Ron Waksman, MD

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Daniel A. Canos , MPH;

Very Late Stent Thrombosis after Bare-Metal Stent Implantation: Case Reports and Review of the Literature

Ellen E. Pinnow , MS;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Aortic stenosis (AS) is prevalent in 2–7% of the population over 65 years of age.1 Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) coexists in 27–43% of patients with AS.2 Management of CAD in patients with AS poses special problems since...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

02/12/2009

Gilles Lemesle , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Tina Pinto-Slottow , MD;

From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. Disclosures: Dr. Waksman reports receiving speaker honoraria from Biotronik, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, and has received...

From the Department of Internal...

02/12/2009

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

Impact of Continued Hospitalization in Patients Pre-treated with Clopidogrel Prior to Coronary Angiography and Undergoing Corona

08/01/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

Bridging with GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors after Abdominal Surgery (Full title below)

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Robert Lew , MD;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis ;

Elizabeth Haile ;

Paul Corso ;

Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent which selectively and irreversibly inhibits the platelet adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) receptor. Antiplatelet effect is synergistic when administered with aspirin. Dual antiplatelet therapy with...

Clopidogrel is an oral...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

04/07/2009

Ron Waksman , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

From the Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted November 4, 2008, provisional acceptance given December 8, 2008,...

From the Division of Cardiology,...

04/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Rotational Atherectomy, Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty, and Cutting-Balloon Angioplasty Prior to Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Heavily Calcified Coronary Lesions

09/02/2015

Michael Mahmoudi , MD, PhD;

Thibault Lhermusier , MD, PhD;

Sarkis Kiramijyan , MD;

Hideaki Ota , MD;

Fang Chen , PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Drug-Eluting Stents versus Repeat Vascular Brachytherapy for Patients with Recurrent In-Stent Restenosis after Failed Intracoron

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

Wenjie Tian , MD;

This study compares the clinical outcomes of lesion preparation with rotational atherectomy, plain old balloon angioplasty, or cutting-balloon angioplasty in patients with heavily calcified coronary lesions who were treated with drug-eluting...

This study compares the clinical...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

Rosanna Chan , PhD;

Michael Porrazzo , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Comparative Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis of Ostial Disease in the Left Main versus the Right Coronary Artery

William W. Chu , MD, PhD;

Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) in native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts (SVG) has substantially reduced the rate of recurrent restenosis compared with conventional percutaneous coronary...

Intracoronary radiation therapy...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Patrick Ohlmann , MD;

Salah-Eddine Hassani , MD;

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Aleksandra Michalek , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Clinical Impact of Second-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stents Compared With First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

The aorto-ostial junction has high elastic fiber content with significant elastic recoil.1-7 Ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenoses have larger lumen areas with less plaque burden and more negative remodeling than non-ostial LMCA...

The aorto-ostial junction has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/29/2015

Lakshmana Pendyala , MD;

Joshua Loh , MD;

Hironori Kitabata , MD;

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

Sa'ar Minha , MD;

Fang Chen , PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;