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Volume 16 - Issue 2 - February, 2004

Recanalization of Chronic Total Occlusion After Conventional Guidewire Failure: Guided by Optical Coherent Reflectometry and Fac
08/01/2008
Philip Wong, MBBS; Wilson W.M. Chan, FRCP, MBBS; Kin K. Tse, MBBS
ABSTRACT: The success rate of percutaneous recanalization of chronic total occlusion remains low. The Safe-Cross wire, which utilizes the principle of optical coherent reflectometry for guidance and has the ability to deliver radiofrequency...
ABSTRACT: The success rate of percutaneous recanalization of chronic total occlusion remains low. The Safe-Cross wire, which utilizes the principle of optical coherent reflectometry for guidance and has the ability to deliver radiofrequency...
ABSTRACT: The success rate of...
08/01/2008
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Commentary
Treatment of Chronic Total Occlusions Using Optical Coherent Reflectometry and Radiofrequency Ablative Energy: Incremental Succe
08/01/2008
Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) account for 10–15% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Recanalizing CTO has been a challenge to the interventional cardiologist because of the inability to visualize the vessel lumen and/or cross the...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) account for 10–15% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Recanalizing CTO has been a challenge to the interventional cardiologist because of the inability to visualize the vessel lumen and/or cross the...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO)...
08/01/2008
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Long-Term Outcome of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions Following Failed Beta-Brachytherapy
08/01/2008
Francesco Saia, MD, PhD; Angela Hoye, MB, MRCP, MD, MBChB; Pedro A. Lemos, MD; Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD; Georgios Sianos, MD, PhD; Willem J. van der Giessen, MD, PhD; Pim J. de Feyter, MD, PhD; Ron T. van Domburg, PhD
ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent restenosis following vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has been reported in up to one-third of the patients enrolled in clinical trials. The long-term outcome of repeat percutaneous intervention (PCI) after failed...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent restenosis following vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has been reported in up to one-third of the patients enrolled in clinical trials. The long-term outcome of repeat percutaneous intervention (PCI) after failed...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Initial Characterization of Ikari Guide Catheter for Transradial Coronary Intervention
08/01/2008
Gaku Nakazawa, MD; Hiroyoshi Nakajima, MD; Raisuke Iijima, MD; Jiro Aoki, MD; Kengo Tanabe, MD; Tomohiro Nakayama, MD; Mitsuharu Hatori, MD; Hiroyuki Kyouno, MD; Shuzou Tanimoto, MD; Eisuke Amiya, MD; Yoshinobu Onuma, MD; Kazuhiro Hara, MD; Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC; Akiyoshi Miyazawa, MD
ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide catheter for transradial intervention (TRI) that produces stronger back-up force by utilizing an unfavorable angle between the subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries. We report the initial results of the Ikari...
ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide catheter for transradial intervention (TRI) that produces stronger back-up force by utilizing an unfavorable angle between the subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries. We report the initial results of the Ikari...
ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Improved Procedural Results in Coronary Thrombosis Are Obtained with Delayed Percutaneous Coronary Interventions
08/01/2008
Sergio Kobal, MD; Reuben Illia, MD; Ran Svirsky, BSc; Julian Zelingher, MD, MSc, MPH; Osvaldo Slutzky, MD; Carlos Cafri, MD; Jean Marc Weinstein, MRCP; Harel Gilutz, MD
ABSTRACT: We investigated the efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in coronary thrombotic lesions according to the timing of the procedure. Eighty-two patients who underwent immediate PCI (IPCI) were compared to 24 patients...
ABSTRACT: We investigated the efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in coronary thrombotic lesions according to the timing of the procedure. Eighty-two patients who underwent immediate PCI (IPCI) were compared to 24 patients...
ABSTRACT: We investigated the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intracoronary Coagulative Nightmare During Recanalization of a Recent Total Occlusion of the Left Anterior Descending Artery
08/01/2008
Vito Paolillo, MD; Daniela Gastaldo, MD
Case Report. A 43-year-old man with hypertension, stress and family history for coronary artery disease presented at the Emergency Department one hour after the onset of chest pain with an acute anterolateral wall myocardial infarction (MI),...
Case Report. A 43-year-old man with hypertension, stress and family history for coronary artery disease presented at the Emergency Department one hour after the onset of chest pain with an acute anterolateral wall myocardial infarction (MI),...
Case Report. A 43-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
Feb-04
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, Our February 2004 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes a diverse mix of articles including original research articles, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, and articles from the journal...
Dear Readers, Our February 2004 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes a diverse mix of articles including original research articles, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, and articles from the journal...
Dear Readers, Our February 2004...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Protruding Umbrella into the Left Atrium Associated with<br />
Recurrence of a Stroke: A Possible Late Complication of the CardioSEAL
08/01/2008
Eric J. Dippel, MD; Thomas Fagan, MD; Prakash R. Bontu, MD; Mark A. Hull, MD; Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect using various closure systems is now considered an alternative to surgical therapy in selected patients with cryptogenic strokes. We report the case of a late...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure of a patent foramen ovale or atrial septal defect using various closure systems is now considered an alternative to surgical therapy in selected patients with cryptogenic strokes. We report the case of a late...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Treatment of Long, Diffuse In-Stent Restenosis with<br />
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents
08/01/2008
Kam-Tim Chan, MBBS, MD; Steven Siu-Lung Li, MD; Y.C. So, MD; C.H. Wong, MD; Siu-Fung Yiu, MD
ABSTRACT: Treatment of long, diffuse in-stent restenosis remains a therapeutic challenge. We report the successful use of multiple sirolimus-eluting stents (three 33-mm long stents) in a long, diffuse in-stent restenotic lesion. No major...
ABSTRACT: Treatment of long, diffuse in-stent restenosis remains a therapeutic challenge. We report the successful use of multiple sirolimus-eluting stents (three 33-mm long stents) in a long, diffuse in-stent restenotic lesion. No major...
ABSTRACT: Treatment of long,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Dissection with Drug-Eluting Stents
08/01/2008
Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; Italo Porto, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of coronary ischemia. Its prognosis is uncertain and the optimal treatment is not fully defined. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection is a rare cause of coronary ischemia. Its prognosis is uncertain and the optimal treatment is not fully defined. We report a case of spontaneous dissection of the left anterior descending...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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