Outcomes

Does MRSA Affect Clinical Outcomes?

Objective To compare the outcomes of patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections to patients without MRSA. Methods This is a post hoc analysis of two pr...

08/19/2021

Pregnancy-Associated Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes, and Risk During Subsequent Pregnancy

06/01/2021

Stephanie Chen, MD¹; Maqdooda Merchant, MD²; Kenneth N. Mahrer, MD¹; Andrew P. Ambrosy, MD^1,2; Robert J. Lundstrom, MD¹; Sahar Naderi, MD¹

Stephanie Chen, MD1; Maqdooda Mercha...

This study compares the clinical course and longitudinal follow-up of 22 cases of pregnancy-associated SCAD with 285 cases of non-pregnancy SCAD from Kaiser Permanente Northern California.

This study compares the clinical...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Prospective Experience of Pulmonary Embolism Management and Outcomes

03/01/2021

Matthew J. Lacey, MD¹; Tarek A. Hammad, MD²; Melanie Parikh, MD²; Leben Tefera, MD¹; Pallavi Sharma, MD¹; Rebecca Kahl, MBA²; Amanda Zemko, RN²; Jun Li, MD²; Teresa Carman, MD²; Robert Schilz, DO, PhD³ Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD²

Matthew J. Lacey, MD1; Tarek A. Hamm...

We sought to evaluate the impact of pulmonary embolism (PE) response teams (PERTs) on all consecutive patients with PE.

We sought to evaluate the impact...

03/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Impact of COVID-19-Related Social Distancing on Cancer Outcomes

01/05/2021

Journal of Clinical Pathways

Original Contribution

Association of Anemia With Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Peripheral Vascular Intervention: Insights From the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2 VIC)

12/27/2017

Nikhil V. Ambulgekar, MD¹; Scott F. Grey, PhD²; Howard S. Rosman, MD¹; Hussein Othman, MD¹; Thomas P. Davis, MD¹; Timothy J. Nypaver, MD³; Theodore Schreiber, MD⁴; Hiroshi Yamasaki, MD¹; Thomas A. Lalonde, MD¹; Peter K. Henke, MD²; Hitinder S. Gurm, MD²; Rajendra H. Mehta, MD, MS⁵; P. Michael Grossman, MD²; On Behalf of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2) Investigators

Nikhil V. Ambulgekar, MD1; Scott F. ...

To evaluate the clinical features and outcomes of patients with anemia undergoing percutaneous peripheral vascular intervention (PVI) in a contemporary registry, we evaluated the differences in the clinical features and outcomes of patients...

To evaluate the clinical...

12/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Preoperative Intraaortic Balloon Pump Improves Early Outcomes Following High-Risk Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials and Prospective Study Design

09/15/2017

Penelope P. Rampersad, MD, MSc¹; Jacob A. Udell, MD, MPH^1,2,5; Rami Zawi, MD^2,5; Maral Ouzounian, MD, PhD^3,5; Christopher B. Overgaard, MD, MSc^1,5; Vinoda Sharma, MD^1,5; Vivek Rao, MD, PhD^3,5; Michael E. Farkouh, MD, MSc^1,4,5; Vladim√≠r D≈æav√≠k, MD^1,5

Penelope P. Rampersad, MD, MSc1; Jac...

Despite widespread use, evidence to support preemptive IABP insertion for patients undergoing high-risk CABG surgery remains sparse, and in need of a well-defined clinical trial. To inform the design of a prospective trial, we sought to...

Despite widespread use, evidence...

09/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

04/15/2017

Aya J. Alame, BA¹; Aris Karatasakis, MD¹; Judit Karacsonyi, MD¹; Barbara A. Danek, MD¹; Paul Sorajja, MD²; Mario G√∂ssl, MD²; Santiago Garcia, MD³; Hani Jneid, MD⁴; Nikolaos Kakouros, MD⁵; Jose Roberto Martinez-Parachini, MD¹; Erica Resendes, MS¹; Pratik Kalsaria, MS¹; Michele Roesle, RN¹; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH¹; Subhash Banerjee, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^1,2

Aya J. Alame, BA1; Aris Karatasakis,...

This study compares the ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD).

This study compares the ACC/AHA...

04/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparative Matched Outcome of Evolut-R vs CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

01/31/2017

Uri Landes, MD; Tamir Bental, MD; Alon Barsheshet, MD; Abid Assali, MD; Hana Vaknin Assa, MD; Amos Levi, MD; Katia Orvin, MD; Ran Kornowski, MD

Uri Landes, MD; Tamir Bental, MD; A...

We compared transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes of the Evolut-R and CoreValve devices. This study indicates that the efficacy and safety of the self-expandable second-generation Evolut-R transcatheter valve is at least comparable...

We compared transcatheter aortic...

01/31/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Impact of Age and Sex on In-Hospital Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

01/15/2017

Aris Karatasakis, MD¹; Rahel Iwnetu, MD¹; Barbara A. Danek, MD¹; Dimitri Karmpaliotis, MD²; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD³; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD⁴; Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MBA⁵; David E. Kandzari, MD⁶; Nicholas J. Lembo, MD⁶; Mitul Patel, MD⁷; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD⁷; William L. Lombardi, MD⁸; R. Michael Wyman, MD⁹; J. Aaron Grantham, MD¹⁰; Anthony H. Doing, MD¹¹; Catalin Toma, MD¹²; James W. Choi, MD¹³; Barry F. Uretsky, MD¹⁴; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD²; Ajay J. Kirtane, MD²; Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil²; Manish Parikh, MD²; Judit Karacsonyi, MD¹; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH¹; Craig A. Thompson, MD¹⁵; Subhash Banerjee, MD¹; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD^1,16

Aris Karatasakis, MD1; Rahel Iwnetu,...

We sought to determine the effect of age and sex on procedural outcomes and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.

We sought to determine the...

01/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Initial Single-Center Experience With the Fully Repositionable Transfemoral Lotus Aortic Valve System

11/15/2016

Kai-Uwe Jarr, MD; Florian Leuschner, MD; Benjamin Meder, MD; Hugo A. Katus, MD; Raffi Bekeredjian, MD; Emmanuel Chorianopoulos, MD

Kai-Uwe Jarr, MD; Florian Leuschner,...

An analysis of our first real-world experience with the second-generation, mechanically expanded, fully repositionable transfemoral Lotus TAVR device (Boston Scientific).

An analysis of our first...

11/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology