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Volume 26 - Issue 10 - October, 2014

09/27/2014
Minh N. Vo, MD; Amir Ravandi, MD, PhD; J. Aaron Grantham, MD
We describe a subintimal space plaque modification that involves use of antegrade and retrograde dissection reentry techniques to treat balloon-uncrossable coronary lesions.
We describe a subintimal space plaque modification that involves use of antegrade and retrograde dissection reentry techniques to treat balloon-uncrossable coronary lesions.
We describe a subintimal space...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/27/2014
Nuri Ilker Akkus, MD; John Edavettal, MD
A letter to the editor regarding a January 2014 article by Jurga, et al.
A letter to the editor regarding a January 2014 article by Jurga, et al.
A letter to the editor regarding...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/27/2014
Erik Velez; Gabriel Acevedo-Bolton, MD; Michael D. Hope, MD; Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, MD; Nathan Boyer, MD
Age is associated with elongation, tortuosity, and posterior unfolding of the right subclavian artery. Three-dimensional printing of normal and tortuous arteries is feasible and shows potential to test differences between catheters.  
Age is associated with elongation, tortuosity, and posterior unfolding of the right subclavian artery. Three-dimensional printing of normal and tortuous arteries is feasible and shows potential to test differences between catheters.  
Age is associated with...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/27/2014
Elaine E. Tseng, MD; Erhard Kaiser, MD; Jeffrey M. Zimmet, MD, PhD; Kendrick A. Shunk, MD, PhD
This is the first reported case of partial aortic valve and annulus rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and its successful management through percutaneous means. It stresses the fact that even severe procedural...
This is the first reported case of partial aortic valve and annulus rupture during transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and its successful management through percutaneous means. It stresses the fact that even severe procedural...
This is the first reported case...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Research
09/27/2014
Ronald P. Caputo, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Naveen Sachdev, MD; Paul Huang, MD; Imran Mohiuddin, MD; Tony Das, MD; James D. Joye, DO, FACC; John R. Laird, MD, FACC, FACP; John Runyon, MD
Peripheral artery CTOs are commonly encountered during the evaluation and management of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease.  We report the results of a prospective, multicenter trial that evaluated the angiographic and...
Peripheral artery CTOs are commonly encountered during the evaluation and management of patients with symptomatic peripheral artery disease.  We report the results of a prospective, multicenter trial that evaluated the angiographic and...
Peripheral artery CTOs are...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/27/2014
Stephen G. Ellis, MD; Jeffrey J. Popma, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Radoslaw Pracon, MD; Jerzy Pregowski, MD, PhD; Maksymilian P. Opolski, PhD, MD; Mariusz Kruk, MD; Lazar Mandinov, MD; Hong Wang; Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; Neil J. Weissman, MD; Keith D. Dawkins, MD, FRCP, FACC; Eberhard Grube, MD
Non-uniform distribution of drug-eluting stent struts may cause uneven drug deposition associated with an adverse neointimal response and clinical events. This study assesses circumferential stent strut distribution in bare-metal (BMS, n=117)...
Non-uniform distribution of drug-eluting stent struts may cause uneven drug deposition associated with an adverse neointimal response and clinical events. This study assesses circumferential stent strut distribution in bare-metal (BMS, n=117)...
Non-uniform distribution of...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/27/2014
Jakob Raunsø; Jaya Rosenmeier, MD, PhD; Jan Skov Jensen, MD, PhD, DMSc; Søren Galatius, MD, DMSc; Jacob Sivertsen
Our aim was to examine fractional flow reserve responses of intravenous adenosine with increasing doses of intracoronary (IC) adenosine versus IC uridine triphosphate in patients with coronary artery disease. 
Our aim was to examine fractional flow reserve responses of intravenous adenosine with increasing doses of intracoronary (IC) adenosine versus IC uridine triphosphate in patients with coronary artery disease. 
Our aim was to examine...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/27/2014
Konstantin M. Heinroth, MD; Susanne Unverzagt, PhD; Michael Buerke, MD; Dirk Mahnkopf, MD; Karl Werdan, MD; Roland Prondzinsky, MD; Alexander Plehn, MD
Optimal positioning of the left ventricular (LV) lead at the latest activated part of the left ventricle is one of the major challenges in implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices with respect to ascertaining an optimal...
Optimal positioning of the left ventricular (LV) lead at the latest activated part of the left ventricle is one of the major challenges in implantation of cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) devices with respect to ascertaining an optimal...
Optimal positioning of the left...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/27/2014
Jean-Christophe Macia, MD; Richard Gervasoni, MD; Francois Roubille, MD, PhD; Florence Leclercq, MD, PhD; Delphine Delseny, MD; Erika Nogue, MSc; Valérie Macioce, MD; Nicolas Nagot, MD, PhD
The risk of bleeding is of major concern after percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) performed in elderly patients. In this registry, we report the effect of heparin use on rate of all severe vascular complications, bleeding,...
The risk of bleeding is of major concern after percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) performed in elderly patients. In this registry, we report the effect of heparin use on rate of all severe vascular complications, bleeding,...
The risk of bleeding is of major...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
09/27/2014
Shantu Bundhoo, MD; Tim D. Kinnaird, MD; Ganesh Nallur-Shivu, MD; Nicholas Ossei-Gerning, MD; Richard A. Anderson, MD; Azfar G. Zaman, BSc, MD, FRCP, MBChB
We report the learning curve over 5 years in a high-volume interventional center during the crossover from the transfemoral access to transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention. In particular, we evaluate clinical...
We report the learning curve over 5 years in a high-volume interventional center during the crossover from the transfemoral access to transradial access for percutaneous coronary intervention. In particular, we evaluate clinical...
We report the learning curve...
09/27/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology