Igor F. Palacios, MD

The Changing Pattern of Coronary Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the New Device Era

08/01/2008

ABSTRACT: We report the incidence, management and clinical outcome of coronary perforations in 39 of 12,658 patients (0.3%) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary perforation occurred more frequently with debulking...

ABSTRACT: We report the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Management of Platypnea-Orthodeoxia Syndrome by Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Communication: Hemodynamic Characteristics, Clin

08/01/2008

Francisco Martin-Herrero , MD;

Gabriel Delgado , MD;

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Ignacio Inglessis , MD;

Danita Yoerger , MD;

Richard Liberthson , MD;

Fernando Buoanno , MD;

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome (POS) is defined as dyspnea and arterial desaturation induced by upright posture and relieved by recumbence.1,2 Although the precise underlying mechanism by which an atrial communication accounts for this...

Platypnea-orthodeoxia syndrome...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The Changing Pattern of Coronary Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the New Device Era

06/19/2008

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Christian F. Witzke , MD;

Francisco Martin-Herrero , MD;

Sarah C. Clarke , MD;

Eugene Pomerantzev , MD;

Coronary perforation is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Advanced patient age, female gender and the use of ablative devices seem to be the key factors predisposing to this...

Coronary perforation is a rare...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Feature

The Changing Pattern of Coronary Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the New Device Era

06/19/2008

Christian F. Witzke , MD;

Francisco Martin-Herrero , MD;

Sarah C. Clarke , MD;

Eugene Pomerantzev , MD;

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Coronary perforation is a rare...

06/19/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Significant Atheromatous Debris Following Uncomplicated Vein Graft Direct Stenting: Evidence Supporting Routine Use of Distal Pr

08/01/2008

Stephen N. Oesterle , MD;

Stuart L. Houser , MD;

Thomas Aretz , MD;

Brian D. MacNeill , MD;

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Harry C. Lowe , MD, MBChB, PhD, FRACP;

Massive particulate atheromatous material was observed on histological examination of debris from a Percusurge embolization containment device, used in clinically uncomplicated direct stent coronary vein graft intervention. This is provided...

Massive particulate atheromatous...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Use of Rotational Atherectomy in the Body of a Saphenous Vein Coronary Graft

09/01/2009

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Kenneth Rosenfield , MD, MHCDS;

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab and *Vascular Medicine and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content...

From the Department of Medicine,...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Aneurysm of the Vieussens‚Äô Arterial Ring

08/01/2008

Vishal Gupta , MD, MPH;

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Kul Aggarwal , MD;

Case Presentation. A 52-year-old veteran presented to the emergency department with typical angina. In the hospital, myocardial infarction was ruled out and a myocardial perfusion scan was performed for evaluation of reversible ischemia. The...

Case Presentation. A 52-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Mortality in a Major Academic Center ‚ÄúOn-‚Äù versus ‚ÄúOff-‚ÄùHours

10/08/2009

Roberto J. Cubeddu , MD;

Quynh A. Truong , MD;

Robert C. Leinbach , MD;

Thomas J. Kiernan , MD;

Mary E. Cadigan , RN, BSN;

Kenneth Rosenfield , MD, MHCDS;

Eugene V. Pomerantsev , MD;

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. A higher mortality rate for weekend myocardial infarction (MI) admissions has been reported and attributed to the lower availability of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) during off-hours. However, the data...

ABSTRACT: Background. A higher...

10/08/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Structural Heart Disease Interventions: An Emerging Discipline in Cardiovascular Medicine

09/01/2009

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Ignacio Inglessis , MD;

Roberto J. Cubeddu , MD;

ABSTRACT: Within the past decade, we have witnessed the exponential growth of novel percutaneous transcatheter therapies for the treatment of valvular and congenital heart disorders among others. Consequently, a new field has emerged in the...

ABSTRACT: Within the past...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

A Theoretical Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Method to Augment Ventricular Contraction Using Polymer-Based Actuators and Mitral Regurgitation Reduction With Devices Over Left Ventricular Endocardial Pacing Wire ‚Äî An In-Vitro Study

07/30/2013

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Mark Arokiaraj , MD, DM;

Luis Guerrero , MD;

Robert Levine , MD, DO;

A description of a theoretical technique with the potential for a novel cardiac resynchronization therapy method using polymer-based actuators and devices to control mitral regurgitation.

A description of a theoretical...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology