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Volume 20 - Issue 10 - October, 2008

Commentary
Transradial Retrieval of a Dislodged Stent from the Left Main Coronary Artery
10/28/2008
Yuvaraj Malaiapan, MRCP, FRACP, MBBS, MRCPI; Ian T. Meredith, BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD; Walid Ahmar, BSc, MBBS, FRACP
ABSTRACT: We report a case of successful transradial retrieval of a dislodged and mechanically distorted coronary artery stent from the left main stem in an elderly male. Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention was undertaken to...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of successful transradial retrieval of a dislodged and mechanically distorted coronary artery stent from the left main stem in an elderly male. Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention was undertaken to...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of...
10/28/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Stenosis
10/28/2008
Tetsuo Matsubara, MD; Masashi Kimura, MD, PhD; Yasushi Asakura, MD; Nobuyoshi Tanaka, MD; Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD; Mariko Ehara, MD; Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD; Osamu Katoh, MD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD; Mitsuyasu Terashima, MD; Kenya Nasu, MD
 Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...
 Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...
 Impact of Plaque Debulking...
10/28/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Continuing Education
Hydration Protocols to Reduce the Incidence of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy
10/16/2008
Roxana Mehran, MD; Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD
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10/16/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Intracoronary Thrombus Aspiration through a Guiding Catheter in a Case with Stent Thrombosis
10/10/2008
Sedat Turkoglu, MD; Vedat Simsek, MD
Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 10, 2008, provisional...
Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 10, 2008, provisional...
Author Affiliations: From the...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
An Uncommon Complication after a Common Procedure
10/10/2008
Sandeep Singh Grewal, DM; Vinay K. Bahl, MD, DM; Ravi S. Math, MD, DM
Author Affiliations: From All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 23, 2008 and accepted May 19, 2008. Address for...
Author Affiliations: From All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 23, 2008 and accepted May 19, 2008. Address for...
Author Affiliations: From All...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Spontaneous Hemopericardium in a Patient with Hemophilia B: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
10/10/2008
Dee Dee Wang, MD; Christos Kasapis, MD; Brahmajee K. Nallamothu, MD, MPH
Author Affiliations: From the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The authors report that there are no disclosures or conflicts of interest relevant to this publication. Manuscript submitted March 3, 2008, provisional...
Author Affiliations: From the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The authors report that there are no disclosures or conflicts of interest relevant to this publication. Manuscript submitted March 3, 2008, provisional...
Author Affiliations: From the...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Repair of a Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Coarctation of the Aorta
10/10/2008
Thomas C. Piemonte, MD; Wael F. Al-Husami, MD
Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Burlington, Massachusetts. Disclosure: Dr. Piemonte is a member of the speaker’s bureau for Boston Scientific...
Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Burlington, Massachusetts. Disclosure: Dr. Piemonte is a member of the speaker’s bureau for Boston Scientific...
Author Affiliations: From the...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Covered Stent for the Treatment of Recurrent Bilateral Renal Artery In-Stent Restenosis
10/10/2008
Bryan P. Yan, MBBS, FRACP, MD; Thomas J. Kiernan, MD; Kenneth Rosenfield, MD, MHCDS
Author Affiliations: From the Cardiology Division, Section of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and §Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Disclosures: Dr. Rosenfield has received research grants from Idev, Abbott...
Author Affiliations: From the Cardiology Division, Section of Vascular Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and §Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Disclosures: Dr. Rosenfield has received research grants from Idev, Abbott...
Author Affiliations: From the...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Three Cases of Left Main Stem Thrombus Complicating PCI: The Role of FilterWire Protection for the Virgin Territory
10/10/2008
Cheuk-Man Yu, MD; Eugene B. Wu, MD, DM; Wilson W.M. Chan, FRCP, MBBS
Author Affiliations: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong. There are no grants, financial support, or conflicts of interests related to the research in this...
Author Affiliations: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University Hong Kong. There are no grants, financial support, or conflicts of interests related to the research in this...
Author Affiliations: Division...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Mitral Valvuloplasty through a Carpentier-Edwards Ring
10/10/2008
M. Kettani, MD; Belghiti Hasnaa, MD; N. El Haitem, PhD
Author Affiliations: From the *Department of Cardiology A, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco, and the §Department of Cardiology B, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. The authors report no conflicts of interest...
Author Affiliations: From the *Department of Cardiology A, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco, and the §Department of Cardiology B, University Hospital Ibn Sina, Rabat, Morocco. The authors report no conflicts of interest...
Author Affiliations: From the...
10/10/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
Editor’s Message
10/09/2008
Dear Readers,This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more in-depth examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. The special section for the October 2008 issue...
Dear Readers,This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more in-depth examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. The special section for the October 2008 issue...
Dear Readers,This issue of the...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Late Presentation of an Anomalous Origin of the Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery: Case Report and Review
10/09/2008
Ravi K. Ramana, DO; Peter Varga, MD; Ferdinand Leya, MD
ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare cause of ischemia, heart failure and/or sudden death. A premortem diagnosis beyond early childhood is exceedingly rare because over 90%...
ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of the left coronary artery (LCA) from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a rare cause of ischemia, heart failure and/or sudden death. A premortem diagnosis beyond early childhood is exceedingly rare because over 90%...
ABSTRACT: Anomalous origin of...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Vascular Changes and Black Hole Phenomenon after Coronary Brachytherapy: A Pathologically Distinct Entity
10/09/2008
Santhosh K.G. Koshy, MD, DM; Neal S. Kleiman, MD; Lekha K. George, MD; Vijay K. Misra, MD; William B. Hillegas, MD, MPH; Brigitta C. Brott, MD
ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an important issue even after coronary brachytherapy despite its efficacy in the treatment for in-stent restenosis. The acute and chronic changes in vascular wall are unique following brachytherapy. The restenotic...
ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an important issue even after coronary brachytherapy despite its efficacy in the treatment for in-stent restenosis. The acute and chronic changes in vascular wall are unique following brachytherapy. The restenotic...
ABSTRACT: Restenosis remains an...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: Case Series and Review
10/09/2008
Mazullah Kamran, MD; Monika Bogal, MD; Amrit Guptan, MD
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but important cause of acute coronary syndromes. SCAD can cause unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Predisposing factors include atherosclerosis,...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare but important cause of acute coronary syndromes. SCAD can cause unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, and sudden death. Predisposing factors include atherosclerosis,...
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous coronary...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Radial Access — Be Prepared!
10/09/2008
Ioannis A. Stathopoulos, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a 46-year-old female patient that experienced recurrent stent thrombosis and underwent attempted primary PCI via the radial artery. Although radial artery cannulation with a 6 Fr sheath and the diagnostic...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a 46-year-old female patient that experienced recurrent stent thrombosis and underwent attempted primary PCI via the radial artery. Although radial artery cannulation with a 6 Fr sheath and the diagnostic...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Use of Intra-Arterial Papaverine for Severe Arterial Spasm during Radial Cardiac Catheterization
10/09/2008
Faizel Osman, MD, MRCP; Nigel Buller, MD, FRCP; Rick Steeds, MA, MD, MRCP
ABSTRACT: Coronary angiography and intervention can be performed safely using the radial artery. However, arterial spasm is often encountered and usually amenable to nitrate/verapamil therapy. Rarely, surgical intervention is required to...
ABSTRACT: Coronary angiography and intervention can be performed safely using the radial artery. However, arterial spasm is often encountered and usually amenable to nitrate/verapamil therapy. Rarely, surgical intervention is required to...
ABSTRACT: Coronary angiography...
10/09/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Transradial Retrieval of a Dislodged Stent from the Left Main Coronary Artery
10/08/2008
Ian T. Meredith, BSc, PhD, MBBS, FRACP, MD; Walid Ahmar, BSc, MBBS, FRACP; Yuvaraj Malaiapan, MRCP, FRACP, MBBS, MRCPI
ABSTRACT: We report a case of successful transradial retrieval of a dislodged and mechanically distorted coronary artery stent from the left main stem in an elderly male. Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention was undertaken to...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of successful transradial retrieval of a dislodged and mechanically distorted coronary artery stent from the left main stem in an elderly male. Transradial percutaneous coronary intervention was undertaken to...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Magnesium Sulphate during Transradial Cardiac Catheterization: A New Use for an Old Drug?
10/08/2008
Mark S. Spence, MD, FRCP; Laurent Haegeli, MD; Eric Fretz, MD; Anthony Della Siega, MD; Malcolm Williams, MD; David Kinloch, MD; Richard Mildenberger, MD; Peter Klinke, MD; David Hilton, MD; John Byrne, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. To assess the effect of intra-arterial magnesium on the radial artery during transradial cardiac catheterization. Background. Transradial coronary angiography has become popular in the last decade and offers several...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To assess the effect of intra-arterial magnesium on the radial artery during transradial cardiac catheterization. Background. Transradial coronary angiography has become popular in the last decade and offers several...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To assess...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Comparison of Inoue Balloon, Metallic Commissurotome and Multi-Track Double-Balloon Valvuloplasty
10/08/2008
Saleem Sharieff, MD, MBBS, FCPS; Kanwal Aamir, MBBS; Waseem Sharieff, MD, PhD; Habiba Tasneem, MBBS; Tariq Masood, MD; Tahir Saghir, MBBS, FCPS; Khan Shah-e-Zaman, MBBS, FRCP, MRCP
In the Treatment of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis   ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a well known non-surgical technique for treating patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). There are very few studies that...
In the Treatment of Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis   ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous mitral valvuloplasty (PMV) is a well known non-surgical technique for treating patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). There are very few studies that...
In the Treatment of Rheumatic...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions Using Dedicated Bifurcation Stents versus Classic Bare-Metal Stents
10/08/2008
Pavel Cervinka, MD, PhD; Marian Bystron, MD; Radim Spacek, MD; Martin Kvasnak, MD; Sunil Adhikari, MD; Jozef Jakabcin, MD
Randomized, Controlled Trial with 12-Month Angiographic Follow Up ABSTRACT: Background. The aim of this study was to compare the use of classic bare- metal stents with dedicated bifurcation bare-metal stents in patients who were not eligible...
Randomized, Controlled Trial with 12-Month Angiographic Follow Up ABSTRACT: Background. The aim of this study was to compare the use of classic bare- metal stents with dedicated bifurcation bare-metal stents in patients who were not eligible...
Randomized, Controlled Trial...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Coronary Stenting with MGuard: First-In-Man Trial
10/08/2008
Eberhard Grube, MD; Edo Kaluski, MD; Karl Eugen Hauptmann, MD; Ralf Mueller, MD; Steve Tsai, MD; Marc Klapholz, MD
ABSTRACT: MGuard is a bare-metal stent covered by an ultra-thin polymer mesh sleeve on its external surface, designed to reduce embolization during coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral interventions. Aim. To evaluate the feasibility and...
ABSTRACT: MGuard is a bare-metal stent covered by an ultra-thin polymer mesh sleeve on its external surface, designed to reduce embolization during coronary, cerebrovascular and peripheral interventions. Aim. To evaluate the feasibility and...
ABSTRACT: MGuard is a bare-metal...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Outcomes of DES in Real World Practice: Realizing the Potential
10/08/2008
Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT; Pranab Das, MD; Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT, MBA; Vikramjit Chokar, MD
Since the approval of the drug-eluting stents (DES) in April of 2003 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a year earlier in Europe, the rise of DES had been phenomenal, a feat rarely seen in contemporary medicine. With much...
Since the approval of the drug-eluting stents (DES) in April of 2003 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and a year earlier in Europe, the rise of DES had been phenomenal, a feat rarely seen in contemporary medicine. With much...
Since the approval of the...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Late Outcomes after Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in “Real-World” Clinical Practice
10/08/2008
Kathryn A. Ramsdale, BSc, MB, MBChB; Ewan McKay, BSc, MB; David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB; Archana Rao, MD, MB, MRCP, MBBS; Omar Asghar, MB, MRCP
ABSTRACT: Background. We report the late outcomes in 411 consecutive patients undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation by a single operator between 2003–2006. Methods. Prospective registry with continuous follow up. Patients with...
ABSTRACT: Background. We report the late outcomes in 411 consecutive patients undergoing drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation by a single operator between 2003–2006. Methods. Prospective registry with continuous follow up. Patients with...
ABSTRACT: Background. We report...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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