David X. Zhao, MD

Case Report

Use of the PercuSurge GuardWire¬Æ Distal Balloon Occlusion System as an Endovascular Clamp during Off-Pump Coronary Bypass Surger

08/01/2008

David X. Zhao , MD;

Carter Tharpe , MD;

James Greelish , MD;

John Byrne , MD;

Rob Hood , MD;

Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...

Off-pump coronary bypass surgery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Using Quality Improvement Methods to Improve Door-to-Balloon
Time at an Academic Medical Center

08/01/2008

Anderson Donelli , MD;

Jeannie Byrd , RN;

Marc A. Mickiewicz , MD;

Corey Slovis , MD;

Christianne Roumie , MD, MPH;

Tom A. Elasy , MD, MPH;

Robert S. Dittus , MD, MPH;

Ted Speroff , PhD;

Tom DiSalvo , MD, MPH;

David X. Zhao , MD;

Robert L. Huang , MD, MPH;

An estimated 500,000 patients per year in the United States1 experience a ST-elevation MI (STEMI) with a shortterm mortality rate of 5–10%.2 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the preferred approach for treating STEMI1 and timely...

An estimated 500,000 patients...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Release and Elimination of Soluble Vasoactive Factors during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Saphenous Vein Grafts: Analys

08/01/2008

David X. Zhao , MD;

Douglas Vaughan , MD;

Joseph G. Salloum , MD;

Carter Tharpe , MD;

The no-reflow phenomenon is defined as a severe reduction in antegrade coronary flow in the absence of epicardial vessel obstruction.1 The presence of no-reflow substantially increases the risk of major adverse clinical events (MACE) in...

The no-reflow phenomenon is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effects of the Number and Interval of Balloon Inflations during Primary PCI (Full title below)

09/01/2009

John McPherson , MD;

David X. Zhao , MD;

Guisong Wang , MD;

Sanguo Zhang , MD;

Steven J. Joggerst , MD;

Effects of the Number and Interval of Balloon Inflations during Primary PCI on the Extent of Myocardial Injury in Patients with STEMI: Does Postconditioning Exist in Real-World Practice? ____________________________ ABSTRACT:...

Effects of the Number and...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Efficacy and Safety of Percutaneous Life Support During High-Risk Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Refractory Cardiogenic Shock and In-Laboratory Cardiopulmonary Arrest

03/25/2011

David Webb , MS, CCP;

Marshall Crenshaw , MD;

David X. Zhao , MD;

Ehab S. Kasasbeh , MD;

Joseph G. Salloum , MD;

Jack P. Chen , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP;

Jayant Bagai , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...

ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk...

03/25/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

Learning Curve in Transradial Cardiac Catheterization: Procedure-Related Parameters Stratified by Operators‚Äô Transradial Volume

11/01/2012

Mark D. Glazer , MD;

Joseph G. Salloum , MD;

John H. Cleator , MD, PhD;

Robert L. Huang , MD, MPH;

David X. Zhao , MD;

Ehab S. Kasasbeh , MD;

Babar Parvez , MD;

Michele Marie Hasselblad , MSN, RN;

Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether radial artery access is associated with a reduction in fluoroscopy time, procedure time, and other procedural variables over a 27-month period during which the radial artery approach was incorporated...

Abstract: Objectives. To...

11/01/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology