Volume 21 - Issue 6 - June, 2009
Case Report
06/10/2009
Cheuk-Man Yu, MD; Eugene B. Wu, MD, DM; Wilson W.M. Chan, FRCP, MBBS
Antegrade Balloon Transit of Retrograde Wire to Bail Out
Dissected Left Main during Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion
Intervention — A Variant of the Reverse CART Technique
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ABSTRACT: Left...
Antegrade Balloon Transit of Retrograde Wire to Bail Out
Dissected Left Main during Retrograde Chronic Total Occlusion
Intervention — A Variant of the Reverse CART Technique
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ABSTRACT: Left...
Antegrade Balloon Transit of...
06/10/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
06/10/2009
Geoffrey T.L. Kloppenburg, MD; Uday Sonker, FRCS; Marc A. A. Schepens, MD, PhD
ABSTRACT: The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical circulatory assist device commonly used for patients with cardiogenic shock or perioperative cardiac failure. The use of IABPs is, however, associated with severe complications...
ABSTRACT: The intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a mechanical circulatory assist device commonly used for patients with cardiogenic shock or perioperative cardiac failure. The use of IABPs is, however, associated with severe complications...
ABSTRACT: The intra-aortic...
06/10/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
06/10/2009
David Choi, PhD, DO, MD; Joseph Dardano; Srihari S. Naidu, MD
ABSTRACT: Alcohol septal ablation has become an acceptable alternative to surgical myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who meet strict clinical and anatomic criteria. While the first septal perforator arising off...
ABSTRACT: Alcohol septal ablation has become an acceptable alternative to surgical myectomy in patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy who meet strict clinical and anatomic criteria. While the first septal perforator arising off...
ABSTRACT: Alcohol septal...
06/10/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
06/09/2009
Gregory R. Giugliano, MD; Prabhdeep S. Sethi, MD, MPH
ABSTRACT: Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Subtypes I and II are the most well recognized, and among these, Type I has associated vasculopathy. Less than 3% of patients have vascular...
ABSTRACT: Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern. Subtypes I and II are the most well recognized, and among these, Type I has associated vasculopathy. Less than 3% of patients have vascular...
ABSTRACT: Neurofibromatosis (NF)...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
06/09/2009
Theodoros Christophides, MD; Georgios Georgiou, MD; Kyriakos Yiangou, MD
ABSTRACT: Dynamic narrowing of native coronary vessels is widely known to occur during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle. This phenomenon has also been reported to occur in coronary artery bypass grafts. However, to the best of our...
ABSTRACT: Dynamic narrowing of native coronary vessels is widely known to occur during the systolic phase of the cardiac cycle. This phenomenon has also been reported to occur in coronary artery bypass grafts. However, to the best of our...
ABSTRACT: Dynamic narrowing of...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
06/09/2009
Kevin P. Marzo, MD; Thomas Chengot, BA, DO; John A. Goncalves, MD, FACS, FACC
Back from Irreversibility: Use of Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary
Bypass for Treatment of Shock from Refractory Anaphylaxis
during Coronary Intervention
ABSTRACT: Anaphylaxis during diagnostic catheterization and coronary intervention is a...
Back from Irreversibility: Use of Percutaneous Cardiopulmonary
Bypass for Treatment of Shock from Refractory Anaphylaxis
during Coronary Intervention
ABSTRACT: Anaphylaxis during diagnostic catheterization and coronary intervention is a...
Back from Irreversibility: Use...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
06/09/2009
Gerald Dorros, MD, DSc, FACC, ScD
The United States is in a recession, and shifting priorities have relegated medicine, health care and health insurance to secondary issues. Thus, the real issue of health care will not come to the forefront and receive significant attention....
The United States is in a recession, and shifting priorities have relegated medicine, health care and health insurance to secondary issues. Thus, the real issue of health care will not come to the forefront and receive significant attention....
The United States is in a...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
06/09/2009
Thomas Cuisset, MD; Raphael Poyet, MD; Jean Louis Bonnet, MD
Case description. A 60-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution for acute inferior myocardial infarction 4 hours after symptom onset. She had no previous history of coronary artery disease and her risk factors included diabetes...
Case description. A 60-year-old female patient was admitted to our institution for acute inferior myocardial infarction 4 hours after symptom onset. She had no previous history of coronary artery disease and her risk factors included diabetes...
Case description. A 60-year-old...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
06/09/2009
David Rott, MD; David Leibowitz, MD; Mickey Harlev, DVM
ABSTRACT: This report describes a novel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guiding catheter equipped with an additional lumen running along the full length of the main lumen. This lumen allows continuous infusion of medications (e.g.,...
ABSTRACT: This report describes a novel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) guiding catheter equipped with an additional lumen running along the full length of the main lumen. This lumen allows continuous infusion of medications (e.g.,...
ABSTRACT: This report describes...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Dragos Predescu, MD; R. Chaturvedi, MD; Kyong Jin Lee, MD; Lee N. Benson, MD, FRCPC; Akira Ozawa, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA) has improved outcomes for resistant stenotic vascular lesions in adult coronary artery disease. Application of this technique in coarctation of the aorta (CoA) in children has not been...
ABSTRACT: Background. Cutting balloon angioplasty (CBA) has improved outcomes for resistant stenotic vascular lesions in adult coronary artery disease. Application of this technique in coarctation of the aorta (CoA) in children has not been...
ABSTRACT: Background. Cutting...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/09/2009
Victor Ochoa, MD; Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
The debate continues in the cardiology community over indications of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with or without an associated atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Observational studies with control cohorts have shown an...
The debate continues in the cardiology community over indications of percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) with or without an associated atrial septal aneurysm (ASA). Observational studies with control cohorts have shown an...
The debate continues in the...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Giorgia Caferri, MD; Roberto Violini, MD; Carmine Musto, MD, PhD; Alberta Cifarelli, MD; Claudia Pandolfi, MD; Francesco De Felice, MD; Rosario Fiorilli, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder Cribriform (AMF) device use in the percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) associated with atrial septal...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to evaluate the short- and long-term outcomes of Amplatzer Multi-Fenestrated Septal Occluder Cribriform (AMF) device use in the percutaneous closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) associated with atrial septal...
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Pornthep Lertsapcharoen, MD; Apichai Khongphatthanayothin, MD; Vidhavas La-orkhun, MD; Suphot Srimahachota, MD; Kanyalak Vithessonthi, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. An occluding device for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was developed from meshed nitinol wires coated with platinum for prevention of nickel release after implantation. Objectives. Our purpose was to assess...
ABSTRACT: Background. An occluding device for closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) was developed from meshed nitinol wires coated with platinum for prevention of nickel release after implantation. Objectives. Our purpose was to assess...
ABSTRACT: Background. An...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Joseph M. Garasic, MD; Linda Marin, RN; David Anderson, MD, MS
ABSTRACT: Background. The Mynx™ vascular closure device (VCD) (AccessClosure, Inc., Mountain View, California) is used for extravascular closure of the common femoral artery (CFA) after diagnostic or interventional endovascular procedures....
ABSTRACT: Background. The Mynx™ vascular closure device (VCD) (AccessClosure, Inc., Mountain View, California) is used for extravascular closure of the common femoral artery (CFA) after diagnostic or interventional endovascular procedures....
ABSTRACT: Background. The Mynx™...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/09/2009
Roger J. Laham, MD
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis and is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite the magnitude of the problem, PAD is often poorly recognized in clinical...
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis and is associated with a high risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Despite the magnitude of the problem, PAD is often poorly recognized in clinical...
Peripheral arterial disease...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Nahel Farraj, DO; Amit Srivastava, MD, FACC, FABVM; Ashish Pershad, MD
ABSTRACT: Objective. The treatment of long superficial femoral artery (SFA) chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains controversial. There are several percutaneous treatment options available for the recanalization of these lesions....
ABSTRACT: Objective. The treatment of long superficial femoral artery (SFA) chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains controversial. There are several percutaneous treatment options available for the recanalization of these lesions....
ABSTRACT: Objective. The...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Richard J. Frink, MD
ABSTRACT: Background. Gender differences that exist in patients with acute coronary disease (ACD) are unexplained. We sought to determine if these differences could be related to differences in the pathologic substrate found in the coronary...
ABSTRACT: Background. Gender differences that exist in patients with acute coronary disease (ACD) are unexplained. We sought to determine if these differences could be related to differences in the pathologic substrate found in the coronary...
ABSTRACT: Background. Gender...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Eric J. Dippel, MD; Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI, FACP, FSVM; Gail A. Shammas, BSN, BS , RN, BSc; Darren Bryan, BS; Jason Rauba, BS; Michael Jerin, PhD
ABSTRACT: Background. Predictors of target lesion revascularization (TLR) have not been well defined in patients undergoing peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI). In this study we analyze predictors of TLR in a consecutive cohort of...
ABSTRACT: Background. Predictors of target lesion revascularization (TLR) have not been well defined in patients undergoing peripheral percutaneous interventions (PPI). In this study we analyze predictors of TLR in a consecutive cohort of...
ABSTRACT: Background. Predictors...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/09/2009
Luis Gruberg, MD; Allen Jeremias, MD, MSc
The routine use of more potent antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapies led to substantial improvements in outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and has contributed to the interventionist’s ability to treat more complex...
The routine use of more potent antiplatelet and antithrombotic therapies led to substantial improvements in outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and has contributed to the interventionist’s ability to treat more complex...
The routine use of more potent...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/09/2009
Dmitriy N. Feldman, MD; Robert M. Minutello, MD; Geoffrey Bergman, MD, MBBS; Shing-Chiu Wong, MD
Frequency and Outcomes of Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade in Patients Receiving Bivalirudin during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
ABSTRACT: Objectives. This study sought to evaluate the frequency and efficacy of combination...
Frequency and Outcomes of Provisional Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Blockade in Patients Receiving Bivalirudin during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
ABSTRACT: Objectives. This study sought to evaluate the frequency and efficacy of combination...
Frequency and Outcomes of...
06/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
