Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc

Original Contribution

Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump Improves Early Outcomes Following High-Risk Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Prospective Study Design

09/15/2017

Maral Ouzounian , MD, PhD;

Vladimír Dzavík , MD, FRCPC, FSCAI;

Penelope P. Rampersad , MD, MSc;

Rami Zawi , MD;

Christopher B. Overgaard , MD, MSc;

Michael E. Farkouh , MD, MSc;

Vinoda Sharma , MD;

Jacob A. Udell , MD, MPH;

Vivek Rao , MD, PhD;

Despite widespread use, evidence to support preemptive IABP insertion for patients undergoing high-risk CABG surgery remains sparse, and in need of a well-defined clinical trial. To inform the design of a prospective trial, we sought to...

Despite widespread use, evidence...

09/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Drug-Eluting Stents With Bare-Metal Stents for PCI of Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

11/15/2016

Michael E. Farkouh , MD, MSc;

Wassim Mosleh , MBBCh, BAO, MD;

Sumeet Gandhi , MD;

Mohamed Elsiddig , MBBCh, BAO;

Jon David Schwalm , MD, MSc;

The results of this large meta-analysis suggest that patients with DES (n = 39,213) in comparison with BMS implantation (n = 26,461) for PCI to SVG lesions had lower MACE, all-cause mortality, and TVR rates, without a significant reduction in...

The results of this large...

11/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology