Howard A. Cohen, MD

Clinical Outcomes following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting vs. Bare-Metal Stents in Dialysis Patients

08/01/2008

Amir Halkin , MD;

Faith Selzer ;

Oscar Marroquin , MD;

Katherine Detre ;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Warren K. Laskey , MD;

Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...

Late mortality rates following...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Young Miami Fire-Medic Dies Days After Brain Tumor Detected

03/25/2015

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Ralf Garcia, 28, was fit and athletic and a soon-to-be father.

Ralf Garcia, 28, was fit and...

03/25/2015

EMSWorld

Commentary

To Stress or Not to Stress? That is the Question

08/01/2008

Oscar Marroquin , MD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Approximately one million percutaneous coronary interventions are performed annually in the United States.1 There are conflicting opinions and no good consensus as to whether or not patients should undergo routine stress testing post PCI.2...

Approximately one million...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Pioneering Paramedic Developed Priority System for Mass-Casualty Scenes

03/12/2014

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Mark Bonawitz helped design and implement the mass casualty triage tagging system that became a nationwide program in the 1980s.

Mark Bonawitz helped design and...

03/12/2014

EMSWorld

Commentary

IAGS 2002: The Intractable Angina Patient

08/01/2008

Philip Walker , MD;

Gary S. Roubin , MD, PhD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Some Patients Can’t Be Revascularized with PCI or CABG Despite the advances that have occurred in coronary revascularization, there is a growing population of patients who are not candidates for either coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)...

Some Patients Can’t Be...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Placement of a Large Transseptal Cannula through an Inferior
Vena Cava Filter for TandemHeart Percutaneous Left Ventricular
As

08/01/2008

Paul T.L. Chiam , MBBS, MRCP;

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

The TandemHeart left ventricular assist device (LVAD, CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a percutaneous left atrial (LA)-to-femoral artery bypass system that can be implanted relatively quickly and provides up to 5 L/minute of...

The TandemHeart left ventricular...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Diagnostic Angiography and Catheter Design

08/01/2008

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

What features are desirable for a diagnostic angiographic catheter in the cardiac catheterization laboratory? In general, we require both safety and efficacy. More specifically, tip deformability or “softness”, and tip radiopacity are...

What features are desirable for...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

A Novel Method for Closing the Percutaneous Transapical Access Tract Using Coils and Gelatin Matrix

06/08/2010

Claudia A. Martinez , MD;

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

Robert Rosen , MD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

ABSTRACT: A patient with a symptomatic mitral paravalvular leak was successfully treated by implantation of an Amplatzer (16 mm) occluder device (AGA Medical, Plymouth, Minnesota) at the defect via percutaneous direct transapical puncture...

ABSTRACT: A patient with a...

06/08/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

IAGS Discussion ‚Äì Supporting Patients in Shock

08/01/2008

Luis de la Fuente ;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

Gian Feltrin ;

Tom J. Linnemeier , MD;

Alfredo E. Rodriguez , MD, PhD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Paul A. Overlie , MD, FACC, FACP;

Jeffrey Werner , MD;

Fayaz Shawl , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

The High Mortality Among Patients in Cardiogenic Shock “LV or RV Infarcts:” What Have We Learned and Have We Made a Difference? In this symposium, we will revisit the treatment of cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction...

The High Mortality Among...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Wire Entrapment Through an Aortic Paravalvular Leak

07/06/2010

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

Claudia A. Martinez , MD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve implantation. Those patients who become symptomatic pose a technical challenge to surgeons. Percutaneous repair has emerged as an attractive alternative to aid...

ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks are...

07/06/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology