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Volume 25 - Issue 1 - January 2013

Original Contribution
01/03/2013
Ghassan Dalloul, MD; Dustin Feldman, DO; Nassim Haddad, MD; Sachin Kumar Amruthlal Jain, MD; Jamal Zarghami, MD; Marcel E. Zughaib, MD, FACC
Abstract: Background. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective procedure for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis. The evolution of carotid artery stenting (CAS) has made this a viable alternative to...
Abstract: Background. Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is an effective procedure for reducing the risk of stroke in patients with carotid artery atherosclerosis. The evolution of carotid artery stenting (CAS) has made this a viable alternative to...
Abstract: Background. Carotid...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/03/2013
Elham Hakki Kazazi, MD; Akbar Soltanzadeh, MD; Mohammad Alidoosti, MD; Abbasali Karimi, MD; Shapour Shirani, MD; Mojtaba Salarifar, MD; Seyed Hossein Ahmadi, MD; Ali Mohammad Hajizeinali, MD; Kayvan Razmjoo, MD; Seyed Ebrahim Kassaian, MD; Kyomars Abbasi, MD
Abstract: Background. We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with the outcomes of those who underwent isolated CABG without carotid...
Abstract: Background. We aimed to compare the outcomes of patients who underwent carotid artery stenting (CAS) followed by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) with the outcomes of those who underwent isolated CABG without carotid...
Abstract: Background. We aimed...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/03/2013
Zoltan G. Turi, MD; Dale C. Wortham, MD; Gregory C. Sampognaro, MD; Frank D. Kresock, MD; John S. Held, MD; Ray D. Smith, MD; Kalyan K. Veerina, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Tomoaki Hinohara, MD; Amir Kaki, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Abstract: Objective. To present results of a registry of a novel vascular access device. Background. Arterial access has been largely unchanged for 60 years. The Arstasis device creates a novel shallow-angle arterial access designed to...
Abstract: Objective. To present results of a registry of a novel vascular access device. Background. Arterial access has been largely unchanged for 60 years. The Arstasis device creates a novel shallow-angle arterial access designed to...
Abstract: Objective. To present...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/03/2013
Marie H. Berg, MD; Philipp Kahlert, MD; Detlev Longwitz, MD; Matthias Bollow, MD; Raimund Erbel, MD; Kaffer Kara, MD; Amir A. Mahabadi, MD
Abstract: Background. Collagen-based vascular closure devices (VCD) are commonly used after catheterization with femoral access. However, data about complication rates due to the utilization of VCDs in patients with known peripheral artery...
Abstract: Background. Collagen-based vascular closure devices (VCD) are commonly used after catheterization with femoral access. However, data about complication rates due to the utilization of VCDs in patients with known peripheral artery...
Abstract: Background....
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/03/2013
William Ng, MBBS; Robert J. Lundstrom, MD; Edward McNulty, MD
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed to assess the associations of stenting strategy and bifurcation anatomy with outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for distal unprotected left main (ULM) coronary disease. Background. There are...
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed to assess the associations of stenting strategy and bifurcation anatomy with outcomes of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for distal unprotected left main (ULM) coronary disease. Background. There are...
Abstract: Objectives. We aimed...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/03/2013
Petra Poliacikova, MD; Mrinal Saha, MD; Stephen Holmberg, MD; Michael Clarke; Ronak Rajani, MD; David Hildick-Smith, MD, MBBS, FRCP; Adam de Belder, MD, FRCP
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether longer periods of stent balloon inflation result in greater minimal luminal diameter (MLD) as measured by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), and to determine whether measured size correlated with...
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether longer periods of stent balloon inflation result in greater minimal luminal diameter (MLD) as measured by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), and to determine whether measured size correlated with...
Abstract: Objectives. To...
01/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Michael Aschermann, MD, PhD; Tomas Kovarnik, MD, PhD; Ales Linhart, MD, PhD; Ales Kral, MD; Hana Skalicka, MD, PhD; Lubomir Kralik; Martin Chval, PhD; Jan Horak, MD, PhD; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Lenka Skalicka, MD, PhD; Milan Sonka, PhD; Andreas Wahle, PhD; Richard W. Downe, MSc; Jana Uhrova; Hana Benakova, RNDr; Lenka Cernohousova; Pavel Martasek, MD, PhD; Jan Belohlavek, MD, PhD
Abstract: Objective. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina based on non-invasive examinations. Methods. Pro-inflammatory markers, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphism, lipid levels, Framingham risk score (FRS),...
Abstract: Objective. Prediction of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with stable angina based on non-invasive examinations. Methods. Pro-inflammatory markers, heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) polymorphism, lipid levels, Framingham risk score (FRS),...
Abstract: Objective. Prediction...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Domenico Mazzitelli, MD; Rüdiger Lange, MD, PhD; Yacine Elhmidi, MD; Sabine Bleiziffer, MD; Nicolo Piazza, MD, PhD; Hendrik Ruge, MD; Markus Krane, MD; Markus-André Deutsch, MD; Ina Hettich, MD; Bernhard Voss, MD
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been found to correlate with the severity of aortic valve stenosis and to provide prognostic information in aortic stenosis patients undergoing surgical aortic valve...
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been found to correlate with the severity of aortic valve stenosis and to provide prognostic information in aortic stenosis patients undergoing surgical aortic valve...
Abstract: Aims. N-terminal...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Christodoulos Stefanadis, MD; Konstantinos Aznaouridis, MD, PhD; Dimitrios Vrachatis, MD; Manolis Vavuranakis, MD, PhD; Maria G. Kariori, MD; Konstantinos Kalogerasa, MD; Carmen Moldovan, MD
Abstract: Background. We describe a vascular closure technique, convenient in practice, that permits effective femoral artery closure after CoreValve (Medtronic) implantation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Vascular...
Abstract: Background. We describe a vascular closure technique, convenient in practice, that permits effective femoral artery closure after CoreValve (Medtronic) implantation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Vascular...
Abstract: Background. We...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
01/02/2013
George Suzuki, MD; Yoichi Nozaki, MD; Masayuki Sakurai, MD
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation to negotiate branches originating at an acute angle from the parent artery is a frequently encountered challenge by the interventional cardiologist in clinical practice. To date, several methods have been...
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation to negotiate branches originating at an acute angle from the parent artery is a frequently encountered challenge by the interventional cardiologist in clinical practice. To date, several methods have been...
Abstract: Guidewire manipulation...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
01/02/2013
Raja Nazir, MD; Ajay Agarwal, MD; Abdul Basit, MD
Abstract: Coronary-cameral fistula is a rare clinical entity. Symptoms depend upon the size and location of the fistula. Closure of fistula is indicated in the presence of symptoms. Newer, less invasive techniques are being employed and are...
Abstract: Coronary-cameral fistula is a rare clinical entity. Symptoms depend upon the size and location of the fistula. Closure of fistula is indicated in the presence of symptoms. Newer, less invasive techniques are being employed and are...
Abstract: Coronary-cameral...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
01/02/2013
Mohaned Egred, MBChB, MD, BSc(Hons), FRCP, BSc, MRCP
Abstract: The retrograde approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) has helped to improve the success rate. It is usually performed through collateral connections that originate from the...
Abstract: The retrograde approach for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of chronic total occlusion (CTO) has helped to improve the success rate. It is usually performed through collateral connections that originate from the...
Abstract: The retrograde...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Dong-Yi Chen, MD; Chun-Chi Chen, MD; Chang Hsieh, MD
ABSTRACT. Percutaneous coronary intervention carries the risk of coronary artery perforation, which may lead to serious adverse effects such as cardiac tamponade, myocardial infarction, and even death. We describe a patient who developed...
ABSTRACT. Percutaneous coronary intervention carries the risk of coronary artery perforation, which may lead to serious adverse effects such as cardiac tamponade, myocardial infarction, and even death. We describe a patient who developed...
ABSTRACT. Percutaneous coronary...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Hirofumi Hioki, MD; Setsuo Kumazaki, MD, PhD; Atsushi Izawa, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT. The development of drug-eluting stents (DES) has dramatically reduced the incidence of in-stent restenosis. Stent fracture (SF) of DESs, however, has recently emerged as a rare but serious complication, which may lead to acute...
ABSTRACT. The development of drug-eluting stents (DES) has dramatically reduced the incidence of in-stent restenosis. Stent fracture (SF) of DESs, however, has recently emerged as a rare but serious complication, which may lead to acute...
ABSTRACT. The development of...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Anna T. Beyer, MD; Andrew D. Wisneski, MD; Kendrick A. Shrunk, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT. A 65-year-old man, s/p coronary bypass surgery (CABG) with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery 12 years previously, presented to his local hospital with left upper extremity pain,...
ABSTRACT. A 65-year-old man, s/p coronary bypass surgery (CABG) with left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to the left anterior descending (LAD) artery 12 years previously, presented to his local hospital with left upper extremity pain,...
ABSTRACT. A 65-year-old man, s/p...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
01/02/2013
Andre Dias, MD; Dhruti Mankodi, BS ; Spyros Smith, MD
Case Presentation A 54-year-old male with a past medical history significant for mild pulmonic stenosis and bicuspid aortic valve presented with a 10-day history of fever, fatigue, and exertional dyspnea.
Case Presentation A 54-year-old male with a past medical history significant for mild pulmonic stenosis and bicuspid aortic valve presented with a 10-day history of fever, fatigue, and exertional dyspnea.
Case Presentation A 54-year-old...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013

By the Journal of Invasive Cardiology

By the Journal of Invasive Cardiology...
The editors and staff of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology would like to sincerely thank the following cardiovascular experts who donated their time and expertise to the evaluation of manuscripts submitted during 2012. We sincerely...
The editors and staff of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology would like to sincerely thank the following cardiovascular experts who donated their time and expertise to the evaluation of manuscripts submitted during 2012. We sincerely...
The editors and staff of the...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Invasive Thoughts
01/02/2013
Scott W. Murray, MBChB, BSc(Hons), MRCP
The recent publication and presentation of results from the Future REvascularization Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease (FREEDOM) trial has stirred up further controversy in the debate...
The recent publication and presentation of results from the Future REvascularization Evaluation in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: Optimal Management of Multivessel Disease (FREEDOM) trial has stirred up further controversy in the debate...
The recent publication and...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Sylvain Ranc, MD; Franck Sibellas, MD; Lisa Green, MD
ABSTRACT: A 58-year-old male patient, suffering from an acute anterior ST-elevated myocardial infarction, developed cardiogenic shock, despite an optimal revascularization and hemodynamic support through the use of an intra-aortic balloon...
ABSTRACT: A 58-year-old male patient, suffering from an acute anterior ST-elevated myocardial infarction, developed cardiogenic shock, despite an optimal revascularization and hemodynamic support through the use of an intra-aortic balloon...
ABSTRACT: A 58-year-old male...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/02/2013
Crochan J. O'Sullivan, MB, BCh; Bernhard Meier, MD, FACC, FESC
ABSTRACT: Temporary transcoronary unipolar pacing is a validated simple, effective, and safe alternative to temporary transvenous pacing of the right ventricle for the treatment of relevant bradyarrhythmias complicating percutaneous coronary...
ABSTRACT: Temporary transcoronary unipolar pacing is a validated simple, effective, and safe alternative to temporary transvenous pacing of the right ventricle for the treatment of relevant bradyarrhythmias complicating percutaneous coronary...
ABSTRACT: Temporary...
01/02/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
12/28/2012
Yazan Alia, MD; Asif Serajian, DO
ABSTRACT: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can both result in similar calf pain presentation. Treatment modalities depend on the etiology of the pain. We present the case of a 63-year-old female with left...
ABSTRACT: Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can both result in similar calf pain presentation. Treatment modalities depend on the etiology of the pain. We present the case of a 63-year-old female with left...
ABSTRACT: Peripheral arterial...
12/28/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
12/28/2012
P. Kasi Ramanathan, MD; Roberta Redfern, PhD
ABSTRACT: We report a case of the use of the GuideLiner catheter during transfemoral diagnostic angiography and intervention of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) after unsuccessful attempts to cannulate the RCA with other catheters....
ABSTRACT: We report a case of the use of the GuideLiner catheter during transfemoral diagnostic angiography and intervention of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) after unsuccessful attempts to cannulate the RCA with other catheters....
ABSTRACT: We report a case of...
12/28/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology