Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA

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Christopher P. Cannon, MD
Simon Chakko, MD
Antonio Colombo, MD
James J. Ferguson, MD
Eulogio García. MD
Cindy Grines MD
José P.S. Henriques, MD, PhD
David R. Holmes, MD
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD
Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC
Yean L. Lim, AM, MBBS, PhD
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD
Samin K. Sharma, MD
Renu Virmani, MD
Craig M. Walker, MD
Derek M. Yellon, DSc

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The Cath Lab Digest STEMI Interventions Section

Dr. Sameer Mehta is the editor of the Cath Lab Digest STEMI Interventions section. Following are articles he has written and/or commented on in this section.

August 2007
Primary PCI and the Single INdividual Community Experience REgistry for Primary PCI (SINCERE) Database
Cath Lab Digest talks with Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA, Course Director – Lumen (Vascular Interventions Symposium) Miami, Florida

December 2007
Making STEMI a Priority: How the challenge differs at a large metropolitan medical center
Larry H. Brown, RN, BSN, CNOR, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital, Houston, Texas

Dr. Mehta’s commentary:
STEMI Interventions: A New Section in Cath Lab Digest


January 2008
STEMI Interventions: Searching for the Key to D2B
Dan Scharbach, Regional Director, Invasive Cardiovascular Services Providence Health System, Portland Service Area, Portland, Oregon

Dr. Mehta’s commentary:
Commentary: I. “False Positives”
Commentary: II. We Have Picked the Low-Hanging Fruit! Now What?


February 2008
Excerpt from: Chapter 19. STEMI Interventions – Future Perspectives
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA, Miami, Florida

March 2008
Abstract from The New England Journal of Medicine: A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction


Commentary: A Citywide Protocol for Primary PCI in ST-Segment
Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA, Miami, Florida

April 2008
The Missing Link in STEMI Interventions – Thrombus Aspiration during Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Sameer Mehta, MD, FACC, MBA, Miami, Florida
COMING SOON!

May 2008
Performance Improvement Strategies Speed Up Treatment Times in the Management of ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) Patients

Sara Moseley, RN, MS, Performance Improvement Coordinator, Patient Safety and Quality, Deryck Yarde, RN, BSN, CCRN, Manager, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Haleh Eskandari, RN, MSN, CCRN, RCIS, Clinical Educator, Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Saint Joseph’s Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia Jack Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP, Northside Cardiology P.C., Atlanta, Georgia

Commentary by Dr. Sameer Mehta
COMING SOON!


Journal of Invasive Cardiology May 2008 issue
Focus on STEMI Interventions section
Guest Editor: Dr. Sameer Mehta


Heralding a New Era in the Management of STEMI Interventions: Optimizing the Process and the Procedure
Sameer Mehta, MD

Thrombus Aspiration as Definitive Mechanical Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Report of Five Cases
Marieke L. Fokkema, Pieter J. Vlaar, MSc, Tone Svilaas, MD

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Patient with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Hemophilia A
David Quintero, MD, Mazda Biria, MD, David G. Meyers, MD, MPH

Culprit Vessel PCI versus Traditional Cath and PCI for STEMI
Robert J. Applegate, MD, Stacy H. Graham, MD, Sanjay K. Gandhi, MD, Michael A. Kutcher, MD, Matthew T. Sacrinty, MPH, Renato M. Santos, MD, William C. Little, MD

Commentary: Breaking with Tradition: Is Diagnostic Angiography Really Necessary before Primary PCI?
Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD

Pharmacological and Mechanical Revascularization Strategies in STEMI: Integration of the Two Approaches
Charles Pollack, Jr., MD

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- Renu Virmani, MD

"This book is an ideal reference for those interested in this central area.” more...
- Derek Yellon DSc, PhD, FACC, FESC

"The editor and authors can be congratulated for this great resource.” more...
- Nicolas Shammas, MD, MS, FACC

"A highly experienced group of authors provide their perspective on the various aspects of management of STEMI by invasive means. .” more...
- Spencer B. King, III, MD, MACC

"This is an up-to-the minute guide for all of us who manage acute MI patients.” more...
- Christopher Cannon, MD

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