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Volume 24 - Issue 8 - August 2012

Invasive Thoughts
Moving to (More) Universal Health Care
07/30/2012
Steven L. Goldberg, MD
This week the United States Supreme Court decided upon the constitutionality of the individual mandate component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare. Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to revisit the controversial topic...
This week the United States Supreme Court decided upon the constitutionality of the individual mandate component of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as ObamaCare. Therefore, it seems an appropriate time to revisit the controversial topic...
This week the United States...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
Cardiac Sarcoidosis Masquerading as Syncope With Right Ventricular Septal Mass
07/30/2012
Abhishek Deshmukh, MD; Rajesh Sachdeva, MD; Asif Sewani, MD; Abhishek Jaiswal, MBBS
Abstract: Cardiac sarcoid remains a challenging diagnostic entity. Electrical abnormalities in sarcoid myocarditis range from heart blocks to lethal ventricular tachycardias. Sarcoid granulomas have predilection for left ventricular side and...
Abstract: Cardiac sarcoid remains a challenging diagnostic entity. Electrical abnormalities in sarcoid myocarditis range from heart blocks to lethal ventricular tachycardias. Sarcoid granulomas have predilection for left ventricular side and...
Abstract: Cardiac sarcoid...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
Randomized Comparison of Radial Versus Femoral Approach for Patients With STEMI Undergoing Early PCI Following Intravenous Thrombolysis
07/30/2012
Yan-bo Wang, MD; Xiang-hua Fu, MD, PhD; Xue-chao Wang, MD; Xin-shun Gu, MD; Yun-jun Zhao, MD; Guo-zhen Hao, MD; Yun-fa Jiang, MD; Shi-qiang Li, MD; Wei-li Wu, MD; Wei-ze Fan, MD
Abstract: Background. Early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following thrombolysis may be beneficial in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who were admitted at a non-PCI hospital. The aim of this study...
Abstract: Background. Early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) following thrombolysis may be beneficial in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) who were admitted at a non-PCI hospital. The aim of this study...
Abstract: Background. Early...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Assessment of Inflammatory Response to Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Compared to Transapical and Surgical Procedures: A Pilot Study
07/30/2012
Roberto Corti, MD; Stephan Jacobs, MD; Ulf Landmesser, MD; Barbara E. Stahli, MD; Lukas A. Altwegg, MD; Manfred B. Wischnewsky, PhD; Willibald Maier, MD; J. Gruenenfelder, MD; Volkmar Falk, MD; Thomas F. Lascher, MD
Abstract: Aims. Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been associated with systemic inflammatory reactions. Yet, the role of inflammation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been fully elucidated. Methods...
Abstract: Aims. Surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been associated with systemic inflammatory reactions. Yet, the role of inflammation following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been fully elucidated. Methods...
Abstract: Aims. Surgical aortic...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Smokers With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Short Time to Treatment Have Equal Effects of PCI and Fibrinolysis
07/30/2012
Thomas Rasmussen, MD; Henning Kelbæk, MD; Per Thayssen, MD; Klaus Rasmussen, MD; Leif Thuesen, MD; Jan Kyst Madsen, MD, DMSc; Lars Køber, MD
Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to fibrinolysis in smokers and non-smokers with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Smokers...
Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compared to fibrinolysis in smokers and non-smokers with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Smokers...
Abstract: Objectives. The...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
New Re-Entry Device for Revascularization of Chronic Coronary Total Occlusions: Preliminary Single Japanese Center Experience
07/30/2012
Masashi Kimura, MD, PhD; Maoto Habara, MD; Tairo Kurita, MD; Nobuyoshi Tanaka, MD; Tatsuya Ito, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Michael R. Wyman, MD; Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD; Kenya Nasu, MD
Abstract: Background. Although retrograde approach for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been introduced, the procedure is still time and resource consuming. A simplified antegrade approach might be another resort. The aim of this...
Abstract: Background. Although retrograde approach for coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been introduced, the procedure is still time and resource consuming. A simplified antegrade approach might be another resort. The aim of this...
Abstract: Background. Although...
07/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Optical Coherence Tomography Analysis of the Stenting of Saphenous Vein Graft (SOS) Xience V Study: Use of the Everolimus-Eluting Stent in Saphenous Vein Graft Lesions
07/27/2012
Tesfaldet T. Michael, MD, MPH; Donald Haagen, RCIS, MD; Tayo Addo, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Arif Mahmood, MD; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Aristotelis C. Papayannis, MD; Dinara Yangirova, MD; Abdul-Rahman Abdel-Karim, MD; Michele Roesle, RN, BSN, MD; Julia Kohlhaas, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; Lorenza Makke, MD
Abstract: Objectives. The Stenting of Saphenous Grafts-Xience V (SOS-Xience V) trial prospectively examined the frequency of angiographic in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions 12 months after implantation of a Xience V...
Abstract: Objectives. The Stenting of Saphenous Grafts-Xience V (SOS-Xience V) trial prospectively examined the frequency of angiographic in-stent restenosis in saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions 12 months after implantation of a Xience V...
Abstract: Objectives. The...
07/27/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Vitamin D Deficiency, Coronary Artery Disease, and Endothelial Dysfunction: Observations From a Coronary Angiographic Study in Indian Patients
07/27/2012
Aditya Kapoor, MD, DM, FACC; Sudeep Kumar, MD, DM, FACC; Satyendra Tewari, MD, DM; Naveen Garg, MD, DM, DNB; Sanjeev Kumar Syal, MD; Pravin Kumar Goel, MD, DM; Eesh Bhatia, MD, DNB; Archana Sinha, MSc
Abstract: Background and Methods. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular (CV) death. Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in pathogenesis of CAD and vitamin D...
Abstract: Background and Methods. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) and cardiovascular (CV) death. Endothelial dysfunction plays an important role in pathogenesis of CAD and vitamin D...
Abstract: Background and...
07/27/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Surgical Retrieval of Dislodged Stent During Transradial Coronary Intervention
07/31/2012
Kwang Soo Cha, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement is a rare but serious complication during percutaneous coronary intervention. During transradial coronary intervention, retrieval of a dislodged and deformed stent into the guiding catheter is difficult...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent dislodgement is a rare but serious complication during percutaneous coronary intervention. During transradial coronary intervention, retrieval of a dislodged and deformed stent into the guiding catheter is difficult...
ABSTRACT: Coronary stent...
07/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Beta-Blocker Use is Not Associated With Slow Flow During Rotational Atherectomy
07/27/2012
Shin-ichi Momomura, MD
Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between beta-blocker use and slow flow during rotational atherectomy (RA). Background. RA is often performed as part of percutaneous coronary interventions for...
Abstract: Objectives. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between beta-blocker use and slow flow during rotational atherectomy (RA). Background. RA is often performed as part of percutaneous coronary interventions for...
Abstract: Objectives. The...
07/27/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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