Volume 14 - Issue 3 - March, 2002
08/01/2008
Prof. Y?lmaz Nisanc?, MD, FESC, Murat Sezer, MD, Asst. Prof. Berrin Umman, MD,
Prof. Ercüment Y?lmaz, MD, Prof. Sabahattin Umman, MD,
Asst. Prof. Fehmi Mercanoglu, MD, Prof. Önal Özsaruhan, MD, FESC
Prof. Y?lmaz Nisanc?, MD, FESC, Mura...
Collaterals are vessels structured as a connecting network between different coronary arteries. They are probably remnants of the embryonic arterial network and may develop under influence of various stimuli. The pressure gradient between the...
Collaterals are vessels structured as a connecting network between different coronary arteries. They are probably remnants of the embryonic arterial network and may develop under influence of various stimuli. The pressure gradient between the...
Collaterals are vessels...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Berrin Umman, MD, Y?lmaz Nisanci, MD, Murat Sezer, MD, Sabahattin Umman, MD, Ercüment Y?lmaz, MD, Hüseyin Oflaz, MD, Önal Özsaruhan, MD
Berrin Umman, MD, Y?lmaz Nisanci, MD...
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) is a reproducible, objective and quantitative index of coronary flow that allows standardization of TIMI flow grades.1 The quality of coronary flow restored by percutaneous...
Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) is a reproducible, objective and quantitative index of coronary flow that allows standardization of TIMI flow grades.1 The quality of coronary flow restored by percutaneous...
Thrombolysis in myocardial...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Amr El-Shafei, MD and Morton J. Kern, MD
Amr El-Shafei, MD and Morton J. Kern,...
Evidence accumulated along converging lines of investigation indicates that acute coronary syndromes are due to the activation of a vulnerable plaque. The tools available for interventionalists to identify such vulnerable plaques are...
Evidence accumulated along converging lines of investigation indicates that acute coronary syndromes are due to the activation of a vulnerable plaque. The tools available for interventionalists to identify such vulnerable plaques are...
Evidence accumulated along...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Paul Teirstein, MD and John P. Reilly, MD
Paul Teirstein, MD and John P. Reilly...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly changed the management of coronary artery disease. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 539,000 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has significantly changed the management of coronary artery disease. According to the American Heart Association, an estimated 539,000 percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) procedures...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
S.K. Chugh, MD and John G. Webb, MD
S.K. Chugh, MD and John G. Webb, MD
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Evidence suggests that collateralization may be impaired in diabetics.1,2 This issue of the Journal provides interesting new support for these data.3 The factors responsible for deficient collateral development in diabetes are incompletely...
Evidence suggests that collateralization may be impaired in diabetics.1,2 This issue of the Journal provides interesting new support for these data.3 The factors responsible for deficient collateral development in diabetes are incompletely...
Evidence suggests that...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Interview
08/01/2008
LG: What are you doing now? What are your primary areas of interest?
FC: As you know, I am a vascular surgeon by training and background. However, along with a few of my peers, I began to develop an interest in performing percutaneous...
LG: What are you doing now? What are your primary areas of interest?
FC: As you know, I am a vascular surgeon by training and background. However, along with a few of my peers, I began to develop an interest in performing percutaneous...
LG: What are you doing now? What...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, Joseph K. Choo, MD, John J. Young, MD,
Thomas M. Broderick, MD
Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, Joseph K. Cho...
Coronary vascular brachytherapy reduces recurrent restenosis and is a valuable adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the treatment of in-stent restenosis (level of evidence A).1–3 Although both late (6 month) coronary...
Coronary vascular brachytherapy reduces recurrent restenosis and is a valuable adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the treatment of in-stent restenosis (level of evidence A).1–3 Although both late (6 month) coronary...
Coronary vascular brachytherapy...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ashok Dhar, MD, PhD, FESC and D. Anklesaria, FRCS
Ashok Dhar, MD, PhD, FESC and D. Ankl...
We present a case in which a computerized tomographic scan was initially misleading, resulting in confusion over the diagnosis and treatment of a progressively increasing pulsatile abdominal mass. Angiography further clarified the situation,...
We present a case in which a computerized tomographic scan was initially misleading, resulting in confusion over the diagnosis and treatment of a progressively increasing pulsatile abdominal mass. Angiography further clarified the situation,...
We present a case in which a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Sven Bräunlich, MD, Josef Ludwig, MD, Dierk Scheinert, MD
Sven Bräunlich, MD, Josef Ludwig, M...
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent implantation to treat renal artery stenosis have been proven to be beneficial in atherosclerotic lesions.1,2 The indications for the treatment of renal artery stenosis (RAS) are renovascular...
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stent implantation to treat renal artery stenosis have been proven to be beneficial in atherosclerotic lesions.1,2 The indications for the treatment of renal artery stenosis (RAS) are renovascular...
Percutaneous transluminal...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard Shaw, PhD, Editor in Chief
Richard Shaw, PhD, Editor in Chief
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Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentaries, case reports, an article from the Journal special section “Acute Coronary Syndromes,” a special CME offering and an interview...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, commentaries, case reports, an article from the Journal special section “Acute Coronary Syndromes,” a special CME offering and an interview...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
