Lowell H. Steen, MD

Use of Lepirudin During Percutaneous Vascular Interventions in Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

08/01/2008

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Kevin Cochran , MD;

Tony J. DeMartini , MD;

James O'Brien , RN;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Eric D. Grassman , MD, PhD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common procedure, with over 750,000 interventions performed in the United States per year. Balloon inflation and stent deployment cause endothelial injury and plaque disruption, leading to platelet...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Influence of Low (81 mg) versus High (325 mg) Doses of
ASA on the Incidence of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Thrombosis

08/01/2008

Jeffrey H. Freihage , MD;

Michael Tempelhof , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Kevin P. Cohoon , MD;

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Conflicting opinions exist regarding the optimal dose of acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) to be given after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES). The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic...

Conflicting opinions exist...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Experience with Rotational Atherectomy in Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

08/01/2008

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Over the past decade there have been tremendous advancements in the technique and procedural success rates in the field of interventional cardiology. Many of these advancements have addressed percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) on...

Over the past decade there have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Incidence and Outcomes in the New Interventional Era

08/01/2008

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Jayson Liu , MD;

Henry Loeb , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Leslie Cho , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CP has historically been reported to occur in 0.1–3.0% of PCI procedures.1–5 Although CP can be caused by...

Coronary artery perforation (CP)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology