Volume 17 - Issue 11 - November, 2005
Case Report
08/01/2008
Andrew Smith, MD; Stefan C. Bertog, MD; Carmelo J. Panetta, MD
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 Accurate assessment of the severity is important both to determine the association of symptoms with aortic stenosis and for optimal timing of surgical...
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 Accurate assessment of the severity is important both to determine the association of symptoms with aortic stenosis and for optimal timing of surgical...
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Pedro Martinezclark, MD; Joseph P. Carrozza, Jr., MD
Percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein grafts is associated with approximately 20% risk of major adverse cardiovascular events secondary to decreased antegrade flow or “no-reflow” during the procedure.1 The mechanism of this phenomenon...
Percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein grafts is associated with approximately 20% risk of major adverse cardiovascular events secondary to decreased antegrade flow or “no-reflow” during the procedure.1 The mechanism of this phenomenon...
Percutaneous intervention of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vladimír Dzavík, MD, FRCPC, FSCAI; Daniel J. Blackman, MD
The Cutting Balloon® (CB) (Interventional Technologies, Letterkerry, Ireland) employs three to four longitudinally mounted microblades that produce clean incisions into plaque or neointima, enhancing lesion dilatation.1 Its use has been...
The Cutting Balloon® (CB) (Interventional Technologies, Letterkerry, Ireland) employs three to four longitudinally mounted microblades that produce clean incisions into plaque or neointima, enhancing lesion dilatation.1 Its use has been...
The Cutting Balloon® (CB)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; Italo Porto, MD, PhD; Simon MacDonald, BMBCh, DPhil, MRCP; Joseph B. Selvanayagam, MBBS, DPhil
Anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) are a rare anomaly associated with increased mortality, particularly when the right coronary artery (RCA) courses between the aorta and pulmonary trunk.1–4 An...
Anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) are a rare anomaly associated with increased mortality, particularly when the right coronary artery (RCA) courses between the aorta and pulmonary trunk.1–4 An...
Anomalous coronary arteries...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Fayez Shamoon, MD; Shaddy K. Younan, MD; Elie Y. Chakhtoura, MD
Rotational atherectomy remains a valuable tool with specific niche indications in the percutaneous interventional management of obstructive coronary disease.1 Recent studies suggest that plaque modification of severely calcified coronary...
Rotational atherectomy remains a valuable tool with specific niche indications in the percutaneous interventional management of obstructive coronary disease.1 Recent studies suggest that plaque modification of severely calcified coronary...
Rotational atherectomy remains a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Lokesh Tejwani, MD; Sanjeev Wasson, MD; Rajeev Angampally, MD; Greg Flaker, MD
Congenital coronary anomalies are asymptomatic and usually go unrecognized until the time of sudden cardiac death, especially in young athletes participating in competitive sports.1 The incidence of anomalous origin of coronary arteries...
Congenital coronary anomalies are asymptomatic and usually go unrecognized until the time of sudden cardiac death, especially in young athletes participating in competitive sports.1 The incidence of anomalous origin of coronary arteries...
Congenital coronary anomalies...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Since Robert Goetz first performed a single mammary artery bypass to the anterior descending artery in 1960, its evolution has been associated with unparalleled clinical benefit in terms of symptom relief and a favorable effect on mortality,...
Since Robert Goetz first performed a single mammary artery bypass to the anterior descending artery in 1960, its evolution has been associated with unparalleled clinical benefit in terms of symptom relief and a favorable effect on mortality,...
Since Robert Goetz first...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Uzeyir Rahimov, MD; Yusuf Atmaca, MD; Deniz Kumbasar, MD; Sadi Guleç, MD; Cetin Erol, MD; Cagdas Ozdol, MD
Myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary interventions has been recognized as a frequent and prognostically important event.1 Multiple institutions have now reported follow-up studies of percutaneous revascularization, and the evidence...
Myocardial injury after percutaneous coronary interventions has been recognized as a frequent and prognostically important event.1 Multiple institutions have now reported follow-up studies of percutaneous revascularization, and the evidence...
Myocardial injury after...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Jose Antonio Baz-Alonso, MD; Marcelo Sanmartin, MD; Andres Iniguez-Romo, MD, PhD; Jose Esparza, MD; Joaquin Moxica, MD
Transradial coronary percutaneous procedures are associated with reduced entry site complications compared to transfemoral or transbrachial techniques.1–4 However, the transradial approach is technically more challenging and time-consuming,4...
Transradial coronary percutaneous procedures are associated with reduced entry site complications compared to transfemoral or transbrachial techniques.1–4 However, the transradial approach is technically more challenging and time-consuming,4...
Transradial coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Paolo Pagnotta, MD; Patrizia Presbitero, MD; Dennis Zavalloni, MD; Guido Belli, MD; Melania Scatturin, MD; Emanuela Morenghi, PhD; Federica Marsico, MD; Giampiero Catalano, MD; Giovanni Tosi, MD; Marco Luciano Rossi, MD
The recurrence of coronary in-stent restenosis has been significantly reduced by brachytherapy.1–3 Patients treated with brachytherapy are characterized by poor outcomes in concomitant stent deployment, mainly because of late vessel...
The recurrence of coronary in-stent restenosis has been significantly reduced by brachytherapy.1–3 Patients treated with brachytherapy are characterized by poor outcomes in concomitant stent deployment, mainly because of late vessel...
The recurrence of coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
