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Volume 16 - Issue 6 - June, 2004

Case Report
08/01/2008
Umesh K. Arora, MD; Meeney Dhir, MD; Guillermo Cintron, MD; Joel A. Strom, MD
ABSTRACT: We describe a 64-year-old male with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII-dependent), acute myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure (CHF) who underwent successful multi-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The...
ABSTRACT: We describe a 64-year-old male with severe hemophilia A (factor VIII-dependent), acute myocardial infarction (MI) and congestive heart failure (CHF) who underwent successful multi-vessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The...
ABSTRACT: We describe a...
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, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Electrophysiology Corner,”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Electrophysiology Corner,”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
George V. Moukarbel, MD; Samir E. Alam, MD
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of coronary obstruction, usually affecting women in the childbearing age. Pathogenetic mechanisms are elusive, and optimal treatment is not established. We describe a...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of coronary obstruction, usually affecting women in the childbearing age. Pathogenetic mechanisms are elusive, and optimal treatment is not established. We describe a...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Marcus St John, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Alan W. Heldman, MD
ABSTRACT: We report the treatment of an acute myocardial infarction presenting late with thrombotic total occlusion of a saphenous vein graft. A novel approach was used to prevent microvascular obstruction and reperfusion injury, with a...
ABSTRACT: We report the treatment of an acute myocardial infarction presenting late with thrombotic total occlusion of a saphenous vein graft. A novel approach was used to prevent microvascular obstruction and reperfusion injury, with a...
ABSTRACT: We report the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Stelios Paraskevaidis, MD; Kostas P. Polymeropoulos, MD; George Louridas, MD
ICD treatment has been shown to be more effective than antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of sudden cardiac death, due to malignant ventricular arrhythmias.1 Despite recent advances in device technology, inappropriate therapy...
ICD treatment has been shown to be more effective than antiarrhythmic drugs in the prevention of sudden cardiac death, due to malignant ventricular arrhythmias.1 Despite recent advances in device technology, inappropriate therapy...
ICD treatment has been shown to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Marc S. Cohen, MD; Muhammad U. Mustafa, MD; Chunguang Chen, MD
A 41-year-old Asian woman presented with symptoms of palpitations, shortness of breath and chest heaviness on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed severe asymmetrical hypertrophy (posterior wall thickness of 2 cm) and a significant...
A 41-year-old Asian woman presented with symptoms of palpitations, shortness of breath and chest heaviness on exertion. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed severe asymmetrical hypertrophy (posterior wall thickness of 2 cm) and a significant...
A 41-year-old Asian woman...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Peter B. Berger, MD; David R. Holmes, Jr., MD; James L. Orford, MBChB, MPH, MD; Panayotis Fasseas, MD
Eptifibatide, a cyclic heptapeptide inhibitor of the platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor, reduces the incidence of ischemic complications when administered at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention (PC I).1 Major...
Eptifibatide, a cyclic heptapeptide inhibitor of the platelet membrane glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor, reduces the incidence of ischemic complications when administered at the time of percutaneous coronary intervention (PC I).1 Major...
Eptifibatide, a cyclic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Alessandro Colombo, MD; Francesco Lavarra, MD; Paolo Danna, MD; Maurizio Viecca, MD
ABSTRACT: When dealing with acute coronary syndromes, the interventionists often go straight to balloon and stents, because they work quick and well in the majority of cases. However, it is not to forget that vigorous antithrombotic treatment...
ABSTRACT: When dealing with acute coronary syndromes, the interventionists often go straight to balloon and stents, because they work quick and well in the majority of cases. However, it is not to forget that vigorous antithrombotic treatment...
ABSTRACT: When dealing with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Rajbir Sangha, MBChB; Peter Y. Hui, MD
Iatrogenic damage to coronary arteries is a previously described, but uncommon, complication of mitral valve surgery. The circumflex artery, due to its anatomical proximity to the mitral valve annulus, is at particular risk for surgical...
Iatrogenic damage to coronary arteries is a previously described, but uncommon, complication of mitral valve surgery. The circumflex artery, due to its anatomical proximity to the mitral valve annulus, is at particular risk for surgical...
Iatrogenic damage to coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Mario Zanchetta, MD; Eustaquio Onorato, MD; Luigi Pedon, MD; Marco Zennaro, MD; Gianluca Rigatelli, MD, FESC, FACC; Pietro Maiolino, MD
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman presented for elective posterior fossa craniectomy. She had a past history of headache, dizziness, diplopia, and transient ischaemic attacks. A diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation was made with magnetic...
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman presented for elective posterior fossa craniectomy. She had a past history of headache, dizziness, diplopia, and transient ischaemic attacks. A diagnosis of Chiari type I malformation was made with magnetic...
Case 1. A 40-year-old woman...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Igor F. Palacios, MD; Christian F. Witzke, MD; Francisco Martin-Herrero, MD; Sarah C. Clarke, MD; Eugene Pomerantzev, MD
ABSTRACT: We report the incidence, management and clinical outcome of coronary perforations in 39 of 12,658 patients (0.3%) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary perforation occurred more frequently with debulking...
ABSTRACT: We report the incidence, management and clinical outcome of coronary perforations in 39 of 12,658 patients (0.3%) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Coronary perforation occurred more frequently with debulking...
ABSTRACT: We report the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Antonio Colombo, MD; Goran Stankovic, MD
Coronary perforation remains one of the most serious complications in the catheterization laboratory, with multiple studies demonstrating very poor outcomes, particularly in relationship to myocardial infarction and death. Angiographic...
Coronary perforation remains one of the most serious complications in the catheterization laboratory, with multiple studies demonstrating very poor outcomes, particularly in relationship to myocardial infarction and death. Angiographic...
Coronary perforation remains one...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Bhooma R. Aravamuthan, BS; Susan Baskerville, RN; Susan Smith, RN, MSN; Vijaya Gupta, MS, PhD; Michael A. Lauer, MD; Vishal Gupta, MD, MPH; Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI
ABSTRACT: Purpose. This study was designed to compare the rates of subacute stent thrombosis (SAT) among patients receiving heparin-coated stents to patients receiving bare-metal stents in real world, contemporary coronary interventions....
ABSTRACT: Purpose. This study was designed to compare the rates of subacute stent thrombosis (SAT) among patients receiving heparin-coated stents to patients receiving bare-metal stents in real world, contemporary coronary interventions....
ABSTRACT: Purpose. This study...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Scott Miller, MD; Robert Touchon, MD; Brett A. Faulknier, DO; Mike Broce, BA
ABSTRACT: Objectives. A discrepancy exists in the medical literature as to what effect intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided stent deployment has on target vessel revascularization (TVR) at 6 months. The major endpoints of this study are the...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. A discrepancy exists in the medical literature as to what effect intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)-guided stent deployment has on target vessel revascularization (TVR) at 6 months. The major endpoints of this study are the...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. A...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Steven L. Goldberg, MD
The study by Faulknier and colleagues evaluates the clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on stent deployment, using bare-metal stents.1 These investigators retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of 50 stent cases where...
The study by Faulknier and colleagues evaluates the clinical impact of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) on stent deployment, using bare-metal stents.1 These investigators retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of 50 stent cases where...
The study by Faulknier and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Steven P. Sedlis, MD; David Schechter, MD; Thao Huynh, MD; jeffrey Lefkovits, MD; Louise Pilote, MD, MPH, PhD; Evelyne Goudreau, MD; Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH; Robert Duerr, MD; Michael Del Core, MD; David L. Brown, MD, FACC, FACP, DO; Philippe Garzon, BSc; David Brieger, MD, MBBS, PhD, FRACP; Mark Smilovitch, MD; Ubeydullah Deligonul, MD; Koon-Hou Mak, MBBS
ABSTRACT: Background. There is little consensus regarding the use of functional testing after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Some physicians employ a routine functional testing strategy, and others employ a...
ABSTRACT: Background. There is little consensus regarding the use of functional testing after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). Some physicians employ a routine functional testing strategy, and others employ a...
ABSTRACT: Background. There is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Oscar Marroquin, MD; Howard A. Cohen, MD
Approximately one million percutaneous coronary interventions are performed annually in the United States.1 There are conflicting opinions and no good consensus as to whether or not patients should undergo routine stress testing post PCI.2...
Approximately one million percutaneous coronary interventions are performed annually in the United States.1 There are conflicting opinions and no good consensus as to whether or not patients should undergo routine stress testing post PCI.2...
Approximately one million...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC; Camino Bañuelos, MD; Esther Bernardo, BSc; Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, MD, PhD; Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, PhD; Celia Ramirez, BSc; Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD; Javier Escaned, MD, PhD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD; Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Background. Clopidogrel combined to aspirin reduces the early risk of stent thrombosis and a clopidogrel pre-treatment strategy is associated with a better outcome. However, in clinical practice such pre-treatment strategy is not...
ABSTRACT: Background. Clopidogrel combined to aspirin reduces the early risk of stent thrombosis and a clopidogrel pre-treatment strategy is associated with a better outcome. However, in clinical practice such pre-treatment strategy is not...
ABSTRACT: Background....
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology