Issam Moussa, MD

Sirolimus-eluting and paclitaxel-eluting stents decrease neointimal hyperplasia leading to a reduction, but not elimination, of in-stent restenosis.1–4 Because sirolimus and paclitaxel decrease neointimal hyperplasia, restenosis is dependent...

Sirolimus-eluting and...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Multimodality Imaging and Percutaneous Closure of Right Sinus of Valsalva to Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Fistula After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

06/28/2019

Sanjay Mehta , MD;

Naveed Adoni , MD;

Ahmad Shihabi , MD;

Christopher Bodine , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Matthew Gibb , MD;

We present the diagnosis and treatment of a 90-year-old male with critical aortic stenosis and multiple medical comorbidities who underwent TAVR that was complicated by annular rupture.

We present the diagnosis and...

06/28/2019

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

Acute Angiographic and Clinical Results of the NIR w/SOX Stent

08/01/2008

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Michael B. Collins , MD;

Edward M. Kreps , MD;

Milena Adamian , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Yoshio Kobayashi , MD;

Kartik Desai , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Lower restenosis rates were shown in selected lesions with the first-generation Palmaz-Schatz stent when compared to conventional balloon angioplasty.1 However, because the Palmaz-Schatz stent and its delivery system were rigid, stent...

Lower restenosis rates were...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Negative Remodeling at the Ostium of the Left Circumflex Artery

08/01/2008

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Issam Moussa , MD;

Yoshio Kobayashi , MD;

Arlene Reyes , MD;

Recently, lower restenosis rates have been demonstrated by directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) followed by stenting compared to stenting alone.1 This strategy may be suitable for ostial lesions, which are associated with a high risk of...

Recently, lower restenosis rates...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology