Volume 22 - Issue 10 - October, 2010
Editor's Message
01/06/2011
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
01/06/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
10/11/2010
Mazen S. Abu-Fadel, MD; Archana Gautam, MD; Reji Pappy, MD
ABSTRACT: The AngioSculpt PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter is an FDA-approved device for plaque modulation. We describe the first case of AngioSculpt EX catheter entrapment and detachment in the right coronary artery during PCI that was...
ABSTRACT: The AngioSculpt PTCA Scoring Balloon Catheter is an FDA-approved device for plaque modulation. We describe the first case of AngioSculpt EX catheter entrapment and detachment in the right coronary artery during PCI that was...
ABSTRACT: The AngioSculpt PTCA...
10/11/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
10/11/2010
Paul C. Ho, MD, MSc
ABSTRACT: Rotational atherectomy is contraindicated in the presence of coronary dissection. Clinical scenarios of coronary dissection in which rotational atherectomy offers the only option are rare but can occur. This case study presents a...
ABSTRACT: Rotational atherectomy is contraindicated in the presence of coronary dissection. Clinical scenarios of coronary dissection in which rotational atherectomy offers the only option are rare but can occur. This case study presents a...
ABSTRACT: Rotational atherectomy...
10/11/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
10/10/2010
Rodrigo Estévez-Loureiro, MD, PhD; Raul Franco-Gutierrez, MD; Ramon Calviño-Santos, MD
ABSTRACT: A 73-year old patient, who underwent triple bypass surgery in another hospital in 1991 after suffering an acute myocardial infarction, was admitted to our institution after an episode of unstable angina. Evidence of a left internal...
ABSTRACT: A 73-year old patient, who underwent triple bypass surgery in another hospital in 1991 after suffering an acute myocardial infarction, was admitted to our institution after an episode of unstable angina. Evidence of a left internal...
ABSTRACT: A 73-year old patient,...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
10/10/2010
Atsushi Funatsu, MD; Tomoko Kobayashi, MD; Shigeru Nakamura, MD
ABSTRACT: We report the successful retrieval of a broken intracoronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter tip that was mostly invisible on fluoroscopy by using a snare catheter and pulling from distal to proximal. An 80-year old male...
ABSTRACT: We report the successful retrieval of a broken intracoronary intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) catheter tip that was mostly invisible on fluoroscopy by using a snare catheter and pulling from distal to proximal. An 80-year old male...
ABSTRACT: We report the...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
10/10/2010
Mazen S. Abu-Fadel, MD; Elias B. Hanna, MD
Management of Severe Bilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis
Concomitant to Severely Symptomatic Coronary Arterial Disease Requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case-Based Review
Management of Severe Bilateral Carotid Artery Stenosis
Concomitant to Severely Symptomatic Coronary Arterial Disease Requiring Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case-Based Review
Management of Severe Bilateral...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
10/10/2010
Sridhar Sampath Kumar, MD; Pranjal Boruah, MD; Shubhra Shetty, MD
ABSTRACT: Acute streptococcal myocarditis is an uncommon diagnosis in the developed world. Its presentation masquerading as acute myocardial infarction is still uncommon. We describe a case of a young male presenting with a recent diagnosis...
ABSTRACT: Acute streptococcal myocarditis is an uncommon diagnosis in the developed world. Its presentation masquerading as acute myocardial infarction is still uncommon. We describe a case of a young male presenting with a recent diagnosis...
ABSTRACT: Acute streptococcal...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
10/10/2010
Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Costantino Smaldone, MD; Marco Baca, MD
ABSTRACT: Although stent fracture following femoro-popliteal intervention is well recognized, coronary stent fracture represents an underrecognized entity. Its incidence is low but it represents an important clinical entity as it may...
ABSTRACT: Although stent fracture following femoro-popliteal intervention is well recognized, coronary stent fracture represents an underrecognized entity. Its incidence is low but it represents an important clinical entity as it may...
ABSTRACT: Although stent...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
10/10/2010
Leo Marcoff, MD; Ehsanur Rahman, MD
ABSTRACT: Eighty percent of all spontaneous coronary artery dissections occur in women. A third of these occur in pregnancy or post-partum period and a variation in hormonal levels is thought to play an etiologic role. It has been suggested...
ABSTRACT: Eighty percent of all spontaneous coronary artery dissections occur in women. A third of these occur in pregnancy or post-partum period and a variation in hormonal levels is thought to play an etiologic role. It has been suggested...
ABSTRACT: Eighty percent of all...
10/10/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
10/08/2010
David L. Brown, MD, FACC, FACP, DO; Bruce S. Bowers, MD; Stuart J. Head, MD
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure of large-bore arterial sheaths remains a clinical challenge. We report a case of facilitated large-bore closure using a low-profile valvuloplasty balloon for aortic occlusion. This technique enhanced...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure of large-bore arterial sheaths remains a clinical challenge. We report a case of facilitated large-bore closure using a low-profile valvuloplasty balloon for aortic occlusion. This technique enhanced...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous closure...
10/08/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
10/08/2010
Biana Trost, MD; Leticia Fernandez-Friera, MD; Javier Sanz, MD
ABSTRACT: The prevalence of coronary anomalies is about 1.3% among patients who undergo coronary angiography.1 Although the majority of coronary artery anomalies are incidental findings and are not clinically significant, the interarterial...
ABSTRACT: The prevalence of coronary anomalies is about 1.3% among patients who undergo coronary angiography.1 Although the majority of coronary artery anomalies are incidental findings and are not clinically significant, the interarterial...
ABSTRACT: The prevalence of...
10/08/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
10/08/2010
Sanjay Kumar, MD, BSc, MBBS, MRCP
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver a stent across the target lesion during percutaneous coronary intervention, especially in arteries with calcified tortuous anatomy, is often due to insufficient back-up support from the guiding catheter....
ABSTRACT: The failure to deliver...
10/08/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
10/07/2010
George W. Vetrovec, MD
The majority of ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) result from disruption of the fibrous cap of a preexisting atherosclerotic plaque, most times due to plaque rupture, but to a lesser extent from plaque erosion.1 It has been...
The majority of ST-elevation myocardial infarctions (STEMI) result from disruption of the fibrous cap of a preexisting atherosclerotic plaque, most times due to plaque rupture, but to a lesser extent from plaque erosion.1 It has been...
The majority of ST-elevation...
10/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/07/2010
Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Carlo Trani, MD; Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD; Filippo Crea, MD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD; Giovanni Paolo Talarico, MD; Giovanni Schiavoni, MD; Antonio Maria Leone, MD, PhD; Valentina Coluccia, MD
Thrombus Aspiration Without Additional Ballooning or Stenting to Treat Selected Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Thrombus Aspiration Without Additional Ballooning or Stenting to Treat Selected Patients with ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Thrombus Aspiration Without...
10/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/07/2010
Michael Billinger, MD; Pascal Meier, MD; Otto M. Hess, MD, PhD; Yvonne Strahm, BA; Annina Flueckiger, BA; Daniel Mettler, DVM; Susan Weisser, RN; Thomas Schaffner, MD
ABSTRACT: Oligonucleotides capturing CD31 endothelial cells (= aptamer) were used for coating of intracoronary stents to improve endothelialization and vascular healing. Methods. Three different coronary stents were implanted in 9 farm-raised...
ABSTRACT: Oligonucleotides capturing CD31 endothelial cells (= aptamer) were used for coating of intracoronary stents to improve endothelialization and vascular healing. Methods. Three different coronary stents were implanted in 9 farm-raised...
ABSTRACT: Oligonucleotides...
10/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
10/07/2010
Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc; Milan N. Patel, BS , MD
10/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/07/2010
Constantin B. Marcu, MD; Thomas J. Donohue, MD; Costin N. Ionescu, MD, PhD; Marcos Amuchastegui, MD; Simina Ionescu, MD
ABSTRACT: There is no age limit for reperfusion therapy in the current guidelines for the treatment of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Reperfusion therapy, although associated with better outcomes, is not always...
ABSTRACT: There is no age limit for reperfusion therapy in the current guidelines for the treatment of patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Reperfusion therapy, although associated with better outcomes, is not always...
ABSTRACT: There is no age limit...
10/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/06/2010
Michael C. Reed, MD; Dean E. Smith, PhD, MS; David Share, MD, MPH; Syed A. Mahmood, MD; Chris D'Haem, DO; Richard McNamara, MD; Adam B. Greenbaum, MD; Hitinder S. Gurm, MBBS, MD, FSCAI; Mauro Moscucci, MD; Thomas A. LaLonde, MD
The Relative Renal Safety of Iodixanol and Low-Osmolar Contrast Media in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Insights from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2)
The Relative Renal Safety of Iodixanol and Low-Osmolar Contrast Media in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Insights from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Cardiovascular Consortium (BMC2)
The Relative Renal Safety of...
10/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
10/06/2010
Sorin J. Brener, MD
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10/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/06/2010
Miry Blich, MD; Tawfiq Zeidan-Shwiri, MD; Azriel Osherov, MD; Sirouch Petcherski, MD; Haim Hammerman, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Traditionally, stent thrombosis (STH) has been regarded as a complication of percutaneous coronary interventions during the first 30 post-procedural days. However, delayed endothelialization associated with the...
ABSTRACT: Background. Traditionally, stent thrombosis (STH) has been regarded as a complication of percutaneous coronary interventions during the first 30 post-procedural days. However, delayed endothelialization associated with the...
ABSTRACT: Background....
10/06/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
