Warren K. Laskey, MD

Myocardial Infarction and the Culprit Plaque: Myths, Data and Statistics

08/01/2008

Identification of the coronary endoluminal lesion(s) responsible for the process now called acute coronary syndrome (ACS) has become a central focus of both non-invasive and invasive treatment modalities in patients with coronary heart...

Identification of the coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Outcomes following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting vs. Bare-Metal Stents in Dialysis Patients

08/01/2008

Amir Halkin , MD;

Faith Selzer ;

Oscar Marroquin , MD;

Katherine Detre ;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...

Late mortality rates following...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?

06/19/2008

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

During the last two decades, there have been consistent improvements in acute and long-term outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Dramatic reductions in the rates of serious in-hospital major adverse clinical events (MACE),...

During the last two decades,...

06/19/2008

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Feature

The Role of Radiographic Contrast Media in Invasive Angiographic Procedures: Innocent Bystander or Important Player?

06/19/2008

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

During the last two decades,...

06/19/2008

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Original Contribution

Beta Radiation in Lesions > 15 mm: A START Subgroup

08/01/2008

Raoul Bonan , MD;

Jeffrey P. Pompa , MD;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Richard R. Heuser , MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI;

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

While stents have reduced the risk of restenosis,1–3 they induce neointimal hyperplasia,4 and rates of in-stent restenosis following intervention may be as high as 60%,5 particularly in long lesions.6 Studies of gamma-radiation therapy...

While stents have reduced the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Special Communications

Occupational Health Hazards in the Interventional Laboratory: Time for a safer environment

05/05/2009

Matthew A. Mauro , MD;

Donald L. Miller , MD;

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Stephen Balter , PhD;

Alexander Norbash , MD;

David E. Haines , MD, FHRS, FACC;

James A. Goldstein , MD;

This document is a consensus statement by the major American societies of physicians who work in the interventional laboratory environment. It reviews available data on the prevalence of occupational health risks and summarizes ongoing...

This document is a consensus...

05/05/2009

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