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Intravascular ultrasound findings in patients with acute coronary syndromes with and without elevated troponin I levelShmuel Fuchs
Cardiovascular Research Institute and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Am J Cardiol 89:1111-3. 2002
Stroke complicating percutaneous coronary interventions: incidence, predictors, and prognostic implicationsShmuel Fuchs
Cardiovascular Research Institute and the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Circulation 106:86-91. 2002..We investigated the incidence, predictors, and prognostic impact of periprocedural stroke in unselected patients undergoing PCI...
Laser myocardial revascularization modulates expression of angiogenic, neuronal, and inflammatory cytokines in a porcine model of chronic myocardial ischemiaShmuel Fuchs
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Card Surg 17:413-24. 2002..Accordingly, we performed a time-course analysis of the expression of angiogenic and neuronal factors following experimental percutaneous TMR...
CD8+ T lymphocytes regulate the arteriogenic response to ischemia by infiltrating the site of collateral vessel development and recruiting CD4+ mononuclear cells through the expression of interleukin-16Eugenio Stabile
Cardiovascular Research Institute, MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Circulation 113:118-24. 2006....
Incidence, predictors, and prognostic implications of bleeding and blood transfusion following percutaneous coronary interventionsTimothy D Kinnaird
Cardiovascular Research Institute and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Am J Cardiol 92:930-5. 2003..Thus, periprocedural major bleeding occurs relatively frequently and is associated with adverse outcomes. Patients >80 years of age who experience intraprocedural complications are at particularly high risk...
Catheter-based autologous bone marrow myocardial injection in no-option patients with advanced coronary artery disease: a feasibility studyShmuel Fuchs
Cardiovascular Research Institute, MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving Street NW, 4B 1, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 41:1721-4. 2003..We conducted a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of transendocardial delivery of autologous bone marrow (ABM) strategy in patients with severe symptomatic chronic myocardial ischemia not amenable to conventional revascularization...
The impact of obesity on the short-term and long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention: the obesity paradox?Luis Gruberg
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and the Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Am Coll Cardiol 39:578-84. 2002..The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the short- and long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)...
Akt controls vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo by delaying G1/S exitEugenio Stabile
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St NW, 4B 1, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Circ Res 93:1059-65. 2003....
Prognostic value of cardiac troponin I elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with chronic renal insufficiency: a 12-month outcome analysisLuis Gruberg
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D C, USA
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 55:174-9. 2002..Thus, in patients with CRI, elevated cTnI levels after successful PCI is an important predictor of poor long-term outcome. Our data suggest that patients with cTnI elevation > 3 times above normal values are particularly at higher risk...
Impaired arteriogenic response to acute hindlimb ischemia in CD4-knockout miceEugenio Stabile
Laboratory of Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular Research Institute, MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Suite 4B 1, 110 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Circulation 108:205-10. 2003..Because CD4+ T lymphocytes are active in regulating humoral and cellular responses of the immune system, we determined whether CD4+ cells contribute to collateral vessel development by using the mouse ischemic hindlimb model...
Current perspectives in therapeutic myocardial angiogenesisTim Kinnaird
Cardiovascular Research Institute, MedStar Research Institute, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St NW, Suite 4B 1, Washington, DC 20010, USA
J Interv Cardiol 16:289-97. 2003..This review summarizes the current evidence pertaining to the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of various angiogenic techniques aimed at enhancing myocardial blood flow and alleviating angina...
Subacute ventricular wall ruptureEugenio Stabile
Cardiovascular Research Institute, Washington Cardiovascular Center, Washington Hospital Center, 110 Irving St, NW Suite 4B-1, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Ital Heart J 3:213. 2002
The impact of renal insufficiency on patients' outcomes in emergent angioplasty for acute myocardial infarctionAbid R Assali
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, 39 Jabotinsky Road, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 69:395-400. 2007..Objectives: The authors analyzed the outcomes of AMI patients with impaired renal function tests treated using primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), to determine factors associated with increased mortality risk...
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter, pilot study of the safety and feasibility of catheter-based intramyocardial injection of AdVEGF121 in patients with refractory advanced coronary artery diseaseShmuel Fuchs
Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 68:372-8. 2006....
Prognostic impact of sex on clinical outcomes following emergent coronary angioplasty in acute myocardial infarctionHana Vaknin-Assa
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
Coron Artery Dis 17:1-5. 2006....
Correlation between endocardial voltage mapping and myocardial perfusion: implications for the assessment of myocardial ischemiaShmuel Fuchs
Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Coron Artery Dis 16:163-7. 2005..However, the direct relationship between myocardial perfusion and endomyocardial voltage amplitudes has not been fully elucidated...
The ACIST power injection system reduces the amount of contrast media delivered to the patient, as well as fluoroscopy time, during diagnostic and interventional cardiac proceduresDavid Brosh
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 7:183-7. 2005..7+/-9.1 min versus 19.6+/-12.4 min, respectively; P=0.05). Routine utilization of the ACIST system during diagnostic and interventional procedure significantly reduced the total amount of contrast media used and fluoroscopy time...
Catheter-based stem cell and gene therapy for refractory myocardial ischemiaShmuel Fuchs
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Golda Hasharon Campus, 7 Keren Kayemet Street, Petah Tikva 49372, Israel
Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 4:S89-95. 2007..Data from assessments of individual patients, however, suggests a wide variability in response, underscoring the need for further bench and clinical investigations...
Effect of no-reflow during primary percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction on six-month mortalityDavid Brosh
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel, affiliated to the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Am J Cardiol 99:442-5. 2007..Regardless of its mechanism, no-reflow was an independent predictor of increased mortality...
An unusual cluster of complications following drug-eluted stenting: stent fracture, peri-stent aneurysm and late thrombosisHana Vaknin-Assa
Institute of Interventional Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 9:331-2. 2007
Imaging of vulnerable coronary artery plaquesAshraf Hamdan
Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 70:65-74. 2007....
Repeated low-dose of erythropoietin is associated with improved left ventricular function in rat acute myocardial infarction modelItsik Ben dor
Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, 39 Jabotinsky Street, Petah Tikva, 49100, Israel
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 21:339-46. 2007..To evaluate the potential protective affects of Epo on left ventricular (LV) function and remodeling after acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Effect of clopidogrel pretreatment on angiographic and clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarctionEli I Lev
Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Am J Cardiol 101:435-9. 2008..2%, respectively, p = 0.04). In conclusion, these findings support the early use of clopidogrel in patients with STEMI who are treated with primary PCI...
Comparison of the predictive value of four different risk scores for outcomes of patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary interventionEli I Lev
Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Am J Cardiol 102:6-11. 2008....
Diagnostic importance of angiographic visualization of distal vessel in elucidating abrupt vessel closureCarlos Cafri
Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
J Invasive Cardiol 15:285-8. 2003..This case series demonstrates the potential value of distal vessel angiographic visualization during abrupt vessel closure, which allows rapid determination of the underlying mechanism and the subsequent appropriate therapy...
Drug-eluting stents in bifurcation lesions: to stent one branch or both?Abid R Assali
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 68:891-6. 2006..stenting of both branches (double stent)...
Potential hazards and technical considerations associated with myocardial cell transplantation protocols for ischemic myocardial syndromeItsik Ben-Dor
Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
J Am Coll Cardiol 48:1519-26. 2006..In the present review, we discuss the potential hazards of this novel treatment and its relationship to technical considerations...
Predictors of left ventricular dysfunction in patients with first acute anterior myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplastyAshraf Hamdan
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center (Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 8:532-5. 2006..Major efforts should be made to decrease the time to myocardial reperfusion...
Simple clinical risk stratification and the safety of ambulation two hours after 6 French diagnostic heart catheterizationGabriel Rosenstein
Cardiology Department, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva, Israel
J Invasive Cardiol 16:126-8. 2004..Using simple clinical parameters, most outpatients who undergo elective diagnostic catheterization may benefit from safe early ambulation...
[Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction in octogenarian patients]Ran Kornowski
Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
Harefuah 145:334-7, 399. 2006..5% versus 7.4%). Thus, primary angioplasty in the octogenarian patients, albeit feasible and relatively safe, is associated with 30-days death rates that are higher in octogenarian patients as compared to younger patients...
Safety and feasibility of transendocardial autologous bone marrow cell transplantation in patients with advanced heart diseaseShmuel Fuchs
Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel
Am J Cardiol 97:823-9. 2006..The cellular and humeral characteristics of autologous BM cells did not predict the clinical response, underscoring the advisability of additional mechanistic exploration...
The impact of circadian variation on outcomes in emergency acute anterior myocardial infarction percutaneous coronary interventionAbid R Assali
The Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Cardiology Department, Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 67:221-6. 2006..Larger studies are needed in order to identify potential contributors to this phenomenon...
Coronary bifurcation lesions: to stent one branch or both?Abid R Assali
Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center Campus Belinson, Petach Tikva 49100, Israel
J Invasive Cardiol 16:447-50. 2004..The purpose of this study was to evaluate two different stent placement techniques for bifurcation lesions: 1) stenting of the main branch and balloon dilatation of the sidebranch versus 2) stenting of both branches...
Characteristics and clinical outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock complicating acute myocardial infarction treated by emergent coronary angioplastyAbid R Assali
Cardiac Catheterization Laboratories, Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Int J Cardiovasc Intervent 7:193-8. 2005..CONCLUSION: Cardiogenic shock remains an important cause of mortality in AMI. Younger age and the use of GP 2b/3a antagonists during primary PCI for cardiogenic shock patients seems to be associated with better clinical outcomes...
Angiographic findings and clinical outcomes in asymptomatic patients with severe obstructive atherosclerosis on computed tomography angiographyRan Kornowski
Institute of Interventional Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva, Israel
Isr Med Assoc J 10:627-33. 2008..Cardiac computed tomography angiography is a relatively new imaging modality to detect coronary atherosclerosis...
