Ray V. Matthews, MD

The aim of the Code PE protocol was to: (1) rapidly identify patients with massive and submassive PE; and (2) triage appropriate patients directly to the CCL for endovascular treatment.

The aim of the Code PE protocol...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Current Results of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in High-Risk Patients

08/01/2008

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Shahrzad Shareghi , MD;

Leila Rasouli , MD;

Steven Burstein , MD;

The initial interest in the late 1980s in balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for adults with calcific aortic stenosis (AS) was subsequently tempered by multiple studies demonstrating high rates of restenosis and lack of a favorable impact on...

The initial interest in the late...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy During Rescue PCI for Failed
Thrombolysis: A Single-Center Experience

08/01/2008

Guy S. Mayeda , MD;

Steven Burstein , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dimitri A. Sherev , MD;

Murrad Abdelkarim , MD;

Thomas Shook , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute myocardial infarction (MI) in the setting of angiographic thrombus is associated with an increased risk of reocclusion and recurrent infarction.1,2 Distal embolization of thrombus during PCI...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

AngioJet Rheolytic Thrombectomy During Rescue PCI for Failed Thrombolysis: A Single-Center Experience

08/01/2008

Guy S. Mayeda , MD;

Steven Burstein , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dimitri A. Sherev , MD;

Murrad Abdelkarim , MD;

Thomas Shook , MD;

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Paravalvular Mitral Regurgitation Treated with an Amplatzer Septal Occluder Device: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

08/01/2008

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Thierry Momplaisir , MD;

Case Report The patient is a 62-year-old male with a past medical history significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and coronary artery disease. In October 2004, he developed congestive heart failure and was diagnosed with severe mitral...

Case Report The patient is a...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Peripheral Chronic Total Occlusions Treated with Subintimal Angioplasty and a True Lumen Re-Entry Device

09/01/2009

Hazim Al-Ameri , MD;

Victoria Shin , MD;

Guy S. Mayeda , MD;

Steven Burstein , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Robert A. Kloner , MD, PhD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to verify how effective the Pioneer catheter (Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota) is in overcoming the complexity of re-entry during subintimal angioplasty and provide a case series describing the...

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Use of Drug-Eluting versus Bare-Metal Stents in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

11/06/2009

Adel El-Bialy , MD;

Shih-Fan Chen , DO;

Leonardo C. Clavijo , MD, PhD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

From the Los Angeles County Hospital/University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Los Angeles, California. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript...

From the Los Angeles County...

11/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Utility of Fluoroscopy in Teaching Trainees Groin Puncture Technique

01/08/2014

Megha Prasad , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Han W. Tun ;

Femoral artery puncture at the femoral head is associated with improved outcomes. Groin puncture using fluoroscopy can be taught to a high proficiency level with appropriate instruction.

Femoral artery puncture at the...

01/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Use of the STEMI Team for Treatment of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study

09/30/2018

Stuart Swadron , MD;

Michael R. Kendall , MD;

Anilkumar K. Mehra , MD;

Leonardo C. Clavijo , MD, PhD;

Antotreas Hindoyan , MD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Patients with massive and submassive pulmonary embolism (PE) require rapid identification, triage, and consideration for reperfusion therapy. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate a pilot study using the existing STEMI team and a...

Patients with massive and...

09/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology