Akio Kawamura, MD

Autopsy Findings of Amplatzer Septal Occluder at 5 Months After Closure of Atrial Septal Defect: How Long Does it Take to be Endothelialized

07/30/2013

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Hideaki Kigasawa , MD;

Hiroshi Kamma , MD;

An 83-year old man died of aspiration pneumonia 5 months after closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) with an Amplatzer atrial septal defect occluder (ASO). At autopsy, the device was scarcely covered by the endothelium. After the percutaneous...

An 83-year old man died of...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Left Main Trunk Perforation Sealed by 90 Second Perfusion Balloon Inflation

05/30/2012

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Satoshi Mogi , MD;

Ayaka Endo , MD;

ABSTRACT: Coronary perforation is a rare but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. In our case, kissing balloon technique caused the perforation. We took care of balloon diameter and inflation pressure, but we did not...

ABSTRACT: Coronary perforation...

05/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Rheolytic Thrombectomy for Thromboembolic Occlusion of the Internal Carotid Artery Complicating Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Mathew Tilem , MD;

David E. Gossman , MD;

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Stroke is a relatively rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of stroke after PCI is reported to be 0.3 to 0.5%, which has...

Stroke is a relatively rare but...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Cutting Balloon for Bifurcation Lesions Jailed by NIR Stent

08/01/2008

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Teruo Okabe , MD;

Yasushi Asakura , MD;

With the increasing use of stents, sidebranch compromise after stent deployment in the parent vessel has been a matter of concern. In such bifurcation lesions, it is hard to obtain initial success. Moreover, they carry a high risk of...

With the increasing use of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Artery (full title below)

05/04/2009

Masahiro Jinzaki , MD;

Sachio Kuribayashi , MD;

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Percutaneous Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Contralateral Injection via Isolated Conus Artery From the *Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of...

Percutaneous Revascularization...

05/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Vascular Disease

Impact of Gender on In-Hospital Outcomes following Contemporary Percutaneous Intervention for Peripheral Arterial Disease

08/01/2008

Seth D. Bilazarian , MD, FACC, FAHA, FASNC, RPVI;

Nabila S. Riskalla , RN;

Manish S. Chauhan , MD;

Akio Kawamura , MD;

Thomas C. Piemonte , MD;

Richard W. Nesto , MD;

Women with coronary artery disease (CAD) are known to have a higher prevalence of co-morbidities than men, including advanced age, hypertension, diabetes and concomitant non-cardiac disease. Female gender has been shown to be an independent...

Women with coronary artery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology