Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Charleston, SC specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010 and has 15 years of experience. Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD is affiliated with MUSC Health, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and University Medical Associates.
109 Bee Street Ralph H. Johnson Vamc (534)
Charleston, SC 29401
25 Courtenay Drive
Charleston, SC 29425
8992 University Boulevard
North Charleston, SC 29406
9653 Ocean Highway
Pawleys Island, SC 29585
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:
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:
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.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD for Medicare patients.
The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Charleston, SC were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and hospital care.
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Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD.
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The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.
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Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2010. He has a state license in South Carolina.
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences (2010)
Licensed In: South Carolina
Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:
Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna PPO, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Employers Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Coventry, Blue Choice, First Health, MedCost, Molina Healthcare, Group Health Plan (GHP), Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina, Blue Cross Blue Shield Preferred Blue (PPC), BCBS Blue Essentials (Marketplace), Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators, First Choice/Select Health (NEIC), Absolute Total Care (NEIC), Clover Health, Managed Choice, See Fewer Accepted Insurances, AllWell by Absolute Total Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal (FEP), Ambetter from Absolute Total Care (Marketplace), Open Choice and Exclusive Choice) and See All Accepted Insurances.
According to our sources, Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD accepts the following insurance providers:
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These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.
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$49,611
JenaValve Pericardial TAVR System $49,611 |
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$12,744
Mitra Clip system $1,570 |
PCI Optimization $247 |
ABSORB $46 |
AMPLATZER Occluders $46 |
Cardiac Diagnostics $25 |
Other $10,810 |
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$12,154
Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $436 |
HemoSphere $24 |
$11,693 |
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$11,034
VersaCross Access Solution $5,634 |
WATCHMAN $2,256 |
WATCHMAN Access System $840 |
General - Structural Heart $325 |
WATCHMAN FLX $229 |
Other $1,750 |
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$2,924
CoreValve Evolut $2,886 |
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$5,858
ONO $1,000 |
BRILINTA $535 |
SC2000 $530 |
ENDURANT IIS $376 |
Pradaxa $341 |
Other $3,076 |
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Dr. Nicholas Stephen Amoroso, MD has received 13 research payments totaling $376,806.
Dr. Nicholas Amoroso is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist. His areas of expertise include the following: mitral valve prolapse, tricuspid regurgitation, and aortic stenosis. He is professionally affiliated with MUSC Health, the University Medical Associates, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Amoroso seems to honor Blue California, Coventry, Employers Health Network, and more. Dr. Amoroso is a graduate of George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences.
