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Volume 17 - Issue 10 - October, 2005

Case Report
08/01/2008
John L. Morris, MD, FRCP; Shahid Aziz, BSc, MD, MRCP, MBChB
The percutaneous revascularization of coronary bifurcation lesions by coronary stenting remains technically challenging. Side branch occlusion due to plaque shift can occur during stenting of the main branch, and this may result in non-Q wave...
The percutaneous revascularization of coronary bifurcation lesions by coronary stenting remains technically challenging. Side branch occlusion due to plaque shift can occur during stenting of the main branch, and this may result in non-Q wave...
The percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Angela Hoye, MB, MRCP, MD, MBChB; Eugene P. McFadden, MB, MD; Jose Ruiz-Cantador, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) has procedural and ultimate long-term success rates that are significantly less than those currently reported for nonocclusive lesions. A CTO is generally defined as...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO) has procedural and ultimate long-term success rates that are significantly less than those currently reported for nonocclusive lesions. A CTO is generally defined as...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Seif S. El-Jack, MBBS, MD; John A. Ormiston, MB, MD, MBChB; Mark W.I. Webster, MD, MBChB; Christopher J. Ellis, BM
Coronary artery vasospasm may be observed in 3–4% of diagnostic coronary angiography procedures.1 It is more likely to occur in younger females who are heavy smokers and who present with rest pain.2 In addition to occurring spontaneously,...
Coronary artery vasospasm may be observed in 3–4% of diagnostic coronary angiography procedures.1 It is more likely to occur in younger females who are heavy smokers and who present with rest pain.2 In addition to occurring spontaneously,...
Coronary artery vasospasm may be...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Sudershan Gupta, MD; Furrukh Malik, MD; John Bertuso, MD
Anomalous coronary arteries occur in less than 2% of the general population.1 Anomalous origin of the left circumflex artery (LCx) from the right coronary artery or the right sinus of valsalva is the most common coronary anomaly reported in...
Anomalous coronary arteries occur in less than 2% of the general population.1 Anomalous origin of the left circumflex artery (LCx) from the right coronary artery or the right sinus of valsalva is the most common coronary anomaly reported in...
Anomalous coronary arteries...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, FACC; Kamal Gupta, MD
Since the initial description in late 1960s by Porstmann and associates1,2 of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occluding device, a number of other devices have been studied, as reviewed elsewhere.3,4 Transcatheter closure of PDA using various...
Since the initial description in late 1960s by Porstmann and associates1,2 of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) occluding device, a number of other devices have been studied, as reviewed elsewhere.3,4 Transcatheter closure of PDA using various...
Since the initial description in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
John A. Ternay, MD; Peter C. Block, MD; Tarek A. Helmy, MD
Injury to a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) bypass graft is a known complication of repeat cardiothoracic surgical intervention. This report details the percutaneous intervention to an entrapped LIMA graft to the left anterior descending...
Injury to a left internal mammary artery (LIMA) bypass graft is a known complication of repeat cardiothoracic surgical intervention. This report details the percutaneous intervention to an entrapped LIMA graft to the left anterior descending...
Injury to a left internal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Edward Bergen, DO; Linda Huffer, MD; Mark Peele, MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequently documented etiology of myocardial ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death (SCD). There have been approximately 160 reported cases since the first description in 1931. In...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an infrequently documented etiology of myocardial ischemia, infarction and sudden cardiac death (SCD). There have been approximately 160 reported cases since the first description in 1931. In...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Mayraj Ahmad, MD; James L. Velianou, MD; Madhu K. Natarajan, MD, MSc; Jon David Schwalm, MD, MSc
Elevated cholesterol is a well-established major cardiac risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Multiple randomized controlled trials have clearly demonstrated that lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels with...
Elevated cholesterol is a well-established major cardiac risk factor for the development of coronary artery disease (CAD). Multiple randomized controlled trials have clearly demonstrated that lowering low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels with...
Elevated cholesterol is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Carol Anne Yarbrough, RN; Michael Zapien; Charles A. Simonton, III, MD; Louis Cannon, MD, FACC, FACP; Daniel T. Lee, MD; Michael R. Mooney, MD; James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Tony M. Chou, MD; Tomoaki Hinohara, MD; Harold Carlson, MD; Charles O'Shaughnessy, MD; Richard Fortuna, MD, PhD
Approximately 7 million angiograms and interventional procedures are performed worldwide each year, and the incidence of these procedures continues to rise, particularly in developing countries. The vast majority of these procedures are...
Approximately 7 million angiograms and interventional procedures are performed worldwide each year, and the incidence of these procedures continues to rise, particularly in developing countries. The vast majority of these procedures are...
Approximately 7 million...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Gordon E. Pate, MB; Vivian Wu; John G. Webb, MD
Dear Editor, We read with interest the article in the November 2004 issue concerning nickel allergy in a case where an atrial septal defect was being closed.1 To test whether a patient reporting nickel allergy was sensitive to a device, they...
Dear Editor, We read with interest the article in the November 2004 issue concerning nickel allergy in a case where an atrial septal defect was being closed.1 To test whether a patient reporting nickel allergy was sensitive to a device, they...
Dear Editor, We read with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology