Bina Ahmed, MD

Extravascular Closure for Patients with High-Risk Femoral Anatomy

08/01/2008

Mitchell N. Rashid , MD;

Kristin Gilbert , BS;

Matthew W. Watkins , MD;

Edward F. Terrien , MD;

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Faye Straight , RN;

Harold L. Dauerman , MD;

Prospero B. Gogo Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Jason T. Bradley , MD;

Percutaneous femoral access is utilized for 7.5 million patients per year worldwide and vascular closure devices are used in approximately 2 million patients annually. All current vascular closure devices (VCDs) have been associated with...

Percutaneous femoral access is...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Consistent Door-to-Balloon Times of Less Than 90 Minutes for STEMI Patients Transferred for Primary PCI

09/01/2009

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Stefan Lischke , MD;

Faye Straight , RN;

Harold L. Dauerman , MD;

Prospero B. Gogo Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Stephen Leffler , MD;

Marc Kutler , MD;

David J. Schneider , MD;

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent data from large national registries show that

ABSTRACT: Background. Recent...

09/01/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Angiographic Predictors of Vascular Complications Among Women Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention

10/28/2010

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Stefan Lischke , MD;

Leigh Ann Holterman , BS ;

Faye Straight , RN;

Harold L. Dauerman , MD;

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10/28/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Appropriate Timing of Nitroglycerin Prior to Intravascular Ultrasound

08/28/2012

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Juan D. Martinez , MD;

Alex Schevchuck , MD;

Shozab Ahmed , MD;

Mark J. Ricciardi , MD, FAHA;

Ronald Schrader , PhD;

Mel A. Peralta , MD;

Mark W. Sheldon , MD;

Abstract: Objectives. To determine the time to maximal coronary dilation following intracoronary (IC) nitroglycerin (NTG) and whether the decrease in aortic pressure (AoP) is a surrogate marker for coronary vasodilatation. Background....

Abstract: Objectives. To...

08/28/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Cath Lab Management

Extravascular Closure for Patients with High-Risk Femoral Anatomy

10/06/2008

Harold L. Dauerman , MD;

Prospero B. Gogo Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mitchell N. Rashid , MD;

Kristin Gilbert , BS;

Edward F. Terrien , MD;

Jason T. Bradley , MD;

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Matthew W. Watkins , MD;

Faye Straight , RN;

Abstract Background. Vascular closure devices (VCDs) improve patient comfort and decrease time to ambulation. However, VCD studies have excluded patients with high-risk femoral artery anatomy; we examined the safety and efficacy of...

Abstract Background. Vascular...

10/06/2008

Cath Lab Digest

Essay

PCI and the Planet

10/04/2020

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Every step of healthcare delivery within the walls of hospitals consumes resources and for too long, we have not stopped to think about what it leaves behind.

Every step of healthcare...

10/04/2020

Cath Lab Digest

Live with Dr. Kern

Kern and Ahmed – The Green Cath Lab: What Is It? Why Does It Matter and Can We Achieve It?

11/28/2023

Bina Ahmed , MD;

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Listen to Dr. Morton Kern's discussion on "The Green Cath Lab" with Bina Ahmed, MD, Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara, California. Dr. Ahmed suggests the idea of developing a sustainability team within the lab to define current practice and...

Listen to Dr. Morton Kern's...

11/28/2023

Cath Lab Digest