Volume 17 - Issue 2 - February, 2005
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mark S. Patterson, MBBS, PhD, MD, MRCP; Matthew Banks, MD; Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Recent studies have demonstrated that in the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with either intractable symptoms, acute left ventricular failure, acute mitral regurgitation, cardiac enzyme rise or electrocardiogram (ECG) change,...
Recent studies have demonstrated that in the setting of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), with either intractable symptoms, acute left ventricular failure, acute mitral regurgitation, cardiac enzyme rise or electrocardiogram (ECG) change,...
Recent studies have demonstrated...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Umesh K. Arora, MD; Meeney Dhir, MD
Clinical Trials of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
The 2 direct thrombin inhibitors that have been studied most extensively are hirudin and bivalirudin. The earlier trials focussed on hirudin in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, MI and PCI...
Clinical Trials of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
The 2 direct thrombin inhibitors that have been studied most extensively are hirudin and bivalirudin. The earlier trials focussed on hirudin in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, MI and PCI...
Clinical Trials of Direct...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Gian B. Danzi, MD; Federico Brunelli, MD; Andrea Amaducci, MD
Intraoperative stent placement under direct vision as a means of relieving pulmonary artery stenosis is an attractive alternative to complex surgical reconstruction or a valid option in patients with a limited vascular access.1,2 We describe...
Intraoperative stent placement under direct vision as a means of relieving pulmonary artery stenosis is an attractive alternative to complex surgical reconstruction or a valid option in patients with a limited vascular access.1,2 We describe...
Intraoperative stent placement...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Nicolas Raio, MD; Ramesh Daggubati, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Kevin P. Marzo, MD; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Acute coronary occlusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation has previously been reported as a very rare complication in the treatment of accessory pathways.1 We report a case of acute coronary occlusion following a routine atrial...
Acute coronary occlusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation has previously been reported as a very rare complication in the treatment of accessory pathways.1 We report a case of acute coronary occlusion following a routine atrial...
Acute coronary occlusion...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH; Roberto M. Lang, MD; Stephanie Schwalm, MD
Post-traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) after penetrating cardiac trauma is infrequent, with an estimated incidence of 1–4.5% of cases.1,3 The decision to close a traumatic VSD is similar to that of a non-traumatic VSD and is based on...
Post-traumatic ventricular septal defect (VSD) after penetrating cardiac trauma is infrequent, with an estimated incidence of 1–4.5% of cases.1,3 The decision to close a traumatic VSD is similar to that of a non-traumatic VSD and is based on...
Post-traumatic ventricular...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Samuel M. Butman, MD; Gurpreet Baweja, MD; Raghunandan Kamineni, MD
Vascular brachytherapy using beta and gamma radiation was the standard for percutaneous reintervention in patients with in-stent restenosis.1–4 While its beneficial effect has been excellent, the development of new lesions at the proximal and...
Vascular brachytherapy using beta and gamma radiation was the standard for percutaneous reintervention in patients with in-stent restenosis.1–4 While its beneficial effect has been excellent, the development of new lesions at the proximal and...
Vascular brachytherapy using...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI; Harry Balian, MD; Pardise Moraghebi, MD
Coronary artery occlusion during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes regional myocardial ischemia. There are few reports or experimental studies about new onset of transient acute mitral regurgitation (MR) during PCI. However,...
Coronary artery occlusion during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes regional myocardial ischemia. There are few reports or experimental studies about new onset of transient acute mitral regurgitation (MR) during PCI. However,...
Coronary artery occlusion during...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Scott A. Harding, MD, RT(R)(CV); Christopher B. Wong, MD, FACC
Bifurcation coronary lesions remain challenging for interventional cardiologists. Before coronary stents were widely used, the rate of success of percutaneous revascularization was low and the procedure was fraught with complications and...
Bifurcation coronary lesions remain challenging for interventional cardiologists. Before coronary stents were widely used, the rate of success of percutaneous revascularization was low and the procedure was fraught with complications and...
Bifurcation coronary lesions...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Kaname Takizawa, MD; Taiichiro Meguro, MD, PhD; Hidehiko Honda, MD; Shogen Isoyama, MD
In-stent restenosis (ISR) often limits the long-term success of percutaneous coronary intervention. A number of clinical trials have shown that drug-eluting stents are both safe and effective in preventing ISR in de novo lesions.1,2,3 The use...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) often limits the long-term success of percutaneous coronary intervention. A number of clinical trials have shown that drug-eluting stents are both safe and effective in preventing ISR in de novo lesions.1,2,3 The use...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) often...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
George Louridas, MD; Dimitrios Tsikaderis, MD
The use of rotational atherectomy to ablate part of a metallic stent has been very limited, mainly because there are a small number of candidates for this type of procedure,1–7 but probably also because of the concern regarding the size and...
The use of rotational atherectomy to ablate part of a metallic stent has been very limited, mainly because there are a small number of candidates for this type of procedure,1–7 but probably also because of the concern regarding the size and...
The use of rotational...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
