Imran Arif, MD

Commentary

Multivessel PCI versus CABG: One-Year Outcomes and
Cost Analysis

08/01/2008

Optimal revascularization strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has been, and remains, a topic of controversy. Rapid technological advances in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) such as the introduction of new...

Optimal revascularization...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Multivessel PCI versus CABG: One-Year Outcomes and
Cost Analysis

08/01/2008

Imran Arif , MD;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Jithendra Choudary , MD;

Optimal revascularization...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Novel Use of Twin-Pass Catheter in Successful Recanalization of<br />
a Chronic Coronary Total Occlusion

08/01/2008

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Imran Arif , MD;

Richard Callihan , MD;

The exact incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) during routine coronary angiography is not well defined. It has been reported in the literature that CTOs are encountered in approximately one-third of diagnostic cardiac...

The exact incidence of chronic...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Recurrent Stent Fracture: First Reported Image of Everolimus-Eluting Stent Fracture Leading to Recurrent Restenosis in Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

12/22/2010

Sayed T. Hussain , MD;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Imran Arif , MD;

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12/22/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effect of Changes in Contractility on Pressure Drop Coefficient and Fractional Flow Reserve in a Porcine Model

01/04/2012

William M. Gottliebson , MD, MS;

Paul Succop , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Eric W. Schneeberger , MD;

Abstract: Objectives and Background. Decisions based on invasive functional diagnostic measurements are often made in the setting of fluctuating hemodynamic variables that may alter resting or hyperemic measurements. The purpose of this...

Abstract: Objectives and...

01/04/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Composition and Dynamics

Lesion Flow Coefficient: A Combined Anatomical and Functional Parameter for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease ‚Äî A Clinical Study

01/09/2015

Lloyd H. Back , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Hanan Kerr , MD;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Invasive diagnosis of coronary artery disease utilizes either anatomical or functional measurements. In this study, we tested a futuristic parameter, lesion flow coefficient, that combines both the anatomical (percent aortic stenosis) and...

Invasive diagnosis of coronary...

01/09/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Diagnostic Performance of Pressure Drop Coefficient in Relation to Fractional Flow Reserve and Coronary Flow Reserve

05/20/2014

Paul Succop , PhD;

Imran Arif , MD;

Srikara V. Peelukhana , MS;

Kranthi K. Kolli , MS;

Tarek A. Helmy , MD;

Mohamed A. Effat , MD;

Rupak K. Banerjee , PhD, PE;

Lloyd H. Back , PhD;

Massoud A. Leesar , MD, FACC;

The complex hemodynamics of stenosis might not be sufficiently explained by either pressure or flow alone. CDP, a non-dimensional index derived from fundamental fluid dynamic principles based on a combination of intracoronary pressure and...

The complex hemodynamics of...

05/20/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology