Bruce E. Lewis, MD

The Anticoagulant Therapy with Bivalirudin to Assist in the <br />
Performance of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with

08/01/2008

Mark A. Turco , MD, FACC;

Yoseph Shalev , MD;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

A. Ralph Rodriguez , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Robert A. Harrington , MD;

Robert M. Califf , MD;

Jay H. Traverse , MD;

Kenneth W. Mahaffey , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Nancy M. Wildermann , BA;

Scott D. Berkowitz , MD;

Renee M. Oliverio , RN;

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is infrequent and often goes unrecognized. It occurs in ~1% to 5% of the patients given unfractionated heparin,1 about 25–50% of whom will develop HIT with thrombotic syndrome (HITTS).2 Morbidity and...

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Use of Lepirudin During Percutaneous Vascular Interventions in Patients with Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

08/01/2008

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Kevin Cochran , MD;

Tony J. DeMartini , MD;

James O'Brien , RN;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Eric D. Grassman , MD, PhD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common procedure, with over 750,000 interventions performed in the United States per year. Balloon inflation and stent deployment cause endothelial injury and plaque disruption, leading to platelet...

Percutaneous coronary...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Thrombocytopenia and Outcome in Invasive Cardiology (Part I)

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Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Since Andreas Gruentzig first introduced coronary angioplasty in 1977, clinicians have been driven to lower the risks associated with the procedure and improve patient outcomes. Improvements in catheter technology as well as the clinician’s...

Since Andreas Gruentzig first...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Thrombocytopenia and Outcome in Invasive Cardiology (Part II)

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Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Continued from previous page Mechanism for thrombocytopenia with IIb/IIIa antagonists. A conclusive explanation for the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in conjunction with GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonism has not been provided; however, immune...

Continued from previous...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Influence of Low (81 mg) versus High (325 mg) Doses of
ASA on the Incidence of Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Thrombosis

08/01/2008

Jeffrey H. Freihage , MD;

Michael Tempelhof , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Kevin P. Cohoon , MD;

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Conflicting opinions exist regarding the optimal dose of acetyl salicylic acid (ASA) to be given after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug-eluting stents (DES). The Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic...

Conflicting opinions exist...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Experience with Rotational Atherectomy in Patients with Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction

08/01/2008

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Robert S. Dieter , MD, RVT;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Over the past decade there have been tremendous advancements in the technique and procedural success rates in the field of interventional cardiology. Many of these advancements have addressed percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) on...

Over the past decade there have...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Incidence and Outcomes in the New Interventional Era

08/01/2008

Dominique Joyal , MD;

Ravi K. Ramana , DO;

Jayson Liu , MD;

Henry Loeb , MD;

Bruce E. Lewis , MD;

Lowell H. Steen , MD;

Leslie Cho , MD;

Ferdinand Leya , MD;

Dinesh Arab , MD;

Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CP has historically been reported to occur in 0.1–3.0% of PCI procedures.1–5 Although CP can be caused by...

Coronary artery perforation (CP)...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology