Pranab Das, MD

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

08/01/2008

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

Commentary

Stent Deployment: Keep the Pressure On

09/10/2008

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Pranab Das , MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Adequate stent deployment is one of the most important technical factors during percutaneous coronary intervention. Inadequate stent expansion or apposition allows a nidus for stent thrombosis and in-stent restenosis. The factors affecting...

Adequate stent deployment is one...

09/10/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Outcomes of DES in Real World Practice: Realizing the Potential

10/08/2008

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Pranab Das , MD;

Aravinda Nanjundappa , MD, RVT, MBA;

Vikramjit Chokar , MD;

Since the approval of the drug-eluting stents (DES) in April of 2003 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a year earlier in Europe, the rise of DES had been phenomenal, a feat rarely seen in contemporary medicine. With much...

Since the approval of the...

10/08/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Drug-Eluting Stents on Outcomes of Patients with
End-Stage Renal Disease Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Revasculari

08/01/2008

Khaled M. Ziada , MD;

David J. Moliterno , MD;

Richard Charnigo , MD;

J. Darrell Sneed , MD;

David C. Booth , MD;

Debabrata Mukherjee , MD, MS;

Pranab Das , MD;

Steven R. Steinhubl , MD;

Several randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) in reducing restenosis and the need for target vessel revascularization (TVR) in comparison to bare metal stents (BMS).1-3 Patient and lesion subsets...

Several randomized trials have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes of Plaque Debulking with Rotational Atherectomy in Side-Branch Ostial Lesions to Treat (see full title below)

11/06/2009

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Hiroki Ito , MD, MS;

Sheri Piel , MD;

Pranab Das , MD;

Vikram Chhokar , MD;

Ghazanfar Khadim , MD;

Robert Nierzwicki , MD;

Alexis Williams , MD;

Fred Leya , MD;

TITLE: Long-Term Outcomes of Plaque Debulking with Rotational Atherectomy in Side-Branch Ostial Lesions to Treat Bifurcation Coronary Disease ABSTRACT: Background. The prognosis after rotational atherectomy of a side-branch ostium to treat...

TITLE: Long-Term Outcomes of...

11/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology