基本信息
views: 447
![](https://originalfileserver.aminer.cn/sys/aminer/icon/show-trajectory.png)
Bio
In Washington, Dr. Kent was among the first in the national capital area to have used the procedure to clear blocked coronary arteries. He performed balloon angioplasties on tens of thousands of patients, and he taught and advised hundreds of cardiologists nationally and internationally on its techniques and procedures.
The process involves the insertion of a tiny wire into an artery in the groin from which it can guide a tiny balloon to the blocked coronary artery. Reaching the blockage, the balloon is inflated, clearing space for blood to flow more freely to the heart. A stent of tiny wires can then be inserted to keep the passageway clear. Patients often experience immediate relief from their symptoms of angina or shortness of breath.
The process is less invasive and less painful than heart bypass surgery, which can involve cutting open the sternum into the chest cavity to access the blocked coronary arteries, and then harvesting a vein from a leg. The post-surgical recovery is quicker, and the risk of post-surgical complications is less, both in the hospital and at home.
Until he retired at age 75, Dr. Kent had a private medical practice in cardiology, and he also practiced and taught at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, the National Institutes of Health and Suburban Hospital.
The process involves the insertion of a tiny wire into an artery in the groin from which it can guide a tiny balloon to the blocked coronary artery. Reaching the blockage, the balloon is inflated, clearing space for blood to flow more freely to the heart. A stent of tiny wires can then be inserted to keep the passageway clear. Patients often experience immediate relief from their symptoms of angina or shortness of breath.
The process is less invasive and less painful than heart bypass surgery, which can involve cutting open the sternum into the chest cavity to access the blocked coronary arteries, and then harvesting a vein from a leg. The post-surgical recovery is quicker, and the risk of post-surgical complications is less, both in the hospital and at home.
Until he retired at age 75, Dr. Kent had a private medical practice in cardiology, and he also practiced and taught at Georgetown University Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, the National Institutes of Health and Suburban Hospital.
Research Interests
Papers共 316 篇Author StatisticsCo-AuthorSimilar Experts
By YearBy Citation主题筛选期刊级别筛选合作者筛选合作机构筛选
时间
引用量
主题
期刊级别
合作者
合作机构
Themistocles L. Assimes,Hilma Hólm, Sekar Kathiresan,Muredach P. Reilly,Gudmar Thorleifsson,Benjamin F. Voight, Jeanette Erdmann,Christina Willenborg,Dhananjay Vaidya,Changchun Xie,Chris C. Patterson,Thomas M. Morgan,
semanticscholar(2017)
Cited0Views0Bibtex
0
0
Peter Athanas, H Basson, U Littoral, T Basten, N Bergmann, C Bouganis, P P Carballo, Liming Chen, T Chen, Giovanni Danese, Julio Dondo,Rolf Drechsler,
mag(2014)
Cited23Views0Bibtex
23
0
Christopher Huffman, Rebecca Torguson,Fang Chen, Augusto D Pichard,Lowell F Satler,Kenneth M Kent,William O Suddath,Ron Waksman
Jacc-cardiovascular Interventionsno. 2 (2014): S51
Saar Minha,Israel M Barbash, Danny Dvir,Itsik Bendor,Joshua P Loh,Salem Badr,Hironori Kitabata,Lakshmana Pendyala,Lowell F Satler, Augusto D Pichard,Kenneth M Kent,William O Suddath,
Sa'ar Minha,Joshua Loh,Lowell Satler,Israel Barbash, Danny Dvir,Itsik Ben-Dor,Salem Badr,Lakshmana Pendyala,Hironori Kitabata,Kenneth Kent, Augusto Pichard,William Suddath,
Ana Laynez,Gabriel Sardi, Rebecca Torguson,Zhenyi Xue,William O Suddath,Lowell F Satler,Kenneth M Kent, Augusto D Pichard,Joseph Lindsay,Ron Waksman
Petros Okubagzi, Rebecca Torguson,Hironori Kitabata,Lakshmana Pendyala,Joshua P Loh,Salem Badr,Itsik Ben Dor,Saar Minha, Danny Dvir,Israel M Barbash, Ron Waksman, Augusto D Pichard,
Jacc-cardiovascular Interventionsno. 2 (2013): S45
Joshua P Loh,Lakshmana Pendyala,Hironori Kitabata,Salem Badr,Saar Minha, Danny Dvir,Israel M Barbash, Rebecca Torguson,Lowell F Satler,Kenneth M Kent,William O Suddath, Augusto D Pichard,
Jacc-cardiovascular Interventionsno. 2 (2013): S40-S41
Load More
Author Statistics
Co-Author
Co-Institution
D-Core
- 合作者
- 学生
- 导师
Data Disclaimer
The page data are from open Internet sources, cooperative publishers and automatic analysis results through AI technology. We do not make any commitments and guarantees for the validity, accuracy, correctness, reliability, completeness and timeliness of the page data. If you have any questions, please contact us by email: report@aminer.cn