David Meerkin, MBBS, MD

Effects of Focused Force Angioplasty: Pre-clinical Experience and Clinical Confirmation

08/01/2008

Conventional balloon angioplasty aims to reduce or eliminate coronary arterial stenoses. This is achieved by a combination of plaque compression and fracture, creation of intimal flaps and localized medial dissection, as well as stretching...

Conventional balloon angioplasty...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Benefits of Cutting Balloon Before Stenting ‚ÄúCut and Stent‚Äù

08/01/2008

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

Raoul Bonan , MD;

Neointimal hyperplasic response following angioplasty (PTCA), and especially stent implantation, is linked to overstretch injury, causing modulation of the vascular cytoskeleton and subsequent production of mediators.1 These result in smooth...

Neointimal hyperplasic response...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Cutting and Stenting in a Heavily Calcified Left <br />
Anterior Descending Artery Lesion

08/01/2008

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

Raoul Bonan , MD;

Jean-Claude Tardif , MD;

Olivier F. Bertrand , MD, PhD;

The approach to the highly calcified proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesion remains controversial. Treatment with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) alone has resulted in lower success rates, higher...

The approach to the highly...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Rapid Transcatheter Occlusion of a Coronary Cameral Fistula Using a Three-Lobed Vascular Occlusion Plug

08/18/2009

Jonathan Balkin , MBBCh, MBChB;

Marc Klutstein , MD;

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

From the Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 2, 2009, provisional acceptance given March 13, 2009, and final version accepted...

From the Shaare Zedek Medical...

08/18/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Twin-Pass Dual Access Catheter for Assessment of the No-Reflow Phenomenon

03/03/2010

Jonathan Balkin , MBBCh, MBChB;

Joseph Shaheen , MD;

Dan Tzivoni , MD;

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

ABSTRACT: The absence of antegrade flow in a coronary artery during an intervention is an ominous finding requiring diagnosis of the underlying cause and rapid treatment to limit myocardial necrosis. The Twin-Pass dual access catheter allows...

ABSTRACT: The absence of...

03/03/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Initial Experience and Sizing Considerations Using the Three Lobed Amplatzer Ductal Occluder

04/01/2010

Benjamin Farber , MD;

Amiram Nir , MD;

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The recently released Amplatzer Ductal Occluder 2 (ADO2) was designed specifically for use in small children with moderate-sized shunts and larger children with small patent ductus arterioses (PDA). We report our initial...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

04/01/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

Predictors and Outcomes Associated With Radial Versus Femoral Access for Intervention in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome in a Real-World Setting: Results From the Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey (ACSIS) 2010

08/05/2014

Doron Zahger , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

David Meerkin , MBBS, MD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Shmuel Gottlieb , MD;

Natalie Gavrielov-Yusim , MSc, MD;

Ran Kornowski , MD;

Ilan Goldenberg , MD;

Shlomi Matetzky , MD;

Sharon Gannot , MD;

Liudmila Bubyr , MD;

Use of transradial intervention is becoming more popular, and recent studies suggest an advantage for TRI in high-risk patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. This study describes current utilization and outcomes of transradial...

Use of transradial intervention...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology