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Volume 24 - Issue 10 - October 2012

10/02/2012
Ponangi Udaya Prashant, MD
ABSTRACT: We present 2 cases of successful angioplasty of anomalous coronary arteries with total occlusions. One of our patients had a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery and the other had acute total occlusion of the left...
ABSTRACT: We present 2 cases of successful angioplasty of anomalous coronary arteries with total occlusions. One of our patients had a chronic total occlusion of the right coronary artery and the other had acute total occlusion of the left...
ABSTRACT: We present 2 cases of...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Wail Nammas, MD, PhD; Antti Ylitalo, MD, PhD; Pasi P. Karjalainen, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: A 62-year-old male patient presented with acute non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of an everolimus-eluting stent in the left anterior descending...
ABSTRACT: A 62-year-old male patient presented with acute non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction. He underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention with implantation of an everolimus-eluting stent in the left anterior descending...
ABSTRACT: A 62-year-old male...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Christos Graidis, MD; Dimokritos Dimitriadis, MD; Vasileios Karasavvidis, MD
ABSTRACT: Failure to deliver stents is one of the most common causes of procedural failure in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention practice. The right coronary artery with an anomalous origin is an uncommon and challenging vessel...
ABSTRACT: Failure to deliver stents is one of the most common causes of procedural failure in contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention practice. The right coronary artery with an anomalous origin is an uncommon and challenging vessel...
ABSTRACT: Failure to deliver...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Fabien Praz, MD; Marc Carlier, MD; Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC
ABSTRACT: We report the clinical outcome of a 46-year-old man referred for percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect under transthoracic echocardiographic and fluoroscopic guidance, whose upper left pulmonary vein was erroneously...
ABSTRACT: We report the clinical outcome of a 46-year-old man referred for percutaneous closure of an atrial septal defect under transthoracic echocardiographic and fluoroscopic guidance, whose upper left pulmonary vein was erroneously...
ABSTRACT: We report the clinical...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC; Jorge Sandoval, MD; Miguel Medina, MD
ABSTRACT: An 80-year-old patient presented with severe in-stent restenosis of an everolimus-eluting stent implanted in the left anterior descending coronary artery 3 years previously. We obtained good angiographic result after...
ABSTRACT: An 80-year-old patient presented with severe in-stent restenosis of an everolimus-eluting stent implanted in the left anterior descending coronary artery 3 years previously. We obtained good angiographic result after...
ABSTRACT: An 80-year-old patient...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Nuri Ilker Akkus, MD; Matt Fay, MD; Jai Varma, MD
ABSTRACT: SilverHawk atherectomy is commonly used in lower extremity percutaneous interventions. Minor perforations during SilverHawk atherectomy procedures are reported at a range of 0.8%. There are few reported cases in the literature about...
ABSTRACT: SilverHawk atherectomy is commonly used in lower extremity percutaneous interventions. Minor perforations during SilverHawk atherectomy procedures are reported at a range of 0.8%. There are few reported cases in the literature about...
ABSTRACT: SilverHawk atherectomy...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Ajay Vallakati, MD, MPH; Vijay Shetty, MD; Jacob Shani, MD
ABSTRACT: We present a case of left atrial sarcoma presenting as acute myocardial infarction. Echocardiographic finding of left atrial mass, absence of angiographic evidence of coronary atherosclerotic disease, and incidental finding of prior...
ABSTRACT: We present a case of left atrial sarcoma presenting as acute myocardial infarction. Echocardiographic finding of left atrial mass, absence of angiographic evidence of coronary atherosclerotic disease, and incidental finding of prior...
ABSTRACT: We present a case of...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
10/02/2012
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
The boundaries of interventional cardiology continue to expand. In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, there are several articles describing cutting-edge techniques for coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention. One...
The boundaries of interventional cardiology continue to expand. In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, there are several articles describing cutting-edge techniques for coronary, peripheral, and structural intervention. One...
The boundaries of interventional...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
10/02/2012

 



 
To the Editor:With great interest, we read the article “Feasibility and safety of the second generation, frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT): a multicenter study” by Yoon et al.1 In fact, the authors are to be congratulated...
To the Editor:With great interest, we read the article “Feasibility and safety of the second generation, frequency domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT): a multicenter study” by Yoon et al.1 In fact, the authors are to be congratulated...
To the Editor:With great...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
10/02/2012
Gautam Kumar, MD, FSCAI
To the Editor:In 1977, it was proposed that the functional severity of a stenotic lesion could be assessed by its effect on maximal flow rather than on resting flow.1 Distal coronary pressures (Pd) were measured before and after a stenosis...
To the Editor:In 1977, it was proposed that the functional severity of a stenotic lesion could be assessed by its effect on maximal flow rather than on resting flow.1 Distal coronary pressures (Pd) were measured before and after a stenosis...
To the Editor:In 1977, it was...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
10/02/2012
Jhonathan Uribe Gonzalez, MD, MSc; Marco A. Peña Duque, MD; Miguel Puente Larraga, MD
Abstract: This is a case report of a successful transradial percutaneous intervention in a stenosis in a Cabrol graft. Very few reports have been published about percutaneous interventional solutions to complications in this kind of graft,...
Abstract: This is a case report of a successful transradial percutaneous intervention in a stenosis in a Cabrol graft. Very few reports have been published about percutaneous interventional solutions to complications in this kind of graft,...
Abstract: This is a case report...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Korhan Erkanli, MD; Mehmet Gul, MD; Mustafa Kemal Erol, MD; Ihsan Bakir, MD
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative therapy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and high surgical risk. Despite continuous improvements in operators’ expertise and device technology,...
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is an alternative therapy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and high surgical risk. Despite continuous improvements in operators’ expertise and device technology,...
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/02/2012
Eberhard Grube, MD; Axel Linke, MD; Hans-Rainer Figulla, MD; Harald Mudra, MD; Karl Eugen Hauptmann, MD; Raimund Erbel, MD; Ralf Zahn, MD; Horst Sievert, MD, FESC, FACC, FSCAI; Rainer Hambrecht; Gert Richardt, MD, PhD; Lutz Buellesfeld, MD; Christoph K. Naber, MD; Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD; Matthias Voehringer; Jochen Senges
Abstract: Objectives. To analyze age dependencies in patients currently undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) based on the German TAVI registry. Background. TAVI is a promising, less invasive treatment option for surgical...
Abstract: Objectives. To analyze age dependencies in patients currently undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) based on the German TAVI registry. Background. TAVI is a promising, less invasive treatment option for surgical...
Abstract: Objectives. To analyze...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
10/02/2012
Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, MD; Juan M. Lehoux, MD; Peter A. Knight, MD
Abstract: Coronary arteriovenous fistulas are very uncommon. We present a case of a very large right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula, ultimately leading to congestive heart failure and necessitating surgical intervention.J INVASIVE...
Abstract: Coronary arteriovenous fistulas are very uncommon. We present a case of a very large right coronary artery to coronary sinus fistula, ultimately leading to congestive heart failure and necessitating surgical intervention.J INVASIVE...
Abstract: Coronary arteriovenous...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
10/02/2012
Sheldon Goldberg, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Abstract: As percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is being applied to higher-risk patients, ie, those with unprotected left main, multi-vessel disease, last remaining vessel, compromised left ventricular function, and ongoing ischemia,...
Abstract: As percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is being applied to higher-risk patients, ie, those with unprotected left main, multi-vessel disease, last remaining vessel, compromised left ventricular function, and ongoing ischemia,...
Abstract: As percutaneous...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Invasive Thoughts
10/02/2012
Srihari S. Naidu, MD
As I write this, it’s Monday after a relatively busy weekend on call. Kicking off the weekend, last Friday morning we had our monthly “Acute Myocardial Infarction — 911” meeting, our lingo for the door-to-balloon initiative. For the past 10...
As I write this, it’s Monday after a relatively busy weekend on call. Kicking off the weekend, last Friday morning we had our monthly “Acute Myocardial Infarction — 911” meeting, our lingo for the door-to-balloon initiative. For the past 10...
As I write this, it’s Monday...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Plaque Composition and Dynamics
10/02/2012
Parham Eshtehardi, MD; Saurabh S. Dhawan, MD; Jose Nilo G. Binongo, PhD; Lucas Golub, MD; Michel T. Corban, MD; Michael C. McDaniel, MD; Paolo Raggi, MD; Arshed A. Quyyumi, MD; Habib Samady, MD; Sandeep K. Krishnan, MD
There is a discrepancy between the marked reduction in adverse events with statins and their modest effect on atheroma regression. We hypothesized that, in a Western population, high-dose atorvastatin will result in alterations in coronary...
There is a discrepancy between the marked reduction in adverse events with statins and their modest effect on atheroma regression. We hypothesized that, in a Western population, high-dose atorvastatin will result in alterations in coronary...
There is a discrepancy between...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/02/2012
Arthur C. Lee, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Paul C. Ho, MD, MSc; Richard Fortuna, MD, PhD
Abstract: Background. In post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation of either the saphenous vein graft (SVG) versus the native coronary artery supplying the same myocardial perfusion...
Abstract: Background. In post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients undergoing drug-eluting stent implantation of either the saphenous vein graft (SVG) versus the native coronary artery supplying the same myocardial perfusion...
Abstract: Background. In...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/02/2012
Antonio Parma, MD; Pierpaolo Confessore, MD; Leda Bernardi, MD; Carmine Musto, MD, PhD; Alberta Cifarelli, MD; Claudia Pandolfi, MD; Francesco De Felice, MD; Rosario Fiorilli, MD; Roberto Violini, MD
Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the short- and mid-term clinical and echocardiographic outcome of  HELEX Septal Occluder (HSO) implantation in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Background....
Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the short- and mid-term clinical and echocardiographic outcome of  HELEX Septal Occluder (HSO) implantation in patients with patent foramen ovale (PFO) and atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Background....
Abstract: Objectives. To...
10/02/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/01/2012
Akin Cam, MD; Kanhaiya Poddar, MD; Shikhar Agarwal, MD; Sachin S. Goel, MD; Esther Kim, MD; Heather L. Gornik, MD, FAHA, MSVM; E. Murat Tuzcu, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; Christopher T. Bajzer, MD; Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD; Uygar C. Yuksel, MD; Abdel Ghani M. Anabtawi, MD
Abstract: Background. The clinical benefit of percutaneous interventional therapies for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is still obscure. Randomized trials conducted on general patient populations provided unsatisfactory results...
Abstract: Background. The clinical benefit of percutaneous interventional therapies for atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) is still obscure. Randomized trials conducted on general patient populations provided unsatisfactory results...
Abstract: Background. The...
10/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/01/2012
Jan G.P. Tijssen, PhD; Paul Underwood, MD; Christian W. Hamm, MD, PhD, FESC; Peter Damman, MD; Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, MD; Gert Richardt, MD, PhD; Bernard Chevalier, MD; Paul Barragan, MD
Abstract: Objectives. We compared safety and efficacy outcomes of 3 limus-based drug-eluting stents in the ‘all-comers’ PROENCY (PROmus/ENdeavor /CYpher) registry. Background. Limited data are available on head-to-head comparisons of the...
Abstract: Objectives. We compared safety and efficacy outcomes of 3 limus-based drug-eluting stents in the ‘all-comers’ PROENCY (PROmus/ENdeavor /CYpher) registry. Background. Limited data are available on head-to-head comparisons of the...
Abstract: Objectives. We...
10/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/01/2012
Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD; Katsuhisa Waseda, MD, PhD; Alexandre Antonio Cunha Abizaid, MD, PhD; Robert J. Whitbourn, MD, MBBS; Stephen G. Worthley, MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ; Ian T. Meredith, BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD; Teruyoshi Kume, MD, PhD; Roberto Botelho, MD; Stefan Verheye, MD, PhD; Koh Tian Hai, MD; Paul G. Yock, MD; Flavio Roberto Azevedo de Oliveira, MD, PhD; Bon-Kwon Koo, MD, PhD; Yasuhiro Honda, MD
Abstract: Background. The Sparrow stent system (Biosensors International) consists of a self-expanding, ultra-thin nitinol stent mounted within a 0.014˝ guidewire designed for small or tortuous coronary lesions. We compared the intravascular...
Abstract: Background. The Sparrow stent system (Biosensors International) consists of a self-expanding, ultra-thin nitinol stent mounted within a 0.014˝ guidewire designed for small or tortuous coronary lesions. We compared the intravascular...
Abstract: Background. The...
10/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/01/2012
George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Jose P.S. Henriques, MD, PhD; Roxana Mehran, MD; Alaide Chieffo, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Seung-Whan Lee, MD, PhD; Seung-Jung Park, MD, PhD; Mauro Carlino, MD; Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Martin B. Leon, MD; Bimmer E. Classen, MD, PhD; Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP; Cosmo Godino, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Kotaro Obunai, MD; Vaso Chantziara, MD; Irini Apostolidou, MD
Abstract: Introduction. Little is known about gender differences among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). Methods. A total of 1791 patients with 1852 CTOs underwent PCI at 3 centers...
Abstract: Introduction. Little is known about gender differences among patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for chronic total occlusion (CTO). Methods. A total of 1791 patients with 1852 CTOs underwent PCI at 3 centers...
Abstract: Introduction. Little...
10/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
10/01/2012
Ryu Shutta, MD; Jun Tanouchi, MD, PhD; Masami Nishino, MD, PhD; Hiroki Kato, MD; Yoshio Yamada, MD, PhD; Yasuharu Lee, MD; Takahiro Yoshimura, MD; Masayuki Taniike, MD, PhD; Nobuhiko Makino, MD, PhD; Yasuyuki Egami, MD
Abstract: Aim. In-stent restenosis (ISR), especially focal ISR, after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains one of the major clinical problems in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era. Several reports have revealed that excimer laser...
Abstract: Aim. In-stent restenosis (ISR), especially focal ISR, after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains one of the major clinical problems in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era. Several reports have revealed that excimer laser...
Abstract: Aim. In-stent...
10/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology