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VA Connecticut Health Care System - Cardiology
VA Connecticut Healthcare
950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
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- VA Connecticut Health Care System - CardiologyVA Connecticut Healthcare950 Campbell AvenueWest Haven, CT 06516
- Yale CardiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
- Yale CardiologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale CardiologyLaboratory for Medicine and Pediatrics (LMP)15 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
- Cardiovascular Services of Greenwich, PCGreenwich Hospital55 Holly Hill Lane, Ste Suite 240Greenwich, CT 06830
Steven Pfau, MD
Cardiovascular Medicine, Interventional Cardiology
Telehealth is available
Patient type treated
Adult
Accepting new patients
Yes
Referral required
From patients or physicians
Board Certified in
Cardiovascular Disease, Internal Medicine
, and Interventional Cardiology
Titles
- Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Cardiology Section Chief, VA Connecticut, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Education & Training
- Fellow in Interventional CardiologyYale University School of Medicine (1995)
- Cardiology FellowYale University School of Medicine (1994)
- Chief ResidentPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1990)
- ResidentPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1989)
- InternPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1987)
- MDLoyola University (1986)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989)
Publications
- Khokhar A, Cigarroa N, Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Odanovic N, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. MEDICAL THERAPY REGIMENS IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1211. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01655-8.
- Cigarroa N, Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Odanovic N, Khokhar A, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. SEX DIFFERENCES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (INOCA) UNDERGOING INVASIVE PHYSIOLOGY ASSESSMENT Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 963. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01407-9.
- Breen T, Peake J, Keefe H, Moran J, Kunjukutty F, Pfau S, Altin S. Use of telemedicine facilitated by trained telepresenters to manage advanced peripheral artery disease in rural areas. Vascular Medicine 2023, 1358863x221148797. PMID: 36628596, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221148797.
- Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Tseng L, Odanovic N, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. D-10 | Procedural Characteristics of Patients with Ischemia and No Obstructive Disease Undergoing Invasive Coronary Physiology Testing Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100218. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100218.
- Schwann A, Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Tseng L, Spatz E, Pfau S, Shah S. DURATION OF SYMPTOMS AND USE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1100. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02091-5.
- Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Tseng L, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. TCT-127 Diagnostic Yield of Routine Invasive Coronary Physiology Assessment in Patients With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: b53-b54. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.977.
- Hussain Y, Gonzalez P, Khera R, Banerjee S, Hebbe A, Plomondon M, Waldo S, Pfau S, Curtis J, Shah S. TCT-100 Real-World Experience and Outcomes of Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the VA CART Program Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: b42. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.950.
- Tran L, Tuite M, Michaela Serpa S, Kunnirickal S, Esposito T, Pfau S, Shah S. Developing a multi-disciplinary program for routine acetylcholine vasoreactivity testing in the cardiac catheterization laboratory European Heart Journal 2021, 42 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3038.
- Altin S, Pfau S, Dominguez Y, Kunjukutty F, Keefe H. FEASIBILITY OF TELEMEDICINE IN THE EVALUATION OF CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA IN VETERANS Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1849. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)03205-8.
- Kattan C, Shah S, Pfau S, Miller E. INTER-STUDY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RB-82 PET MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AND THERMODILUTION INDEX OF MICROCIRCULATORY RESISTANCE FOR EVALUATION OF CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1571. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32177-1.
- Badheka A, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Patel N, Thakkar B, Jhamnani S, Chothani A, Panaich S, Patel J, Deshmukh A, Manvar S, Mangi A, Pfau S, Cleman M, Forrest J. AORTIC VALVE DISEASE IN ELDERLY: TRENDS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN US, 2000-2012 Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a1951. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61951-9.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. 808-1 Dose threshold for clinical success in coronary brachytherapy: A nested case-control study Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: a54. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)90229-x.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. DOSE THRESHOLD FOR CLINICAL SUCCESS IN CORONARY BRACHYTHERAPY: A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2003, 51: 338. DOI: 10.1136/jim-51-06-26.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. Dose Threshold for Clinical Success in Coronary Brachytherapy: A Nested Case-Control Study Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2003, 51: 338-339. DOI: 10.1177/108155890305100626.
- Singh HS, Roberts KB, Yue N, Nath R, Song GH, Azimi N, Pfau S. Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2003, 4: 126-132. PMID: 14984712, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00183-5.
- Yue N, Roberts KB, Pfau SE, Nath R. Dose distributions in bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters in intravascular brachytherapy Medical Physics 2003, 30: 1628-1636. PMID: 12906180, DOI: 10.1118/1.1582813.
- Samady H, Liu Y, Choi CJ, Ragosta M, Pfau SE, Cleman MW, Powers ER, Kramer CM, Wackers F, Beller GA, Watson DD. Electromechanical mapping for detecting myocardial viability and ischemia in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 91: 807-811. PMID: 12667565, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00013-4.
- Jagasia D, Whiting J, Concato J, Pfau S, McNulty P. Effect of Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus on Myocardial Insulin Responsiveness in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease Circulation 2001, 103: 1734-1739. PMID: 11282903, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.103.13.1734.
- Clark D, Cleman M, Pfau S, Rollins S, Ramahi T, Mayer C, Caulin-Glaser T, Daher E, Kosiborod M, Bell L, Setaro J. Serum complement activation in congestive heart failure American Heart Journal 2001, 141: 684-690. PMID: 11275938, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.113758.
- Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Kao A, Pfau S, Caulin-Glaser T, Zaret B, Soufer R. Myocardial blood-flow response during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease The Lancet 2000, 356: 310-311. PMID: 11071190, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02510-1.
- McNulty P, Pfau S, Deckelbaum L. Effect of plasma insulin level on myocardial blood flow and its mechanism of action The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 161-165. PMID: 10955370, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00650-5.
- Caulin-Glaser T, Farrell W, Pfau S, Zaret B, Bunger K, Setaro J, Brennan J, Bender J, Cleman M, Cabin H, Remetz M. Modulation of Circulating Cellular Adhesion Molecules in Postmenopausal Women With Coronary Artery Disease Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1555-1560. PMID: 9626834, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00145-4.
- Petzelbauer P, Watson C, Watson C, Pfau S, Pober J. IL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro Cytokine 1995, 7: 267-272. PMID: 7543779, DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1995.0031.
- Pfau S, Leitenberg D, Rinder H, Smith BR, Pardi R, Bender JR. Lymphocyte adhesion-dependent calcium signaling in human endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 128: 969-978. PMID: 7533170, PMCID: PMC2120392, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.128.5.969.
- Williams J, Pfau S, Deckelbaum L. Effect of Injectate Temperature and Thermistor Position on Reproducibility of Thermodilution Cardiac Output Determinations CHEST Journal 1994, 106: 895-898. PMID: 8082374, DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.3.895.
- Bender JR, Sadeghi MM, Watson C, Pfau S, Pardi R. Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 3994-3998. PMID: 7513430, PMCID: PMC43709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3994.
- Pfau S, Bender J. Initiation of cardiac allograft rejection New developments in cellular and molecular mechanisms Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 1993, 3: 196-203. PMID: 21244933, DOI: 10.1016/1050-1738(93)90006-r.
Patient Care Organizations
Titles
- Professor of Clinical Medicine
- Cardiology Section Chief, VA Connecticut, VA Connecticut Healthcare System
Education & Training
- Fellow in Interventional CardiologyYale University School of Medicine (1995)
- Cardiology FellowYale University School of Medicine (1994)
- Chief ResidentPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1990)
- ResidentPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1989)
- InternPresbyterian University Hospital, University of Pittsburgh (1987)
- MDLoyola University (1986)
Additional Information
Board Certifications
- AB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (1989)
Publications
- Khokhar A, Cigarroa N, Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Odanovic N, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. MEDICAL THERAPY REGIMENS IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 1211. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01655-8.
- Cigarroa N, Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Odanovic N, Khokhar A, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. SEX DIFFERENCES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (INOCA) UNDERGOING INVASIVE PHYSIOLOGY ASSESSMENT Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2023, 81: 963. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(23)01407-9.
- Breen T, Peake J, Keefe H, Moran J, Kunjukutty F, Pfau S, Altin S. Use of telemedicine facilitated by trained telepresenters to manage advanced peripheral artery disease in rural areas. Vascular Medicine 2023, 1358863x221148797. PMID: 36628596, DOI: 10.1177/1358863x221148797.
- Kunnirickal S, Schwann A, Tseng L, Odanovic N, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. D-10 | Procedural Characteristics of Patients with Ischemia and No Obstructive Disease Undergoing Invasive Coronary Physiology Testing Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 1: 100218. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100218.
- Schwann A, Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Tseng L, Spatz E, Pfau S, Shah S. DURATION OF SYMPTOMS AND USE OF DIAGNOSTIC TESTING IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIA AND NO OBSTRUCTIVE CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2022, 79: 1100. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(22)02091-5.
- Kunnirickal S, Odanovic N, Tseng L, Pfau S, Spatz E, Shah S. TCT-127 Diagnostic Yield of Routine Invasive Coronary Physiology Assessment in Patients With Ischemia and No Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: b53-b54. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.977.
- Hussain Y, Gonzalez P, Khera R, Banerjee S, Hebbe A, Plomondon M, Waldo S, Pfau S, Curtis J, Shah S. TCT-100 Real-World Experience and Outcomes of Protected Versus Unprotected Left Main Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the VA CART Program Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 78: b42. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2021.09.950.
- Tran L, Tuite M, Michaela Serpa S, Kunnirickal S, Esposito T, Pfau S, Shah S. Developing a multi-disciplinary program for routine acetylcholine vasoreactivity testing in the cardiac catheterization laboratory European Heart Journal 2021, 42 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3038.
- Altin S, Pfau S, Dominguez Y, Kunjukutty F, Keefe H. FEASIBILITY OF TELEMEDICINE IN THE EVALUATION OF CHRONIC LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA IN VETERANS Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2021, 77: 1849. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(21)03205-8.
- Kattan C, Shah S, Pfau S, Miller E. INTER-STUDY AGREEMENT BETWEEN RB-82 PET MYOCARDIAL BLOOD FLOW AND THERMODILUTION INDEX OF MICROCIRCULATORY RESISTANCE FOR EVALUATION OF CORONARY MICROVASCULAR DISEASE Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 73: 1571. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(19)32177-1.
- Badheka A, Singh V, Patel N, Arora S, Patel N, Thakkar B, Jhamnani S, Chothani A, Panaich S, Patel J, Deshmukh A, Manvar S, Mangi A, Pfau S, Cleman M, Forrest J. AORTIC VALVE DISEASE IN ELDERLY: TRENDS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS IN US, 2000-2012 Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2015, 65: a1951. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61951-9.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. 808-1 Dose threshold for clinical success in coronary brachytherapy: A nested case-control study Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2004, 43: a54. DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(04)90229-x.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. DOSE THRESHOLD FOR CLINICAL SUCCESS IN CORONARY BRACHYTHERAPY: A NESTED CASE-CONTROL STUDY Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2003, 51: 338. DOI: 10.1136/jim-51-06-26.
- Singh H, Yue N, Roberts K, Nath R, Pfau S. Dose Threshold for Clinical Success in Coronary Brachytherapy: A Nested Case-Control Study Journal Of Investigative Medicine 2003, 51: 338-339. DOI: 10.1177/108155890305100626.
- Singh HS, Roberts KB, Yue N, Nath R, Song GH, Azimi N, Pfau S. Brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis in general interventional practice A single institution's experience using four radiation devices Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine 2003, 4: 126-132. PMID: 14984712, DOI: 10.1016/s1522-1865(03)00183-5.
- Yue N, Roberts KB, Pfau SE, Nath R. Dose distributions in bifurcated coronary vessels treated with catheter‐based photon and beta emitters in intravascular brachytherapy Medical Physics 2003, 30: 1628-1636. PMID: 12906180, DOI: 10.1118/1.1582813.
- Samady H, Liu Y, Choi CJ, Ragosta M, Pfau SE, Cleman MW, Powers ER, Kramer CM, Wackers F, Beller GA, Watson DD. Electromechanical mapping for detecting myocardial viability and ischemia in patients with severe ischemic cardiomyopathy The American Journal Of Cardiology 2003, 91: 807-811. PMID: 12667565, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(03)00013-4.
- Jagasia D, Whiting J, Concato J, Pfau S, McNulty P. Effect of Non–Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus on Myocardial Insulin Responsiveness in Patients With Ischemic Heart Disease Circulation 2001, 103: 1734-1739. PMID: 11282903, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.103.13.1734.
- Clark D, Cleman M, Pfau S, Rollins S, Ramahi T, Mayer C, Caulin-Glaser T, Daher E, Kosiborod M, Bell L, Setaro J. Serum complement activation in congestive heart failure American Heart Journal 2001, 141: 684-690. PMID: 11275938, DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.113758.
- Arrighi J, Burg M, Cohen I, Kao A, Pfau S, Caulin-Glaser T, Zaret B, Soufer R. Myocardial blood-flow response during mental stress in patients with coronary artery disease The Lancet 2000, 356: 310-311. PMID: 11071190, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(00)02510-1.
- McNulty P, Pfau S, Deckelbaum L. Effect of plasma insulin level on myocardial blood flow and its mechanism of action The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 161-165. PMID: 10955370, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)00650-5.
- Caulin-Glaser T, Farrell W, Pfau S, Zaret B, Bunger K, Setaro J, Brennan J, Bender J, Cleman M, Cabin H, Remetz M. Modulation of Circulating Cellular Adhesion Molecules in Postmenopausal Women With Coronary Artery Disease Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 1998, 31: 1555-1560. PMID: 9626834, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(98)00145-4.
- Petzelbauer P, Watson C, Watson C, Pfau S, Pober J. IL-8 and angiogenesis: evidence that human endothelial cells lack receptors and do not respond to IL-8 in vitro Cytokine 1995, 7: 267-272. PMID: 7543779, DOI: 10.1006/cyto.1995.0031.
- Pfau S, Leitenberg D, Rinder H, Smith BR, Pardi R, Bender JR. Lymphocyte adhesion-dependent calcium signaling in human endothelial cells. Journal Of Cell Biology 1995, 128: 969-978. PMID: 7533170, PMCID: PMC2120392, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.128.5.969.
- Williams J, Pfau S, Deckelbaum L. Effect of Injectate Temperature and Thermistor Position on Reproducibility of Thermodilution Cardiac Output Determinations CHEST Journal 1994, 106: 895-898. PMID: 8082374, DOI: 10.1378/chest.106.3.895.
- Bender JR, Sadeghi MM, Watson C, Pfau S, Pardi R. Heterogeneous activation thresholds to cytokines in genetically distinct endothelial cells: evidence for diverse transcriptional responses. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1994, 91: 3994-3998. PMID: 7513430, PMCID: PMC43709, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.91.9.3994.
- Pfau S, Bender J. Initiation of cardiac allograft rejection New developments in cellular and molecular mechanisms Trends In Cardiovascular Medicine 1993, 3: 196-203. PMID: 21244933, DOI: 10.1016/1050-1738(93)90006-r.
Patient Care Organizations
1
VA Connecticut Health Care System - Cardiology
VA Connecticut Healthcare
950 Campbell Avenue
West Haven, CT 06516
1 of 5
- VA Connecticut Health Care System - CardiologyVA Connecticut Healthcare950 Campbell AvenueWest Haven, CT 06516
- Yale CardiologyYale New Haven Hospital20 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
- Yale CardiologyYale Physicians Building800 Howard AvenueNew Haven, CT 06519
- Yale CardiologyLaboratory for Medicine and Pediatrics (LMP)15 York StreetNew Haven, CT 06510
- Cardiovascular Services of Greenwich, PCGreenwich Hospital55 Holly Hill Lane, Ste Suite 240Greenwich, CT 06830