Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD

Novel Antegrade Approach to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Paravalvular Leak Closure

09/29/2019

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Kashish Goel , MD;

Gautam Reddy , MD;

Mohammed A. Al-Hijji , MD;

Erin A. Fender , MD;

Mackram F. Eleid , MD;

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

Guy S. Reeder , MD;

In current practice, PVL closure is accomplished by retrograde wiring of the defect followed by delivery of catheters and retrograde extrusion of the device. Delivery of equipment can be challenging in TAVR because of interaction with the...

In current practice, PVL closure...

09/29/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Preprocedural Utility of the Echocardiographic Retroaortic Anomalous Coronary Sign

07/30/2018

Brody D. Slostad , MD;

Chance M. Witt , MD;

Thomas A. Foley , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Image highlights echocardiographic findings associated with the RAC sign and its utility as a non-invasive modality to recognize technically complex and high-risk retroaortic coronary anomalies prior to intervention.

Image highlights...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

High-Sensitivity Troponin in Patients With Coronary Artery Endothelial Dysfunction

10/26/2018

Brad S. Karon , MD, PhD;

Allan S. Jaffe , MD;

Amir Lerman , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Chad J. Zack , MD;

Robert J. Widmer , MD, PhD;

Coronary endothelial dysfunction (CED) is associated with recurrent ischemia. The role of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I levels in patients with CED has not been established. Patients with suspected ischemia, who underwent clinically...

Coronary endothelial dysfunction...

10/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Mechanical Circulatory Support for Cardiac Disease: Temporal Trends in Use and Complications Between 2009 and 2015

07/15/2017

Jacob C. Jentzer , MD;

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

Gregory W. Barsness , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Mackram F. Eleid , MD;

Joseph G. Murphy , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Bradley W. Ternus , MD;

We present the indications for use, temporal trends, complications, and 1-year clinical outcomes after single-access percutaneous mechanical circulatory support device placement from years 2009-2015 at our institution.

We present the indications for...

07/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization Attempts on Subsequent Clinical Outcomes

11/30/2016

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Shuaib Abdulla , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Ahmad Jabbar , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Omar M. Jeroudi , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

We examined a contemporary, unselected cohort of patients with coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) to determine the impact of CTO revascularization on long-term outcomes.

We examined a contemporary,...

11/30/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Right Atrial Mass Biopsy Using Endobronchial Forceps

02/01/2023

Charles Ritchie , MD;

Nahyr S. Lugo-Fagundo , MD;

Peter M. Pollak , MD;

Jordan Ray , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

An endobronchial alligator forceps was used to biopsy an RA mass under intracardiac echocardiographic guidance.

An endobronchial alligator...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Radial Versus Femoral Access in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

05/01/2022

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Mohammed A. Al-Hijji , MD;

Mackram F. Eleid , MD;

Mohammed Al-Khouli , MD;

Salman Farhat , MBBS;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Keniel Pierre , MD;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Nahyr S. Lugo-Fagundo , MD;

Rajiv Gulati , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Gharacholou , MD;

Mayra Guerrero , MD;

Peter M. Pollak , MD;

David R. Holmes Jr., MD;

Mandeep Singh Randhawa , MD;

This study included consecutive patients who underwent PCI within 30 days before TAVR at Mayo Clinic. Vascular access was left to the discretion of the operator. Baseline demographics, procedural data, PCI outcomes, and subsequent...

This study included consecutive...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology