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Author(s): James R Revenaugh Added: 3 years ago
This article examines the initial results of the authorÔÇÖs experience to date with percutaneous left ventricular assist (LVA) support of patients in cardiogenic shock, and for temporary left heart support in the setting of high-risk percutaneous intervention. Despite evolving procedural methods, 16 of 18 patients in this study survived to hospital discharge. Intraprocedural complications were… View more
Author(s): Niels Ramsing Holm Added: 7 months ago
ESC 2023 — Dr Niels Ramsing Holm (Aarhus University, DK) outlines the findings from the OCTOBER trial (NCT03171311). The OCTOBER trial (Aarhus University Hospital Skejby, Abbott) aimed to compare the median two-year clinical outcome after optical coherence tomography (OCT) guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as compared to angiographic-guided PCI. This was an investigator-initiated… View more
Author(s): Karthiek R Narala , Thomas A LaLonde , Sohail Hassan , et al Added: 3 years ago
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects approximately 26 million people in the US.1 CKD is considered a coronary risk equivalent and also a risk factor for progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD).2 Cardiovascular death rates are 10–30 times higher in dialysis patients than in the general population.3 This increase in CKD patients is multifactorial and is now mainly considered via two pathways:… View more
Author(s): Michael Megaly , Marwan Saad , Emmanouil S Brilakis Added: 3 years ago
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of small-vessel coronary artery disease (SVD) is challenging because of difficulties with equipment delivery and high restenosis rates. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are an attractive emerging PCI option for patients with SVD. Small-vessel coronary artery disease SVD was defined in the Intracoronary Stenting or Angioplasty for Restenosis Reduction in Small… View more
Job title: Clinical Research Director / Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Alaide Chieffo is a Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Clinical Research at San Raffaele Research Hospital, Milan, IT. She is also an adjunct Professor at Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles on various topics in interventional cardiology. Additionally, she serves as a co-investigator and Principal Investigator in major… View more
Author(s): Mansi Oberoi , Nitesh Ainani , J Dawn Abbott , et al Added: 1 year ago
Research Area(s) / Expertise: Job title: Interventional Cardiologist
Dr Rhian E Davies is an Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Complex Coronary at WellSpan Health, Pennsylvania, US.She completed her medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Philadelphia, PA and went on to complete her Internal Medicine and General Cardiology training at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. This training was followed by… View more