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Dr. Retu Saxena, MD

(240 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Minnesota Medical School (1999)

Professional interests include: cardiac imaging, non-invasive cardiology, echocardiogram (echo), and more.

400 E 1st Street
Morris, MN 56267

(320) 589-1313

Dr. Retu Saxena, MD is a cardiologist in Lakeville, MN specializing in adult cardiology. She graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1999 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Retu Saxena, MD is affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital and Allina Health.

Office Locations

Address:

18465 Orchard Trail Suite 200
Lakeville, MN 55044

Address:

24 E 7th Street
Morris, MN 56267

Address:

400 E 1st Street
Morris, MN 56267

Address:

7373 France Av S Suite 300
Edina, MN 55435

Address:

800 E 28th Street Suite H2100
Minneapolis, MN 55407

Some issues Dr. Retu Saxena, MD can help you with:

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

“"Any moderate activity is good for getting your heart rate to an acceptable level without causing any extreme effects to the body," said Dr. Retu Saxena, a cardiologist at North Memorial Hospital...”—"Hiking groups walk this way", Star Tribune, June 2012

abdominal imaging	15
ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	443
doctor visit	159
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	48
pelvic imaging	15
stress testing	135
ultrasound (sonogram)	419
vascular procedures	105

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	469
Black	56
Hispanic	0
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	105
Less than 65	109

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	11
cardiac procedures	519
doctor visit	198
hospital care	160
inpatient care	160
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	63
pelvic imaging	11
stress testing	167
ultrasound (sonogram)	486
vascular procedures	113

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	571
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	123
Less than 65	135

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	14
cardiac procedures	484
doctor visit	158
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
nuclear scan	72
pelvic imaging	14
stress testing	161
ultrasound (sonogram)	423
vascular procedures	81

**Gender**
Male	594
Female	738

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1060
Black	182
Hispanic	0
Asian	38
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	234
Less than 65	292

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	395
doctor visit	211
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	49
stress testing	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	283

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	116
Less than 65	84

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	32
cardiac procedures	495
doctor visit	250
hospital care	130
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	23
stress testing	70
ultrasound (sonogram)	421

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	175
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	26
blood draw	106
cardiac procedures	553
doctor visit	209
hospital care	173
inpatient care	173
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	25
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	472

**Gender**
Male	400
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	728
Black	16
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	170
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

ambulatory monitoring	30
blood draw	118
cardiac procedures	787
doctor visit	408
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
lab tests	130
minimally invasive procedures	24
nuclear scan	59
preventive care	20
stress testing	145
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	636

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1091
Black	23
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	426
85 and over	226
Less than 65	95

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	13
blood draw	76
cardiac procedures	553
doctor visit	263
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
lab tests	174
minimally invasive procedures	15
nuclear scan	27
preventive care	36
stress testing	67
thyroid function tests	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	486

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	339
85 and over	175
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	42
cardiac procedures	1084
doctor visit	528
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	31
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	1022

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Retu Saxena, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Retu Saxena, MD treated as a cardiologist in Lakeville, MN were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and inpatient care.

abdominal imaging	13
ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	69
cardiac procedures	591
doctor visit	267
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lab tests	153
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	45
pelvic imaging	13
preventive care	28
stress testing	111
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	520
vascular procedures	100

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Retu Saxena, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	44
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	599
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	10

**Age**
75 to 84	239
85 and over	132
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	210

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	10
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Retu Saxena, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1999. She completed residency at Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (1999)

Residency: Oregon Health & Science University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Cardiovascular disease

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Retu Saxena, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Allina Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Retu Saxena, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 240 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Retu Saxena, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lakeville, MN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$201 CRM $201
Boston Scientific Corporation	$153 OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED $95	WATCHMAN $58
Pfizer Inc.	$20 NURTEC ODT $20

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$374

Research Payments

Dr. Retu Saxena, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $19,930.

Biography

Dr. Retu Saxena, who practices in Minneapolis, MN, Edina, MN, and Morris, MN, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology. Clinical interests for Dr. Saxena include heart problems, echocardiogram (echo), and non-invasive cardiology. Before performing her residency at a hospital affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University, Dr. Saxena attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine. She is professionally affiliated with Abbott Northwestern Hospital.

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Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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