William O. Suddath, MD

William W. Chu , MD, PhD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Salah-Eddine Hassani , MD;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Roswitha M. Wolfram , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Natalie Gevorkian , MD;

Impact of Thrombus Aspiration Use for the Treatment of Stent Thrombosis on Early Patient Outcomes

The major cause of mortality in dialysis patients is attributable to cardiovascular diseases.1,2 The higher prevalence of coronary artery disease in this population is thought to be related to a higher risk factor distribution, platelet...

The major cause of mortality in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/04/2009

Daniel H. Steinberg , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Probal Roy , MD;

Tina Pinto-Slottow , MD;

Gilles Lemesle , MD;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Axel de Labriolle , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kimberly Kaneshige , BS;

Laurent Bonello , MD, PhD;

Repeated Stenting of Recurrent In-Stent Restenotic Lesions: Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis and Clinical Outcome

Joseph Lindsay , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent data suggest a clinical benefit with the systematic use of thrombus aspiration (TA) for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, the impact of TA as a treatment strategy for stent...

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent...

05/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/05/2009

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Aleksandra Michalek , MD;

Sang Wook Kim , MD;

Kwang-Je Lee , MD;

Li Lu , MS;

Jerzy Pregowski , MD, PhD;

Pawel Tyczynski , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Neointimal Hyperplasia Within Drug-Eluting- Versus Bare Metal Stents

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are...

09/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

06/28/2011

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Kohei Wakabayashi , MD;

Cedric Delhaye , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Yu Jeong Choi , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Joon Hyung Doh , MD, PhD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

Michael Gaglia Jr., MD;

Comparison of Rotational Atherectomy, Plain Old Balloon Angioplasty, and Cutting-Balloon Angioplasty Prior to Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Heavily Calcified Coronary Lesions

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

06/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

09/02/2015

Michael Mahmoudi , MD, PhD;

Thibault Lhermusier , MD, PhD;

Sarkis Kiramijyan , MD;

Hideaki Ota , MD;

Fang Chen , PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Clinical Impact of Second-Generation Everolimus-Eluting Stents Compared With First-Generation Drug-Eluting Stents in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Multivessel Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Wenjie Tian , MD;

This study compares the clinical outcomes of lesion preparation with rotational atherectomy, plain old balloon angioplasty, or cutting-balloon angioplasty in patients with heavily calcified coronary lesions who were treated with drug-eluting...

This study compares the clinical...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

05/29/2015

Lakshmana Pendyala , MD;

Joshua Loh , MD;

Hironori Kitabata , MD;

Sa'ar Minha , MD;

Fang Chen , PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Safety of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Alone in Symptomatic Patients with Moderate and Severe Valvular Aortic Stenosis and

This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of everolimus-eluting stent (EES) use compared with first-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) use in diabetic patients undergoing multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention. In diabetic...

This study aimed to evaluate the...

05/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Daniel A. Canos , MPH;

Switching from Enoxaparin to Bivalirudin in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes without ST-Segment Elevation Who Undergo Pe

Ellen E. Pinnow , MS;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Aortic stenosis (AS) is prevalent in 2–7% of the population over 65 years of age.1 Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease (CAD) coexists in 27–43% of patients with AS.2 Management of CAD in patients with AS poses special problems since...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

Zhenyi Xue , MS;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Roswitha M. Wolfram , MD;

Petros Okubagzi , MD;

Impact of Continued Hospitalization in Patients Pre-treated with Clopidogrel Prior to Coronary Angiography and Undergoing Corona

Recent randomized trials have established that patients who present with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) may be managed with low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) followed by early angiography and by...

Recent randomized trials have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

Contemporary Use of Veno-Arterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiogenic Shock in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Pramod K. Kuchulakanti , MD;

Edouard Cheneau , MD;

Robert Lew , MD;

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis ;

Elizabeth Haile ;

Paul Corso ;

Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent which selectively and irreversibly inhibits the platelet adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) receptor. Antiplatelet effect is synergistic when administered with aspirin. Dual antiplatelet therapy with...

Clopidogrel is an oral...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

12/15/2015

Smita I. Negi , MD;

Mladen Sokolovic , MD;

Edward Koifman , MD;

Sarkis Kiramijyan , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;