Specialties
C. Tissa Kappagoda, M.D.
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Clinical/Research InterestsC. Tissa Kappagoda specializes in regression of atherosclerosis and methods for restoring endothelium-derived relaxing factor. He is interested in treatment of coronary atherosclerosis, obesity and type 2 diabetes by lifestyle modifications such as exercise training, low-fat diet and stress management. His research focuses on heart failure, endothelial findings and clinical trials of nutritional supplements. |
Title: |
Professor Director of the Coronary Heart Disease Reversal Program Director of Cardiac Rehabilitation Program |
Specialty: |
Cardiovascular Medicine |
Center/Program Affiliation: |
Heart Center |
Address: |
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center 4860 Y St., Suite 0200 Sacramento, CA 95817 |
Phone: |
(916) 734-3761 |
Education: |
University of Ceylon Ceylon Sri Lanka M.D. 1965 |
Fellowships: |
Royal College of Physicians London England 1983-88 |
Professional Memberships: |
American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery American College of Cardiology Fellow of the American Heart Association Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London |
Select Recent Publications: |
CT Kappagoda, Hyson, DA and Amsterdam EA High Protein Low Carbohydrate Diets - Have they a place in clinical cardiology JACC Volume 43, 725-730, 2004. A.A. Ma, Bravo, M and Kappagoda, C.T. Responses of bronchial C-fiber afferents of the rabbit to changes in lung compliance. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2003 Nov 14;138(2-3):155-63. Gunawardena, S., Ravi, K., Longhurst, J.C., Kaufman, M.P. CT Kappagoda. Responses of C fibre afferents of the rabbit airways and lungs to changes in extra-vascular fluid volume. Respiratory Physiology and Neurobiology 132: 239-251, 2002. Parks, EJ, Rutlege, JC, Davis, PA, Hyson, DA, Schneeman, BO, CT Kappagoda. Predictors of plasma triglyceride elevation in patients participating in a coronary atherosclerosis treatment program. J Cardiopulm Rehabil 2001 Mar-Apr;21(2):73-9. Symons, JD, Gunawardena, S, CT Kappagota, Dhond, MR. Volume overload left ventricular hypertrophy: effects on coronary microvascular reactivity in rabbits. Exp Physiol. 86(6):725_32, 2001. Karim, M, K McCormick, CT Kappagoda. Effects of Cocoa Extracts on Endothelium Dependent Relaxation. Journal of Nutrition. Aug;130(8S Suppl):2105S-8S, 2000. CT Kappagoda, Karim, M, McCormick, K. Flavonoids in Grape Seeds - Unraveling the French Paradox. Chemical Innovation 30 (9): 27-31, 2000. CT Kappagoda. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase and estrogen. Cardiovascular Research 47(1): 9-10, 2000. CT Kappagoda, Cort, D, Myers, S, Perry, E. Clinical Evaluation of Stress: An Opinion. Preventative Cardiology 3 (4): 152-153, 1999. Gunawardena, S, E Bravo, CT Kappagoda. Rapidly adapting receptors in a rabbit model of mitral regurgitation. Journal of Physiology 521(3): 739-748, 1999. |
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