Evan Shlofmitz, DO

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Calcium Corner

When to Use IVL: An Exploration of Treatment Algorithms

09/07/2021

Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...

Information from the past five...

09/07/2021

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Impact of the Use of Intravascular Imaging on Patients Who Underwent Orbital Atherectomy

01/29/2018

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Pratyaksh K. Srivastava , MD;

Jeremy Kong , BS , MD;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

We assessed the impact of intravascular ultrasound/optical coherence tomography on outcomes of patients who underwent orbital atherectomy.

We assessed the impact of...

01/29/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION

Initial Experience With GlideAssist to Facilitate Advancement of Orbital Atherectomy Prior to Plaque Modification of Severely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

10/24/2019

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

OA is an effective tool to modify calcified plaque prior to stenting. However, advancement of the OA crown may be technically challenging due to complex coronary anatomy. We report our initial experience with GlideAssist to facilitate...

OA is an effective tool to...

10/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Orbital Atherectomy of Severely Calcified Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: One-Year Outcomes

06/27/2018

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Alec Goldberg , BS, MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

The standard of care for ULMCA disease is CABG. However, PCI is also a reasonable option for the treatment for ULMCA disease, especially in patients who are not good candidates for surgical revascularization. We assessed the 1-year outcomes...

The standard of care for...

06/27/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

One-Year Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy of Long, Diffusely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

05/24/2018

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

John Hollowed , MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

Orbital atherectomy of long, diffusely calcified lesions may increase the risk of periprocedural angiographic complications. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of patients with long, diffusely calcified coronary...

Orbital atherectomy of long,...

05/24/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology