Volume 15 - Issue 8 - August, 2003
Original Contribution
03/14/2012
John W. Moore, MD, MPH; Ashraf M. Nagm, MD
03/14/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Pramod K. Kuchulakanti, MD; Robert Lew, MD; Ron Waksman, MD
Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has evolved as a viable method to treat in-stent restenosis (ISR), which is due to neointimal hyperplasia distributed either focally or diffusely over the entire length of the stent.1 Radiation acts by inhibiting...
Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has evolved as a viable method to treat in-stent restenosis (ISR), which is due to neointimal hyperplasia distributed either focally or diffusely over the entire length of the stent.1 Radiation acts by inhibiting...
Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
William F. Penny, MD; Kevin D. Shaw, BS; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD
Despite advances in the technical and pharmacologic aspects of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), periprocedural myocardial infarction (PPMI) remains a significant complication of the procedure. Previous studies identified clinical...
Despite advances in the technical and pharmacologic aspects of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), periprocedural myocardial infarction (PPMI) remains a significant complication of the procedure. Previous studies identified clinical...
Despite advances in the...
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, expert commentary, case reports, a CME offering, and an article from the Journal special section called “The Electrophysiology Corner”....
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, expert commentary, case reports, a CME offering, and an article from the Journal special section called “The Electrophysiology Corner”....
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Carlos E. Poli de Figueiredo, MD, PhD; Waldomiro Manfroi, MD, PhD; Vitor O. Gomes, MD, PhD; Paulo Caramori, MD, PhD; Patricia Blaya, MD
In 1942, Pendergrass et al.1 reported renal function impairment associated with the use of radiographic contrast media for the first time. Those authors studied 16 patients who died after undergoing excretory urography. Nine of the 16...
In 1942, Pendergrass et al.1 reported renal function impairment associated with the use of radiographic contrast media for the first time. Those authors studied 16 patients who died after undergoing excretory urography. Nine of the 16...
In 1942, Pendergrass et al.1...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH; Ehud Grenadier, MD; Walter Markiewicz, MD; Haim Hammerman, MD; Monther Boulus, MD; Alexander Goldberg, MD; Luis Gruberg, MD; Doron Aronson, MD; Mahmoud Suleiman, MD; Majdi Halabi, MD
The development of platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors has been a major advance in reducing ischemic complications among a broad spectrum of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1–9 Currently, three...
The development of platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors has been a major advance in reducing ischemic complications among a broad spectrum of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1–9 Currently, three...
The development of platelet...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Patricia Blaya, MD; Carlos E. Poli de Figueiredo, MD, PhD; Waldomiro Manfroi, MD, PhD; Vitor O. Gomes, MD, PhD; Paulo Caramori, MD, PhD
(PART II of II)
7) Hemodialysis. Lehnert et al.,63 in a randomized study, assessed the prophylactic use of hemodialysis for 3 hours in patients with serum creatinine above 1.4 mg/dl who underwent both cardiac and non-cardiac procedures,...
(PART II of II)
7) Hemodialysis. Lehnert et al.,63 in a randomized study, assessed the prophylactic use of hemodialysis for 3 hours in patients with serum creatinine above 1.4 mg/dl who underwent both cardiac and non-cardiac procedures,...
(PART II of II)
7)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Ronald Lo, MD; Dhananjai J. Menzies, MD; Herbert Archer, MD; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Lyme disease is an arthropod born disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. These bacteria are transmitted by deer ticks of the Ixodes species, Ixodes scapularis on the east coast of the United States and Ixodes pacificus on the...
Lyme disease is an arthropod born disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. These bacteria are transmitted by deer ticks of the Ixodes species, Ixodes scapularis on the east coast of the United States and Ixodes pacificus on the...
Lyme disease is an arthropod...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jui-Sung Hung, MD; Moo-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD; Ping-Han Lo, MD; Po-Ming Ku, MD; Mohammad Krayyem, MD; Kean-Wah Lau, MBBS, MD
Double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of 2 mitral orifices, each possessing an independent chordal attachment to a papillary muscle.1,2 DOMV may occur as an isolated anomaly or, more...
Double-orifice mitral valve (DOMV) is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by the presence of 2 mitral orifices, each possessing an independent chordal attachment to a papillary muscle.1,2 DOMV may occur as an isolated anomaly or, more...
Double-orifice mitral valve...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
George M. Tadros, MD; Elie N. Mouhayar, MD; Akindolapo O. Akinwande, MD; Brenda Campbell, RN; James C. Blankenship, MD; Craig Wood, MS; Elias A. Iliadis, MD
Acute transient renal insufficiency after exposure to radiocontrast agents has been well described. The incidence varies among studies depending on the definition and the patient population studied.1 One of the more commonly accepted...
Acute transient renal insufficiency after exposure to radiocontrast agents has been well described. The incidence varies among studies depending on the definition and the patient population studied.1 One of the more commonly accepted...
Acute transient renal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
