Nikolaos Kakouros, MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res)

Percutaneous Transcatheter Balloon Valvuloplasty for Bioprosthetic Tricuspid Valve Stenosis in a patient With Orthotopic Heart Transplant

02/24/2015

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Jeffrey Shih , MD;

Gaurav Rana , MBBS;

A 47-year-old man with history of familial cardiomyopathy and orthotopic heart transplant at the age of 34 years presented severe tricuspid stenosis (TS) with a mean transvalvular gradient of 10 mm Hg. To the best of our knowledge, this is...

A 47-year-old man with history...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Replacement in Orthotopic Heart Transplant

06/01/2017

Abdul Moiz Hafiz , MD;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Jeffrey Shih , MD;

A patient with history of orthotopic heart transplant, followed by tricuspid valve replacement, and two subsequent balloon valvuloplasties was offered transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement to avoid what would have been his fourth...

A patient with history of...

06/01/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease

04/15/2017

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Mario Goessl , MD, PhD;

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

Paul Sorajja , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Hani Jneid , MD;

Pratik Kalsaria , MS;

Aya J. Alame , BA;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

This study compares the ACC/AHA and ESC guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease (VHD).

This study compares the ACC/AHA...

04/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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The GuideLiner-Sleeve Technique: A Novel Technique for High-Risk PCI Using Two Left Main Guides for Orbital Atherectomy of Two-Vessel Calcified Ostial Coronary Artery Disease

10/23/2017

Abdul Moiz Hafiz , MD;

Craig Smith , MD;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Our novel GuideLiner-sleeve technique enabled use of atherectomy in calcific ostial lesions of the left anterior descending and left circumflex.

Our novel GuideLiner-sleeve...

10/23/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Evaluation of a Real-World In-Hospital Antiplatelet-Switching Strategy Following Coronary Interventions: The SWITCH Study

04/01/2021

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Antoine E. Soueid , MD, PharmD, JD;

Ibrahim Kassas , MD;

Jeffrey Rade , MD;

Newer antiplatelet therapy agents are reliable and have a fast onset of action, but have significantly higher cost, leading to compliance concerns. We adopted and evaluated an acute agent-switching strategy, using prasugrel or ticagrelor for...

Newer antiplatelet therapy...

04/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature Interview

Orbital Atherectomy for Calcific Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Safety and Feasibility Study

06/28/2019

Abdul Moiz Hafiz , MD;

Craig Smith , MD;

Mohamed Ahmed , MBBCh;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Ibrahim Kassas , MD;

Mohammed Akhter , MD;

Alvaro Alonso , MD, MSc;

Ahmed Nagy , MD;

Jennifer Walker , MD;

We assessed the safety and feasibility of coronary orbital atherectomy in elderly patients with calcific coronary artery disease and severe aortic stenosis who were under consideration for TAVR.

We assessed the safety and...

06/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Education

Acquired Coronary Fenestration

11/25/2019

Abdul Moiz Hafiz , MD;

Nikolaos Kakouros , MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res);

Mary Perras , MS, ANP;

We demonstrate how tandem anatomic and physiologic assessment can be used to diagnose, functionally evaluate, and effectively treat angiographic coronary fenestration.

We demonstrate how tandem...

11/25/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology