Volume 16 - Issue 11 - November, 2004
Case Report
08/01/2008
Benedict M. Glover, MD, MRCP; Mazhar M. Khan, FRCP
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ashish Pershad, MD; Jon Stevenson, MD
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vaishali Ashar, MBBS; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Shigenori Ito, MD; Masanao Saio, MD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jeffrey D. Lorin, MD; Jason R. Boglioli, MD; Steven P. Sedlis, MD
Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represents an important clinical challenge in interventional cardiology. A CTO is defined as, “an obstruction of a native coronary artery for greater than 30 days with no...
Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represents an important clinical challenge in interventional cardiology. A CTO is defined as, “an obstruction of a native coronary artery for greater than 30 days with no...
Percutaneous revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Robert J. Applegate, MD; Sanjay K. Gandhi, MD, PhD; Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Bharathi Upadhya, MD; David C. Sane, MD; Efthymios N. Deliargyris, MD
Over the past decade clinical trials have demonstrated that platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition dramatically reduces the ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1–6 Currently, there are 3...
Over the past decade clinical trials have demonstrated that platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition dramatically reduces the ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1–6 Currently, there are 3...
Over the past decade clinical...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA; David R. Holmes, Jr., MD; Priya Velappan, MD
The limitations of coronary angiography for defining the functional significance of intermediately severe lesions are well known. Such angiographic presentations frequently require additional testing to determine their clinical relevance....
The limitations of coronary angiography for defining the functional significance of intermediately severe lesions are well known. Such angiographic presentations frequently require additional testing to determine their clinical relevance....
The limitations of coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Yoshihisa Nakagawa, MD; Takeshi Kimura, MD; Masakiyo Nobuyoshi, MD; Hideyuki Nosaka, MD; Katsumi Inoue, MD; Masashi Iwabuchi, MD; Hiroyoshi Yokoi, MD; Kenji Ando, MD; Koyu Sakai, MD
Despite the advancements in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treatment, AMI caused by acute unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion rapidly progresses to cardiogenic shock and death unless there are substantial preexisting...
Despite the advancements in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treatment, AMI caused by acute unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion rapidly progresses to cardiogenic shock and death unless there are substantial preexisting...
Despite the advancements in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mariano Ledesma, MD; Patricio Martinez, MD; Miguel Angel Cazares, MD; Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
On Topaz, MD, FACC
Percutaneous revascularization of left main coronary lesions is a hot topic. During the recent TCT conference, multiple live cases and discussions were dedicated to new advancements in the treatment of left main disease. The high level of...
Percutaneous revascularization of left main coronary lesions is a hot topic. During the recent TCT conference, multiple live cases and discussions were dedicated to new advancements in the treatment of left main disease. The high level of...
Percutaneous revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
