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Volume 13 - Issue 11 - November, 2001

Feature

Original Contribution
Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Bifurcation Stenosis
10/08/2008

Nobuyoshi Tanaka, MD, Mitsuyasu Terashima, MD, Yoshihisa Kinoshita, MD, Masashi Kimura, MD,
Kenya Nasu, MD, Mariko Ehara, MD, Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, Tetsuo Matsubara, MD,
Yasushi Asakura, Osamu Katoh, MD, Takahiko Suzuki, MD

Nobuyoshi Tanaka, MD, Mitsuyasu Teras...
Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...
Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior to Single Sirolimus-Eluting Stent ImplantationABSTRACT: Background. The impact of plaque debulking with directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) prior to single sirolimus-eluting stent (SES) implantation in an...
Impact of Plaque Debulking Prior...
10/08/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
In-Hospital and Long-Term Outcomes of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Direct Angioplasty During Regular and
08/01/2008
Nirat Beohar, MD, Raj Chandwaney, MD, Lynne M. Goodreau, RN, Charles J. Davidson, MD
Nirat Beohar, MD, Raj Chandwaney, MD...
Direct percutaneous coronary angioplasty (d-PTCA) has emerged as an effective reperfusion strategy in patients presenting within the first 12 hours of an acute myocardial infarction as compared to intravenous thrombolytics.1–5 Several...
Direct percutaneous coronary angioplasty (d-PTCA) has emerged as an effective reperfusion strategy in patients presenting within the first 12 hours of an acute myocardial infarction as compared to intravenous thrombolytics.1–5 Several...
Direct percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Teaching Collection
Stenting in Unusual Settings: Compression of a Subintimal or False Lumen Stent by Stenting in the True Lumen
08/01/2008
Gregory S. Krivonyak, BS and *Stafford G. Warren, MD
Gregory S. Krivonyak, BS and *Staffor...
Since stents were first approved in the United States for clinical use in the fourth quarter of 1993, their use has skyrocketed with 890,000 stents implanted in coronary arteries in 550,000 interventions in the United States in 1999.1 A...
Since stents were first approved in the United States for clinical use in the fourth quarter of 1993, their use has skyrocketed with 890,000 stents implanted in coronary arteries in 550,000 interventions in the United States in 1999.1 A...
Since stents were first approved...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Stenting in Unusual Settings:
Rotational Atherectomy of a Stent-Jailed Septal Perforator: A Good Verdict for the Prisoner
08/01/2008
Deepak Jain, MD, DM, Gert Richardt, MD, Hugo A. Katus, MD
Deepak Jain, MD, DM, Gert Richardt, ...
Catheter-based techniques for revascularization offer a good solution to the vexing problem of stenosis in septal perforators, which are not accessible to surgical grafting, and which often are erroneously relegated as inconsequential....
Catheter-based techniques for revascularization offer a good solution to the vexing problem of stenosis in septal perforators, which are not accessible to surgical grafting, and which often are erroneously relegated as inconsequential....
Catheter-based techniques for...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Stenting in Unusual Settings:
Stenting of the Septal Perforator Coronary Artery
08/01/2008
Murat Özdemir, MD, Timur Timurkaynak, MD, Mustafa Cemri, MD, Bülent Boyac?, MD, R?dvan Yalç?n, MD, Atiye Çengel, MD, Övsev Dörtlemez, MD, Halis Dörtlemez, MD
Murat Özdemir, MD, Timur Timurkayna...
The interventricular septum (IVS), which is a common wall for the right and left ventricles, makes up about one-third of the total left ventricular mass and plays an important role in both right and left ventricular function.1 The major part...
The interventricular septum (IVS), which is a common wall for the right and left ventricles, makes up about one-third of the total left ventricular mass and plays an important role in both right and left ventricular function.1 The major part...
The interventricular septum...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
False Aneurysm and Mediastinal Hematoma: Complications of Simultaneous Transcatheter Therapy for Coarctation of the Aorta and Pa
08/01/2008
Chi Di Liang, MD, *Sheung Fat Ko, MD, Mao Meng Tiao, MD
Chi Di Liang, MD, *Sheung Fat Ko, MD...
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is frequently associated with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Balloon angioplasty of CoA and coil treatment of PDA has been reported as an effective alternative to surgical therapy. However, simultaneous...
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA) is frequently associated with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). Balloon angioplasty of CoA and coil treatment of PDA has been reported as an effective alternative to surgical therapy. However, simultaneous...
Coarctation of the aorta (CoA)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Congenital Coarctation and Takayasu’s Arteritis: Aortic Stenting Employing Intravascular
Ultrasound
08/01/2008
Joseph D. Kay, MD, Yasser Al-Khatib, MD, Martin P. O’Laughlin, MD, Michael H. Sketch Jr., MD, J. Kevin Harrison, MD
Joseph D. Kay, MD, Yasser Al-Khatib,...
