Joseph Sacco, M.D.
- Associate Professor of Medicine, Albany Medical College
- Chief, Cardiology Section, Stratton VA Medical Center
- Director, Cardiology Clinical Trials Program, Stratton VA Medical Center
- Director, MICU, Stratton VA Medical Center
- Director, Cardiac Catheterization Lab, Stratton VA Medical Center
- Investigator, Research Service, Stratton VA Medical Center
- Chief Consultant, Clinical Cardiology, VA Healthcare Network Upstate NY
- ACA National Coach (Cardiology Lead), Veterans Affairs
Education
- BS Chemistry, BS Life Sciences: Massachusettes Institute of Technology
- MD: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
- Internal Medicine Residency, Yale University School of Medicine (St. Mary's Hospital)
- Cardiology Fellowship, Albany Medical College
Research Focus
- Clinical management of atrial fibrillation
- Antithrombotic therapy in coronary disease, acute coronary syndromes, and atrial fibrillation
- Clinical Management of heart failure
- Lipids and oxidative stress in vascular disease
Selected Recent Publications
HA Cooper MD, DA Bloomfield MD, DE Bush MD, MS Katcher MD, Michele Rawlins MS, JD Sacco MD, M Chandler MD, and the AFFIRM Investigators: Relation Between Achieved Heart Rate and Outcomes in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (from the Atrial Fibrillation Follow-up Investigation of Rhythm Management [AFFIRM] Study). American Journal of Cardiology 2004; 93: 1247-1253.
Fiore LD, Ezekowitz MD, Brophy MT, Lu D, Sacco J, and Peduzzi P, for the Combination Hemotherapy and Mortality Prevention (CHAMP) Stuty Group: Department of Veterans Affairs Cooperative Studies Program Clinical Trial Comparing Combined Warfarin and Aspirin with Aspirin Alone in Survivors of Acute Myocardial Infarction. Circulation 2002; 105:557-563.
The Platelet IIb/IIIa Antagonist for the Reduction of Acute coronary syndrome events in a Global Organization Network (PARAGON)-B Invenstigators: Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Titrated Intravenous Lamifiban for Acute Coronary Syndromes. Circulation 2002; 105: 316-321.
Tsan M-F, White JE, Maheshwari JG, Bremner TA, Sacco J: Resveratrol Induces FAS Signaling-Independent Apoptosis in THP-1 Human Monocytic Leukemia Cells. British Journal of Haematology 2000; 109:405-412.
The Digitalis Investigation Group: The Effect of Digoxin on Mortality and Morbidity in Patients with Heart Failure. New England Journal of Medicine 1997; 336 (8): 525-33.
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Cardiology Section (111B)
Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
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(518) 626-6463
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