Orlando Santana, MD

Review

Percutaneous Closure of Intracardiac Defects in Adults: State of the Art

11/25/2015

Andres M. Pineda , MD;

Christos G. Mihos , DO, MD;

Nirat Beohar , MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

Sandeep Singla , MD;

John Rhodes III, MD;

Robert J. Sommer , MD;

Charanjit S. Rihal , MD, MBA, FSCAI;

The authors provide a comprehensive review of the current transcatheter management of the most common intracardiac defects encountered in the adult population.

The authors provide a...

11/25/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Right Atrial, Right Ventricular, Superior Vena Cava Dissection Caused by Swan-Ganz Catheter Placement

04/24/2019

Nicholas Suraci , MD;

Pedro Garcia , MD;

Christos G. Mihos , DO, MD;

Gerald Rosen , MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

This case involves Swan-Ganz catheter placement in a patient who developed cardiogenic shock, possibly due to the catheter dissecting the intimal lining of the superior vena cava and endocardium.

This case involves Swan-Ganz...

04/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Percutaneous Closure of Two Acquired Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistulae Following Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Surgery

08/29/2017

Orlando Santana , MD;

John F. Rhodes Jr., MD;

Esteban Escolar , MD;

Sofia A. Horvath , MD;

Saqib Ali Gowani , MD;

Christian Koelbl , MD;

Successful transcatheter closure of an unusual double aortic root-to-right ventricular outflow tract fistula with two Amplatzer duct occluder II devices.

Successful transcatheter closure...

08/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Bi-Atrial Compression Due to Ascending and Descending Aortic Aneurysms

09/29/2017

Saqib Ali Gowani , MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

Sofia A. Horvath , MD;

Bernard Ashby , MD;

Juan Carlos Brenes , MD;

Aortic aneurysms compressing an atrium causing symptoms are uncommon. We describe a case of bi-atrial compression due to ascending and descending aneurysms leading to dyspnea.

Aortic aneurysms compressing an...

09/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Uncorrected Univentricular Heart in an Adult

01/26/2020

Nicholas Suraci , MD;

Hisham Kassem , MD;

Sebastian Baquero , MD;

Christos G. Mihos , DO, MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2020;32(2):E44. Key words: congenital heart defect, coronary imaging

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

01/26/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Superior Vena Cava Stent Migration Into the Right Atrium

03/01/2020

Christos G. Mihos , DO, MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

Nicholas Suraci , MD;

Sebastian Baquero , MD;

Possible stent migration was suspected in this case and confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent successful stent removal with snaring, as well as subsequent placement of another stent in the superior vena cava...

Possible stent migration was...

03/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava: Imaging Correlation

04/26/2018

Saqib Ali Gowani , MD;

Andres M. Pineda , MD;

Christos G. Mihos , DO, MD;

Nirat Beohar , MD;

Orlando Santana , MD;

In this heart failure patient, TEE images confirm the presence of the persistent left SVC with a dilated coronary sinus, severe mitral regurgitation, and aortic stenosis. Computed tomography reveals an isolated persistent left SVC and rules...

In this heart failure patient,...

04/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology