Volume 18 - Issue 3 - March, 2006
Case Report
08/01/2008
Alejandro R. Peirone, MD; Ana Spillman, MD; Carlos A.C. Pedra, MD
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae, or malformations (PAVMs), are congenital or (rarely) acquired abnormal vascular connections between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein. The fistula itself is typically a thin-walled aneurysmal vascular...
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae, or malformations (PAVMs), are congenital or (rarely) acquired abnormal vascular connections between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein. The fistula itself is typically a thin-walled aneurysmal vascular...
Pulmonary arteriovenous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
08/01/2008
Kirk N. Garrett; Alex Martin; Marcia Schallehn; Matthew Jenusaitis; Matthew Pollman; Brian Firth, MD, PhD, MBA; Jamey Jacobs
Brian Firth (Cordis Corporation): As you all probably know, Cordis, in its entirety, is a cardiovascular device company, and now a combination drug/device company. There are four major divisions: 1) Cordis Cardiology, 2) Cordis Endovascular,...
Brian Firth (Cordis Corporation): As you all probably know, Cordis, in its entirety, is a cardiovascular device company, and now a combination drug/device company. There are four major divisions: 1) Cordis Cardiology, 2) Cordis Endovascular,...
Brian Firth (Cordis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Buddhadeb Dawn, MD; Aaron Satran, MD; Massoud A. Leesar, MD, FACC
An ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis is usually associated with underlying atherosclerotic disease. Uncommon nonatherosclerosis causes include congenital anomalies such as congenital atresia and hypoplasia of the LMCA, which...
An ostial left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis is usually associated with underlying atherosclerotic disease. Uncommon nonatherosclerosis causes include congenital anomalies such as congenital atresia and hypoplasia of the LMCA, which...
An ostial left main coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vito Paolillo, MD; Innocenzo Scrocca, MD; Stefania Luceri, MD; Mauro De Benedictis, MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. It typically occurs in healthy women during the peripartum period or in the presence of connective tissue disorders.1–4 Although...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. It typically occurs in healthy women during the peripartum period or in the presence of connective tissue disorders.1–4 Although...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Takeshi Yamamoto; Koji Kato, MD; Naoki Sato, MD; Yasuo Miyagi, MD; Keiji Tanaka, MD; Teruo Takano, MD
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic Puncture Closure Device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota) uses a biodegradable anchor and resorbable collagen plug to achieve local hemostasis after cardiac catheterization with up to 8 Fr arterial sheaths....
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic Puncture Closure Device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota) uses a biodegradable anchor and resorbable collagen plug to achieve local hemostasis after cardiac catheterization with up to 8 Fr arterial sheaths....
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC; Rolf Vogel, MD, PhD
The medical history of a 59-year-old male, summarized by a selected frame of his most recent angiogram of the heart in a left anterior oblique projection (Figure 1), illustrates the contemporary device armamentarium to fight cardiac disease....
The medical history of a 59-year-old male, summarized by a selected frame of his most recent angiogram of the heart in a left anterior oblique projection (Figure 1), illustrates the contemporary device armamentarium to fight cardiac disease....
The medical history of a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
John T. Coppola, MD, FACC, FSCAI; John Liuzzo, MD, PhD; Yong T. Shin, MD; Christopher Choi, MD; Sanjaykumar Patel, MD; Robert Braff, MD
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7% of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) in patients presenting to hospitals, with a concomitant mortality rate of 70%.1 In the age of reperfusion therapy, significant improvement in reducing this adverse outcome...
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7% of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) in patients presenting to hospitals, with a concomitant mortality rate of 70%.1 In the age of reperfusion therapy, significant improvement in reducing this adverse outcome...
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7%...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Please be sure to visit our website for the informative case reports that are part of...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Please be sure to visit our website for the informative case reports that are part of...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Julio Sandoval, MD; Yigal Piña, MD; Jose Emilio Exaire, MD
The extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary artery trunk (PA) dilatation is a relatively new syndrome that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension.1–5 It is mostly associated with...
The extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary artery trunk (PA) dilatation is a relatively new syndrome that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension.1–5 It is mostly associated with...
The extrinsic compression of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Masato Nakamura, MD; Masanori Shiba, MD; Masamichi Wada, MD
Stenting has reduced restenosis and the need for repeat intervention following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 However, lesions at the coronary bifurcation still present a challenge to the interventional cardiologist.2 To overcome...
Stenting has reduced restenosis and the need for repeat intervention following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 However, lesions at the coronary bifurcation still present a challenge to the interventional cardiologist.2 To overcome...
Stenting has reduced restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mathew Tilem, MD; David E. Gossman, MD; Akio Kawamura, MD
Stroke is a relatively rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of stroke after PCI is reported to be 0.3 to 0.5%, which has...
Stroke is a relatively rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of stroke after PCI is reported to be 0.3 to 0.5%, which has...
Stroke is a relatively rare but...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Eric Brochet, MD; Jean-Michel Juliard, MD; Pierre C. Aubry, MD
Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is a treatment option for secondary prevention in patients with paradoxical embolism. Several procedural and postprocedural complications have been reported with the use of transcatheter...
Percutaneous patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is a treatment option for secondary prevention in patients with paradoxical embolism. Several procedural and postprocedural complications have been reported with the use of transcatheter...
Percutaneous patent foramen...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Avichai Eres, MD
Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing percutaneous peripheral interventions (PPI) are at high risk for thrombotic complications. Though not approved for use in PPI, heparin is the most commonly used anticoagulant, despite...
Patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD) undergoing percutaneous peripheral interventions (PPI) are at high risk for thrombotic complications. Though not approved for use in PPI, heparin is the most commonly used anticoagulant, despite...
Patients with peripheral artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ioannis Iakovou, MD; Victor Lim, MD; Lutz Buellesfeld, MD; Gabor Sütsch, MD; Giancarlo Vitrella, MD; Eberhard Grube, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the more difficult technical challenges for interventional cardiologists, despite the progress made in the field of PCI in the past decade. CTOs (found...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the more difficult technical challenges for interventional cardiologists, despite the progress made in the field of PCI in the past decade. CTOs (found...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Reynolds Delgado, MD; Biswajit Kar, MD; Matthew D. Forrester, BS, MD; Courtney Gemmato, BS ; Andrew Civitello, MD; Pranav Loyalka, MD; Timothy Myers, BS
Although coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the preferred treatment for disease in an unprotected left main coronary artery or left main equivalent, patients with serious comorbid conditions may be unsuitable for surgical intervention....
Although coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is the preferred treatment for disease in an unprotected left main coronary artery or left main equivalent, patients with serious comorbid conditions may be unsuitable for surgical intervention....
Although coronary artery bypass...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Arun Natarajan, MD; Azfar G. Zaman, BSc, MD, FRCP, MBChB; Scott Gall, MBBS, MRCP, MD; Aamir Tarique, MD
Individual protocols for mobilization after diagnostic cardiac catheterization differ widely between units. Prolonged bed rest increases patient discomfort, limits total numbers of procedures and increases healthcare costs. The current trend...
Individual protocols for mobilization after diagnostic cardiac catheterization differ widely between units. Prolonged bed rest increases patient discomfort, limits total numbers of procedures and increases healthcare costs. The current trend...
Individual protocols for...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC; James Hopkins, MD
In this issue of the Journal, Biswajit Kar, et al. report their initial experience using the TandemHeart Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device (CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in patients who were undergoing a high-risk...
In this issue of the Journal, Biswajit Kar, et al. report their initial experience using the TandemHeart Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device (CardiacAssist, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) in patients who were undergoing a high-risk...
In this issue of the Journal,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Adnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD; Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
There has been an impressive decrease in the incidence of vascular complications following cardiac catheterization in recent years;1 however, excess bleeding from the access site, hematoma, arteriovenous fistula and arterial pseudoaneurysm...
There has been an impressive decrease in the incidence of vascular complications following cardiac catheterization in recent years;1 however, excess bleeding from the access site, hematoma, arteriovenous fistula and arterial pseudoaneurysm...
There has been an impressive...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Salman Ashfaq, MD; Ziyad Ghazzal, MD; Douglas C. Morris, MD; Emir Veledar, MD; William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC; John S. Douglas, Jr., MD
While an increasing proportion of the grafts used during coronary artery bypass (CABG) procedures are arterial, the majority of grafts implanted at most centers have been and continue to be saphenous vein grafts. On long-term follow up, up to...
While an increasing proportion of the grafts used during coronary artery bypass (CABG) procedures are arterial, the majority of grafts implanted at most centers have been and continue to be saphenous vein grafts. On long-term follow up, up to...
While an increasing proportion...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Yoriyasu Suzuki, MD; Alan C. Yeung, MD; Fumiaki Ikeno, MD
Recent studies have shown that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) to deliver antiproliferative agents directly to the vessel wall dramatically reduces the rate of restenosis. However, differences among stent designs, drug delivery vehicles,...
Recent studies have shown that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) to deliver antiproliferative agents directly to the vessel wall dramatically reduces the rate of restenosis. However, differences among stent designs, drug delivery vehicles,...
Recent studies have shown that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Amy Hsu, MD, MS; Steven R. Steinhubl, MD; Eric J. Topol, MD; Robert V. Kelly, MD
Obesity affects over 20% of the U.S. population and most countries in the developing world.1,2 It is an independent risk factor for premature coronary artery disease and is associated with an increase in cardiac morbidity and mortality,...
Obesity affects over 20% of the U.S. population and most countries in the developing world.1,2 It is an independent risk factor for premature coronary artery disease and is associated with an increase in cardiac morbidity and mortality,...
Obesity affects over 20% of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Kiran Venkatesh, BS; Tift Mann, MD
The benefits of transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention have been clearly documented in the past several years.1–10 However, postprocedure radial artery occlusion is a potential complication, and adequate anticoagulation is...
The benefits of transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention have been clearly documented in the past several years.1–10 However, postprocedure radial artery occlusion is a potential complication, and adequate anticoagulation is...
The benefits of transradial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
