Ralf J. Holzer, MD, MSc

Case Report

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

08/01/2008

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

‚ÄúHybrid‚Äù Stent Delivery in the Pulmonary Circulation

11/03/2008

Ralf J. Holzer , MD, MSc;

Joanne L. Chisolm , RN;

Sharon L. Hill , MSN, ACNP, RN;

Vincent Olshove , CCP, CCT;

Alistair Phillips , MD;

John P. Cheatham , MD;

Mark Galantowicz , MD;

ABSTRACT: Objective. To describe our institutional experience providing “hybrid” intraoperative stent therapy for pulmonary artery (PA) stenoses. Background. Surgical patch angioplasty, transcatheter stent therapy and intraoperative stent...

ABSTRACT: Objective. To describe...

11/03/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Radiation Protection during Hybrid Procedures: Innovation Creates New Challenges

09/01/2009

Jaclynn M. Sawdy , RT(R);

Ralf J. Holzer , MD, MSc;

Mark D. Gocha , RCIS;

Joanne L. Chisolm , RN;

Sharon L. Hill , MSN, ACNP, RN;

Vincent Olshove , CCP, CCT;

Alistair Phillips , MD;

John P. Cheatham , MD;

Mark Galantowicz , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The cooperation between interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons has expanded the spectrum of treatment modalities for patients with congenital heart disease. These hybrid techniques have created new...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology