Volume 31 - Issue 12 - December, 2019
Cover Story
11/25/2019
Johann Auer, MD; Gudrun Lamm
Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder characterized by abnormal alpha chains of type IV collagen in multiple organs including the kidney, cochlea, cornea, lens, and retina. Aortic disease including dissection and aneurysm has been...
Alport syndrome (AS) is a genetic disorder characterized by abnormal alpha chains of type IV collagen in multiple organs including the kidney, cochlea, cornea, lens, and retina. Aortic disease including dissection and aneurysm has been...
Alport syndrome (AS) is a...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/25/2019
Mohammed K. Rashid, MD; Kuljit Singh, MD, PhD; Jordan Bernick, MSc; George A. Wells, PhD; Derek Y. F. So, MD; Benjamin Hibbert, MD; Michel R. Le May, MD; Juan Russo, MD
We sought to assess the bivalirudin compared with unfractionated heparin used during PCI as part of a pharmacoinvasive strategy.
We sought to assess the bivalirudin compared with unfractionated heparin used during PCI as part of a pharmacoinvasive strategy.
We sought to assess the...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/23/2019
Serafim Nanas, MD, PhD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Georgios Tzanis, MD; Francesco Giannini, MD
CTO recanalization and its effects on LV function and patient outcomes has intrigued the interventional community over the last several years. Now that there is plenty of knowledge and experience on “how to treat” the lesion, another...
CTO recanalization and its effects on LV function and patient outcomes has intrigued the interventional community over the last several years. Now that there is plenty of knowledge and experience on “how to treat” the lesion, another...
CTO recanalization and its...
11/23/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/23/2019
Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA; Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas, MD; Ismail Dogu Kilic, MD; Mohan Mallikarjuna Rao Edupuganti, MD; Marwan Saad, MD, PhD, MS; Akash Gupta; Nikolaos Lontos, MD; Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI
Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of advanced stent technology in the management of failing arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). Background. End-stage renal disease rates and the need for hemodialysis are increasing worldwide. AVG...
Abstract: Objectives. To evaluate the efficacy of advanced stent technology in the management of failing arteriovenous grafts (AVGs). Background. End-stage renal disease rates and the need for hemodialysis are increasing worldwide. AVG...
Abstract: Objectives. To...
11/23/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/23/2019
Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Aram Badoyan, MD
Inability to cross the lesion with a balloon is the second-most common cause of technical failure, with the most common cause being the inability to cross with the wire. We propose a new, effective method for treating balloon-uncrossable...
Inability to cross the lesion with a balloon is the second-most common cause of technical failure, with the most common cause being the inability to cross with the wire. We propose a new, effective method for treating balloon-uncrossable...
Inability to cross the lesion...
11/23/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/23/2019
Moo-Hyun Kim, MD, PhD; Sun-Young Choi, PhD; Kyung-Yae Hyun, PhD; Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI
The impact of platelet reactivity on periprocedural myonecrosis (PMN) in East Asian patients with stable ischemic heart disease or non-ST elevation ACS undergoing PCI is unclear. Achievement of optimal platelet reactivity may decrease the...
The impact of platelet reactivity on periprocedural myonecrosis (PMN) in East Asian patients with stable ischemic heart disease or non-ST elevation ACS undergoing PCI is unclear. Achievement of optimal platelet reactivity may decrease the...
The impact of platelet...
11/23/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Initiatives
11/25/2019
Sudhanshu Budhakoty, MD; Ganesh Kasinadhuni, MD; Kewal Kanabar, MD; Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
A 34-year-old man was referred for percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC); he had undergone 2 PTMC attempts at another institute, but both attempts failed because of inability to cross the mitral valve with the balloon. We...
A 34-year-old man was referred for percutaneous transvenous mitral commissurotomy (PTMC); he had undergone 2 PTMC attempts at another institute, but both attempts failed because of inability to cross the mitral valve with the balloon. We...
A 34-year-old man was referred...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature Interview
11/25/2019
Giuseppe Talanas, MD; Roberta Siciliano, MD; Guido Parodi, MD, PhD
To date, complete fracture of a coronary wire into a radial artery loop has never been reported. We describe the occurrence of a new complication in the transradial intervention era.
To date, complete fracture of a coronary wire into a radial artery loop has never been reported. We describe the occurrence of a new complication in the transradial intervention era.
To date, complete fracture of a...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Education
11/25/2019
Abdul Moiz Hafiz, MD; Nikolaos Kakouros, MBBS, PhD, MRCP, MD(Res); Mary Perras, MS, ANP
We demonstrate how tandem anatomic and physiologic assessment can be used to diagnose, functionally evaluate, and effectively treat angiographic coronary fenestration.
We demonstrate how tandem anatomic and physiologic assessment can be used to diagnose, functionally evaluate, and effectively treat angiographic coronary fenestration.
We demonstrate how tandem...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Women in Electrophysiology
11/25/2019
Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Santiago Jimenez-Valero, MD, PhD; Ariana Gonzalvez-Garcia, MD; Harold Hernandez-Matamoros, MD
This case illustrates the value of OCT to identify and correctly diagnose longitudinal stent deformation.
This case illustrates the value of OCT to identify and correctly diagnose longitudinal stent deformation.
This case illustrates the value...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Spotlight Interview
11/25/2019
Eleftherios Kontopodis, MD; Nikolaos Oikonomidis, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD; Efstathios Lazaris, MD; Michalis Koutouzis, MD, PhD
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a dual injection using a single sheath approach, in order to evaluate a CTO and plan a future intervention.
To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a dual injection using a single sheath approach, in order to evaluate a CTO and plan a future intervention.
To our knowledge, this is the...
11/25/2019
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
11/25/2019
DECEMBER 2019 TOC and ISSUE PDF
DECEMBER 2019 TOC and ISSUE PDF
DECEMBER 2019 TOC and ISSUE PDF
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
