Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Brief Communication

Outcomes With Distal Transradial Access in Patients With Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

08/14/2024

Ramya C. Mosarla , MD;

Hamza Ahmed , BS;

Shaline D. Rao , MD;

Bernard S. Kadosh , MD;

Jennifer A. Cruz , DO;

Randal I. Goldberg , MD;

Tajinderpal Saraon , MD;

Bruce E. Gelb , MD;

Aprajita Mattoo , MD;

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Sripal Bangalore , MD, MHA;

The authors characterize radial artery patency after distal transradial access in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease in a retrospective, single-center, real-world study and compare outcomes with that of the largest published...

The authors characterize radial...

08/14/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Transradial PCI in Women: Problem Solved or Clinical Equipoise?

02/28/2011

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Bleeding complications that occur after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1 Studies indicate that certain populations are at higher risk for bleeding: the elderly, patients with...

Bleeding complications that...

02/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

A Call for Comprehensive Forearm Access?

12/29/2015

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Deepak L. Bhatt , MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI;

Neal N. Sawlani , MD;

A commentary on Gokhroo et al highlighting the potential benefits of transulnar angiography.

A commentary on Gokhroo et al...

12/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cath Lab Spotlight

Spotlight: Durham VA Medical Center

02/26/2015

Marri "Nicki" Fryar , RN, MBA, MHA;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.

The authors can be contacted via...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary

De-implementing the Allen`s Test

04/29/2015

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The authors provide their insights on the Allen’s test and its lack of clinical usefulness in transradial interventions, and expound on whether or not a randomized trial is truly necessary to decide the issue.

The authors provide their...

04/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cath Lab Spotlight

Spotlight: Durham VA Medical Center

02/26/2015

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Marri "Nicki" Fryar , RN, MBA, MHA;

The authors can be contacted via Dr. Sunil Rao at sunil.rao@duke.edu. Tell us about your cath lab.

The authors can be contacted via...

02/26/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Comparison of Radial Access, Guided Femoral Access, and Non-Guided Femoral Access Among Women Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

10/15/2017

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Linda M. Koshy , MD;

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Laura H. Aberle , BSPH;

Connie N. Hess , MD, MHS;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ernest Mazzaferri Jr., MD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Alice Jacobs , MD;

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

This study was conducted to determine the association between radial access, guided femoral access, and non-guided femoral access on postprocedural bleeding and vascular complications after percutaneous coronary intervention.

This study was conducted to...

10/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Outcomes with Drug-Eluting Stents following Atheroablation Therapies

08/01/2008

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Emily Honeycutt , MD;

Treatment with drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) due to their substantial efficacy in reducing restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization procedures. Despite this benefit, the...

Treatment with drug-eluting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Lower Repeat Revascularization Rates Among Patients With Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery are Due to Lack of Adequate Target Vessels

11/15/2017

Anirudh Kumar , MD;

John F. Wagener , MD;

Daniel Wojdyla , MS;

W. Schuyler Jones , MD;

Manesh R. Patel , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

We identified patients with multivessel CAD who received CABG or PCI enrolled in the Duke Databank for Cardiovascular Disease (2003 to 2012) and compared the incidence of MACCE between the two groups.

We identified patients with...

11/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Role of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Predicting Hospital Mortality

01/06/2009

Sunil V. Rao , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Charles Maynard , PhD;

Mary Gregg , MD, MHA;

Richard C. Phillips , MD, MPH;

Mark Reisman , MD;

Eben Tucker , MD;

J. Richard Goss , MD, MPH;

For Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program ABSTRACT: Published mortality models for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) model, have not...

For Percutaneous Coronary...

01/06/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology