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Sandra Tierney

Sandra Tierney, MD, is a cardiologist with a community medical group in Newport, Rhode Island. She evaluates patients and reviews diagnostic echocardiograms and cardiac stress tests. Tierney practiced general internal medicine before completing her cardiology fellowship, and she focuses on helping individuals understand their clinical imaging reports and diagnostic results.

What Causes Global Hypokinesis of the Heart?
Left Ventricular Systolic Function Is Hyperdynamic
Does Atrial Fibrillation Affect Ejection Fraction?
Myocardial Infarction Classification and Its Different Types
Irregular Heartbeat & Abnormal Pulse Oximeter Waveform Analysis
What Are the Common Underlying Causes of PEA Arrest?
What Causes Borderline Repolarization Abnormality?
What Does Pulmonary Vascular Congestion Mean?
What Is Abnormal Myocardial Perfusion?
Is Right Heart Strain the Same as Cor Pulmonale?
What Causes Abnormal R Wave Progression Early Transition?
What Does LVH With Secondary Repolarization Abnormality Mean?
Endocardial Fibroelastosis: Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment
HFimPEF: Breakthroughs in Ejection Fraction Improvement
What Is Brugada Syndrome? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment
How to Treat a Right Ventricular Conduction Delay
Concentric LVH: Causes, Detection, and Management
Relative Wall Thickness: What It Means for Your Heart Health
What Is Infiltrative Cardiomyopathy? Causes and Treatment
What Is LVOT Obstruction? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What Do Minimal Luminal Irregularities Mean?
What Is the LV Mass Index and Why Does It Matter?
What Is Apical Hypokinesis of the Heart?
Is Grade 3 Diastolic Dysfunction Dangerous?
Abnormal Global Longitudinal Strain: What Does It Mean?
What Is a Pansystolic Murmur? Causes and Treatment
Why Heart Failure Causes Urination at Night
What Is Abnormal Left Ventricular Relaxation?
Which Arm Has Higher BP in Aortic Dissection?
LV Perfusion Is Abnormal: What Does It Mean?