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Volume 20 - Issue 1 - January, 2008

Commentary
09/07/2009
Matthew J. Budoff, MD
Key Words: noninvasive angiography; CTA; CT angiography; computed tomographic angiography; multidetector computed tomography; MDCT Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CT angiography) is increasingly being used clinically to define the...
Key Words: noninvasive angiography; CTA; CT angiography; computed tomographic angiography; multidetector computed tomography; MDCT Cardiac computed tomographic angiography (CT angiography) is increasingly being used clinically to define the...
Key Words: noninvasive...
09/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Friedrich Jung, MD, PhD; Roland Bach, MD; Wolfgang Bay, MD; Lorenz Jochum, MD
Although drug-eluting stents (DES) show very good results in terms of early restenosis rates in patients with coronary artery disease as compared to bare-metal stents (BMS), there is little information available on the safety and efficacy of...
Although drug-eluting stents (DES) show very good results in terms of early restenosis rates in patients with coronary artery disease as compared to bare-metal stents (BMS), there is little information available on the safety and efficacy of...
Although drug-eluting stents...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Vladimir Jelnin, MD; Gary S. Roubin, MD, PhD; Harvey S. Hecht, MD
Multidetector computed tomographic coronary angiography (MDCTA) has rapidly gained in popularity and applicability.1 Most recently, the concept of MDCTA-guided percutaneous intervention has been introduced, with MDCTA evaluation of minimum...
Multidetector computed tomographic coronary angiography (MDCTA) has rapidly gained in popularity and applicability.1 Most recently, the concept of MDCTA-guided percutaneous intervention has been introduced, with MDCTA evaluation of minimum...
Multidetector computed...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Robert E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a Rapid Communication, selections from the journal’s special section Clinical Images and online case reports which can be found in archive section on our...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a Rapid Communication, selections from the journal’s special section Clinical Images and online case reports which can be found in archive section on our...
This issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Edward A. Gill, Jr., MD; Peter J. Cawley, MD; Steven L. Goldberg, MD
Case Report. A 22-year-old female presented to an outside hospital with back pain radiating to the epigastrum. The patient had a history of hypertension and Takayasu’s arteritis. At age 17 she underwent resection of an ascending aortic...
Case Report. A 22-year-old female presented to an outside hospital with back pain radiating to the epigastrum. The patient had a history of hypertension and Takayasu’s arteritis. At age 17 she underwent resection of an ascending aortic...
Case Report. A 22-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Chi-Hang Lee, MD, MBBS, MRCP; Yean-Teng Lim, MBBS, MD; Swee-Chong Seow, MBBS
Isolated coronary artery spasm without atherosclerotic obstruction is an unusual cause of myocardial infarction (MI). The chest pain and electrocardiographic (ECG) changes can be resolved promptly following administration of nitroglycerin in...
Isolated coronary artery spasm without atherosclerotic obstruction is an unusual cause of myocardial infarction (MI). The chest pain and electrocardiographic (ECG) changes can be resolved promptly following administration of nitroglycerin in...
Isolated coronary artery spasm...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jaganmohan Achuthan Tharakan, MBBS, MD, DM; Narayanan Namboodiri, MBBS, MD, DM; Sivadasan Pillai Harikrishnan, MD, DM; Valaparambil K. Ajitkumar, MD, DM
Distorted cardiac anatomy offers technical difficulties during fluoroscopy-guided transcatheter procedures. This is even more the case with percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC), where the cardiac malpositions considerably...
Distorted cardiac anatomy offers technical difficulties during fluoroscopy-guided transcatheter procedures. This is even more the case with percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC), where the cardiac malpositions considerably...
Distorted cardiac anatomy offers...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Joanna J. Wykrzykowska, MD, PhD; Roger J. Laham, MD; Mark Williams, MD
Stenting has emerged as a procedure associated with low mortality and morbidity for symptomatic renovascular disease. Frequently responsible for uncontrollable hypertension, congestive heart failure and progressive renal failure leading to...
Stenting has emerged as a procedure associated with low mortality and morbidity for symptomatic renovascular disease. Frequently responsible for uncontrollable hypertension, congestive heart failure and progressive renal failure leading to...
Stenting has emerged as a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Michael Kohl, MRCP, MD; Chetan Varma, MRCP, MD
Case Report. A 75-year-old Afro-Caribbean male presented to our hospital with typical ischemic chest pain associat ed wi th a rai sed t roponin I l eve l of 3.5. His electrocardiogram (ECG) on admission showed anterolateral T-wave inversion....
Case Report. A 75-year-old Afro-Caribbean male presented to our hospital with typical ischemic chest pain associat ed wi th a rai sed t roponin I l eve l of 3.5. His electrocardiogram (ECG) on admission showed anterolateral T-wave inversion....
Case Report. A 75-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Kul Aggarwal, MD; Nipun Arora, MD
Late stent thrombosis (occurring more than 30 days after stent placement), is a catastrophic complication of drug-eluting stents (DES) that has recently gained heightened awareness. It has been reported to occur at a rate of 0.6% per year...
Late stent thrombosis (occurring more than 30 days after stent placement), is a catastrophic complication of drug-eluting stents (DES) that has recently gained heightened awareness. It has been reported to occur at a rate of 0.6% per year...
Late stent thrombosis (occurring...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ravinay Bhindi, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FESC; Neil Wilson, MBBS, FRCP, MD; Oliver J. Ormerod, FRCP, DM
This case describes the closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) via the right internal jugular (IJ) vein in a young patient with an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) awaiting liver transplantation. Case Report. A 25-year-old male with...
This case describes the closure of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) via the right internal jugular (IJ) vein in a young patient with an interrupted inferior vena cava (IVC) awaiting liver transplantation. Case Report. A 25-year-old male with...
This case describes the closure...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Surabhi Madhwal, MD; Girish Mood, MD; Vidyasagar Kalahasti, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Stephen G. Ellis, MD
We read with interest the article by Mishkel and colleagues1 along with the accompanying editorial in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The authors compared short-term and 2-year outcomes of drug-eluting stents...
We read with interest the article by Mishkel and colleagues1 along with the accompanying editorial in the August 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The authors compared short-term and 2-year outcomes of drug-eluting stents...
We read with interest the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Peiman Jamshidi, MD, FESC; Therese Resink, PhD; Paul Erne, MD, FESC
Aneurysms of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) to coronary arteries were first reported in 1975, but remain an unusual complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.1,2 There are different, mostly surgical, treatment modalities, but...
Aneurysms of saphenous vein grafts (SVG) to coronary arteries were first reported in 1975, but remain an unusual complication of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.1,2 There are different, mostly surgical, treatment modalities, but...
Aneurysms of saphenous vein...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Steven J. Kernis, MD; Lance Kovar, MD; David Brogno, MD
Approximately 30% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) have a chronically occluded vessel ( CTO).1 Due to frequent difficulty in crossing the CTO lesion by standard wire techniques, novel approaches have been created to...
Approximately 30% of patients with significant coronary artery disease (CAD) have a chronically occluded vessel ( CTO).1 Due to frequent difficulty in crossing the CTO lesion by standard wire techniques, novel approaches have been created to...
Approximately 30% of patients...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Hicham Khallafi, MD; Vinod Chacko, MD; Nickolas Varveralis, DO; Farhad Elmi, MD
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called transient left ventricular apical ballooning or “broken heart syndrome,” is a cardiac condition that mimics the clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome but without any evidence of obstructive...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also called transient left ventricular apical ballooning or “broken heart syndrome,” is a cardiac condition that mimics the clinical presentation of acute coronary syndrome but without any evidence of obstructive...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, also...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Yen-Dong Ho, MD; David P. Lee, MD
Restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)occurs as a complex immune and proliferative response to injury. Even in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era, restenotic risk is not insubstantial, with reported rates of angiographic...
Restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)occurs as a complex immune and proliferative response to injury. Even in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era, restenotic risk is not insubstantial, with reported rates of angiographic...
Restenosis after percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Linda K. Shaw, MS; Luther Milton; Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD; Roberto J. Manson, MD; Dana M. Giangiacomo, BS; Lucy Fronheiser, MS; George L. Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Shannon McCall, MD; Roger Nightingale, PhD; Vic Hasselblad, PhD
Vascular access site complications are common following cardiac catheterization.1 These complications, as high as 14% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), increase hospital length of stay and cost.2 Accordingly,...
Vascular access site complications are common following cardiac catheterization.1 These complications, as high as 14% of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), increase hospital length of stay and cost.2 Accordingly,...
Vascular access site...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Howard S. Rosman, MD; David Y. Graham, MD; Mouhammed A. Joumaa, MD
Coarctation of the aorta accounts for 5–10% of all congenital cardiovascular malformations and carries a high morbidity and mortality risk. Symptoms depend on the severity of the disease and other coexisting anomalies. Case Presentation. A...
Coarctation of the aorta accounts for 5–10% of all congenital cardiovascular malformations and carries a high morbidity and mortality risk. Symptoms depend on the severity of the disease and other coexisting anomalies. Case Presentation. A...
Coarctation of the aorta...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Nurul Aga, MD; Habib Chaudhury, MD; Mohammad A. Rahman, MD
Case Presentation. A 13-year-old girl from very poor socioeconomic conditions presented with a 15-day history of chest discomfort and shortness of breath at rest. Her electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed Q-wave and ST-elevation in the chest leads...
Case Presentation. A 13-year-old girl from very poor socioeconomic conditions presented with a 15-day history of chest discomfort and shortness of breath at rest. Her electrocardiogram (ECG) revealed Q-wave and ST-elevation in the chest leads...
Case Presentation. A 13-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Marie E. Nguyen, MD; Paul C. Ho, MD, MSc
In the presence of concomitant significant ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), common practice is treatment with combined surgical mitral valve repair or replacement (MVR) and coronary bypass...
In the presence of concomitant significant ischemic mitral regurgitation (MR) and multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD), common practice is treatment with combined surgical mitral valve repair or replacement (MVR) and coronary bypass...
In the presence of concomitant...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Javier Escota-Villanueva, MD; María R. Ortas-Nadal, MD; José Ruiz-Arroyo, MD; Antonio Peleato-Peleato, MD
Dear Editor: Despite the fact that percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a safe and effective therapy for the treatment of mitral valvular stenosis, one of the most important immediate complications of this procedure is systemic...
Dear Editor: Despite the fact that percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a safe and effective therapy for the treatment of mitral valvular stenosis, one of the most important immediate complications of this procedure is systemic...
Dear Editor: Despite the fact...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Paul T. Akins, MD, PhD; Charles W. Kerber, MD; Ramin S. Pakbaz, MD
Atherosclerosis, though a systemic illness, occurs at certain preferred sites, one being the ostia of the vertebral arteries. Narrowing of the vertebral artery origins, though often asymptomatic, can lead to devastating posterior circulation...
Atherosclerosis, though a systemic illness, occurs at certain preferred sites, one being the ostia of the vertebral arteries. Narrowing of the vertebral artery origins, though often asymptomatic, can lead to devastating posterior circulation...
Atherosclerosis, though a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Eberhard Grube, MD; Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid, MD, PhD; Amanda G.R.M. Sousa, MD, PhD; Jose de Ribamar Costa, Jr., MD, PhD; Ricardo A. Costa, MD, PhD; J. Eduardo Sousa, MD, PhD; Alberto Fonseca, MD; Fausto Feres, MD, PhD; Andrea S. Abizaid, MD, PhD; Rodolfo Staico, MD, PhD; Luiz Alberto Piva e Mattos, MD, PhD
Despite the recent advent of drug-eluting stents (DES), preparation of complex lesions (e.g., ostial, diffuse, fibrocalcified lesions and in-stent restenosis) before stent implantation remains an essential component of percutaneous coronary...
Despite the recent advent of drug-eluting stents (DES), preparation of complex lesions (e.g., ostial, diffuse, fibrocalcified lesions and in-stent restenosis) before stent implantation remains an essential component of percutaneous coronary...
Despite the recent advent of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology