William J. van Gaal, III, MD, MBBS, FRACP

Case Report

Thrombotic Occlusion of a Drug-Eluting Stent ‚Äî Is IVUS Mandatory?

08/01/2008

William J. van Gaal III, MD, MBBS, FRACP;

Compared with bare metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) significantly reduce the risk of restenosis and the subsequent need for revascularization.1 Stent thrombosis remains a serious complication with either BMS or DES, with an...

Compared with bare metal stents...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Dissection with Drug-Eluting Stents ‚Äî Late Clinical, Angiographic and IVUS Follow Up

08/01/2008

Adrian P. Banning , MD, PhD, MBBS;

Italo Porto , MD, PhD;

William J. van Gaal III, MD, MBBS, FRACP;

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare condition which may result in sudden coronary occlusion, acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and sudden cardiac death.1–3 We previously reported a case of SCAD involving the left anterior...

Spontaneous coronary artery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Focal In-Stent Restenosis and In-Stent Thrombosis within the Same Bare-Metal Stent 5 Years after Deployment (Full Title Below)

09/07/2009

William J. van Gaal III, MD, MBBS, FRACP;

Keith M. Channon , MD, PhD, FRCP;

Francis A. Ponnuthurai , MBBCh, FRACP;

ABSTRACT: Complications of percutaneous coronary intervention include in-stent restenosis (ISR) and in-stent thrombosis (IST) which have different underlying pathophysiological processes and different treatment strategies. ISR is primarily...

ABSTRACT: Complications of...

09/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Usefulness of Enhanced Stent Visualization Imaging Technique in Simple and Complex PCI Cases

09/27/2014

Ansar ul Haq , FRACP;

William J. van Gaal III, MD, MBBS, FRACP;

Vivek Mutha , MBBS;

Naveen Sharma , FRACP;

W.F. den Hartog , MSc;

Enhanced stent visualization is a novel fluoroscopy-based technique that improves visualization of deployed stents in the coronary arteries. We present a case series highlighting the use of this technique in percutaneous coronary...

Enhanced stent visualization is...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology