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Volume 19 - Issue 12 - December, 2007

Case Report
09/07/2009
Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP
ABSTRACT: The marked reduction of in-stent restenosis of drug-eluting stents (DES) has dramatically affected modern interventional therapy for coronary artery disease. The promises of this potential panacea, however, have been recently...
ABSTRACT: The marked reduction of in-stent restenosis of drug-eluting stents (DES) has dramatically affected modern interventional therapy for coronary artery disease. The promises of this potential panacea, however, have been recently...
ABSTRACT: The marked reduction...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/07/2009
Matthew A. Daka, MD; Raffay S. Khan, MD; Eric J. Deppert, MD
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular apical ballooning is an increasingly reported phenomenon with an onset that is usually triggered by severe and often acute emotional incidents. We report a rare case of acute left ventricular apical ballooning...
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular apical ballooning is an increasingly reported phenomenon with an onset that is usually triggered by severe and often acute emotional incidents. We report a rare case of acute left ventricular apical ballooning...
ABSTRACT: Left ventricular...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/07/2009
Marmar Vaseghi, MD; James S. Lee, MD, DO; Jesse W. Currier, MD
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E375–E377 Angina is a common symptom among patients with primary and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension and has commonly been attributed to right ventricular (RV) ischemia due to RV dilatation and...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2007;19:E375–E377 Angina is a common symptom among patients with primary and secondary pulmonary arterial hypertension and has commonly been attributed to right ventricular (RV) ischemia due to RV dilatation and...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/07/2009
S. Ramamurthy, MD, DM; S. Anandaraja, MD, DM; Navin Matthew, MD, DM
ABSTRACT: Current guidelines recommend implantation of permanent pacemakers for advanced atrioventricular block complicating acute myocardial infarction (MI) when the block is present beyond the usual hospital course. In patients with...
ABSTRACT: Current guidelines recommend implantation of permanent pacemakers for advanced atrioventricular block complicating acute myocardial infarction (MI) when the block is present beyond the usual hospital course. In patients with...
ABSTRACT: Current guidelines...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/07/2009
William J. van Gaal, III, MD, MBBS, FRACP; Keith M. Channon, MD, PhD, FRCP; Francis A. Ponnuthurai, MBBCh, FRACP
ABSTRACT: Complications of percutaneous coronary intervention include in-stent restenosis (ISR) and in-stent thrombosis (IST) which have different underlying pathophysiological processes and different treatment strategies. ISR is primarily...
ABSTRACT: Complications of percutaneous coronary intervention include in-stent restenosis (ISR) and in-stent thrombosis (IST) which have different underlying pathophysiological processes and different treatment strategies. ISR is primarily...
ABSTRACT: Complications of...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/07/2009
Navin Kumar Kapur, MD; John V. Conte, MD; Ilan S. Wittstein, MD
ABSTRACT: Systemic complications of native-valve endocarditis include embolism, abscess formation and development of mycotic aneurysms. To date, only two cases of mycotic coronary aneurysm (MCA) detected by transesophageal echocardiography...
ABSTRACT: Systemic complications of native-valve endocarditis include embolism, abscess formation and development of mycotic aneurysms. To date, only two cases of mycotic coronary aneurysm (MCA) detected by transesophageal echocardiography...
ABSTRACT: Systemic complications...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/06/2009
Alexander Goldberg, MD; Roberto Klein, MD; Alon Marmor, MD
ABSTRACT: The inability to cross tortuous, calcified or previously stented segments with an angioplasty balloon or coronary stent remains one of the frequent causes of the procedural failure. Numerous techniques have been developed to...
ABSTRACT: The inability to cross tortuous, calcified or previously stented segments with an angioplasty balloon or coronary stent remains one of the frequent causes of the procedural failure. Numerous techniques have been developed to...
ABSTRACT: The inability to cross...
09/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/06/2009
Yoritaka Otsuka, MD; Yoichiro Kasahara; Atsushi Kawamura, MD
ABSTRACT: Calcified lesions are a cause of stent underexpansion which significantly increases the subsequent risks of in-stent restenosis and thrombosis, even when drug-eluting stents are used. In this report, we describe a novel balloon...
ABSTRACT: Calcified lesions are a cause of stent underexpansion which significantly increases the subsequent risks of in-stent restenosis and thrombosis, even when drug-eluting stents are used. In this report, we describe a novel balloon...
ABSTRACT: Calcified lesions are...
09/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
09/06/2009
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Jason B. Lindsey, MD
ABSTRACT: Stent underexpansion is a catastrophic complication of stent implantation that can usually be treated with high-pressure balloon dilatation. We report a case of emergency, unprotected distal left main coronary artery stenting, in...
ABSTRACT: Stent underexpansion is a catastrophic complication of stent implantation that can usually be treated with high-pressure balloon dilatation. We report a case of emergency, unprotected distal left main coronary artery stenting, in...
ABSTRACT: Stent underexpansion...
09/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/05/2009
Esteban Escolar, MD; Aleksandra Michalek, MD; Sang Wook Kim, MD; Kwang-Je Lee, MD; Li Lu, MS; Jerzy Pregowski, MD, PhD; William O. Suddath, MD; Pawel Tyczynski, MD; Neil J. Weissman, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Lowell F. Satler, MD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI
ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...
ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...
ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are...
09/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Neil J. Weissman, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Lowell F. Satler, MD; Kenneth M. Kent, MD, PhD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Young Joon Hong, MD; Sang Wook Kim, MD; Li Lu, MS; Anh B. Bui, MD; William O. Suddath, MD
Arterial remodeling is the geometric alteration of the arterial wall in response to atherogenesis. During the development and progression of atherosclerosis, the external elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM CSA) may increase (termed...
Arterial remodeling is the geometric alteration of the arterial wall in response to atherogenesis. During the development and progression of atherosclerosis, the external elastic membrane cross-sectional area (EEM CSA) may increase (termed...
Arterial remodeling is the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Sergey Yalonetsky, MD; Avraham Lorber, MD
Patients and Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients > 60 years of age who underwent percutaneous ASD closure under our supervision since 1998. All patients underwent baseline clinical and echocardiographic evaluation including...
Patients and Methods We retrospectively reviewed all patients > 60 years of age who underwent percutaneous ASD closure under our supervision since 1998. All patients underwent baseline clinical and echocardiographic evaluation including...
Patients and Methods We...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Satindir K. Sandhu, MD
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the third most common adult congenital heart defect1 and was described by Leonardo Da Vince in 1513 as “I have found from a, left auricle, to b, right auricle, the perforating channel from a to b.”2 The majority...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is the third most common adult congenital heart defect1 and was described by Leonardo Da Vince in 1513 as “I have found from a, left auricle, to b, right auricle, the perforating channel from a to b.”2 The majority...
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Brian K. Courtney, MD; Ryota Sakurai, MD; Mamoo Nakamura, MD; Junya Ako, MD, PhD; Hiroyuki Okura, MD, PhD; Yasuhiro Honda, MD; Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Katsuhisa Waseda, MD, PhD; Akiyoshi Miyazawa, MD; Ichizo Tsujino, MD, PhD; Yoshihisa Shimada, MD, PhD
Recent studies have shown that late incomplete stent apposition (LISA) develops following implantation of conventional bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) or adjunctive intracoronary radiation (IR).1–6 While the clinical...
Recent studies have shown that late incomplete stent apposition (LISA) develops following implantation of conventional bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) or adjunctive intracoronary radiation (IR).1–6 While the clinical...
Recent studies have shown that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Fuminobu Yoshimachi, MD, PhD; Motomaru Masutani, MD, PhD; Takashi Matsukage, MD, PhD; Shigeru Saito, MD; Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) devices have been getting smaller, especially guide catheters. In the 1990s, an 8 Fr guide catheter was necessary for stent implantation in a simple coronary lesion. At present, a 6 Fr guide catheter...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) devices have been getting smaller, especially guide catheters. In the 1990s, an 8 Fr guide catheter was necessary for stent implantation in a simple coronary lesion. At present, a 6 Fr guide catheter...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
08/01/2008
Marc S. Cohen, MD; Jose G. Diez, MD; Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; James J. Ferguson, III, MD; James P. Zidar, MD; Glenn N. Levine, MD; David A. Morrow, MD, MPH
Every year, more than 1 million patients are admitted to a hospital with a diagnosis of unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI).1 Relative to acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), patients with...
Every year, more than 1 million patients are admitted to a hospital with a diagnosis of unstable angina or non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (UA/NSTEMI).1 Relative to acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), patients with...
Every year, more than 1 million...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Samir B. Pancholy, MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
Transradial access has gained popularity over the past decade due to its benefits such as improved patient comfort and decrease in access site bleeding complications. It is limited by difficulties that arise as a result of spasm as well as...
Transradial access has gained popularity over the past decade due to its benefits such as improved patient comfort and decrease in access site bleeding complications. It is limited by difficulties that arise as a result of spasm as well as...
Transradial access has gained...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a Rapid Communication selection, as well as the third update of The CATH (Cardiac Catheterization and Antithrombotic Therapy in the Hospital) Clinical...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a Rapid Communication selection, as well as the third update of The CATH (Cardiac Catheterization and Antithrombotic Therapy in the Hospital) Clinical...
This issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology