George Abela
Cardiology Fellowship Director · Michigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
Credentials: · · · · · ·
History
PresentCardiology Fellowship · Michigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
- Present
Division of Cardiology · Michigan State Univ Coll Osteo Med
1976–1979
Research
NLRP3 inflammasomes are required for atherogenesis and activated by cholesterol crystals
Nature · 2010 · 3,262 citations
Triggers, acute risk factors and vulnerable plaques: the lexicon of a new frontier
Review · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 1994 · 340 citations
Effects of carbon dioxide, Nd-YAG, and argon laser radiation on coronary atheromatous plaques
The American Journal of Cardiology · 1982 · First of 6 authors · 244 citations
17 papers · 9 as a fellow
16 papers · 16 as a resident
- JS
14 papers
- CC
12 papers
- AV
9 papers · 4 as a fellow
- RP
9 papers · 8 as a resident
9 papers
- KH
8 papers
Grants
- 1986–1997
Reduced Thrombosis and Restenosis After Laser Treatment
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $943K · Michigan State University
- 1986–1991
Evaluation of Lasers in the Cardiovascular System
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · K04
Contact PI · $276.4K · New England Deaconess Hospital
- 1983–1986
The Evaluation of Laser Radiation on Atherosclerosis
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R23
Contact PI · $51.1K · University of Florida