenting)	88
vascular procedures	282

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD treated as a vascular medicine specialist in Charlotte, NC were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

abdominal imaging	196
angioplasty	97
cardiac procedures	515
catheterization	348
diagnostic procedures	189
dialysis access procedures	10
doctor visit	532
emergency care	14
hospital care	361
inpatient care	332
lab tests	51
minimally invasive procedures	422
outpatient care	27
pelvic imaging	196
stent placement (stenting)	102
ultrasound (sonogram)	707
vascular procedures	997

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	613
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	160
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	877
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	374
85 and over	137
Less than 65	134
65 to 74	424

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Cancer	9
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. He completed residency at Harvard University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

Residency: Harvard University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease American Board of Internal Medicine, Interventional Cardiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health

CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$240,510 WATCHMAN $42,839	WATCHMAN Access System $41,088	WATCHMAN FLX $20,589	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $15,147	GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $12,448	Other $108,398
Abbott Laboratories	$234,894 Mitra Clip system $107,902	MitraClip $57,758	MitraClip System $21,344	Vascular $14,588	Xience V coronary stent system $7,546	Other $25,755
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$44,169 EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $15,449	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $11,435	Edwards SAPIEN XT Transcatheter Heart Valve $5,885	Transcatheter Heart Valves $3,015	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $785	Other $7,600
Cardinal Health 200, LLC	$22,331 Tryton Side Branch Stent $4,535	MYNX CONTROLTM $81	Mozec Rx PTCA Balloon $41	EluNIR Radaforolimus Eluting Coronary Stent System $38	$17,637
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$4,286 Resolute $2,081	CG Future $760	CoreValve Evolut $680	Heart Valves $366	STENTS $262	Other $137
Other	$10,211 Aggrastat (tirofiban HCl) $1,371	Electrophysiology $1,143	ELIQUIS $809	ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $750	Vascular $684	Other $5,454

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$322,357
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$74,975
Travel and Lodging	$72,696
Food and Beverage	$52,963
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$19,000
Other	$14,410

Research Payments

Dr. Michael Joseph Rinaldi, MD has received 472 research payments totaling $1,962,545.

Biography

Dr. Michael Rinaldi practices adult cardiology and interventional cardiology in Charlotte, NC. He graduated from Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Rinaldi is professionally affiliated with Atrium Health.

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