Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2004
08/01/2008
Pim J. de Feyter, MD, PhD; Eric Boersma, PhD; David P. Foley, MD, PhD; Ken Kozuma, MD, PhD; Evelyn Regar, MD; Nico Bruining, PhD; Peter C. Levendag, MD, PhD; Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD; Willem J. van der Giessen, MD, PhD
For more than a decade, quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) has been the gold standard for the assessment of coronary stenosis because of its accuracy and objectivity as compared to visual and hand-held caliper measurements.1–3 After the...
For more than a decade, quantitative coronary angiography (QCA) has been the gold standard for the assessment of coronary stenosis because of its accuracy and objectivity as compared to visual and hand-held caliper measurements.1–3 After the...
For more than a decade,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Raoul Bonan, MD; Jeffrey P. Pompa, MD; Alexandra J. Lansky, MD; Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI; Warren K. Laskey, MD
While stents have reduced the risk of restenosis,1–3 they induce neointimal hyperplasia,4 and rates of in-stent restenosis following intervention may be as high as 60%,5 particularly in long lesions.6 Studies of gamma-radiation therapy...
While stents have reduced the risk of restenosis,1–3 they induce neointimal hyperplasia,4 and rates of in-stent restenosis following intervention may be as high as 60%,5 particularly in long lesions.6 Studies of gamma-radiation therapy...
While stents have reduced the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH; Luis Gruberg, MD
“It’s not enough if I succeed, everyone else should fail.”
- Atila the Hun
Since the introduction of stents almost a decade ago, they have become the mainstream for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. Nevertheless,...
“It’s not enough if I succeed, everyone else should fail.”
- Atila the Hun
Since the introduction of stents almost a decade ago, they have become the mainstream for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. Nevertheless,...
“It’s not enough if I succeed,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/04/2012
Alan J. Simons, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FACP; Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Alessandro Gaimbartolomei, MD
Case Description. A 66-year-old male presented with angina pectoris. He had a long history of coronary artery disease treated with multiple coronary interventions over an eight-year period. Significant cardiac risk factors included...
Case Description. A 66-year-old male presented with angina pectoris. He had a long history of coronary artery disease treated with multiple coronary interventions over an eight-year period. Significant cardiac risk factors included...
Case Description. A 66-year-old...
05/04/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS; George Juang, MD
Recently, with the results of the MIRACLE and COMPANION trials, there has been an increase in the demand for implanting cardiac resynchronization devices. One of the initial hurdles that the implanter must overcome is to access the coronary...
Recently, with the results of the MIRACLE and COMPANION trials, there has been an increase in the demand for implanting cardiac resynchronization devices. One of the initial hurdles that the implanter must overcome is to access the coronary...
Recently, with the results of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Joost Daemen, MD, PhD; Pedro A. Lemos, MD; Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD
Case Report. A 63-year-old man, an ex-smoker with a history of hypertension and previous myocardial infarction, was admitted with stable angina (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class 1) for elective percutaneous coronary intervention....
Case Report. A 63-year-old man, an ex-smoker with a history of hypertension and previous myocardial infarction, was admitted with stable angina (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Class 1) for elective percutaneous coronary intervention....
Case Report. A 63-year-old man,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Gregg C. Fonarow, MD
Percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures have changed the face of cardiovascular care, providing significant improvements in quality of life and survival for patients with debilitating cardiac disease. In 2000, there were over...
Percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures have changed the face of cardiovascular care, providing significant improvements in quality of life and survival for patients with debilitating cardiac disease. In 2000, there were over...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Shahid Aziz, BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB; David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB
Origin of the internal mammary artery from sites other than the inferior surface of the first part of the subclavian artery is not uncommon. We describe the case of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) originating from the third part of the...
Origin of the internal mammary artery from sites other than the inferior surface of the first part of the subclavian artery is not uncommon. We describe the case of a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) originating from the third part of the...
Origin of the internal mammary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Mark A. Turco, MD, FACC; Yoseph Shalev, MD; Peter Ver Lee, MD; A. Ralph Rodriguez, MD; E. Magnus Ohman, MD; Robert A. Harrington, MD; Robert M. Califf, MD; Jay H. Traverse, MD; Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD; Bruce E. Lewis, MD; Nancy M. Wildermann, BA; Scott D. Berkowitz, MD; Renee M. Oliverio, RN
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is infrequent and often goes unrecognized. It occurs in ~1% to 5% of the patients given unfractionated heparin,1 about 25–50% of whom will develop HIT with thrombotic syndrome (HITTS).2 Morbidity and...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is infrequent and often goes unrecognized. It occurs in ~1% to 5% of the patients given unfractionated heparin,1 about 25–50% of whom will develop HIT with thrombotic syndrome (HITTS).2 Morbidity and...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Bruce E. Lewis, MD; Kevin Cochran, MD; Tony J. DeMartini, MD; James O'Brien, RN; Lowell H. Steen, MD; Eric D. Grassman, MD, PhD; Ferdinand Leya, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common procedure, with over 750,000 interventions performed in the United States per year. Balloon inflation and stent deployment cause endothelial injury and plaque disruption, leading to platelet...
Percutaneous coronary intervention is a common procedure, with over 750,000 interventions performed in the United States per year. Balloon inflation and stent deployment cause endothelial injury and plaque disruption, leading to platelet...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
