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Volume 20 - Issue 4 - April, 2008

Case Report
08/01/2008
Yoon Haeng Cho, MD, PhD; Nae-Hee Lee, MD, PhD; Hye Sun Seo, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E129-E132 Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Although CTO in the...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E129-E132 Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Although CTO in the...
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Filippo Crea, MD; Maria De Vita, MD; Giovanni Paolo Talarico, MD; Giovanni Schiavoni, MD; Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, MD; Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD, PhD; Rocco Mongiardo, MD; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Carlo Trani, MD; Mario Attilio Mazzari, MD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD; Enrico Romagnoli, MD, PhD; Antonio Maria Leone, MD, PhD; Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a recognized complication limiting the clinical efficacy of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the incidence reported being between 0.5% and 2.2%.1–5 Due to the increasing number of stent-based PCI procedures,...
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a recognized complication limiting the clinical efficacy of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the incidence reported being between 0.5% and 2.2%.1–5 Due to the increasing number of stent-based PCI procedures,...
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
John Thompson Sullebarger, MD; Nancy Wymer, RN; Denise Holloway, ARNP
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E133-E135 The management of coronary disease in patients with spinal or intracranial disease may be challenging. In some cases, coronary lesions may require...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E133-E135 The management of coronary disease in patients with spinal or intracranial disease may be challenging. In some cases, coronary lesions may require...
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Madan Sharma, MD; Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Stent thrombosis (ST), while infrequent, is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulting in myocardial infarction (MI) or death.1–4 While drug- eluting stents (DES) have reduced the rate of restenosis and...
Stent thrombosis (ST), while infrequent, is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulting in myocardial infarction (MI) or death.1–4 While drug- eluting stents (DES) have reduced the rate of restenosis and...
Stent thrombosis (ST), while...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mohammed Murtaza, MD; Shahriar Yazdanfar, MD; Anil Kumar, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E136-E137 Coronary collateral vessels are able to supply blood to a myocardial territory vascularized by severely stenosed or occluded epicardial arteries. They may...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E136-E137 Coronary collateral vessels are able to supply blood to a myocardial territory vascularized by severely stenosed or occluded epicardial arteries. They may...
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Alan M. Kleinfeld, PhD; David Fitchett, MD; Sanjit S. Jolly, MD, MSc, FRCP; Warren J. Cantor, MD; Hahn Hoe Kim, MD; Gordon Moe, MD; Jason M. Burstein, MD; Aurora Mendelsohn
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and serum unbound free fatty acid (FFAu) are novel cardiac markers. BNP is a polypeptide secreted by the cardiac ventricles in response to volume and pressure overload. Measurement of BNP levels has...
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and serum unbound free fatty acid (FFAu) are novel cardiac markers. BNP is a polypeptide secreted by the cardiac ventricles in response to volume and pressure overload. Measurement of BNP levels has...
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
08/01/2008
Carlos E. Ruiz, MD, PhD; Paul T.L. Chiam, MBBS, MRCP
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E109-E113 Stroke is the third leading cause of mortality in the developed world.1 The incidence of first-ever strokes was > 731,000 in 1996 in the United States...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E109-E113 Stroke is the third leading cause of mortality in the developed world.1 The incidence of first-ever strokes was > 731,000 in 1996 in the United States...
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Bryan P. Yan, MBBS, FRACP, MD; Ronen Gurvitch, MBBS, FRACP; Andrew E. Ajani, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FJFICM, FCSANZ; Ron Waksman, MD
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is established as optimal therapy for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).1 The goal of primary PCI is to achieve a thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow and...
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is established as optimal therapy for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).1 The goal of primary PCI is to achieve a thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) 3 flow and...
Primary percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
08/01/2008
Bernard Lung, MD; Dominique Himbert, MD; Alec Vahanian, MD; Eric Brochet, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E114-E119 Mitral stenosis (MS) is still frequent in many countries where rheumatic fever remains endemic.1–2 In Western countries, since the disappearance of...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E114-E119 Mitral stenosis (MS) is still frequent in many countries where rheumatic fever remains endemic.1–2 In Western countries, since the disappearance of...
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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, a Rapid Communication article, a Review, several case reports, two Clinical Images selections, and articles from the proceedings of the 30th Anniversary of...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research, a Rapid Communication article, a Review, several case reports, two Clinical Images selections, and articles from the proceedings of the 30th Anniversary of...
This issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology