Konstantinos Spargias, MD, PhD

Challenging Transfemoral Valve-in-Valve Implantation in a Degenerated Stentless Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve

08/05/2014

Valve-in-valve (ViV) transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) seems to be an effective and promising procedure in patients with degenerated bioprosthetic aortic valves, avoiding the risks associated with the use of cardioplegia and redo...

Valve-in-valve (ViV)...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Early Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Complicating Repeated Attempts at CoreValve Implantation

12/02/2011

Michael P. Chrissoheris , MD;

Konstantinos Spargias , MD, PhD;

Angeliki Ferti , MD;

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is emerging as a promising, effective therapy for high-risk patients not eligible to undergo surgical aortic valve replacement. Infection complications have only rarely been reported. We...

ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic...

12/02/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Prospective Native Coronary Artery Stenosis Treated with Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (ONASSIS) Registry ‚Äî Acute Results and Mid-Term

08/01/2008

Vassilis Voudris , MD;

Athanassios Manginas , MD;

Dennis V. Cokkinos , MD;

Elias Alexopoulos , MD;

Konstantinos Spargias , MD, PhD;

Panagiotis Karyofillis , MD;

John Malakos , MD;

Gregory Pavlides , MD;

Sotirios Patsilinakos , MD, PhD;

Alexandros Anyfantakis , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention is an established method of nonsurgical coronary revascularization, accounting for more than 1,500,000 annual procedures worldwide.1 Despite technical advancements in recent years, with coronary stenting...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Anomalous Right Coronary Arteries Arising from the Left Sinus of Valsalva:
A Report of Tw

08/01/2008

Konstantinos Spargias , MD, PhD;

Panagiotis Kariofyllis , MD;

Sophia Mavrogeni , MD;

Congenital anomalies of the origin and distribution of the coronary arteries are infrequent and are found in 0.3–1.2% of patients undergoing coronary angiography.1–3 The prevalence is greater if the origin of a coronary artery from an ectopic...

Congenital anomalies of the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Review of Therapeutic Strategies

12/07/2009

Danny Dvir , MD;

Konstantinos Spargias , MD, PhD;

Abid R. Assali , MD;

Ran Kornowski , MD;

From the †Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and the 'Sackler' Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ‡Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, 1st Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece. The authors...

From the †Department of...

12/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Angioplasty, Stenting and Thrombectomy to Correct Left Main Coronary Stem Obstruction by a Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve

08/01/2008

Konstantinos Spargias , MD, PhD;

Sofia Thomopoulou , MD;

Petros Sfirakis , MD;

_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E124-E125 An infrequent, but potentially lethal, complication after aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the occurrence of iatrogenic coronary ostial stenosis. This...

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08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology