Ecaterina Cristea, MD
Research Scientist (Cardiovascular Medicine)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Research Scientist (Cardiovascular Medicine)
Appointments
Cardiovascular Medicine
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Angio Core Lab
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Yale Cardiovascular Clinical Research
- Yale Cardiovascular Research Group
- YCRG Operations
Education & Training
- MD
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara (1994)
Research
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Ecaterina Cristea's published research.
Alexandra Lansky, MD, FACC, FAHA, FESC
Cody Pietras
Daniela Tirziu, PhD
Helen Parise, ScD
Samit Shah, MD, PhD, FACC, FSCAI
Publications
2024
TCT-677 Evaluating Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries Using Invasive Coronary Function Testing: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry
Shah S, Tremmel J, Smilowitz N, Prasad M, Kobayashi Y, Henry T, Henry G, Samady H, Samuels B, Lerman A, Moses J, Pietras C, Zhang Z, Tirziu D, Parise H, Cristea E, Chamie D, Henrici K, Latif N, Cigarroa N, Lansky A. TCT-677 Evaluating Ischemia With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries Using Invasive Coronary Function Testing: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: b260. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTCT-674 Diagnosis of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction With Invasive Coronary Function Testing: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry
Shah S, Samuels B, Tremmel J, Henry T, Smilowitz N, Prasad M, Kobayashi Y, Henry G, Samady H, Lerman A, Moses J, Pietras C, Zhang Z, Tirziu D, Parise H, Cristea E, Chamie D, Henrici K, Latif N, Cigarroa N, Lansky A. TCT-674 Diagnosis of Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction With Invasive Coronary Function Testing: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: b258-b259. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTCT-671 Evaluation of Coronary Tortuosity in Patients With Ischemia and No Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry
Sohal S, Cristea E, Higney J, Williams O, Ohadi L, Samuels B, Tremmel J, Henry T, Smilowitz N, Prasad M, Kobayashi Y, Henry G, Samady H, Lerman A, Moses J, Pietras C, Zhang Z, Tirziu D, Parise H, Chamie D, Henrici K, Latif N, Lansky A, Shah S. TCT-671 Evaluation of Coronary Tortuosity in Patients With Ischemia and No Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the DISCOVER INOCA Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: b258. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCan Contrast Injections Cause or Propagate Coronary Injuries? Insights From Vessel and Guiding Catheter Hemodynamics
Chamié D, Bahl R, Maia J, Echavarria-Pinto M, Gafore S, Saleh A, Cristea E, Seligman H, Joaquim R, Feres F, Sen S, Al-Lamee R, Centemero M, Baker C, Johnson T, Shun-Shin M, Lansky A, Petraco R. Can Contrast Injections Cause or Propagate Coronary Injuries? Insights From Vessel and Guiding Catheter Hemodynamics. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 102396. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102396.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTCT-993 Can Contrast Injections Cause or Propagate Coronary Injuries? Insights From Vessel and Guiding Catheter Hemodynamics
Chamie D, Bahl R, Maia J, Pinto M, Saleh A, Cristea E, Seligman H, Joaquim R, Feres F, Al-Lamee R, Centemero M, Baker C, Johnson T, Shun-Shin M, Lansky A, Petraco R. TCT-993 Can Contrast Injections Cause or Propagate Coronary Injuries? Insights From Vessel and Guiding Catheter Hemodynamics. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: b424-b425. DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.1186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDetermining the Cause of Coronary Vasomotor Disorders in Patients With Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: Design and Rationale of the DISCOVER INOCA Prospective, Multicenter Registry
Shah S, Tremmel J, Henry T, Smilowitz N, Prasad M, Kobayashi Y, Henry G, Samady H, Samuels B, Lerman A, Moses J, Pietras C, Zhang Z, Tirziu D, Parise H, Cristea E, Chamié D, Grubman D, Henrici K, Matmusaeva E, Latif N, Cigarroa N, Lansky A. Determining the Cause of Coronary Vasomotor Disorders in Patients With Ischemia and Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries: Design and Rationale of the DISCOVER INOCA Prospective, Multicenter Registry. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 102046. PMID: 39132594, PMCID: PMC11308755, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary function testingObstructive coronary artery diseaseCoronary artery diseaseNonobstructive coronary arteriesLong-term outcomesFollow-upVasomotor disordersEnd pointsComposite of cardiovascular deathCoronary arteryLong-term follow-upCoronary microvascular dysfunctionDiagnostic coronary angiographyCardiovascular adverse eventsAdverse cardiovascular eventsCoronary vasomotor disordersOptical coherence tomographySymptomatic myocardial bridgingShort-term end pointsAtherosclerotic plaque burdenIschemic heart diseaseLong-term end pointsINOCA patientsAcetylcholine provocationPatient-reported outcome measuresA Safety and Feasibility Single-Arm Study of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (ENGULF)
Kobayashi T, Secemsky E, Klein A, Faintuch S, Bulman J, Weinstein J, Bitton-Faiwiszewski Y, Bisharat M, Metzger D, Rosenberg R, Weinberg I, Vadlamudi V, Matthai W, Saleh A, Cristea E, Lansky A, Giri J. A Safety and Feasibility Single-Arm Study of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (ENGULF). Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 102049. PMID: 39132596, PMCID: PMC11307881, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.102049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsIntermediate-risk PELife-threatening bleedingPulmonary embolismRV/LV ratioAcute PEAdverse eventsThrombectomy catheterPostprocedure computed tomography angiographyTreatment of acute PEDevice-related serious adverse eventsTreatment of pulmonary embolismFirst-in-human studyPreprocedural computed tomography angiographyCatheter-directed embolectomyRight ventricle/left ventricleSecondary safety outcomesVARC-2 criteriaSerious adverse eventsDays post-procedureSingle-arm studyRisk of mortalityPrimary efficacyVARC-2Embolectomy devicesHours postprocedureLB-8 | First in Human Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (The ENGULF Trial)
Kobayashi T, Secemsky E, Klein A, Faintuch S, Bulman J, Weinstein J, Bitton-Faiwiszewski Y, Bisharat M, Metzger D, Rosenberg R, Weinberg I, Vadlamudi V, Matthai W, Saleh A, Cristea E, Lansky A, Giri J. LB-8 | First in Human Safety and Feasibility of a Novel Catheter Thrombectomy Device for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism (The ENGULF Trial). Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2024, 3: 101877. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2024.101877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2023
Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Lesions: Long-Term Sex-Specific Outcomes
Frampton J, Kearney K, Abbott J, Kereiakes D, Di Mario C, Saito S, Cristea E, Riley R, Fajadet J, Shlofmitz R, Ali Z, Klein A, Price M, Hill J, Stone G, Lansky A. Coronary Intravascular Lithotripsy for Treatment of Severely Calcified Lesions: Long-Term Sex-Specific Outcomes. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 101069. PMID: 39129889, PMCID: PMC11307843, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.101069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsIntravascular lithotripsyLesion failureIschemia-driven target lesion revascularizationMajor adverse cardiac event ratesAdverse cardiac event ratesDrug-eluting stent placementMajor adverse cardiac eventsSmaller reference vessel diameterTarget vessel myocardial infarctionCoronary intravascular lithotripsyAdverse cardiac eventsCardiac event ratePrimary end pointTarget lesion failureTarget lesion revascularizationVessel myocardial infarctionReference vessel diameterAdverse clinical eventsHigh procedural successSex-based outcomesSex-specific outcomesLesion revascularizationAngiographic outcomesCardiac eventsCardiac death