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George Sopko, MD, MPH, specializes in cardiology and internal medicine and is board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. At Seven Corners Medical Center in Falls Church, Virginia, Dr. Sopko focuses on integrative care methods to truly understand patient needs, treating the whole person in addition to their presenting symptoms. During his residency training, Dr. Sopko developed a passion for lowering cholesterol and heart disease risks through a good diet and exercise plan. At Seven Corners Medical Center, he works closely with patients and provides them with the tools they need to maintain heart health and total wellness. Dr. Sopko customizes patient-centered treatment plans for high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. Dr. Sopko earned his medical degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the top research universities in the United States. He also completed a postgraduate degree in Public Health from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and finished his residency and fellowship training at Georgetown University Medical Center and District of Columbia General Hospital, both in Washington, DC. Giving patients his full attention, Dr. Sopko values the time he spends with them learning about their needs. His integrative approach to health care addresses both the acute and long-term needs for adult patients.

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Experience

Medical Officer and Program Director

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Jan-1987 to Present

Publication

Mild Renal Insufficiency Is Associated With Angiographic Coronary Artery Disease in Women

Background— Mild renal insufficiency is associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular events in women with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, the relationship between mild rena...

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Impact of Abnormal Coronary Reactivity on Long-Term Clinical Outcomes in Women

Background: Currently as many as one-half of women with suspected myocardial ischemia have no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), and abnormal coronary reactivity (CR) is commonly fo...

Inflammatory biomarkers as predictors of heart failure in women without obstructive coronary artery disease: A report from the NHLBI-sponsored Womenâ€...

Background Women with signs and symptoms of ischemia, no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) often have diastolic dysfunction and...

  • dott image February, 2017

Menopausal symptoms and cardiovascular disease mortality in the Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE)

Objective: Studies have linked vasomotor symptoms (VMS) to markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, yet few have considered clinical cardiovascular events. Data suggest that associati...

  • dott image September, 2016

Cardiovascular Disease and 10-Year Mortality in Postmenopausal Women with Clinical Features of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Background: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have greater cardiac risk factor clustering but the link with mortality is incompletely described. Objective: To evaluate outcomes in...

  • dott image January, 2012

Safety of Coronary Reactivity Testing in Women With No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: Results From the NHLBI-Sponsored WISE (Women's Ischemia Sy...

Objectives: This study evaluated the safety of coronary reactivity testing (CRT) in symptomatic women with evidence of myocardial ischemia and no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). ...

  • dott image October, 2011

In women with symptoms of cardiac ischemia, nonobstructive coronary arteries, and microvascular dysfunction, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition ...

Background We investigated the role of the renin-angiotensin system in women with signs and symptoms of ischemia without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). Although microvascular dy...

Effect of Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibition on Microvascular Coronary Dysfunction in Women: A Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) Ancillary ...

Background: Microvascular coronary dysfunction (MCD) is associated with symptoms and signs of ischemia, and also adverse outcomes in women without macrovascular obstructive coronary artery ...

  • dott image October, 2010

An Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis in Women Experiencing Chest Pain in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease: A Substudy from the Natio...

Aims: Using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS), we sought to characterize coronary morphology in women with chest pain without major epicardial obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). We hav...

  • dott image October, 2010

Prognostic Value of Global MR Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Women With Suspected Myocardial Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Disease: Results Fr...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic value of global magnetic resonance (MR) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in women with suspected myocardial ischemia and...