Ali R. Garachemani, MD

Five French Versus Six French Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Control Study of Efficacy, Safety and Outcome

08/01/2008

Roby D. Rakhit , MD;

Christoph Matter ;

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Ali R. Garachemani , MD;

Christian Seiler , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Advances in catheter design have allowed the use of smaller 5 French (Fr) 1.7 mm diameter guiding catheters for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with several theoretical advantages including: 1) earlier hemostasis and fewer puncture...

Advances in catheter design have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Novel Femoral Artery Puncture Closure Device in Patients Undergoing Interventional and
Diagnostic Cardiac Procedures

08/01/2008

Franz R. Eberli , MD;

Haresh Mehta , MD;

Martin Fleisch , MD;

Bernhard Meier , MD, FACC, FESC;

Ali R. Garachemani , MD;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Tushar Chatterjee , MD;

The sizes of introducer sheaths and guiding catheters for percutaneous therapeutic interventions have decreased, which should reduce access-site complications.1–6 However, the use of novel antiplatelet drugs like glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...

The sizes of introducer sheaths...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology