Ali Salami, MD

Expanded Applications of Rotational Atherectomy in Contemporary Coronary and Peripheral Interventional Practice

08/01/2008

Rotational atherectomy (RA) has been utilized during percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) for over a decade. It is particularly efficacious in ablating fibrocalcific plaque and facilitates PCI by enabling stent delivery. Although...

Rotational atherectomy (RA) has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Novel Use of the ACCUNET Embolic Protection System
During Mechanical Thombolysis of a Prosthetic Aortic Valve

08/01/2008

Steven Burstein , MD;

Ali Salami , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Carotid angioplasty and stenting are emerging as new treatment options for patients with carotid stenosis that are considered high risk for surgical carotid endarterectomy. Neurologic deficits related to embolic debris are the main...

Carotid angioplasty and stenting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Successful Percutaneous Treatment of Acute Bilateral Lower Limb Ischemia

09/15/2008

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Ali Salami , MD;

Shahin Keramati , MD;

ABSTRACT: Acute limb ischemia is a surgical emergency as a delay in reperfusion is associated with a high risk of irreversible tissue infarction potentially leading to limb loss and death. However, in medically compromised patients,...

ABSTRACT: Acute limb ischemia is...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology