Alan J. Simons, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP

Successful Placement of a Stent in a Previously Treated Un-Stentable Vessel Segment, Made Possible by the ACS Hi-Torque Wiggle Wire‚Ñ¢: A Case Report

05/04/2012

Alan J. Simons , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP;

Ronald P. Caputo , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Alessandro Gaimbartolomei , MD;

Case Description. A 66-year-old male presented with angina pectoris. He had a long history of coronary artery disease treated with multiple coronary interventions over an eight-year period. Significant cardiac risk factors included...

Case Description. A 66-year-old...

05/04/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Unusual Mechanism of Coronary Perforation
During PTCA

08/01/2008

Alan J. Simons , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP;

Ronald P. Caputo , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Paolo Esente , MD;

Carlton Levy ;

Alessandro Giambartolemei , MD;

Mark Reger , MD;

Gary Walford , MD;

Case Description. A 79-year-old female with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and peripheral vascular disease underwent successful direct stenting of her left anterior descending coronary artery on March 15, 2000 in the setting of...

Case Description. A 79-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

The Use of Both Peripheral and Coronary Techniques to Treat a Diseased Saphenous Vein Graft

08/01/2008

Alan J. Simons , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP;

Ayman S. Iskander , MD;

Ronald P. Caputo , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Advancing technologies have allowed percutaneous interventional procedures to safely and efficaciously treat challenging stenoses in the coronary and peripheral vascular systems. The embolization of soft atherosclerotic debris in the...

Advancing technologies have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Technology Pulse

Use Your Own Wire When Measuring FFR: The Catheter-Based ACIST RXi Rapid Exchange FFR System

11/05/2014

Alan J. Simons , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP;

Ronald P. Caputo , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Once the wire is in place, I have yet to do a case where I have not been able to cross with the catheter. It is a much more user-friendly device than the wire-based systems.

Once the wire is in place, I...

11/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest