Jason M. Burstein, MD

Case Report

Side-Strut Stenting Technique for the Treatment of Aorto-Ostial In-Stent Restenosis and Deformed Stent Struts

08/01/2008

Percutaneous coronary interventions of aorto-ostial lesions, de novo or restenotic, are technically difficult and associated with a higher risk of procedural complications and poor long-term outcome.1–4 To reduce elastic recoil and improve...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Serum Unbound Free Fatty Acid
Levels after Contemporary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Alan M. Kleinfeld , PhD;

David Fitchett , MD;

Sanjit S. Jolly , MD, MSc, FRCP;

Warren J. Cantor , MD;

Hahn Hoe Kim , MD;

Gordon Moe , MD;

Jason M. Burstein , MD;

Aurora Mendelsohn ;

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and serum unbound free fatty acid (FFAu) are novel cardiac markers. BNP is a polypeptide secreted by the cardiac ventricles in response to volume and pressure overload. Measurement of BNP levels has...

B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology