Volume 18 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
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
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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...
08/01/2008
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...
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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
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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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