Volume 16 - Issue 1 - January, 2004
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
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
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Yoshikazu Ohara, MD; Yoshikazu Hiasa, MD; Shinobu Hosokawa, MD
Recently, the surgical results of acute aortic dissection (Stanford type A) have improved. However, the treatment of cases complicated with severe organ ischemia, especially myocardial ischemia, is very difficult. When the aortic dissection...
Recently, the surgical results of acute aortic dissection (Stanford type A) have improved. However, the treatment of cases complicated with severe organ ischemia, especially myocardial ischemia, is very difficult. When the aortic dissection...
Recently, the surgical results...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ian R. Crocker, MD
The initial evaluation of radiotherapy in animal models of restenosis focused on the used of 192Iridium ribbons, a commercially available source. After initial animal studies revealed that therapy with this isotope reliably inhibited vascular...
The initial evaluation of radiotherapy in animal models of restenosis focused on the used of 192Iridium ribbons, a commercially available source. After initial animal studies revealed that therapy with this isotope reliably inhibited vascular...
The initial evaluation of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Thomas Fischer, PhD; Sergio Waxman, MD, MBA; Bonnie H. Weiner, MD, MBA, FSCAI, FACC
Mechanisms for Hemostasis and Comparative Efficacy
The technology to produce poly-N-acetylglucosamine (pGlcNAc) polymer is based on a biomaterial that is derived in a fiber form from aseptic cultures of a marine microalgae diatom. Once...
Mechanisms for Hemostasis and Comparative Efficacy
The technology to produce poly-N-acetylglucosamine (pGlcNAc) polymer is based on a biomaterial that is derived in a fiber form from aseptic cultures of a marine microalgae diatom. Once...
Mechanisms for Hemostasis and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Andre P. Bouhasin, MD; Bernard J. Villegas, MD; Richard Levinson, MD; David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI
A 68-year-old male with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with acute onset pain and severe swelling of the left lower extremity. Pleuritic chest discomfort was also noted. He had been traveling by automobile from...
A 68-year-old male with a history of hypertension presented to the emergency department with acute onset pain and severe swelling of the left lower extremity. Pleuritic chest discomfort was also noted. He had been traveling by automobile from...
A 68-year-old male with a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, FACC; Vijay K. Misra, MD; Brigitta C. Brott, MD; William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH, FACC; Anand Pandey, MD; Gregory D. Chapman, MD
Since it was first used in 1984 and reported in 1987,1,2 the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) has emerged as an effective third or isolated arterial conduit for complete arterial bypass grafting or for use in cases of limited graft numbers...
Since it was first used in 1984 and reported in 1987,1,2 the right gastroepiploic artery (RGEA) has emerged as an effective third or isolated arterial conduit for complete arterial bypass grafting or for use in cases of limited graft numbers...
Since it was first used in 1984...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Benjamin I. Lee, MD; Herman C. Gist, Jr., MD; Edward I. Morris, MD
The anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) with high anterior takeoff is an uncommon, yet technically difficult vessel to cannulate, moreover to intervene upon. The high anterior location of the anomalous ostium is often difficult to reach...
The anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) with high anterior takeoff is an uncommon, yet technically difficult vessel to cannulate, moreover to intervene upon. The high anterior location of the anomalous ostium is often difficult to reach...
The anomalous right coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association and includes original research articles, case reports, a special review, two CME offerings and articles from the...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association and includes original research articles, case reports, a special review, two CME offerings and articles from the...
This issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
David Meerkin, MBBS, MD; Raoul Bonan, MD
Neointimal hyperplasic response following angioplasty (PTCA), and especially stent implantation, is linked to overstretch injury, causing modulation of the vascular cytoskeleton and subsequent production of mediators.1 These result in smooth...
Neointimal hyperplasic response following angioplasty (PTCA), and especially stent implantation, is linked to overstretch injury, causing modulation of the vascular cytoskeleton and subsequent production of mediators.1 These result in smooth...
Neointimal hyperplasic response...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH; Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
On September 16th, 1977, Andreas Gruentzig performed the first coronary angioplasty on a 38-year-old man with a discrete proximal left anterior descending artery lesion. The procedure was a success, and the field of interventional cardiology...
On September 16th, 1977, Andreas Gruentzig performed the first coronary angioplasty on a 38-year-old man with a discrete proximal left anterior descending artery lesion. The procedure was a success, and the field of interventional cardiology...
On September 16th, 1977, Andreas...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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,...
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
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
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...
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC; Stephan Windecker, MD; Franz R. Eberli, MD; Haresh Mehta, MD; Renate Hotz, MD
Stents were introduced as a bail-out therapy for threatened abrupt closure1–5 following plain balloon coronary angioplasty. They were subsequently demonstrated to lower the restenosis rates in selected patient populations.6–8 The smooth...
Stents were introduced as a bail-out therapy for threatened abrupt closure1–5 following plain balloon coronary angioplasty. They were subsequently demonstrated to lower the restenosis rates in selected patient populations.6–8 The smooth...
Stents were introduced as a...
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rather rare complication of heparin therapy, but may occasionally lead to devastating or even life-threatening complications. HIT is more frequent after therapy with unfractionated than low...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a rather rare complication of heparin therapy, but may occasionally lead to devastating or even life-threatening complications. HIT is more frequent after therapy with unfractionated than low...
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
