KevinJamesCroceMD

Cardiology • Boston, MA

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Interventional Cardiology

Instructor in Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital

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Office
75 Francis St
Cardiovascular Division
Boston, MA 02115
Phone+1 857-307-1991

Fax+1 617-525-4377
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Education & Training

Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Interventional Cardiology, 2007 - 2008
Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2003 - 2006
Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2003
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 2001

Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2010 - Present
MA State Medical License 2004 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2022 - 2025
CT State Medical License 2021 - 2024
RI State Medical License 2018 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Interventional Cardiology

Clinical Trials

A Clinical Trial to Assess the Agent Paclitaxel Coated PTCA Balloon Catheter for the Treatment of Subjects With In-Stent Restenosis (ISR) Start of enrollment: 2021 May 11
Active, not recruiting
Phase 3
Roles: Contact, Principal Investigator

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Author Correction: Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention.
Makoto Araki, Seung-Jung Park, Harold L Dauerman, Shiro Uemura, Jung-Sun Kim, Carlo Di Mario, Thomas W Johnson, Giulio Guagliumi, Adnan Kastrati, Michael Joner, Niels ...> ;Nature Reviews. Cardiology. 2024 May 1
1 citations
The role of endothelial shear stress, shear stress gradient, and plaque topography in plaque erosion.
Diaa Hakim, Natalia Pinilla-Echeverri, Ahmet U Coskun, Zhongyue Pu, Olli A Kajander, Deborah Rupert, Charles Maynard, Nicholas Cefalo, Gerasimos Siasos, Michail I Papa...> ;Atherosclerosis. 2023 Jul 1
5 citations
Endothelial shear stress computed from coronary computed tomography angiography: A direct comparison to intravascular ultrasound.
Diaa Hakim, Ahmet U Coskun, Charles Maynard, Zhongyue Pu, Deborah Rupert, Nicholas Cefalo, Michelle Cormier, Mona Ahmed, James Earls, Rob Jennings, Kevin Croce, Saima ...> ;Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2023 Apr 17
2 citations
The MLD MAX OCT algorithm: An imaging-based workflow for percutaneous coronary intervention.
Evan Shlofmitz, Kevin Croce, Hiram Bezerra, Tej Sheth, Bassem Chehab, Nick E J West, Richard Shlofmitz, Ziad A Ali> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Nov 1
4 citations
Decision-Making During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Guided by Optical Coherence Tomography: Insights From the LightLab Initiative.
Brian Bergmark, Luis A P Dallan, Gabriel T R Pereira, Julia F Kuder, Sabina A Murphy, Jana Buccola, Jason Wollmuth, John Lopez, Joia Spinelli, Jennifer Meinen, Nick E ...> ;Circulation. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Nov 1
91 citations
Optical coherence tomography in coronary atherosclerosis assessment and intervention.
Makoto Araki, Seung-Jung Park, Harold L Dauerman, Shiro Uemura, Jung-Sun Kim, Carlo Di Mario, Thomas W Johnson, Giulio Guagliumi, Adnan Kastrati, Michael Joner, Niels ...> ;Nature Reviews. Cardiology. 2022 Oct 1
8 citations
International percutaneous coronary intervention complication survey.
Bahadir Simsek, Spyridon Kostantinis, Judit Karacsonyi, Allison Hall, Bavana V Rangan, Kevin J Croce, Lorenzo Azzalini, Margaret McEntegart, Mehdi Shishehbor, Mohaned ...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 May 1
Novel Three-Stent Strategy in Left Main Coronary Artery Trifurcation Disease - Combination of DK Crush and Culotte Techniques.
Jonathan G Sung, Ajar Kochar, Kevin J Croce, Brian A Bergmark> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2022 Jul 1
1 citations
Safety and efficacy of dedicated guidewire, microcatheter, and guide catheter extension technologies for chronic total coronary occlusion revascularization: Primary re...
David E. Kandzari, Khaldoon Alaswad, Farouc A. Jaffer, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Kevin Croce, Kathleen E. Kearney, Anthony Spaedy, Robert W. Yeh, Craig Thompson, William ...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Sep 28
82 citations
Global Chronic Total Occlusion Crossing Algorithm: JACC State-of-the-Art Review
Eugene B. Wu, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Kambis Mashayekhi, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Khaldoon Alaswad, Mario Araya, Alexandre Avran, Lorenzo Azzalini, Avtandil M. Babunashvili, B...> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2021 Aug 24
6 citations
Spatial relationships among hemodynamic, anatomic, and biochemical plaque characteristics in patients with coronary artery disease.
