Mahir D. Elder, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI

Case Report

Saddle Embolus and Right Atrial Clot: Using Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Management of Massive Pulmonary Emboli

09/07/2015

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

Ultrasound-assisted catheter-directed thromobolysis was seen as the safest therapeutic modality given patient’s increased morbidity and mortality in the event of bleeding.

Ultrasound-assisted...

09/07/2015

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Clinical Images

Aberrant Origin of the Left Anterior Descending Artery and
Quadrifurcation of Coronary Vessels Associated with Coronary
Artery

08/01/2008

Sridevi Pitta , MD, MBA;

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

Delair Gardi , MD;

Neelima Penugonda , MD;

Case Presentation. A 50-year-old Caucasian male with a history significant for hypertension was admitted to the hospital with exertional chest pain. Laboratory findings showed the first set of troponin was 2.15 and the second set of troponin...

Case Presentation. A 50-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Better Overall Quality of Care and Efficiencies With a Fixed System in a Growing OBL

08/04/2020

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

We are in phase one of a multi-state office-based laboratory (OBL) program, but right now we are at one pilot lab, which has now been open for two years. We perform peripheral angiograms and peripheral interventions, which include a spectrum...

We are in phase one of a...

08/04/2020

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Management of Brachial Artery Thrombosis Post Catheterization

02/27/2013

Muhammad Umer Siddiqui , MD;

Daniyeh Khurram , MD;

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

This report highlights the different ways to manage brachial artery thrombosis post catheterization, which is of special interest because it shows how the management of brachial artery thrombosis has evolved during the past decade. The...

This report highlights the...

02/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clot Busters: The Pulmonary Embolism Program at Detroit Medical Center

01/07/2016

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

We formatted a program specifically to counteract submassive and massive PE.

We formatted a program...

01/07/2016

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An Incidental Complication of Central Line Catheter Placement: Retention of a Guide Wire

03/01/2013

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

Ahmad Al-Taweel , MD;

Muhammad Baig , MD;

Adnan Malik , MD;

We present a case in which a guide wire was retained and incidentally found in a patient.

We present a case in which a...

03/01/2013

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An Absent Right Coronary Artery Anomaly

12/06/2012

Roba S. Alhasan , MD;

Osama Qaqi , MD;

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

Abstract: The presence of a single coronary artery supplying the entire myocardium is an unusual anomaly. Congenital coronary anomalies are found in 0.2-1.6% of the population undergoing diagnostic coronary angiography.6,8 Most coronary...

Abstract: The presence of a...

12/06/2012

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Strategies to Circumvent the Delayed Mechanism of Action of Oral Antiplatelets in the Cardiac Catheterization Lab

02/03/2019

Mahir D. Elder , MD, FACC, FSCAI, FASNC, FCCP, RPVI;

The ongoing opioid crisis in this country, along with the judicial use of morphine in patients with acute coronary syndrome, have created an environment where it is important to bring awareness to physicians and medical staff about morphine,...

The ongoing opioid crisis in...

02/03/2019

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