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Volume 22 - Issue 2 - February, 2010

Case Report
Migration of an Embolized Deployed Stent from the Left Main with Subsequent Crushing: A New Use for the IVUS Catheter?
02/03/2010
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC; Tarek Moussa, MD, FRCPC
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement and loss carries significant morbidity and risk of infarction and thrombosis if left untreated. There have been multiple previous techniques for stent retrieval or deployment after stent loss including...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement and loss carries significant morbidity and risk of infarction and thrombosis if left untreated. There have been multiple previous techniques for stent retrieval or deployment after stent loss including...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist via the Internal Jugular Vein in Cardiogenic Shock Complicating (FULL TITLE BELOW)
02/03/2010
Navin Kumar Kapur, MD; Michael S. Kiernan, MD; Barath Krishnamurthy, MD
ABSTRACT: Management of right heart failure in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) includes emergent reperfusion of the infarct-related artery, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor and inotropic support, and trans-venous pacing in the presence of...
ABSTRACT: Management of right heart failure in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) includes emergent reperfusion of the infarct-related artery, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor and inotropic support, and trans-venous pacing in the presence of...
ABSTRACT: Management of right...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Rotational Coronary Sinus Venography and Magnetic Navigation to Facilitate LV Lead Placement in (FULL TITLE BELOW)
02/03/2010
Richard van der Jagt, RN; Muchtiar Khan, MD; Mark S. Patterson, MBBS, PhD, MD, MRCP
ABSTRACT: This report demonstrates the production and use of 3-D reconstruction of a coronary sinus from a single-injection rotational angiogram. The detailed virtual model enabled easy magnetic navigation of a wire for device placement in...
ABSTRACT: This report demonstrates the production and use of 3-D reconstruction of a coronary sinus from a single-injection rotational angiogram. The detailed virtual model enabled easy magnetic navigation of a wire for device placement in...
ABSTRACT: This report...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula after Transfemoral Aortic Valve Implantation
02/03/2010
Thomas Pilgrim, MD; Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC; Peter Wenaweser, MD
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a...
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female patient presented with worsening exertional dyspnea 1 month after transfemoral aortic valve implantation using an Edwards Sapien valve. She was found to have a paraprosthetic sinus of Valsalva rupture with a...
ABSTRACT: A 91-year-old female...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
AVNRT Unmasking Asymptomatic ALCAPA (Anomalous Left Coronary Artery Arising from the Pulmonary Artery) with (FULL TITLE BELOW)
02/03/2010
Donah Zachariah, MBBS, MRCP; Paul R. Kalra, MA, MB, FRCP; Neil P. Andrews, BMedSci, DM, MRCP
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual case of a 49-year-old female with a previously undiagnosed anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) presenting in middle age with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia...
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual case of a 49-year-old female with a previously undiagnosed anomalous left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) presenting in middle age with atrioventricular nodal reentry tachycardia...
ABSTRACT: We present the unusual...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Outcomes of Unselected Recipients of Sirolimus-Eluting Stents: The Cypher® Stent U.S. Post-Marketing Surveillance Registry
02/02/2010
Peter C. Block, MD; Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD; Emerson C. Perin, MD, PhD; Marco A. Costa, MD, PhD; Gary L. Schaer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Stanley Katz, MD, FACC; Peter B. Berger, MD; Eric J. Dippel, MD; Stephen R. Ramee, MD; Sidney A. Cohen, MD, PhD; Mirle A. Kellett, MD; Suzanne Britto, RN
ABSTRACT: Objective. To examine the 1-year safety and clinical outcomes associated with the post-marketing early unselected use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in the United States. Background. The safety and effectiveness of SES has been...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To examine the 1-year safety and clinical outcomes associated with the post-marketing early unselected use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) in the United States. Background. The safety and effectiveness of SES has been...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To examine...
02/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
On Registries and Labels
02/02/2010
David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB; Scott W. Murray, MBChB, BSc(Hons), MRCP
The outcomes that can be expected after Cypher stent implantation have been well publicized and the results from other smaller and larger registries of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantations have been reported and have highlighted the...
The outcomes that can be expected after Cypher stent implantation have been well publicized and the results from other smaller and larger registries of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantations have been reported and have highlighted the...
The outcomes that can be...
02/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Decreasing In-hospital Mortality of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Persistent (FULL TITLE BELOW)
02/03/2010
Mohammad Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI
ABSTRACT: Background. Advances in interventional techniques have been dramatic in the last 10 years. The goal of this study was to evaluate the age-adjusted in-hospital mortality rate in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention...
ABSTRACT: Background. Advances in interventional techniques have been dramatic in the last 10 years. The goal of this study was to evaluate the age-adjusted in-hospital mortality rate in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention...
ABSTRACT: Background. Advances...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Is PCI Harmful in Women? Insights in a Mixed Literature
02/03/2010
Ruchira Glaser, MD, MSCE
It has been postulated that women have higher adverse events with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when compared with men, but as PCI has improved, it also appears this has been reduced or eliminated. In this issue of the Journal,...
It has been postulated that women have higher adverse events with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) when compared with men, but as PCI has improved, it also appears this has been reduced or eliminated. In this issue of the Journal,...
It has been postulated that...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
New Mechanical Recanalization Devices — The Future in Pediatric Stroke Treatment?
02/03/2010
Iris Grunwald, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. To evaluate the recanalization rate and clinical outcome in children with acute ischemic stroke following treatment with innovative mechanical thrombectomy devices. Patients and Methods. Three subjects aged 7–16 years...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To evaluate the recanalization rate and clinical outcome in children with acute ischemic stroke following treatment with innovative mechanical thrombectomy devices. Patients and Methods. Three subjects aged 7–16 years...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To evaluate...
02/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

HeartFlow Plaque Analysis
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Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
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Cardiogenic Shock
New SCAI Initiative Targets Faster Shock Diagnosis and Care with ‘Door to Lactate Clearance’
09/19/2025
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
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Cath Lab Digest
Hyperkalemia
AccurKardia Announces Clinical Pilot Study of Its AK+ Guard ECG-based, AI-powered Hyperkalemia Detection Software
09/18/2025
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Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of...
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Patient Care
Hitting the Right Note: The Healing Power of Music Therapy in the Cardiac ICU
09/18/2025
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Pulmonary Embolism
Imperative Care Announces Late-Breaking Data Presentation and Peer-Reviewed Publication from Pivotal Trial of Symphony Thrombectomy System in Patients with Acute Pulmonary Embolism
09/18/2025
The Symphony Thrombectomy System is an aspiration catheter system engineered to deliver more efficient and effective clot removal in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Symphony uniquely combines large-bore power with precise deep...
The Symphony Thrombectomy System is an aspiration catheter system engineered to deliver more efficient and effective clot removal in patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE). Symphony uniquely combines large-bore power with precise deep...
The Symphony Thrombectomy System...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CVD
Cardiovascular Disease Risk Rises in Mexico, Despite Improved Cholesterol Control
09/18/2025
Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately predict...
Despite improved statin use and cholesterol control, cardiovascular disease risk rose in Mexico between 2016 and 2023, according to a study being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 that used region-specific tools to more accurately predict...
Despite improved statin use and...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Penumbra's Lightning Bolt 6X with Trax Now Available in 150 cm, Bringing the Power of CAVT to More Distal Anatomy Below the Knee
09/16/2025
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has been highly effective in addressing smaller embolized fragments in the AT,” says Dr. Visharad Patel at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. “We have been impressed with its ability to navigate...
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has been highly effective in addressing smaller embolized fragments in the AT,” says Dr. Visharad Patel at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, GA. “We have been impressed with its ability to navigate...
“Lightning Bolt 6X with TraX has...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Heart Failure
ELEVATE-HFpEF: Medtronic Initiates Global Pivotal Study of Cardiac Pacing in New Patient Population
09/16/2025
Participants will either receive a pacemaker programmed with an elevated, personalized pacing rate, or one programmed to provide a non-personalized backup pacing rate if needed.
Participants will either receive a pacemaker programmed with an elevated, personalized pacing rate, or one programmed to provide a non-personalized backup pacing rate if needed.
Participants will either receive...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
Shockwave Javelin Peripheral Intravascular Lithotripsy Catheter Launched in Europe to Transform Treatment of Difficult-to-Cross Calcified Lesions
09/16/2025
“The Shockwave Javelin Peripheral IVL catheter helps address one of the most persistent technical barriers in complex below the knee (BTK) revascularization – the ‘device-uncrossable’ calcified lesion,” said Dr. Narayanan Thulasidasan
“The Shockwave Javelin Peripheral IVL catheter helps address one of the most persistent technical barriers in complex below the knee (BTK) revascularization – the ‘device-uncrossable’ calcified lesion,” said Dr. Narayanan Thulasidasan
“The Shockwave Javelin...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Dr. Annapoorna Kini (left) and her team outside of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
AI Research
Mount Sinai Launches Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
09/16/2025
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve as Director of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. The new lab will focus on many aspects of interventional cardiology, from procedural to educational.
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve as Director of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab. The new lab will focus on many aspects of interventional cardiology, from procedural to educational.
Annapoorna Kini, MD, will serve...
09/16/2025
Cath Lab Digest

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Clinical Videos
Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route
09/26/2025
Video Supplement to "Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Leadless...
09/26/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Leadless Pacemaker Placement Through the Subclavian Vein: An Alternative to the Femoral Route
09/26/2025
09/26/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
Aortic Valve Calcification Alone Identifies Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Benefit in Classical Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis
09/25/2025
The authors sought to determine if the prognostic relevance of aortic valve calcification differs by low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis subtype.
The authors sought to determine if the prognostic relevance of aortic valve calcification differs by low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis subtype.
The authors sought to determine...
09/25/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Offiah Figure
Clinical Videos
A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
09/24/2025
Video Supplement to "A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion" (Clinical Image).
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09/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
A Kissing WATCHMAN Approach to Bilobar Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
09/24/2025
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presented with a subdural hematoma. His apixaban was stopped and a pacemaker was implanted.
An 83-year-old man with a...
09/24/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Casazza headshot
Author Interview
Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach
09/23/2025
Richard Casazza, MAS
Dr Richard Casazza shares background and insights on his article, "Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach."
Dr Richard Casazza shares background and insights on his article, "Ocular Radiation Exposure of the Primary Operator Performing Selective Coronary Angiography From a Radial Artery Approach."
Dr Richard Casazza shares...
09/23/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
HeartFlow Plaque Analysis
plaque analysis
Heartflow Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance and Launch of Next Generation Heartflow Plaque Analysis Platform
09/22/2025
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Heartflow also announced that Heartflow Plaque Analysis will be covered by Cigna across all of its lines of business, including Commercial and Medicare Advantage plans, beginning in October.
Heartflow also announced that...
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Cardiogenic Shock
New SCAI Initiative Targets Faster Shock Diagnosis and Care with ‘Door to Lactate Clearance’
09/19/2025
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance (SCAI DLC) Cardiogenic Shock Initiative: Definition, Hypothesis and Call to Action” was unveiled September 19 at the SCAI SHOCK Conference in Tampa, FL, with simultaneous publication in JSCAI.  
“SCAI Door to Lactate Clearance...
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Hyperkalemia
AccurKardia Announces Clinical Pilot Study of Its AK+ Guard ECG-based, AI-powered Hyperkalemia Detection Software
09/18/2025
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Hyperkalemia, or an excess of serum potassium in the blood, is a common condition affecting patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), end stage renal disease, and heart failure that can result in dangerous arrhythmias and sudden cardiac...
Hyperkalemia, or an excess of...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Patient Care
Hitting the Right Note: The Healing Power of Music Therapy in the Cardiac ICU
09/18/2025
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could significantly reduce heart rate, blood pressure and patient–ventilator asynchronies for patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care unit (ICU), according to research being presented at ACC Latin America 2025 taking...
Music therapy could...
09/18/2025
Cath Lab Digest

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