Shahid Aziz, BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB

Bacteremia Following Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Bacteremic complications after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention are perhaps surprisingly rare considering the frequency of entry into the circulation of arterial sheaths, guide catheters, guidewires, balloon...

Bacteremic complications after...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Polymer Stent Coating for Prevention of Neointimal Hyperplasia

08/01/2008

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Ideally, cardiologists would like a stent that is easy to deliver, causes no acute thrombosis, provides insignificant late loss due to intimal hyperplasia and offers no risk of late thrombosis should antiplatelet therapy have to be withdrawn....

Ideally, cardiologists would...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Sirolimus-eluting Stents for the Treatment of Atherosclerotic Ostial Lesions

08/01/2008

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

This prospective observational study examines the use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) for the treatment of atherosclerotic ostial lesions.1 Ostial lesions that involve the junction of the aorta and the origin of the right coronary artery,...

This prospective observational...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Another CTO Conundrum: Important Questions Remain

08/01/2008

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

This short paper by Moreno et al. claims to show that patients with a chronic total occlusion (CTO) in a non-culprit coronary artery, who also have multivessel disease (MVD) and an acute myocardial infarction (MI) have a worse outcome than...

This short paper by Moreno et...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Safety of the Radial Artery Approach in the Elderly

08/01/2008

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Since the first description of transradial coronary stent implantation in 1993,1 there has been a rapid increase in the number of coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures using this approach. The radial artery (RA) technique has...

Since the first description of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Late Stent Thrombosis Associated with Coronary Aneurysm Formation after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation

08/01/2008

Raphael A. Perry , MD, FRCP, BMBS, BSc;

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

John L. Morris , MD, FRCP;

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E96-E98 Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to be superior to bare-metal stents (BMS) in reducing the need for repeat revascularization.1 Their use has increased rapidly with DES accounting for up to 80% of...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Transradial Treatment of Bifurcation Coronary Disease Using the
Multi-Link Frontier‚Ñ¢ Bifurcation Stent System

08/01/2008

John L. Morris , MD, FRCP;

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

The percutaneous revascularization of coronary bifurcation lesions by coronary stenting remains technically challenging. Side branch occlusion due to plaque shift can occur during stenting of the main branch, and this may result in non-Q wave...

The percutaneous...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Anomalous Origin of Left Internal Mammary Artery

08/01/2008

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Origin of the internal mammary artery from sites other than the inferior surface of the first part of the subclavian artery is not uncommon. We describe the case of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) originating from the third part of the...

Origin of the internal mammary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Interview

Aesthetic Orthognathic Surgery

03/07/2022

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

In this video, Dr. Aziz, DMD, MD, discusses best practices, surgical planning, and more regarding aesthetic orthognathic surgery.

In this video, Dr. Aziz, DMD,...

03/07/2022

ePlasty

Postdilatation following Coronary Stent Deployment: Lesion and Procedural Characteristics Associated with an Increase in Stent D

08/01/2008

Shahid Aziz , BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB;

John L. Morris , MD, FRCP;

Raphael A. Perry , MD, FRCP, BMBS, BSc;

Rodney H. Stables , DM, MA, BM, BCh, FRCP, MD;

First-generation balloon-expandable stents such as the Palmaz-Schatz stent were often deployed at low pressure using compliant delivery balloons. Overhang of the deployment balloon outside the stent increased the risk of edge dissection when...

First-generation...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology