Isida Byku

Department of Medicine
Associate Professor

isida.byku@emory.edu

Overview

Dr. Byku attended Dowling College for undergraduate studies and received her medical degree from Dartmouth Medical School. She completed internship and residency training in internal medicine at the Johns Hopkins hospital, followed by general cardiology training at the University of Chicago. She then came to Emory for a 2 year advanced fellowship in interventional cardiology and structural heart and valve disease, upon completion of which she joined as faculty.

Dr. Byku's areas of expertise include coronary intervention and transcatheter therapies for treatment of structural heart and valve disease.

Dr. Byku believes in engaging in shared decision making with patients, and empowering every individual to optimize their cardiovascular health via both invasive and non-invasive means.

She is passionate about the rapid advancements in the field of transcatheter treatment for structural heart and valve disease and is enthusiastic to be a member of the cutting edge team at Emory.

Academic Appointment

Medical Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Emory University Hospital Midtown
Program Director, Structural Heart and Valve Fellowship, Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Structural Interventional Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

Structural Heart and Valve Intervention from Emory University Hospital
Interventional Cardiology Fellowship from Emory University Hospital
Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship from The University of Chicago
Internal Medicine Residency from Johns Hopkins Hospital
Medical Doctor from Dartmouth Medical School
Bachelor of Arts from Dowling College

Research

Publications

Tear It Up!: The CLEVE Technique of Intraleaflet Valve Deployment.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 18 Page(s): 782 - 784
03/24/2025 Authors: Byku I; Lederman R; Babaliaros V
Pacing considerations in patients undergoing transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement: Insights from a tertiary care center.
Heart Rhythm
02/20/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Ibrahim R; Lloyd MS; Bhatia NK; Westerman SB; Shah AD; Byku I; Gleason P; Greenbaum A; Babaliaros V
Managing superior vena cava syndrome in patients with cardiac implantable electronic device leads: Strategies and considerations.
Heart Rhythm Volume: 22 Page(s): 311 - 317
02/01/2025 Authors: Mekary W; Hebbo E; Shah A; Westerman S; Bhatia N; Byku I; Babaliaros V; Greenbaum A; Merchant FM; El-Chami MF
Outcomes of Suction Debulking and Surgery in Patients With Isolated Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis.
Innovations (Phila) Volume: 20 Page(s): 39 - 47
01/01/2025 Authors: Modi RD; Ueyama HA; Tully A; Byku I; Greenbaum AB; Xie JX; Gleason PT; Daneshmand M; Babaliaros VC; Keeling B
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation by Valve Type in Women With Small Annuli: Results From the SMART Randomized Clinical Trial.
JAMA Cardiol Volume: 9 Page(s): 1106 - 1114
12/01/2024 Authors: Tchtch D; Mehran R; Blackman DJ; Khalil RF; Mllmann H; Abdel-Wahab M; Ben Ali W; Mahoney PD; Ruge H; Bleiziffer S
Symptomatic Benefit of SESAME According to Phenotype.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 17 Page(s): e014440
11/01/2024 Authors: Ueyama HA; Lederman RJ; Inci EK; Lisko JC; Xie JX; Byku I; Hanzel GS; Greenbaum AB; Babaliaros VC; Gleason PT
Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation on Outcomes After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement.
Am J Cardiol Volume: 220 Page(s): 84 - 91
06/01/2024 Authors: Ueyama HA; Licitra G; Gleason PT; Behbahani-Nejad O; Modi R; Rajagopal D; Byku I; Xie JX; Greenbaum AB; Paone G
Transcatheter Myotomy to Reduce LeftVentricular Outflow Obstruction.
J Am Coll Cardiol Volume: 83 Page(s): 1257 - 1272
04/09/2024 Authors: Greenbaum AB; Ueyama HA; Gleason PT; Khan JM; Bruce CG; Halaby RN; Rogers T; Hanzel GS; Xie JX; Byku I
Transcatheter Paravalvular Leak ClosureWith Covered Stent Tract andVascular Plug: Tootsie Roll Technique.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 17 Page(s): 635 - 644
03/11/2024 Authors: Ueyama HA; Greenbaum AB; Xie JX; Shekiladze N; Gleason PT; Byku I; Devireddy CM; Hanzel GS; Block PC; Babaliaros VC
Hemodynamic Comparison of Resilia and Sapien 3/Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valves in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 17 Page(s): e013325
01/01/2024 Authors: Ueyama HA; Xie J; Hanzel GS; Byku I; Paone G; Grubb KJ; Devireddy CM; Greenbaum AB; Babaliaros VC; Gleason PT
Radiation Exposure Using Rampart vs Standard Lead Aprons and Shields During Invasive Cardiovascular Procedures.
J Soc Cardiovasc Angiogr Interv Volume: 3 Page(s): 101184
01/01/2024 Authors: Lisko JC; Shekiladze N; Chamoun J; Sheikh N; Rainer K; Wei J; Binongo J; Raj L; Byku I; Rinfret S
Hybrid Closure of Postinfarction Apical Ventricular Septal Defect Using Septal Occluder Device and Right Ventricular Free Wall: The Apical BASSINET Concept.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 16 Page(s): e013243
10/01/2023 Authors: Ueyama HA; Leshnower BG; Inci EK; Keeling WB; Tully A; Guyton RA; Xie JX; Gleason PT; Byku I; Devireddy CM
Septal Bipolar Ablation to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 16 Page(s): e013333
10/01/2023 Authors: Hoskins MH; Lisko JC; Greenbaum AB; Ueyama HA; Merchant FM; Lloyd MS; Gleason PT; El-Chami MF; Byku I; Block PC
Physician-Modified Endograft-Facilitated Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement in Large Right Ventricular Outflow Tract.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 16 Page(s): e013123
09/01/2023 Authors: Ueyama HA; Greenbaum AB; Leshnower BG; Keeling B; Block PC; Byku I; Ligon RA; Grier E; Shekiladze N; Gleason PT
First Application of the LAMPOON Procedure to a Surgical Mitral Bioprosthesis.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med Volume: 53S Page(s): S176 - S179
08/01/2023 Authors: Kamioka N; Greenbaum AB; Lederman RJ; Khan JM; Lisko JC; Byku I; Gleason PT; Grubb KJ; Leshnower B; Block PC
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation In Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients With Severe Aortic Insufficiency
Volume: 29 Page(s): 585 - 585
04/01/2023 Authors: Behbahani-Nejad O; Mahdavi A; Nayak A; Babaliaros V; Leshnower BG; Greenbaum A; Byku I; Perdoncin E; Jokhadar M
A Comparison of Thirty-Day Clinical and Echocardiographic Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter vs. Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement for Native Aortic Insufficiency.
Cardiovasc Revasc Med Volume: 46 Page(s): 85 - 89
01/01/2023 Authors: Koch R; Inci E; Grubb K; Leshnower B; Paone G; Ueyama H; Devireddy C; Gleason P; Xie J; Wei J
Toward Transcatheter Leaflet Removal With the CATHEDRAL Procedure: CATHeter Electrosurgical Debulking and RemovAL.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 15 Page(s): 1678 - 1680
08/22/2022 Authors: Babaliaros VC; Gleason PT; Xie JX; Khan JM; Bruce CG; Byku I; Grubb K; Paone G; Rogers T; Lederman RJ
Transcatheter Electrosurgical Laceration and Stabilization of Failed MitraClip[s]/SAPIEN M3 for Treatment of Failed MitraClip.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 15 Page(s): e012014
05/01/2022 Authors: Inci EK; Greenbaum AB; Lederman RJ; Kohli K; Lisko JC; Byku I; Gleason PT; Xie JX; Shekiladze N; Babaliaros VC
Valve-in-valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Failed Surgical Valves and Adjunctive Therapies.
US Cardiol Volume: 16 Page(s): e09
01/01/2022 Authors: Perdoncin E; Paone G; Byku I
Snorkel Stenting Versus BASILICA for Coronary Obstruction: An Analysis of the International Multicenter COBRA-TAVR Registry
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 78 Page(s): B88 - B88
11/09/2021 Authors: Lisko J; Inci E; Gleason P; Byku I; Devireddy C; Paone G; Grubb K; Guyton R; Xie J; Bruce C
The Art of SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter MitralValve Replacement in Valve-in-Ring and Valve-in-Mitral-Annular-Calcification Procedures.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 14 Page(s): 2195 - 2214
10/25/2021 Authors: Babaliaros VC; Lederman RJ; Gleason PT; Khan JM; Kohli K; Sahu A; Rogers T; Bruce CG; Paone G; Xie JX
Tip-to-Base LAMPOON for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With a Protected Mitral Annulus (vol 14, pg 541, 2021)
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS Volume: 14 Page(s): E274 - E274
10/04/2021 Authors: Lisko JC; Babaliaros VC; Khan JM; Kamioka N; Gleason PT; Paone G; Byku I; Tiwana J; McCabe JM; Cherukuri K
Safety of same-day discharge after uncomplicated, minimalist transcatheter aortic valve replacement in the COVID-19 era.
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 97 Page(s): 940 - 947
04/01/2021 Authors: Perdoncin E; Greenbaum AB; Grubb KJ; Babaliaros VC; Keegan P; Ceretto-Clark B; Wei J; Guyton RA; Paone G; Byku I
Tip-to-Base LAMPOON for Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement With a Protected Mitral Annulus.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 14 Page(s): 541 - 550
03/08/2021 Authors: Lisko JC; Babaliaros VC; Khan JM; Kamioka N; Gleason PT; Paone G; Byku I; Tiwana J; McCabe JM; Cherukuri K
Master of cardiothoracic surgery: transcaval transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
Ann Cardiothorac Surg Volume: 9 Page(s): 531 - 533
11/01/2020 Authors: Byku I; Kamioka N; Greenbaum AB; Gleason P; Babaliaros VC; Grubb KJ
Electrosurgical Detachment of MitraClips From the Anterior Mitral Leaflet Prior to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Implantation.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 13 Page(s): 2361 - 2370
10/26/2020 Authors: Lisko JC; Greenbaum AB; Guyton RA; Kamioka N; Grubb KJ; Gleason PT; Byku I; Condado JF; Jadue A; Paone G
Antegrade Intentional Laceration of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet to Prevent Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Simplified Technique From Bench to Bedside.
Circ Cardiovasc Interv Volume: 13 Page(s): e008903
06/01/2020 Authors: Lisko JC; Greenbaum AB; Khan JM; Kamioka N; Gleason PT; Byku I; Condado JF; Jadue A; Paone G; Grubb KJ
ANATOMIC PREDICTORS OF CORONARY OBSTRUCTION IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING TAVR FOR NATIVE AORTIC STENOSIS: AN ANAYLSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL, MULTI-CENTER COBRA-TAVR REGISTRY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 75 Page(s): 1480 - 1480
03/24/2020 Authors: Lisko JC; Kamioka N; Babaliaros V; Shirai S; Kawaguchi T; Muscogiuri G; Fusini L; Pontone G; Yamamoto M; Kagase A
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT OUTCOMES IN PATIENTS WITH NATIVE AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICENCY
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 75 Page(s): 2121 - 2121
03/24/2020 Authors: Jadue A; Lisko JC; Contreras JFC; Kamioka N; Babaliaros V; Greenbaum A; Paone G; Byku I; Guyton R; Maini A
A Comparison of Clinical Outcomes According to the Timing of PCI and TAVR: A Pooled Analysis From a Multicenter Registry
JACC-CARDIOVASCULAR INTERVENTIONS Volume: 13 Page(s): S48 - S49
02/24/2020 Authors: Kumar A; Sammour Y; Reginauld S; Sato K; Agrawal N; Meenakshisundaram C; Kamioka N; Sawant AC; Devireddy C; Krishnaswamy A
Antegrade LAMPOON (Intentional Percutaneous Laceration of the Anterior Mitral Leaflet to Prevent Outflow Obstruction): A Novel Modification of the Previously Described Retrograde LAMPOON, is a Technically Feasible, Reproducible, Effective, and Safe Modification of This Procedure
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B92 - B92
10/01/2019 Authors: Byku I; Lisko J; Khan J; Guyton R; Gleason P; Maidman S; Alvarez L; Grubb K; Kamioka N; Devireddy C
Coronary Obstruction Risk Assessment: A Comparison of Snorkel Stenting and BASILICA
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B17 - B17
10/01/2019 Authors: Lisko J; Kamioka N; Babaliaros V; Shirai S; Kawaguchi T; Yamamoto M; Miyasaka M; Khan J; Maidman S; Gleason P
Electrosurgical LAceration and STAbilization of a MitraClip (ELASTA-Clip)
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B90 - B90
10/01/2019 Authors: Lisko J; Greenbaum A; Khan J; Guyton R; Gleason P; Maidman S; Alvarez L; Grubb K; Kamioka N; Byku I
Outcomes Following Aortic Valve Replacement for Cardiogenic Shock: Transcatheter Versus Surgical Approaches
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B690 - B690
10/01/2019 Authors: Maidman S; Lisko J; Kamioka N; Byku I; Gleason P; Alvarez L; Grubb K; Rogers T; Khan J; Guyton R
Septal Correction to Prevent Iatrogenic Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction (SCORPION) Prior to Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B447 - B447
10/01/2019 Authors: Lisko J; Kamioka N; El Chami M; Lloyd M; Langberg J; Maidman S; Gleason P; Grubb K; Alvarez L; Byku I
TAVR Versus SAVR for Bicuspid Aortic Valve
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 74 Page(s): B421 - B421
10/01/2019 Authors: Lisko J; Maidman S; Kamioka N; Guyton R; Gleason P; Alvarez L; Byku I; Grubb K; Shekiladze N; Bakhtadze B
Prevention and Treatment of Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction After Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement.
Interv Cardiol Clin Volume: 8 Page(s): 279 - 285
07/01/2019 Authors: Lisko J; Kamioka N; Gleason P; Byku I; Alvarez L; Khan JM; Rogers T; Lederman R; Greenbaum A; Babaliaros V
DOUBLE VALVE REPLACEMENT UTILIZING THE LAMPOON TECHNIQUE
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 73 Page(s): 2986 - 2986
03/12/2019 Authors: Lisko JC; Kamioka N; Sabbak N; Byku I; Alvarez L; Gleason P; Stewart J; Greenbaum AB; Babaliaros V
IMPACT OF OBESITY ON THE OUTCOMES AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 73 Page(s): 1095 - 1095
03/12/2019 Authors: Kamioka N; Caughron H; Lisko J; Keegan P; Binongo J; Wei J; Byku I; Alvarez L; Reginauld S; Patel H
IMPACT OF HEMODIALYSIS ON EARLY DEGENERATION OF BIOPROSTHESIS AND CLINICAL OUTCOME AFTER TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 73 Page(s): 1096 - 1096
03/12/2019 Authors: Kamioka N; Caughron H; Lisko J; Binongo J; Almuwaqqat Z; Keegan P; Gleason P; Byku I; Alvarez L; Reginauld S
TAVR FOR ACQUIRED BICUSPID AORTIC VALVES: A COMPARISON OF ANNULAR VERSUS SUPRA-ANNULAR SIZING STRATEGIES
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 73 Page(s): 1352 - 1352
03/12/2019 Authors: Lisko JC; Kamioka N; Byku I; Alvarez L; Gleason P; Grubb K; Block P; Greenbaum AB; Babaliaros V
Three-Dimensional Echocardiographic Automated Quantification of Left Heart Chamber Volumes Using an Adaptive Analytics Algorithm: Feasibility and Impact of Image Quality in Nonselected Patients.
J Am Soc Echocardiogr Volume: 30 Page(s): 879 - 885
09/01/2017 Authors: Medvedofsky D; Mor-Avi V; Byku I; Singh A; Weinert L; Yamat M; Kruse E; Ciszek B; Nelson A; Otani K
THREE-DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC AUTOMATED QUANTIFICATION OF LEFT VENTRICULAR AND ATRIAL VOLUMES USING ADAPTIVE ANALYTICS ALGORITHM: FEASIBILITY IN NON-SELECTED PATIENTS
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY Volume: 69 Page(s): 1575 - 1575
03/21/2017 Authors: Medvedofsky D; Weinert L; Byku I; Yamat M; Kruse E; Ciszek B; Nelson A; Mor-Avi V; Lang R

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