Volume 26 - Issue 5 - May 2014
Original Contribution
05/20/2014
Paul Succop, PhD; Imran Arif, MD; Srikara V. Peelukhana, MS; Kranthi K. Kolli, MS; Tarek A. Helmy, MD; Mohamed A. Effat, MD; Rupak K. Banerjee, PhD, PE; Lloyd H. Back, PhD; Massoud A. Leesar, MD, FACC
The complex hemodynamics of stenosis might not be sufficiently explained by either pressure or flow alone. CDP, a non-dimensional index derived from fundamental fluid dynamic principles based on a combination of intracoronary pressure and...
The complex hemodynamics of stenosis might not be sufficiently explained by either pressure or flow alone. CDP, a non-dimensional index derived from fundamental fluid dynamic principles based on a combination of intracoronary pressure and...
The complex hemodynamics of...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/20/2014
Atsushi Iga, MD; Kenji Wagatsuma, MD, PhD; Junichi Yamazaki, MD, PhD; Takanori Ikeda, MD, PhD
Data are limited regarding the clinical results of transradial coronary intervention (TRI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock. TRI is associated with fewer major bleeding and vascular complications than...
Data are limited regarding the clinical results of transradial coronary intervention (TRI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) complicated by cardiogenic shock. TRI is associated with fewer major bleeding and vascular complications than...
Data are limited regarding the...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/20/2014
Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM; Andres M. Pineda, MD; Nirat Beohar, MD; Francisco O. Nascimento, MD; Alexandre Benjo, MD; Ildefonso Mas, Jr., MD; Carlos Podesta, MD; Todd B. Heimowitz, DO
Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PCI in a high-volume center were compared. We specifically evaluated the incidence of net adverse cardiovascular events within 48 hours post index procedure among both...
Data of same-day discharge and overnight-stay patients undergoing elective PCI in a high-volume center were compared. We specifically evaluated the incidence of net adverse cardiovascular events within 48 hours post index procedure among both...
Data of same-day discharge and...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/20/2014
Marcin Fijalkowski, MD; Natasza Gilis-Siek, MD; Aneta Strozyk, MD; Marcin Gruchala, MD, PhD; Andrzej Rynkiewicz, MD, PhD; Dariusz Ciećwierz, MD, PhD; Milosz J. Jaguszewski, MD, PhD
The performance of second-generation DES versus first-generation DES implantation in patients with stable angina and single chronic total occlusion (CTO) has not yet been studied. Herein, we sought to investigate whether a successful PCI for...
The performance of second-generation DES versus first-generation DES implantation in patients with stable angina and single chronic total occlusion (CTO) has not yet been studied. Herein, we sought to investigate whether a successful PCI for...
The performance of...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
05/20/2014
Cezar S. Staniloae, MD; Ravikiran Korabathina, MD
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc) was specifically designed to work in severely calcified plaque. This article reviews the history, mechanism of action, evolution, clinical data, and...
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc) was specifically designed to work in severely calcified plaque. This article reviews the history, mechanism of action, evolution, clinical data, and...
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
05/20/2014
Ravikiran Korabathina, MD; Cezar S. Staniloae, MD
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc) was specifically designed to work in severely calcified plaque. This article reviews the history, mechanism of action, evolution, clinical data, and...
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral Orbital Atherectomy System (Cardiovascular Systems, Inc) was specifically designed to work in severely calcified plaque. This article reviews the history, mechanism of action, evolution, clinical data, and...
The DiamondBack 360° Peripheral...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
05/20/2014
Massoud A. Leesar, MD, FACC; Marc D. Feldman, MD; Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC, FAHA; Vasili Lendel, MD; Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD, MBA, FACC, FSCAI
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been extensively studied in the coronary circulation; however, its use in the peripheral arterial circulation is scarce. We present two cases of OCT use as an ancillary imaging tool during SFA...
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) has been extensively studied in the coronary circulation; however, its use in the peripheral arterial circulation is scarce. We present two cases of OCT use as an ancillary imaging tool during SFA...
Optical coherence tomography...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Advances in Vein Therapy
05/20/2014
Gagan Jain, MD, DM; Bhagya Narayan Pandit, MD, DM; Vijay Kumar Trehan, MD, DM
Inferior vena cava (IVC) stenting in patients suffering from Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is sometimes complicated by stent migration or misplacement. Here, we describe a novel stent anchoring technique to prevent this complication while using...
Inferior vena cava (IVC) stenting in patients suffering from Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) is sometimes complicated by stent migration or misplacement. Here, we describe a novel stent anchoring technique to prevent this complication while using...
Inferior vena cava (IVC)...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Invasive Thoughts
05/20/2014
Srihari S. Naidu, MD
Born out of a belief that physicians may be unduly influenced by industry relationships, two congressmen constructed a bill to mandate public reporting of any and all direct and indirect payments to physicians. Dr Naidu offers his opinion on...
Born out of a belief that physicians may be unduly influenced by industry relationships, two congressmen constructed a bill to mandate public reporting of any and all direct and indirect payments to physicians. Dr Naidu offers his opinion on...
Born out of a belief that...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/20/2014
Simon R. Redwood, MD, FRCP, MBBS; Antonis N. Pavlidis, MD, PhD; Brian R. Clapp, MA, PhD
We report the case of a patient who developed refractory CS during elective PCI and was successfully managed with concomitant use of IABP and the Impella 2.5 L support device.
We report the case of a patient who developed refractory CS during elective PCI and was successfully managed with concomitant use of IABP and the Impella 2.5 L support device.
We report the case of a patient...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/20/2014
Yuzo Uchida, MD; Hiroshi Nakashima, MD; Satoshi Takeshita, MD
The 4-in-6 mother-child technique is one of the most effective techniques to deliver stents into complex lesions. In the present study, we introduced a new technique in which a second guidewire was used as a buddy wire in combination with the...
The 4-in-6 mother-child technique is one of the most effective techniques to deliver stents into complex lesions. In the present study, we introduced a new technique in which a second guidewire was used as a buddy wire in combination with the...
The 4-in-6 mother-child...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/20/2014
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Hani Al Salti Al Krad, MD; Brian Kaminsky, MD
Guide catheter exchange over coronary guidewire can be challenging, yet is necessary in certain clinical scenarios. We present a technique of guide catheter exchange over a coronary guidewire with GuideLiner support.
Guide catheter exchange over coronary guidewire can be challenging, yet is necessary in certain clinical scenarios. We present a technique of guide catheter exchange over a coronary guidewire with GuideLiner support.
Guide catheter exchange over...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
05/20/2014
Naveen Rajpurohit, MD; Adam T. Stys, MD, FACC; Tomasz P. Stys, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Muhammad Ali Khan, MD
Guide catheter exchange over coronary guidewire can be challenging, yet is necessary in certain clinical scenarios. We present a technique of guide catheter exchange over a coronary guidewire with GuideLiner support.
Guide catheter exchange over coronary guidewire can be challenging, yet is necessary in certain clinical scenarios. We present a technique of guide catheter exchange over a coronary guidewire with GuideLiner support.
Guide catheter exchange over...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/20/2014
Vijayakumar Subban, MBBS, MD, DM; Dale Murdoch, MBBS, FRACP; Matthew Pincus, MBBS
Dual left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery with separate origin of the short LAD from the LM coronary artery is very rare and not reported in the literature. We present clinical images demonstrating this anomaly.
Dual left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery with separate origin of the short LAD from the LM coronary artery is very rare and not reported in the literature. We present clinical images demonstrating this anomaly.
Dual left anterior descending...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
05/20/2014
Tejas M. Patel, MD, DM; Sanjay C. Shah, MD, DM; Surender Deora, MD, DM
Radial artery loop is one of the most common anatomical reasons for deferring or failure of transradial approach and shifting to the femoral route. Balloon-assisted tracking of catheters may help deal with radial artery loops without injuring...
Radial artery loop is one of the most common anatomical reasons for deferring or failure of transradial approach and shifting to the femoral route. Balloon-assisted tracking of catheters may help deal with radial artery loops without injuring...
Radial artery loop is one of the...
05/20/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