Anubodh S. Varshney, Ahmet U. Coskun, Gerasimos Siasos, Charles Maynard, Zhongyue Pu, Kevin Croce, Nicholas V. Cefalo, Michelle A. Cormier, Dimitris Fotiadis, Kostas A...> ;Atherosclerosis. 2021 Mar 1
3 citations
Learning and innovation among interventional cardiologists: Insights from an international survey.
Evangelia Vemmou, Ilias Nikolakopoulos, Iosif Xenogiannis, Judit Karacsonyi, Bavana V. Rangan, Santiago Garcia, M N Burke, Hani Jneid, Kevin Croce, Brian A. Bergmark, ...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Feb 10
1 citations
Preemptive percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary artery disease: identification of the appropriate high-risk lesion.
Zhongyue Pu, Diaa Hakim, Kevin Croce, Peter Stone> ;Current Opinion in Cardiology. 2020 Nov 1
5 citations
Oxidized Low-Density Lipoprotein Induces Macrophage Production of Prothrombotic Microparticles.
Julio Flávio Meirelles Marchini, Andre Manica, Paulo Crestani, Jochen Dutzmann, Eduardo J. Folco, Heinz Weber, Peter Libby, Kevin Croce> ;Journal of the American Heart Association. 2020 Aug 4
38 citations
The Single-access for Hi-risk PCI (SHiP) technique.
Jason R Wollmuth, Ethan C Korngold, Kevin Croce, Duane S. Pinto> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Jul 1
43 citations
S100A9-RAGE Axis Accelerates Formation of Macrophage-Mediated Extracellular Vesicle Microcalcification in Diabetes Mellitus
Ryo Kawakami, Shunsuke Katsuki, Richard Travers, Dayanna Carolina Romero, Dakota Becker-Greene, Lívia Silva Araújo Passos, Hideyuki Higashi, Mark C. Blaser, Galina K. ...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2020 May 28
1 citations
Percutaneous right ventricular assist device-supported ventricular tachycardia ablation in a patient with severe right ventricular dysfunction.
Martin Aguilar, Allison L. Tsao, Kevin Croce, William H. Sauer, David A. Morrow, Usha B. Tedrow> ;Heartrhythm Case Reports. 2020 Feb 1
Summary of Practice Considerations for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Left Main Bifurcation Disease.
Tanveer Rab, J Dawn Abbott, Mir Babar Basir, Azeem Latib, Gautam Kumar, Perwaiz Meraj, Kevin Croce, Rajesh Davé> ;Heart International. 2020 Jan 1
207 citations
Guiding Principles for Chronic Total Occlusion Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Global Expert Consensus Document
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, Kambis Mashayekhi, Etsuo Tsuchikane, Nidal Abi Rafeh, Khaldoon Alaswad, Mario Araya, Alexandre Avran, Lorenzo Azzalini, Avtandil M. Babunashvili...> ;Circulation. 2019 Jul 30
45 citations
MicroRNA-615-5p Regulates Angiogenesis and Tissue Repair by Targeting AKT/eNOS (Protein Kinase B/Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase) Signaling in Endothelial Cells.
Basak Icli, Winona W. Wu, Denizhan Ozdemir, Hao Li, Henry S. Cheng, Stefan Haemmig, Xin Liu, Giorgio Giatsidis, Seyma Nazli Avci, Nathan Lee, Raphael Boesch Guimaraes,...> ;Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2019 May 16
41 citations
MicroRNA-135a-3p regulates angiogenesis and tissue repair by targeting p38 signaling in endothelial cells.
Basak Icli, Winona W. Wu, Denizhan Ozdemir, Hao Li, Stefan Haemmig, Xin Liu, Giorgio Giatsidis, Henry S. Cheng, Seyma Nazli Avci, Merve Kurt, Nathan Lee, Raphael Boesc...> ;FASEB Journal. 2019 Jan 22
1 citations
Evolving insights into the role of local shear stress in late stent failure from neoatherosclerosis formation and plaque destabilization.
Peter Stone, Ahmet U. Coskun, Kevin Croce> ;International Journal of Cardiology. 2018 Dec 1
171 citations
Roles of PAD4 and NETosis in Experimental Atherosclerosis and Arterial Injury: Implications for Superficial Erosion
Grégory Franck, Thomas L. Mawson, Eduardo J. Folco, Roberto Molinaro, Victoria Ruvkun, Daniel Engelbertsen, Xin Liu, Yevgenia Tesmenitsky, Eugenia Shvartz, Galina K. S...> ;Circulation Research. 2018 Mar 23
86 citations
Lesion Complexity and Outcomes of Extended Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Robert W. Yeh, Dean J. Kereiakes, P. Gabriel Steg, Donald E. Cutlip, Kevin Croce, Joseph M. Massaro, Laura Mauri, Dapt Study Investigators> ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017 Oct 31
19 citations
Usefulness of Intracoronary Brachytherapy for Patients With Resistant Drug-Eluting Stent Restenosis.
Fernanda Mangione, Tannas Jatene, Roza Badr Eslam, Brian A. Bergmark, Jacob R. Gallagher, Pinak B. Shah, Laura Mauri, Jane A. Leopold, Piotr Sobieszczyk, David P. Faxo...> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2017 Aug 1
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Press Mentions

‘Surprising’ Uptick in Rates of Revascularization for in-Stent RestenosisJuly 18th, 2017
Cardiac Care Advances at Brigham and Women’s Hospital Lowers Likelihood of Open Heart SurgeryMay 27th, 2016
Heart Attack Mistaken for Heartburn; Symptoms Not Same for AllAugust 17th, 2015