Carter Tharpe, MD

Case Report

Use of the PercuSurge GuardWire¬Æ Distal Balloon Occlusion System as an Endovascular Clamp during Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surger

08/01/2008

David X. Zhao , MD;

Carter Tharpe , MD;

James Greelish , MD;

John Byrne , MD;

Rob Hood , MD;

Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...

Off-pump coronary bypass surgery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Release and Elimination of Soluble Vasoactive Factors during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Saphenous Vein Grafts: Analys

08/01/2008

David X. Zhao , MD;

Douglas Vaughan , MD;

Joseph G. Salloum , MD;

Carter Tharpe , MD;

The no-reflow phenomenon is defined as a severe reduction in antegrade coronary flow in the absence of epicardial vessel obstruction.1 The presence of no-reflow substantially increases the risk of major adverse clinical events (MACE) in...

The no-reflow phenomenon is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology