Rodrigo Bagur, MD, PhD

Feasibility of Using a Sheathless Guiding Catheter for Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy Performed by Transradial Approach

11/26/2014

Jean-Michel Potvin , MD;

Nancy Fillion , MD;

Pierre Levesque , MD;

Benoit Tremblay , MD;

Olivier F. Bertrand , MD, PhD;

Pradeep Yadav , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Ian C. Gilchrist , MD;

Patrick Béliveau , MD;

Valérie Gaudreault , MD, PhD;

The role of endomyocardial biopsy (EMB) in the diagnosis and treatment of adults presenting a newly unexplained cardiomyopathy remains controversial and the clinical indication varies among different centers. The present manuscript reports...

The role of endomyocardial...

11/26/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Dedicated Bifurcation Stents for Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized-Controlled Trials

11/23/2019

Vinayak Nagaraja , MD, MBBS, MS, FRACP, MMed;

Chadi Alraies , MD;

Pablo Lamelas , MD, MSc;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Mohamed O. Mohamed , MBChB, MRCP, MBBCh;

Nikolaos Tzemos , MD;

Shahar Lavi , MD, PhD;

Diana Ayan , MSc;

Mamas A. Mamas , DPhil, BMBCh, MRCP, MD;

PCI of coronary bifurcation lesions (CBLs) remains a challenge in contemporary practice due to the procedural and technical difficulties involved. We review the current evidence on the safety and clinical outcomes of dedicated bifurcation...

PCI of coronary bifurcation...

11/23/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Small-Size vs Large-Size Burr for Rotational Atherectomy

05/28/2019

Zeev Israeli , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Shahar Lavi , MD, PhD;

Yaniv Levi , MD;

Amir Solomonica , MD, MPH;

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of performing rotational atherectomy using smaller burrs and subsequently smaller-sheath size catheters.

The aim of this study was to...

05/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Nitroglycerin-Derived Pd/Pa for the Assessment of Intermediate Coronary Lesions

08/15/2017

Zeev Israeli , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Dorian Murariu , MSc;

Sabrina Wall , BSc;

Mistre Alemayehu , MSc;

Yasir Parviz , MBBS, MRCP;

Pantelis Diamantouros , MD;

Shahar Lavi , MD, PhD;

This study assesses the predictive value of Pd/Pa after nitroglycerin administration as compared with standard fractional flow reserve (FFR).

This study assesses the...

08/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Transradial Approach for Post-Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Angiography: What Works From the Leg, Works From the Wrist!

02/29/2016

Olivier F. Bertrand , MD, PhD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Once the learning period is completed, the transradial approach is technically as feasible as the femoral approach for post-CABG angiography and PCI, yet it retains the significant safety advantages of radial access. It is now the...

Once the learning period is...

02/29/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Transcatheter Simultaneous Double-Transapical Access for Paravalvular Mitral Leak Closure Using the Occlutech PLD

07/01/2016

Mauro Cassese , MD;

Gaetano Contegiacomo , MD;

Vincenzo Pestrichella , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Antonio Pignatelli , MD;

Rossella Alemanni , MD;

Rosamaria Montesanti , MD;

Maurizio Braccio , MD;

Francesco Greco , MD;

Pierpaolo D'Ambruoso , MD;

Cataldo Davide Memmola , MD;

Two Occlutech paravalvular leak devices were successfully delivered in a 67-year-old patient with rheumatic heart valve disease using a simultaneous double-transapical access with double-wire technique.

Two Occlutech paravalvular leak...

07/01/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Activated Clotting Time and Outcomes of Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From the PROGRESS-CTO Registry

12/05/2023

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Ufuk Yildirim , MD;

Omer Goktekin , MD;

Khaldoon Alaswad , MD;

Nidal Abi Rafeh , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Niranjan Reddy , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

James W. Choi , MD;

Jimmy L. Kerrigan , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Elias V. Haddad , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Lorenzo Azzalini , MD, PhD, MSc;

Michaella Alexandrou , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

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

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Paul Poommipanit , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rhian E. Davies , DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI;

Sevket Gorgulu , MD;

Nazif Aygul , MD;

Philip Dattilo , MD;

Jarrod D. Frizzell , MD;

The authors evaluated the association between activated clotting time and in-hospital clinical outcomes in a large international multicenter chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

The authors evaluated the...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Through a Single Femoral Access: A Multicenter Experience

09/16/2022

Mathias Wolfrum , MD;

Federico Moccetti , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Carla Romina Agatiello , MD;

Pantelis Diamantouros , MD;

Carlos Giuliani , MD;

Stefan Toggweiler , MD;

Horacio Medina de Chazal , MD;

Ignacio Miguel Seropian , MD;

Matias Sztejfman , MD;

During the past few years, physicians have optimized transcatheter aortic valve replacement and its periprocedural management, with the minimalist approach becoming popular. We aimed to further simplify the procedure using a single femoral...

During the past few years,...

09/16/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Does Routine Sedation Influence Anxiety and CRP Levels in Patients Undergoing Elective Coronary Catheterization?

12/01/2021

Adi Sharabi-Nov , MD, MPH;

Zipi Regev-Avraham , PhD;

Zuheir Farraj , BSc;

Zeev Israeli , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Saeed Khatib , MD;

Lidia Izakson , MD;

Majdi Halabi , MD;

Elena Bukovetzky , PhD;

Soliman Khatib , PhD;

We sought to determine whether anxiety and CRP levels in patients undergoing elective left heart catheterization differ when routine sedation with midazolam is administered.

We sought to determine whether...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology