Kendrick A. Shunk, MD, PhD

Use of aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves graft patency, but administration of other antiplatelet agents has yielded equivocal results. Our objective was to test whether administration of prasugrel after CABG...

Use of aspirin after coronary...

12/01/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Patient Risk Assessment for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals

07/31/2020

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Santiago Garcia , MD;

Lucas Burke , MD;

Leo Gozdecki , DO;

Anthony A. Bavry , MD, MPH;

Demetrios Doukas , DO;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Cara Joyce , PhD;

Frances Weaver , PhD;

Verghese Mathew , MD;

Our objective was to compare patient-level risk assessment at eight Veterans Affairs hospitals in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with patients included in the Society for Thoracic Surgeons/American College of...

Our objective was to compare...

07/31/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Differential Longitudinal Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention to the Left Internal Mammary Artery and Other Bypass Grafts of the LAD: Findings From the NCDR

05/30/2020

Pearl Zakroysky , MPH;

David Dai , MPH;

Matthew T. Roe , MD, MHS;

Reginald Low , MD;

Daniel Wojdyla , MS;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Keong Keong Yeo , MBBS;

Farnaz Azarbal , MD;

Limited studies of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) graft exist. The authors compared outcomes of different bypass grafts to the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery.

Limited studies of percutaneous...

05/30/2020

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

High Femoral Artery Bifurcation Predicts Contralateral High Bifurcation: Implications for Complex Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedures Requiring Large Caliber and/or Dual Access

09/08/2014

Nathan Boyer , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Yerem Yeghiazarians , MD;

Andrew J. Boyle , MBBS, PhD, MD;

Thomas A. Ports , MD;

Vipul Gupta , MD;

Kent Feng , BS;

Pavan Cheruvu , MD;

Recent technological advances have led to increased use of bilateral femoral artery access and the requirement for large-bore access. Our study examines the relationship between bifurcation level of one CFA and the contralateral CFA in order...

Recent technological advances...

09/08/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Successful Percutaneous Management of Partial Avulsion of the Native Aortic Valve Complex Complicating Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement

09/27/2014

Elaine E. Tseng , MD;

Erhard Kaiser , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

This is the first reported case of partial aortic valve and annulus rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and its successful management through percutaneous means. It stresses the fact that even severe procedural...

This is the first reported case...

09/27/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Veterans Affairs Heart Team Experience With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement and Minimally Invasive Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

05/14/2019

Curtis J. Wozniak , MD;

Joseph Yang , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Sue X. Wang , MD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Norah E. Liang , MD;

Liang Ge , PhD;

Elaine E. Tseng , MD;

The study aim was to evaluate our experience with minimally invasive techniques at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center, since outcomes from lower-volume federal facilities are relatively unknown.

The study aim was to evaluate...

05/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Thrombectomy Using AlphaVac for Left Atrial Thrombus Causing Mechanical Mitral Valve Obstruction and Cardiogenic Shock

11/17/2023

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

Lina Ya'Quob , MD;

Harsh Argawal , MD;

Ramin E. Beygui , MD;

The authors present a 73-year-old female with history of rheumatic heart disease status post-mechanical mitral valve on warfarin, valvular atrial fibrillation, and alpha thalassemia who was admitted to an outside hospital with anterior...

The authors present a...

11/17/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Development of the Minimalist Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

02/01/2021

Matthew Y. Lum , MD;

Sue X. Wang , MD;

Norah E. Liang , MD;

Martin Stechert , MD;

Martin J. London , MD;

Andrew D. Wisneski , MD;

Liang Ge , PhD;

Elaine E. Tseng , MD;

Jeffrey M. Zimmet , MD, PhD;

Kendrick A. Shunk , MD, PhD;

While a minimalist TAVR approach has shown safety and efficacy at civilian hospitals, limited data exist regarding developing this approach at Veterans Affairs medical centers. We implemented TAVR with minimalist approach at a...

While a minimalist TAVR approach...

02/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology