Volume 14 - Issue 2 - February, 2002
Feature
08/01/2008
Derek P. Chew, MBBS and David J. Moliterno, MD
Derek P. Chew, MBBS and David J. Moli...
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PURSUIT. The PURSUIT trial was designed to evaluate eptifibatide as an adjunct to a broad spectrum of management strategies used to prevent death and MI in the 30 days following an urgent episode of UA or NQWMI....
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PURSUIT. The PURSUIT trial was designed to evaluate eptifibatide as an adjunct to a broad spectrum of management strategies used to prevent death and MI in the 30 days following an urgent episode of UA or NQWMI....
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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08/01/2008
Acute coronary syndromes, which include unstable angina (UA), non-Q wave myocardial infarction (NQWMI) and ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), represent the most common diagnoses for admission of patients with...
Acute coronary syndromes, which include unstable angina (UA), non-Q wave myocardial infarction (NQWMI) and ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), represent the most common diagnoses for admission of patients with...
Acute coronary syndromes, which...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Derek P. Chew, MBBS, David J. Moliterno, MD, *Howard C. Herrmann, MD
Derek P. Chew, MBBS, David J. Molite...
Among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the efficacy of treatments that decrease mortality by coronary reperfusion and control of arrhythmia is dependent on time and access to acute medical care. Coronary reperfusion requires...
Among patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the efficacy of treatments that decrease mortality by coronary reperfusion and control of arrhythmia is dependent on time and access to acute medical care. Coronary reperfusion requires...
Among patients with acute...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Derek P. Chew, MBBS, David J. Moliterno, MD, *Howard C. Herrmann, MD
Derek P. Chew, MBBS, David J. Molite...
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Review of Primary PCI
Since the introduction of PTCA more than 20 years ago, technical advances and increased operator experience have contributed to a steady improvement in the success rate of this procedure....
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Review of Primary PCI
Since the introduction of PTCA more than 20 years ago, technical advances and increased operator experience have contributed to a steady improvement in the success rate of this procedure....
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
In patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), several studies have examined the role of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition as adjunctive pharmacotherapy for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and...
In patients with ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI), several studies have examined the role of glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa receptor inhibition as adjunctive pharmacotherapy for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and...
In patients with ST-segment...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Derek P. Chew, MBBS and David J. Moliterno, MD
Derek P. Chew, MBBS and David J. Moli...
Platelets are now widely acknowledged as pivotal in the development of arterial thrombosis and its resultant acute ischemic coronary syndromes (ACS), including unstable angina (UA), non-Q wave myocardial infarction (NQWMI), ST-segment...
Platelets are now widely acknowledged as pivotal in the development of arterial thrombosis and its resultant acute ischemic coronary syndromes (ACS), including unstable angina (UA), non-Q wave myocardial infarction (NQWMI), ST-segment...
Platelets are now widely...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Paolo Esente, MD, Ronald Caputo, MD, Carlton Levy, Alessandro Giambartolemei, MD, Alan Simons, MD, Mark Reger, MD, Gary Walford, MD
Paolo Esente, MD, Ronald Caputo, MD,...
Case Description. A 79-year-old female with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and peripheral vascular disease underwent successful direct stenting of her left anterior descending coronary artery on March 15, 2000 in the setting of...
Case Description. A 79-year-old female with history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia and peripheral vascular disease underwent successful direct stenting of her left anterior descending coronary artery on March 15, 2000 in the setting of...
Case Description. A 79-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
News
Teaching Collection
08/01/2008
David E. Kandzari, MD, J. Kevin Harrison, MD, Victor S. Behar, MD
David E. Kandzari, MD, J. Kevin Harr...
An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an uncommon congenital coronary abnormality, occurring in fewer than 0.01% of patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization.1,2 Also termed...
An anomalous origin of the left coronary artery arising from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is an uncommon congenital coronary abnormality, occurring in fewer than 0.01% of patients undergoing diagnostic cardiac catheterization.1,2 Also termed...
An anomalous origin of the left...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
08/01/2008
Serge Osula, MBBS, MRCP and David R. Ramsdale, BSc, MBChB, FRCP, MD
Serge Osula, MBBS, MRCP and David R. ...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a difficult complication to treat, occurring in 15–35% of stents deployed for de novo lesions in native coronary arteries.1,2 The restenosis rate following therapy for ISR is as high as 54%.3 Thus far, there is...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a difficult complication to treat, occurring in 15–35% of stents deployed for de novo lesions in native coronary arteries.1,2 The restenosis rate following therapy for ISR is as high as 54%.3 Thus far, there is...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) is a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Stephen T. Thew, MD and Lloyd W. Klein, MD
Stephen T. Thew, MD and Lloyd W. Klei...
Coronary guidewire fracture and subsequent retrieval of the retained pieces is an uncommon, but known complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty. To our knowledge, however, this is the first report of a coronary guidewire unraveling...
Coronary guidewire fracture and subsequent retrieval of the retained pieces is an uncommon, but known complication of percutaneous coronary angioplasty. To our knowledge, however, this is the first report of a coronary guidewire unraveling...
Coronary guidewire fracture and...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
