Volume 23 - Issue 3 - March, 2011
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
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
Case Report
03/01/2011
Andrea Gagnor, MD; Francesco Tomassini, MD; Ferdinando Varbella, MD
ABSTRACT: The transradial approach (TRA) has gained popularity in recent years mainly because of the significantly decreased access-site complications and the greater patient comfort it offers. In this paper, we describe the successful use of...
ABSTRACT: The transradial approach (TRA) has gained popularity in recent years mainly because of the significantly decreased access-site complications and the greater patient comfort it offers. In this paper, we describe the successful use of...
ABSTRACT: The transradial...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/01/2011
Julia Schumm, MD; Hans-Rainer Figulla, MD; Markus Ferrari, MD
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous aortic valve replacement represents a minimally-invasive alternative to open heart valve replacement in high-risk patients. Interventional procedures are used in an increasing number of patients and indications are...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous aortic valve replacement represents a minimally-invasive alternative to open heart valve replacement in high-risk patients. Interventional procedures are used in an increasing number of patients and indications are...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous aortic...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/01/2011
Takahiko Saito, MD; Keiji Noguchi, MD; Tatsuya Oikawa, MD
ABSTRACT: Anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital abnormality. Percutaneous coronary intervention of the anomalous-origin right coronary artery can be challenging. Iatrogenic aortocoronary...
ABSTRACT: Anomalous right coronary artery arising from the left sinus of Valsalva is a rare congenital abnormality. Percutaneous coronary intervention of the anomalous-origin right coronary artery can be challenging. Iatrogenic aortocoronary...
ABSTRACT: Anomalous right...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/01/2011
Hiromasa Otake, MD, PhD; Junya Shite, MD; Toshiro Shinke, MD
ABSTRACT: A 57-year-old man was admitted for exertional angina pectoris. Coronary angiography showed a 99% stenosis in the left circumflex artery. A sirolimus-eluting stent was deployed in the culprit lesion and excellent angiographic results...
ABSTRACT: A 57-year-old man was admitted for exertional angina pectoris. Coronary angiography showed a 99% stenosis in the left circumflex artery. A sirolimus-eluting stent was deployed in the culprit lesion and excellent angiographic results...
ABSTRACT: A 57-year-old man was...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/01/2011
Brian G. Hynes, MB, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Despite continued advances in creating lower profile intra-coronary balloons and stents, technical difficulties with stent deliverability are frequently encountered. Recent advances in catheter design have yielded soft...
ABSTRACT: Background. Despite continued advances in creating lower profile intra-coronary balloons and stents, technical difficulties with stent deliverability are frequently encountered. Recent advances in catheter design have yielded soft...
ABSTRACT: Background. Despite...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/01/2011
Elias B. Hanna, MD; Tarun W. Dasari, MD; Thomas A. Hennebry, MB, BCh, BAO, MD
ABSTRACT: Difficulty in stent delivery is frequently encountered in cases of tortuous or calcified coronary arteries. Chronic total occlusion interventions often require extra back-up that may not be adequately provided by guiding catheters,...
ABSTRACT: Difficulty in stent delivery is frequently encountered in cases of tortuous or calcified coronary arteries. Chronic total occlusion interventions often require extra back-up that may not be adequately provided by guiding catheters,...
ABSTRACT: Difficulty in stent...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/01/2011
Neeraj Badhey, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI
ABSTRACT: We report a novel technique for retrograde chronic total occlusion intervention, in which the lesion is crossed by forming and advancing a “knuckle “in both the antegrade and retrograde guidewire, followed by reentry in the true...
ABSTRACT: We report a novel technique for retrograde chronic total occlusion intervention, in which the lesion is crossed by forming and advancing a “knuckle “in both the antegrade and retrograde guidewire, followed by reentry in the true...
ABSTRACT: We report a novel...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/01/2011
Pascal Meier, MD
ABSTRACT: There is an ongoing debate on the effective importance of the collateral network, especially in the current era, where most patients with significant coronary artery disease are revascularized, be it percutaneously or surgically;...
ABSTRACT: There is an ongoing debate on the effective importance of the collateral network, especially in the current era, where most patients with significant coronary artery disease are revascularized, be it percutaneously or surgically;...
ABSTRACT: There is an ongoing...
03/01/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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
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
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
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Jyotsna Maddury, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Transradial access for angioplasty and percutaneous intervention (PCI) has become more popular across the world due to lower risk of bleeding and better patient comfort. It has been shown to be effective and feasible in...
ABSTRACT: Background. Transradial access for angioplasty and percutaneous intervention (PCI) has become more popular across the world due to lower risk of bleeding and better patient comfort. It has been shown to be effective and feasible in...
ABSTRACT: Background....
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
02/28/2011
Morton J. Kern, MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA
A sea change begins with ripples becoming waves and finally the rising tide heralds a new environment, often a transformation of dramatic proportions. So it appears with the re-introduction of the transradial catheterization approach. While...
A sea change begins with ripples becoming waves and finally the rising tide heralds a new environment, often a transformation of dramatic proportions. So it appears with the re-introduction of the transradial catheterization approach. While...
A sea change begins with ripples...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
02/28/2011
Chuntao Wu, MD, PhD; Duanping Liao, MD, PhD; Anne-Marie Dyer, MS; Helen Chen, MS; Ian C. Gilchrist, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to test the hypothesis that the transradial approach is associated with lower risk of adverse outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to the transfemoral approach, and to examine...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to test the hypothesis that the transradial approach is associated with lower risk of adverse outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to the transfemoral approach, and to examine...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
02/28/2011
Nicholas G. Kounis, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC
02/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
02/28/2011
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
The goal of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology is to provide state-of-the-art information that will support clinicians in the effective diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease. There are many selections in this issue...
The goal of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology is to provide state-of-the-art information that will support clinicians in the effective diagnosis and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease. There are many selections in this issue...
The goal of the Journal of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
