"The chimney graft"-a simple technique for endovascular repair of complex juxtarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms in no-option patientsSuhail Allaqaband
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:1111-5. 2010
..An alternative that can be used in these patients is the so-called "chimney graft" technique. We report two cases where the chimney graft technique was used with good immediate results...
- Impact of 24-hr in-hospital interventional cardiology team on timeliness of reperfusion for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Suhail Allaqaband
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 75:1015-23. 2010
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A novel technique of aortomonoiliac AAA repair in patients with a single patent iliac artery: a "stent-graft sandwich"Suhail Allaqaband
St Luke s Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53215, USA
J Endovasc Ther 11:550-2. 2004
..To present a novel technique for endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA) in patients with an occluded iliac artery on one side...
- Comparing long-term outcomes between drug-eluting and bare-metal stents in the treatment of cardiac allograft vasculopathy
Tonga Nfor
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:543-9. 2009
..We compared restenosis rates, mortality, and other major adverse cardiac events (MACE) between transplant recipients treated with DES and BMS for CAV...
- Comparison of safety and efficacy of bivalirudin versus unfractionated heparin in percutaneous peripheral intervention: a single-center experience
Imran R Sheikh
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai St Luke s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2:871-6. 2009
..The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy and safety of bivalirudin versus low-dose unfractionated heparin (UFH) in percutaneous peripheral intervention (PPI)...
- Stent fracture, an incidental finding or a significant marker of clinical in-stent restenosis?
Fareed Shaikh
Cardiovascular Disease Section, Aurora Sinai Aurora St Luke s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 71:614-8. 2008
..The predictors and clinical significance for stent fracture (SF) in drug-eluting stents (DES) remain unknown. We identified procedural factors leading to SF and its clinical consequences in DES...
- Contemporary clinical outcomes of primary percutaneous coronary intervention in elderly versus younger patients presenting with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Abdul Moiz Hafiz
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai Aurora St Luke s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, USA
J Interv Cardiol 24:357-65. 2011
..However, data on PPCI in elderly patients are sparse. This study determined clinical outcome post-PPCI in elderly versus younger patients with STEMI...
- Elective percutaneous coronary intervention without on-site surgical backup: a community hospital experience
M Djelmami Hani
Aurora Sinai Aurora St Luke s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wis, USA
WMJ 106:481-5. 2007
..The American College of Cardiology guidelines consider elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without on-site surgical backup (OSB) a Class-III indication...
- Leaking hepatic artery aneurysm successfully treated with covered stent
Abdelazim Hashim
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:500-5. 2009
..There are few published reports of percutaneous HAA stenting. We report a case of a 72-year-old female with leaking HAA who was successfully treated with endovascular stenting. The authors include a review of the relevant literature...
- Endovascular intervention of aortoiliac occlusive disease in high-risk patients using the kissing stents technique: long-term results
Mouatou Mouanoutoua
Milwaukee Heart Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 60:320-6. 2003
..Primary patency during follow-up of 20 +/- 12.3 months was 92%, while secondary patency rate was 100%. Amputation-free survival was 100%. Ninety-two percent remained free of lifestyle-limiting claudication...
- Endovascular stent graft repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms in high-risk patients: a single center experience
Suhail Allaqaband
Department of Cardiology, St Luke's Medical Center, Univesity of Wisconsin Medical School-Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
J Interv Cardiol 17:71-9. 2004
..CONCLUSION: Our preliminary results show that EVG is safe, feasible, and yields excellent technical success even in patients at high risk for complications. Teamwork between interventional cardiologists and vascular surgeons is advised...
- Identifying false-positive ST-elevation myocardial infarction in emergency department patients
Tonga Nfor
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
J Emerg Med 43:561-7. 2012
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- Combined use of Impella device and intra-aortic balloon pump to improve survival in a patient in profound cardiogenic shock post cardiac arrest
Anjan Gupta
Aurora Cardiovascular Services, Aurora Sinai St Luke s Medical Centers, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 74:975-6. 2009
..The Impella Recover LP 2.5 system (ABIOMED, Inc., Danvers, MA) was successfully used along with the balloon pump for hemodynamic support and resulted in dramatic improvement of the patient's condition...
- Endovascular treatment of peripheral vascular disease
Suhail Allaqaband
School of Medicine and Public Health-Milwaukee Clinical Campus, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Curr Probl Cardiol 31:711-60. 2006
..In this monograph we discuss current endovascular interventions for treating occlusive PAD, aneurysmal arterial disease, and increasingly common venous occlusive diseases...
- A case of popliteal stent fracture with pseudoaneurysm formation
Joaquin Solis
Cardiovascular Disease Section, Aurora Sinai Medical Center, University of Wisconsin Medical School-Milwaukee Clinical Campus, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 67:319-22. 2006
..Technical aspects of the procedure are discussed and the experience with stent fractures previously reported in the literature is reviewed...
- Current management of patients with patent foramen ovale and cryptogenic stroke: our experience and review of the literature
Charles E Bailey
Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
WMJ 103:32-6. 2004
..As the mechanisms involved in PFO are better delineated, clear guidelines can be established for the percutaneous closure and follow-up of PFO...
