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Jack W. Spitzberg, MD, FACC Charles B. Levin, MD, FACC Martin R. Berk, MD, FACC Tony S. Das, MD, FACC James B. Park, MD, FACC Kenneth E. Saland, MD, FACC Brian D. Lé, MD, FACC Tulika Jain, MD
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Dr. Berk, seated, with his CRID Clinical Evaluators, from left: Patti Whatcott, RN, CCRC; Jenny Collins, RN, (nurse supervisor); Dorothy Williamson, RN, FNP-C, CCRC

A Quest for New, More Effective Treatments

The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas (CRID) was established in 1992 by Dr. Martin Berk after joining CIVA. CRID is and has been involved in numerous clinical pharmaceutical and interventional research protocols. Major areas of research include heart failure, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, anticoagulation, hyperlipidemia, and cardiac and vascular interventional procedures.

The Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas includes a staff of three research nurses. The institute has access to CIVA for support services, including echocardiography, nuclear stress testing, CT angiography, Holter monitoring and laboratory studies.

Our ongoing research studies are:

For more in-depth information, please call 214.360.0869.

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Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas - Focused Clinical Discovery

ONGOING RESEARCH STUDIES

We pride ourselves in continuing to find new and more effective treatments for heart disease. Our ongoing studies are aimed at just that.

For more in-depth information on available studies, please call our research department, the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas, at 214.360.0869.

Among the CRID studies is one comparing two anticholesterol medications in patients with recent heart attacks.