Ruchira Glaser, MD, MSCE

Original Contribution

Patient Satisfaction is Comparable to Early Discharge versus Overnight Observation after Elective PCI (see full title below)

09/01/2009

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

William H. Matthai , MD;

Howard C. Herrmann , MD;

Zachary M. Gertz , MD;

Daniel M. Kolansky , MD;

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

Robert L. Wilensky , MD;

Mark Weiner , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Previous investigation has suggested that early discharge after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is feasible and safe, but these studies have utilized largely radial approaches or been conducted in non-U.S....

ABSTRACT: Background. Previous...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Safety of Vascular Closure Devices ‚Äî Are Women Different?

08/01/2008

Howard C. Herrmann , MD;

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

Despite advances in hemostasis techniques, adjunctive devices and pharmacology, vascular complications from diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac catheterization occur in 2–11% of patients. Furthermore, these troublesome complications cause a...

Despite advances in hemostasis...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Is PCI Harmful in Women? Insights in a Mixed Literature

02/03/2010

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

It has been postulated that women have higher adverse events with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when compared with men, but as PCI has improved, it also appears this has been reduced or eliminated. In this issue of the Journal,...

It has been postulated that...

02/03/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Drug-Eluting or Bare-Metal Stents in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Growing Dilemma or Closer to an Answer?

07/28/2011

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

The decision of whether to implant a drug-eluting stent (DES) or bare-metal stent (BMS) in potentially the highest “risk” situation, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI),...

The decision of whether to...

07/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Unprotected Left Main ‚ÄúKissing‚Äù Stent Implantation With a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device

08/01/2008

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Howard C. Herrmann , MD;

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

Sameer Rohatgi , MD;

Case Report. An 80-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency and significant carotid artery disease presented with a 4-day history of episodic severe substernal chest pressure at rest....

Case Report. An 80-year-old man...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

COMMENTARY: PCI in African-American Women: Closing the ‚ÄúGender Gap‚Äù

08/01/2008

Ruchira Glaser , MD, MSCE;

Howard C. Herrmann , MD;

It is increasingly apparent that women and men with coronary artery disease differ in important ways including comorbidities, success and complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and in rates of death and nonfatal myocardial...

It is increasingly apparent that...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology