Common cause of heart attacks in younger adults linked to gene variants
Mutations in genes that direct the production of fibrillar collagens, essential components of blood vessel walls, appear to predispose individuals to SCAD.
About Mark Lindsay, MD, PhD
Dr. Mark Lindsay is a cardiologist specializing in Genetic Aortic Disease, Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital for Children Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome
- Bicuspid Aortic Valve with Aneurysm Syndrome (BAV/AscAA)
- Cardiology
- Congenital heart disease
- Familial Aortic Aneurysm
- Genetics of Aortic Aneurysm
- Loeys-Dietz Syndrome
- Marfan Syndrome
- Pediatric cardiology
- Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD)
- Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (type 4)
Treats:
- Adult & Pediatrics
Locations
Mass General Heart Center: Thoracic Aortic Center
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 866-644-8910
Medical Education
- M.D.; Ph.D., University of Virginia School of Medicine
- Residency, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
American Board Certifications
- Pediatric Cardiology, American Board of Pediatrics
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Centene/Celticare
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - ACD
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan - PBO
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- Medicare ACO - ACD
- Medicare ACO - PBO
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
My research interest is the clinical expression and molecular etiology of human arterial disease. In my research I utilize human and murine genetics as well as animal modeling to investigate the etiology and pathologic progression of inherited and sporadic arterial diseases. Through this work I hope to discover better diagnostics and novel therapies for patients with these serious conditions.
My research biography is available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/browse/collection/51274044/?sort=date&direction=descending