Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD

Letters to the Editor

How Long Should the Long-Term Outcomes
Be for Drug-Eluting Stent Recipients?

08/01/2008

We read with interest the article by Mishkel and colleagues1 along with the accompanying editorial in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The authors compared short-term and 2-year outcomes of drug-eluting stents...

We read with interest the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Self-Expanding Stents for Carotid Interventions: Comparison of Nitinol Versus Stainless-Steel Stents

08/01/2008

Deepak L. Bhatt , MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI;

Marco Roffi , MD;

Christopher T. Bajzer , MD;

Vidyasagar Kalahasti , MD;

Joel Reginelli , MD;

Kathy Hughes , RN;

Jay S. Yadav , MD;

Khaled M. Ziada , MD;

Debabrata Mukherjee , MD, MS;

Samir R. Kapadia , MD;

Angioplasty and stenting are becoming increasingly accepted techniques for the treatment of carotid stenosis. Compared to endarterectomy, carotid stenting is a less invasive procedure that provides an attractive treatment alternative for some...

Angioplasty and stenting are...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology