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Volume 14 - Issue 1 - January, 2002

The Bent Stent
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Novel Femoral Artery Puncture Closure Device in Patients Undergoing Interventional and
Diagnostic Cardiac Procedures
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Acute Angiographic and Clinical Results of the NIR w/SOX Stent
08/01/2008
Yoshio Kobayashi, MD, Issam Moussa, MD, George Dangas, MD, Roxana Mehran, MD, Kartik Desai, MD, Milena Adamian, MD, Michael Collins, MD, Edward Kreps, MD, Gregg W. Stone, MD, Martin B. Leon, MD, Jeffrey W. Moses, MD
Yoshio Kobayashi, MD, Issam Moussa, ...
Lower restenosis rates were shown in selected lesions with the first-generation Palmaz-Schatz stent when compared to conventional balloon angioplasty.1 However, because the Palmaz-Schatz stent and its delivery system were rigid, stent...
Lower restenosis rates were shown in selected lesions with the first-generation Palmaz-Schatz stent when compared to conventional balloon angioplasty.1 However, because the Palmaz-Schatz stent and its delivery system were rigid, stent...
Lower restenosis rates were...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine
08/01/2008
Paramjeet S. Chopra, MD
Paramjeet S. Chopra, MD
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Mehta and colleagues provide an interesting report describing their initial clinical experience with a device, the X-Press system, for percutaneous closure of a femoral arterial access...
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Mehta and colleagues provide an interesting report describing their initial clinical experience with a device, the X-Press system, for percutaneous closure of a femoral arterial access...
In this issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Duplicate version/Feature of Triple Vessel Stenting article
08/01/2008
Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude Morice, MD, Salvador Hernandez, MD, Rémi Choussat, MD, Pierre Dumas, MD, Thierry Lefèvre, MD, Yves Louvard, MD, Christophe Loubeyre, MD, Jean Fajadet, MD, Jean Marco, MD
Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude M...
When percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was introduced, it was limited to patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris due to isolated lesions of a single major epicardial coronary artery.1 Over the last 2 decades, however, the...
When percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was introduced, it was limited to patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris due to isolated lesions of a single major epicardial coronary artery.1 Over the last 2 decades, however, the...
When percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Triple Vessel Stenting for Triple Vessel Coronary Disease
08/01/2008
Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude Morice, MD, Salvador Hernandez, MD, Rémi Choussat, MD, Pierre Dumas, MD, Thierry Lefèvre, MD, Yves Louvard, MD, Christophe Loubeyre, MD, Jean Fajadet, MD, Jean Marco, MD
Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude M...
When percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was introduced, it was limited to patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris due to isolated lesions of a single major epicardial coronary artery.1 Over the last 2 decades, however, the...
When percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was introduced, it was limited to patients suffering from refractory angina pectoris due to isolated lesions of a single major epicardial coronary artery.1 Over the last 2 decades, however, the...
When percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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

Insights

Commentary
Stenting in Patients with Multivessel Disease: The New Eon?
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
Triple Vessel Stenting for Triple Vessel Coronary Disease
08/01/2008

Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude Morice, Salvador Hernandez, Rémi Choussat, Pierre Dumas, Thierry Lefevre, Yves Louvard, Christophe Loubeyre, Jean Fajadet, Jean Marco

Beatriz Villegas, MD, Marie-Claude Mo...
This study was performed to measure the percentage of candidates for multiple stenting of triple vessel coronary artery disease among a large population of consecutive patients undergoing elective PCI, and to examine their short- and...
This study was performed to measure the percentage of candidates for multiple stenting of triple vessel coronary artery disease among a large population of consecutive patients undergoing elective PCI, and to examine their short- and...
This study was performed to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Out-of-Hospital Care
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