Rajesh Sachdeva, MD

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Single Coronary Artery

06/29/2012

Prevalence of anomalous coronaries has been reported as 0.6%-1.3% in adults in different angiographic series. The most common coronary anomaly is separate origin of left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex (LCX) from left sinus of...

Prevalence of anomalous...

06/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Effect of Chronic Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitor Therapy on Myocardial Injury in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

01/27/2011

Mayank Agrawal , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Sumith Aleti , MD;

Darpan Bansal , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Procedural MI is a frequent complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) have been shown to reduce ischemic events in the setting of acute myocardial...

ABSTRACT: Background. Procedural...

01/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Atresia of the Left Internal Mammary Artery Graft Following Percutaneous Intervention of the Left Main

12/02/2011

Ravi Kalaga , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

ABSTRACT: Because of its durability and patency, the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is preferentially used to bypass obstructive lesions in the left main coronary artery (LMCA) and/or the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD)....

ABSTRACT: Because of its...

12/02/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Recurrent Cardiovascular Events with Paclitaxel-Eluting Versus Bare-Metal Stents in Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions: Insights from the SOS (Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts) Trial

05/26/2011

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aristotelis C. Papayannis , MD;

Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim , MD;

Bilal Saeed , MD;

Panagiotis Karyofillis , MD;

Biswajit Kar , MD;

Peter B. Berger , MD;

Christopher Lichtenwalter , MD;

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

Owen Obel , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Joseph K. Bissett , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Vassilios V. Voudris , MD, PhD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

James Rossen , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Panayotis Fasseas , MD;

James A. de Lemos , MD;

ABSTRACT: The Stenting of Saphenous Vein Grafts (SOS) trial demonstrated a reduction in clinical and angiographic adverse events with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES) compared to bare-metal stents (BMS) in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions,...

ABSTRACT: The Stenting of...

05/26/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Utility of Adenosine Sequelae in Primer Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty

10/25/2011

Abhishek Deshmukh , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Aortic stenosis is an insidious disease with a long latency period.1 Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis is associated with poor outcomes unless an aortic valve replacement procedure is performed.1 In the real world, 30% of patients with...

Aortic stenosis is an insidious...

10/25/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Long-Term Outcomes of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Transplant Coronary Artery Disease in Pediatric Heart Transplant Recipients

05/29/2012

Moo-Hyun Kim , MD, PhD;

Ritu Sachdeva , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Abstract: Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal and drug-eluting stent (DES) use in pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) recipients...

Abstract: Objective. The purpose...

05/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Right Ventricle: The Increasing Importance of Half Brother of the Left Ventricle

02/27/2013

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Mayank Agrawal , MD;

Sandeep Singla , MD;

Right ventricle is a difficult chamber to assess both structurally and functionally. It will be important to assess the effect of TAVI on right ventricle function because regardless of etiology, right ventricle dysfunction is an independent...

Right ventricle is a difficult...

02/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

Intervention in the Occluded Vein Graft: With High Risk Can Come Great Reward. Review of Techniques With Case Examples

10/31/2012

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Jeffrey Cook , MD;

Abstract: Total occlusion of a saphenous vein graft (SVG) can present as abrupt thrombotic occlusion in an atherosclerotic graft with resultant acute cardiac events or chronic total occlusion (CTO) with resultant angina symptoms. The risks of...

Abstract: Total occlusion of a...

10/31/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Radiation Exposure After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Is the Cancer Risk Real?

08/29/2013

Neeraj M. Shah , MD;

Abhishek Deshmukh , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

A discussion on the risk-benefit ratio of radiation exposure during PCI.

A discussion on the risk-benefit...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Radial Access Technique

Cardiac Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Syncope With Right Ventricular Septal Mass

07/30/2012

Abhishek Deshmukh , MD;

Rajesh Sachdeva , MD;

Asif Sewani , MD;

Abhishek Jaiswal , MBBS;

Abstract: Cardiac sarcoid remains a challenging diagnostic entity. Electrical abnormalities in sarcoid myocarditis range from heart blocks to lethal ventricular tachycardias. Sarcoid granulomas have predilection for left ventricular side and...

Abstract: Cardiac sarcoid...

07/30/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology