19 Papers
22 Citations
Raza Askari is an academic researcher from University of Tennessee Health Science Center. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 13 publications. Previous affiliations of Raza Askari include Veterans Health Administration & University of Tennessee.
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Papers
An updated comprehensive meta-analysis of bivalirudin vs heparin use in primary percutaneous coronary intervention
TL;DR: In primary PCI, relative to heparin, bivalirudin reduces the risk for all-cause mortality, cardiac mortality, and major bleeding but yields similar rates of major adverse cardiac event and net adverse clinical event at 30 days, however, the benefit of a reduction in bleeding with bivalIRudin appears to be modulated by the concurrent administration of second-generation P2Y12 inhibitors.
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Peripheral interventions and antiplatelet therapy: Role in current practice.
Pahul Singh,Yenal Harper,Carrie S. Oliphant,Mohamed Morsy,Michelle Skelton,Raza Askari,Rami N. Khouzam +6 more
TL;DR: The aim of this review article is to elucidate the current data on revascularization and the role and duration of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in re-vascularized lower limb PAD patients.
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Cardiac tuberculoma presenting as thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura-hemolytic uremic syndrome
Raza Askari,Rami N. Khouzam +1 more
TL;DR: A rare association of tuberculosis with endocarditis manifesting as a tuberculoma and presenting as TTP-HUS in an immunocompetent patient and resident of the United States is presented.
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Safety and efficacy of switching from unfractionated heparin to bivalirudin during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Rahman Shah,Ion S. Jovin,Amina Chaudhry,Showkat Haji,Raza Askari,Mallie M Dennis,Chalak Berzingi,Chalak Berzingi,Sunil V. Rao +8 more
TL;DR: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of switching to bivalirudin during primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for patients who received preprocedure unfractionated heparin (UFH).
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A rare presentation of bilateral spontaneous superficial femoral arteriovenous fistulas
TL;DR: Percutaneous intervention with orbital atherectomy, balloon angioplasty and covered stent placements were performed on a patient who presented with progressive bilateral claudication, discolouration of feet, hypaesthesia and non-healing ulcers and improved the patient's symptoms significantly.