Ron Waksman, MD

Original Contribution

Impact of Thrombus Aspiration Use for the Treatment of Stent Thrombosis on Early Patient Outcomes

05/04/2009

Daniel H. Steinberg , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Probal Roy , MD;

Tina Pinto-Slottow , MD;

Gilles Lemesle , MD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Axel de Labriolle , MD;

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kimberly Kaneshige , BS;

Laurent Bonello , MD, PhD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Joseph Lindsay , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent data suggest a clinical benefit with the systematic use of thrombus aspiration (TA) for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, the impact of TA as a treatment strategy for stent...

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent...

05/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Biodegradable Stents: They Do Their Job and Disappear

06/19/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

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06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Repeated Stenting of Recurrent In-Stent Restenotic Lesions: Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis and Clinical Outcome

09/05/2009

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Aleksandra Michalek , MD;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Kwang-Je Lee , MD;

Li Lu , MS;

Jerzy Pregowski , MD, PhD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Pawel Tyczynski , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are...

09/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Evaluating DES Registries and Randomized Clinical Trials

06/19/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

How do registries differ from randomized controlled trials (RCTs)? Unlike RCTs, registries are not built on randomization and therefore may at times be subject to case selection. Furthermore, it is often difficult to draw a conclusion from...

How do registries differ from...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Neointimal Hyperplasia Within Drug-Eluting- Versus Bare Metal Stents

06/28/2011

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Kohei Wakabayashi , MD;

Cedric Delhaye , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Yu Jeong Choi , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Joon Hyung Doh , MD, PhD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Michael Gaglia Jr., MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

06/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Case Report

Mechanisms and Methods to Resolve Edge Effect

08/01/2008

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Robert Lew , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has evolved as a viable method to treat in-stent restenosis (ISR), which is due to neointimal hyperplasia distributed either focally or diffusely over the entire length of the stent.1 Radiation acts by inhibiting...

Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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

Safety of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Alone in Symptomatic Patients with Moderate and Severe Valvular Aortic Stenosis and

08/01/2008

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Daniel A. Canos , MPH;

William O. Suddath , MD;

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

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

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