Creighton W. Don, MD, PhD

Novel Use of an Apical-Femoral Wire Rail to Assist With Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

06/02/2014

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

Mark Reisman , MD;

Edward D. Verrier , MD;

Gabriel S. Aldea , MD;

Nahush A. Mokadam , MD;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Michael S. Kim , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

The inability to reposition or retrieve balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valves once they have been deployed requires implantation of the valve in the descending aorta or open surgical procedures to extract the valve. We describe the...

The inability to reposition or...

06/02/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Early Transcatheter Aortic Valve Function With and Without Therapeutic Anticoagulation

10/23/2017

Danny Dvir , MD;

Pranoti G. Hiremath , MD;

Bryn Smith , MD;

Kathleen E. Kearney , MD;

James M. McCabe , MD, FACC;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Mark Reisman , MD;

Gabriel S. Aldea , MD;

Prosthetic leaflet thrombosis is a growing concern in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). We analyzed patients undergoing native-valve TAVR between 2012 and 2015 based on anticoagulant use at hospital discharge.

Prosthetic leaflet thrombosis is...

10/23/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Percutaneous Repair of Aortic Pseudoaneurysms: A Case Series

12/30/2015

Zachary L. Steinberg , MD;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Jack C.J. Sun , MD, MSc;

Edward A. Gill Jr., MD;

Steven L. Goldberg , MD;

We report our experience with percutaneous intervention for the treatment of aortic pseudoaneurysms.

We report our experience with...

12/30/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Use of the ACIST CVi System in Structural Heart Interventions: Efficiency and Image Quality for Different Contrast Injection Needs

05/29/2018

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Because the ACIST offers higher flows in certain circumstances, such as when there is a very high-flow state, the system allows you to get a better injection than with a hand injection.

Because the ACIST offers higher...

05/29/2018

Cath Lab Digest

The Best ACIST-ant in the Cath Lab: How the CVi Power Injector System was Used to Treat a Complex TAVR Patient

05/29/2018

Sandeep K. Krishnan , MD;

Mario Ramos , RT(R);

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

This case highlights the versatility of the ACIST CVi contrast injection system to navigate the various challenges of complex anatomy. We were able to transition seamlessly from an aortic arch angiogram, to an aortic root angiogram, to...

This case highlights the...

05/29/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report

Use of Rotational Atherectomy in the Body of a Saphenous Vein Coronary Graft

09/01/2009

Igor F. Palacios , MD;

Creighton W. Don , MD, PhD;

Kenneth Rosenfield , MD, MHCDS;

From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Cath Lab and *Vascular Medicine and Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content...

From the Department of Medicine,...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology