Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March, 2011
Clinical Images
03/01/2011
Pradeepto Ghosh, MRCP; C. K. Liew, FRCR; A. Chauhan, FRCP
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a rare coronary anomaly in a 64-year-old male who presented with exertional angina. The right coronary artery (RCA) was dominant, giving origin proximally to an anomalous left circumflex (LCX) artery and a...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a rare coronary anomaly in a 64-year-old male who presented with exertional angina. The right coronary artery (RCA) was dominant, giving origin proximally to an anomalous left circumflex (LCX) artery and a...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
03/01/2011
Gianfranco Butera, MD, PhD; Mario Carminati, MD; Simon MacDonald, BMBCh, DPhil, MRCP
ABSTRACT: Background. A number of percutaneous devices are available to embolize anomalous vessels in congenital heart disease. We report our initial single-center experience with the new Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV (AVP IV) in congenital...
ABSTRACT: Background. A number of percutaneous devices are available to embolize anomalous vessels in congenital heart disease. We report our initial single-center experience with the new Amplatzer Vascular Plug IV (AVP IV) in congenital...
ABSTRACT: Background. A number...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/01/2011
Lori Vales, MD
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our purpose was to describe the contemporary utilization, clinical outcomes and complication rates of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in this current age. Background. IABP use and outcomes, in the setting of...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our purpose was to describe the contemporary utilization, clinical outcomes and complication rates of intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy in this current age. Background. IABP use and outcomes, in the setting of...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. Our...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/01/2011
Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC
The authors of the preceding study1 have to be commended on a clean set of experiments re-invigorating an all-but-forgotten easy and safe modality to treat bradycardia or even save lives in the catheterization laboratory. While the emphasis...
The authors of the preceding study1 have to be commended on a clean set of experiments re-invigorating an all-but-forgotten easy and safe modality to treat bradycardia or even save lives in the catheterization laboratory. While the emphasis...
The authors of the preceding...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD; Susanne Unverzagt, PhD; Michael Buerke, MD; Justin M. Carter, MD; Dirk Mahnkopf, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Bradycardia complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can require temporary pacing. A transcoronary approach using the guidewire in the coronary artery may be a useful alternative to transvenous pacing. The...
ABSTRACT: Background. Bradycardia complicating percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) can require temporary pacing. A transcoronary approach using the guidewire in the coronary artery may be a useful alternative to transvenous pacing. The...
ABSTRACT: Background....
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
Mauricio G. Cohen, MD, FACC; Apurva Badheka, MD
The most common complications of catheterization procedures are access-site bleeding and hematoma which occur in 2–10% of all procedures.1 Even after multivariable adjustment, numerous studies have shown periprocedural bleeding to be an...
The most common complications of catheterization procedures are access-site bleeding and hematoma which occur in 2–10% of all procedures.1 Even after multivariable adjustment, numerous studies have shown periprocedural bleeding to be an...
The most common complications of...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
03/01/2011
Sean M. Gallagher, MBBCh, MD, MBBS, MRCP, BSc; R. Andrew Archbold, MBBS, FRCP, MD; Ajay K. Jain, MD, MBBS, MRCP
ABSTRACT: We report the first case of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in a patient with a single coronary artery arising from the right aortic sinus. With the increasing availability of PPCI, more patients with coronary...
ABSTRACT: We report the first case of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in a patient with a single coronary artery arising from the right aortic sinus. With the increasing availability of PPCI, more patients with coronary...
ABSTRACT: We report the first...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Avneet Singh, MD, MRCP
ABSTRACT: Background. The majority of coronary angioplasty is done via the femoral artery, with vascular complications being a major adverse event. Bivalirudin has been shown to reduce bleeding complication and improve outcomes. The use of...
ABSTRACT: Background. The majority of coronary angioplasty is done via the femoral artery, with vascular complications being a major adverse event. Bivalirudin has been shown to reduce bleeding complication and improve outcomes. The use of...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/01/2011
John Macdonald, MD, MRCP; Mark P. Ainslie, MBChB, BSc, MRCP; J. Smyth, FRCS
ABSTRACT: This case illustrates a complication following deployment of the Angioseal® vascular closure device after routine angiography. The AngioSeal device is a percutaneous, bioabsorbable, collagen-based hemostatic plug deployed to seal...
ABSTRACT: This case illustrates a complication following deployment of the Angioseal® vascular closure device after routine angiography. The AngioSeal device is a percutaneous, bioabsorbable, collagen-based hemostatic plug deployed to seal...
ABSTRACT: This case illustrates...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD
Bleeding complications that occur after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1 Studies indicate that certain populations are at higher risk for bleeding: the elderly, patients with...
Bleeding complications that occur after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.1 Studies indicate that certain populations are at higher risk for bleeding: the elderly, patients with...
Bleeding complications that...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
