Luis Gruberg, MD

Commentary

Preventing the Unpreventable? Rotational Angiography for the Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

09/09/2010

Dileep Menon , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

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09/09/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Transcarotid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement as Preferred Alternative Access in a Patient With Bilateral Carotid Artery Disease

12/27/2017

Thomas Bilfinger , MD;

Henry Tannous , MD;

Jonathan Weinstein , DO, MD;

Neal Patel , MD;

Puja B. Parikh , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Shang Loh , MD;

A 78-year-old man presented with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis and a heavily calcified, stenotic aortic valve. Given multiple comorbidities, the heart team agreed on a transcatheter approach via the left common carotid artery.

A 78-year-old man presented with...

12/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Traditional Versus Automated Injection Contrast System in Diagnostic and Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Procedures: Comp

08/01/2008

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Ehud Grenadier , MD;

Shlomo Amikam , MD;

Walter Markiewicz , MD;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Monther Boulus , MD;

Ganeshkumar Anne , MD;

Akiva Huber ;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Contrast-induced nephropathy is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired acute or chronic renal insufficiency in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.1,2 The increasingly frequent use of contrast-enhancing imaging for both diagnosis and...

Contrast-induced nephropathy is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Resolute‚Ñ¢ Drug-Eluting Stent: A Resolution for Bifurcation Lesions?

01/27/2011

Rita Jermyn , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

The treatment of coronary artery bifurcation lesions remains one of the most challenging lesion subsets in interventional cardiology because of a low success rate, a relatively high incidence of procedural complications, greater restenosis...

The treatment of coronary artery...

01/27/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Troponin-Positive, CK-MB-Negative Acute Myocardial Infarction:Clinical, Electrocardiographic and Angiographic Characteristics

08/01/2008

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Michael Kapeliovich , MD;

Doron Sudarsky , MD;

Arthur Kerner , MD;

Haim Hammerman , MD;

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

The recent introduction of cardiac troponin I (cTn-I) into daily routine practice allows for highly accurate, sensitive and specific determination of myocardial injury in patients with chest pain. Any increase in these markers implies...

The recent introduction of...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Post-Stent Very Proximal Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Aneurysm

08/01/2008

Luis Gruberg , MD;

David Lubell , MD;

Case description. A 39-year-old male with recent onset angina was admitted to our department with an acute infero-lateral myocardial infarction. The patient had no prior cardiac medical history, except for episodes of chest pain in recent...

Case description. A 39-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Forget Mars and Venus, Men and Women Are From the Same Planet After All

05/29/2012

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Puja B. Parikh , MD;

With over 1 million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in the United States annually, nearly one-third of these procedures are performed in women.1 Female patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) tend to have a higher risk...

With over 1 million percutaneous...

05/29/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Stenting in Patients with Multivessel Disease: The New Eon?

08/01/2008

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Eugenia Nikolsky , MD, PhD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Since 1977, when Gruentzig introduced balloon angioplasty as a less invasive alternative to coronary artery bypass graft surgery, the results have steadily improved. The proportion of complex patients who undergo this procedure has...

Since 1977, when Gruentzig...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Transcatheter Closure of Acquired Gerbode Defect following Mitral Valve Replacement Using the Amplatzer Duct Occluder

08/01/2008

Prashant Nair , MD;

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Avraham Lorber , MD;

Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects known collectively as the Gerbode defect.1 Acquired forms of this defect have been described as a complication of infective endocarditis due to...

Left ventricular-to-right atrial...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

End-Stage Renal Disease and Drug-Eluting Stents: One Small Step Forward?

08/01/2008

Luis Gruberg , MD;

Rafael Beyar , MD, DSc, MPH;

Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death at all stages of chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (ESRD) in adults; it accounts for almost 50% of the mortality of these patients, with an annual mortality...

Cardiovascular disease is the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology