George Louridas, MD

Case Report

Rotational Ablation of an Unexpandable Sirolimus-Eluting Stent

08/01/2008

The use of rotational atherectomy to ablate part of a metallic stent has been very limited, mainly because there are a small number of candidates for this type of procedure,1–7 but probably also because of the concern regarding the size and...

The use of rotational...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Electrophysiology Corner

Inappropriate ICD Therapy Due to Electrical Interference: External Alternating Current Leakage

08/01/2008

Stelios Paraskevaidis , MD;

Kostas P. Polymeropoulos , MD;

George Louridas , MD;

ICD treatment has been shown to be more effective than antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of sudden cardiac death, due to malignant ventricular arrhythmias.1 Despite recent advances in device technology, inappropriate therapy...

ICD treatment has been shown to...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Study

Inappropriate ICD Therapy Due to Electrical Interference: External Alternating Current Leakage

05/03/2008

Stelios Paraskevaidis , MD;

Kostas P. Polymeropoulos , MD;

George Louridas , MD;

Electromagnetic interference due to external alternating current leakage was the cause of inappropriate ICD shock.

Electromagnetic interference due...

05/03/2008