Volume 24 - Issue 11 - November 2012
Rapid Communication
10/31/2012
Kathryn A. Stackhouse, BS; Athar M. Qureshi, MD, FSCAI; Lourdes R. Prieto, MD; Sachin S. Goel, MD; Samir R. Kapadia, MD; E. Murat Tuzcu, MD; Richard A. Krasuski, MD
Abstract: Background. The role of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack remains controversial. Registry data have suggested considerable benefit of closure over...
Abstract: Background. The role of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) in patients with cryptogenic stroke or transient ischemic attack remains controversial. Registry data have suggested considerable benefit of closure over...
Abstract: Background. The role...
10/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Naveen Garg, MD, DM, DNB; Pravin Kumar Goel, MD, DM; Nagaraja Moorthy, MD, DM
ABSTRACT: Accidental introduction of air into veins can occur during a variety of surgical operations or diagnostic procedures. High mortality rate results without early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This is due to “air lock” at the...
ABSTRACT: Accidental introduction of air into veins can occur during a variety of surgical operations or diagnostic procedures. High mortality rate results without early diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This is due to “air lock” at the...
ABSTRACT: Accidental...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
10/30/2012
Akihiko Takahashi, MD, PhD; Shingo Sakamoto, MD; Norimasa Taniguchi, MD, PhD
Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...
Abstract: We describe a new technique for removing distal emboli that became visible on angiography during percutaneous coronary intervention for acute myocardial infarction. Three patients presented with distal embolization as a filling...
Abstract: We describe a new...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
10/30/2012
Ilana Spokoyny, MD; Marina Trilesskaya, MD; Matthew LaBarbera, MD
A 25-year-old athletic man had a ventricular fibrillation arrest while running. Electrocardiogram after defibrillation showed ST-segment elevations in leads V1 and V2 and incomplete right bundle branch block, which then normalized. Personal...
A 25-year-old athletic man had a ventricular fibrillation arrest while running. Electrocardiogram after defibrillation showed ST-segment elevations in leads V1 and V2 and incomplete right bundle branch block, which then normalized. Personal...
A 25-year-old athletic man had a...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Yoshihisa Shimada, MD, PhD; Naoto Kino, MD; Hitoshi Fukumoto, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load on the culprit coronary artery of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased procedural complications and adverse coronary events following angioplasty. This case series...
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load on the culprit coronary artery of patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) is associated with increased procedural complications and adverse coronary events following angioplasty. This case series...
ABSTRACT: A large thrombus load...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/30/2012
Ming Zhang, MD, PhD; Ranjith Shetty, MD, DM; Joshua P. Leitner, MD
ABSTRACT: We report an 88-year-old male with coronary artery disease, previously placed left main coronary artery drug-eluting stent, and atrial fibrillation unable to tolerate anticoagulation with warfarin in addition to dual antiplatelet...
ABSTRACT: We report an 88-year-old male with coronary artery disease, previously placed left main coronary artery drug-eluting stent, and atrial fibrillation unable to tolerate anticoagulation with warfarin in addition to dual antiplatelet...
ABSTRACT: We report an...
10/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/01/2012
Florim Cuculi, MD; Mabelle Young, MD; Remo Beeler, MD; Paul Erne, MD, FESC
Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are increasingly used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The sequential use of DCB and bare-metal stent (BMS) represents a novel approach and results of pilot studies have been...
Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are increasingly used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The sequential use of DCB and bare-metal stent (BMS) represents a novel approach and results of pilot studies have been...
Abstract: Introduction....
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/29/2012
Anna G. Kostopoulou, MD; Stamatios D. Kyrzopoulos, MD; Efthimios G. Livanis, MD
ABSTRACT: We present a case of pacemaker lead dislodgment in an 83-year-old patient with a pacemaker infection. Initially, the generator and the proximal part of the leads were removed, and the remaining leads were severed and abandoned....
ABSTRACT: We present a case of pacemaker lead dislodgment in an 83-year-old patient with a pacemaker infection. Initially, the generator and the proximal part of the leads were removed, and the remaining leads were severed and abandoned....
ABSTRACT: We present a case of...
10/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/01/2012
Anna-Maria Spognardi; James R.L. Stanley, MS, DVM; Hirosada Yamamoto, MD; Emile Mehanna, MD; Wei Wang, MS; Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD; Wenda C. Carlyle, PhD; Marco A. Costa, MD, PhD; James B. McClain, PhD; Guilherme F. Attizzani, MD; Daniel Chamié, MD, PhD; Yusuke Fujino, MD
Abstract: Background. Novel vascular scaffolds aim at equipoise between safety and efficacy. Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows in-vivo serial assessment of stent-vessel interactions with high resolution and frequent...
Abstract: Background. Novel vascular scaffolds aim at equipoise between safety and efficacy. Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows in-vivo serial assessment of stent-vessel interactions with high resolution and frequent...
Abstract: Background. Novel...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
10/29/2012
Luiz Fernando Ybarra, MD, PhD, MBA; Henrique B. Ribeiro, MD; Whady Hueb, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between coronary artery and bronchial artery may be present from birth, with few hemodynamic consequences, and may remain closed due to similarity of the filling pressures at these 2 sites.1 They can also be secondary to...
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between coronary artery and bronchial artery may be present from birth, with few hemodynamic consequences, and may remain closed due to similarity of the filling pressures at these 2 sites.1 They can also be secondary to...
ABSTRACT: Fistulas between...
10/29/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
