Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October, 2006
Case Report
08/01/2008
Damian C. Kurian, MD; John T. Coppola, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Cezar S. Staniloae, MD
Use of the radial artery for coronary angiography was first reported by Campeau in 1989.1 Since then, this approach has become more popular and has been extended to coronary interventions, particularly with the use of aggressive...
Use of the radial artery for coronary angiography was first reported by Campeau in 1989.1 Since then, this approach has become more popular and has been extended to coronary interventions, particularly with the use of aggressive...
Use of the radial artery for...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Samuel M. Butman, MD; M. Ishtiaque Ali, MD; Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI
More than 25 years after the introduction of angioplasty, percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains a technical challenge with a lower success rate than most other lesions attempted.1 The presence...
More than 25 years after the introduction of angioplasty, percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains a technical challenge with a lower success rate than most other lesions attempted.1 The presence...
More than 25 years after the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Rajat Sharma, MD; Anil Grover, MD; Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory reaction of the arterial wall. The etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis is multifactorial and includes inflammatory, infectious, metabolic and immune system involvement. Accelerated atherosclerosis is...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory reaction of the arterial wall. The etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis is multifactorial and includes inflammatory, infectious, metabolic and immune system involvement. Accelerated atherosclerosis is...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Prashant Nair, MD; Luis Gruberg, MD; Avraham Lorber, MD
Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects known collectively as the Gerbode defect.1 Acquired forms of this defect have been described as a complication of infective endocarditis due to...
Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects known collectively as the Gerbode defect.1 Acquired forms of this defect have been described as a complication of infective endocarditis due to...
Left ventricular-to-right atrial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
David X. Zhao, MD; Carter Tharpe, MD; James Greelish, MD; John Byrne, MD; Rob Hood, MD
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Tarek A. Helmy, MD; Mohamed A. Effat, MD
Platelets play a central role in coronary atherothrombosis.1 Local trauma to the coronary artery at the site of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes endothelial denudation and platelet activation. The level of ambient platelet...
Platelets play a central role in coronary atherothrombosis.1 Local trauma to the coronary artery at the site of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) causes endothelial denudation and platelet activation. The level of ambient platelet...
Platelets play a central role in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD; Arthur Kerner, MD; Luis Gruberg, MD; Mahmoud Sileiman, MD; Monther Boulus, MD; Robert Caiati, MD; Doron Aronson, MD; Sirush Petchersky, MD; Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH; Ehud Grenadier, MD; Walter Markiewicz, MD
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, was until recently the only effective method for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) and the need for additional...
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, was until recently the only effective method for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) and the need for additional...
Intracoronary radiation therapy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, MD; Jon R. Resar, MD; Michael Chan, MD; Joud Dib, MD
Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac catheterization, but when it occurs, the outcomes can be devastating. The exact incidence remains unknown, with some...
Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac catheterization, but when it occurs, the outcomes can be devastating. The exact incidence remains unknown, with some...
Catheter-induced coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Peter Zimetabum, MD; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Joanna J. Wykrzykowska, MD, PhD
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Wissam A. Jaber, MD; Scott R. Wright, MD; Joseph G. Murphy, MD
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Jason Call, MD; Matthew T. Sacrinty, MPH; Robert J. Applegate, MD; Renato M. Santos, MD; Talal T. Baki, MD; Sanjay K. Gandhi, MD, PhD; Frederic R. Kahl, MD; William C. Little, MD; Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Demosthenes G. Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP; Socrates Korovesis, MD; Evangelia Karvouni, MD; Eleftherios Giazitzoglou, MD; Spyridoula Theodorou, MD; Georgia Kourlaba, MD; Demosthenes Panagiotakos, MD; Eutychios Voridis, MD
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ilaria Ricceri, MD; Elena Falchetti, MD; Marco Comeglio, MD; Cristina Giglioli, MD; Serafina Valente, MD; Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD, PhD; Gian Franco Gensini, MD; Cristina Giglioli, MD; Massimilano Falai, MD; Guido Vittori, MD; Massimo Margheri, MD; Tania Chechi, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a mainstay in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 However, despite major improvements in technical and pharmacologic means, including stent implantation and the use of potent...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a mainstay in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 However, despite major improvements in technical and pharmacologic means, including stent implantation and the use of potent...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Tamer Attia, MD; Santosh Rane, MD; Waddah Salman, MD; Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Rupture of an atherosclerotic coronary arterial plaque, as occurs spontaneously in patients with acute coronary syndromes, or as the result of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), may serve as a stimulus for platelet adhesion,...
Rupture of an atherosclerotic coronary arterial plaque, as occurs spontaneously in patients with acute coronary syndromes, or as the result of a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), may serve as a stimulus for platelet adhesion,...
Rupture of an atherosclerotic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Antti Ylitalo, MD, PhD; Pasi P. Karjalainen, MD, PhD; Juhani K.E. Airaksinen, MD, PhD, FESC
Coronary stents have reduced the risk of periprocedural complications and restenosis compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1,2 In spite of this progress, restenosis is still a clinical problem of bare metal stents, particularly in certain...
Coronary stents have reduced the risk of periprocedural complications and restenosis compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1,2 In spite of this progress, restenosis is still a clinical problem of bare metal stents, particularly in certain...
Coronary stents have reduced the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Fernando A. Cura, MD; Mariano Albertal, MD, PhD; Jose Milei, MD; Lucio T. Padilla, MD; Pablo Perez Bali, MD; Marcelo Trivi, MD; Jorge A. Belardi, MD, PhD; William W. O'Neill, MD
Signs of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion are frequently encountered following primary angioplasty and this phenomenon is associated with poor left ventricular wall motion recovery and unfavorable clinical outcomes.1–4 Patients with acute...
Signs of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion are frequently encountered following primary angioplasty and this phenomenon is associated with poor left ventricular wall motion recovery and unfavorable clinical outcomes.1–4 Patients with acute...
Signs of suboptimal myocardial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Proddutur Raghuveer Reddy, MD; Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT, MBA; Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT
Distal embolic protection devices (DEPD) were developed from the necessity of protecting against macroparticle embolization. These devices are routinely used in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions and carotid artery stenting, and have...
Distal embolic protection devices (DEPD) were developed from the necessity of protecting against macroparticle embolization. These devices are routinely used in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions and carotid artery stenting, and have...
Distal embolic protection...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Jason H. Rogers, MD; Reginald Low, MD; Jacob Wegelin, PhD; Kori Harder, RN; Richard Valente, MD
Assessing the clinical importance of angiographically intermediate coronary artery stenoses (> 40% and
Assessing the clinical importance of angiographically intermediate coronary artery stenoses (> 40% and
Assessing the clinical...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Bernard J. Villegas, MD; Kevin J. Klassen, MD; David G. Rizik, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Denise A. Dowler, BSN, MSN, NP
Compared to the use of bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to reduce the rate of restenosis in bifurcation coronary artery disease.1 Specifically, the segment demonstrating the greatest susceptibility to...
Compared to the use of bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to reduce the rate of restenosis in bifurcation coronary artery disease.1 Specifically, the segment demonstrating the greatest susceptibility to...
Compared to the use of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Ali Rizvi, MD; James B. Hermiller, MD, FACC, MSCAI
Bifurcation disease continues to be one of the complex coronary lesion subsets that remains a challenge. The percutaneous treatment of bifurcations is common, accounting for up to 20% of interventions, and the frequency has increased in the...
Bifurcation disease continues to be one of the complex coronary lesion subsets that remains a challenge. The percutaneous treatment of bifurcations is common, accounting for up to 20% of interventions, and the frequency has increased in the...
Bifurcation disease continues to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
