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Volume 21 - Issue 5 - May, 2009

Focus
05/04/2009
Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Electrophysiology continues to make advances. However, we have to place these advances in the context of an economy that has slipped into a deep recession (both in the United States and worldwide). For years, electrophysiology has seen...
Electrophysiology continues to make advances. However, we have to place these advances in the context of an economy that has slipped into a deep recession (both in the United States and worldwide). For years, electrophysiology has seen...
Electrophysiology continues to...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/04/2009
Margaret B. McEntegart, MD, PhD, BSc(Hons), MBChB; Jonathan R. Dalzell, MRCP; M. Mitchell Lindsay, MD, MRCP
From the Department of Cardiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, G11 6NT, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted December 16, 2008, provisional acceptance given February...
From the Department of Cardiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, G11 6NT, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted December 16, 2008, provisional acceptance given February...
From the Department of...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/04/2009
Charan P. Lanjewar, MD; Amit Sharma, MD; Tej Sheth, MD, FRCPC, FACC
From *Mumbai University, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India, and §McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The authors report no conflicts of interest...
From *Mumbai University, Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India, and §McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The authors report no conflicts of interest...
From *Mumbai University, Seth G....
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/04/2009
Masahiro Jinzaki, MD; Sachio Kuribayashi, MD; Akio Kawamura, MD
Percutaneous Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Contralateral Injection via Isolated Conus Artery From the *Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of...
Percutaneous Revascularization of Chronic Total Occlusion of Left Anterior Descending Artery Using Contralateral Injection via Isolated Conus Artery From the *Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Keio University School of...
Percutaneous Revascularization...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/04/2009
Abbas Soleimani, MD; Ali Abbasi, MD; Mohammad Alidoosti, MD
From the Department of Interventional Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and the *Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. The authors...
From the Department of Interventional Cardiology, Tehran Heart Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, and the *Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands. The authors...
From the Department of...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/04/2009
Godfrey Aleong, MD; Camino Bañelos, MD; Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC
From the Interventional Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted December 8, 2008 provisional...
From the Interventional Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted December 8, 2008 provisional...
From the Interventional...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
05/04/2009
Fever after BioSTAR® Implantation: Is It a Systemic Reaction to the Collagen Matrix? “The BioSTAR® septal repair implant for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an exciting development, as it uses a bioabsorbable collagen matrix layer,...
Fever after BioSTAR® Implantation: Is It a Systemic Reaction to the Collagen Matrix? “The BioSTAR® septal repair implant for patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is an exciting development, as it uses a bioabsorbable collagen matrix layer,...
Fever after BioSTAR®...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/04/2009
Danai Kitkungvan, MD; David H. Spodick, MD, DSc; Sandeep Sharma, MD; Luigi Pacifico, DO
Case Presentation. A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency department with exertional dyspnea. His past medical history was significant for hypertension and renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which had been diagnosed 2 years previously. He...
Case Presentation. A 60-year-old male presented to the emergency department with exertional dyspnea. His past medical history was significant for hypertension and renal cell carcinoma (RCC), which had been diagnosed 2 years previously. He...
Case Presentation. A 60-year-old...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Joseph J. Germano, DO; Alicia Darge; Matthew R. Reynolds, MD, MSc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly common and costly medical problem.1–3 Given the disappointing efficacy and side effects associated with pharmacological therapy for AF, new treatment options are needed. Over the last decade,...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an increasingly common and costly medical problem.1–3 Given the disappointing efficacy and side effects associated with pharmacological therapy for AF, new treatment options are needed. Over the last decade,...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Manish Undavia, MD
ABSTRACT: This article highlights the major changes in the current procedural terminology codes (CPT codes) that were announced by the American Medical Association in January 2009. These new CPT codes were developed to more accurately reflect...
ABSTRACT: This article highlights the major changes in the current procedural terminology codes (CPT codes) that were announced by the American Medical Association in January 2009. These new CPT codes were developed to more accurately reflect...
ABSTRACT: This article...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Dimpi Patel, MD; J. David Burkhardt, MD; Javier E. Sanchez, MD; Luigi Di Biase, MD, PhD, FHRS; Rodney P. Horton, MD; Andrea Natale, MD, FACC, FHRS, FESC
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: An Attempt at Abating the Epidemic The evolution of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Over the past decade, atrial fibrillation ablation (AF) has evolved from an investigational therapy to...
Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation: An Attempt at Abating the Epidemic The evolution of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Over the past decade, atrial fibrillation ablation (AF) has evolved from an investigational therapy to...
Catheter Ablation for Atrial...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Stephen C. Vlay, MD
The ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: Their Relevance to the Cardiologist, Internist and Family Physician The purpose of this review is to highlight the important and new features of the...
The ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines for Device-Based Therapy of Cardiac Rhythm Abnormalities: Their Relevance to the Cardiologist, Internist and Family Physician The purpose of this review is to highlight the important and new features of the...
The ACC/AHA/HRS 2008 Guidelines...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Sameer Parekh, MD; Jeffrey Snow, MD
In recent years, lead extraction has become an increasingly common procedure which has moved from the realm of cardiothoracic surgery to interventional cardiac electrophysiology. This article reviews indications for lead extraction and...
In recent years, lead extraction has become an increasingly common procedure which has moved from the realm of cardiothoracic surgery to interventional cardiac electrophysiology. This article reviews indications for lead extraction and...
In recent years, lead extraction...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
05/04/2009
Manivannan Srinivasan, MBBS, MRCP; Abhiram Prasad, MD, FRCP
There have been major advances in the field of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) since its introduction 30 years ago. The improved safety and outcomes can be attributed to increasing operator experience, advances in device technology...
There have been major advances in the field of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) since its introduction 30 years ago. The improved safety and outcomes can be attributed to increasing operator experience, advances in device technology...
There have been major advances...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/04/2009
George W. Vetrovec, MD
In this issue of the Journal, Jabara et al1 provide an intriguing summary of differences between apical and non-apical Tako-tsubo syndrome based on case summaries of individuals with most often stress-induced ischemic events in the absence of...
In this issue of the Journal, Jabara et al1 provide an intriguing summary of differences between apical and non-apical Tako-tsubo syndrome based on case summaries of individuals with most often stress-induced ischemic events in the absence of...
In this issue of the Journal,...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/04/2009
Nicolas A.F. Chronos, MD; Spencer B. King, III, MD; Refat Jabara, MD, FACC; Jack P. Chen, MD, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP; Lakshmana Pendyala, MD; Radhika Gadesam, MD
ABSTRACT: Objectives. The present study was designed to delineate and compare the clinical characteristics of patients with apical and non-apical takotsubo syndrome in a high-volume U.S. hospital. Background. A comparison between apical and...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. The present study was designed to delineate and compare the clinical characteristics of patients with apical and non-apical takotsubo syndrome in a high-volume U.S. hospital. Background. A comparison between apical and...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. The...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/04/2009
Christopher Lawson, MD; Lawrence A. Garcia, MD, FACC, FAHA
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the default therapy for obstructive coronary artery disease and invariably involves coronary stenting. Currently, stenting with a drug-eluting stent (DES) has become the default method for...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has become the default therapy for obstructive coronary artery disease and invariably involves coronary stenting. Currently, stenting with a drug-eluting stent (DES) has become the default method for...
Percutaneous coronary...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/04/2009
Daniel H. Steinberg, MD; Ron Waksman, MD; Probal Roy, MD; Tina Pinto-Slottow, MD; Gilles Lemesle, MD; William O. Suddath, MD; Zhenyi Xue, MS; Axel de Labriolle, MD; Rebecca L. Torguson, BS, MPH; Lowell F. Satler, MD; Kimberly Kaneshige, BS; Laurent Bonello, MD, PhD; Kenneth M. Kent, MD, PhD; Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Joseph Lindsay, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Recent data suggest a clinical benefit with the systematic use of thrombus aspiration (TA) for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, the impact of TA as a treatment strategy for stent...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recent data suggest a clinical benefit with the systematic use of thrombus aspiration (TA) for the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Nevertheless, the impact of TA as a treatment strategy for stent...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recent...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/04/2009
Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD; David Lao, MD
Numerous epidemiologic and clinical studies have shown leukocytosis to be an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events.1 While a causal mechanism has yet to be determined, the relationship remains consistent, temporal and...
Numerous epidemiologic and clinical studies have shown leukocytosis to be an independent predictor of future cardiovascular events.1 While a causal mechanism has yet to be determined, the relationship remains consistent, temporal and...
Numerous epidemiologic and...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/04/2009
Ravi Bhatia, MD; Jonathan M. Tobis, MD; Daniel L. Jurewitz, MD; Antonio Pessegueiro, MD; Raymond Zimmer, MD; Michael S. Lee, MD, DPM, FACFAS, FACC, FSCAI
Preprocedural White Blood Cell Count as a Predictor of Death and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents ABSTRACT: Background. Patients with elevated white blood cell...
Preprocedural White Blood Cell Count as a Predictor of Death and Major Adverse Cardiac Events in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents ABSTRACT: Background. Patients with elevated white blood cell...
Preprocedural White Blood Cell...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/04/2009
James C. Blankenship, MD; Kimberly A. Skelding, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI; Peter B. Berger, MD; Christopher W. Good, DO; G. Craig Wood; Thomas D. Scott, DO
ABSTRACT: Background. The frequency of ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) varies among institutions and regions of the country. It is unclear what factors limit use of the ad hoc strategy. Objective. To define factors which limit...
ABSTRACT: Background. The frequency of ad hoc percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) varies among institutions and regions of the country. It is unclear what factors limit use of the ad hoc strategy. Objective. To define factors which limit...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
05/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology