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Volume 26 - Issue 2 - February 2014

Original Contribution
Comparison of In Vivo Longitudinal Strength and Conformability Following Stent Implantation in Rabbit Iliac Artery
01/29/2014
Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC; Naoki Masuda, MD; Nobuhiko Ogata, MD, PhD; Gaku Nakazawa, MD; Sho Torii, MD; Ayako Yoshikawa, MD; Takeshi Ijichi, MD; Yohei Ohno, MD; Norihiko Shinozaki, MD, PhD
There may be a trade-off between longitudinal strength and conformability. This in vivo study investigates longitudinal strength and conformability of various stent platforms following stent implantation in rabbit iliac arteries.
There may be a trade-off between longitudinal strength and conformability. This in vivo study investigates longitudinal strength and conformability of various stent platforms following stent implantation in rabbit iliac arteries.
There may be a trade-off between...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Quantitative Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion Using Time-Density Curve Analysis After Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
01/29/2014
Nimish N. Shah, BS; Navin Kumar Kapur, MD; Ameer Shah, MD; Carey D. Kimmelstiel, MD, FACC, FACP, MSCAI; Regis Vaillant, PhD; John Finley, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Ravikiran Korabathina, MD; Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, MD; Vikram Paruchuri, MD; Michele Esposito, MD; Chris Pan, BSc, MD
This study assesses myocardial blush (MB) using a novel software algorithm that quantifies time-density curves after percutaneous coronary intervention.
This study assesses myocardial blush (MB) using a novel software algorithm that quantifies time-density curves after percutaneous coronary intervention.
This study assesses myocardial...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Useful Trick for Difficult Transseptal Access During Cryoballoon Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation
01/30/2014
Giulio Conte, MD; Gian-Battista Chierchia, MD; Pedro Brugada, MD, PhD
A 76-year-old man with history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery was referred to our department for cryoballoon ablation of symptomatic drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Thick septum can complicate such procedures; we...
A 76-year-old man with history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery was referred to our department for cryoballoon ablation of symptomatic drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. Thick septum can complicate such procedures; we...
A 76-year-old man with history...
01/30/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
The Immediate and Follow-up Results of Transcatheter Occlusion of the Ruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm With Duct Occluder
01/29/2014
Yanli Guo, MD; Shifei Tong, MD; Jianping Liu, MD; Qing Yao, MD; Maoqin Shu, MD; Zhiyuan Song, MD
Percutaneous transcatheter closure is an alternative strategy to traditional conventional surgical repair for ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA). The immediate and follow-up results of transcatheter occlusion in 13 patients were...
Percutaneous transcatheter closure is an alternative strategy to traditional conventional surgical repair for ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (RSVA). The immediate and follow-up results of transcatheter occlusion in 13 patients were...
Percutaneous transcatheter...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Multiple Coronary Thrombi With Cisplatin
01/30/2014
Omer Yildiz, MD; Vedat Aytekin, MD; Kanber Ocal Karabay, MD
Combination therapy with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin has been the standard first-line treatment for testicular metastatic disease. We present a case of multicoronary thrombi causing acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient...
Combination therapy with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin has been the standard first-line treatment for testicular metastatic disease. We present a case of multicoronary thrombi causing acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient...
Combination therapy with...
01/30/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Timing of Early Angiography in Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome
01/29/2014
Jun Pu, MD, PhD; Ben He, MD, PhD; Meng Jiang, MD, PhD; Jia-liang Mao, MD, PhD
The timing of intervention in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome has been correlated with patient prognosis; thus, optimal timing has become a hot topic in recent years. We aimed to determine the best time period for early invasive...
The timing of intervention in non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome has been correlated with patient prognosis; thus, optimal timing has become a hot topic in recent years. We aimed to determine the best time period for early invasive...
The timing of intervention in...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Sinus Arrest Following Angioplasty and Stenting for Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
01/30/2014
Leonard Ilkhanoff, MD, MS; Michael Tempelhof, MD; Joseph Campbell, MD
We describe a case of balloon angioplasty and stenting for superior vena cava syndrome in a dialysis patient that resulted in sinus arrest; the complication developed within hours of angioplasty/stenting of her chronic, non-thrombotic SVC...
We describe a case of balloon angioplasty and stenting for superior vena cava syndrome in a dialysis patient that resulted in sinus arrest; the complication developed within hours of angioplasty/stenting of her chronic, non-thrombotic SVC...
We describe a case of balloon...
01/30/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Thin-Strut Drug-Eluting Stents are More Favorable for Severe Calcified Lesions After Rotational Atherectomy Than Thick-Strut Drug-Eluting Stents
01/29/2014
Yasuharu Lee, MD; Akihiro Tanaka, MD; Naoki Mori, MD; Takahiro Yoshimura, MD; Daisuke Nakamura, MD; Masayuki Taniike, MD, PhD; Nobuhiko Makino, MD, PhD; Yasuyuki Egami, MD; Ryu Shutta, MD; Jun Tanouchi, MD, PhD; Masami Nishino, MD, PhD
There are few studies of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for severely calcified lesions, especially regarding long-term results and hemodialysis patients. This study clarifies the factors, including DES strut thickness, that affect the...
There are few studies of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation for severely calcified lesions, especially regarding long-term results and hemodialysis patients. This study clarifies the factors, including DES strut thickness, that affect the...
There are few studies of...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Hematoma of the Breast: A Rare Complication of Transradial Angiography and its Treatment With Handmade Stent Graft
01/30/2014
Ersan Tatli, MD; Yasemin Gunduz, MD; Ali Buturak, MD
Mediastinal hematoma is a very rare complication of coronary angiography. We present a 72-year-old female patient with a right internal mammary artery perforation following transradial coronary angiography, which was managed with implantation...
Mediastinal hematoma is a very rare complication of coronary angiography. We present a 72-year-old female patient with a right internal mammary artery perforation following transradial coronary angiography, which was managed with implantation...
Mediastinal hematoma is a very...
01/30/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
Bringing Venous Disease Fully Into the Fold at the Journal of Invasive Cardiology
01/29/2014
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
With this issue, I am very excited to announce a new section for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The importance of venous disease has been increasingly appreciated in invasive cardiology. Therefore, we are launching a new section,...
With this issue, I am very excited to announce a new section for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. The importance of venous disease has been increasingly appreciated in invasive cardiology. Therefore, we are launching a new section,...
With this issue, I am very...
01/29/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Pulmonary Embolism
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CVD
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Thrombectomy
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Heart Failure
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Dr. Annapoorna Kini (left) and her team outside of The Samuel Fineman Cardiac Catheterization Artificial Intelligence Research Lab
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