Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD

Commentary

Drug-Eluting Stents and Non-Cardiac Surgery: Learning Lessons the Hard Way

06/29/2011

In this issue of the Journal, Bolad et al return the readers to a vital topic of optimal management for patients requiring non-cardiac surgery after treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 Even though the subject has been...

In this issue of the Journal,...

06/29/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Drug-Eluting versus Bare-Metal Stents: When and for Whom?

08/01/2008

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the most commonly performed treatment modality for obstructive coronary artery disease. Stents are an indispensable component of PCI, allowing substantial improvement in acute and long-term results...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Diabetic Patients: Is Complete Revascularization Important?

08/01/2008

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Ariel Roguin , MD, PhD;

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Ehud Grenadier , MD;

Chandrashekhar V. Patil , MD;

Michael Kapeliovich , MD;

Sirouch Petcherski , MD;

Monther Boulos , MD;

Shlomo Amikam , MD;

Shai Linn , MD;

Walter Markiewicz , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The long-term prognosis of diabetic patients with multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) treated by surgical or percutaneous coronary revascularization is significantly worse as compared to non-diabetics. Lower rates...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Five-Year Clinical Follow Up after Intracoronary Radiation for the Prevention of In-Stent Restenosis

08/01/2008

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Arthur Kerner , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Mahmoud Sileiman , MD;

Monther Boulus , MD;

Robert Caiati , MD;

Doron Aronson , MD;

Sirush Petchersky , MD;

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Ehud Grenadier , MD;

Walter Markiewicz , MD;

Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, was until recently the only effective method for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) and the need for additional...

Intracoronary radiation therapy...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Comparison of Safety and Efficacy Between First and Second Generation of Angio-Seal Closure Devices in Interventional Patients

08/01/2008

Emmanouil Tsounias , MD;

Paras C. Udani , DO;

Milena Adamian , MD;

Julia Adamian , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Michael B. Collins , MD;

Zoran Lasic , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

There are two principal approaches to achieve femoral artery hemostasis following diagnostic cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): manual compression or arterial closure devices.1–6 Arterial closure devices are...

There are two principal...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Continuing Education

Hydration Protocols to Reduce the Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

10/16/2008

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

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10/16/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Traditional Versus Automated Injection Contrast System in Diagnostic and Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Procedures: Comp

08/01/2008

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Ehud Grenadier , MD;

Shlomo Amikam , MD;

Walter Markiewicz , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Monther Boulus , MD;

Ganeshkumar Anne , MD;

Akiva Huber ;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Contrast-induced nephropathy is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired acute or chronic renal insufficiency in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.1,2 The increasingly frequent use of contrast-enhancing imaging for both diagnosis and...

Contrast-induced nephropathy is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Prognosis of Patients With Left Circumflex Artery Acute Myocardial Infarction in Relation to ST-Segment on Admission Electrocardiogram

01/01/2021

Ofer Kobo , MD, MHA;

Robert Zukermann , MD;

Naama Amsalem ;

Ariel Roguin , MD, PhD;

Simcha Ron Meisel , MD, MSc;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Abstract

01/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

An Evaluation of Fluoroscopy Time and Correlation with Outcomes after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Stephen Balter , PhD;

Tereza Pucelikova , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Liz Kaufman , PhD;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Martin Fahy , MSc;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Advances in interventional cardiology are reflected in the increased complexity of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). This leads to an increasing use of fluoroscopic guidance in these procedures with a concomitant increase in concern...

Advances in interventional...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Stenting in Patients with Multivessel Disease: The New Eon?

08/01/2008

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Since 1977, when Gruentzig introduced balloon angioplasty as a less invasive alternative to coronary artery bypass graft surgery, the results have steadily improved. The proportion of complex patients who undergo this procedure has...

Since 1977, when Gruentzig...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology