Coronary angiography is considered to be the gold standard in the morphological evaluation of coronary artery stenosis. The morphological assessment of the severity of a coronary lesion is very subjective. Thus, the i...
Increasing life expectancy is expected to lead to a corresponding increase in the prevalence of aortic valve disease(AVD). Further, the number of indications for transcatheter aortic valve replacement(TAVR) as a treat...
Pre-procedural planning is the key element of trans-catheter aortic valve implantation(TAVI).Multislice computed tomography of the chest,abdomen and pelvis with the ability to perform a 3-dimensional reconstruction ha...
Supported by VA Merit Review Grant,Department of Veteran Affairs(PI:Dr.Rupak K Banerjee);No.I01CX000342-01
AIM To investigate the patient-outcomes of newly developed pressure drop coefficient(CDP) in diagnosing epicardial stenosis(ES) in the presence of concomitant microvascular disease(MVD).METHODS Patients from our clini...
Ostial lesions present unique challenges for percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI). These lesions are often more calcified,fibrotic,rigid,and more prone to elastic recoil. Intervention on these lesions is associated...
In the last few decades, the recommended treatment for coronary artery disease has been dramatically improved by percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI) and the use of balloon catheters, bare metal stents(BMSs), and d...
AIM To investigate the relationship between coronary calcium score(CCS) and vulnerable plaque/significant stenosis using coronary computed tomographic angiography(CCTA). METHODS CCTA was performed in 651 patients and ...
AIM: To determine the effect of procedural and clinical factors upon C reactive protein(CRP) dynamics following transcatheter aortic valve implantation(TAVI).METHODS: Two hundred and eight consecutive patients that un...
A 78-year-old asymptomatic woman was referred to our clinic for a second opinion regarding indication for mitral valve surgery. An echocardiogram showed a moderate mitral stenosis with a concomitant severe regurgitati...
Supported by VA Merit Review Grant(I01CX000342-01),Department of Veteran Affairs
AIM:To combine pressure and flow parameter, pressure drop coefficient(CDP) will result in better clinical outcomes in comparison to the fractional flow reserve(FFR) group. METHODS:To test this hypothesis, a comparison...