Volume 14 - Issue 9 - September, 2002
08/01/2008
Matthew T. Roe, MD, MHS; David E. Kandzari, MD
“Facilitated fibrinolysis”: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors and fibrinolytic therapy in ST-elevation infarction. Considering the abundant platelet-rich thrombus present in almost all patients with acute myocardial infarction, it is intuitive that...
“Facilitated fibrinolysis”: GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors and fibrinolytic therapy in ST-elevation infarction. Considering the abundant platelet-rich thrombus present in almost all patients with acute myocardial infarction, it is intuitive that...
“Facilitated fibrinolysis”: GP...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Jorge A. Belardi, MD, PhD; Christopher U. Cates, MD; Philip Walker, MD; Roberto Falotico, MD
Uncertainties with Drug-Eluting Stents
Percutaneous coronary revascularization is a worldwide accepted technique as part of the treatment of coronary artery disease. Despite the use of stents, restenosis continues to be the major limitation...
Uncertainties with Drug-Eluting Stents
Percutaneous coronary revascularization is a worldwide accepted technique as part of the treatment of coronary artery disease. Despite the use of stents, restenosis continues to be the major limitation...
Uncertainties with Drug-Eluting...
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 original research articles, case reports, and articles from the Journal special sections “Acute Coronary Syndromes”, “Clinical Decision Making”, “The Electrophysiology...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, and articles from the Journal special sections “Acute Coronary Syndromes”, “Clinical Decision Making”, “The Electrophysiology...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vito Paolillo, MD; Daniela Gastaldo, MD; Bruno Ferrero, MD; Paolo Sega, MD; Giuseppe Oliveri, MD
Acute myocardial infarction may occur alone or, less frequently, associated with other medical conditions, such as intestinal hemorrhage, trauma, vascular operation and more rarely cerebral hemorrhage.1 We describe a case of a patient in...
Acute myocardial infarction may occur alone or, less frequently, associated with other medical conditions, such as intestinal hemorrhage, trauma, vascular operation and more rarely cerebral hemorrhage.1 We describe a case of a patient in...
Acute myocardial infarction may...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
David E. Kandzari, MD; Matthew T. Roe, MD, MHS
Overview. Against the background of established clinical benefit in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and elective percutaneous revascularization, recent trials examining the role of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibition...
Overview. Against the background of established clinical benefit in non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and elective percutaneous revascularization, recent trials examining the role of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibition...
Overview. Against the background...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Katsuhiro Kawaguchi, MD; Taizo Kondo, MD; Takanori Shumiya, MD; Tomohiro Uchikawa, MD; Tomomichi Suzuki, MD; Yoshifumi Awaji, MD; Mitsuhiro Mochizuki, MD
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) by conventional balloon is the primary technique used for percutaneous coronary revascularization. However, restenosis after successful coronary balloon angioplasty remains a problem....
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) by conventional balloon is the primary technique used for percutaneous coronary revascularization. However, restenosis after successful coronary balloon angioplasty remains a problem....
Percutaneous transluminal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Barry S. George, MD, FACC, FSCAI
The recent article in this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology by Kawaguchi et al. continues to stimulate my fascination with cutting balloon angioplasty. I can remember when we first started using the cutting balloon on an...
The recent article in this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology by Kawaguchi et al. continues to stimulate my fascination with cutting balloon angioplasty. I can remember when we first started using the cutting balloon on an...
The recent article in this issue...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
George Athanassopoulos, MD; George Karatasakis, MD; Vasilios Vassilikos, MD; Ioannis Iakovou, MD; George Kourgiannidis, MD; Gregory Pavlides, MD; Emmanouel Papadakis, MD; Nikolaos Koutsogiannis, MD; George Chatzigeorgiou, MD; Vassilios V. Voudris, MD, PhD; Athanassios Manginas, MD; Dennis V. Cokkinos, MD
Since its introduction in 1984 by Inoue et al.,1 percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) has been accepted as an effective procedure for the treatment of severe mitral stenosis with immediate and short-term results comparable to...
Since its introduction in 1984 by Inoue et al.,1 percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) has been accepted as an effective procedure for the treatment of severe mitral stenosis with immediate and short-term results comparable to...
Since its introduction in 1984...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Cindy Quan; Bassiema Ibrahim, MD; Simcha Pollack, PhD; Weilun Quan, PhD; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
QT dispersion (QTD) has been proposed as an indicator of risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT) in different clinical settings (long QT syndrome,2,3 congestive heart failure4 and post-myocardial infarction5–9). However, a major limitation...
QT dispersion (QTD) has been proposed as an indicator of risk for ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT) in different clinical settings (long QT syndrome,2,3 congestive heart failure4 and post-myocardial infarction5–9). However, a major limitation...
QT dispersion (QTD) has been...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Mark H. Hoyer, MD
Closure of the small to moderate sized patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is accomplished at most large pediatric heart centers by transcatheter techniques, most often by inserting thrombogenic fabric-stranded Gianturco coils. However, closure of...
Closure of the small to moderate sized patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is accomplished at most large pediatric heart centers by transcatheter techniques, most often by inserting thrombogenic fabric-stranded Gianturco coils. However, closure of...
Closure of the small to moderate...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Michael B. Collins, MD; Yoshio Kobayashi, MD
Since the coronary stent was introduced, the complication rate after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been reduced.1 However, lesions with large thrombus burden are still associated with high morbidity and mortality rates after...
Since the coronary stent was introduced, the complication rate after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been reduced.1 However, lesions with large thrombus burden are still associated with high morbidity and mortality rates after...
Since the coronary stent was...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
David Meerkin, MBBS, MD; Raoul Bonan, MD; Jean-Claude Tardif, MD; Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD
The approach to the highly calcified proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesion remains controversial. Treatment with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) alone has resulted in lower success rates, higher...
The approach to the highly calcified proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) lesion remains controversial. Treatment with percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) alone has resulted in lower success rates, higher...
The approach to the highly...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Thomas J. Nero, MD; Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI; Varinder Singh, MD; James R. Wilentz, MD
The cutting balloon was first designed by Barath et al.1 Approved for use outside the United States since 1995, the cutting balloon (InterVentional Technologies Inc., San Diego, California) has been recently approved as a treatment modality...
The cutting balloon was first designed by Barath et al.1 Approved for use outside the United States since 1995, the cutting balloon (InterVentional Technologies Inc., San Diego, California) has been recently approved as a treatment modality...
The cutting balloon was first...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ovsev Dortlemez, MD; Halis Dortlemez, MD; Guliz Erdem; Yusuf Tavil; Mehmet Kaya; Timur Timurkaynak, MD; Murat Ozdemir, MD; Atiye Cengel, MD; Mustafa Cemri, MD; Haci Ciftci, MD
Sidebranch occlusion (SBO) is a challenging problem during interventional procedures.1–5 Although occlusion of branches smaller than 2 mm was reported to be of little clinical importance, this may lead to angina or myocardial infarction....
Sidebranch occlusion (SBO) is a challenging problem during interventional procedures.1–5 Although occlusion of branches smaller than 2 mm was reported to be of little clinical importance, this may lead to angina or myocardial infarction....
Sidebranch occlusion (SBO) is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Antonio Colombo, MD; Goran Stankovic, MD
The study presented by Timurkaynak et al. in this issue of the Journal discusses a contemporary topic, which is direct stenting.1 It is interesting that the evaluation of this technique is performed in the setting of coronary bifurcations or...
The study presented by Timurkaynak et al. in this issue of the Journal discusses a contemporary topic, which is direct stenting.1 It is interesting that the evaluation of this technique is performed in the setting of coronary bifurcations or...
The study presented by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Etienne Schacht, PhD; Ivan De Scheerder, MD, PhD; Yanming Huang, MD; Lan Wang, MD; Ineke Verweire, PhD; Beiping Qiang, MD; Xiaoshun Liu, MD; Erik Verbeken, MD, PhD
Metallic coronary stents have shown to be essential in the treatment of (sub)acute vessel closure after balloon angioplasty and multicenter randomized trials have shown a decreased restenosis rate in selected patient subgroups compared to...
Metallic coronary stents have shown to be essential in the treatment of (sub)acute vessel closure after balloon angioplasty and multicenter randomized trials have shown a decreased restenosis rate in selected patient subgroups compared to...
Metallic coronary stents have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Peter Gonschior, MD
In this issue, Huang et al. focus on new techniques to solve in-stent restenosis that are caused by neointimal hyperplasia. A major focus of interventional cardiology is to decrease the need of retreatment of coronary lesions. Stenting,...
In this issue, Huang et al. focus on new techniques to solve in-stent restenosis that are caused by neointimal hyperplasia. A major focus of interventional cardiology is to decrease the need of retreatment of coronary lesions. Stenting,...
In this issue, Huang et al....
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ali E. Denktas, MD; Kirk N. Garratt, MD, MSc; Panayotis Fasseas, MD; James L. Orford, MBChB, MPH, MD
Case Description. A 45-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease presented to the Emergency Room of a community hospital with chest discomfort. He reported the onset of intense retrosternal chest pressure with radiation to both...
Case Description. A 45-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease presented to the Emergency Room of a community hospital with chest discomfort. He reported the onset of intense retrosternal chest pressure with radiation to both...
Case Description. A 45-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Bruce N. Brent, MD; Richard H. Hongo, MD
Sidebranches can be compromised during high-pressure intracoronary stenting, especially in the setting of intrinsic ostial narrowing.1–3 Immediate compromise of sidebranches involves plaque shifting, spasm and thrombosis. When patients return...
Sidebranches can be compromised during high-pressure intracoronary stenting, especially in the setting of intrinsic ostial narrowing.1–3 Immediate compromise of sidebranches involves plaque shifting, spasm and thrombosis. When patients return...
Sidebranches can be compromised...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
