Lawrence J. Laslett, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Lawrence J. Laslett specializes in general cardiology, providing both short- and long-term cardiac care. His practice focuses on acute-care cardiac problems, (particularly coronary disease), including diagnostic catheterization, coronary angioplasty and stent placement. Laslett's research involves the effects of angiographic contrast on left ventricular function and dynamic resistance exercise on myocardial oxygen supply and demand. He is also assessing post-thrombosis coronary anatomy, potential myocardial injury from high-intensity endurance running, and the impact of serologic infarct markers on prognosis for "rule out" MI patients.

Title:

Professor Emeritus

Specialty:

Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardiology, Internal Medicine

Center/Program Affiliation:

Cardiovascular Services, UC Davis Medical Group

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St., Suite 0200
Sacramento, CA 95817

Alternate Address:

UC Davis Medical Group - Rancho Cordova
3201 Data Dr.
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670

Phone:

(916) 734-3761

Education:

University of Iowa College of Medicine
Iowa City, Iowa
M.D. 1969

Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa
B.S. 1964

Internships:

Hennepin County General Hospital
Minneapolis, Minnesota
1970

Residency:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1976

Fellowships:

University of California, Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1978

Board Certifications:

American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, 1981
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1976

Professional Memberships:

American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association

Honors and Awards:

Kaiser Foundation Annual Award for Excellence in Clinical Science Teaching, 2000
Service Award, California Chapter, American College of Cardiology, 2000

Select Recent Publications:

Hawkes WC, Laslett LJ. Selenium supplementation does not improve vascular responsiveness in healthy North American men. American Journal Physiology Heart Circulation Physiology 2009;296:H256-H262.

Hecker JG, Laslett L, Campbell E, Nunnally M, O'Connor A, Ellis JE, Frogel JK, Fleisher LA. Catastrophic Cardiovascular Collapse During Carotid Endarterectomy. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia 2006;20:259-268.

Wang H, Laslett LJ, Richman CM, Wun T. Acute myocardial infarction in hemoglobin SC disease. Annals of Hematology 2004;83:622-624.

Laslett L. Exercise electrocardiography in the asymptomatic patient. Chapter 8 in: Ellestad MH, Amsterdam EA, Exercise Testing. New Concepts for the New Century. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, 2002

Laslett L. Did you know? Chelation therapy: New proof of lack of efficacy. Preventive Cardiology 2002;2:91-92.

Amsterdam EA, Laslett L, Diercks D, Kirk JD. Reducing the knowledge-practice gap in the management of patients with cardiovascular disease. Preventive Cardiology 2002;1:12-15.

Schaefer S, SD Correa, L Laslett, RJ Valente. Blockade of adenosine receptors with aminophylline limits ischemic preconditioning in man. American Heart Journal 142:E4, 2001.

Laslett L. Risk for exercise-induced myocardial injury for athletes performing prolonged strenuous endurance exercise - Reply. American Journal of Cardiology 1997;80:544

Laslett L, Eisenbud E. Lack of detection of myocardial injury during competitive races of 100 miles lasting 18 to 30 hours. American Journal of Cardiology 1997;80:379-380

Laslett L, Eisenbud E, Lind R. Evidence of Myocardial 6; Injury During Prolonged Strenuous Exercise. American Journal of Cardiology 1996;78:488-490

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