Volume 14 - Issue 4 - April, 2002
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Timothy D. Henry, MD
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Overcoming heparin limitations in PCI with direct thrombin inhibitors
Direct thrombin inhibitors, i.e., univalent agents such as argatroban, and bivalent agents such as lepirudin (Refludan®), desirudin (Revasc®)...
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Overcoming heparin limitations in PCI with direct thrombin inhibitors
Direct thrombin inhibitors, i.e., univalent agents such as argatroban, and bivalent agents such as lepirudin (Refludan®), desirudin (Revasc®)...
Continued from previous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Domenic Sica, MD
ABSTRACT: The clinical implications of even mild impairment of renal function in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have, to date, been poorly appreciated. The progressive loss of renal function is marked by the onset of a...
ABSTRACT: The clinical implications of even mild impairment of renal function in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) have, to date, been poorly appreciated. The progressive loss of renal function is marked by the onset of a...
ABSTRACT: The clinical...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; William P. Orr, MD; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Bruce E. Lewis, MD
Since Andreas Gruentzig first introduced coronary angioplasty in 1977, clinicians have been driven to lower the risks associated with the procedure and improve patient outcomes. Improvements in catheter technology as well as the clinician’s...
Since Andreas Gruentzig first introduced coronary angioplasty in 1977, clinicians have been driven to lower the risks associated with the procedure and improve patient outcomes. Improvements in catheter technology as well as the clinician’s...
Since Andreas Gruentzig first...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Rami Doukky, MD; James E. Calvin, MD
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are closely related clinical syndromes; they are often undistinguishable at presentation, and often entail similar early diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Unstable...
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are closely related clinical syndromes; they are often undistinguishable at presentation, and often entail similar early diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Unstable...
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST...
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Bruce E. Lewis, MD
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Mechanism for thrombocytopenia with IIb/IIIa antagonists. A conclusive explanation for the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in conjunction with GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonism has not been provided; however, immune...
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Mechanism for thrombocytopenia with IIb/IIIa antagonists. A conclusive explanation for the occurrence of thrombocytopenia in conjunction with GP IIb/IIIa receptor antagonism has not been provided; however, immune...
Continued from previous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; William P. Orr, MD; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Frank Aguirre, MD; John B. Gill, MD
Despite technologic and therapeutic advances, both ischemic and hemorrhagic complications remain the most common risks associated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Contemporary PCI trials typically focus on reducing ischemic...
Despite technologic and therapeutic advances, both ischemic and hemorrhagic complications remain the most common risks associated with percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Contemporary PCI trials typically focus on reducing ischemic...
Despite technologic and...
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