Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT, MBA

Feature

Treating Patients with Complex Vascular Disease with a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

06/19/2008

Dr. Charles Dotter performed the first-ever percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in 1964.1 Since the first transluminal angioplasty, the numbers of interventional procedures performed have exploded worldwide. Initial percutaneous vascular...

Dr. Charles Dotter performed the...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

COMMENTARY: Cardiogenic Shock ‚Äî The Role of Revascularization after Failed Thrombolysis

08/01/2008

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Pranab Das , MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Technological advancements have revolutionized the field of interventional cardiology by introducing newer devices and better pharmacological agents. The incidence of cardiogenic shock (CS) complicating acute myocardial infarction (AMI)...

Technological advancements have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

COMMENTARY: Is the ‚ÄúBioabsorbable Stent‚Äù an Answer for Late Stent Thrombosis?

08/01/2008

Sangeeta Mandapaka , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and afflicts 879,000 Americans each year.1 Percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a well-accepted remedy for relief of...

Acute coronary syndrome is one...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Treating Patients with Complex Vascular Disease with a Multi-Disciplinary Approach

06/19/2008

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Steven Powell , MD;

Dr. Charles Dotter performed the...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Feasibility and Safety of Routine Transpedal Arterial Access for Treatment of Peripheral Artery Disease

06/29/2015

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Parth Makker , MD;

Moinakhtar Lala , MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Tejas M. Patel , MD, DM;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Sooraj Shah , MD;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Nicholas S. Amoroso , MD;

This study demonstrates the feasibility and safety of transpedal arterial access for lower-extremity angiography and intervention using ultrasound assessment of the pedal arteries before the procedure and at 1-month follow-up.

This study demonstrates the...

06/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Carotid Artery Stenting ‚Äî
Level the Playing Field?

08/01/2008

Ali Morshedi-Meibodi , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) has variably fallen in and out of favor. Some have argued that CAS should be reserved for those patients who are at highest risk, not only for endartectomy (CEA), but if only treated medically. Unfortunately,...

Carotid artery stenting (CAS)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

The Utility of Extension Catheters in Transradial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

01/09/2015

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Michael Liou , MD;

David James , MD;

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Tejas M. Patel , MD, DM;

Rahul Patri , MD;

Samir B. Pancholy , MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

An evaluation of the use of extension catheters in transradial intervention of complex coronary lesions. The use of an extension catheter may assist in improving successful intervention and decrease the frequency of crossover to a femoral...

An evaluation of the use of...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Percutaneous Revascularization of Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusion ‚Äî Which Patients, Why, and How?

08/01/2008

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Recanalization of peripheral arterial total occlusion in lower extremities plays a pivotal role to improve claudication symptoms and limb salvage. Coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) recanalization has recently gathered controversy with...

Recanalization of peripheral...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Tricks for Antegrade Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusions Using the CrossBoss Catheter

02/01/2015

Arzhang Fallahi , MD;

Ramesh Daggubati , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Yili Huang , DO, MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Michael Liou , MD;

David James , MD;

Ravi Diwan , MD;

Justin A. Ratcliffe , MD;

Rahul Patri , MD;

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Bruce Young , RCIS;

With increased experience using the CrossBoss catheter, the antegrade success rate of CTOs can be improved. We provide new strategies and techniques for the successful recanalization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) with the sole use of the...

With increased experience using...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Can Distal Embolic Protection Yield Better Results in Acute Myocardial Infarction Treatment?

08/01/2008

Proddutur Raghuveer Reddy , MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Distal embolic protection devices (DEPD) were developed from the necessity of protecting against macroparticle embolization. These devices are routinely used in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions and carotid artery stenting, and have...

Distal embolic protection...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology