Sameer K. Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA

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STEMI: Challenges, Opportunities, and the SINCERE Database

12/09/2009

Dr. Mehta recently performed his 500th short door-to-balloon time STEMI intervention in the SINCERE (Single Individual Community Experience Registry for Primary PCI) database. He shares his thoughts on the latest developments in STEMI...

Dr. Mehta recently performed his...

12/09/2009

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Meeting Update

LUMEN 2009 Workshops Highlight Pertinent Issues in STEMI Interventions

01/28/2009

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

James Hoekstra , MD;

Ralph G. Nader , MD;

Michel R. Le May , MD;

Ivan Rokos , MD;

Barbara Unger , RN;

J. Brent Myers , MD, MPH, FACEP;

Pre Hospital Management & Establishing Transfer Networks LUMEN 2009, the world’s premier ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) meeting, will be held February 26-28, 2009 at the lovely Loews Hotel in resplendent Miami Beach, Florida....

Pre Hospital Management &...

01/28/2009

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Selective Strategy for Thrombus Management in STEMI Interventions: Abridged from the Textbook of STEMI Interventions

02/02/2011

Carlos Alfonso , MD;

Estefania Oliveros , MD, MSc;

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

Arif Ishmael , MD;

Camilo Peña , MD;

Priscila Raup-Da-Rosa , MD;

Thrombus is central to the pathophysiology of ST-elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI). In percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), thrombus is especially challenging. Not only is it associated with increased abrupt vessel closure, lower...

Thrombus is central to the...

02/02/2011

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The Amputation Prevention Center at Rose Medical Center

06/02/2020

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

Andrew Burke ;

“We have seen a proliferation of wound care centers, but still felt there was a lack specifically for the patients with diabetic wounds and critical limb ischemia.”

“We have seen a proliferation of...

06/02/2020

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Mercy Medical Center`s Experience: Early Ambulation post PCI with Use of Direct Thrombin Inhibitor, Bivalirudin

06/19/2008

Mohammed Ibrahim , MD;

Martha Reyes , MD;

Annmarie Galli , BSN, MBA;

Samir M. Yebara , MD;

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

It is now widely accepted that early sheath removal after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) reduces femoral access site complications and leads to earlier ambulation, possibly earlier discharge, and improved patient satisfaction....

It is now widely accepted that...

06/19/2008

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Looking Ahead

A Primer on Artificial Intelligence (AI). Plus: Is Your Job on the Line?

11/27/2018

Francisco Fernández-Aviles , MD, PhD, MBA;

Maria Isabel Acosta , MD;

Claudia Lopez , MD;

Gladys Pinto , MD;

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

Daniel Vieira , MD;

Mario Alberto Torres , MD;

Haytham Aboushi , MD;

Alejandra Frauenfelder , MD;

Jorge Mazzini , MD;

Francisco Nola , MD;

Cristina Matheus , MD;

Daniel Espina , MD;

Carlos Villagran , MSc;

Sebastian Niklitschek , PhD;

This article will serve as an introduction for cardiologists and for other healthcare providers regarding AI’s presence in the world of medicine.

This article will serve as an...

11/27/2018

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Innovations in STEMI Interventions – Improvements in D2B Times through Medical Simulation

12/22/2008

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

William R. Hamman ;

2010 Update: William Hamman claimed to be a physician, a claim that has since been proven false. A report from the upcoming February 2009 LUMEN meeting The STEMI process is comprised of three distinct processes — the pre-hospital EMS...

2010 Update: William Hamman...

12/22/2008

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Working to Improve STEMI Care Around the Globe

09/03/2018

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

STEMI interventions have completely changed the global epidemiology. As a result of the amazing work by interventional cardiologists performing STEMI interventions, acute MI is no longer the biggest killer in the United States.

STEMI interventions have...

09/03/2018

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The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions - Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

06/19/2008

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

The dots in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) interventions finally get connected through the robust results of the Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (TAPAS), published in the recent edition of the...

The dots in ST-elevation...

06/19/2008

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COVID-19 Concerns

Tips and Tricks for Covid STEMI Interventions

07/06/2020

Sameer K. Mehta , MD, FACC, MBA;

As cardiologists have wondered about the reasons for the decline in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) cases globally, our facility has remained busy, with the hospital registering only a mild decrease in the number of these cases. My...

As cardiologists have wondered...

07/06/2020

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