Case Report. A 23-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation and treatment of aortic coarctation. She was first noted to have a murmur in infancy but did well throughout her early childhood years and no intervention was recommended. She...
Case Report. A 23-year-old woman was admitted for evaluation and treatment of aortic coarctation. She was first noted to have a murmur in infancy but did well throughout her early childhood years and no intervention was recommended. She...
Case Report. A 23-year-old woman...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Coronary Angiography Using 4 or 6 French Diagnostic Catheters: A Prospective, Randomized Study
08/01/2008
Thierry Lefèvre, MD, Marie Claude Morice, MD, *Raoul Bonan, MD, Pierre Dumas, MD, Yves Louvard, MD, Gaëtan Karrillon, MD, Christophe Loubeyre, MD, Jean François Piéchaud, MD
Thierry Lefèvre, MD, Marie Claude M...
Since its introduction by M. Sones in 1962,1 the technique of coronary catheterization has been evolving, allowing for progressive improvements in catheter quality in terms of design as well as external and internal diameter. The progressive...
Since its introduction by M. Sones in 1962,1 the technique of coronary catheterization has been evolving, allowing for progressive improvements in catheter quality in terms of design as well as external and internal diameter. The progressive...
Since its introduction by M....
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Pre-Operative Intra-Aortic Balloon
Counterpulsation in Stable Patients with
Left Main Coronary Disease
08/01/2008
Panayotis Fasseas, MD, Marc Cohen, MD, Christine Kopistansky, MD, Bruce Bowers, MD, Daniel J. McCormick, MD, Kevin Kasper, MD, *Jan T. Christenson, MD, Ted M. Parris, MD, **Michael F. Miller, PhD
Panayotis Fasseas, MD, Marc Cohen, M...
The use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) to reduce left ventricular afterload and myocardial oxygen consumption is clearly indicated in patients with refractory myocardial ischemia or acute myocardial infarction complicated by...
The use of intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation (IABC) to reduce left ventricular afterload and myocardial oxygen consumption is clearly indicated in patients with refractory myocardial ischemia or acute myocardial infarction complicated by...
The use of intra-aortic balloon...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Predictors of Mortality at 30 Days in High-Risk Patients Treated with Direct or Rescue Stenting
for Acute Myocardial Infarction
08/01/2008
Luigi La Vecchia, MD, Manuela Martini, MD, Maurizio Sartori, MD, Paolo Vincenzi, MD, Luigi Cischele, MD, Tiziana Righetti, MD, Renato Ometto, MD, Alessandro Fontanelli, MD
Luigi La Vecchia, MD, Manuela Martin...
Large-scale trials reported the benefits of coronary angioplasty over systemic thrombolysis for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1,2 More recent studies demonstrated that stenting can determine a further improvement in...
Large-scale trials reported the benefits of coronary angioplasty over systemic thrombolysis for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1,2 More recent studies demonstrated that stenting can determine a further improvement in...
Large-scale trials reported the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
08/08/2024
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Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
08/01/2024
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Psychological Stress & HD
Stock Market Turbulence Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Suicide: A Groundbreaking Study Analyzes 12 Million Deaths
08/01/2024
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed...
08/01/2024
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Mental Health
AHA: Risks of Anxiety, Suicide Attempt May Rise Significantly After Cardiovascular Hospitalization
07/31/2024
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large...
07/31/2024
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Peripheral Interventions
VentureMed Completes Enrollment of the FLEX Vessel Prep System FLEX First AV Registry For The Treatment of Arteriovenous (AV) Access Management
07/30/2024
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has...
07/30/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
08/08/2024
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
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A cardiovascular health...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
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Clinical Images
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
08/07/2024
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone...
08/07/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
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Al-Ogaili Figure
Clinical Videos
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with...
08/05/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Scientists and clinicians at Scripps Research have shown that heart conditions can be diagnosed roughly as accurately using just three electrodes and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. CREDIT Scripps Research
AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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