Rajiv Tayal, MD, MPH

Original Contribution

Totally Percutaneous Insertion and Removal of Impella Device Using Axillary Artery in the Setting of Advanced Peripheral Artery Disease

07/15/2016

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Mihir Barvalia , MD, MHA;

Zeshan Rana , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Benjamin LeSar , MD;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Spas Kotev , MD;

Humayun Iftikhar , MD;

We describe 3 cases of a new entirely percutaneous technique utilizing the axillary artery for the delivery of cardiac-assist devices for protected PCI in the setting of prohibitive PAD.

We describe 3 cases of a new...

07/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Dry Field Closure of Large-Bore Access With Iliac Artery Angioplasty Through the Ipsilateral Sheath: The Single-Access Dry-Closure Technique

06/29/2021

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Hady Lichaa , MD;

The use of large-bore sheaths has risen exponentially in the last decade partly due to the growth of structural heart interventions and various mechanical circulatory support options.

The use of large-bore sheaths...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Adverse Events After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Lessons Learned From the Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) Database

07/26/2020

Mayal Sandhu , MD;

Ritu Chakrabarti , MD;

Rameez Rao , MD;

Alexis K. Okoh , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Sergio Waxman , MD, MBA;

Joseph Heaton , MD;

Christoph Sossou , MD;

Swaiman Singh , MD;

Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices are alternative treatments recently approved for patients with atrial fibrillation. Due to the novelty of these devices, limited postapproval surveillance data on LAA closure devices have been...

Left atrial appendage (LAA)...

07/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Treatment of Stent-Graft (Viabahn) Thrombosis Employing a Second Stent-Graft

04/29/2015

Manjusha Anna , MD;

Humayun Iftikhar , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Michelle Lim ;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Spas Kotev , MD;

We describe the new Viabahn-in-Viabahn technique for treating acute stent-graft thrombosis by “relining” the thrombosed graft with a second stent-graft. Ten patients were treated with this technique and have been free of any repeat...

We describe the new...

04/29/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

A Novel Approach to Aortoiliac Bifurcation Stenting Using a Single Balloon-Expandable Stent

12/28/2018

Michael Amponsah , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Mohammed E. Alomar , MD;

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Contrary to popular wisdom, predominantly unilateral aortoiliac bifurcation disease can be safely treated with a single stent if the contralateral common iliac ostium is protected with matching balloon inflation.

Contrary to popular wisdom,...

12/28/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Counterintuitively Crossing a Critically Stenosed Aortic Valve is a Diastolic Phenomenon

03/27/2019

Mohammad Thawabi , MD;

Nasir Asif ;

Zain Khakwani , MD;

Nishant Sethi , MD;

Yassir Nawaz , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Amer Hawatmeh , MD;

There are no data in the literature indicating whether aortic valve crossing typically occurs during systole or diastole. We hypothesize that aortic valve crossing is a diastolic phenomenon and describe our technique for crossing critically...

There are no data in the...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

02/25/2018

Mohammad Thawabi , MD;

Zain Khakwani , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

Michael Sinclair ;

Marc S. Cohen , MD;

Axillary artery cannulation is an important alternate access site for catheter-based procedures in selected patients. Our objective was to identify a fluoroscopic bony landmark for safe percutaneous axillary artery cannulation.

Axillary artery cannulation is...

02/25/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Percutaneous Transaxillary Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

05/31/2017

Mark J. Russo , MD, MS;

Bruce J. Haik , MD;

Amer Hawatmeh , MD;

Mohammad Thawabi , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Najam Wasty , MD;

The axillary artery is an alternative, large-caliber vessel that can be utilized in the presence of hostile aortoiliac segments. It can accommodate sheaths up to 18 Fr and is infrequently affected by atherosclerosis.

The axillary artery is an...

05/31/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology