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Volume 32 - Issue 12 - December, 2020

December 2020 Table of Contents
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December 2020 Table of Contents and Whole Issue PDF
December 2020 Table of Contents and Whole Issue PDF
December 2020 Table of Contents...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Prasugrel for Prevention of Early Saphenous Vein Graft Thrombosis
Original Contribution
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Mladen I. Vidovich, MD; Decebal Griza, MD; Kathleen Stanley, RN; Houman Khalili, MD; Aris Karatasakis, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Barbara Anna Danek, MD; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Michele Roesle, RN, BSN, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; Shuaib M. Abdullah, MD; Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH; Pratik Kalsaria, MS; Rahel Iwnetu, MD; Jeffrey M. Zimmet, MD, PhD; Kendrick A. Shunk, MD, PhD; Kazeen Abdullah, MD
Use of aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves graft patency, but administration of other antiplatelet agents has yielded equivocal results. Our objective was to test whether administration of prasugrel after CABG...
Use of aspirin after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) improves graft patency, but administration of other antiplatelet agents has yielded equivocal results. Our objective was to test whether administration of prasugrel after CABG...
Use of aspirin after coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes Following Percutaneous Mitral Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair
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Ozan M. Demir, MBBS, MD, MRCP; Marco B. Ancona, MD; Andrea R. Munafo, MD; Francesco Ancona, MD; Stefano Stella, MD; Eustachio Agricola, MD; Alaide Chieffo, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Matteo Montorfano, MD; Cosmo Godino, MD; Antonio Sisinni, MD
Approximately 50% of patients with severe mitral regurgitation referred for surgery have prohibitive surgical risk. MitraClip (Abbott Vascular) is an alternative therapy option in these patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate mid-term...
Approximately 50% of patients with severe mitral regurgitation referred for surgery have prohibitive surgical risk. MitraClip (Abbott Vascular) is an alternative therapy option in these patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate mid-term...
Approximately 50% of patients...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Resource Utilization During Elective Robotic-Assisted Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
Original Contribution
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Lawrence Ang, MD; Ehtisham Mahmud, MD; Daniel Mangels, MD, MS; Alma Fregoso, BS 
Robotic PCI results in outcomes that are comparable to manual PCI in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost and resource utilization of robotic PCI compared with manual PCI.
Robotic PCI results in outcomes that are comparable to manual PCI in the treatment of obstructive coronary artery disease. The objective of this study is to evaluate the cost and resource utilization of robotic PCI compared with manual PCI.
Robotic PCI results in outcomes...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Selective Coronary Artery Angiography in Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
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Sruti Rao, MD; Geetha Challapudi, MD; Neha Chellu; Salima Bhimani, MD; Lourdes R. Prieto, MD; Rukmini Komarlu, MD
Coronary artery disease in palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome is uncommon. We sought to assess and describe coronary artery involvement in this complex patient population. Our research highlights both the need to assess distal coronary...
Coronary artery disease in palliated hypoplastic left heart syndrome is uncommon. We sought to assess and describe coronary artery involvement in this complex patient population. Our research highlights both the need to assess distal coronary...
Coronary artery disease in...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Hard Events AfteR Orsiro Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (HEROES) in STEMI: A Multicenter Registry
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Vincenzo De Marzo, MD; Marco Caruso, MD; Domenico D'Amario, MD, PhD; Gianmarco Annibali, MD; Vincenzo Manganiello, MD; Rocco Vergallo, MD, PhD; Michael Donahue, MD; Pio Cialdella, MD; Alfonso Ielasi, MD; Leonardo Misuraca, MD; Bernardo Cortese, MD; Luca Altamura, MD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD; Claudio Larosa, MD; Rosario Parisi, MD; Marco Canepa, MD, PhD
Our objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Orsiro sirolimus-eluting stent (Biotronik) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. Specific drug-eluting stent platforms might influence...
Our objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the Orsiro sirolimus-eluting stent (Biotronik) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary PCI. Specific drug-eluting stent platforms might influence...
Our objective was to evaluate...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Femoral Artery Chronic Total Occlusion Revascularization (FACTOR) Score and Algorithm: Feasibility and Validation in a Single-Center Study of Femoropopliteal Occlusions
Vascular Disease
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Vincent Varghese, DO; Luai Tabaza, MD; Ebenezer Oni, MD; Rajiv Marreddy, DO; Richard C. Kovach, MD; Sean Janzer, MD; Jon C. George, MD, MBA; Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, MD; Vladimir Lakhter, DO
Superfical femoral artery chronic total occlusion represents one of the most challenging subsets of lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease. Depending on lesion characteristics, successful percutaneous crossing of the occluded segment may...
Superfical femoral artery chronic total occlusion represents one of the most challenging subsets of lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease. Depending on lesion characteristics, successful percutaneous crossing of the occluded segment may...
Superfical femoral artery...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Safety and Feasibility of Transitioning From Transfemoral to Transradial Access Left Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy
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Oliver P. Guttmann, MRCP; Mehul Dhinoja, MRCP; Rodnie Oro, BSc; Konstantinos Savvatis, MD, PhD; Saidi Mohiddin, FRCP; Neha Sekhri, FRCP; Luis Lopes, MD; Vimal Patel, MD, MRCP; Daniel A. Jones, MRCP; Christos V. Bourantas, MD, PhD; Anthony Mathur, FRCP, PhD; Perry M. Elliott, MD, FRCP; Constantinos O'Mahony, MD, FRCP; Zaccharie Tyler, MBBS
Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LVEMB) is commonly performed via the transfemoral route. Radial access may help reduce vascular access complications, but there are few data on the safety and feasibility of transradial LVEMB. We...
Left ventricular endomyocardial biopsy (LVEMB) is commonly performed via the transfemoral route. Radial access may help reduce vascular access complications, but there are few data on the safety and feasibility of transradial LVEMB. We...
Left ventricular endomyocardial...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Impact of Rapid Ventricular Pacing During Transcatheter Implantation of Self-Expanding Aortic Valve Prostheses in Patients at Highest Risk
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Christoph Liebetrau, MD, PhD; Matthias Renker, MD; Helge Möllmann, MD, PhD; Christian W. Hamm, MD, PhD, FESC; Ulrich Fischer-Rasokat, MD, PhD; Won-Keun Kim, MD
Patients with low-flow, low-gradient (LFLG) aortic stenosis (AS) have the highest risk among all AS patients. We investigated the effects of rapid ventricular pacing in patients with LFLG-AS.
Patients with low-flow, low-gradient (LFLG) aortic stenosis (AS) have the highest risk among all AS patients. We investigated the effects of rapid ventricular pacing in patients with LFLG-AS.
Patients with low-flow,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Pacemaker-Related Complications in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Single-Center Experience
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Claudio Montalto, MD; Jonathan Curio, MD; Gabriele Paglino, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD; Francesco Giannini, MD; Azeem Latib, MD, BCh, MBBCh; Matteo Montorfano, MD; Alessandra Laricchia, MD; Giuseppe Lanzillo, MD; Matteo Pagnesi, MD; Ozan M. Demir, MBBS, MD, MRCP
We review the rate of complications secondary to permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVI.
We review the rate of complications secondary to permanent pacemaker implantation after TAVI.
We review the rate of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology