Volume 23 - Issue 4 - April, 2011
Letters to the Editor
03/31/2011
Cecilia Svedman, MD, PhD
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo corrosion and local release of metallic ions from vascular stents into surrounding tissue. J Invasive Cardiol 2010;22:528–535.
Dear Editor,
In the article by Halwani et al, the interesting finding of transfer...
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo corrosion and local release of metallic ions from vascular stents into surrounding tissue. J Invasive Cardiol 2010;22:528–535.
Dear Editor,
In the article by Halwani et al, the interesting finding of transfer...
RE: Halwani DO, et al, In-vivo...
03/31/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/31/2011
Rémy Cohen, MD; Simon Elhadad, MD; Madgid Hattab, MD
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach has been shown to improve the success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) when performed by highly experienced operators. We report a very challenging case of...
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach has been shown to improve the success rate of percutaneous coronary intervention for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) when performed by highly experienced operators. We report a very challenging case of...
ABSTRACT: The retrograde...
03/31/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Takayuki Yoshida, MD; Shugo Suzuki, MD; Shigenori Ito, MD
ABSTRACT: Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence...
ABSTRACT: Although extended late-phase in-stent restenosis has been reported even after implantation of bare-metal stents (BMS), the data resolving the mechanism are sparse. We could obtain intravascular ultrasound, optical coherence...
ABSTRACT: Although extended...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Sergio Thal, MD; Talal Moukabary, MD; Hoang Thai, MD
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads for defibrillation or pacing leads could be problematic as a result of venous obstruction. Up to 50% of patients with pacemaker/implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads have an asymptomatic subclavian vein...
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads for defibrillation or pacing leads could be problematic as a result of venous obstruction. Up to 50% of patients with pacemaker/implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads have an asymptomatic subclavian vein...
ABSTRACT: Implanting new leads...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Joanna Davy, MD; Paul Spargo, MD; Gruschen R. Veldtman, MD, MBChB, FRCP
ABSTRACT: Though frequently reported following surgical procedures, urinary retention after cardiac catheterization is rare and has not previously been documented in the literature. We reported 4 cases of acute retention over a 1-year period...
ABSTRACT: Though frequently reported following surgical procedures, urinary retention after cardiac catheterization is rare and has not previously been documented in the literature. We reported 4 cases of acute retention over a 1-year period...
ABSTRACT: Though frequently...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
Amit S. Dande, MD; Lawrence I. Fisher, MD; Mark K. Warshofsky, MD
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient acute left ventricular dysfunction characterized by left ventricular apical akinesis and ballooning without obstructive coronary disease described predominantly in post-menopausal women in the...
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a transient acute left ventricular dysfunction characterized by left ventricular apical akinesis and ballooning without obstructive coronary disease described predominantly in post-menopausal women in the...
ABSTRACT: Takotsubo...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
03/30/2011
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD, FACC; Ravi S. Samraj, MD
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child underwent transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty concurrently with excellent immediate and follow-up results. Technical details of concurrent treatment of both...
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child underwent transcatheter closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) and balloon aortic valvuloplasty concurrently with excellent immediate and follow-up results. Technical details of concurrent treatment of both...
ABSTRACT: A 1.5-year-old child...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Anand Prasad, MD, FACC, FSCAI, RPVI; Manjusha Ilapakurti, MBBS, MPH; Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: With the advent of modern thin-strut coronary stents, there is potential for damage to the stent structure during delivery. Fraying of the stent during unsuccessful attempts at lesion passage can be particularly problematic as...
ABSTRACT: With the advent of modern thin-strut coronary stents, there is potential for damage to the stent structure during delivery. Fraying of the stent during unsuccessful attempts at lesion passage can be particularly problematic as...
ABSTRACT: With the advent of...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Luis Calvo-Orbe, MD; Roberto Martín-Reyes, MD
ABSTRACT: Coronary atherosclerotic aneurysms (CAA) are a very uncommon finding in patients presenting with coronary artery disease. In order to prevent spontaneous vessel rupture in patients presenting with large CAA, these patients are...
ABSTRACT: Coronary atherosclerotic aneurysms (CAA) are a very uncommon finding in patients presenting with coronary artery disease. In order to prevent spontaneous vessel rupture in patients presenting with large CAA, these patients are...
ABSTRACT: Coronary...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Complex Case Intervention
03/30/2011
Benjamin H. Freed, MD
ABSTRACT: We describe the case of a 60-year-old female who presented with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction 3 months following placement of a non-pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Aortic root angiography not only...
ABSTRACT: We describe the case of a 60-year-old female who presented with a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction 3 months following placement of a non-pulsatile left ventricular assist device (LVAD). Aortic root angiography not only...
ABSTRACT: We describe the case...
03/30/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
03/29/2011
David Adlam, BA, BM, BCh, DPhil, MRCP; David Hutchings, BM, MBChB, MRCP, MRes; Keith M. Channon, MD, PhD, FRCP
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) can produce high-resolution images (10–20 µm) of the coronary vessel wall and is being increasingly used to provide insight into coronary pathology and neointima...
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) can produce high-resolution images (10–20 µm) of the coronary vessel wall and is being increasingly used to provide insight into coronary pathology and neointima...
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
03/29/2011
Sun Scolieri, MD; Pradeep K. Nair, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Ashley B. Lee, MD
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of adverse outcomes among high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a diminished capacity to tolerate the hemodynamic and ischemic insults that can occur during the procedure. A...
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of adverse outcomes among high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a diminished capacity to tolerate the hemodynamic and ischemic insults that can occur during the procedure. A...
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
03/29/2011
Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC; Justin P. Levisay, MD; Michael H. Salinger, MD; Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA; Zoltan G. Turi, MD
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, significant developments have been made in the treatment of structural heart disease. Some of these techniques require placement of large arterial sheaths for device delivery. Optimal vascular access is...
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, significant developments have been made in the treatment of structural heart disease. Some of these techniques require placement of large arterial sheaths for device delivery. Optimal vascular access is...
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade,...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/29/2011
Adhir R. Shroff, MD, MPH, FACC, FSCAI
The demand for vascular access closure devices (VCD) has grown in conjunction with the rapid expansion of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). As the vast majority of invasive cardiovascular procedures are performed using femoral...
The demand for vascular access closure devices (VCD) has grown in conjunction with the rapid expansion of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). As the vast majority of invasive cardiovascular procedures are performed using femoral...
The demand for vascular access...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/29/2011
Mara Sansa, MD; Angelo Sante Bongo, MD; Alessandro Lupi, MD; Maurizio Lazzero, MD; Laura Plebani, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. The Angio-Seal Evolution (ASE) is a novel vascular closure device (VCD) engineered to reduce the individual skills needed for deployment. A clinical comparison of ASE with manual femoral compression (MC) has never been...
ABSTRACT: Background. The Angio-Seal Evolution (ASE) is a novel vascular closure device (VCD) engineered to reduce the individual skills needed for deployment. A clinical comparison of ASE with manual femoral compression (MC) has never been...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/29/2011
Lisa M. Nee, MD
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Dr. Bagai et al1 from Vanderbilt have presented their single-center experience with percutaneous life support in a highly heterogeneous and clinically at-risk population. They describe...
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Dr. Bagai et al1 from Vanderbilt have presented their single-center experience with percutaneous life support in a highly heterogeneous and clinically at-risk population. They describe...
In this issue of the Journal of...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
David Webb, MS, CCP; Marshall Crenshaw, MD; David X. Zhao, MD; Ehab S. Kasasbeh, MD; Joseph G. Salloum, MD; Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP; Jayant Bagai, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/25/2011
Mladen I. Vidovich, MD
Available for over 20 years, rotational atherectomy continues to maintain a critical role in our armamentarium. Since it was first described, there were three major phases in its use: the pre-stent stage, the bare-metal stent stage and the...
Available for over 20 years, rotational atherectomy continues to maintain a critical role in our armamentarium. Since it was first described, there were three major phases in its use: the pre-stent stage, the bare-metal stent stage and the...
Available for over 20 years,...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
Bryan G. Schwartz, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily calcified lesions, rotational atherectomy (RA) improves procedural success and facilitates stent deployment. Reports on RA in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era are limited. The objective of this study was to...
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily calcified lesions, rotational atherectomy (RA) improves procedural success and facilitates stent deployment. Reports on RA in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era are limited. The objective of this study was to...
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
Joerg Strotmann, MD; Georg Ertl, MD; Wolfram Voelker, MD; Andreas W. Bonz, MD; Bjoern Lengenfelder, MD; Stefan Stoerk, MD, PhD; Lena Boes, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial studying the effects of adding the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban to conventional treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective...
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial studying the effects of adding the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban to conventional treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective...
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
03/25/2011
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
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...
Dear Readers,
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...
Dear Readers,
The goal of the...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
