Volume 14 - Issue 1 - January, 2002
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Denes Korpas, MD, Celso Acevedo, MD, Richard L. Lindsey, MD, Alan H. Gradman, MD
Denes Korpas, MD, Celso Acevedo, MD,...
Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting. This complication most commonly results in a communication between the coronary artery lumen and the...
Coronary artery perforation is a rare complication of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and coronary stenting. This complication most commonly results in a communication between the coronary artery lumen and the...
Coronary artery perforation is a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Thomas A. Hennebry, MB, BCh, BAO, Hugh G. Calkins, MD, *Nisha Chandra-Strobos, MD
Thomas A. Hennebry, MB, BCh, BAO, Hu...
Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve is a rare form of congenital heart disease that occurs in 1 in 20,000 live births and has a prevalence of approximately 0.5% among patients with congenital heart disease.1 It is characterized by apical...
Ebstein’s anomaly of the tricuspid valve is a rare form of congenital heart disease that occurs in 1 in 20,000 live births and has a prevalence of approximately 0.5% among patients with congenital heart disease.1 It is characterized by apical...
Ebstein’s anomaly of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
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Bin Lu, MD, Ru-Ping Dai, MD, Nan Zhuang, MD, *Matthew J. Budoff, MD
Bin Lu, MD, Ru-Ping Dai, MD, Nan Zh...
Electron-beam angiography (EBA) with three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is a new, noninvasive cardiac imaging modality that has been used to determine patency of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG).1–3 EBA permits noninvasive...
Electron-beam angiography (EBA) with three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction is a new, noninvasive cardiac imaging modality that has been used to determine patency of coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG).1–3 EBA permits noninvasive...
Electron-beam angiography (EBA)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
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Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD, Peter L. Faries, MD, Victoria Teodorescu, MD, Larry Hollier, MD, Michael L. Marin, MD
Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD, Peter L. ...
Since the first report of successful endovascular stent graft (EVSG) repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by Parodi in 1991,1 a revolution in AAA surgery has been occurring. Numerous series of EVSG of AAA have been reported2–4 using...
Since the first report of successful endovascular stent graft (EVSG) repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm by Parodi in 1991,1 a revolution in AAA surgery has been occurring. Numerous series of EVSG of AAA have been reported2–4 using...
Since the first report of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Can M. Nguyen, MD, David E. Kandzari, MD, Robert H. Peter, MD,
Robert A. Harrington, MD, Michael H. Sketch, Jr., MD
Can M. Nguyen, MD, David E. Kandzari...
Case Description. A 45-year-old male with established coronary artery disease was admitted for 2 weeks of recurrent rest-onset chest pain symptoms. The patient had undergone 2 previous percutaneous coronary interventions at another hospital....
Case Description. A 45-year-old male with established coronary artery disease was admitted for 2 weeks of recurrent rest-onset chest pain symptoms. The patient had undergone 2 previous percutaneous coronary interventions at another hospital....
Case Description. A 45-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Chi Di Liang, MD, *Chiung Jen Wu, MD, *Chih Yuan Fang, MD, **Sheung Fat Ko, MD
Chi Di Liang, MD, *Chiung Jen Wu, MD...
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been recognized as a safe, simple and effective alternative to operation for the management of renal artery stenosis (RAS). However, major complications such as complete arterial occlusion and...
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) has been recognized as a safe, simple and effective alternative to operation for the management of renal artery stenosis (RAS). However, major complications such as complete arterial occlusion and...
Percutaneous transluminal...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Atrial septal defects (ASD) have been closed surgically for over 4 decades with very low morbidity and mortality. The position of ASDs has rendered itself to the ingenious attempts of a number of pediatric cardiac interventionalists for...
Atrial septal defects (ASD) have been closed surgically for over 4 decades with very low morbidity and mortality. The position of ASDs has rendered itself to the ingenious attempts of a number of pediatric cardiac interventionalists for...
Atrial septal defects (ASD) have...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Haresh Mehta, MD, Martin Fleisch, MD, Tushar Chatterjee, MD, Stephan Windecker, MD, Ali Garachemani, MD, Franz R. Eberli, MD, Bernhard Meier, MD
Haresh Mehta, MD, Martin Fleisch, MD...
The sizes of introducer sheaths and guiding catheters for percutaneous therapeutic interventions have decreased, which should reduce access-site complications.1–6 However, the use of novel antiplatelet drugs like glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...
The sizes of introducer sheaths and guiding catheters for percutaneous therapeutic interventions have decreased, which should reduce access-site complications.1–6 However, the use of novel antiplatelet drugs like glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...
The sizes of introducer sheaths...
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Column
Editorial Message
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Richard Shaw, PhD, FACC, Editor -in-Chief
Richard Shaw, PhD, FACC, Editor -in-C...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology ushers in another new and exciting year in the publication of the Journal. During the past year we have witnessed dramatic changes in both our society and our health care system....
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology ushers in another new and exciting year in the publication of the Journal. During the past year we have witnessed dramatic changes in both our society and our health care system....
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Luis Gruberg, MD, Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc
Luis Gruberg, MD, Eugenia Nikolsky, ...
Since 1977, when Gruentzig introduced balloon angioplasty as a less invasive alternative to coronary artery bypass graft surgery, the results have steadily improved. The proportion of complex patients who undergo this procedure has...
Since 1977, when Gruentzig introduced balloon angioplasty as a less invasive alternative to coronary artery bypass graft surgery, the results have steadily improved. The proportion of complex patients who undergo this procedure has...
Since 1977, when Gruentzig...
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