Andrew Ajani

Clinical outcomes following ST-elevation myocardial infarction secondary to stent thrombosis treated by percutaneous coronary intervention

Samer Noaman, Jessica O'Brien, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Diem Dinh, Christopher Reid, Anand Sharma, William Chan, David Clark, Dion Stub, Sinjini Biswas, Melanie Freeman, Andrew Ajani, Thomas Yip, Stephen J Duffy, Ernesto Oqueli

Conference Proceedings  |  2020  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Re-examining the effect of door-to-balloon delay on STEMI outcomes in the context of unmeasured confounders: a retrospective cohort study

Chee Yoong Foo, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela Brennan, Andrew Ajani, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark, Daniel D Reidpath, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

Literature studying the door-to-balloon time-outcome relation in coronary intervention is limited by the potential of residual bia..

Trends of Use and Outcomes Associated With Glycoprotein-IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Rochelle M Gellatly, Cia Connell, Christianne Tan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark, Shane Nanayakkara, Martin Sebastian, Angela Brennan, Melanie Freeman, Jessica O'Brien, Laura A Selkrig, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Association of Body Mass Index and Extreme Obesity With Long-Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Sinjini Biswas, Nick Andrianopoulos, Diem Dinh, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Samer Noaman, Andrew Ajani, David J Clark, Melanie Freeman, Ernesto Oqueli, Chin Hiew, Christopher M Reid, Dion Stub, William Chan

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the American Heart Association

Background Previous studies have reported a protective effect of obesity compared with normal body mass index (BMI) in patients un..

Impact of extreme obesity on long-term outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention

S Biswas, D Dinh, S Noaman, SJ Duffy, J Lefkovits, A Brennan, A Ajani, DJ Clark, M Freeman, E Oqueli, C Hiew, CM Reid, D Stub, W Chan

Conference Proceedings  |  2019  |  EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL

Outcomes in patients with peripheral vascular disease following percutaneous coronary intervention

John Ramzy, Nick Andrianopoulos, Louise Roberts, Stephen J Duffy, David Clark, Andrew W Teh, Andrew E Ajani, Christopher M Reid, Angela Brennan, Melanie Freeman

Journal article  |  2019  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Impact of Gender and Door-to-Balloon Times on Long-Term Mortality in Patients Presenting With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Alexandra C Murphy, Matias B Yudi, Omar Farouque, Diem Dinh, Stephen J Duffy, Angela Brennan, Christopher M Reid, Nick Andrianopoulos, Anoop N Koshy, Lorelle Martin, Misha Dagan, Melanie Freeman, David Blusztein, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2019  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Temporal Changes in Characteristics, Treatment and Outcomes of Heart Failure Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Findings From Melbourne Interventional Group Registry

Ken Lee Chin, Mark Tacey, Christopher M Reid, Andrew Tonkin, Ingrid Hopper, Angela Brennan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, David Clark, Andrew E Ajani, Danny Liew

Journal article  |  2019  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Impact of Pre-Procedural Blood Pressure on Long-Term Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Josephine Warren, Shane Nanayakkara, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela Brennan, Diem Dinh, Matias Yudi, David Clark, Andrew E Ajani, Christopher M Reid, Laura Selkrig, James Shaw, Chin Hiew, Melanie Freeman, David Kaye, Bronwyn A Kingwell, Anthony M Dart, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Trends and predictors of recurrent acute coronary syndrome hospitalizations and unplanned revascularization after index acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention

Matias B Yudi, David J Clark, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani, Angela Brennan, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Melanie Freeman, Chin Hiew, Laura A Selkrig, Jessica O'Brien, Anthony M Dart, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy, Chris Reid, Vibhasha Chand, Diem Dinh, Andrew Ajani, Stephen Duffy, David Clark, et al.

Journal article  |  2019  |  American Heart Journal

One-Year Outcomes of Patients With Established Coronary Artery Disease Presenting With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Alexandra Murphy, Garry Hamilton, Nick Andrianopoulos, Matias B Yudi, Omar Farouque, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2019  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Impact of Socioeconomic Status on Clinical Outcomes in Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Sinjini Biswas, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Antony Walton, William Chan, Samer Noaman, James A Shaw, Andrew Ajani, David J Clark, Melanie Freeman, Chin Hiew, Ernesto Oqueli, Christopher M Reid, Dion Stub

Journal article  |  2019  |  Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes

The Impact of Out-of-Hours Presentation on Clinical Outcomes in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

S Biswas, A Brennan, SJ Duffy, N Andrianopoulos, W Chan, A Walton, S Noaman, JA Shaw, A Ajani, DJ Clark, M Freeman, C Hiew, E Oqueli, J Lefkovits, CM Reid, D Stub

Journal article  |  2019  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

The effect on survival from the use of a saphenous vein graft during coronary bypass surgery: a large cohort study

Alistair Royse, Zulfayandi Pawanis, David Canty, Jared Ou-Young, David Eccleston, Andrew Ajani, Christopher M Reid, Rinaldo Bellomo, Colin Royse

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery

Does the subtype of acute coronary syndrome treated by percutaneous coronary intervention predict long-term clinical outcomes?

Sinjini Biswas, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stavroula Papapostolou, Samer Noaman, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Antony Walton, James A Shaw, Andrew Ajani, David J Clark, Melanie Freeman, Chin Hiew, Ernesto Oqueli, Christopher M Reid, Dion Stub, William Chan

Journal article  |  2018  |  European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes

Heart Rate as a Predictor of Outcome Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Jessica O'Brien, Christopher M Reid, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark, Henry Krum, Philippa Loane, Melanie Freeman, Martin Sebastian, Angela L Brennan, James Shaw, Anthony M Dart, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2018  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Pretreatment with dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Matias B Yudi, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani, Angela Brennan, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Christopher M Reid, William Chan, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2018  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Long-term clinical outcomes of transient and persistent no-reflow following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): a multicentre Australian registry

Stavroula Papapostolou, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Angela L Brennan, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark, Christopher M Reid, Melanie Freeman, Martin Sebastian, Laura Selkrig, Matias B Yudi, Samer Q Noaman, William Chan

Journal article  |  2018  |  EuroIntervention

Does Statin Benefits Patients with Heart Failure Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention? Findings from the Melbourne Interventional Group Registry

Ken Lee Chin, Rory Wolfe, Christopher M Reid, Andrew Tonkin, Ingrid Hopper, Angela Brennan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, David Clark, Andrew Ajani, Danny Liew

Journal article  |  2018  |  Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy

Australian Trends in Procedural Characteristics and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Sinjini Biswas, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela Brennan, Antony Walton, William Chan, Samer Noaman, James A Shaw, Luke Dawson, Andrew Ajani, David J Clark, Melanie Freeman, Chin Hiew, Ernesto Oqueli, Christopher M Reid, Dion Stub

Journal article  |  2018  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Can Even One Saphenous Vein Graft Influence Late Survival in Coronary Surgery?

D Canty, A Royse, Z Pawanis, R Bellomo, C Reid, J Ou-Young, D Eccleston, A Ajani, C Royse

Conference Proceedings  |  2018

Fibromyalgia has a high prevalence and impact in cardiac failure patients

Anthea C Gist, Emma K Guymer, Andrew E Ajani, Geoffrey O Littlejohn

Journal article  |  2017  |  European Journal of Rheumatology

Trends and Impact of Door-to-Balloon Time on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Aged = 85 Years With ST-Ele*ation Myocardial Infarction

Matias B Yudi, Garry Hamilton, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Dharsh Fernando, Chin Hiew, Melanie Freeman, Christopher M Reid, Robynne Dakis, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2017  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

The prognostic significance of smoking cessation after acute coronary syndromes: an observational, multicentre study from the Melbourne interventional group registry

Matias B Yudi, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani, Katie Kalten, Angela L Brennan, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Chin Hiew, Ernesto Oqueli, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Open

Evolution of Australian Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (from the Melbourne Interventional Group [MIG] Registry)

Julian Yeoh, Matias B Yudi, Nick Andrianopoulos, Bryan P Yan, David J Clark, Stephen J Duffy, Angela Brennan, Gishel New, Melanie Freeman, David Eccleston, Martin Sebastian, Christopher M Reid, William Wilson, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2017  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Impact of door-to-balloon time on long-term mortality in high- and low-risk patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Matias B Yudi, Jay Ramchand, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, William Chan, Stephen J Duffy, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Angela Brennan, Ryan Spencer, Dharsh Fernando, Chin Hiew, Melanie Freeman, Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2016  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Early versus delayed percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes

Matias B Yudi, Andrew E Ajani, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Omar Farouque, Jay Ramchand, Ronen Gurvitch, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Melanie Freeman, Angela Brennan, David J Clark, Christopher Reid, David Eccleston

Journal article  |  2016  |  Coronary Artery Disease

Clopidogrel, prasugrel or ticagrelor in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

MB Yudi, DJ Clark, O Farouque, D Eccleston, N Andrianopoulos, SJ Duffy, A Brennan, J Lefkovits, J Ramchand, T Yip, E Oqueli, CM Reid, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2016  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Incidence, Predictors and Outcomes of Major Bleeding in Patients Following Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in Australia

John Wlodarczyk, Andrew E Ajani, Dante Kemp, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark, Christopher M Reid

Journal article  |  2016  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

In-stent restenosis: local drug delivery with a stent or balloon?

Matias B Yudi, Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Thoracic Disease

Pre-treatment with dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

MB Yudi, D Eccleston, N Andrianopoulos, O Farouque, SJ Duffy, A Brennan, C Reid, DJ Clark, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2015  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Long-term survival of elderly patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock

Han S Lim, Nick Andrianopoulos, Hariharan Sugumar, Dion Stub, Angela L Brennan, Chris CS Lim, Peter Barlis, William Van Gaal, Christopher M Reid, Kerrie Charter, Martin Sebastian, Gishel New, Andrew E Ajani, Omar Farouque, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Use of Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents in Stable Outpatients with Coronary Artery Disease and Atrial Fibrillation. International CLARIFY Registry.

Laurent Fauchier, Nicola Greenlaw, Roberto Ferrari, Ian Ford, Kim M Fox, Jean-Claude Tardif, Michal Tendera, Ph Gabriel Steg, undefined CLARIFY Investigators

Journal article  |  2015  |  PLOS ONE

BACKGROUND: Few data are available regarding the use of antithrombotic strategies in coronary artery disease patients with atrial ..

Trends in door-to-balloon time and outcomes following primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-elevation myocardial infarction: an Australian perspective

AL Brennan, N Andrianopoulos, SJ Duffy, CM Reid, DJ Clark, P Loane, G New, A Black, BP Yan, M Brooks, L Roberts, EA Carroll, J Lefkovits, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2014  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Cardiovascular Medication Use Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: The Australian Experience

Justin A Cole, Angela L Brennan, Andrew E Ajani, Bryan P Yan, Stephen J Duffy, Philippa Loane, Christopher M Reid, Matias B Yudi, Gishel New, Alexander Black, James Shaw, David J Clark, Nick Andrianopoulos

Journal article  |  2014  |  Cardiovascular Therapeutics

Impact of renal function in patients with multi-vessel coronary disease on long-term mortality following coronary artery bypass grafting compared with percutaneous coronary intervention

Hariharan Sugumar, Terase F Lancefield, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Andrew E Ajani, Melanie Freeman, Brian Buxton, Angela L Brennan, Bryan P Yan, Diem T Dinh, Julian A Smith, Kerrie Charter, Omar Farouque, Christopher M Reid, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Cardiology

The Asia-Pacific Evaluation of Cardiovascular Therapies (ASPECT) Collaboration -Improving the quality of cardiovascular care in the Asia Pacific Region

Christopher M Reid, Bryan Yan, Wan Azman Wan Ahmad, Liew Houng Bang, Sim Kui Hian, Terrance Chua, Mark Chan, John Beltrame, Stephen J Duffy, Angela Brennan, Andrew Ajani

Journal article  |  2014  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Intracoronary Tc-99m-Sestamibi Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography for Preoperative Evaluation of At-Risk Myocardium

David Pattison, James Westcott, Andrew Ajani, Phillip Antippa, Subodh Joshi, Elaine Lui, Francesca Langenberg, Nathan Better

Journal article  |  2013  |  Circulation

Survival in patients with myocardial infarction complicated by out-of-hospital cardiac arrest undergoing emergency percutaneous coronary intervention

Han S Lim, Dion Stub, Andrew E Ajani, Nick Andrianopoulos, Christopher M Reid, Kerrie Charter, Alexander Black, Karen Smith, Gishel New, William Chan, Chris CS Lim, Omar Farouque, James Shaw, Angela Brennan, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2013  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Ticagrelor - A new player in the antiplatelet therapy field

A Ajani

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medicine Today

Interventionalists beware: the apical thrombus!

Sinjini Biswas, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2012  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Recent myocardial infarction is a recognized risk factor for ischemic stroke. Patients who have a stroke in the peri-infarct perio..

Usefulness of Transient and Persistent No Reflow to Predict Adverse Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

William Chan, Dion Stub, David J Clark, Andrew E Ajani, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Gishel New, Alexander Black, James A Shaw, Christopher M Reid, Anthony M Dart, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2012  |  American Journal of Cardiology

Impact of Periprocedural Atrial Fibrillation on Short-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

William Chan, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark, Dion Stub, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Gishel New, Martin Sebastian, Rozanne Johnston, Antony Walton, Christopher M Reid, Anthony M Dart, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2012  |  American Journal of Cardiology

Long-Term Predictors of Mortality After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents

William McLeish Wilson, Nick Andrianopoulos, David Clark, Stephen James Duffy, Angela Brennan, Iwan Harries, Gishel New, Martin Sebastian, Philippa Loane, Christopher Reid, Andrew Edward Ajani

Journal article  |  2011  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Accuracy of national mortality codes in identifying adjudicated cardiovascular deaths

Linton R Harriss, Andrew E Ajani, David Hunt, James Shaw, Brian Chambers, Helen Dewey, Judith Frayne, Alison Beauchamp, Karen Duve, Graham G Giles, Stephen Harrap, Dianna J Magliano, Danny Liew, John McNeil, Anna Peeters, Margaret Stebbing, Rory Wolfe, Andrew Tonkin

Journal article  |  2011  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Contemporary outcomes in women undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes

Ali H Al-Fiadh, Nick Andrianopoulos, Omar Farouque, Bryan P Yan, Stephen J Duffy, Kerrie Charter, Surat Tongyoo, Gishel New, Thomas Yip, Angela Brennan, George Proimos, Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Recent trends in Australian percutaneous coronary intervention practice: insights from the Melbourne Interventional Group registry.

Bryan P Yan, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark, Stephen J Duffy, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Philippa Loane, Christopher M Reid

Journal article  |  2011  |  Medical Journal of Australia

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) practice trends and 12-month outcomes in Australia in the era of d..

Approach to Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease

BP Yan, AE Ajani, DJ Clark

Book Chapter  |  2011

Impact of concomitant heart failure on outcomes in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions: analysis of the Melbourne Interventional Group registry

Ken J Lu, Bryan P Yan, Andrew E Ajani, William M Wilson, Stephen J Duffy, Ronen Gurvitch, David J Clark, Angela Brennan, Christopher Reid, Nick Andrianopoulos, Henry Krum

Journal article  |  2011  |  European Journal of Heart Failure

Quality Control Activities Associated with Registries in Interventional Cardiology and Surgery

Nick Andrianopoulos, Dinh Diem, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark, Angela L Brennan, William Chan, Gilbert C Shardey, Julian A Smith, Cheng-Hon Yap, Brian F Buxton, Andrew E Ajani, Christopher M Reid

Journal article  |  2011  |  Heart, Lung & Circulation

Progress Towards a National Cardiac Procedure Database-Development of the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registries

William Chan, David J Clark, Andrew E Ajani, Cheng-Hon Yap, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Diem T Dinh, Gilbert C Shardey, Julian A Smith, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Acute coronary syndromes management in 2010

WM Wilson, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2010  |  Medicine Today

Measuring safety and quality to improve clinical outcomes--current activities and future directions for the Australian Cardiac Procedures Registry.

Christopher M Reid, Angela L Brennan, Diem T Dinh, Baki Billah, Carl B Costolloe, Gilbert C Shardey, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2010  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Routine monitoring of performance in the provision of cardiac services aids quality assurance and enables comparisons of performan..

Double-dose versus standard-dose clopidogrel and high-dose versus low-dose aspirin in individuals undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes (CURRENT-OASIS 7): a randomised factorial trial.

Shamir R Mehta, Jean-Francois Tanguay, John W Eikelboom, Sanjit S Jolly, Campbell D Joyner, Christopher B Granger, David P Faxon, Hans-Jurgen Rupprecht, Andrzej Budaj, Alvaro Avezum, Petr Widimsky, Philippe Gabriel Steg, Jean-Pierre Bassand, Gilles Montalescot, Carlos Macaya, Giuseppe Di Pasquale, Kari Niemela, Andrew E Ajani, Harvey D White, Susan Chrolavicius, et al.

Journal article  |  2010  |  The Lancet

BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel and aspirin are the most commonly used antiplatelet therapies for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)..

Clinical outcomes of drug-eluting stent use in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction

R Gurvitch, J Lefkovits, RJ Warren, SJ Duffy, DJ Clark, D Eccleston, BP Yan, C Reid, A Brennan, N Andrianopoulos, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2010  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Aortic arch atheroma: when do we say no to percutaneous coronary intervention?

Samuel Wright, Andris Ellims, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2010  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Is There an Obesity Paradox After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in the Contemporary Era? An Analysis From a Multicenter Australian Registry

Terase Lancefield, David J Clark, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela L Brennan, Christopher M Reid, Jennifer Johns, Melanie Freeman, Kerrie Charter, Stephen J Duffy, Andrew E Ajani, Joseph Proietto, Omar Farouque

Journal article  |  2010  |  JACC Cardiovascular Interventions

Rheumatoid arthritis patients receive less frequent acute reperfusion and secondary prevention therapy after myocardial infarction compared with the general population

Sharon Van Doornum, Caroline Brand, Vijaya Sundararajan, Andrew E Ajani, Ian P Wicks

Journal article  |  2010  |  Arthritis Research & Therapy

Management of Patients on Long-Term Anticoagulation

BP Yan, AE Ajani

Book Chapter  |  2009

Pharmacology in the Catheterization Laboratory

R Waksman, AE Ajani

Book  |  2009

High-Risk Coronary Intervention and Renal Dysfunction

G Lee, R Gurvitch, AE Ajani

Book Chapter  |  2009

Clinical characteristics and early mortality of patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting compared to percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ASCTS) and the Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Registries

Bryan P Yan, David J Clark, Brian Buxton, Andrew E Ajani, Julian A Smith, Stephen J Duffy, Gil C Shardey, Peter D Skillington, Omar Farouque, Michael Yii, Cheng-Hon Yap, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela Brennan, Diem Dinh, Christopher M Reid

Journal article  |  2009  |  Heart, Lung & Circulation

The effect of intended duration of clopidogrel use on early and late mortality and major adverse cardiac events in patients with drug-eluting stents.

Michelle J Butler, David Eccleston, David J Clark, Andrew E Ajani, Nick Andrianopoulos, Angela Brennan, Gishel New, Alexander Black, Gregory Szto, Chris M Reid, Bryan P Yan, James A Shaw, Anthony M Dart, Stephen J Duffy, undefined Melbourne Interventional Group

Journal article  |  2009  |  American Heart Journal

BACKGROUND: The optimal duration of clopidogrel use for prevention of stent thrombosis with drug-eluting stent (DES) use is uncert..

Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention of Ostial Lesions in the Era of Drug-Eluting Stents

Melanie Freeman, David J Clark, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen J Duffy, Han S Lim, Angela Brennan, Kerrie Charter, James Shaw, Mark Horrigan, Andrew E Ajani, Martin Sebastian, Christopher M Reid, HM Omar Farouque

Journal article  |  2009  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Why we need a national registry in interventional cardiology

Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani, David Eccleston

Journal article  |  2009  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Survival of Elderly Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock

Han S Lim, Omar Farouque, Nick Andrianopoulos, Bryan P Yan, Chris CS Lim, Angela L Brennan, Chris M Reid, Melanie Freeman, Kerrie Charter, Alexander Black, Gishel New, Andrew E Ajani, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2009  |  JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

Prasugrel: a novel platelet ADP P2Y receptor antagonist.

William Wilson, Ronen Gurvitch, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2009  |  Cardiovascular Therapeutics

The antiplatelet drug prasugrel is one of the new generations of thienopyridines, drugs that inhibit the platelet P2Y(12) receptor..

Risk and management of upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with prolonged dual-antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Victoria P Tan, Bryan P Yan, Thomas J Kiernan, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2009  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Prolonged dual-antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is mandatory after drug-eluting stent implantation because of the..

Are drug-eluting stents indicated in large coronary arteries? Insights from a multi-centre percutaneous coronary intervention registry

Bryan P Yan, Andrew E Ajani, Gishel New, Stephen J Duffy, Omar Farouque, James Shaw, Martin Sebastian, Robert Lew, Angela Brennan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Chris Reid, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Spontaneous resolution of multiple coronary aneurysms complicating drug eluting stent implantation.

R Gurvitch, BP Yan, R Warren, S Marasco, AJ Black, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2008  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Recent reports of coronary aneurysm formation after drug eluting stent implantation have emerged. Although various treatment modal..

Outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention in contemporary Australian practice: insights from a large multicentre registry

Andrew E Ajani, Christopher M Reid, Stephen J Duffy, Nick Andrianopoulos, Jeffrey Lefkovits, Alexander Black, Gishel New, Robert Lew, James A Shaw, Bryan P Yan, Ronen Gurvitch, Ali Al-Fiadh, Angela L Brennan, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2008  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Renal impairment is an independent predictor of adverse events post coronary intervention in patients with and without drug-eluting stents.

James A Shaw, Nick Andrianopoulos, Stephen Duffy, Anthony S Walton, David Clark, Robert Lew, Martin Sebastian, Gishel New, Angela Brennan, Chris Reid, Andrew E Ajani, undefined Melbourne Interventional Group

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Renal impairment (RI) is known to be an independent risk factor for the progression of cardiovascular disease. Its impact, however..

Improvement in door-to-balloon times in management of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction STEMI through the initiation of 'Code AMI'.

W Ahmar, T Quarin, A Ajani, M Kennedy, L Grigg

Journal article  |  2008  |  Internal Medicine Journal

BACKGROUND: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) mandates rapid percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for optimal..

Management of access site and systemic complications of percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions.

Thomas J Kiernan, Andrew E Ajani, Bryan P Yan

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The role of endovascular therapy for the treatment of coronary and peripheral vascular diseases (including carotid, renal and lowe..

Bupropion and bradycardia.

Jacqueline Landau, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2008  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Rates of stent thrombosis in bare-metal versus drug-eluting stents (from a large Australian multicenter registry)

Bryan P Yan, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark, Jeffery Lefkovits, Roderic Warren, Ronen Gurvitch, Robert Lew, Martin Sebastian, Angela Brennan, Nick Andrianopoulos, Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2008  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Approaching an age of reason with antiplatelet therapy.

Andrew E Ajani, Jeffrey Lefkovits

Journal article  |  2008  |  The Lancet

Protection devices and thrombectomy for native coronary artery ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Ronen Gurvitch, Andrew E Ajani, Bryan P Yan, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Distal thrombus embolization during primary percutaneous coronary intervention occurs frequently and is associated with compromise..

Combined pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for acute inferior vena cava filter thrombosis.

Bryan P Yan, Thomas J Kiernan, Vishal Gupta, Andrew E Ajani, Robert M Schainfeld

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Inferior vena cava (IVC) filter thrombosis has been reported to occur in up to 30% of cases and is associated with significant mor..

An evaluation of octogenarians undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention from the Melbourne Interventional Group registry.

Bryan P Yan, Ronen Gurvitch, Stephen J Duffy, David J Clark, Martin Sebastian, Gishel New, Roderick Warren, Jeffery Lefkovits, Robert Lew, Angela L Brennan, Chris Reid, Nick Andrianopoulos, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2007  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of octogenarians (> or =80 years..

Contemporary treatment of in-stent restenosis and the incidence of recurrent in-stent restenosis in the era of drug-eluting stents.

Andrew E Ajani, Bryan P Yan, David J Clark, David Eccleston, Anthony Walton, Robert Lew, Adam Meehan, Angela Brennan, Chris Reid, Stephen J Duffy, undefined Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) Investigators

Journal article  |  2007  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

BACKGROUND: Optimal treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains uncertain in the era of drug-eluting stents (DES). This study a..

Treatment of unprotected left main disease with drug-eluting stents in patients at high risk for coronary artery bypass grafting.

Peter Barlis, Mark Horrigan, Safari Elis, Robert Chan, Michael Wong, Omar Farouque, George Proimos, Andrew E Ajani, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2007  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for high-grade stenosis of the left main coronary artery with bare-metal sten..

The mystery of coronary artery spasm.

Andrew E Ajani, Bryan P Yan

Journal article  |  2007  |  Heart, Lung and Circulation

Coronary artery spasm is an important cause of chest pain and myocardial ischaemia. It can be defined as an exaggerated contractil..

Very late drug-eluting stent thrombosis.

David J Clark, Michael C Wong, Robert K Chan, Leslie E Oliver, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2007  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Current uses of clopidogrel in coronary artery disease

R Gurvitch, BP Yan, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Drug Assessment

Termination of resuscitation in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2006  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Use of drug-eluting stents in Victorian public hospitals

Bryan P Yan, Andrew E Ajani, Stephen J Duffy, Gishel New, Mark Horrigan, Gregory Szto, Antony Walton, David Eccleston, Jeffery Lefkovits, Alexander Black, Martin Sebastian, Angela L Brennan, Christopher M Reid, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2006  |  Medical Journal of Australia

Aldosterone antagonists: a new treatment option for patients with post-myocardial infarction heart failure.

Andrew E Ajani, Thomas H Marwick, Henry Krum

Journal article  |  2006  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Heart failure (HF) in association with acute myocardial infarction is an emerging clinical problem. The benefits of aldosterone bl..

Current uses of clopidogrel in coronary artery disease

R Gurvitch, BP Yan, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2006  |  Journal of Clinical Research

Double jeopardy: balance between bleeding and stent thrombosis with prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy after drug-eluting stent implantation.

Bryan P Yan, Ronen Gurvitch, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2006  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is mandatory after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation because ..

The foundation and launch of the Melbourne Interventional Group: a collaborative interventional cardiology project.

AE Ajani, G Szto, SJ Duffy, D Eccleston, DJ Clark, J Lefkovits, DP Chew, R Warren, A Black, G New, A Walton, R Lew, J Shaw, M Horrigan, M Sebastian, BP Yan, A Brennan, A Meehan, C Reid, H Krum, et al.

Journal article  |  2006  |  Heart, Lung & Circulation

The Melbourne Interventional Group (MIG) is a voluntary collaborative venture of interventional cardiologists practicing at 12 maj..

Images in cardiology: neovascularisation of giant left atrial myxoma visualised on angiography.

BPY Yan, A Aggarwal, RP Brown, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2005  |  Heart

What is the best contemporary treatment for in-stent restenosis?

Peter Barlis, Mark CG Horrigan, Robert K Chan, Andrew E Ajani, George Proimos, Wendy Schumer, William J van Gaal, Michael Rowe, David Eccleston, Bryan BP Yan, Yu Mun Cheong, Les E Oliver, David J Clark

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

In-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a challenging problem in percutaneous coronary intervention and the optimal treatment strategy r..

Anomalous right coronary artery angioplasty complicated by intramural hematoma in the ascending aorta.

Geoff Lee, Bryan PY Yan, Walid Ahmar, Sharad Shetty, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

An iatrogenic intramural hematoma (IMH) localized in the ascending aorta is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication f..

Three-year follow-up after intravascular gamma-radiation for in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein grafts.

Seung-Woon Rha, Pramod Kuchulakanti, Andrew E Ajani, Edouard Cheneau, Ellen E Pinnow, Daniel A Canos, Rebecca Torguson, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Steven Ramee, Paul Teirstein, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2005  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

The Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial in Saphenous Vein Grafts (SVG WRIST) demonstrated safety and efficacy of in..

Percutaneous treatment of a giant coronary aneurysm using a Symbiot stent.

Probal Roy, Andrew E Ajani, Roderick Warren

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Percutaneous treatment of coronary aneurysms has been proven to be a safe and effective alternative to surgery. We report the succ..

Incidence, location, magnitude, and clinical correlates of saphenous vein graft calcification: an intravascular ultrasound and angiographic study.

Marco T Castagna, Gary S Mintz, Patrick Ohlmann, Jun-Ichi Kotani, Akiko Maehara, Natalie Gevorkian, Edouard Cheneau, Eugenio Stabile, Andrew E Ajani, William O Suddath, Kenneth M Kent, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Neil J Weissman

Journal article  |  2005  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: The pattern of saphenous vein graft (SVG) calcification before percutaneous intervention has not been studied. METHODS..

Drug-eluting stents for the treatment of in-stent restenosis: a clinical review.

Bryan PY Yan, Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2005  |  Cardiovascular Revascularization Medicine

Treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains problematic despite the widespread application of drug-eluting stents (DES). Challe..

Oral antiplatelet therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention.

Bryan PY Yan, David J Clark, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2005  |  Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

The benefit of oral antiplatelet therapy following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with intracoronary stent implantation ..

Oral rapamycin to inhibit restenosis after stenting of de novo coronary lesions: the Oral Rapamune to Inhibit Restenosis (ORBIT) study.

Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, Augusto D Pichard, Rebecca Torguson, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel Canos, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Pramod Kuchulakanti, Chrysoula Pappas, Louise Gambone, Neil Weissman, Maureen C Abbott, Joseph Lindsay, undefined Oral Rapamune to Inhibit Restenosis study

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to establish safety and feasibility of oral Rapamycin at two doses-2 mg and 5 mg-in achievin..

Intravascular ultrasound predictors of subacute vessel closure after balloon angioplasty or atherectomy.

Edouard Cheneau, Gary S Mintz, Laurent Leborgne, Jun-ichi Kotani, Lowell F Satler, Andrew E Ajani, Neil J Weissman, Ron Waksman, Augusto D Pichard

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

BACKGROUND: Factors leading to subacute vessel closure after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have not been well establish..

Major noncardiac surgery following coronary stenting: when is it safe to operate?

Arvind K Sharma, Andrew E Ajani, Shadi M Hamwi, Parimal Maniar, Shilen V Lakhani, Ron Waksman, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2004  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

The optimal timing for elective noncardiac surgery (NCS) after coronary stenting is uncertain. We identified 47 patients who under..

Analysis of clinical outcomes following in-hospital adult cardiac arrest

AC Cohn, WM Wilson, B Yan, SB Joshi, M Heily, P Morley, P Maruff, LE Grigg, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2004  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Impact of radiation dose on late clinical outcome after intracoronary radiation therapy: three-year follow-up of Long WRIST.

Edouard Cheneau, Daniel Canos, Ellen Pinnow, Andrew E Ajani, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2004  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

To determine the safety and efficacy, including the impact, on the late recurrence rate of an incremental gamma-radiation dose fro..

Use of IIb/IIIa inhibitors in patients with in-stent restenosis treated with intracoronary gamma-radiation. Integrilin WRIST.

Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, Luis Gruberg, Ellen Pinnow, Afework GebreEyesus, Regina Deible, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Rebecca Torguson, Kenneth M Kent, William Suddath, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2004  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

The Integrilin Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial (WRIST) aimed to study the impact of IIb/IIIa inhibitors as adju..

Paclitaxel-eluting coronary stents.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2004  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stents [3] (multiple letters)

AE Ajani, R Waksman, GW Stone, SG Ellis, ME Russell

Journal article  |  2004  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Primary coronary angioplasty in a patient with prior repair of an anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery

BPY Yan, MC Nguyen, HM Haqqani, JL Lefkovits, N Better, P Skillington, LE Grigg, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2004  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Usefulness of periprocedural creatinine phosphokinase-MB release to predict adverse outcomes after intracoronary radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Arvind K Sharma, Robert Lew, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel A Canos, Edouard Cheneau, Marco Castagna, Dong-Hun Cha, Laurent Leborgne, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2004  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

We aimed to analyze periprocedural creatinine phosphokinase (CPK)-MB elevation in patients treated with intracoronary radiation th..

Five-year follow-up after intracoronary gamma radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis.

Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, R Lawrence White, Rosanna Chan, Bill Bass, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Rebecca Torguson, Regina Deible, Ellen Pinnow, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2004  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: The Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial is a double-blinded randomized study evaluating the effects of ..

Optimal medical management of coronary artery disease

B Yan, AE Ajani

Journal article  |  2004  |  Medicine Today

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosis.

Arvind K Sharma, Andrew Farb, Parimal Maniar, Andrew E Ajani, Marco Castagna, Renu Virmani, William Suddath, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  Hawaii medical journal

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an uncommon condition that may lead to sudden coronary artery occlusion resulting..

Effect of direct stenting on clinical outcome in patients treated with percutaneous coronary intervention on saphenous vein graft.

Laurent Leborgne, Edouard Cheneau, Augusto Pichard, Andrew Ajani, Rajbabu Pakala, Hamid Yazdi, Lowell Satler, Kenneth Kent, William O Suddath, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel Canos, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  American Heart Journal

BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of saphenous vein graft (SVG) is associated with frequent postprocedural enzy..

Repeat intracoronary radiation for recurrent in-stent restenosis in patients who failed intracoronary radiation.

Ron Waksman, Robert Lew, Andrew E Ajani, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Rosanna Chan, R Larry White, William O Suddath, Ellen Pinnow, Rebecca Torguson, Christian Dilcher, Roswitha Wolfram, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) is the only proven treatment for in-stent restenosis (ISR). It is, however, asso..

Additional stenting promotes intimal proliferation and compromises the results of intravascular radiation therapy: an intravascular ultrasound study.

Edouard Cheneau, Zhiyong Wu, Laurent Leborgne, Andrew E Ajani, Neil Weissman, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Gary Mintz, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  American Heart Journal

BACKGROUND: Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) reduces in-stent restenosis (ISR). However, additional stenting at the time of radiation ..

Percutaneous interventions in radial artery grafts: clinical and angiographic outcomes.

Arvind K Sharma, Andrew E Ajani, Nidhi Garg, Afework GebreEyesus, Jerry Varghese, Ellen Pinnow, Ron Waksman, Augusto D Pichard, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

In the modern era, radial artery graft is being used with increasing frequency to replace saphenous vein as a conduit for coronary..

Use of restenting should be minimized with intracoronary radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis.

Dong-Hun Cha, Ishtiaq A Malik, Edouard Cheneau, Andrew E Ajani, Laurent Leborgne, Roswitha Wolfram, Michael Porrazzo, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard, Ellen Pinnow, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Restenting at the time of intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) potentially increases the risk of la..

Time course of stent endothelialization after intravascular radiation therapy in rabbit iliac arteries.

Edouard Cheneau, Michael C John, Jana Fournadjiev, Rosanna C Chan, Han-Soo Kim, Laurent Leborgne, Rajbabu Pakala, Hamid Yazdi, Andrew E Ajani, Renu Virmani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Late total occlusion after vascular brachytherapy (VBT) continues to be a serious complication. Delayed reendotheliali..

Intracoronary radiation therapy improves the clinical and angiographic outcomes of diffuse in-stent restenotic lesions: results of the Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial for Long Lesions (Long WRIST) Studies.

Ron Waksman, Edouard Cheneau, Andrew E Ajani, R Larry White, Ellen Pinnow, Rebecca Torguson, Regina Deible, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Paul S Teirstein, Joseph Lindsay, undefined Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial for Long Lesions Studies

Journal article  |  2003  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: The Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial for long lesions (Long WRIST) was designed to determine the saf..

The challenge of staphylococcal pacemaker endocarditis in a patient with transposition of the great arteries endocarditis in congenital heart disease.

Julie Ch'ng, William Chan, Paul Lee, Subodh Joshi, Leanne E Grigg, Andrew E Ajani

Journal article  |  2003  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of septicaemia and infective endocarditis. The overall incidence of staphylococcal bacter..

Late thrombosis after gamma-brachytherapy.

Akiko Maehara, Gary S Mintz, Neil J Weissman, Anh B Bui, Marco T Castagna, Andrew E Ajani, August D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, William O Suddath, Kenneth M Kent, Nathan Yang, Rosanna Chan, Larry White, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Late stent thrombosis (> 30 days after treatment) is a new phenomenon occurring after vascular brachytherapy. We report the analys..

Usefulness of gamma intracoronary radiation for totally occluded in-stent restenotic coronary narrowing.

Arvind K Sharma, Andrew E Ajani, Nidhi Garg, Edouard Cheneau, Roswitha Wolfram, Rosanna Chan, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel Canos, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

The outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with in-stent restenosis who failed intracoronary radiation therapy.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Edouard Cheneau, Dong-Hun Cha, Scott McGlynn, Marco Castagna, Rosanna C Chan, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard, Ellen Pinnow, Joe Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: This study reports the outcome of patients who failed intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for the treatment of in-st..

Late thrombosis: a problem solved?

Andrew E Ajani, Edouard Cheneau, Laurent Leborgne, Roswitha Wolfram, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Interventional Cardiology

Late thrombosis (angiographic total occlusion associated with an acute coronary syndrome) is a potentially life-threatening compli..

Impact of intracoronary radiation on in-stent restenosis involving ostial lesions.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Edouard Cheneau, Laurent Leborgne, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel A Canos, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

The aim of this study was to compare 6-month clinical outcomes of patients with in-stent restenosis (ISR) involving the ostium tre..

Thrombolytic therapy in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Thrombolytic therapy in patients with submassive pulmonary embolism.

James E Dalen

Journal article  |  2003  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Acute procedural complications and in-hospital events after percutaneous coronary interventions: eptifibatide versus abciximab.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Luis Gruberg, Arvind K Sharma, Robert Lew, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel A Canos, Edouard Cheneau, Marco Castagna, Lowell Satler, Augusto Pichard, Kenneth M Kent

Journal article  |  2003  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

BACKGROUND: Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa antagonists reduce peri-angioplasty ischemic complications and improve in-hospital outcome in pa..

Mechanism of lumen enlargement with direct stenting versus predilatation stenting: influence of remodelling and plaque characteristics assessed by volumetric intracoronary ultrasound.

G Finet, NJ Weissman, GS Mintz, LF Satler, KM Kent, JR Laird, GA Adelmann, AE Ajani, MT Castagna, G Rioufol, AD Pichard

Journal article  |  2003  |  Heart

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effects of arterial remodelling and plaque characteristics on the mechanisms of direct stenting and pred..

Review of intracoronary radiation for in-stent restenosis.

Robert Lew, Andrew Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Comparison of intracoronary gamma radiation for in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein grafts versus native coronary arteries.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Edouard Cheneau, Dong-Hun Cha, Laurent Leborgne, Arvind K Sharma, Ellen Pinnow, Daniel A Canos, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Rebecca Torguson, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2003  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Intracoronary gamma radiation is effective in reducing recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) involving native coronary arteries. Thi..

Intravascular ultrasound analysis of the impact of gamma radiation therapy on the treatment of saphenous vein graft in-stent restenosis.

Marco T Castagna, Gary S Mintz, Neil J Weissman, Javed M Ahmed, Akiko Maehara, Andrew E Ajani, Ellen Pinnow, Lowell F Satler, William O Suddath, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

How to fix the edge effect of catheter-based radiation therapy in stented arteries.

Edouard Cheneau, Ron Waksman, Hamid Yazdi, Rosanna Chan, Jana Fourdnadjiev, Chalak Berzingi, Vivek Shah, Andrew E Ajani, Laurent Leborgne, Fermin O Tio

Journal article  |  2002  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Edge stenosis remains a serious limitation of catheter-based vascular brachytherapy (VBT). This study aims to identify..

Have we solved the problem of late thrombosis?

AE Ajani, E Cheneau, L Leborgne, R Wolfram, R Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Minerva Cardioangiologica

Late thrombosis (angiographic total occlusion associated with an acute coronary syndrome) is potentially a life-threatening compli..

A case of refractory in-stent restenosis: failed RE-WRIST.

Andrew E Ajani, Marco T Castagna, Dong-Hun Cha, Hector Collison, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Brachytherapy and saphenous-vein grafts.

Sanjiv Sharma, William Nyitray, Brijesh Bhambi

Journal article  |  2002  |  New England Journal of Medicine

Twelve versus six months of clopidogrel to reduce major cardiac events in patients undergoing gamma-radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis: Washington Radiation for In-Stent restenosis Trial (WRIST) 12 versus WRIST PLUS.

Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, Ellen Pinnow, Edouard Cheneau, Laurent Leborgne, Regina Dieble, Anh B Bui, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth K Kent, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2002  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Intracoronary gamma-radiation reduces recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR). Late thrombosis was attenuated with 6 month..

Elderly patients have a favorable outcome after intracoronary radiation for in-stent restenosis.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Edouard Cheneau, Dong-Hun Cha, Ellen Pinnow, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2002  |  Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) reduces recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) by inhibition of smooth muscle cell proliferatio..

Clinical trials of intracoronary gamma radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis.

Dong-Hun Cha, Andrew E Ajani, Edouard Cheneau, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

The only gamma emitter used in clinical trials for in-stent restenosis is 192Iridium (192Ir). The efficacy of intracoronary gamma ..

The proximal location of stenosis in the left anterior descending coronary artery is not a predictive factor of worse outcome in the era of the stent.

Laurent Leborgne, Edouard Cheneau, Roswitha Wolfram, Andrew Ajani, Rajbabu Pakala, Daniel Canos, Ellen Pinnow, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

BACKGROUND: Patients treated for lesions in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (P-LAD) have worse outcome after..

The effect of intracoronary radiation for the treatment of recurrent in-stent restenosis in patients with diabetes mellitus.

Luis Gruberg, Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, Han-Soo Kim, R Lawrence White, Ellen E Pinnow, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) in diabetic patients with..

Dose heterogeneity may not affect the neointimal proliferation after gamma radiation for in-stent restenosis: a volumetric intravascular ultrasound dosimetric study.

Akiko Maehara, Neil S Patel, Louis B Harrison, Neil J Weissman, Anh B Bui, Han-Soo Kim, Andrew E Ajani, Marco T Castagna, Taya L McMillan, Nathan Yang, Rosanna Chan, Julliana Pisch, Harry Quan, Sou-Tung Chiu-Tsao, Ron Waksman, Gary S Mintz

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: The goal of this study was to use serial (postirradiation and follow-up) volumetric intravascular ultrasound (IVUS): 1..

Relation of residual stenosis after angioplasty to long-term outcome of patients treated for in-stent restenosis with intravascular radiation therapy.

Edouard Cheneau, Andrew E Ajani, Laurent Leborgne, Dong H Cha, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Joseph Lindsay, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Contemporary revascularization strategies in 2002.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Drugs of Today

This review analyzes important facets of contemporary percutaneous coronary interventions. The optimal strategy of acute myocardia..

Intravascular gamma radiation for in-stent restenosis in saphenous-vein bypass grafts.

Ron Waksman, Andrew E Ajani, R Larry White, Rosanna C Chan, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard, Ellen E Pinnow, Anh B Bui, Steven Ramee, Paul Teirstein, Joseph Lindsay

Journal article  |  2002  |  New England Journal of Medicine

BACKGROUND: Intracoronary radiation therapy is effective in reducing the recurrence of in-stent stenosis in native coronary arteri..

The impact of lesion length and reference vessel diameter on angiographic restenosis and target vessel revascularization in treating in-stent restenosis with radiation.

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Dong-Hun Cha, Luis Gruberg, Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard, Kenneth M Kent

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: The study assessed the influence of lesion length and reference vessel diameter (RVD) on recurrent restenosis after ga..

Influence of device selection on angiographic outcomes for the treatment of in-stent restenosis. A sub analysis from the Washington Radiation for In-Stent restenosis Trial (WRIST).

Marco Zimarino, Andrew E Ajani, Stefania Marazia, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Raffaele De Caterina, Antonio Barsotti, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Italian Heart Journal

BACKGROUND: Treatment of in-stent restenosis is still a challenge. Despite promising results obtained with intracoronary brachythe..

The WRIST series--what have we learnt?

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman

Journal article  |  2002  |  Herz

BACKGROUND: The evolution of the WRIST (Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial) series has reflected the progress that..

Device selection in the treatment of in-stent restenosis with and without radiation (from the Gamma Radiation Trials).

Andrew E Ajani, Ron Waksman, Marco Zimarino, Hans Soo Kim, Augusto D Pichard, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, R Larry White, Ellen Pinnow, Roxanna Mehran, Alexandra Lansky, Joe Lindsay

Journal article  |  2002  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a major limitation of coronary stenting and is associated with high recurrence rates after interventi..

Safety and efficacy of manual stepping and overlapping of beta-emitter for diffuse in-stent restenosis lesions.

Han-Soo Kim, Ron Waksman, Rosanna C Chan, Chrysoula K Pappas, Balram Bhargava, Andrew E Ajani, Anh B Bui, Hamid A Yazdi, Gary S Mintz, Lowell F Satler, Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard

Journal article  |  2002  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

BACKGROUND: The effects of overlapping beta-emitter sources on the treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) lesions as a result of m..

Comparative efficacy of gamma-irradiation for treatment of in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein graft versus native coronary artery in-stent restenosis: An intravascular ultrasound study.

MT Castagna, GS Mintz, R Waksman, JM Ahmed, A Maehara, AE Ajani, AB Bui, LF Satler, WO Suddath, KM Kent, AD Pichard, NJ Weissman

Journal article  |  2001  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: We used serial volumetric (post-irradiation and follow-up) intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) to compare the effectivenes..

Intracoronary beta radiation: state of the art.

AE Ajani, R Waksman

Conference Proceedings  |  2001  |  Journal of Interventional Cardiology

This state-of-the-art review is intended to explore the development of beta radiation including catheter delivered and permanent i..

Comparison of luminal enlargement by direct coronary stenting versus predilation coronary stenting by three-dimensional volumetric intravascular ultrasound analysis.

G Finet, NJ Weissman, GS Mintz, LF Satler, KM Kent, MT Castagna, AE Ajani, AD Pichard

Journal article  |  2001  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Effects of 32P radioactive stents on in-stent restenosis in a double stent injury model of the porcine coronary arteries.

HS Kim, RC Chan, M Kollum, A Au, FO Tio, HA Yazdi, AE Ajani, R Waksman

Journal article  |  2001  |  International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

BACKGROUND: The major limitation of coronary stenting remains in-stent restenosis, due to the development of neointimal proliferat..

Three-year follow-up after intracoronary gamma radiation therapy for in-stent restenosis. Original WRIST. Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial.

AE Ajani, R Waksman, AK Sharma, DH Cha, E Cheneau, RL White, D Canos, AD Pichard, LF Satler, KM Kent, E Pinnow, J Lindsay

Journal article  |  2001  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

BACKGROUND: The Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial (WRIST) is a double-blinded randomized study evaluating the eff..

The effect of intracoronary radiation for the treatment of recurrent in-stent restenosis in patients with chronic renal failure.

L Gruberg, R Waksman, AE Ajani, HS Kim, RL White, E Pinnow, R Deible, LF Satler, AD Pichard, KK Kent, J Lindsay

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of the American College of Cardiology

OBJECTIVES: This study was designed to analyze the in-hospital and six-month clinical and angiographic outcomes of patients with c..

Two-year follow-up after beta and gamma intracoronary radiation therapy for patients with diffuse in-stent restenosis.

R Waksman, AE Ajani, RL White, E Pinnow, R Mehran, AB Bui, R Deible, L Gruberg, GS Mintz, LF Satler, AD Pichard, KM Kent, J Lindsay

Journal article  |  2001  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Excimer laser coronary angioplasty and intracoronary radiation for in-stent restenosis: six-month angiographic and clinical outcomes.

AE Ajani, R Waksman, HS Kim, LF Satler, AD Pichard, KM Kent, M Porrazzo, RL White, EE Pinnow, JR Lindsay

Journal article  |  2001  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to evaluate 6-month clinical and angiographic outcomes in patients treated with excimer ..

Clinical utility of the cutting balloon.

AE Ajani, HS Kim, M Castagna, LF Satler, KM Kent, AD Pichard, R Waksman

Journal article  |  2001  |  Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Prolonged antiplatelet therapy to prevent late thrombosis after intracoronary gamma-radiation in patients with in-stent restenosis: Washington Radiation for In-Stent Restenosis Trial plus 6 months of clopidogrel (WRIST PLUS).

R Waksman, AE Ajani, RL White, E Pinnow, R Dieble, AB Bui, M Taaffe, L Gruberg, GS Mintz, LF Satler, AD Pichard, KK Kent, J Lindsay

Journal article  |  2001  |  Circulation

BACKGROUND: Intracoronary gamma-radiation reduces recurrent in-stent restenosis. Late thrombosis (>30 days after radiation therapy..

Clinical trials of vascular brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis: update.

AE Ajani, HS Kim, R Waksman

Journal article  |  2001  |  Cardiovascular Radiation Medicine

Vascular brachytherapy has become the therapeutic strategy of choice for in-stent restenosis. Clinical trials evaluating the effec..

Impact of early percutaneous coronary intervention on short- and long-term outcomes in patients with cardiogenic shock after acute myocardial infarction

AE Ajani, P Maruff, R Warren, D Eccleston, R Dick, A Maclsaac, M Rowe, J Lefkovits

Journal article  |  2001  |  The American Journal of Cardiology

Issues associated with the identification of cognitive change following coronary artery bypass grafting

E Symes, P Maruff, A Ajani, J Currie

Journal article  |  2000  |  Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Reduced neuropsychological dysfunction using epiaortic echocardiography and the exclusive Y graft

AG Royse, CF Royse, AE Ajani, E Symes, P Maruff, S Karagiannis, RP Gerraty, LE Grigg, SM Davies

Journal article  |  2000  |  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Vascular brachytherapy for in-stent restenosis

HS Kim, AE Ajani, R Waksman

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Interventional Cardiology