Volume 18 - Issue 5 - May, 2006
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ulrich Gerckens, MD; Victor Lim, MD; Ralf Mueller, MD; Thomas Schmidt, MD; Lutz Buellesfeld, MD; Eberhard Grube, MD
In-stent restenosis as a result of excessive neointimal proliferation is the main limiting factor to the long-term success of coronary stenting, but the advent of drug-eluting stents has reduced this problem significantly. Paclitaxel is an...
In-stent restenosis as a result of excessive neointimal proliferation is the main limiting factor to the long-term success of coronary stenting, but the advent of drug-eluting stents has reduced this problem significantly. Paclitaxel is an...
In-stent restenosis as a result...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Yasunori Ueda, MD, PhD; Jota Oyabu, MD; Katsuki Okada, MD; Tomokazu Murakawa, MD; Atsushi Hirayama, MD, PhD; Kazuhisa Kodama, MD, PhD
Acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris have been reported pathologically and angioscopically to share the common pathophysiology of plaque disruption with thrombosis. Both are classified as acute coronary syndromes (ACS)....
Acute myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris have been reported pathologically and angioscopically to share the common pathophysiology of plaque disruption with thrombosis. Both are classified as acute coronary syndromes (ACS)....
Acute myocardial infarction and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Seong-Wook Park, MD, PhD; Seung-Jung Park, MD, PhD; Myeong-Ki Hong, MD; Young-Hak Kim, MD; Jae Sik Jang, MD, PhD; Cheol-Whan Lee, MD, PhD; Bong-Ki Lee; Ki-Hoon Han, MD, PhD; Duk-Woo Park, MD; Jae-Joong Kim, MD, PhD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions has a lower success rate and is technically demanding despite advances in equipment and operator experience.1–3 Although several studies showed favorable...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions has a lower success rate and is technically demanding despite advances in equipment and operator experience.1–3 Although several studies showed favorable...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jeffrey Hershey, MD; Loretta Isada, MD; Michael S. Fenster, MD
Approximately 0.3–2% of patients may have anomalous origins of the coronary arteries.1,2 Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) or left anterior descending (LAD) artery from the right sinus has been well described. In persons in...
Approximately 0.3–2% of patients may have anomalous origins of the coronary arteries.1,2 Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) or left anterior descending (LAD) artery from the right sinus has been well described. In persons in...
Approximately 0.3–2% of patients...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
David R. Dobies, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Amanda Cohoon, RT, RCIS
The majority of percutaneous coronary and renal artery interventional failures is due to the inability to deploy stents in patients with tortuous arteries, fibrotic lesions and/or calcified plaque. Approximately 3% of all interventional...
The majority of percutaneous coronary and renal artery interventional failures is due to the inability to deploy stents in patients with tortuous arteries, fibrotic lesions and/or calcified plaque. Approximately 3% of all interventional...
The majority of percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Woong Chol Kang, MD; Tae Hoon Ahn, MD; Eak Kyun Shin, MD
An isolated, single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 0.03% to 0.4% and an uncommon finding (0.6% to 1.3%) in patients undergoing coronary angiography.1,2 In this report we describe a rare case of a patient who...
An isolated, single coronary artery is a rare congenital anomaly with an incidence of 0.03% to 0.4% and an uncommon finding (0.6% to 1.3%) in patients undergoing coronary angiography.1,2 In this report we describe a rare case of a patient who...
An isolated, single coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ritesh Gupta, MD, MPH; Raed A. Aqel, MD; Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, FACC
Myocardial bridging is defined as systolic compression of an epicardial coronary artery segment underlying myocardial tissue.1 On angiography, it is recognized as systolic compression of an epicardial coronary segment resulting in systolic...
Myocardial bridging is defined as systolic compression of an epicardial coronary artery segment underlying myocardial tissue.1 On angiography, it is recognized as systolic compression of an epicardial coronary segment resulting in systolic...
Myocardial bridging is defined...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Peiman Jamshidi, MD, FESC; Paul Erne, MD, FESC
Case Report. A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with suspected deep vein thrombosis of the right lower limb without prior immobilization history, and a history of 18 years of 1-pack-a-day smoking as a cardiovascular risk factor....
Case Report. A 38-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with suspected deep vein thrombosis of the right lower limb without prior immobilization history, and a history of 18 years of 1-pack-a-day smoking as a cardiovascular risk factor....
Case Report. A 38-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI; Curtiss T. Stinis, MD; Fariba Amani, MD; Stephen M. Kubaska, III, MD
Case Presentations
We describe two patients with unstable angina who underwent bilateral common iliac artery stenting immediately before right coronary artery stenting in the same setting in a hybrid procedure followed by review of the...
Case Presentations
We describe two patients with unstable angina who underwent bilateral common iliac artery stenting immediately before right coronary artery stenting in the same setting in a hybrid procedure followed by review of the...
Case Presentations
We describe...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Phil Hemstreet, MD; H. Vernon Anderson, MD
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent about 10% of all coronary lesions treated by percutaneous interventions. They traditionally have posed significant problems for patients and operators, with both lower initial success rates and higher...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent about 10% of all coronary lesions treated by percutaneous interventions. They traditionally have posed significant problems for patients and operators, with both lower initial success rates and higher...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
