Publications and Abstracts

Alfonso F, Dutary J, Rodriguez V, Zakhem B. Intravascular Ultrasound and drug eluting stents. Where are we now? Minerva Cardioangiol 2010 Feb; 58(1) 61-78.

Alfonso F, Dutary J, Zakhem B. Letter by Alfonso et al regarding article “ Impact of Intravascular Ultrasound guidance on long term mortality in stenting for unprotected left main coronary artery stenosis”. Circulation cardiovascular interventions, 2009 Oct; 2(5).

Zakhem B, Dutary J, Hernandez R, Alfonso F. Angiographic evaluation of coronary stenosis. Coronary Stenosis. Imaging structure and physiology. Edited by J. Escaned and PW Serruys. First edition. PCR publishing 2010, pp. 233-244.

Dutary J, Zakhem B, DE Lucas CB, Paulo M, Gonzalo N, Alfonso F. Treatment of a giant coronary artery aneurysm: Intravascular Ultrasound and Optical Coherence Tomography Findings. J Interv Cardiol; 2011 May 22.

Gonzalo N, Escaned J, Alfonso F, Jimenez-Quevedo P, Zakhem B, Banuelos C, Hernandez-Antolin R, Macaya C. Is refined OCT guidance of stent implantation needed? EuroIntervention; 6 Suppl G:G145-53.

Zakhem B, Fernandez-Ortiz A, Alfonso F. Optical Coherence Tomography Findings During “Evolving” Stent Thrombosis. Journal of Invasive Cardiology 2011 (in Press).

Zakhem B, Marcos P, Guerrero F, Canales E, Gonzalo N, Hernandez R, Alfonso F, Jimenez P, Banuelos C, Ibanez B, Garcia E, Macaya C, Escaned J. Assessment of stenosis severity with multi-slice computed tomography coronary angiography – A Bayesian analysis using fractional flow reserve. Abstract (Oral presentation), EuroPCR, Paris 25th-28th May 2010. EuroIntervention, volume 6 – Supplement H – May 2010.

Soon KH, Farouque H, Chaitowitz I, Cox N, Selvanayagam J, Zakhem B, Bell K and Lim YL. Discrepancy between computed tomography coronary angiography and selective coronary angiography in the pre-stenting assessment of coronary lesion length. Australas Radiol. 2007 oct; 51(5): 440-5.

Soon KH, Chaitowitz I, Selvanayagam JB, Kelly AM, Zakhem B, Nguyen M, Bell K and Lim YL. Comparison of Fluoroscopic coronary angiography and multi-slice coronary angiography in the characterization of anomalous coronary artery. Int J Cardiol. 2007 Aug 7.

Zakhem B*, Soon KH, Chaitowitz I, Nguyen M, Bell KW and Lim YL. Need for multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) coronary angiography for all patients with anomalous coronary arteries. CSANZ, August 2007 New Zealand (poster presentation).

Hiew C, Lim I, Zakhem B, Cox N, Rametta S, Irons D, Walton A, Pillay P, Seow S, Ralph M, Cecchin S, Wardlaw H,. Cowie K and Lim YL. Clinical experience of primary angioplasty for ST elevation myocardial infarction in a high volume centre without on-site surgical back up. CSANZ August 2007 New Zealand (poster presentation).

Oh-ici D, Zakhem B, Oqueli E, Lim Y.Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy – A Differential Diagnosis for Chest Pain and ST Segment Elevation. CSANZ August 2008, Adelaide (poster presentation).

Oh-Ici D, Oqueli E, Zakhem B, Newman R, Lim Y. The Impact of Gender on Door to Balloon Time of Patients with ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. CSANZ August 2008, Adelaide (poster presentation).

Zakhem B, Oh-Ici D, Oqueli E, Newman R, Cecchin S, Lim Y. The Impact of Intra-Hospital Transfer and ‘Out-of-hours’ Presentation on Door to Balloon Times. CSANZ August 2008, Adelaide (poster presentation).

D O h-Ici, C Senanayake, K Harrison, B Zakhem, YL Lim. Predictors of outcome in resuscitated patients after cardiac arrest complicating ST elevation myocardial infarction. CSANZ August 2009, Sydney (poster presentation).

D O h-Ici, C Senanayake, K Harrison, B Zakhem, YL Lim. Survival and Neurologic Recovery in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Resuscitated From Cardiac Arrest. CSANZ August 2009, Sydney ( poster presentation ).