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Michael A. Azrin, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FAHAProfessor of Medicine (Cardiology)Director, Cardiac Catheterization and Interventional Cardiology Program Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Core Faculty, UConn Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship Associate Director, Clinical Program and Research Development Director, UConn Chronic Coronary Total Occlusion (CTO) Revascularization Program
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Dr. Azrin is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association (AHA). He also serves on the AHA Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Council.
Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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BA | Brandeis University | Biology |
MD | Washington University School of Medicine | Medicine |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Internship | Jewish Hospital of Washington University | Internal Medicine |
Residency | Jewish Hospital of Washington University | Internal Medicine |
Fellowship | Yale University | Clinical Cardiology |
Fellowship | Hartford Hospital | Interventional Cardiology |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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AHA Mission: Lifeline Gold Receiving Center, Gold Plus Award 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | American Heart Association |
UConn Interventional Cardiology Teaching Award June 2023 | UConn Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship |
America’s Top Doctors 2008-24 Castle Connolly Top Doctor Interventional Cardiology in Connecticut Magazine | Castle Connolly, Connecticut Magazine |
UConn Health 2020 Quality Achievement Award Mission Lifeline STEMI Receiving Center-Gold Plus Award | American Heart Association |
America’s Top Doctors 2008-21 Castle Connolly Top Doctor Interventional Cardiology in Connecticut Magazine | Castle Connelly |
Univ. of Connecticut Interventional Cardiology Teaching Award 2014, 2016, 2020 | UConn Interventional Cardiology Fellowship |
Mission Lifeline Receiving Center Gold Award | American Heart Association |
Mission Lifeline NSTEMI Center Award | American Heart Association |
University of Connecticut Fellowship Invasive Cardiology Teaching Award, 2014, 2016, 2017 | UConn Interventional Cardiology Fellowship |
America's Best Hospitals for Heart Care | Women's Choice Award |
John D. Thompson Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Healthcare Through the Use of Data, for the project STEMI Partnership for Patient Outcome Optimization | American Heart Association |
Mission: Lifeline Silver Receiving Center, Silver Award | American Heart Association |
Best Doctors 2009-2012 | Hartford Magazine |
Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation | Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation |
Fellow, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology | American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis |
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology | American College of Cardiology |
CAMEL Award (Committee Award for Meritorious Educational Leadership) Cardiovascular Subject Committee | UConn Health Center |
Young Investigator's Award Competition Finalist: More RJ, Azrin MA, DeBono DP, Ezekowitz MD, Gershlick AH: Reduction in Intimal Hyperplasia After Experimental Angioplasty by a Locally Delivered Targeted Antiplatelet-fibrinolytic Aagent | American Heart Association |
Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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Pulmonary Embolism Response Team (PERT) Founding Member | Advisory Committee | Founding Member | UConn Health | Local | 2019 | 2020 |
Pulmonary Hypertension Center-Member | Advisory Committee | Member | UConn Health | Regional | 2017 | 2020 |
Director, UConn Chronic Coronary Total Occlusion (CTO) Revascularization Program | Other | Director | UConn Health | Regional | 2008 | 2020 |
Director, UConn Chronic Coronary Total Occlusion (CTO) Revascularization Program | Other | Director | UConn Health | Regional | 2008 | 2020 |
Associate Director for Clinical Program and Research Development | Advisory Committee | UConn Health | Local | 2003 | 2022 | |
Fellow of the American College of Cardiology | National | |||||
Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions Foundation | National |
Journal Articles
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Wall Motion Abnormality from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection , Accepted, Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine: Wall Motion Abnormality from Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection 12/2023
Cureus 2023 May;15(5):e39075
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The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence: A case report on the challenges in diagnosing ostial left main stenosis.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2021 Apr;
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A Case of Isolated External Iliac Vein Compression Syndrome and the Role of Advanced Imaging.
Vascular and endovascular surgery 2020 May;1538574420927551
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NOAC-based dual therapy versus warfarin-based triple therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention or acute coronary syndrome in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2020 Mar;
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A successful CardioMEMS™ implantation via brachial vein access: A case report
Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Jan;
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Who benefits from percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale vs medical therapy for stroke prevention? In-depth and updated meta-analysis of randomized trials.
World journal of cardiology 2019 Apr;11(4):126-136
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Defining Coronary Artery Perforation with Ultrasound Contrast Agent.
Korean circulation journal 2018 Nov;48(11):1028-1029
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Novel approach to coronary artery perforation repair.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2018 Sep;
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Late-Onset Nonthrombotic Left Common Iliac Vein Compression Secondary to Degenerative Lumbar Disc: A Case Report of May-Thurner Variant.
Vascular and endovascular surgery 2018 Aug;1538574418791884
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Stenosis Caused by Suture-Mediated Vascular Closure Device in an Angiographic Normal Common Femoral Artery: Its Mechanism and Management.
Vascular and endovascular surgery 2018 Aug;5358-61
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Use of rotational atherectomy for reducing significant dissection in treating de novo femoropopliteal steno-occlusive disease after balloon angioplasty.
Journal of geriatric cardiology : JGC 2018 Apr;15(4):254-260
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Jetstream XC Device for Treatment of Long Viabahn Stents Occlusions in the Superficial Femoral Artery: A Report of Two Cases.
Annals of vascular diseases 2017 Dec;10(4):441-445
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Giant coronary aneurysm management with Viabahn covered stent.
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2017 Sep;18(6S1):56-59
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Transulnar versus transradial access for coronary angiography or percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions 2015 Sep;87857-65
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Multi-vessel versus culprit-vessel and staged percutaneous coronary intervention in STEMI patients with multivessel disease: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2014 Oct;15(8):408-13
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Exercise during cardiac catheterization distinguishes between pulmonary and left ventricular causes of dyspnea in systemic sclerosis patients.
The clinical respiratory journal 2013 Jul;7(3):227-36
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Survival of geriatric idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension patients.
Connecticut medicine 2011 Jan;75(1):11-5
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Rheolytic thrombectomy with percutaneous coronary intervention for infarct size reduction in acute myocardial infarction: 30-day results from a multicenter randomized study.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2006 Jul;48(2):244-52
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The VIVA trial: Vascular endothelial growth factor in Ischemia for Vascular Angiogenesis.
Circulation 2003 Mar;107(10):1359-65
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In vitro evaluation of c7E3-Fab (ReoPro) eluting polymer-coated coronary stents.
Cardiovascular research 2000 Jun;46(3):585-94
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Effect of low grade radiofrequency heating on arterial vasospasm in the porcine model.
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1997 Nov;42(3):348-55
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Local delivery of c-myb antisense oligonucleotides during balloon angioplasty.
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1997 Jul;41(3):232-40
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Antithrombotic potential of polymer-coated stents eluting platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antibody.
Circulation 1996 Dec;94(12):3311-7
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Enhanced intracoronary thrombolysis with urokinase using a novel, local drug delivery system. In vitro, in vivo, and clinical studies.
Circulation 1995 Feb;91(3):785-93
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Inhibition of platelet deposition and lysis of intracoronary thrombus during balloon angioplasty using urokinase-coated hydrogel balloons.
Circulation 1994 Oct;90(4):1979-88
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Treatment of intracoronary thrombus with local urokinase infusion using a new, site-specific drug delivery system: the Dispatch catheter.
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1994 Oct;33(2):181-8
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Preparation, characterization, and evaluation of a monoclonal antibody against the rabbit platelet glycoprotein IIb/IIIa in an experimental angioplasty model.
Circulation research 1994 Aug;75(2):268-77
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Decreased platelet deposition and smooth muscle cell proliferation after intramural heparin delivery with hydrogel-coated balloons.
Circulation 1994 Jul;90(1):433-41
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Localized intramural drug delivery during balloon angioplasty using hydrogel-coated balloons and pressure-augmented diffusion.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1994 Jun;23(7):1570-7
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The use of antibodies in clinical cardiology.
American heart journal 1992 Sep;124(3):753-68
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Effect of lovastatin on intimal hyperplasia after balloon angioplasty: a study in an atherosclerotic hypercholesterolemic rabbit.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1991 Jan;17(1):251-9
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A comparison of standard versus low dose heparin on access-related complications after coronary angiography through radial access: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 19(5 Pt B):575-579
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Ischemic and bleeding outcomes of triple therapy in patients on chronic anticoagulation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A meta-analysis of randomized trials.
JRSM cardiovascular disease 82048004019885572
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Use of Face Mask and Hand Hygiene in Prevention of Household Transmission of Respiratory Viral Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Cluster Randomized Trials.
World Journal of Methodology. PMID: Pending
Book Chapters
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Should patients with large anterior myocardial infarction have echocardiography to detect left ventricular thrombus and should they be anticoagulated?
Dilemmas in Clinical Cardiology, Cardiovascular Clinics 1990 Jan;105-120
Abstracts
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RH microrna-137 and microrna-106b are novel myocardial ischemia/inflammation-dependent biomarkers with high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for acute coronary syndrome (acs).
Journal of the American College of Cardiology, JACC 2024 Apr;
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Nourin Mirnas: Novel Blood Biomarkers For Early Identification Or Exclusion Of Myocardial Ischemia In Women Suspected Of Having Coronary Artery Disease (CAD):
American Heart Association 2022 Oct;
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Khagendra Dahal1, MD, Manish Uprety2, MBBS, Michael Azrin3, MD, Juyong Lee, MD, PhD Comparison of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Patients with STEMI Undergoing Fibrinolysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JACC Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2 April 2024, Page 920
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62. Siddhant Passey, Azrin, Meng, Renal Artery Stent Thrombosis, ACC oral presentation 01/2024
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Comparison of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Patients with STEMI Undergoing Fibrinolysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
JACC Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Volume 83, Issue 13, Supplement, 2 April 2024, Page 920
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Elgebaly SA, Peacock W, Azrin MA, Perin EC, El-Khazragy N, Fuller R, Kreutzer D, Christenson RH microrna-137 and microrna-106b are novel myocardial ischemia/inflammation-dependent biomarkers with high diagnostic sensitivity and specificity for acute coronary syndrome (acs). ACC oral presentation April 2024
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Renal Artery Stent Thrombosis,
ACC oral presentation 01/2024
Case Reports
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A successful CardioMEMS™ implantation via brachial vein access: A case report.
Cardiovascular revascularization medicine : including molecular interventions 2020 Jan;
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Manish Kumar, Agnes Kim, Supriya Tigadi, Michael Azrin Multi-Modality Imaging of a Right Atrial Cardiac Mass. Cureus 11(5): e4705. DOI 10.7759/cureus.4705. 2019
cureus 2019 May;11(4705):Cureus 11(5): e4705. DOI 10.7759/cureus.4705. 2019
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Multimodality Imaging of a Right Atrial Cardiac Mass.
Cureus 2019 May;11(5):e4705
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Alam MM, Azrin M, Adeel Y. Post-surgical External Coronary Artery Compression: A Rare Cause of ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction. Cureus. 2023 May 16;15(5):e39075. doi: 10.7759/cureus.39075. eCollection 2023 May. PMID: 37378096
Cureus
Conference Papers
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Clinical experience in the treatment of left ventricular thrombosis after acute myocardial infarction
1990 Jan;
Reviews
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Routine Invasive Strategy in Elderly Patients with Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials.
Current problems in cardiology 2022 Jul;47(10):101304
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Angiogenesis, protein and gene delivery.
British medical bulletin 2001 Jan;59211-25
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Maintenance of coronary guidewire position during guide catheter exchange.
Catheterization and cardiovascular diagnosis 1996 Apr;37(4):453-4