Evan Shlofmitz, DO

This study evaluated the relationship between gender and angiographic and clinical outcomes in patients with severely calcified lesions who underwent orbital atherectomy.

This study evaluated the...

10/28/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Orbital Atherectomy Via Transradial Access: A Multicenter Propensity-Matched Analysis

07/14/2019

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Perwaiz Meraj , MD, MPH;

Rajiv Jauhar , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Rajkumar Doshi , MD, MPH;

The main objective of this study was to assess the safety and feasibility of orbital atherectomy with transradial access compared with more traditional femoral access.

The main objective of this study...

07/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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When to Use IVL: An Exploration of Treatment Algorithms

09/07/2021

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Information from the past five years of intravascular imaging at St. Francis Hospital, thousands of cases, has allowed us to develop algorithms or workflows for approaching stent implantation, which has been particularly helpful when...

Information from the past five...

09/07/2021

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Original Contribution

Impact of the Use of Intravascular Imaging on Patients Who Underwent Orbital Atherectomy

01/29/2018

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Pratyaksh K. Srivastava , MD;

Jeremy Kong , BS , MD;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

We assessed the impact of intravascular ultrasound/optical coherence tomography on outcomes of patients who underwent orbital atherectomy.

We assessed the impact of...

01/29/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION

Initial Experience With GlideAssist to Facilitate Advancement of Orbital Atherectomy Prior to Plaque Modification of Severely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

10/24/2019

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Seung-Woon Rha , MD, PhD;

OA is an effective tool to modify calcified plaque prior to stenting. However, advancement of the OA crown may be technically challenging due to complex coronary anatomy. We report our initial experience with GlideAssist to facilitate...

OA is an effective tool to...

10/24/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Orbital Atherectomy of Severely Calcified Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: One-Year Outcomes

06/27/2018

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Alec Goldberg , BS, MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

The standard of care for ULMCA disease is CABG. However, PCI is also a reasonable option for the treatment for ULMCA disease, especially in patients who are not good candidates for surgical revascularization. We assessed the 1-year outcomes...

The standard of care for...

06/27/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

One-Year Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy of Long, Diffusely Calcified Coronary Artery Lesions

05/24/2018

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

John Hollowed , MD;

Kyung Woo Park , MD;

Gentian Lluri , MD, PhD;

Orbital atherectomy of long, diffusely calcified lesions may increase the risk of periprocedural angiographic complications. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical outcomes of patients with long, diffusely calcified coronary...

Orbital atherectomy of long,...

05/24/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Outcomes of Orbital Atherectomy in Severely Calcified Small (2.5 mm) Coronary Artery Vessels

07/30/2018

Michael S. Lee , MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI;

Richard A. Shlofmitz , MD;

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

We evaluated the outcomes of plaque modification with orbital atherectomy followed by PCI with small-diameter stents for severely calcified coronary arteries.

We evaluated the outcomes of...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Clinical Outcomes of Atherectomy Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Comparative Assessment of Atherectomy in Patients With Obesity (COAP-PCI Subanalysis)

10/15/2018

Evan Shlofmitz , DO;

Perwaiz Meraj , MD, MPH;

Rajkumar Doshi , MD, MPH;

Krunalkumar Patel , MD;

The aim of this study was to investigate the safety and efficacy of atherectomy devices in obese patients with coronary artery calcification.

The aim of this study was to...