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Volume 16 - Issue 4 - April, 2004

Effect of Completeness of Revascularization on Clinical Outcome in Patients with Multivessel Disease Presenting with Unstable An
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
Renal Function and Survival After Renal Artery Stent Revascularization May Be Influenced by Embolic Debris
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
Embolization — A Pathological Mechanism in Renal Artery Stenosis
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
Extensive Thrombus of Distal Anastomosis of Saphenous
Vein Graft
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
Pseudo-Candy Wrapper: Bifocal Radial Artery Graft Spasm
Following Stent Implantation
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
Apr-04
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
Platelet Aggregation According to Body Mass Index in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting: Should Clopidogrel Loading-Dose Be
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
Clopidogrel Dosing in Overweight Patients: Does One Size Fit All?
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
Case Report
Percutaneous Transseptal Myocardial Ablation with Wire (PTSAW): A New Technique
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
Excimer Laser Revascularization of Saphenous Vein Grafts in Acute Myocardial Infarction
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

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