Volume 23 - Issue 4 - April, 2011
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
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
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
