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Ron Waksman, MD

08/01/2008
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 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
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 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
08/01/2008
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 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
08/01/2008
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 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
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, 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
09/02/2015
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 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
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 (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
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 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
This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of everolimus-eluting stent (EES) use compared with first-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) use in diabetic patients undergoing multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention. In diabetic...
This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of everolimus-eluting stent (EES) use compared with first-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) use in diabetic patients undergoing multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention. In diabetic...
This study aimed to evaluate the...
05/29/2015
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Coronary stenting has become the default device in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Coronary stents are used as a mechanical means to overcome the major limitations of balloon angioplasty with enabling scaffolding and the...
Coronary stenting has become the default device in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs). Coronary stents are used as a mechanical means to overcome the major limitations of balloon angioplasty with enabling scaffolding and the...
Coronary stenting has become the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology