Volume 18 - Issue 9 - September, 2006
Case Report
08/01/2008
Raul G. Bretal, MD; Pablo Pedroni, MD; Federico Giachello, MD
Case Report. A 51-year-old male was referred to our center because a fractured 9 Fr sheath, 7 cm long, inserted in the right vena jugularis interna migrated to the right ventricle. Both ends of the broken sheath impinged against the tricuspid...
Case Report. A 51-year-old male was referred to our center because a fractured 9 Fr sheath, 7 cm long, inserted in the right vena jugularis interna migrated to the right ventricle. Both ends of the broken sheath impinged against the tricuspid...
Case Report. A 51-year-old male...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Paul C. Ho, MD, MSc; Stephen Lam Chan, MD; Cyril Leung, MD
Reported success rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) range from approximately 60–75%,1–3 and are much lower when compared with PCI of nontotal occlusions.4,5 When combined with specialized...
Reported success rates of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of chronic total occlusions (CTO) range from approximately 60–75%,1–3 and are much lower when compared with PCI of nontotal occlusions.4,5 When combined with specialized...
Reported success rates of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
David E. Kandzari, MD; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Emily Honeycutt, MD
Treatment with drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) due to their substantial efficacy in reducing restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization procedures. Despite this benefit, the...
Treatment with drug-eluting stents (DES) has revolutionized percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) due to their substantial efficacy in reducing restenosis and the need for repeat revascularization procedures. Despite this benefit, the...
Treatment with drug-eluting...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Robert H. Tuttle, MSPH; James G. Jollis; David E. Kandzari, MD; James P. Zidar, MD
Randomized clinical trials evaluating coronary stents versus balloon angioplasty have demonstrated marked improvements in the short- and long-term safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by reducing restenosis and the...
Randomized clinical trials evaluating coronary stents versus balloon angioplasty have demonstrated marked improvements in the short- and long-term safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by reducing restenosis and the...
Randomized clinical trials...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI; Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH
Urgent coronary reperfusion unequivocally saves lives in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, however for most patients, the goal of percutaneous coronary intervention remains the control of anginal symptoms.1,2 As a standalone procedure,...
Urgent coronary reperfusion unequivocally saves lives in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, however for most patients, the goal of percutaneous coronary intervention remains the control of anginal symptoms.1,2 As a standalone procedure,...
Urgent coronary reperfusion...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Khaled M. Ziada, MD; David J. Moliterno, MD; Richard Charnigo, MD; J. Darrell Sneed, MD; David C. Booth, MD; Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS; Pranab Das, MD; Steven R. Steinhubl, MD
Several randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) in reducing restenosis and the need for target vessel revascularization (TVR) in comparison to bare metal stents (BMS).1-3 Patient and lesion subsets...
Several randomized trials have demonstrated the efficacy of drug-eluting stents (DES) in reducing restenosis and the need for target vessel revascularization (TVR) in comparison to bare metal stents (BMS).1-3 Patient and lesion subsets...
Several randomized trials have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC; John Ducas, MD; Tirath Gosal, MD
There are three classic techniques described for reimplantation of coronary arteries after repair of the ascending thoracic aorta.1–4 The original Bentall procedure was described in 1968 and is considered the standard technique .5 The Cabrol...
There are three classic techniques described for reimplantation of coronary arteries after repair of the ascending thoracic aorta.1–4 The original Bentall procedure was described in 1968 and is considered the standard technique .5 The Cabrol...
There are three classic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Luis Gruberg, MD; Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death at all stages of chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (ESRD) in adults; it accounts for almost 50% of the mortality of these patients, with an annual mortality...
Cardiovascular disease is the main cause of death at all stages of chronic renal failure and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis (ESRD) in adults; it accounts for almost 50% of the mortality of these patients, with an annual mortality...
Cardiovascular disease is the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Keshav R. Nayak, MD; Brian E. Jaski, MD
Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is an uncommon but potentially fatal condition characterized by widespread myocardial inflammation leading to severe decompensated heart failure.1 Rapidly progressive biventricular dysfunction or malignant...
Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is an uncommon but potentially fatal condition characterized by widespread myocardial inflammation leading to severe decompensated heart failure.1 Rapidly progressive biventricular dysfunction or malignant...
Fulminant myocarditis (FM) is an...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Mathew Anil, MD; Rajpal K. Abhaichand, MD; K.A. Sambasivam, MD; P.R. Vydianathan, MD; P. Raveendran, MD; M. Saigopalan, MD; Sundar Gomathi
The percutaneous radial artery approach for coronary angiography (CAG) was first reported in 1989–19991 and subsequently transradial coronary angioplasty was reported in 1995 by Kiemeneij et al.2 The advantages of the radial artery approach...
The percutaneous radial artery approach for coronary angiography (CAG) was first reported in 1989–19991 and subsequently transradial coronary angioplasty was reported in 1995 by Kiemeneij et al.2 The advantages of the radial artery approach...
The percutaneous radial artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
