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Volume 14 - Issue 4 - April, 2002

Feature

Case Report
Primary Stenting in a Patient with Acute Myocardial Infarction and Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome
08/01/2008
Özer Badak, MD, Sema Güneri, MD, Önder K?r?ml?, MD, Özhan Göldeli, MD, Özgür Aslan, MD, *Hayri Özsan, MD
Özer Badak, MD, Sema Güneri, MD, ...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an uncommon thrombotic disorder characterized by antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). The syndrome may be associated with arterial or venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, recurrent fetal loss, skin lesions,...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is an uncommon thrombotic disorder characterized by antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). The syndrome may be associated with arterial or venous thrombosis, thrombocytopenia, recurrent fetal loss, skin lesions,...
Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor’s Message
08/01/2008
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
The Journal of Invasive Cardiology<br />
April 2002 issue
08/01/2008
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles. In the first research article, Dr. J. Richard Spears and collaborators from the Cardiovascular Research Laboratory, Wayne State University,...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Teaching Collection
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Young Woman Precipitated by Retching
08/01/2008
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare entity that has been associated with a high morbidity and mortality.1 Although a precise definition for SCAD has not been universally accepted,2 it has generally been defined...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare entity that has been associated with a high morbidity and mortality.1 Although a precise definition for SCAD has not been universally accepted,2 it has generally been defined...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Spontaneous Dissection of Bilateral Internal Mammary Arterial Grafts
08/01/2008
Arterial graft dissection is a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. Spontaneous dissection has not been previously described. We report a case of a 49-year-old male with quadruple bypass grafts who presented with acute myocardial...
Arterial graft dissection is a rare complication of cardiac catheterization. Spontaneous dissection has not been previously described. We report a case of a 49-year-old male with quadruple bypass grafts who presented with acute myocardial...
Arterial graft dissection is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Management of Dissection and Other <br />
Complications:<br />
<br />
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection in a Young Woman Precipitated by R
08/01/2008
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare entity that has been associated with a high morbidity and mortality.1 Although a precise definition for SCAD has not been universally accepted,2 it has generally been defined...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a relatively rare entity that has been associated with a high morbidity and mortality.1 Although a precise definition for SCAD has not been universally accepted,2 it has generally been defined...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Iliac Artery Stenosis Causing Post-Renal Transplant Hypertension: Successful Management by Percutaneous Angioplasty and Stent Im
08/01/2008
Renal transplantation offers the potential for complete rehabilitation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD).1 However, as renal transplant recipients survive longer and become an increasingly more elderly population, occlusive atherosclerosis...
Renal transplantation offers the potential for complete rehabilitation in end-stage renal disease (ESRD).1 However, as renal transplant recipients survive longer and become an increasingly more elderly population, occlusive atherosclerosis...
Renal transplantation offers the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Extensive Right Coronary Artery Dissection <br />
Following Cutting Balloon Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis<br />
08/01/2008
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Risk Stratification in Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Evidence-Based Review
08/01/2008
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are closely related clinical syndromes; they are often undistinguishable at presentation, and often entail similar early diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Unstable...
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) are closely related clinical syndromes; they are often undistinguishable at presentation, and often entail similar early diagnostic and therapeutic approach. Unstable...
Unstable angina (UA) and non-ST...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Extensive Right Coronary Artery Dissection <br />
Following Cutting Balloon Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis
08/01/2008
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old female was readmitted with chest pain on minimal exertion. She was an ex-smoker and had hypercholesterolemia. Eight months previously, she had experienced an episode of unstable angina and underwent coronary...
Case Description. A 44-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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