Navin Kumar Kapur, MD

Case Report

Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Refractory Hypoxemia after HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Placemen

08/01/2008

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

John V. Conte , MD;

Jon R. Resar , MD;

During the fourth week of gestation, the primitive atrium divides into right and left atria by forming two septa, the septum primum and secundum. As the septum primum grows from the dorsocranial wall, two openings develop, the foramen primum...

During the fourth week of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Successful Management of an Unruptured Mycotic Coronary Aneurysm

09/07/2009

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

John V. Conte , MD;

Ilan S. Wittstein , MD;

ABSTRACT: Systemic complications of native-valve endocarditis include embolism, abscess formation and development of mycotic aneurysms. To date, only two cases of mycotic coronary aneurysm (MCA) detected by transesophageal echocardiography...

ABSTRACT: Systemic complications...

09/07/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist via the Internal Jugular Vein in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating (FULL TITLE BELOW)

02/03/2010

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Michael S. Kiernan , MD;

Barath Krishnamurthy , MD;

ABSTRACT: Management of right heart failure in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) includes emergent reperfusion of the infarct-related artery, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor and inotropic support, and trans-venous pacing in the presence of...

ABSTRACT: Management of right...

02/03/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Subacute Left Ventricular Rupture Supported with a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device

05/27/2011

Duc Thinh Pham , MD;

Ravikiran Korabathina , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

ABSTRACT: Cardiac rupture is a fatal complication of transmural myocardial infarction that is associated with high mortality. We describe the successful management of a case of subacute cardiac rupture and cardiogenic shock supported by a...

ABSTRACT: Cardiac rupture is a...

05/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

Conversations in Cardiology – Does Every Primary PCI Lab Need an Impella* (or Its Equivalent)?

07/26/2016

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Gurpreet S. Sandhu , MD, PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Ted Feldman , MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC;

Jim Blankenship , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Bonnie H. Weiner , MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

In this “Conversation in Cardiology”, Dr. Ted Feldman from Evanston Hospital, Evanston, Illinois, asks, “Is the availability of Impella a requirement for every STEMI [ST-elevation myocardial infarction] program (even in lower volume programs...

In this “Conversation in...

07/26/2016

Cath Lab Digest

Invasive Thoughts

Circulatory Support Devices in the Catheterization Laboratory: Evolution or Revolution?

01/29/2013

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

The increasing heart failure population has led to a growing demand for mechanical support options to support coronary and non-coronary interventions. Therefore, the approach to the high risk interventional patient now requires a better...

The increasing heart failure...

01/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

High-Risk Coronary Intervention with a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device in the Presence of an Unstable Left Ventricular Th

07/06/2010

Barath Krishnamurthy , MD;

Chris Pan , BSc, MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

High-Risk Coronary Intervention with a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device in the Presence of an Unstable Left Ventricular Thrombus ABSTRACT: Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is one of the most common complications of myocardial...

High-Risk Coronary Intervention...

07/06/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Hemodynamic Effects of Standard Versus Larger-Capacity Intraaortic Balloon Counterpulsation Pumps

03/31/2015

Andrew Weintraub , MD;

David Denofrio , MD;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Carey D. Kimmelstiel , MD, FACC, FACP, MSCAI;

Michael S. Kiernan , MD;

Duc Thinh Pham , MD;

Vikram Paruchuri , MD;

Arjun Majithia , MD;

Michele Esposito , MD;

Henry Shih , MD;

Several recent trials have examined the clinical utility of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation pumps (IABPs) in cardiogenic shock and acute coronary syndromes. More recently, a larger-capacity 50 cc IABP was introduced into practice. This...

Several recent trials have...

03/31/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?

09/07/2015

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Fred Resnick ;

Andrew Doorey ;

Andrew D. Michaels , MD, MAS;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Using Time-Density Curve Analysis After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

01/29/2014

Nimish N. Shah , BS;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Ameer Shah , MD;

Carey D. Kimmelstiel , MD, FACC, FACP, MSCAI;

Regis Vaillant , PhD;

John Finley , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ravikiran Korabathina , MD;

Andrew J. Boyle , MBBS, PhD, MD;

Vikram Paruchuri , MD;

Michele Esposito , MD;

Chris Pan , BSc, MD;

This study assesses myocardial blush (MB) using a novel software algorithm that quantifies time-density curves after percutaneous coronary intervention.

This study assesses myocardial...

01/29/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology