Sotirios Tsimikas, 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

Featured Case: Spontaneous Multivessel Coronary Vasospasm Leading to Cardiogenic Shock

08/01/2008

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Sotirios Tsimikas , MD;

Guilherme Bromberg-Marin , MD;

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E85-E88 Coronary vasospasm is a well-known cause of exercise-induced angina pectoris, Prinzmetal’s unstable angina, and myocardial infarction.1–6 In general, the prognosis of patients with isolated coronary...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Renal Artery Plaque Composition is Associated with Changes in Renal Frame Count Following Renal Artery Stenting

05/26/2011

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Manjusha Ilapakurti , MBBS, MPH;

Patrick Hu , MD, PhD;

Nayab Zafar , MD;

Vachaspathi Palakodeti , MD;

Sotirios Tsimikas , MD;

Anand Prasad , MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI;

ABSTRACT: Background. Benefit of percutaneous revascularization for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (RAS) may be attenuated by distal embolization of atheroemboli. The purpose of this study was to characterize RAS plaque composition...

ABSTRACT: Background. Benefit of...

05/26/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology