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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
Commentary
IAGS 2002 Proceedings: Resolving Existing Restenosis (Part I of II)
08/01/2008
Luis de la Fuente; Hal Whitworth; James P. Zidar, MD; Stefan Beyer-Enke; Peter Gonschior, MD
Hall Whitworth: We have performed about 350 cases at our center and it has evolved somewhat over the last couple of years. Initially, we used the CheckMate system because of its greater length. The pullback and stepping techniques have...
Hall Whitworth: We have performed about 350 cases at our center and it has evolved somewhat over the last couple of years. Initially, we used the CheckMate system because of its greater length. The pullback and stepping techniques have...
Hall Whitworth: We have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
IAGS 2002 Proceedings: Resolving Existing Restenosis (Part II of II)
08/01/2008
Luis de la Fuente; Hal Whitworth; James P. Zidar, MD; Stefan Beyer-Enke; Peter Gonschior, MD
Hall Whitworth: There is another subset of patients who will be asking for these new drug-coated stents: those with long, diffuse distal disease. We may decide to treat such patients medically, but they too will be clamoring for the new...
Hall Whitworth: There is another subset of patients who will be asking for these new drug-coated stents: those with long, diffuse distal disease. We may decide to treat such patients medically, but they too will be clamoring for the new...
Hall Whitworth: There is another...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
<br />
Drug-Eluting Stents: Current Outcomes <br />
and Potential Impact on Coronary Disease Management<br />
<br />
08/01/2008
George W. Vetrovec, MD
Introduction. Coronary intervention has made remarkable advances over the past 25 years. Technical advancements have markedly improved immediate procedure safety and success. With the advent of drug-eluting stents, opportunities for even...
Introduction. Coronary intervention has made remarkable advances over the past 25 years. Technical advancements have markedly improved immediate procedure safety and success. With the advent of drug-eluting stents, opportunities for even...
Introduction. Coronary...
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
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
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
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
Commentary
Resolving Existing Restenosis
08/01/2008
James P. Zidar, MD; Stefan Beyer-Enke; Peter Gonschior, MD; Luis de la Fuente; Hal Whitworth
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
TCT 2002 Proceedings: The Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors in PCI: A Record of Success
08/01/2008
Current Status of Antithrombotics and Antiplatelets in PCI A. Michael Lincoff, MD Dr. Michael Lincoff stated that despite the advent of stents, which are clearly effective in reducing restenosis, we continue to have ischemic complications...
Current Status of Antithrombotics and Antiplatelets in PCI A. Michael Lincoff, MD Dr. Michael Lincoff stated that despite the advent of stents, which are clearly effective in reducing restenosis, we continue to have ischemic complications...
Current Status of...
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
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
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
Percutaneous Femoral Arteriotomy Repair — <br />
Initial Experience with a Novel Staple Closure Device
08/01/2008
Adrian Ebner, MD; Thomas C. Piemonte, MD; Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI; William P. Grant, DPM, FACFAS, EdD
Annually, approximately 7.5 million percutaneous catheter-based procedures are performed through the femoral artery worldwide.1–2 In order to increase patient comfort and the efficiency of patient care, several devices have been designed to...
Annually, approximately 7.5 million percutaneous catheter-based procedures are performed through the femoral artery worldwide.1–2 In order to increase patient comfort and the efficiency of patient care, several devices have been designed to...
Annually, approximately 7.5...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Usefulness of Fractional Flow Reserve Guidance for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Acute Myocardial Infarction
08/01/2008
Toshiya Muramatsu, MD; Reiko Tsukahara, MD; Mami Ho, MD; Masatugu Nakano, MD; Masashiro Matsushita, MD; Kenji Shida, MD; Keisuke Hirano, MD; Yoshiaki Ito, MD
Recent trends mean that intracoronary stents are now implanted in as many as 80% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The usefulness of stents as a treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has also been well-documented, as has...
Recent trends mean that intracoronary stents are now implanted in as many as 80% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The usefulness of stents as a treatment for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has also been well-documented, as has...
Recent trends mean that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction —Can We Do Better?
08/01/2008
Steven L. Goldberg, MD
In this issue of the Journal, Muramatsu et al. write of their experience using angioplasty guided by physiological assessment as an alternative to stenting in treating acute myocardial infarction. The potential See Muramatsu et al. on pages...
In this issue of the Journal, Muramatsu et al. write of their experience using angioplasty guided by physiological assessment as an alternative to stenting in treating acute myocardial infarction. The potential See Muramatsu et al. on pages...
In this issue of the Journal,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Long-Term Cardiac Function and Outcome in Patients Receiving Primary Angioplasty for Acute Myocardial Infarction at a Community
08/01/2008
John Gresham, MD; Candi L. Mansfield, RN; John E. Brush, Jr., MD
After demonstrating that thrombotic coronary artery occlusion is the major proximate cause of myocardial infarction (MI), research efforts focused on how to provide the most effective reperfusion therapy to the largest number of patients.1...
After demonstrating that thrombotic coronary artery occlusion is the major proximate cause of myocardial infarction (MI), research efforts focused on how to provide the most effective reperfusion therapy to the largest number of patients.1...
After demonstrating that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Five French Versus Six French Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Case Control Study of Efficacy, Safety and Outcome
08/01/2008
Roby D. Rakhit, MD; Christoph Matter; Franz R. Eberli, MD; Ali R. Garachemani, MD; Christian Seiler, MD; Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC; Stephan Windecker, MD
Advances in catheter design have allowed the use of smaller 5 French (Fr) 1.7 mm diameter guiding catheters for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with several theoretical advantages including: 1) earlier hemostasis and fewer puncture...
Advances in catheter design have allowed the use of smaller 5 French (Fr) 1.7 mm diameter guiding catheters for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with several theoretical advantages including: 1) earlier hemostasis and fewer puncture...
Advances in catheter design have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Spontaneous Multivessel Coronary Artery <br />
Dissection in a Long-Distance Runner <br />
Successfully Treated with Oral Antiplatelet <br />
T
08/01/2008
Charles J. Davidson, MD; James W. Choi, MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an unusual cause of acute coronary syndrome resulting in a spectrum of presentations from non-Q wave myocardial infarction to sudden death or cardiogenic shock. There is no clear consensus therapy for...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is an unusual cause of acute coronary syndrome resulting in a spectrum of presentations from non-Q wave myocardial infarction to sudden death or cardiogenic shock. There is no clear consensus therapy for...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
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
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

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