Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH

Commentary

Expanding the Horizons for Pulmonary Artery Stenting

05/01/2016

Commentary on Sheikh et al; the authors offer their thoughts on pulmonary artery stenting for adult-onset pulmonary artery stenosis.

Commentary on Sheikh et al; the...

05/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Coil Closure of the Large Patent Arterial Duct: Cheap, But How Easy and Effective?

08/01/2008

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Coil occlusion has become an accepted alternative treatment for small to moderate sized patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Gianturco coils (Cook Cardiology, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana) are small, coiled spring wires with fabric strands woven...

Coil occlusion has become an...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Transcatheter Closure of Coronary Artery Fistula Complicated by Myocardial Infarction

08/01/2008

Qi-Ling Cao , MD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Rami Kharouf , MD;

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which a communication is present between a coronary artery and either a cardiac chamber or another vascular structure. It accounts for 0.2–0.45% of all congenital cardiac...

Coronary artery fistula (CAF) is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Self-fabricated Covered Stent to Exclude an Aortic Aneurysm after Balloon Angioplasty for Post-surgical Recoarctation

08/01/2008

Karen Concilio , PA;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Ralf J. Holzer , MD, MSc;

The management of coarctation of the aorta beyond the immediate neonatal period has long been the focus of much controversy. Development of aortic aneurysms, with their inherent risk of spontaneous rupture and death,1,2 is not infrequently...

The management of coarctation of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Patients
Older than 60 Years of Age: Immediate and Follow-Up Results

08/01/2008

Huda Elshershari , MD;

Qi-Ling Cao , MD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a safe procedure and has been routinely performed in many centers around the world as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 However, in elderly patients with ASD, prolonged...

Percutaneous closure of atrial...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Occlutech Figulla PFO and ASD Occluder: A New Nitinol Wire Mesh Device for Closure of Atrial Septal Defects

03/31/2010

Christian Jung , MD, PhD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Horst Sievert , MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI;

Alexander Lauten , MD;

Hans-Rainer Figulla , MD;

Markus Ferrari , MD;

Florian Krizanic , MD;

Dietrich Pfeiffer , MD;

Thomas Konorza , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. We investigated the safety, feasibility and efficacy of the Occlutech® devices for patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a prospective trial. Methods. The retention discs of the PFO device...

ABSTRACT: Background. We...

03/31/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Continuing Education

Intracardiac Echocardiography in Cardiovascular Catheter-Based Interventions: Different Devices for Different Purposes

08/01/2008

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Gianluca Rigatelli , MD, FESC, FACC;

The use of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) is gaining wide acceptance as one of the most powerful imaging devices in the interventional catheterization laboratory and its usefulness in different clinical settings is well known. Today,...

The use of intracardiac...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transcatheter Closure of Congenital and Acquired Muscular Ventricular Septal Defects Using the Amplatzer¬Æ Device

08/01/2008

Massimo Chessa , MD, PhD;

Roberta Margherita Bini , MD;

Gianfranco Butera , MD, PhD;

Mario Carminati , MD;

Qi-Ling Cao , MD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Surgical closure of congenital or acquired [post-myocardial infarction (MI)] muscular ventricular septal defects (MVSD) is still associated with significant mortality and long-term morbidity.1,2 Different surgical approaches have been...

Surgical closure of congenital...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in the Elderly

02/11/2009

Ahmad Al-Hindi , MD;

Qi-Ling Cao , MD;

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

From the Rush Center For Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Hijazi is a non-paid consultant to Occlutech, a German device company. Manuscript submitted November 10, 2008...

From the Rush Center For...

02/11/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Closure of a Post-traumatic Muscular Ventricular Septal Defect Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder

08/01/2008

Ziyad M. Hijazi , MD, MPH;

Roberto M. Lang , MD;

Stephanie Schwalm , MD;

Post-traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) after penetrating cardiac trauma is infrequent, with an estimated incidence of 1–4.5% of cases.1,3 The decision to close a traumatic VSD is similar to that of a non-traumatic VSD and is based on...

Post-traumatic ventricular...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology