Ravi K. Ramana, DO

Case Report

Ethanol Septal Ablation for Refractory Ventricular Tachycardia

08/01/2008

Case Study. A 56-year-old male with severe nonischemic cardiomyopathy and recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT) presented to our cardiology clinic with complaints of intermittent palpitations and several implantable cardioverter...

Case Study. A 56-year-old male...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Lipotamous Cardiac Disorders: Two Unusual Cases and a Review of the Literature

04/07/2009

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Amir Darki , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Michael Havens , MD;

Eva Wojcik , MD;

Doug Brylka , MD;

M. Mukkarram Singh , MD;

From the Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted January 16, 2009, provisional acceptance given January 20,...

From the Division of Cardiology,...

04/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Late Presentation of an Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: Case Report and Review

10/09/2008

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Peter Varga , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare cause of ischemia, heart failure and/or sudden death. A premortem diagnosis beyond early childhood is exceedingly rare because over 90%...

ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of...

10/09/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Experience with Rotational Atherectomy in Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

08/01/2008

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Over the past decade there have been tremendous advancements in the technique and procedural success rates in the field of interventional cardiology. Many of these advancements have addressed percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) on...

Over the past decade there have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Incidence and Outcomes in the New Interventional Era

08/01/2008

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Jayson Liu , MD;

Henry Loeb , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Leslie Cho , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CP has historically been reported to occur in 0.1–3.0% of PCI procedures.1–5 Although CP can be caused by...

Coronary artery perforation (CP)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology