Volume 24 - Issue 6 - June 2012
05/29/2012
Ulrike Krumsdorf, MD; Emmanuel Chorianopoulos, MD; Sven T. Pleger, MD; Klaus Kallenbach, MD; Matthias Karck, MD; Hugo A. Katus, MD; Raffi Bekeredjian, MD
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an established therapeutic option in high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. The potential threat of a postinterventional infection is one of several...
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has become an established therapeutic option in high-risk patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. The potential threat of a postinterventional infection is one of several...
Abstract: Transcatheter aortic...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/29/2012
Moo-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD; Ritu Sachdeva, MD; Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI; Rajesh Sachdeva, MD
Abstract: Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal and drug-eluting stent (DES) use in pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) recipients...
Abstract: Objective. The purpose of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with bare-metal and drug-eluting stent (DES) use in pediatric orthotopic heart transplantation (OHT) recipients...
Abstract: Objective. The purpose...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/30/2012
Denise Machado de Oliveira, MD; Vitor O. Gomes, MD, PhD; Paulo Caramori, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is a common finding. With its origin in the left coronary sinus, the right coronary artery can have a route between the aorta and pulmonary artery trunk and can cause myocardial...
ABSTRACT: The anomalous origin of the right coronary artery is a common finding. With its origin in the left coronary sinus, the right coronary artery can have a route between the aorta and pulmonary artery trunk and can cause myocardial...
ABSTRACT: The anomalous origin...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/29/2012
Patrick T. Siegrist, MD; Christiane Gruner, MD; Matthias Greutmann, MD, PhD; Thomas F. Lüscher, MD, FRCP; Stefan Toggweiler, MD; Felix C. Tanner, MD; Roberto Corti, MD; Nazmi Krasniqi, MD
Abstract: Background. Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a widely used procedure in patients with paradoxical embolism. Whether or not implantation of a PFO closure device alters cardiac chamber anatomy and in turn...
Abstract: Background. Percutaneous closure of the patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a widely used procedure in patients with paradoxical embolism. Whether or not implantation of a PFO closure device alters cardiac chamber anatomy and in turn...
Abstract: Background....
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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M. Robert Peters, MD; Rebecca Fisher; Edward A. Fisher, MD
ABSTRACT: We report a rare finding of a pair of coronary artery anomalies noted on computed tomography coronary angiography in an asymptomatic 75-year-old woman. This patient had a single coronary artery that bifurcated into a left main...
ABSTRACT: We report a rare finding of a pair of coronary artery anomalies noted on computed tomography coronary angiography in an asymptomatic 75-year-old woman. This patient had a single coronary artery that bifurcated into a left main...
ABSTRACT: We report a rare...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/29/2012
Song-Yee Kim, MD; Ki-Seok Kim, MD; Jang-Whan Bae, MD; Tae-Jin Youn, MD; Woo-Young Chung, MD, PhD; Sang-Yup Lim, MD
Abstract: Background. We evaluated the clinical and angiographic outcomes of silicon carbide-coated cobalt chromium PRO-Kinetic bare-metal stent in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary...
Abstract: Background. We evaluated the clinical and angiographic outcomes of silicon carbide-coated cobalt chromium PRO-Kinetic bare-metal stent in patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who underwent primary...
Abstract: Background. We...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/30/2012
Ryan R. Reeves, MD
ABSTRACT: There has been a resurgence of atherectomy as a strategy to treat peripheral atherosclerosis. Distal embolization occurs frequently during peripheral endovascular interventions but is of particular concern during atherectomy. We...
ABSTRACT: There has been a resurgence of atherectomy as a strategy to treat peripheral atherosclerosis. Distal embolization occurs frequently during peripheral endovascular interventions but is of particular concern during atherectomy. We...
ABSTRACT: There has been a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/29/2012
Guy S. Mayeda, MD; Steven Burstein, MD; Robert A. Kloner, MD, PhD; Bryan G. Schwartz, MD; Christina H. Economides, MD, MM, FSCAI
Abstract: Purpose. To determine clinical outcomes of patients who underwent percutaneous revascularization (PR) with multiple devices. Methods. PR cases at a private, tertiary referral hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Limb salvage and...
Abstract: Purpose. To determine clinical outcomes of patients who underwent percutaneous revascularization (PR) with multiple devices. Methods. PR cases at a private, tertiary referral hospital were reviewed retrospectively. Limb salvage and...
Abstract: Purpose. To determine...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/30/2012
Adrian P. Banning, MD, PhD, MBBS; Alberto R. De Caterina, MD; Florim Cuculi, MD
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of longitudinal stent compression induced by withdrawal of a “buddy wire,” which we managed by crushing the retracted struts using another stent. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reports of...
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of longitudinal stent compression induced by withdrawal of a “buddy wire,” which we managed by crushing the retracted struts using another stent. To the best of our knowledge, this is one of the first reports of...
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/29/2012
Luis Gruberg, MD; Puja B. Parikh, MD
With over 1 million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in the United States annually, nearly one-third of these procedures are performed in women.1 Female patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) tend to have a higher risk...
With over 1 million percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed in the United States annually, nearly one-third of these procedures are performed in women.1 Female patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) tend to have a higher risk...
With over 1 million percutaneous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
