Dharam J. Kumbhani, MD, SM

There are limited data on outcomes after implantation of second-generation drug-eluting stents in coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs). This study aimed to evaluate the frequency of angiographic restenosis and clinical outcomes after...

There are limited data on...

09/02/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

The Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty Makeover: From "Treatment" Procedure to "Bridge" Procedure

07/22/2016

Thomas P. Koshy , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

The authors offer their opinion on the evolution of balloon aortic valvuloplasty.

The authors offer their opinion...

07/22/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Transvalvular Gradients for Balloon-Expandable and Self-Expanding Valves

09/30/2020

Stefan Stortecky , MD;

Stephan Windecker , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

Seyed Hossein Aalaei-Andabili , MD;

Taishi Okuno , MD;

Masahiko Asami , MD;

Jonas Lanz , MD;

Thomas Pilgrim , MD;

Self-expanding valves have been associated with superior hemodynamics versus balloon-expandable valves. Our aim was to compare invasive gradients between valve types for similarly sized valves in 499 patients who underwent transcatheter...

Self-expanding valves have been...

09/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictors and Outcomes of Side-Branch Occlusion in Coronary Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions

01/15/2016

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Jerrold M. Grodin , MD;

Michael Luna , MD;

Shuaib M. Abdullah , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

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

Tayo Addo , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

José Roberto Martínez-Parachini , MD;

Erica Resendes , BS, MS, MPH;

Colby R. Ayers , MS;

Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Georgios E. Christakopoulos , MD;

An investigation on whether side-branch loss during CTO-PCI could adversely impact clinical outcomes.

An investigation on whether...

01/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Video

Percutaneous Treatment of Symptomatic LVAD Outflow Graft Obstruction

06/01/2022

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

Faris G. Araj , MD;

Robert M. Morlend , MD;

Matthias Peltz , MD;

A 60-year-old female underwent LVAD implantation during which a 1-mm Gore-Tex sheet was used to cover the device and outflow graft to prevent future sternal re-entry injury. Seven years later, she developed low-flow alarms with a pattern of...

A 60-year-old female underwent...

06/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Radiation Safety in the Catheterization Laboratory: Current Perspectives and Practices

06/15/2018

Samir R. Kapadia , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

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

Michael Luna , MD;

Rohan V. Menon , BS , MD;

Ehtisham Mahmud , MD;

Siddharth M. Patel , MD, BS;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Charles E. Chambers , MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

Aris Karatasakis , MD;

Barbara Anna Danek , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

There is great variability in radiation safety practices in cardiac catheterization laboratories around the world. We performed an international online survey on radiation safety including interventional cardiologists, electrophysiologists,...

There is great variability in...

06/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Percutaneous Treatment of Symptomatic Left Ventricular Assist Device Outflow Graft Obstruction

06/01/2022

Faris G. Araj , MD;

Robert M. Morlend , MD;

Matthias Peltz , MD;

Dharam J. Kumbhani , MD, SM;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

A 60-year-old female underwent a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implant during which a 1-mm Gore-Tex sheet (Gore Medical) was used to cover the device and outflow graft to prevent future sternal re-entry injury. Seven years later, she...

A 60-year-old female underwent a...

06/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology