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Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April, 2004

Feature
08/01/2008
Ali S. Meigooni, PhD; Christopher D. Jahraus, MD
Learning objectives. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1) describe conventional approaches to the management of renal artery in-stent restenosis and the justification for using vascular brachytherapy in...
Learning objectives. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1) describe conventional approaches to the management of renal artery in-stent restenosis and the justification for using vascular brachytherapy in...
Learning objectives. At the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vijay Kumar Trehan, MD, DM; Saibal Mukhopadhyay, MD, DM; Umamahesh C. Rangasetty, MD, DM
ABSTRACT. Alcohol septal ablation has recently been described as a safe alternative to surgical myectomy for treatment of symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. We describe a case where percutaneous myectomy was...
ABSTRACT. Alcohol septal ablation has recently been described as a safe alternative to surgical myectomy for treatment of symptomatic patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. We describe a case where percutaneous myectomy was...
ABSTRACT. Alcohol septal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice Management and Economics
08/01/2008
Jason Cummings, MBA; Haneen Saqer, MHA; Keelyn Meisinger, RN, MBA; Jere Palazzolo, MHA; Ronald N. Riner, MD, FACC
“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Cardiovascular (CV) services garner significant attention in healthcare these days, and for good reason. Just look at the financial statements for the average American...
“Every calling is great when greatly pursued.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes Cardiovascular (CV) services garner significant attention in healthcare these days, and for good reason. Just look at the financial statements for the average American...
“Every calling is great when...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Yaakov Henkin, MD; Reuben Ilia, MD; Akram Abu-Ful, MD
Pulsus alternans is characterized by alternating strong and weak myocardial contractions in the absence of respiratory or cycle length variations, and is commonly associated with advanced left ventricular dysfunction. The alternation may be...
Pulsus alternans is characterized by alternating strong and weak myocardial contractions in the absence of respiratory or cycle length variations, and is commonly associated with advanced left ventricular dysfunction. The alternation may be...
Pulsus alternans is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Sotiria C. Apostolopoulou, MD; Pipina Bonou, MD; Spyridon Rammos, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Congenital coronary artery fistula is a rare anomaly with varying symptomatology that may be addressed with surgical or interventional closure. Recanalization after complete occlusion of a coronary artery fistula has only been...
ABSTRACT: Congenital coronary artery fistula is a rare anomaly with varying symptomatology that may be addressed with surgical or interventional closure. Recanalization after complete occlusion of a coronary artery fistula has only been...
ABSTRACT: Congenital coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Chung-Wah Siu, MD; Man-Hong Jim, MD; Raymond Miu, MRCP
Atrial infarction (ATI) is detected in about 0.7–42% of autopsy findings of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) depends on whether or not the atria are specifically examined.1–3 Electrocardiography (ECG) is the only means of which antemortem...
Atrial infarction (ATI) is detected in about 0.7–42% of autopsy findings of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) depends on whether or not the atria are specifically examined.1–3 Electrocardiography (ECG) is the only means of which antemortem...
Atrial infarction (ATI) is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Gary L. Schaer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Roy P. Venzon, MD; David S. Bromet, MD
ABSTRACT: Cholesterol crystal embolization is a rare but recognized complication of cardiac catheterization. While management has traditionally been supportive only, we demonstrate the successful use of corticosteroids in treatment of a...
ABSTRACT: Cholesterol crystal embolization is a rare but recognized complication of cardiac catheterization. While management has traditionally been supportive only, we demonstrate the successful use of corticosteroids in treatment of a...
ABSTRACT: Cholesterol crystal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
Fischi et al.1 sought to model the influence of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) on coronary renal and aortic flow in subjects with congestive heart failure. The model involved examining responses in 5 juvenile pigs who had...
Fischi et al.1 sought to model the influence of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation (IABP) on coronary renal and aortic flow in subjects with congestive heart failure. The model involved examining responses in 5 juvenile pigs who had...
Fischi et al.1 sought to model...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Raphael A. Perry, MD, FRCP, BMBS, BSc; J. P. Causer, MD; David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB; Nicholas D. Palmer, MB, MRCP, MD, BS, FRCP
ABSTRACT: We evaluated the current short- and medium-term outcomes of complete revascularization, compared to “culprit” lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), in patients with multivessel coronary disease presenting with unstable...
ABSTRACT: We evaluated the current short- and medium-term outcomes of complete revascularization, compared to “culprit” lesion percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), in patients with multivessel coronary disease presenting with unstable...
ABSTRACT: We evaluated the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Gerald Dorros, MD, DSc, FACC, ScD; Lynne Mathiak, RN; Thomas He, PhD; Robert L. Minor, Jr., MD, FACC; Robert Harner, MD; Sandra McCurdy, RN; Paula Krause, RN; Michael R. Jaff, MD, DO
ABSTRACT: Four years of follow-up renal function and survival data were obtained on 544 patients who underwent 714 successful renal artery stenosis (RAS) stent revascularizations. The mean serum creatinine (SCr) was unchanged at 4 years (1.6...
ABSTRACT: Four years of follow-up renal function and survival data were obtained on 544 patients who underwent 714 successful renal artery stenosis (RAS) stent revascularizations. The mean serum creatinine (SCr) was unchanged at 4 years (1.6...
ABSTRACT: Four years of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Renal artery stenosis is a serious disease that is associated with high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It has been believed that severe renal artery stenosis contributes to hypertension and renal dysfunction and that these...
Renal artery stenosis is a serious disease that is associated with high rates of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. It has been believed that severe renal artery stenosis contributes to hypertension and renal dysfunction and that these...
Renal artery stenosis is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD; John G. Webb, MD; Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD; James P. Zidar, MD; Javier Martín de la Torre, MD; Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, MD, PhD; David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB; Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD
Case Report. The patient was a 76-year-old male with the cardiovascular risk factors of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. His cardiovascular history began in April 2000, with a myocardial infraction (MI) of the anteroseptal wall; although, he...
Case Report. The patient was a 76-year-old male with the cardiovascular risk factors of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. His cardiovascular history began in April 2000, with a myocardial infraction (MI) of the anteroseptal wall; although, he...
Case Report. The patient was a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mamoo Nakamura, MD; Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD; Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: We encountered a case of intractable radial artery graft spasm after stent implantation which was partially responsive to nominal nitroglycerin therapy. We report this case with intravascular ultrasound imaging at the radial artery...
ABSTRACT: We encountered a case of intractable radial artery graft spasm after stent implantation which was partially responsive to nominal nitroglycerin therapy. We report this case with intravascular ultrasound imaging at the radial artery...
ABSTRACT: We encountered a case...
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, commentaries, case reports and brief reviews, and articles from the journal special sections “Intervention in Peripheral Vascular Disease,”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentaries, case reports and brief reviews, and articles from the journal special sections “Intervention in Peripheral Vascular Disease,”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Fernando Tondato, MD; Michael C. Fischi, MD; Nicolas A.F. Chronos, MD; Ronnie Adams, MD; Jianhua Cui, MD; Michael Hutchison, BS
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To assess the impact of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation on coronary, renal and aortic blood flow in an animal heart failure model. Background. Heart failure exacerbations are still often treated with inotropic...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To assess the impact of intraaortic balloon counterpulsation on coronary, renal and aortic blood flow in an animal heart failure model. Background. Heart failure exacerbations are still often treated with inotropic...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To assess...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Javier Escaned, MD, PhD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD; Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC; Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, PhD; Esther Bernardo, BSc; Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, MD, PhD; Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD; Carlos Barrera Ramirez, MD; Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD; Cristina Fernandez, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Background. A 300 mg clopidogrel loading-dose (LD) is widely used as an adjunct antithrombotic treatment to reduce the risk of thrombotic events early after coronary stenting (CS). Antithrombotic drugs commonly used during...
ABSTRACT: Background. A 300 mg clopidogrel loading-dose (LD) is widely used as an adjunct antithrombotic treatment to reduce the risk of thrombotic events early after coronary stenting (CS). Antithrombotic drugs commonly used during...
ABSTRACT: Background. A 300 mg...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Manesh R. Patel, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Eric D. Peterson, MD, MPH
Finding the “right dose” of a medication for an individual patient remains an illusive challenge for the practicing clinician. As part of the drug approval process, drug developers use randomized controlled trials to determine the general...
Finding the “right dose” of a medication for an individual patient remains an illusive challenge for the practicing clinician. As part of the drug approval process, drug developers use randomized controlled trials to determine the general...
Finding the “right dose” of a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Tony Das, MD; Hooman Madyoon, MD; Kishor Vora, MD; John Baker, MD; Daid Hilton, MD; Edwin Alderman, MD; On Topaz, MD, FACC; Douglas Ebersole, MD; Johannes B. Dahm, MD
ABSTRACT: Patients who develop acute myocardial infarction due to occlusion in a saphenous vein graft (SVG) constitute a revascularization challenge. Excimer laser angioplasty may have a potential advantage in the treatment of SVGs, since its...
ABSTRACT: Patients who develop acute myocardial infarction due to occlusion in a saphenous vein graft (SVG) constitute a revascularization challenge. Excimer laser angioplasty may have a potential advantage in the treatment of SVGs, since its...
ABSTRACT: Patients who develop...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology