Contact
searchSearch
HMP Global

Volume 14 - Issue 12 - December, 2002

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message (November 2002)
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, an editorial, brief reviews, the session V discussion from this year’s International Andreas Gruentzig Society Meeting,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, an editorial, brief reviews, the session V discussion from this year’s International Andreas Gruentzig Society Meeting,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection following low-intensity blunt chest trauma: a case report and review of current treatment options
08/01/2008
Neal Ruggie, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Todd C. Kerwin, MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is the non-iatrogenic, clinical occurrence of acute separation of the arterial media from the intima by hemorrhage. Impingement of the false lumen into the true lumen can cause myocardial ischemia or...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is the non-iatrogenic, clinical occurrence of acute separation of the arterial media from the intima by hemorrhage. Impingement of the false lumen into the true lumen can cause myocardial ischemia or...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Late Clinical Presentation of Femoral Artery Occlusion After Deployment of the Angio-Seal Closure Device
08/01/2008
Alexandre C. Ferreira, MD; Darwin Eton, MD; Eduardo de Marchena, MD
Vascular complications requiring surgical repair have been described in approximately 1% of patients after coronary intervention. Despite availability of multiple closure devices, this vexing problem is yet to be resolved. Approximately...
Vascular complications requiring surgical repair have been described in approximately 1% of patients after coronary intervention. Despite availability of multiple closure devices, this vexing problem is yet to be resolved. Approximately...
Vascular complications requiring...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Young Male While Playing Paintball
08/01/2008
James E. Tcheng, MD; Michael H. Sketch, Jr., MD; Svati H. Shah, MD, MHS
Case description. A 25-year-old Filipino male without any prior medical history presented to an outside hospital 1 hour after the acute onset of severe substernal chest pain that developed while playing a vigorous game of professional...
Case description. A 25-year-old Filipino male without any prior medical history presented to an outside hospital 1 hour after the acute onset of severe substernal chest pain that developed while playing a vigorous game of professional...
Case description. A 25-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Spontaneous Epigastric Arterial Bleeding Associated with Abciximab: Successful Percutaneous Treatment with Coil Gel-Foam Emboliz
08/01/2008
Ashish Pershad, MD; Madhavagopal Cherukuri, MD
The use of glycoprotein IIb/ IIIa antagonists in the cardiac catheterization laboratory has continued to increase. These agents, however, have been associated with an increase in both minor and major bleeding complications.1,2 Such...
The use of glycoprotein IIb/ IIIa antagonists in the cardiac catheterization laboratory has continued to increase. These agents, however, have been associated with an increase in both minor and major bleeding complications.1,2 Such...
The use of glycoprotein IIb/...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Rotational Atherectomy and Stenting in a Situs Inversus Patient
08/01/2008
Jay Kay, MD; On-hing Kwok, MBBS, MRCP; Wing-hing Chow, MBBS, FRCP
Situs inversus with dextrocardia occurs rarely, with an estimated incidence of 1:10000.1 Dextrocardic patients usually have structurally normal hearts2 and may suffer from coronary atherosclerosis as do people with normally positioned...
Situs inversus with dextrocardia occurs rarely, with an estimated incidence of 1:10000.1 Dextrocardic patients usually have structurally normal hearts2 and may suffer from coronary atherosclerosis as do people with normally positioned...
Situs inversus with dextrocardia...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Spontaneous Dissection of Coronary Artery Treated by Primary Stenting as the First Presentation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
08/01/2008
A.H. Sami Aldoboni, MD; E. Amir Hamza, MD; K. Majdi, MD; M. Ngibzadhe, MD; S. Palasaidi, MD; D. Akhlag Moayed, MD
Non-atherosclerotic causes of myocardial infarction should be considered in patients with no coronary artery disease risk factors. These causes include arterial emboli, severe prolonged coronary artery spasm, traumatic or spontaneous...
Non-atherosclerotic causes of myocardial infarction should be considered in patients with no coronary artery disease risk factors. These causes include arterial emboli, severe prolonged coronary artery spasm, traumatic or spontaneous...
Non-atherosclerotic causes of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Recurrent Myocardial Infarction Due to Obstruction of the Right Coronary Artery Ostium by an Aortic Papillary Fibroelastoma
08/01/2008
Dominique Boulmier, MD; Jean-Emmanuel Ecke, MD; Jean-Philippe Verhoye, MD
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare benign cardiac tumors which usually develop on valvular or other endocardial surfaces.1 They may be clinically silent and fortuitously discovered on echocardiogram,2 or may be the source of various,...
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are rare benign cardiac tumors which usually develop on valvular or other endocardial surfaces.1 They may be clinically silent and fortuitously discovered on echocardiogram,2 or may be the source of various,...
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Cutting Balloon Angioplasty for Underexpanded Stent Deployed Through Struts of Previously Implanted Stent
08/01/2008
Octavia Balan, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Yoshio Kobayashi, MD
Since randomized studies showed a lower restenosis rate in focal coronary artery lesions with coronary stenting compared to conventional balloon angioplasty,1 indications for stenting expanded to complex lesions such as bifurcation and...
Since randomized studies showed a lower restenosis rate in focal coronary artery lesions with coronary stenting compared to conventional balloon angioplasty,1 indications for stenting expanded to complex lesions such as bifurcation and...
Since randomized studies showed...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
Should Interventional Cardiologists Treat Ischemic Strokes? A Global Perspective
08/01/2008
Jay U. Howington, MD; Stanley H. Kim, MD; Mark R. Harrigan, MD; Bernard R. Bendok, MD; Elad I. Levy, MD; Adnan I. Qureshi, MD; Lee R. Guterman, PhD, MD; L. Nelson Hopkins, MD; Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Need for stroke interventionists. More than 750,000 strokes occur annually in the United States.1,2 Currently, stroke is the third leading cause of death (60.2 deaths per 100,000 population) and the leading cause of severe neurological...
Need for stroke interventionists. More than 750,000 strokes occur annually in the United States.1,2 Currently, stroke is the third leading cause of death (60.2 deaths per 100,000 population) and the leading cause of severe neurological...
Need for stroke...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

HeartFlow Plaque Analysis
plaque analysis
Heartflow Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and Launch of Next Generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis Platform
09/22/2025
Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that...
09/22/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiogenic Shock
New SCAI Initiative Targets Faster Shock Diagnosis and Care with ‘Door to Lactate Clearance’
09/19/2025
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance...
09/19/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Hyperkalemia
AccurKardia Announces Clinical Pilot Study of Its AK+ Guard ECG-based, AI-powered Hyperkalemia Detection Software
09/18/2025
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Patient Care
Hitting the Right Note: The Healing Power of Music Therapy in the Cardiac ICU
09/18/2025
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Pulmonary Embolism
Imperative Care Announces Late-Breaking Data Presentation and Peer-Reviewed Publication from Pivotal Trial of Symphony Thrombectomy System in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
09/18/2025
The Symphony Thrombectomy System is an aspiration catheter system engineered to deliver more efficient and effective clot removal in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Symphony uniquely combines large-bore power with precise deep...
The Symphony Thrombectomy System is an aspiration catheter system engineered to deliver more efficient and effective clot removal in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Symphony uniquely combines large-bore power with precise deep...
The Symphony Thrombectomy System...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Rises in Mexico, Despite Improved Cholesterol Control
09/18/2025
Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately predict...
Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately predict...
Despite improved statin use and...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Penumbra's Lightning Bolt 6X with Trax Now Available in 150 cm, Bringing the Power of CAVT to More Distal Anatomy Below the Knee
09/16/2025
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has been highly effective in addressing smaller embolized fragments in the AT,” says Dr. Visharad Patel at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. “We have been impressed with its ability to navigate...
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has been highly effective in addressing smaller embolized fragments in the AT,” says Dr. Visharad Patel at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. “We have been impressed with its ability to navigate...
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure
ELEVATE-HFpEF: Medtronic Initiates Global Pivotal Study of Cardiac Pacing in New Patient Population
09/16/2025
Participants will either receive a pacemaker programmed with an elevated, personalized pacing rate, or one programmed to provide a non-personalized backup pacing rate if needed.
Participants will either receive a pacemaker programmed with an elevated, personalized pacing rate, or one programmed to provide a non-personalized backup pacing rate if needed.
Participants will either receive...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
Shockwave Javelin Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter Launched in Europe to Transform Treatment of Difficult-to-Cross Calcified Lesions
09/16/2025
“The Shockwave Javelin Peripheral IVL catheter helps address one of the most persistent technical barriers in complex below the knee (BTK) revascularization – the ‘device-uncrossable’ calcified lesion,” said Dr. Narayanan Thulasidasan
“The Shockwave Javelin Peripheral IVL catheter helps address one of the most persistent technical barriers in complex below the knee (BTK) revascularization – the ‘device-uncrossable’ calcified lesion,” said Dr. Narayanan Thulasidasan
“The Shockwave Javelin...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. Annapoorna Kini (left) and her team outside of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
AI Research
Mount Sinai Launches Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
09/16/2025
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve as Director of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. The new lab will focus on many aspects of interventional cardiology, from procedural to educational.
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve as Director of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. The new lab will focus on many aspects of interventional cardiology, from procedural to educational.
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest

Sovari Figure 1
Clinical Videos
Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route
09/26/2025
Video Supplement to "Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Leadless...
09/26/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route
09/26/2025
09/26/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Aortic Valve Calcification Alone Identifies Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Benefit in Classical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
09/25/2025
The authors sought to determine if the prognostic relevance of aortic valve calcification differs by low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis subtype.
The authors sought to determine if the prognostic relevance of aortic valve calcification differs by low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis subtype.
The authors sought to determine...
09/25/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Offiah Figure
Clinical Videos
A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
09/24/2025
Video Supplement to "A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A Kissing...
09/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
09/24/2025
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a...
09/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Casazza headshot
Author Interview
Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach
09/23/2025
Richard Casazza, MAS
Dr Richard Casazza shares background and insights on his article, "Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach."
Dr Richard Casazza shares background and insights on his article, "Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach."
Dr Richard Casazza shares...
09/23/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
HeartFlow Plaque Analysis
plaque analysis
Heartflow Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and Launch of Next Generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis Platform
09/22/2025
Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that...
09/22/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiogenic Shock
New SCAI Initiative Targets Faster Shock Diagnosis and Care with ‘Door to Lactate Clearance’
09/19/2025
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance...
09/19/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Hyperkalemia
AccurKardia Announces Clinical Pilot Study of Its AK+ Guard ECG-based, AI-powered Hyperkalemia Detection Software
09/18/2025
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Patient Care
Hitting the Right Note: The Healing Power of Music Therapy in the Cardiac ICU
09/18/2025
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest

November 2002 Volume 14 Issue 12

View Issue Archive
Editorial Correspondence

Specialties

Events

Year Round Education

HMP Global Products

HMP Education Logo
HMP Omnimedia Logo
HMP Europe Logo
© 2025 HMP Global. All Rights Reserved.
Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Term of Use