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Volume 19 - Issue 8 - August, 2007

Case Report
08/01/2008
Yoritaka Otsuka, MD; Shumpei Mori, MD; Atsushi Kawamura, MD
In-stent restenosis has long remained the major limitation of coronary stenting. Recent randomized trials have shown that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) markedly reduce the risk of in-stent restenosis following treatment of de novo...
In-stent restenosis has long remained the major limitation of coronary stenting. Recent randomized trials have shown that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) markedly reduce the risk of in-stent restenosis following treatment of de novo...
In-stent restenosis has long...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nicholas J. Collins, BMed, FRACP, MD; Eric M. Horlick, MD, FRCPC, MDCM; Vladimír Dzavík, MD, FRCPC, FSCAI
In the performance of increasingly complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), there remains an ever-present risk of device fracture or dislodgement. Such occurrences are fortunately infrequent,1 however, they may pose an unfamiliar...
In the performance of increasingly complex percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), there remains an ever-present risk of device fracture or dislodgement. Such occurrences are fortunately infrequent,1 however, they may pose an unfamiliar...
In the performance of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Tom Adriaenssens, MD, PhD; Adnan Kastrati, MD; Albert Schmig, MD
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can result in renovascular hypertension and nephrosclerosis, and accounts for approximately 1 to 3% of all causes of hypertension. The current treatment of choice for atherosclerotic renal artery disease in...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can result in renovascular hypertension and nephrosclerosis, and accounts for approximately 1 to 3% of all causes of hypertension. The current treatment of choice for atherosclerotic renal artery disease in...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Raed A. Aqel, MD; Fadi G. Hage, MD; Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, FACC
According to the newly-updated guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease, surgical aortic valve replacement is still the gold standard for treatment of symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).1...
According to the newly-updated guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease, surgical aortic valve replacement is still the gold standard for treatment of symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS).1...
According to the newly-updated...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Reji Pappy, MD; Thomas A. Hennebry, MB, BCh, BAO, MD; Thomachan Kalapura, MD, MRCP
Coronary-subclavian-steal syndrome (CSSS) is a known cause of myocardial infarction. This entity has been observed in individuals who present with angina. However, this case is unique because this is the first reported patient presenting not...
Coronary-subclavian-steal syndrome (CSSS) is a known cause of myocardial infarction. This entity has been observed in individuals who present with angina. However, this case is unique because this is the first reported patient presenting not...
Coronary-subclavian-steal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Antonio Colombo, MD; Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi, MD, PhD; Tiziana Claudia Aranzulla, MD
Recent advances in balloon and stent technology have increased procedural success rates have resulted in expanded indications for percutaneous treatment of complex peripheral arterial disease. As a consequence, lesions traditionally...
Recent advances in balloon and stent technology have increased procedural success rates have resulted in expanded indications for percutaneous treatment of complex peripheral arterial disease. As a consequence, lesions traditionally...
Recent advances in balloon and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Gary S. Roubin, MD, PhD; Ioannis A. Stathopoulos, MD, PhD
Case PresentationA 69-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, s/p coronary artery bypass graft in 1994 (saphenous vein graft [SVG] to the right coronary artery [RCA], SVG to the diagonal branch, SVG to the obtuse...
Case PresentationA 69-year-old male with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, s/p coronary artery bypass graft in 1994 (saphenous vein graft [SVG] to the right coronary artery [RCA], SVG to the diagonal branch, SVG to the obtuse...
Case PresentationA 69-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mimi Q. Le, MD; Frederick S. Ling, MD
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an unusual cause of acute myocardial ischemia, with approximately 300 cases reported in the literature.1,2 It is often fatal and is mostly recognized at postmortem examination in young victims...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is an unusual cause of acute myocardial ischemia, with approximately 300 cases reported in the literature.1,2 It is often fatal and is mostly recognized at postmortem examination in young victims...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Francis A. Ponnuthurai, MBBCh, FRACP; Colin Forfar, MD, PhD, FRCP; Oliver J. Ormerod, FRCP, DM
Coronary artery perforation is an infrequent but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), occurring in some 0.3–0.6%.1–4 The classification by Ellis et al1 describes perforation as type I, an extraluminal crater...
Coronary artery perforation is an infrequent but serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), occurring in some 0.3–0.6%.1–4 The classification by Ellis et al1 describes perforation as type I, an extraluminal crater...
Coronary artery perforation is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vijay K. Misra, MD; Sanjay Rajdev, MD; Raymond Benza, MD
The TandemHeart™ device (Cardiac Assist, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), a percutaneous nonpulsatile centrifugal left ventricular (LV) assist device, is a recent introduction to the armamentarium of periprocedural hemodynamic stability tools....
The TandemHeart™ device (Cardiac Assist, Inc., Pittsburg, Pennsylvania), a percutaneous nonpulsatile centrifugal left ventricular (LV) assist device, is a recent introduction to the armamentarium of periprocedural hemodynamic stability tools....
The TandemHeart™ device (Cardiac...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Nabil Jarmukli, MD; Oleg Roussanov, MD; S. Jeanne Wilson, RN; Katherine Henley, FNP; Greta Estacio, FNP; Judith Hill, FNP; Brenda Dogan, RN; William F. Henley, PhD
The radial artery approach to diagnostic cardiac catheterization has emerged as an attractive alternative to the femoral artery approach in recent years, especially in Canada and Europe, due to more familiarity and training.1,2 In experienced...
The radial artery approach to diagnostic cardiac catheterization has emerged as an attractive alternative to the femoral artery approach in recent years, especially in Canada and Europe, due to more familiarity and training.1,2 In experienced...
The radial artery approach to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
The current study of Oleg Roussanov et al describes the cost-effectiveness of the radial approach to diagnostic catheterization compared with the femoral approach, with and without use of closure devices.1 Despite the fact that this is a...
The current study of Oleg Roussanov et al describes the cost-effectiveness of the radial approach to diagnostic catheterization compared with the femoral approach, with and without use of closure devices.1 Despite the fact that this is a...
The current study of Oleg...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Mohamad Ali Ostovan, MD; Amir Aslani, MD
 Case report. A 65-year-old female with a history of repeated episodes of syncope was admitted for permanent pacemaker implantation due to sick sinus syndrome. A 9 Fr peel-away sheath, which is devoid of a hemostatic valve, was inserted....
 Case report. A 65-year-old female with a history of repeated episodes of syncope was admitted for permanent pacemaker implantation due to sick sinus syndrome. A 9 Fr peel-away sheath, which is devoid of a hemostatic valve, was inserted....
 Case report. A 65-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Tsung O. Cheng, MD
I read with interest the innovative procedure of percutaneous transvalvular endomyocardial cryoablation for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reported by Keane et al1 in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology....
I read with interest the innovative procedure of percutaneous transvalvular endomyocardial cryoablation for the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy reported by Keane et al1 in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology....
I read with interest the...
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 includes original research articles, a review, “Clinical Images”, and online case reports. These case reports can be found on our web site (www.invasivecardiology. com). I...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a review, “Clinical Images”, and online case reports. These case reports can be found on our web site (www.invasivecardiology. com). I...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Edo Kaluski, MD; Adam Groothuis, MS, MBA; Marc Klapholz, MD; Philip Seifart, MS; Elazar Edelman, MD
Coronary and peripheral interventions can result in distal embolization. Although guidelines mandate the use of embolic protection devices (EPDs) in PCI of vein grafts1 and carotid arteries,2,3 these devices are at most 50% effective4 and...
Coronary and peripheral interventions can result in distal embolization. Although guidelines mandate the use of embolic protection devices (EPDs) in PCI of vein grafts1 and carotid arteries,2,3 these devices are at most 50% effective4 and...
Coronary and peripheral...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Stephen J. Markwell, MA, MS; Joji J. Varghese, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Frank Aguirre, MD; Marc Shelton, MD; Gregory J. Mishkel, MD, FRCPC, FACC, FSCAI; Anna L. Moore, MPH
Chronic renal disease (CRD) is a common health concern in wealthy countries, with approximately 20 million American adults currently affected.1 While the association between renal insufficiency and increased risk of adverse non-fatal and...
Chronic renal disease (CRD) is a common health concern in wealthy countries, with approximately 20 million American adults currently affected.1 While the association between renal insufficiency and increased risk of adverse non-fatal and...
Chronic renal disease (CRD) is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Ted M. Parris, MD, FACC
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is endemic in our population, as is cardiovascular disease. Both carry large risks of major morbidity and mortality. The interaction of these two conditions is complex and the addition of CKD to cardiovascular...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is endemic in our population, as is cardiovascular disease. Both carry large risks of major morbidity and mortality. The interaction of these two conditions is complex and the addition of CKD to cardiovascular...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Babu Kunadian, MBBS, MRCP; Kunadian Vijayalakshmi, MBBS, MRCP; Douglas F. Muir, MB, MRCP; Robert A. Wright, MD, FRCP; James A. Hall, MA, MD, FRCP; Victoria J. Whittaker, MSc; Andrew G.C. Sutton, MA, MD, MRCP; Mark A. de Belder, MA, MD, FRCP
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most commonly used temporary cardiac assist device. It has immediate beneficial hemodynamic effects, augmenting coronary perfusion, increasing myocardial oxygen supply and decreasing myocardial...
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is the most commonly used temporary cardiac assist device. It has immediate beneficial hemodynamic effects, augmenting coronary perfusion, increasing myocardial oxygen supply and decreasing myocardial...
The intra-aortic balloon pump...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Sukesh C. Burjonroppa, MD; Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD; Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, MD
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical unloading device that is used to decrease myocardial oxygen demand while at the same time increasing cardiac output.1–3 In patients with acute MI who present with cardiogenic shock...
The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical unloading device that is used to decrease myocardial oxygen demand while at the same time increasing cardiac output.1–3 In patients with acute MI who present with cardiogenic shock...
The intra-aortic balloon pump...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Rocco Mongiardo, MD; Antonio Maria Leone, MD, PhD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Carlo Trani, MD; Giuseppe Ferrante, MD; Mario Attilio Mazzari, MD; Maria De Vita, MD; Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD; Giovanni Paolo Talarico, MD; Filippo Crea, MD; Giovanni Schiavoni, MD; Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, MD; Enrico Romagnoli, MD, PhD
Distal embolization of atherothrombotic material often occurs during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and its angiographic evidence ifigures associated with worse long-term...
Distal embolization of atherothrombotic material often occurs during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and its angiographic evidence ifigures associated with worse long-term...
Distal embolization of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
On Topaz, MD, FACC
Throughout revascularization of coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute coronary syndromes, the burden of a thrombus can be “felt” by interventionalists. You know that ominous “feeling” when...
Throughout revascularization of coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and acute coronary syndromes, the burden of a thrombus can be “felt” by interventionalists. You know that ominous “feeling” when...
Throughout revascularization of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology