Arif Mahmood, MD

Original Contribution

Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

06/29/2011

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

ABSTRACT: The distal balloon anchoring technique involves inflation of a balloon distal to or at a target lesion to facilitate equipment delivery. We report various applications of this technique to facilitate complex coronary and peripheral...

ABSTRACT: The distal balloon...

06/29/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of the Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft (SOS) Xience V Study: Use of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions

07/27/2012

Tesfaldet T. Michael , MD, MPH;

Donald Haagen , RCIS, MD;

Tayo Addo , MD;

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

Arif Mahmood , MD;

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Aristotelis C. Papayannis , MD;

Dinara Yangirova , MD;

Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim , MD;

Michele Roesle , RN, BSN, MD;

Julia Kohlhaas , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Lorenza Makke , MD;

Abstract: Objectives. The Stenting of Saphenous Grafts-Xience V (SOS-Xience V) trial prospectively examined the frequency of angiographic in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions 12 months after implantation of a Xience V...

Abstract: Objectives. The...

07/27/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Tips and Techniques

Applications of the Distal Anchoring Technique in Coronary and Peripheral Interventions

10/04/2011

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

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

Arif Mahmood , MD;

The balloon anchoring technique was initially described by Fujita in 2003 as inflation of a balloon in the side branch of a target coronary vessel to facilitate equipment delivery to a target lesion.1 Two variations of this technique (coaxial...

The balloon anchoring technique...

10/04/2011

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Frequency, Treatment, and Consequences of Device Loss and Entrapment in Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Interventions

04/26/2012

Subhash Banerjee , MD, FSCAI;

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

Jose Miguel Iturbe , MD;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Arif Mahmood , MD;

Aristotelis C. Papayannis , MD;

Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim , MD;

Abstract: Background. Device loss and entrapment are infrequent but potentially grave complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). There are limited contemporary data on the frequency, treatment, and consequences of these...

Abstract: Background. Device...

04/26/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology