Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Clinical Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents in Dialysis Patients

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Martin Fahy , MSc;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Dale T. Ashby , MBBS, PhD;

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) may occur after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), particularly in patients with baseline chronic renal failure (CRF) and diabetes mellitus.1–3 We have reported on the adverse impact of CIN post-PCI...

Contrast-induced nephropathy...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

William W. Chu , MD, PhD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Salah-Eddine Hassani , MD;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Roswitha M. Wolfram , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Natalie Gevorkian , MD;

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

The major cause of mortality in dialysis patients is attributable to cardiovascular diseases.1,2 The higher prevalence of coronary artery disease in this population is thought to be related to a higher risk factor distribution, platelet...

The major cause of mortality in...

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;

Intravascular Ultrasound Predictors of Subacute Vessel Closure after Balloon Angioplasty or Atherectomy

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

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;

Impact of Plaque Rupture and Elevated C-Reactive Protein on Clinical Outcome in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: An In

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

Original Contribution

09/15/2008

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Anh B. Bui , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent Compared to First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Contemporary Clinical Practice

Young Joon Hong , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured plaques are associated with elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) that, in turn, are associated with a poor prognosis in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to...

ABSTRACT: Background. Ruptured...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/21/2014

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

Salem Badr , MD;

Joshua Loh , MD;

Sa'ar Minha , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

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

Israel M. Barbash , MD;

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

A comparison of the long-term safety and clinical effectiveness of the Xience V everolimus-eluting stent to both the Taxus paclitaxel-eluting stent and the Cypher sirolimus-eluting stent in an unselected patient population.

A comparison of the long-term...

05/21/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Daniel A. Canos , MPH;

Five-Year Outcomes of Moderate or Ambiguous Left Main Coronary Artery Disease

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

Original Contribution

12/01/2008

Joseph Lindsay , MD;

Probol Roy , MD;

Daniel H. Steinberg , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Sung Yun Lee , MD, PhD;

Bongryeol Lee , MD;

Tina Pinto-Slottow , MD;

Kimberly A. Smith , BS;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Contemporary Use of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndrome

And the Intravascular Ultrasound Predictors of Events ABSTRACT: The long-term outcome of a moderately diseased left main coronary artery (LMCA) remains unknown. One hundred and fourteen patients who underwent angiographic and intravascular...

And the Intravascular Ultrasound...

12/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/15/2015

Smita I. Negi , MD;

Mladen Sokolovic , MD;

Edward Koifman , MD;

Rebecca L. Torguson , BS, MPH;

Sarkis Kiramijyan , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

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

Joseph Lindsay , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

This study aimed to evaluate the patient characteristics and outcomes of venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with refractory cardiogenic shock in the setting of AMI.

This study aimed to evaluate the...

12/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;