Gail A. Shammas, BSN, BS , RN, BSc

Original Contribution

Utilization of GP IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Peripheral Percutaneous<br />
Interventions: Current Applications and In-Hospital Outcomes<br />

08/01/2008

Eric J. Dippel , MD;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Michael Jerin , PhD;

Alisha Kumar , BS;

Lynn Kennedy ;

Thrombus is highly prevalent in patients with peripheral arterial disease, particularly those with recent symptoms and occluded or subtotally occluded vessels. In a prospective registry of 17 consecutive patients with recent (< 6 months)...

Thrombus is highly prevalent in...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Detecting Venous Reflux Using a Sixty-Degree Reverse Trendelenburg (RT-60) Position in Symptomatic Patients With Chronic Venous Disease

07/15/2016

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

William Hauber , MS, RT(R), CNMT;

Melissa J. Green , RCS;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Julie Dokas , RDMS, RVT;

Mary F. Knowles , RVT;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

This study examines the predictability of identifying venous reflux using a reverse Trendelenburg 60° when compared with the standing position in the great and small saphenous veins.

This study examines the...

07/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Treatment of Left Main Coronary Trifurcation Lesions with the Paclitaxel Drug-Eluting Stent (Full title below)

07/13/2009

Eric J. Dippel , MD;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Jon Robken , MD;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Michael Jerin , PhD;

Anup Parikh ;

Katherine Coin ;

Peter Sharis , MD;

Treatment of Left Main Coronary Trifurcation Lesions with the Paclitaxel Drug-Eluting Stent: Mid-Term Outcomes from a Tertiary Medical Center ABSTRACT: Background. Left main trifurcating coronary artery disease (LMTCAD) is a complex and...

Treatment of Left Main Coronary...

07/13/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Are We Appropriately Treating Infrapopliteal Arterial Disease? The Need for Precision Imaging With Intravascular Ultrasound

12/13/2018

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

Qais Radaideh , MD, MS;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Ehrin J. Armstrong , MD, MSc, FACC;

In a case of severe stenosis of the tibioperoneal trunk treated under angiographic and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) guidance, angiography underestimated true vessel size and was unable to identify the presence of dissections vs IVUS.

In a case of severe stenosis of...

12/13/2018

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Predictors of Target Lesion Revascularization in Patients Undergoing Lower Extremity Percutaneous Interventions

06/09/2009

Eric J. Dippel , MD;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Darren Bryan , BS;

Jason Rauba , BS;

Michael Jerin , PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Predictors of target lesion revascularization (TLR) have not been well defined in patients undergoing peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI). In this study we analyze predictors of TLR in a consecutive cohort of...

ABSTRACT: Background. Predictors...

06/09/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

The Nature of Dissections in Infrapopliteal Arteries: Insights from Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging

04/18/2019

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Ehrin J. Armstrong , MD, MSc, FACC;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

Qais Radaideh , MD, MS;

Shammas and colleagues discuss how treatment of infrapopliteal arteries can be challenging due to the presence of medial calcinosis and fibrotic rings.

Shammas and colleagues discuss...

04/18/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Original Contribution

Predictors of Distal Embolization in Peripheral Percutaneous Interventions: A Report from a Large Peripheral Vascular Registry

12/04/2009

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

Michael Jerin , PhD;

Eric J. Dippel , MD;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

ABSTRACT: Background. Distal embolization (DE) commonly occurs during peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI) of the lower-extremity arterial vessels. In this study we evaluate the predictors of DE in a large cohort of patients undergoing...

ABSTRACT: Background. Distal...

12/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Endovascular Techniques

Safety and Efficacy of Lithoplasty in Treating Severely Calcified Iliac Arterial Disease: A Single Center Experience

06/14/2019

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

Qais Radaideh , MD, MS;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Shammas and colleagues present 7 patients with iliac artery disease treated with Shockwave lithoplasty prior to definitive treatment with stenting. High acute procedural success was noted with no complications.

Shammas and colleagues present 7...

06/14/2019

Vascular Disease Management

Vascular Disease

Jetstream Atherectomy in Treating Femoropopliteal In-Stent Restenosis: Meta-Analysis of the JETSTREAM-ISR and JET-ISR Trials

07/31/2020

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

Waheeb John Shammas , BS, MBA, RA, BA;

Susan Jones-Miller , MD, MS;

We present the results of a patient-level meta-analysis of the two currently completed and core-lab adjudicated prospective trials of the Jetstream atherectomy system (Boston Scientific) in femoropopliteal in-stent restenosis (FP-ISR) and...

We present the results of a...

07/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Auryon Laser in Treating Symptomatic Infrainguinal Arterial Disease: 1-Year Outcome

06/17/2022

Susan Jones-Miller , MD, MS;

Venkat Shankarraman , MD, PhD;

Michele B. Corbet , MS;

Nicolas W. Shammas , MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM;

Gail A. Shammas , BSN, BS , RN, BSc;

The Auryon 355-nm laser atherectomy system (AngioDynamics, Inc) showed a low rate of target-lesion revascularization (TLR) at 6-month follow-up in the EX-PAD-03 investigational device exemption study and the Auryon single-center experience...

The Auryon 355-nm laser...

06/17/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology