Alvaro Montoya, MD

Potential Contribution of Open-Cell Stent Design to Balloon Entrapment and Review of Techniques to Recover

08/01/2011

ABSTRACT: Balloon entrapment during coronary angioplasty is a rare but potentially disastrous complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), described during both angioplasty alone, as well as with stents. This report describes the...

ABSTRACT: Balloon entrapment...

08/01/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Giant Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm

08/01/2008

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Jaime R. Chavez , MD;

Alvaro Montoya , MD;

Case Presentation. A 58-year-old Asian woman presented with substernal chest pressure made worse by swallowing. This discomfort had been present for 2 years and had recently become more severe and frequent. Panel A. Computed tomographic scan...

Case Presentation. A 58-year-old...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology