MichaelRagostaMD

PubMed

• Preemptive alcohol septal ablation prior to transcatheter mitral valve replacement.
  Ningyan Wong, D Scott Lim, Kenan Yount, Leora Yarboro, Gorav Ailawadi, Michael Ragosta> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Dec 1
• Editorial: Coronary Atherectomy in Patients with Aortic Stenosis Appears Safe, but Is PCI Necessary Prior to Transcatheter Valve Replacement?
  Michael Ragosta> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2023 Aug 1
• Utilization of TandemHeart in cardiogenic shock: Insights from the THEME registry.
  Michael Megaly, Chaun Gandolfo, Samer Zakhour, Mei Jiang, Kristie Burgess, Stanley Chetcuti, Michael Ragosta, Eric Adler, Andrew Coletti, Brian O'Neill, Khaldoon Alasw...> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2023 Mar 1
• 1 citations
  The impact of COVID-19 on clinical outcomes among acute myocardial infarction patients undergoing early invasive treatment strategy.
  Prerna Sharma, Kajal Shah, Johanna Loomba, Arti Patel, Indika Mallawaarachchi, Olivia Blazek, Sarah Ratcliffe, Khadijah Breathett, Amber E Johnson, Angela M Taylor, Mi...> ;Clinical Cardiology. 2022 Oct 1
• Socioeconomic Distress Associated With Increased Use of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Over Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting.
  Raymond J Strobel, J Hunter Mehaffey, Robert B Hawkins, Andrew M Young, Erik J Scott, Mohammed Quader, Gregory J Dehmer, Jeffrey B Rich, Gorav Ailawadi, Irving L Kron,...> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2023 Apr 1
• 1 citations
  The "July Effect" in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory.
  Saad Sultan Ghumman, Sami Ibrahim, Angela M Taylor, Nancy Fauber, Michael Ragosta> ;The American Journal of Cardiology. 2022 May 1
• That "Bump" in Creatinine Post-PCI Might "Bump Off" Your Patient: Can We Prevent This?
  Michael Ragosta> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2022 Apr 11
• 3 citations
  Intentional removal of erroneously deployed coronary stents: A case series and review of the literature.
  Michael Ragosta, Ryan Boehm, Mary Shields, Angela M. Taylor> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Mar 1
• 7 citations
  Characteristics and outcomes of surgically ineligible patients with multivessel disease treated with percutaneous coronary intervention.
  Mary C Shields, Michelle Ouellette, Nicholas Kiefer, Luke Kohan, Angela M. Taylor, Gorav Ailawadi, Michael Ragosta> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2021 Feb 3
• Bare Metal Stents Are Obsolete and No Longer Have a Role in PCI. Stop Using Them
  Michael Ragosta> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2021 Feb 1
• 14 citations
  Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography Demonstrates a High Burden of Coronary Artery Disease Despite Low-Risk Nuclear Studies in Pre–Liver Transplant Evaluation
  Adrián I. Löffler, Jorge A. Gonzalez, Shriram K. Sundararaman, Roshin C. Mathew, Patrick T. Norton, Klaus D. Hagspiel, Christopher M. Kramer, Michael Ragosta, Campbell...> ;Liver Transplantation. 2020 Nov 1
• Stenting Long Coronary Lesions: Can One Stent Do the Job of Two?
  Michael Ragosta> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2020 Jul 2
• 1 citations
  Typical angina in a patient with Takayasu arteritis
  Christopher A Hanson, Michael Ragosta> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 May 1
• 2 citations
  Revascularization in Shock: Leave No Lesion Behind, But You Might Want Some Support
  Michael Ragosta> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Apr 29
• 42 citations
  Mortality After Repeat Revascularization Following PCI or CABG for Left Main Disease: The EXCEL Trial.
  Gennaro Giustino, Patrick W. Serruys, Joseph F. Sabik, Roxana Mehran, Akiko Maehara, John D. Puskas, Charles A. Simonton, Nicholas Lembo, David E. Kandzari, Marie Clau...> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2020 Feb 10
• The long arm of interventional cardiology: the promise and perils of coronary stenting over the internet using a robotic interface.
  Michael Ragosta> ;Eurointervention. 2019 Aug 9
• 4 citations
  Outcomes of left main revascularization in patients with acute coronary syndromes and stable ischemic heart disease: Analysis from the EXCEL trial
  Serge Doucet, E. Marc Jolicœur, Patrick W. Serruys, Michael Ragosta, Irving L. Kron, Werner Scholtz, Jochen Börgermann, Yiran Zhang, Thomas McAndrew, Joseph F. Sabik, ...> ;American Heart Journal. 2019 Aug 1
• 2 citations
  Tyrosine kinase inhibitor toxicity manifesting as comorbid Moyamoya syndrome and obstructive coronary artery disease: A case report and review of the literature.
  David X. Zhuo, Michael Ragosta, Brandy Patterson> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Jul 1
• 2 citations
  The Table of Truth: Value of Coronary Angiography in the Evaluation of Patients with Heart Failure Syndromes.
  Michael Ragosta> ;Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine. 2019 Apr 5
• The Bounce Back: Should Hospital Readmission Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Be the Next Focus of Our Quality Efforts?∗
  Michael Ragosta> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2019 Mar 27
• 21 citations
  Outcomes of patients with cardiogenic shock treated with TandemHeart ® percutaneous ventricular assist device: Importance of support indication and definitive therapie...
  LaVone A. Smith, Anthony E. Peters, Sula Mazimba, Michael Ragosta, Angela M. Taylor> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Nov 15
• “Doc, This Wall Stress Is Killing Me!”: Another Way to Consider the Relation Between Stress and the Heart
  Michael Ragosta> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Oct 22
• 2 citations
  6-Minute walk test predicts prolonged hospitalization in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve repair by MitraClip.
  Mike Saji, Marc Katz, Gorav Ailawadi, Timothy Welch, Dale E. Fowler, Jamie L.W. Kennedy, James D. Bergin, Ivandito Kuntjoro, John M. Dent, Michael Ragosta, D. Scott Lim> ;Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Sep 1
• 48 citations
  Left Main Revascularization With PCI or CABG in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: EXCEL Trial
  , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , > ;Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2018 Aug 14
• The Heart or the Brain?: Which Takes Priority After Cardiac Arrest and Can We Identify Patients in Whom Aggressive Cardiac Care Is Futile?
  Michael Ragosta> ;JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2018 Feb 12
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Journal Articles

• “Doc, This Wall Stress Is Killing Me!”  
  Michael Ragosta, MD, ScienceDirect
• Original Investigation Left Main Revascularization with PCI or CABG in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: EXCEL Trial  
  John D Puskas, David E Kandzari, Gennaro Giustino, Roxana Mehran, Martin B Leon, Philippe Genereux, Michael 3rd Ragosta, Charles A Simonton, Irving L Kron, Gregg W Stone, ScienceDirect
• Hemodynamic Rounds: Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Atrial Septal Defect and Pulmonary Hypertension.  
  Lim DS, Bergin JD, Ragosta M, Cathet Cardio Inte
• Percutaneous transthoracic ventricular puncture for diagnostic and interventional catheterization.  
  Lim DS, Ragosta M, Dent JM, Cathet Cardio Inte
• Invasive assessment of coronary flow reserve.  
  El-Ahdab F, Ragosta M, J Nucl Cardiol
• Anastamotic leak after Cabrol composite graft procedure. Diagnosis by computed tomographic angiography and treatment by covered stent.  
  Bozlar U, Ragosta M, Arora V, Hagspiel KD, Texas Heart Institute Journal
• Percutaneous ventricular assist device to rescue a patient with profound shock from a thrombosed mitral valve.  
  Solomon H, Lim DS, Ragosta M, J Invasive Cardiol
• Extent and severity of coronary disease and mortality in patients with end-stage renal failure evaluated for renal transplantation.  
  Jones DG, Taylor AM, Enkiri SA, Lobo P, Brayman KL, Keeley EC, Lipson LC, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, Am J Transpl
• Focused in vivo delivery of plasmid DNA to the porcine vascular wall via intravascular ultrasound destruction of microbubbles.  
  Linsey C. Phillips LC, Klibanov AL, Bowles DK, Ragosta M, Hossack JA, Wamhoff BR, J Vasc Res
• Decision making in multi-vessel coronary disease: The need for physiological lesion assessment.  
  Beller GA, Ragosta M, JACC Cardiovascular Interventions
• Loss of short term symptomatic benefit in patients with an occluded infarct related artery is unrelated to non-protocol revascularization: Results from the Occluded Ar...  
  Devlin G, Reynolds HR, Mark DB, Rankin JM, Carvalho AC, Vozzi C, Sopko G, Caramori P, Dzavik V, Ragosta M, Forman SA, Lamas GA, Hochman JS, Am Heart J
• Efficacy and safety of intensive antiplatelet therapy with prasugrel from TRITON-TIME 38 in a core clinical cohort defined by worldwide regulatory agencies.  
  Wiviott SD, Desai N, Murphy SA, Musumeci G, Ragosta M, Antman EM, Braunwald E, Am J Cardiol
• Techniques for phenotyping coronary artery disease in the cardiac catheterization laboratory for applications in translational research.  
  Ragosta M, J of Cardiovasc
• Rust in the pipes: The Importance of Oxidative Stress in the Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease and the Valuable Contribution of Translational Research.  
  Ragosta M, Atherosclerosis
• Efficacy and safety of ventricular tachycardia ablation with mechanical circulatory support compared with substrate-based ablation techniques.  
  Bunch TJ, Darby A, May HT, Ragosta M, Lim DS, Taylor AM, DiMarco JP, Ailawadi G, Revenaugh JR, Weiss JP, Mahapatra S, Europace
• A comparison between angiography and fractional flow reserve versus SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for determining lesion significance in patients with multivessel...  
  Ragosta M, Bishop AH, Lipson LC, Watson DD, Gimple LW, Sarembock IJ, Powers ER, Am J Cardiol
• High left ventricular mass index does not limit the utility of fractional flow reserve for the physiologic assessment of lesion severity.  
  Chhatriwall AK, Ragosta M, Powers ER, Sarembock IJ, Gimple LW, Fischer JJ, Barringhaus KG, Kramer CM, Samady H, J Invasive Cardiol
• Coronary flow reserve in diabetic patients with end-stage renal disease and normal epicardial coronary arteries.  
  Ragosta M, Samady H, Isaacs RB, Gimple LW, Sarembock IJ, Powers ER, Am Heart J
• Effect of acute myocardial infarction on the utility of fractional flow reserve for the physiologic assessment of the severity of coronary artery narrowing.  
  McClish JC, Ragosta M, Powers ER, Barringhaus KG, Gimple LW, Fischer J, Garnett J, Siadaty M, Sarembock IJ, Samady H, Am J Cardiol
• Electromechanical mapping identifies improvement in function and retention of contractile reserve after revascularization in ischemic cardiomyopathy.  
  Samady H, Choi CJ, Ragosta M, Powers ER, Beller GA, Kramer CM, Circulation
• Should glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors be used during all percutaneous coronary interventions? No.  
  Ragosta M, and Sarembock IJ, J Thromb Haemost
• The clinical assessment of coronary flow reserve in patients with coronary artery disease.  
  Ragosta M, J Nucl Cardiol
• Detection of coronary stenoses at rest with myocardial contrast echocardiography.  
  Wei K, Tong KL, Belcik T, Rafter P, Ragosta M, Wang XQ, Kaul S, Circulation
• Fractional flow reserve of infarct-related arteries identifies reversible defects on noninvasive myocardial perfusion imaging early after myocardial infarction.  
  Samady H, Lepper W, Powers ER, Wei K, Ragosta M, Bishop GG, Sarembock IJ, Gimple L, Watson DD, Beller GA, Barringhaus KG, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Incremental value of combined perfusion and function over perfusion alone by gated SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging for detection of severe three vessel coronary art...  
  Lima RSL, Watson DD, Goode AR, Siadaty MS, Ragosta M, Beller GA, Samady H, J Am Coll Cardiol
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Books/Book Chapters

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  Ragosta MSaunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia
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  Ragosta MSaunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia
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  Ragosta MSaunders/Elsevier, Philadelphia
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  Chapter: Special problems in nonpharmacological therapy 
  Ragosta MEditors: Crawford MH and DiMarco JP.Mosby International Ltd, LondonEdition 2,
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  Chapter: Special problems in nonpharmacological therapy 
  Ragosta MEditors: Crawford MH and DiMarco JP.Mosby International Ltd, LondonEdition 3,
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  Chapter: Angina pectoris: epidemiology, natural history, and pathophysiology 
  El-Ahdab FM and Ragosta MEditors: Sarembock IJ.Oxford, Clinical Publishing
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  Chapter: Angina pectoris: clinical evaluation 
  El-Ahdab FM and Ragosta MEditors: Sarembock IJ.Oxford, Clinical Publishing
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  Chapter: Coronary angiography and ancillary techniques for the invasive assessment of angina pectoris 
  Ragosta MEditors: Sarembock IJ.Oxford, Clinical Publishing
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  Chapter: Nonatherosclerotic causes of angina pectoris and ischemia 
  Ragosta MEditors: Sarembock IJ.Oxford, Clinical Publishing
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  Chapter: Basic Equipment: Guide Catheters, Guide Wires, and Balloons 
  Ragosta M and Douglas JSEditors: Kern M.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization. 
  Chapter: Intra-Aortic Balloon Counterpulsation 
  Ragosta MEditors: Uretsky, B.F.Blackwell Scientific Publications
• Cardiology. 
  Chapter: Special problems in nonpharmacological therapy 
  Ragosta MEditors: Crawford MH and DiMarco JP.Mosby International Ltd, LondonEdition 1,
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Abstracts/Posters

• Multi-vessel coronary artery disease on coronary angiography indicates increased risk of death among patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing work-up for renal...
  Jones D, Taylor AM, Lipson LC, Keeley EC, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Preoperative assessment of myocardial viability by rest-Thallium 201 imaging in patients with reduced ventricular function.
  Ragosta M, Gimple LW, Kron IL, and Beller GA, Circulation
• How long after acute infarction does the myocardium remain viable in humans?
  Sabia P, Kaul S, Ragosta M, Tedesco CL, Burwell LR, and Powers ER, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Myocardial contrast echocardiography can be used to determine viability after acute myocardial infarction in humans.
  Sabia P, Powers ER, Ragosta M, and Kaul S, J Am Coll Cardiol
• The effect of oral terbinafine on restenosis following balloon angioplasty in rabbits.
  Haber HL, Gimple LW, Goldstein C, Owen R, Ragosta M, Powers ER, and Sarembock IJ, Circulation
• Importance of collateral-derived blood flow on myocardial viability in patients with recent myocardial infarction.
  Ragosta M, Powers ER, Sabia PJ, Sarembock IJ, Burwell LR, and Kaul S, Circulation
• Can resting Thallium-201 imaging predict improvement in function after revascularization in patients with severely reduced LV function?
  Ragosta M, Beller GA, Watson DD, Kaul S, and Gimple LW, Circulation
• The signal-averaged electrocardiogram does not change after late reperfusion following myocardial infarction.
  Ragosta M, Sabia PJ, Sarembock IJ, DiMarco JP, and Powers ER, Circulation
• Effectiveness of specific Factor Xa inhibition on restenosis following balloon angioplasty in rabbits.
  Ragosta M, Gimple LW, Haber HL, Dunwiddie CT, Vlasuk GP, Powers ER, and Sarembock IJ, J Nucl Cardiol
• Role of quantitative planar Thallium-201 imaging for predicting viability in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
  Sabia PJ, Powers ER, Ragosta M, Watson DD, and Kaul S, Circulation
• Combined laser plus balloon angioplasty increases restenosis versus balloon angioplasty alone in rabbits.
  Ragosta M, Gertz SD, Haber HL, Gimple LW, Powers ER, DeFrancisco J, Roberts WC, and Sarembock, I.J, J Nucl Cardiol
• Myocardial viability can be determined at the time of coronary angiography in patients with recent infarction using myocardial contrast echocardiography.
  Ragosta M, Camarano G, Kaul S, Sarembock IJ, Powers ER, Sarembock IJ, and Gimple LW, Circulation
• Microvascular patency indicates myocellular viability in patients with recent infarction: A study utilizing myocardial contrast echocardiography.
  Ragosta M, Camarano GP, Kaul S, Powers ER, and Gimple LW, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Accuracy of angioscopy in diagnosing endoluminal lesions.
  Uretsky BF, Denys BG, Counihan PC, Ragosta M, and Reddy PS, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Identification of viable myocardium with contrast echo in patients with myocardial infarction and poor left ventricular function.
  Camarano G, Ragosta M, Gimple LW, Powers ER, and Kaul S, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Acute neurological complications of cardiac catheterization: Natural history and risk factors.
  Lazar JM, Waxler A, Uretsky BF, Counihan PJ, Denys BG, Reddy PS, and Ragosta M, J Am Coll Cardiol
• Extent of myocardial viability by resting Thallium-201 scintigraphy determines early surgical outcome in ischemic cardiomyopathy.
  Pagley PR, Beller GA, Watson DD, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, Circulation
• Early plus delayed hirudin infusion reduces restenosis in the atherosclerotic rabbit more than early administration alone.
  Thome LM, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, Gertz SD, McNamara CA, Powers ER, Sarembock IJ, Circulation
• Regional function distal to a chronically occluded coronary artery correlates with collateral on myocardial contrast echocardiography and not with angiographic collate...
  Vernon SM, Camarano G, Kaul S, Gimple LW, Powers ER, Ragosta M, Circulation
• Long term outcome after bypass surgery is better in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy who have viability.
  Pagley PR, Beller GA, Watson DD, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, J Am Coll Cardiol
• All-trans retinoic acid limits restenosis in focally atherosclerotic rabbits.
  Weigman PJ, Barry WL, McNamara CA, Gimple LW, Kim JS, Powers ER, Ragosta M, Owens GK, Sarembock IJ, Circulation
• Residual myocardial viability is associated with favorable parameters on the signal-averaged ECG in patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy.
  Pagley PR, Nath S, Beller GA, Watson DD, Gimple LW, Ragosta M, Circulation
• Contrast echocardiography versus perfusion scintigraphy for assessment of viability in chronic coronary disease.
  Vernon S, Ragosta M, Gimple L, Powers E, Beller GA, Kaul S, J Nucl Cardiol
• All-trans retinoic acid limits restenosis after balloon angioplasty in a rabbit model of focal femoral atherosclerosis.
  Wiegman PJ, Barry WL, Gimple LW, Kim J, McNamara CA, Powers ER, Ragosta M, Sarembock IJ, Restenosis Summit VIII
• Hirudin limits restenosis after balloon injury in a hypercholesterolemic rabbit.
  Wiegman PJ, Barry WL, Gimple LW, Kim J, McNamara CA, Powers ER, Ragosta M, Sanders J, Sarembock IJ, Restenosis Summit VIII, Cleveland, OH
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Lectures

• Open Artery Hypothesis. 
  American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session; Orlando, FL
• Revascularization in Ischemic Cardiomyopathy. 
  American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session; Anaheim, CA
• Role of Contrast Echocardiography in Infarction. 
  Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography Teleconference, Colonnade Club, Charlottesville, VA
• Should Patients with Left Ventricular Dysfunction Without Reversible Ischemia Undergo Revascularization? Symposium “Prediction of Viability in Chronic Coronary Disease". 
  American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL
• Optimal Peri-Procedural Management of the Patient with Renal Insufficiency. Symposium: “Complex Patient and Lesion Management. 
  American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions, Atlanta, GA
• Renal Insufficiency in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization. 
  American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL
• Comparison Between Visual Assessment and Fractional Flow Reserve and the Cost Implications of Using the FFR Strategy. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA
• Acute Coronary Syndromes. 
  Virginia Academy of Family Physicians Annual Meeting, Williamsburg, VA
• Comprehensive Office Evaluation of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease. 
  16th Annual Postgraduate Course, Charlottesville, VA
• Adjuncts to Coronary Angiography. 
  Medical Grand Rounds, Ann Arbor, MI
• FFR in Intermediate Lesions: Data Review. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, San Diego, CA
• Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Disease: A Cardiologist’s Perspective. 
  17th Annual Postgraduate Course, Charlottesville, VA
• Use of an on-line curriculum to teach interventional cardiology: CardioVillage. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific, Jacksonville, FL
• Alcohol Septal Ablation for HOCM. 
  18th Annual Postgraduate Course, Charlottesville, VA
• Remaining Frontiers in Interventional Cardiology. 
  University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA
• Fractional Flow Reserve Compared to Nuclear Scintigraphy in Patients with Multi-Vessel CAD. 
  Transcatheter Therapeutics (TCT) Satellite Symposium, Washington, DC
• On-Line Resources for Program Directors in Interventional Cardiology: CardioVillage.com. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, Chicago, IL
• Fractional Flow Reserve in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome and Recent Myocardial Infarction. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific, Sessions, Chicago, IL
• Assessment of Coronary Flow Reserve in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. 
  Cardiology Grand Rounds, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Chronic Total Occlusions: New Approaches and How to Maintain Long Term Patency. 
  19th Annual Postgraduate Course, Charlottesville, VA
• Invasive Management of Complex Coronary Disease. 
  University of Virginia Department of Medicine; Charlottesville, VA
• Beyond the Lumen: Invasive Methods of Understanding Coronary Artery Disease Other than Coronary Angiography. 
  University of Virginia; Charlottesville, VA
• Experiences from a Recent Site Visit I. 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL
• What IVUS Findings Should Trigger PCI in the DES Era? 
  Society of Cardiac Angiography and Interventions Annual Scientific Sessions, Orlando, FL
• How to Assess Intermediate Coronary Lesions. 
  American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, New Orleans, LA
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