Vijay K. Misra, MD

Review

Vascular Changes and Black Hole Phenomenon after Coronary Brachytherapy: A Pathologically Distinct Entity

10/09/2008

Santhosh K.G. Koshy , MD, DM;

Neal S. Kleiman , MD;

Lekha K. George , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

William B. Hillegas , MD, MPH;

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an important issue even after coronary brachytherapy despite its efficacy in the treatment for in-stent restenosis. The acute and chronic changes in vascular wall are unique following brachytherapy. The restenotic...

ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an...

10/09/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Rapid Communication

Ruptured Giant Right Coronary Artery Aneurysm Percutaneously Plugged

08/01/2008

Johnnie Knoblauch , CVRT;

Cecil Coghlan , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Himanshu Gupta , MD;

Raghunath Katragadda , MD;

Coronary aneurysms are a rare finding in adults undergoing angiography. There have been very few reports of coronary artery aneurysm rupture reaching medical attention. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of coronary aneurysm...

Coronary aneurysms are a rare...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Extracorporeal Circulatory Support in the Cath Lab: The TandemHeart Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device

06/19/2008

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Two cannulae are inserted: one long, 21F cannula in the left atrium, and one (15 or 17F and sometimes two 12F arterial cannulae) in the femoral artery. The cannulae are connected to the pump, which is driven by an electromagnetic motor. The...

Two cannulae are inserted: one...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Extracorporeal Circulatory Support in the Cath Lab: The TandemHeart Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device

06/19/2008

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Two cannulae are inserted: one...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Transcatheter Closure of Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm

05/30/2012

Deepak Acharya , MD;

Hosakote Nagaraj , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

ABSTRACT: Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm is a rare complication of myocardial infarction, cardiovascular surgery, trauma, or infection. Untreated left ventricular pseudoaneurysm can have significant morbidity and mortality. Surgical...

ABSTRACT: Left ventricular...

05/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Saphenous Vein Graft-to-Left Atrium Fistula Treated with
Percutaneous Transcatheter Embolization with Coils

08/01/2008

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Souheil Saddekni , MD;

Gilbert J. Zoghbi , MD, FACC;

Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are direct precapillary communications which bypass the myocardial capillary network and connect a coronary artery to another vessel or cardiac chamber (cameral).1 CAF are reported in 0.1–0.7% of patients...

Coronary artery fistulae (CAF)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Use of Tandem Heart‚Ñ¢ as a Temporary Hemodynamic Support
Option for Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension Complicated
by Cardiog

08/01/2008

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Sanjay Rajdev , MD;

Raymond Benza , MD;

The TandemHeart™ device (Cardiac Assist, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), a percutaneous nonpulsatile centrifugal left ventricular (LV) assist device, is a recent introduction to the armamentarium of periprocedural hemodynamic stability tools....

The TandemHeart™ device (Cardiac...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

First Human Case Description of TandemHeart‚Ñ¢-Assisted
High-Risk Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Using Bivalirudin Ant

08/01/2008

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Sanjay Rajdev , MD;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Success of high-risk interventional procedures depends upon periprocedural hemodynamic stability. The TandemHeart™ (Cardiac Assist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a percutaneous nonpulsatile centrifugal left ventricular (LV) assist device...

Success of high-risk...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis in a Gastroepiploic Artery Coronary Bypass Graft with Brachytherapy

08/01/2008

Gilbert J. Zoghbi , MD, FACC;

Vijay K. Misra , MD;

Brigitta C. Brott , MD;

William B. Hillegass , MD, MPH, FACC;

Anand Pandey , MD;

Gregory D. Chapman , MD;

Since it was first used in 1984 and reported in 1987,1,2 the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) has emerged as an effective third or isolated arterial conduit for complete arterial bypass grafting or for use in cases of limited graft numbers...

Since it was first used in 1984...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology