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Volume 20 - Issue 7 - July, 2008

Review
08/01/2008
Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is an effective therapy for restoring vessel caliber and improving blood flow to ischemic myocardium. At least 1.25 million PCIs are performed annually in...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is an effective therapy for restoring vessel caliber and improving blood flow to ischemic myocardium. At least 1.25 million PCIs are performed annually in...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Valaparambil K. Ajitkumar, MD, DM; Jaganmohan Achuthan Tharakan, MBBS, MD, DM; Narayanan Namboodiri, MBBS, MD, DM
Dual left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (or dual anterior interventricular artery) distribution with either of the vessels originating from the left main coronary artery (LMCA) and the right aortic sinus of Valsalva is an...
Dual left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) (or dual anterior interventricular artery) distribution with either of the vessels originating from the left main coronary artery (LMCA) and the right aortic sinus of Valsalva is an...
Dual left anterior descending...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Christophe A. Wyss, MD; Jan Steffel, MD; Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, FRCP
Case Presentation. A 63-year-old Caucasian male with multiple cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, dyslipidemia, history of smoking and a positive family history experienced an antero-apical myocardial infarction (MI) 12 years...
Case Presentation. A 63-year-old Caucasian male with multiple cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, dyslipidemia, history of smoking and a positive family history experienced an antero-apical myocardial infarction (MI) 12 years...
Case Presentation. A 63-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Alan Feit, MD; Shyam Poludasu, MD; Jonathan D. Marmur, MD, FACC; Erdal Cavusoglu, MD; Venkata R. Battala, MBBS
The superiority of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) over unfractionated heparin (UFH) in the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients was demonstrated in the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non-Q-Wave Coronary...
The superiority of low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) over unfractionated heparin (UFH) in the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients was demonstrated in the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Enoxaparin in Non-Q-Wave Coronary...
The superiority of low-molecular...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Giorgio Gimelli, MD; Brett D. Atwater, MD; Lisa M. Nee, MD
Patients with cardiogenic shock resulting from acute myocardial infarction (MI) experience greater than 50% in-hospital mortality despite aggressive invasive and medical management.1 Right ventricular (RV) ischemia or infarction has been...
Patients with cardiogenic shock resulting from acute myocardial infarction (MI) experience greater than 50% in-hospital mortality despite aggressive invasive and medical management.1 Right ventricular (RV) ischemia or infarction has been...
Patients with cardiogenic shock...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Mitchell N. Rashid, MD; Kristin Gilbert, BS; Matthew W. Watkins, MD; Edward F. Terrien, MD; Bina Ahmed, MD; Faye Straight, RN; Harold L. Dauerman, MD; Prospero B. Gogo, Jr., MD, FACC, FSCAI; Jason T. Bradley, MD
Percutaneous femoral access is utilized for 7.5 million patients per year worldwide and vascular closure devices are used in approximately 2 million patients annually. All current vascular closure devices (VCDs) have been associated with...
Percutaneous femoral access is utilized for 7.5 million patients per year worldwide and vascular closure devices are used in approximately 2 million patients annually. All current vascular closure devices (VCDs) have been associated with...
Percutaneous femoral access is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Thorsten Reffelmann, MD; Astrid Hummel, MD; Stephan B. Felix, MD
Coronary stents dislodged or embolized prior to complete expansion in the target vessel may be retrieved with special devices such as snares, baskets and embolization protection devices.1,2 Rare cases of partially expanded or fractured stents...
Coronary stents dislodged or embolized prior to complete expansion in the target vessel may be retrieved with special devices such as snares, baskets and embolization protection devices.1,2 Rare cases of partially expanded or fractured stents...
Coronary stents dislodged or...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Roxana Mehran, MD; Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Ichizo Tsujino, MD, PhD; Wayne B. Batchelor, MD; Alexandra J. Lansky, MD; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD; Joachim Schofer, MD; John L. Petersen, II, BS , MD, MHS; Christophe Dubois, MD, PhD; William Wijns, MD, PhD; Ecaterina Cristea, MD; Stefan Verheye, MD, PhD; Jyotsna Garg, MD
The prevalence of diabetes has reached epidemic proportion in many sectors of the world.1 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has been correlated with the presence, duration and severity of diabetes.2,3 In addition, both clinical and...
The prevalence of diabetes has reached epidemic proportion in many sectors of the world.1 Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has been correlated with the presence, duration and severity of diabetes.2,3 In addition, both clinical and...
The prevalence of diabetes has...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Naoki Masuda, MD; Takashi Matsukage, MD, PhD; Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions is associated with lower procedural success rates and an increased incidence of subsequent major adverse cardiac events and restenosis.1,2 Several reasons may be offered. The...
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions is associated with lower procedural success rates and an increased incidence of subsequent major adverse cardiac events and restenosis.1,2 Several reasons may be offered. The...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA; Amjad AlMahameed, MD, MPH, RPVI
Vascular closure devices (VCDs) provide simple, painless and reliable hemostasis following endovascular procedures performed via femoral arterial access. Their use has enhanced patient comfort and satisfaction, shortened the time to...
Vascular closure devices (VCDs) provide simple, painless and reliable hemostasis following endovascular procedures performed via femoral arterial access. Their use has enhanced patient comfort and satisfaction, shortened the time to...
Vascular closure devices (VCDs)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology