Mohamed A. Effat, MD

Commentary

COMMENTARY: Alternative Safe, Effective and Cost-Efficient Dosing for Eptifibatide in Low-Risk Patients

08/01/2008

Platelets play a central role in coronary atherothrombosis.1 Local trauma to the coronary artery at the site of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes endothelial denudation and platelet activation. The level of ambient platelet...

Platelets play a central role in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Concurrent Assessment of Epicardial Coronary Artery Stenosis and Microvascular Dysfunction (Full title below)

10/08/2009

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Koustubh D. Ashtekar , MS;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Eric W. Schneeberger , MD;

Roy A. Sinha , PhD;

William M. Gottliebson , MD, MS;

Lloyd H. Back , PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Simultaneously measured pressure and flow distal to coronary stenoses can be combined, in conjunction with anatomical measurements, to assess the status of both the epicardial and microvascular circulations. Methods and...

ABSTRACT: Background....

10/08/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Provisional vs. Complex Stenting Strategy for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

11/05/2009

Abdul Hakeem , MD;

Faisal M. Khan , MD;

Sabha Bhatti , MD;

Zainab Samad , MD;

Mark H. Eckman , MD, MS;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. To assess the optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) approach for coronary artery bifurcation lesions (CBL), we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing provisional stenting (PS) to complex...

ABSTRACT: Background. To assess...

11/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effect of Changes in Contractility on Pressure Drop Coefficient and Fractional Flow Reserve in a Porcine Model

01/04/2012

William M. Gottliebson , MD, MS;

Paul Succop , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Eric W. Schneeberger , MD;

Abstract: Objectives and Background. Decisions based on invasive functional diagnostic measurements are often made in the setting of fluctuating hemodynamic variables that may alter resting or hyperemic measurements. The purpose of this...

Abstract: Objectives and...

01/04/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Composition and Dynamics

Lesion Flow Coefficient: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Parameter for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease ‚Äî A Clinical Study

01/09/2015

Lloyd H. Back , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Hanan Kerr , MD;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease utilizes either anatomical or functional measurements. In this study, we tested a futuristic parameter, lesion flow coefficient, that combines both the anatomical (percent aortic stenosis) and...

Invasive diagnosis of coronary...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Diagnostic Performance of Pressure Drop Coefficient in Relation to Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve

05/20/2014

Paul Succop , PhD;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Lloyd H. Back , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

The complex hemodynamics of stenosis might not be sufficiently explained by either pressure or flow alone. CDP, a non-dimensional index derived from fundamental fluid dynamic principles based on a combination of intracoronary pressure and...

The complex hemodynamics of...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology