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Volume 21 - Issue 11 - November, 2009

11/09/2009
Lloyd W. Klein, MD
From Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. The author reports no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Address for correspondence: Lloyd W. Klein MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Professional...
From Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. The author reports no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Address for correspondence: Lloyd W. Klein MD, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Professional...
From Advocate Illinois Masonic...
11/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/09/2009
Makoto Utsunomiya, MD; Tomoko Kobayashi, MD; Shigeru Nakamura, MD
From the Cardiovascular center, Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 4, 2009, provisional acceptance given May 28, 2009, and final version...
From the Cardiovascular center, Kyoto-Katsura Hospital, Kyoto, Japan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 4, 2009, provisional acceptance given May 28, 2009, and final version...
From the Cardiovascular center,...
11/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Vikas Veeranna, MD; Jyotiranjan Pradhan, MD; Mahmood Ali, MD; Luis Afonso, MD
TITLE: Complex Intervention of an In-Stent Restenosis of Ostial Right Coronary Artery Stent Protruding into Aortic Sinus of Valsalva: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature From the *Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical...
TITLE: Complex Intervention of an In-Stent Restenosis of Ostial Right Coronary Artery Stent Protruding into Aortic Sinus of Valsalva: A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature From the *Department of Internal Medicine, Detroit Medical...
TITLE: Complex Intervention of...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Andrew D. Michaels, MD, MAS; Brad S. Burlew, MD
From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 2, 2009 and accepted May 4, 2009. Address...
From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 2, 2009 and accepted May 4, 2009. Address...
From the Division of Cardiology,...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Christopher S. Thomas, BS, RCIS; Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, MD; Vishal Gupta, MD, MPH
From the *Borgess Heart Institute and Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Borgess Heart Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content...
From the *Borgess Heart Institute and Michigan State University/Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Borgess Heart Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content...
From the *Borgess Heart...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Eugene P. McFadden, MB, MD; Thomas J. Kiernan, MD; Brian G. Hynes, MB, MD
TITLE: Novel Management Strategy for Coronary Steal Syndrome: Case Report of Occlusion of a LIMA Graft Side Branch with a Combination of Drug-Eluting and Covered-Stent Deployment From the Department of Interventional Cardiology, Cork...
TITLE: Novel Management Strategy for Coronary Steal Syndrome: Case Report of Occlusion of a LIMA Graft Side Branch with a Combination of Drug-Eluting and Covered-Stent Deployment From the Department of Interventional Cardiology, Cork...
TITLE: Novel Management Strategy...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Marcel E. Zughaib, MD, FACC; Nassim Haddad, MD; Rayan Hourani, MD
FULL TITLE: Anomalous Origin of the RCA from the Proximal LAD and a Single Coronary Artery Anomaly: Two Case Reports of Two Rare Coronary Anomalies _______________________________________________ From the Providence Heart Institute,...
FULL TITLE: Anomalous Origin of the RCA from the Proximal LAD and a Single Coronary Artery Anomaly: Two Case Reports of Two Rare Coronary Anomalies _______________________________________________ From the Providence Heart Institute,...
FULL TITLE: Anomalous Origin of...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/06/2009
Neil Wilson, MBBS, FRCP, MD; Zaheer Ahmad, MD, MBBS, MRCPCh; Gruschen R. Veldtman, MD, MBChB, FRCP
ABSTRACT: Though present in up to a quarter of adults a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been implicated in a diverse range of medical conditions including cryptogenic stroke, migraine and decompression illness. A wide range of devices are...
ABSTRACT: Though present in up to a quarter of adults a patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been implicated in a diverse range of medical conditions including cryptogenic stroke, migraine and decompression illness. A wide range of devices are...
ABSTRACT: Though present in up...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
11/06/2009
Adel El-Bialy, MD; Shih-Fan Chen, DO; Leonardo C. Clavijo, MD, PhD; Ray V. Matthews, MD
From the Los Angeles County Hospital/University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Los Angeles, California. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript...
From the Los Angeles County Hospital/University of Southern California Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Los Angeles, California. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript...
From the Los Angeles County...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
11/06/2009
Paul Fefer, MD; Duncan Hogg, MRCP; Sam Radhakrishnan, MD, FRCPC
Covered Stent for the Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis ABSTRACT:J INVASIVE CA
Covered Stent for the Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation in a Patient with Takayasu’s Arteritis ABSTRACT:J INVASIVE CA
Covered Stent for the Treatment...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
11/06/2009
Muhammad Janjua, MD; Amr E. Abbas, MD, FACC, RPVI, FSVM, FASE; Fatema M. Omran, MD; Tony Kastoon, MD; Mahmood Alshami, MD
ABSTRACT: We report a case of inferior vena cava filter migration to the right ventricle resulting in ventricular tachycardia and elevated troponin. The patient was taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory and under fluoroscopy the...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of inferior vena cava filter migration to the right ventricle resulting in ventricular tachycardia and elevated troponin. The patient was taken to the cardiac catheterization laboratory and under fluoroscopy the...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/06/2009
Takahiko Suzuki, MD; Sudhir Rathore, MD, MRCP; Mitsuyasu Terashima, MD; Yasuyoshi Suzuki, BS; Kenya Nasu, MD; Yoshiaki Nakayama, BS ; Maoto Habara, MD; Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD; Osamu Katoh, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been increasingly used to evaluate stent apposition following implantation. Since stent struts are visualized as linear structures with strong surface reflection and typical dorsal...
ABSTRACT: Background. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been increasingly used to evaluate stent apposition following implantation. Since stent struts are visualized as linear structures with strong surface reflection and typical dorsal...
ABSTRACT: Background. Optical...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/06/2009
Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT; Hiroki Ito, MD, MS; Sheri Piel, MD; Pranab Das, MD; Vikram Chhokar, MD; Ghazanfar Khadim, MD; Robert Nierzwicki, MD; Alexis Williams, MD; Fred Leya, MD
TITLE: Long-Term Outcomes of Plaque Debulking with Rotational Atherectomy in Side-Branch Ostial Lesions to Treat Bifurcation Coronary Disease ABSTRACT: Background. The prognosis after rotational atherectomy of a side-branch ostium to treat...
TITLE: Long-Term Outcomes of Plaque Debulking with Rotational Atherectomy in Side-Branch Ostial Lesions to Treat Bifurcation Coronary Disease ABSTRACT: Background. The prognosis after rotational atherectomy of a side-branch ostium to treat...
TITLE: Long-Term Outcomes of...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
11/06/2009
Ariel Roguin, MD, PhD; Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH
In current interventional cardiology practice, the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions remains among the few technically challenging fields. It is estimated that bifurcation lesions comprise 15–20% of all percutaneous coronary...
In current interventional cardiology practice, the treatment of coronary bifurcation lesions remains among the few technically challenging fields. It is estimated that bifurcation lesions comprise 15–20% of all percutaneous coronary...
In current interventional...
11/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Abdul Hakeem, MD; Faisal M. Khan, MD; Sabha Bhatti, MD; Zainab Samad, MD; Mark H. Eckman, MD, MS; Tarek A. Helmy, MD; Mohamed A. Effat, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. To assess the optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) approach for coronary artery bifurcation lesions (CBL), we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing provisional stenting (PS) to complex...
ABSTRACT: Background. To assess the optimal percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) approach for coronary artery bifurcation lesions (CBL), we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized trials comparing provisional stenting (PS) to complex...
ABSTRACT: Background. To assess...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Andreas W. Schoenenberger, MD; Stefan Toggweiler, MD; Peiman Jamshidi, MD, FESC; Paul Erne, MD, FESC; Mathias Kaspar, MD; Yves Suter, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and virtual histology (VH) to assess the differences of plaque burden and composition between target coronary arteries containing the culprit lesion and non-target coronary...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We used intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and virtual histology (VH) to assess the differences of plaque burden and composition between target coronary arteries containing the culprit lesion and non-target coronary...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We used...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
11/05/2009
Matthew J. Budoff, MD
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has evolved rapidly over the last 20 years. Not long ago, the only proven utility of cardiac CT was the “mammogram of the heart,” allowing risk stratification and identification of early atherosclerosis.1 As...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) has evolved rapidly over the last 20 years. Not long ago, the only proven utility of cardiac CT was the “mammogram of the heart,” allowing risk stratification and identification of early atherosclerosis.1 As...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT)...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Hiroshi Fujita, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Masashi Kimura, MD, PhD; Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD; Maoto Habara, MD; Osamu Katoh, MD; Nobuyoshi Tanaka, MD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD; Mariko Ehara, MD; Sudhir Rathore, MD, MRCP; Masato Kawai, RT; Mitsuyasu Terashima, MD; Shunichi Matsushita, MD; Kenya Nasu, MD; Tuyoshi Ito, MD
Impact of Multislice Computed Tomography to Estimate Difficulty in Wire Crossing in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions...
Impact of Multislice Computed Tomography to Estimate Difficulty in Wire Crossing in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusions...
Impact of Multislice Computed...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Takashi Matsukage, MD, PhD; Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC; Yoshihiro Morino, MD; Teruhisa Tanabe, MD, PhD; Naoki Masuda, MD; Nobuhiko Ogata, MD, PhD; Gaku Nakazawa, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to clarify the mechanisms of backup force for right coronary artery intervention. Background. Backup force of a guiding catheter is important for successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); however,...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to clarify the mechanisms of backup force for right coronary artery intervention. Background. Backup force of a guiding catheter is important for successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI); however,...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Mirosław Wilczyński, MD; Marek Cisowski, MD; Michał Krejca,, MD; Iwona Banasiewicz-Szkróbka, MD; Marek Krol, MD; Stefan Kiesz, MD; Marek Kondys, MD; Szymon Wiernek, MD; Bartłomiej Orlik; Michal Tendera, MD; Jack L. Martin, MD; Pawel E. Buszman, MD; Piotr P. Buszman, MD; Andrzej Bochenek, MD; Magda Konkolewska, MD; Blazej Trela, MD
ABSTRACT: Surgical myocardial revascularization (CABG) in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCA) is a Class I recommendation in the AHA/ACC guidelines, however it is associated with increased perioperative risk in...
ABSTRACT: Surgical myocardial revascularization (CABG) in patients with unprotected left main coronary artery disease (ULMCA) is a Class I recommendation in the AHA/ACC guidelines, however it is associated with increased perioperative risk in...
ABSTRACT: Surgical myocardial...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/05/2009
Sanjay Bose, MD; Sorin J. Brener, MD; Terrence J. Sacchi, MD; Salman A. Haq, MD
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought to compare 3-year outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) according to recently published appropriateness criteria for PCI. Background. The choice of revascularization between PCI and coronary...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought to compare 3-year outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) according to recently published appropriateness criteria for PCI. Background. The choice of revascularization between PCI and coronary...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. We sought...
11/05/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology