Volume 18 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
08/01/2008
Nick G. Bellenger, MD, BSc, MRCP; Stephen Harden, RCS, FRCR; Charles F. Peebles, DPM, MRCP, FRCR; Keith D. Dawkins, MD, FRCP, FACC; Nick Curzen, PhD, FRCP, FESC
Acute coronary syndromes represent a significant health burden and convey a prognosis that is far from benign. Indeed, United Kingdom registry data reveal that 6 months following admission for a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction...
Acute coronary syndromes represent a significant health burden and convey a prognosis that is far from benign. Indeed, United Kingdom registry data reveal that 6 months following admission for a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction...
Acute coronary syndromes...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ronald Lo, MD; Michael D'Anca, MD; Todd C. Kerwin, MD; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Cardiac permanent pacemaker (PPM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices have significantly enhanced the treatment of patients with dysrhythmias, and their application in clinical practice has become increasingly common. As...
Cardiac permanent pacemaker (PPM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices have significantly enhanced the treatment of patients with dysrhythmias, and their application in clinical practice has become increasingly common. As...
Cardiac permanent pacemaker...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Amir Halkin, MD; Faith Selzer; Oscar Marroquin, MD; Katherine Detre; Howard A. Cohen, MD; Warren K. Laskey, MD
Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...
Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...
Late mortality rates following...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Andreas S. Anayiotos, PhD; Peter G. Anderson, DVM, PhD; William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH, FACC; Brigitta C. Brott, MD; Gregory D. Chapman, MD
Drug-eluting stents have dramatically changed the care of patients with coronary artery disease, leading to decreased neointimal proliferation and clinical restenosis.1 However, concerns have been raised regarding hypersensitivity reactions.2...
Drug-eluting stents have dramatically changed the care of patients with coronary artery disease, leading to decreased neointimal proliferation and clinical restenosis.1 However, concerns have been raised regarding hypersensitivity reactions.2...
Drug-eluting stents have...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Franz R. Eberli, MD
In this issue of the Journal, Brott et al1 report a series of 13 patients who developed severe, life-threatening coronary artery spasms after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Symptoms occurred either during or immediately after the...
In this issue of the Journal, Brott et al1 report a series of 13 patients who developed severe, life-threatening coronary artery spasms after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Symptoms occurred either during or immediately after the...
In this issue of the Journal,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mark A. de Belder, MA, MD, FRCP; Babu Kunadian, MBBS, MRCP; Andrew R. Thornley, MB, MRCP
A coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a coronary artery dilatation greater than 1.5 times the diameter of either the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel.1,2 The prevalence varies from 0.3% to...
A coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a coronary artery dilatation greater than 1.5 times the diameter of either the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel.1,2 The prevalence varies from 0.3% to...
A coronary artery aneurysm is...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
H. Vernon Anderson, MD; Ali H. Shakir, MD; Jaime S. Gomez, MD
Anastamotic complications of the coronary ostia after successful Bentall-type surgery for aortic root replacement have been reported, with an estimated incidence of 5–6%.1 These problems are usually minimized by coronary artery bypass graft...
Anastamotic complications of the coronary ostia after successful Bentall-type surgery for aortic root replacement have been reported, with an estimated incidence of 5–6%.1 These problems are usually minimized by coronary artery bypass graft...
Anastamotic complications of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ricardo I. Vicuna, MD; Paul Silverman, MD; Bruce Abramowitz, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are the most frequent reason for repeat revascularization in post coronary artery bypass artery (CABG) patients. Of the reported 8% per year of patients who suffer from recurrent ischemia, 5% annually are...
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are the most frequent reason for repeat revascularization in post coronary artery bypass artery (CABG) patients. Of the reported 8% per year of patients who suffer from recurrent ischemia, 5% annually are...
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
The December 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a continuing medical education offering, articles from the journal’s special sections Clinical Images and Genomics and Cellular...
Dear Readers,
The December 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a continuing medical education offering, articles from the journal’s special sections Clinical Images and Genomics and Cellular...
Dear Readers,
The December...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC; Tarek Kashour, MD, FRCPC; Mahadevan Rajaram, MD
Case Report. A 67-year-old female presented to our catheterization laboratory with a recent history of unstable angina for 3 weeks. Her cardiac markers were normal. Her past history was significant for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension...
Case Report. A 67-year-old female presented to our catheterization laboratory with a recent history of unstable angina for 3 weeks. Her cardiac markers were normal. Her past history was significant for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension...
Case Report. A 67-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nazim U. Khan, MD; Rony L. Shammas, MD; Brian Cabarrus, MD
Coronary fistulae are congenital or acquired communications between a coronary artery and either a chamber of the heart (coronary-cameral fistula) or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation bypassing the myocardial capillary...
Coronary fistulae are congenital or acquired communications between a coronary artery and either a chamber of the heart (coronary-cameral fistula) or any segment of the systemic or pulmonary circulation bypassing the myocardial capillary...
Coronary fistulae are congenital...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Howard C. Herrmann, MD; Toby Ferguson, MD; Lauren H. Sansing, MD; Brett Cucchiara, MD
The precise role of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in causing stroke remains controversial. Clinical factors felt to support a diagnosis of paradoxical embolization through a PFO include presence of concurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and onset...
The precise role of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in causing stroke remains controversial. Clinical factors felt to support a diagnosis of paradoxical embolization through a PFO include presence of concurrent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and onset...
The precise role of patent...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Gaston A. Alfredo Rodriguez-Granillo, MD; Carlos Fernandez-Pereira, MD; Alfredo E. Rodriguez, MD, PhD
Since the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) during interventional procedures, several randomized studies have demonstrated a significant reduction in coronary restenosis and target vessel revascularizations.1–4 However, despite the...
Since the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) during interventional procedures, several randomized studies have demonstrated a significant reduction in coronary restenosis and target vessel revascularizations.1–4 However, despite the...
Since the introduction of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Kul Aggarwal, MD; Lokesh Tejwani, MD
The number of patients receiving pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implants is rapidly increasing. The number of permanent pacemaker implants in the United States increased from about 95,000 in 1990 to 250,000 in...
The number of patients receiving pacemaker and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implants is rapidly increasing. The number of permanent pacemaker implants in the United States increased from about 95,000 in 1990 to 250,000 in...
The number of patients receiving...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Matthew T. Sacrinty, MPH; Robert J. Applegate, MD; Talal T. Baki, MD; William C. Little, MD; Sanjay K. Gandhi, MD, PhD; Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI; David C. Sane, MD; Mark A. Grabarczyk, MD; Jason E. Goodin, BA; Sidney Statonk, MD
Several clinical trials have demonstrated that platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition reduces the ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1–4 Comparative data between agents, however, are very...
Several clinical trials have demonstrated that platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition reduces the ischemic complications of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1–4 Comparative data between agents, however, are very...
Several clinical trials have...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Clemens Steinwender, MD; Christian Gabriel, MD; Franz Leisch, MD
There is increasing evidence that the liberation of stem cells by use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) with or without their transcoronary transplantation is feasible and can improve cardiac function in humans after acute...
There is increasing evidence that the liberation of stem cells by use of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) with or without their transcoronary transplantation is feasible and can improve cardiac function in humans after acute...
There is increasing evidence...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
08/01/2008
Edward T.A. Fry, MD; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; James J. Ferguson, III, MD; James P. Zidar, MD; Glenn N. Levine, MD; Jacob Shani, MD; Marc S. Cohen, MD; Jose G. Diez, MD
Target Audience: Clinical Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists and Nurses.
Release Date: 12-01-06 Expiration Date: 11-30-07
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: Educate...
Target Audience: Clinical Cardiologists, Interventional Cardiologists and Nurses.
Release Date: 12-01-06 Expiration Date: 11-30-07
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to: Educate...
Target Audience: Clinical...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
08/01/2008
Marc S. Cohen, MD; Jose G. Diez, MD; Edward T.A. Fry, MD; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; James J. Ferguson, III, MD; James P. Zidar, MD; Glenn N. Levine, MD; Jacob Shani, MD
(PART II)
A second group of patients who have received less attention were those who were switched at randomization; approximately three quarters of the patients were on some form of antithrombotic therapy prior to randomization — half of...
(PART II)
A second group of patients who have received less attention were those who were switched at randomization; approximately three quarters of the patients were on some form of antithrombotic therapy prior to randomization — half of...
(PART II)
A second group of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Neeraj Jolly, MD, DM; Ravi K. Garg, MD
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterus was admitted with acute dyspnea and hypotension. A computed tomography (CT) angiogram using the pulmonaryembolism (PE) protocol revealed evidence of multiple...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterus was admitted with acute dyspnea and hypotension. A computed tomography (CT) angiogram using the pulmonaryembolism (PE) protocol revealed evidence of multiple...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
To the Editor:
Today’s vast armamentarium of percutaneous coronary interventional devices has both simplified and complicated the procedure. While user-friendly catheters, wires and stents have allowed the seasoned interventionalist to...
To the Editor:
Today’s vast armamentarium of percutaneous coronary interventional devices has both simplified and complicated the procedure. While user-friendly catheters, wires and stents have allowed the seasoned interventionalist to...
To the Editor:
Today’s vast...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
