Andrew E. Ajani, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ

Intravascular Ultrasound Predictors of Subacute Vessel Closure after Balloon Angioplasty or Atherectomy

08/01/2008

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Laurent Leborgne , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Jun-ichi Kotani , MD;

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Vessel closure is a major complication after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and is associated with a high rate of adverse clinical events.1,2 The occurrence of abrupt closure has been observed and evaluated mostly after stent...

Vessel closure is a major...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Management of Access Site and Systemic Complications of Percutaneous Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

12/04/2008

Bryan P. Yan , MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Thomas J. Kiernan , MD;

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Abstract: The role of endovascular therapy for the treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular diseases (including carotid, renal and lower extremity arteries) is expanding. The steady growth in the volume of endovascular procedures is...

Abstract: The role of...

12/04/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Review

Protection Devices and Thrombectomy for Native Coronary
Artery ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

08/01/2008

Bryan P. Yan , MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Ronen Gurvitch , MBBS, FRACP;

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is established as optimal therapy for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).1 The goal of primary PCI is to achieve a thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow and...

Primary percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Clinical Trials of Intracoronary Gamma Radiation Therapy for In-Stent Restenosis

08/01/2008

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Dong-Hun Cha , MD;

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

In-stent restenosis (ISR) has become a major clinical problem. The rate of ISR is 7–37% of patients who undergo stent implantation and is dependent on patient characteristics, lesion morphology, and procedural technique.1 The recurrence rate...

In-stent restenosis (ISR) has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Management of Access Site and Systemic Complications of Percutaneous Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

09/15/2008

Andrew E. Ajani , MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ;

Bryan P. Yan , MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Thomas J. Kiernan , MD;

ABSTRACT: The role of endovascular therapy for the treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular diseases (including carotid, renal and lower extremity arteries) is expanding. The steady growth in the volume of endovascular procedures is...

ABSTRACT: The role of...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology