Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP

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Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Pa

07/30/2008

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Deryck Yarde , RN, BSN, CCRN;

Sara Moseley , RN, MS;

Haleh Eskandari , RN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS;

For patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the early use of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to restore coronary perfusion is associated with significant reductions in mortality and morbidity. The American...

For patients with ST-elevation...

07/30/2008

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Original Contribution

Comparison of the Clinical Characteristics of Apical and Non-Apical Variants of ‚ÄúBroken Heart‚Äù (full title below)

05/04/2009

Nicolas A.F. Chronos , MD;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Refat Jabara , MD, FACC;

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Lakshmana Pendyala , MD;

Radhika Gadesam , MD;

ABSTRACT: Objectives. The present study was designed to delineate and compare the clinical characteristics of patients with apical and non-apical takotsubo syndrome in a high-volume U.S. hospital. Background. A comparison between apical and...

ABSTRACT: Objectives. The...

05/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

An Expedient and Versatile Catheter for Primary STEMI Transradial Catheterization/Intervention

03/28/2012

Tak W. Kwan , MD, FACC;

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Expediency in culprit coronary reperfusion is of paramount importance during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Additionally, recent studies have underscored the enhanced safety of...

Expediency in culprit coronary...

03/28/2012

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Feature

Floating Wire Technique for Treatment of Aorto-Ostial Lesions

06/19/2008

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Case Presentation and Description of Technique A 63-year-old gentleman underwent diagnostic cardiac catheterization at an outside hospital for acute coronary syndrome. He was found to have an eccentric, 95% right coronary AOL with preserved...

Case Presentation and...

06/19/2008

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Original Contribution

Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Life Support During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Refractory Cardiogenic Shock and In-Laboratory Cardiopulmonary Arrest

03/25/2011

David Webb , MS, CCP;

Marshall Crenshaw , MD;

David X. Zhao , MD;

Ehab S. Kasasbeh , MD;

Joseph G. Salloum , MD;

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Jayant Bagai , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...

ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk...

03/25/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

An Update on the Transradial Lounge at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta

12/30/2010

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta built a unique post procedure lounge for transradial patients that opened in March 2010. CLD catches up with the originator of this project, radialist Dr. Jack Chen, to discuss its impact on the hospital and...

Saint Joseph’s Hospital of...

12/30/2010

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Feature

Release from Stent-jail: Beneficial Snow-Plowing?

06/19/2008

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Case Report A 56-year-old woman presented with an acute inferior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. She was treated with intravenous metoprolol, heparin and eptifibatide, along with oral clopidogrel and aspirin. Emergent cardiac...

Case Report A 56-year-old woman...

06/19/2008

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Letters to the Editor

Of Octopus Pots and Broken Hearts

08/01/2008

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

To the Editor: The angiographic finding of noncritical coronary stenoses in the setting of acute coronary syndrome and even myocardial infarction has been well described. One potential etiology is Prinzmetal’s angina or coronary spasm.1 More...

To the Editor: The angiographic...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Saint Joseph’s Hospital to Open a Radial Lounge for Post-PCI Patients

02/11/2010

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

The American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session will be in Atlanta this March. Tell us about the launching of the radial lounge at Saint Joseph’s, planned for the beginning of the meeting. Dr. King: Saint Joseph’s has made a...

The American College of...

02/11/2010

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Case Report

Single Catheter Technique for Transradial Catheterization in Bypass Patients

03/03/2011

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Case Report A 63-year-old patient had undergone robotic totally endoscopic coronary artery bypass (TECAB) involving the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 2 years prior. Subsequently, the patient...

Case Report A 63-year-old...

03/03/2011

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