Ashish Pershad, MD

Case Report

Pronto‚Ñ¢ Catheter Thrombectomy in Acute ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction: A Case Series

08/01/2008

The aim in the treatment of patients with myocardial infarction is the early restoration of TIMI 3 blood flow in the infarct related artery.1 Primary angioplasty during an acute myocardial infarction achieves this objective but is associated...

The aim in the treatment of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Highlights of the Scottsdale Interventional Forum 2014, How-to Symposiums: Advances in Chronic Total Occlusion Therapy

02/01/2015

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Mohamad Lazkani , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Moneer Eddin , MD;

William L. Lombardi , MD;

The tenth annual Scottsdale Interventional Forum (SIF), which took place in Scottsdale, Arizona from March 5-8, 2014, brought together some of the leading experts in CTO-PCI. Topics discussed included review of the diagnostic coronary...

The tenth annual Scottsdale...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Closure Devices Are Not Benign: Case Closed or Artery Closed?

08/01/2008

Jon Stevenson , MD;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

The arterial access required during most invasive vascular procedures provides a common source of complications and morbidity. This problem has been aggravated by recent trends in earlier ambulation. Both suture mediated and collagen...

The arterial access required...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

TEE-Guided Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation With Zero Contrast - A Viable Alternative for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

02/01/2015

H. Kenith Fang , MD;

George A. Gellert , MD, MPH, MPA;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Ghassan Frajj , MD;

Sudhakar Virendra Girotra , MD;

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage II-III has been associated with a higher short-term and long-term mortality after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We present a patient with AKI where fluoroscopic landmarks and TEE imaging were...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) stage...

02/01/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Distal Protection of the Left Anterior Descending Artery with the EX Filter Wire During an Acute Coronary Syndrome

08/01/2008

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Jon Stevenson , MD;

Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....

Distal coronary embolization is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Adventitial Cystic Disease of the Popliteal Artery Contributing to Supera Stent Fracture

05/28/2019

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Nachiket J. Patel , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI;

Divya Ratan Verma , MD, MS;

Ajay U. Mhatre , MD;

Grant M. Gordon , MD, BS;

Ashish Pershad , MD;

We present a case of stent fracture caused by adventitial cystic disease of the popliteal artery.

We present a case of stent...

05/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Spontaneous Epigastric Arterial Bleeding Associated with Abciximab: Successful Percutaneous Treatment with Coil Gel-Foam Emboliz

08/01/2008

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Madhavagopal Cherukuri , MD;

The use of glycoprotein IIb/ IIIa antagonists in the cardiac catheterization laboratory has continued to increase. These agents, however, have been associated with an increase in both minor and major bleeding complications.1,2 Such...

The use of glycoprotein IIb/...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Biventricular Mechanical Circulatory Support With Impella CP and Protek Duo Plus TandemHeart

01/28/2019

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Nachiket J. Patel , MD, FACC, FACP, FSCAI;

Divya Ratan Verma , MD, MS;

Radha Gopalan , MD;

This is the first reported case of full biventricular mechanical circulatory support with the combination of Impella and Protek Duo.

This is the first reported case...

01/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percusurge Guardwire Balloon-Associated Thrombus ‚Äî A Limitation of the Percusurge Distal Protection System

08/01/2008

Ashish Pershad , MD;

Gopi Cherukiri , MD;

Alex Kirby , MD;

Within ten years of coronary artery bypass surgery, up to 66% of saphenous vein grafts either occlude or demonstrate significant atherosclerosis.1 This necessitates either repeat coronary artery bypass grafting or percutaneous coronary...

Within ten years of coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology