Seif S. El-Jack, MBBS, MD

Case Study

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy to Unprotected Left Main Stem: Pushing the Boundaries of Calcified Plaque Intervention

02/01/2019

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Aleksandar Cicovic , MBChB;

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

While traditional calcium modification devices like rotational atherectomy may have a role in treating concentric calcium, their role in eccentric calcium is unclear. Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) (Shockwave Medical) is a newly available...

While traditional calcium...

02/01/2019

Cath Lab Digest

BRIEF COMMUNICATION

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy of Calcified Coronary Lesions in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: First-in-Man Experience

04/24/2019

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Aleksandar Cicovic , MBChB;

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

Ruth Newcombe ;

Timothy Glenie , MBChB;

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

We present the first cases of Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (Shockwave Medical), a novel coronary calcium modification device, being used in patients undergoing PCI for STEMI.

We present the first cases of...

04/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Left Radial Versus Femoral Access for Coronary Angiography in Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery Patients

02/15/2016

Lu-Yin Yen , MD;

Hayley Humphreys ;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

Ruth Newcombe ;

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

Thomas F. Pasley , MD;

A study on the validity of a left radial approach in patients who have undergone angiography post CABG.

A study on the validity of a...

02/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Challenging Cases

Extraction of Challenging Intracoronary Thrombi

11/05/2008

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

John A. Ormiston , MB, MD, MBChB;

Suwatchai Pornratanarangsi , MD;

Mark W.I. Webster , MD, MBChB;

Duncan McNab , MD;

James T. Stewart , MD;

Peter N. Ruygrok , MD, MB, FRACP, FESC;

Multi-Device Strategies Using Guide Catheters, Distal Vascular Protection Devices and Aspiration Catheters Management of patients with extensive intracoronary thrombi remains a frontier of interventional cardiology. An initial conservative...

Multi-Device Strategies Using...

11/05/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

So Doctor...Why Did I Have That Operation?

08/01/2008

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

John A. Ormiston , MB, MD, MBChB;

Mark W.I. Webster , MD, MBChB;

Christopher J. Ellis , BM;

Coronary artery vasospasm may be observed in 3–4% of diagnostic coronary angiography procedures.1 It is more likely to occur in younger females who are heavy smokers and who present with rest pain.2 In addition to occurring spontaneously,...

Coronary artery vasospasm may be...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Extraction of Challenging Intracoronary Thrombi: Multi-Device Strategies Using Guide Catheters, Distal Vascular Protection Devic

09/15/2008

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

John A. Ormiston , MB, MD, MBChB;

Suwatchai Pornratanarangsi , MD;

Mark W.I. Webster , MD, MBChB;

Duncan McNab , MD;

James T. Stewart , MD;

Peter N. Ruygrok , MD, MB, FRACP, FESC;

ABSTRACT: Patients with large intracoronary thrombi represent a difficult management problem for the interventional cardiologist. We report 10 cases of challenging thrombi treated percutaneously using varying combinations of deep guide...

ABSTRACT: Patients with large...

09/15/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letter from the Editor

Treatment of Heavily Calcified Unprotected Left Main Disease With Lithotripsy: The First Case Series

05/30/2019

Ruth Newcombe ;

Timothy Glenie , MBChB;

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Aleksandar Cicovic , MBChB;

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

This first case series presents the use of Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy in a patient with LMCA disease with multivessel disease who declined surgery, a patient with isolated LMCA disease and severe cardiomyopathy, and a late...

This first case series presents...

05/30/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Shockwave Intravascular Lithotripsy for Calcified Coronary Lesions: First Real-World Experience

02/14/2019

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

Ruth Newcombe ;

Timothy Glenie , MBChB;

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy is a recently approved technique used in the treatment of heavily calcified coronary lesions. We present our early real-world experience with this device.

Shockwave intravascular...

02/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Letters to the Editor

Calcified Coronary Lesions Treated With Intravascular Lithotripsy: One-Year Outcomes

06/30/2020

Ali Khan , MBBS, MD;

Bernard Wong , MBChB;

Guy Armstrong , MBChB;

Seif S. El-Jack , MBBS, MD;

Ruth Newcombe ;

Timothy Glenie , MBChB;

We previously described the first real-world series of PCI involving Shockwave intravascular lithotripsy (S-IVL), including use in acute coronary syndromes and left main interventions. In this follow-up, we report the 1-year outcomes of...

We previously described the...

06/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology