Joseph L. Thomas, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Calcium Corner

A Look at the IMPRESS Trial: Impella CP vs IABP in Acute MI Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

01/10/2017

In many areas, STEMI and cardiac arrest care is delivered within regional systems organized in concert with pre-hospital emergency services. So, the expectation that shock is emergently managed and fixed in the cath lab is an increasing...

In many areas, STEMI and cardiac...

01/10/2017

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Clinical and Economic Effectiveness of Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Devices for High-Risk Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

02/24/2015

Karin E. Dill , MD;

Joseph L. Thomas , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jonathan D. Paul , MD;

Sandeep Nathan , MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI;

Atman P. Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Elizabeth M. Retzer , MD;

Janet Friant , MSN, APN;

This study conducted a review of all comparative randomized control trials of the pVADS (Impella and TandemHeart) vs IABP for patients undergoing high-risk percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

This study conducted a review of...

02/24/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Contemporary Management From the Multicenter START Registry

01/13/2020

David Lange , MD;

Shoma Desai , MD;

Stuart Swadron , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Jeffrey Rade , MD;

Meena Zareh , MD;

Joseph L. Thomas , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Ankush Chhabra , MD;

Jordan M. Prutkin , MD, MHS;

Zach Shinar , MD;

Michael Abraham , MD;

Han W. Tun ;

Nathan Deal , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Henry E. Kim , MD, MPH;

Dick Kuo , MD;

Atman P. Shah , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

David Pearson , MD, MS, MBA;

Lee Garvey , MD;

Abstract: Background. Recent studies suggest that primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and targeted temperature management (TTM) improve outcome in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) complicated by out-of-hospital...

Abstract: Background. Recent...

01/13/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Coronary Imaging and Intervention During Cardiovascular Collapse: Use of the LUCAS Mechanical CPR Device in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory

01/31/2012

Joseph L. Thomas , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Nazanin Azadi , MD;

James T. Niemann , MD;

Abstract: The management of cardiac arrest during coronary angiography and intervention presents substantial challenges. Patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or following resuscitation from cardiac arrest are at...

Abstract: The management of...

01/31/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Use of a Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device For High-Risk Cardiac Interventions and Cardiogenic Shock

08/06/2010

Shahrzad Shareghi , MD;

Joseph L. Thomas , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Christina H. Economides , MD, MM, FSCAI;

Hazim Al-Ameri , MD;

Guy S. Mayeda , MD;

Steven Burstein , MD;

Damian Grovas Abad , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to describe the use of the TandemHeart percutaneous left ventricular assist device (PVAD) in a group of high-risk patients undergoing complex cardiovascular procedures. Background. There is a substantial risk...

ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...

08/06/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology