Paul T.L. Chiam, MBBS, MRCP

Case Report

Placement of a Large Transseptal Cannula through an Inferior
Vena Cava Filter for TandemHeart Percutaneous Left Ventricular
As

08/01/2008

Paul T.L. Chiam , MBBS, MRCP;

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

Howard A. Cohen , MD;

The TandemHeart left ventricular assist device (LVAD, CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a percutaneous left atrial (LA)-to-femoral artery bypass system that can be implanted relatively quickly and provides up to 5 L/minute of...

The TandemHeart left ventricular...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Cardiac Perforation during Patent Foramen Ovale Closure Sealed with an Amplatzer PFO Occluder

12/02/2008

Paul T.L. Chiam , MBBS, MRCP;

Laurence M. Schneider , MBBCh, FRACP, MD;

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is increasingly performed for a variety of different conditions and is usually relatively straightforward, with a low adverse event rate and virtually no mortality. In cases with a...

ABSTRACT: Percutaneous patent...

12/02/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Focus

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation with Preexisting Mechanical Mitral Prosthesis ‚Äî Use of CT Angiography

07/02/2010

Victor T. Chao , MBBS, FRCS;

Paul T.L. Chiam , MBBS, MRCP;

Swee Yaw Tan , MBBS, MRCP;

ABSTRACT: A 72-year-old Chinese female with prior mitral valve replacement with a mechanical prosthesis 13 years before was diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis. She was considered a high-risk surgical candidate and was...

ABSTRACT: A 72-year-old Chinese...

07/02/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings

Percutaneous Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion in Atrial Fibrillation

08/01/2008

Carlos E. Ruiz , MD, PhD;

Paul T.L. Chiam , MBBS, MRCP;

_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E109-E113 Stroke is the third leading cause of mortality in the developed world.1 The incidence of first-ever strokes was > 731,000 in 1996 in the United States...

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08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology