Ioannis A. Stathopoulos, MD, PhD

Case Report

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Chronic Saphenous Vein
Graft Occlusion: A Potential New Paradigm

08/01/2008

Case PresentationA 69-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, s/p coronary artery bypass graft in 1994 (saphenous vein graft [SVG] to the right coronary artery [RCA], SVG to the diagonal branch, SVG to the obtuse...

Case PresentationA 69-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Radial Access ‚Äî Be Prepared!

10/09/2008

Ioannis A. Stathopoulos , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: We present the case of a 46-year-old female patient that experienced recurrent stent thrombosis and underwent attempted primary PCI via the radial artery. Although radial artery cannulation with a 6 Fr sheath and the diagnostic...

ABSTRACT: We present the case of...

10/09/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Cardiac Tamponade Complicating Coronary Perforation During Angioplasty: Short-Term Outcomes and Long-Term Survival

09/27/2013

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Ioannis A. Stathopoulos , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kossidas , MD;

Georgia Panagopoulos , PhD;

Tamponade in the setting of coronary perforation increases risk of death by >3-fold. This study shows that PCI of complex lesions with an expected increased risk of perforation should be undertaken cautiously among patients with...

Tamponade in the setting of...

09/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Guidewire-Induced Coronary Artery Perforation and Tamponade During PCI: In-Hospital Outcomes and Impact on Long-Term Survival

08/05/2014

Marcelo A. Jimenez , MD;

Ioannis A. Stathopoulos , MD, PhD;

Konstantinos Kossidas , MD;

Georgia Panagopoulos , PhD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

Guidewire-induced coronary perforation (CP) rate is reported to have increased. We analyzed 23,399 PCIs to evaluate the independent contribution of guidewire-induced CP on mortality.

Guidewire-induced coronary...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology