Scholars@Duke

• Expertise
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  Subject Headings

  • Cardiac intensive care
  • Cardiogenic shock
• Publications & Artistic Works
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  Selected Publications

  • Academic Articles

    • Marquis-Gravel, Guillaume, Michel Zeitouni, Ajar Kochar, W Schuyler Jones, Michael H. Sketch, Sunil V. Rao, Manesh R. Patel, and E Magnus Ohman. “Technical consideration in acute myocardial infarction with cardiogenic shock: A review of antithrombotic and PCI therapies.” Catheter Cardiovasc Interv 95, no. 5 (April 1, 2020): 924–31. https://doi.org/10.1002/ccd.28455.
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    • Ohman, E Magnus, and Ajar Kochar. “Advancing Procedural Success in Cardiogenic Shock Among Elderly Patients: How Can We Improve?” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 12, no. 18 (September 23, 2019): 1860–62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2019.06.018.
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    • Warraich, Haider J., Chetan B. Patel, Ajar Kochar, Joseph G. Rogers, and Manesh R. Patel. “Incorporating Shared Decision Making and Palliative Care Into Cardiogenic Shock Pathways.” J Am Coll Cardiol 74, no. 4 (July 30, 2019): 591–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2019.05.038.
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    • Rymer, Jennifer A., Lisa A. Kaltenbach, Ajar Kochar, Connie N. Hess, Ian C. Gilchrist, John C. Messenger, Robert A. Harrington, et al. “Comparison of Rates of Bleeding and Vascular Complications Before, During, and After Trial Enrollment in the SAFE-PCI Trial for Women.” Circ Cardiovasc Interv 12, no. 5 (May 2019): e007086. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.118.007086.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Shannon Doerfler, and Christopher B. Granger. “Reply: Delays From First Medical Contact to Revascularization in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock.” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 12, no. 1 (January 14, 2019): 107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.11.024.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Jennifer Rymer, Zainab Samad, and Zainab Duke Cardiovascular Education Group. “Disrupting Fellow Education Through Group Texting: WhatsApp in Fellow Education?” J Am Coll Cardiol 72, no. 25 (December 25, 2018): 3366–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.007.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Steen M. Hansen, Jay S. Shavadia, Mayme L. Roettig, Christopher B. Fordyce, Shannon Doerfler, et al. “Delays in Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Presenting With Cardiogenic Shock.” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 11, no. 18 (September 24, 2018): 1824–33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.06.030.
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    • Shavadia, Jay S., Matthew T. Roe, Anita Y. Chen, Joseph Lucas, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Ajar Kochar, Christopher B. Fordyce, et al. “Association Between Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory Pre-Activation and Reperfusion Timing Metrics and Outcomes in Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Report From the ACTION Registry.” Jacc Cardiovasc Interv 11, no. 18 (September 24, 2018): 1837–47. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcin.2018.07.020.
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    • Granger, Christopher B., and Ajar Kochar. “Understanding and Targeting Inflammation in Acute Myocardial Infarction: An Elusive Goal.” J Am Coll Cardiol 72, no. 2 (July 10, 2018): 199–201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.05.006.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Anita Y. Chen, Puza P. Sharma, Neha J. Pagidipati, Gregg C. Fonarow, Patricia A. Cowper, Matthew T. Roe, Eric D. Peterson, and Tracy Y. Wang. “Long-Term Mortality of Older Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction Treated in US Clinical Practice.” J Am Heart Assoc 7, no. 13 (June 30, 2018). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.007230.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Zhuokai Li, J Kevin Harrison, G Chad Hughes, Vinod H. Thourani, Michael J. Mack, Roland A. Matsouaka, et al. “Stroke and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Carotid Disease Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.” Circ Cardiovasc Interv 11, no. 6 (June 2018): e006322. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.006322.
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    • Bahit, M Cecilia, Ajar Kochar, and Christopher B. Granger. “Post-Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure.” Jacc Heart Fail 6, no. 3 (March 2018): 179–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchf.2017.09.015.
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    • Jollis, James G., Hussein R. Al-Khalidi, Mayme L. Roettig, Peter B. Berger, Claire C. Corbett, Shannon M. Doerfler, Christopher B. Fordyce, et al. “Impact of Regionalization of ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Care on Treatment Times and Outcomes for Emergency Medical Services-Transported Patients Presenting to Hospitals With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Mission: Lifeline Accelerator-2.” Circulation 137, no. 4 (January 23, 2018): 376–87. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.032446.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, Anne S. Hellkamp, Yuliya Lokhnygina, W Schuyler Jones, Richard C. Becker, Scott D. Berkowitz, Günter Breithardt, et al. “Efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban compared with warfarin in patients with carotid artery disease and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation: Insights from the ROCKET AF trial.” Clin Cardiol 41, no. 1 (January 2018): 39–45. https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.22846.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, and Christopher B. Granger. “Q Waves at Presentation in Patients With ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: An Underappreciated Marker of Risk.” Circ Cardiovasc Interv 10, no. 11 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCINTERVENTIONS.117.006085.
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    • Kochar, Ajar, and Todd Kiefer. “Coronary Artery Anomalies: When You Need to Worry.” Curr Cardiol Rep 19, no. 5 (May 2017): 39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11886-017-0854-x.
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