Abha Kulkarni, MS, MPH

Case Report

Successful Management of Saphenous Vein Graft Perforation: A Disaster Avoided

09/07/2020

Abha Kulkarni , MS, MPH;

Mihika Shah , MS;

Joseph Ibrahim , MD, MS-IV, MS-II;

Shray Awasti ;

Riya-Aisha Patel ;

Ashish Awasti , MD, FACC;

Pratik B. Patel , MD, FACC;

Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is a rare but serious, and potentially fatal, complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CAP occurs when an intimal tear or dissection penetrates the arterial wall. Previous studies estimate...

Coronary artery perforation...

09/07/2020

Cath Lab Digest

TAVR

Hypo-Attenuating Leaflet Thickening With Hypo-Attenuation Affecting Motion Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

11/04/2021

Milan N. Patel , BS , MD;

Radhika-Alicia P. Patel , RA, MPH;

Abha Kulkarni , MS, MPH;

Mihika Shah , MS;

Pratik B. Patel , MD, FACC;

Shreya Patel ;

Monarch Shah , MD;

Since its approval, transcatheter aortic valve replacement has been an important innovation in the treatment of severe aortic stenosis and serves as an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients.

Since its approval,...

11/04/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Coronary Stent Migration Induced by Undersized Stent and Arterial Vasospasm

08/04/2021

Pratik B. Patel , MD, FACC;

Monarch Shah , MD;

Radhika-Alicia P. Patel , RA, MPH;

Abha Kulkarni , MS, MPH;

Mihika Shah , MS;

Stent migration in a coronary vessel is a rare phenomenon that can occur during a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is infrequently reported in the literature and occurs 0.3% to 1.3% of the time during PCI.

Stent migration in a coronary...

08/04/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Iatrogenic Brachial Artery Occlusion as a Result of Subclavian Steal Syndrome

05/05/2022

Gordon J. Farley ;

Monarch Shah , MD;

Abha Kulkarni , MS, MPH;

Mihika Shah , MS;

Riya-Aisha Patel ;

Pratik B. Patel , MD, FACC;

Iatrogenic brachial artery occlusion is a rare phenomenon occurring postoperatively in patients that have undergone catheterization. Approximately 0.9% of patients who have undergone cardiac catheterization experience brachial artery injury...

Iatrogenic brachial artery...

05/05/2022

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