Cody Pietras
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Executive Director, Yale Cardiovascular Research Group
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Mr. Pietras is a medical editor and clinical trial design specialist with more than 10 years of experience in the field of cardiovascular clinical research.
Last Updated on November 10, 2024.
Departments & Organizations
- Internal Medicine
- Yale Cardiovascular Clinical Research
- Yale Cardiovascular Research Group
- YCRG Operations
Education & Training
- BA
- Dartmouth College, Psychology & Behavioral Neuroscience (2003)
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Medical Research Interests
Cardiovascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; Catheterization; Drug Therapy; Thrombolytic Therapy
Public Health Interests
Cardiovascular Diseases; Clinical Trials; Women's Health
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0000-0001-6547-0554- View Lab Website
Yale Cardiovascular Clinical Research
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Alexandra Lansky, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI
Helen Parise, ScD
Daniela Tirziu, PhD
John K Forrest, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Louise Gambone
Amit N. Vora, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
33Publications
969Citations
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures
Cardiovascular Diseases
Catheterization
Drug Therapy
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2026
Defining Exercise Hemodynamics and Function After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The DEFINE-TAVR Prospective Study
Shah T, Sugeng L, Vora A, Ahmad Y, Pietras C, Parise H, Tirziu D, Bachand K, Forrest J, Lansky A. Defining Exercise Hemodynamics and Function After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The DEFINE-TAVR Prospective Study. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2026, 104387. DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2026.104387.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Expected Surgical Risk and the Risk of Stroke and Brain Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Level Pooled Analysis
Messé S, Grubman D, Huerter M, Dwyer M, Zivadinov R, Pietras C, Nazif T, Moses J, Shah T, Gambone L, Tripathi R, Forrest J, Vora A, Parise H, Lansky A. Expected Surgical Risk and the Risk of Stroke and Brain Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Patient-Level Pooled Analysis. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2025, 4: 103867. PMID: 41040451, PMCID: PMC12485508, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2025.103867.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsDW-MRIPooled analysisAcute brain injuryDW-MRI measurementsSTS-PROMValve replacementRisk patientsClinical outcomesLesion volumePatient-level pooled analysisCognitive declineMyocardial infarctionTransfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacementClinical events committeeDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingSurgical mortality riskRisk-stratify patientsBrain injuryRates of all-causeAcute kidney injuryTotal lesion volumeRisk of stroke
2024
Long-term outcomes of ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA): a systematic review and meta-analysis
Odanović N, Schwann A, Zhang Z, Kapadia S, Kunnirickal S, Parise H, Tirziu D, Ilic I, Lansky A, Pietras C, Shah S. Long-term outcomes of ischaemia with no obstructive coronary artery disease (INOCA): a systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart 2024, 11: e002852. PMID: 39353703, PMCID: PMC11448144, DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002852.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCoronary Vasomotor Disorders International Study GroupRate of MACEReduced coronary flow reserveCoronary flow reservePrognosis of patientsVasospastic anginaPatient yearsMyocardial infarctionPrimary outcomeIncidence of primary outcomeLong-term prognosis of patientsSystematic reviewMeta-analysisLong-term prognosisInternational Study GroupAdverse cardiovascular eventsLong-term outcomesImaging stress testsMeta-analysis of studiesRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceINOCACardiovascular eventsFollow-upVasomotor disordersClinical Significance of Diffusion-Weighted Brain MRI Lesions After TAVR Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis
Lansky A, Grubman D, Dwyer M, Zivadinov R, Parise H, Moses J, Shah T, Pietras C, Tirziu D, Gambone L, Leon M, Nazif T, Messé S. Clinical Significance of Diffusion-Weighted Brain MRI Lesions After TAVR Results of a Patient-Level Pooled Analysis. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 712-722. PMID: 39142725, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.05.055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementClinical ischemic strokeAcute brain infarctionDW-MRIReceiver Operating CharacteristicIschemic strokeTranscatheter aortic valve replacement resultBrain infarctionPatient-level pooled analysisC-statisticBrain MRI lesionsAcute ischemic brain injuryDiffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imagingAortic valve replacementIndividual lesion volumesCore laboratory analysisIschemic brain injuryPredicting Ischemic StrokeMagnetic resonance imagingStroke Prevention TrialMRI lesionsValve replacementDW-MRI acquisitionsPatient-level dataPooled analysisDetermining 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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCoronary 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 measures
2023
Chocolate Touch Versus Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Lesions in Diabetes: The Chocolate Touch Study
Böhme T, Zeller T, Shishehbor M, Werner M, Brodmann M, Parise H, Holden A, Lichtenberg M, Parikh S, Kashyap V, Pietras C, Tirziu D, Beschorner U, Krishnan P, Niazi K, Wali A, Lansky A. Chocolate Touch Versus Lutonix Drug-Coated Balloon for Femoropopliteal Lesions in Diabetes: The Chocolate Touch Study. Journal Of Endovascular Therapy 2023, 32: 414-422. PMID: 37314243, DOI: 10.1177/15266028231179589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsLutonix drug-coated balloonDrug-coated balloonsPrimary safety endpointDM statusFemoropopliteal diseaseDiabetes mellitusSafety endpointFemoropopliteal lesionsSimilar safetyHigh-risk patient populationFemoropopliteal artery lesionsIschemic rest painNon-DM patientsSymptomatic femoropopliteal lesionsPrimary efficacy endpointMajor adverse eventsTherapy of choiceDrug-Coated BalloonMajor amputationRest painEfficacy endpointPrimary patencyAdverse eventsArtery lesionsDiabetes statusCerebral Embolic Risk in Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions: Clinical Evidence
Tirziu D, Huang H, Parise H, Pietras C, Moses J, Messé S, Lansky A. Cerebral Embolic Risk in Coronary and Structural Heart Interventions: Clinical Evidence. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 100631. PMID: 39130705, PMCID: PMC11307836, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100631.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricConceptsStructural heart interventionsHeart interventionsCardiac proceduresBrain injuryLong-term neurocognitive sequelaeTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) proceduresAortic valve replacement proceduresCerebral embolic riskIatrogenic brain injuryIschemic brain injuryRisk of thromboembolismCoronary artery diseaseEmbolic protection devicesNumber of patientsValve replacement proceduresPercutaneous transcatheter interventionsLikelihood of disabilitySymptomatic strokeCerebral embolismCerebral embolizationEmbolic riskAcute strokeNeurologic injuryArtery diseaseIschemic infarctionThe Supreme Biodegradable Polymer DES in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes: A PIONEER III Substudy
Hussain Y, Saito S, Curtis M, Kereiakes D, Baumbach A, Zidar J, McLaurin B, Dib N, Smits P, Díaz V, Cequier Á, Hofma S, Pietras C, Dressler O, Issever M, Windecker S, Leon M, Lansky A, Investigators I. The Supreme Biodegradable Polymer DES in Acute and Chronic Coronary Syndromes: A PIONEER III Substudy. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2023, 2: 100629. PMID: 39130696, PMCID: PMC11307614, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2023.100629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsTarget lesion failureAcute coronary syndromeChronic coronary syndromePrimary end pointCoronary syndromeDP-EESClinical presentationMajor adverse cardiac eventsEnd pointAdverse cardiac eventsBiodegradable polymer DESPrevious revascularizationLesion failureCardiac eventsCurrent smokersIII trialsLess diabetesCCS groupStent thrombosisPatientsRelative safetyDurable polymerSyndromeMonthsInteraction P
2022
Geographic Variations on the Safety and Efficacy of the Supreme Biodegradable Polymer DES: Results From PIONEER III
Garot P, Leon M, Saito S, Baumbach A, Kereiakes D, Windecker S, Pietras C, Dressler O, Issever M, Curtis M, Bertolet B, Zidar J, Smits P, Diaz V, McLaurin B, Cequier A, Hofma S, Dib N, Namiki A, Takahashi A, Kakuta T, Hirohata A, Lansky A. Geographic Variations on the Safety and Efficacy of the Supreme Biodegradable Polymer DES: Results From PIONEER III. Journal Of The Society For Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions 2022, 2: 100515. PMID: 39132534, PMCID: PMC11308104, DOI: 10.1016/j.jscai.2022.100515.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsDrug-eluting stentsDurable polymer everolimus-eluting stentsEverolimus-eluting stentsIII trialsLesion failureClinical outcomesMyocardial infarctionMajor adverse cardiac eventsVessel-related myocardial infarctionBiodegradable polymer drug-eluting stentsAdverse cardiac eventsOutcomes of patientsTarget lesion failureTarget lesion revascularizationLesion revascularizationCardiac eventsPatient characteristicsCardiac deathDES groupProcedural successStent thrombosisSubgroup analysisPatient outcomesNonsignificant trendEnrollment locationImpella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for High-Risk PCI: A Propensity-Adjusted Large-Scale Claims Dataset Analysis
Lansky AJ, Tirziu D, Moses JW, Pietras C, Ohman EM, O'Neill WW, Ekono MM, Grines CL, Parise H. Impella Versus Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump for High-Risk PCI: A Propensity-Adjusted Large-Scale Claims Dataset Analysis. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2022, 185: 29-36. PMID: 36210212, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2022.08.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsHigh-risk percutaneous coronary interventionIntra-aortic balloon pumpPercutaneous coronary interventionAcute kidney injuryCardiogenic shockMyocardial infarctionIABP supportKidney injuryBalloon pumpImproved survivalPropensity adjustmentAcute ST-elevation myocardial infarctionST-elevation myocardial infarctionIndex hospitalization lengthLess myocardial infarctionPremier Healthcare DatabaseHospital myocardial infarctionPropensity-adjusted analysisMechanical circulatory supportMechanical support devicesImpella useHospital survivalIndex hospitalizationCoronary interventionReal-world practice
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