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Volume 21 - Issue 1 - January, 2009

Original Contribution
Hyperperfusion Syndrome following Carotid Artery Stenting: The Largest Single-Operator Series to Date
01/07/2009
Hutton P. Brantley, DO; Jennifer L. Kiessling, MD; Hugh B. Milteer, Jr.; Farrell O. Mendelsohn, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) results from autoregulatory failure of cerebral blood flow following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) and encompasses a range of neurological findings...
ABSTRACT: Background. Cerebral hyperperfusion syndrome (HPS) results from autoregulatory failure of cerebral blood flow following carotid endarterectomy (CEA) or carotid artery stenting (CAS) and encompasses a range of neurological findings...
ABSTRACT: Background. Cerebral...
01/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Impact of Body Mass Index on Long-Term All-Cause Mortality after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in African-Americans
01/06/2009
Shyam Poludasu, MD; Waqas Khan, MD; Jonathan D. Marmur, MD, FACC; Erdal Cavusoglu, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Studies on body mass index (BMI) and post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes have suggested an “obesity paradox” (lower post-PCI mortality rates in obese patients compared to patients of normal weight)....
ABSTRACT: Background. Studies on body mass index (BMI) and post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes have suggested an “obesity paradox” (lower post-PCI mortality rates in obese patients compared to patients of normal weight)....
ABSTRACT: Background. Studies on...
01/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Level of Complement Activity Predicts Cardiac Dysfunction after Acute Myocardial Infarction
01/06/2009
Helena Dominquez, MD, PhD; Troels Krarup Hansen, MD, DMSc; Jan Bech, MD, PhD; Jan Kyst Madsen, MD, DMSc; Jan Skov Jensen, MD, PhD, DMSc; Peter Søgaard, MD, DMSc; Sune Haahr-Pedersen, MD, PhD; Mette Bjerre, PhD; Søren Galatius, MD, DMSc; Allan Flyvbjerg, MD, DMSc; Rasmus Mogelvang, MD, PhD
Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Background. The positive effect of reperfusion after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be reduced by ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Mannose-binding-lectin...
Treated with Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Background. The positive effect of reperfusion after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) can be reduced by ischemic/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Mannose-binding-lectin...
Treated with Primary...
01/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Plaque Excision with Distal Protection: A Logical Next Step for Superficial Femoral Artery SilverHawk Atherectomy
01/06/2009
Kenneth Civello, MD, MPH, FACC; David M. Shavelle, MD, FACC, FSCAI
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2009; 21:11-12 Endovascular treatment for peripheral vascular disease continues to evolve.1,2 Among the many devices available for endovascular intervention, atherectomy offers several potential advantages. SilverHawk...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2009; 21:11-12 Endovascular treatment for peripheral vascular disease continues to evolve.1,2 Among the many devices available for endovascular intervention, atherectomy offers several potential advantages. SilverHawk...
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2009;...
01/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Analysis of Particulate Debris after Superficial Femoral Artery Atherectomy
01/06/2009
Marc S. Cohen, MD; Khalil A. Kaid, MD; Najam Wasty, MD; Rajeev Gopinathapillai, MD; Fang Qian, MD; Madhu Salvaji, DO
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To evaluate the occurrence, size and composition of embolized debris captured during routine directional atherectomy using the SilverHawk device. Methods. 15 consecutive eligible patients with a nonocclusive superficial...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To evaluate the occurrence, size and composition of embolized debris captured during routine directional atherectomy using the SilverHawk device. Methods. 15 consecutive eligible patients with a nonocclusive superficial...
ABSTRACT: Purpose. To evaluate...
01/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
The Role of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in Predicting Hospital Mortality
01/06/2009
Sunil V. Rao, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Charles Maynard, PhD; Mary Gregg, MD, MHA; Richard C. Phillips, MD, MPH; Mark Reisman, MD; Eben Tucker, MD; J. Richard Goss, MD, MPH
For Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program ABSTRACT: Published mortality models for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) model, have not...
For Percutaneous Coronary Interventions in the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program ABSTRACT: Published mortality models for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), including the Clinical Outcomes Assessment Program (COAP) model, have not...
For Percutaneous Coronary...
01/06/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Thank you to our 2008 REVIEWERS
01/07/2009
We would like to sincerely thank all of those who reviewed manuscripts for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology during 2008. Their dedication to timely review and to improving the quality of submitted manuscripts helps ensure that important...
We would like to sincerely thank all of those who reviewed manuscripts for the Journal of Invasive Cardiology during 2008. Their dedication to timely review and to improving the quality of submitted manuscripts helps ensure that important...
We would like to sincerely thank...
01/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Post Cardiac Injury Syndrome after Uncomplicated Coronary Angioplasty
01/07/2009
Nisar H. Shah, MBBS, MRCPI, FCPS; Anthony Scriven, MD, FRCP
Author Affiliations: From the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein . Manuscript submitted July 16, 2008, provisional acceptance given September...
Author Affiliations: From the Worcestershire Royal Hospital, Worcester, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein . Manuscript submitted July 16, 2008, provisional acceptance given September...
Author Affiliations: From the...
01/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Secondary to a Myocardial Muscular Bridge
01/07/2009
Cihan Cevik, MD; Cihangir Kaymaz, MD; Emre Gurel, MD; Nihal Ozdemir, MD
Author Affiliations: From *Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey, and §Texas Tech University Health Sciences, Lubbock, Texas . The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the...
Author Affiliations: From *Kartal Kosuyolu Heart and Research Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Istanbul, Turkey, and §Texas Tech University Health Sciences, Lubbock, Texas . The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the...
Author Affiliations: From...
01/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis following Surgical Valve Replacement: Changing Valvular into Ischemic Heart Disease
01/07/2009
Victoria Martin-Yuste, MD, PhD; Clarissa Cola, MD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: Left main stem coronary artery (LMSCA) stenosis after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a rare but potentially lethal complication. Among the different possible causes, antegrade cardioplegia for direct coronary perfusion...
ABSTRACT: Left main stem coronary artery (LMSCA) stenosis after surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is a rare but potentially lethal complication. Among the different possible causes, antegrade cardioplegia for direct coronary perfusion...
ABSTRACT: Left main stem...
01/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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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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