- Bhardwaj, Anju & Salas, Ismael & Al Rameni, Dina & Patel, Manish & Akay, Mehmet & Kar, Biswajit & Gregoric, Igor. (2023). Utilization of impella 5.5 in patients with cardiogenic shock as a bridge to decision, recovery, or destination therapy (external link). IHJ Cardiovascular Case Reports (CVCR). 7. 10.1016/j.ihjccr.2023.06.002.
- Salas de Armas IA, Patel JA, Patel MK, Akay MH, Gregoric ID. Insertion of Impella 5.5 via axillary artery graft under fluoroscopic guidance (external link). J. optechstcvs. Published: June 09, 2021. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2021.05.002
- Salas De Armas IA, Bergeron A, Akkanti B, Akay MH, Scovell A, Patel MK, Patel J, Bhardwaj A, Al Rameni D, Marcano J, Nascimbene A, Kar B, Gregoric ID. Use of Percutaneous Left Ventricular Assist Device Before Durable Device Implantation in Patients with Cardiac Cachexia: Case Series (external link). ASAIO J. 2023 Mar 6. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001902. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37039827.
- Salas De Armas, Ismael A.; Akkanti, Bindu; Bergeron, Amanda; Bhardwaj, Anju; Dinh, Kha; Shirafkan, Ali; Patel, Jayeshkumar A.; Patel, Manish K.; Manrique Neira, Carlos R.; Gregoric, Igor D.; Kar, Biswajit; and Akay, Mehmet H. (2022) Management of Patients with Refractory Cardiogenic Shock and Cardiointestinal Syndrome with Impella 5.5 as Bridge to Decision: Case Series (external link). Journal of Shock and Hemodynamics: Vol. 1(2) :e20231216 https://doi.org/10.57905/josh/e20231216 (external link)
- Al Rameni D, Akay M, Salas De Armas I, Patel MK, Patel J, Marcano J, Sarateanu CS, Kar B, Gregoric ID. Perioperative Impella 5.5 Support for Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: Pull Back/Push Through Technique, Safeguards, and Pitfalls (external link). ASAIO J. 2023 Feb 1;69(2): e93-e95. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001863. Epub 2022 Dec 12. PMID: 36648364.
- Salas de Armas IA, Bergeron A, Bhardwaj A, Patarroyo M, Akay MH, Al Rameni D, Nascimbene A, Patel MK, Patel J, Marcano J, Kar B, Gregoric ID. Surgically Implanted Impella Device for Patients on Impella CP Support Experiencing Refractory Hemolysis (external link). ASAIO J. 2022 Mar 18. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001712. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35348311.
- Salas De Armas IA, Patel MK, Akay M, Patel J, Stojkovic B, Kar B, Gregoric ID. Impella CP to Impella 5.5 Uninterrupted Upgrade Using a Double Device Technique (external link). ASAIO J. 2021 Sep 28. doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000001587. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34593680.
- Salas De Armas IA, Marcano J, Akay MH, Patel MK, Patel J, Al Rameni D, Kar B, Gregoric ID. Surgical Explantation of Impella 5.5 With Inflow Thrombus in Patients Undergoing Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation (external link). Innovations (Phila). 2023 Sep 14:15569845231196862.
- Salas de Armas IA, Shirafkan A, Akay MH, Patel J, Patel MK, Marcano J, Al Rameni D, Zaki J, Gregoric ID. Transaortic Placement of Percutaneous Mechanical Support Device via Partial Sternotomy: Feasible Option for Unsuitable Axillary Artery Access (external link). Innovations (Phila). 2022 Sep;17(5):377-381
*This is a sampling of research performed on this topic at UTHealth Houston. Please visit researchgate.net (external link) or PubMed (nih.gov) (external link) for additional publications.