Thomas Bilfinger, MD

Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve-in-Valve Replacement Via Right Internal Jugular Vein Access in a 39-Year-Old Woman

09/29/2019

Thomas Bilfinger , MD;

Robert T. Pyo , MD;

Kathleen Stergiopoulos , MD, PhD;

Jordan Katz , MD;

Roger Fan , MD;

Puja B. Parikh , MD;

Igor Izrailtyan , MD;

Transcatheter tricuspid valve-in-valve replacement via right internal jugular is safe and feasible for failed bioprosthetic valve implantation. Challenging aspects include stiff wire advancement into the pulmonary artery for rail...

Transcatheter tricuspid...

09/29/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Transcarotid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement as Preferred Alternative Access in a Patient With Bilateral Carotid Artery Disease

12/27/2017

Thomas Bilfinger , MD;

Henry Tannous , MD;

Jonathan Weinstein , DO, MD;

Neal Patel , MD;

Puja B. Parikh , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Shang Loh , MD;

A 78-year-old man presented with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and a heavily calcified, stenotic aortic valve. Given multiple comorbidities, the heart team agreed on a transcatheter approach via the left common carotid artery.

A 78-year-old man presented with...

12/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/10/2023

Ely Gracia , MD;

Puja B. Parikh , MD;

Ting-Yu Wang , BS;

Thomas Bilfinger , MD;

Henry Tannous , MD;

Robert T. Pyo , MD;

Smadar Kort , MD;

Hal A. Skopicki , MD, PhD;

The association between Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) and early and intermediate-term outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been well studied. We aimed to assess the...

The association between Medicare...

08/10/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Severity of Chronic Kidney Disease on Management and Outcomes Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement With Newer-Generation Transcatheter Valves

12/15/2019

Robert T. Pyo , MD;

Smadar Kort , MD;

Hal A. Skopicki , MD, PhD;

Jonathan Weinstein , DO, MD;

Daniel Montellese , MD;

Giridhar Korlipara , MD;

Shamim Khan , MD;