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Volume 14 - Issue 5 - May, 2002

News

Teaching Collection
08/01/2008
Coronary artery perforation is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary interventions.1,2 Most cases are recognized at the time of the procedure. While some are identified as a localized collection of contrast...
Coronary artery perforation is a rare but potentially fatal complication of percutaneous coronary interventions.1,2 Most cases are recognized at the time of the procedure. While some are identified as a localized collection of contrast...
Coronary artery perforation is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
08/01/2008
Coronary dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) occurs frequently and is associated with variable evolution, including the development of acute closure with serious clinical consequences. Stent sealing of the false lumen...
Coronary dissection during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) occurs frequently and is associated with variable evolution, including the development of acute closure with serious clinical consequences. Stent sealing of the false lumen...
Coronary dissection during...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Coronary dissection is a well-known complication of coronary interventions; however, proximal progression of the dissection into the aortic root happens rarely.1 The outcome and therapeutic strategy for this iatrogenic complication need to be...
Coronary dissection is a well-known complication of coronary interventions; however, proximal progression of the dissection into the aortic root happens rarely.1 The outcome and therapeutic strategy for this iatrogenic complication need to be...
Coronary dissection is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
08/01/2008
Aneurysms of the carotid arteries is a rare but well described entity. Cervical carotid artery aneurysms can cause cerebral embolism and transient ischemic attacks.1 Surgery, however, is often difficult because of the location and the damaged...
Aneurysms of the carotid arteries is a rare but well described entity. Cervical carotid artery aneurysms can cause cerebral embolism and transient ischemic attacks.1 Surgery, however, is often difficult because of the location and the damaged...
Aneurysms of the carotid...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial
08/01/2008
To the Editor: We’ve read the editorial comment1 made by Dr. Turi on our study “Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy: Six Year Follow-up”.2 Although we thank Dr. Turi for his insights, we disagree profoundly with the core of his criticism...
To the Editor: We’ve read the editorial comment1 made by Dr. Turi on our study “Percutaneous Mitral Valvotomy: Six Year Follow-up”.2 Although we thank Dr. Turi for his insights, we disagree profoundly with the core of his criticism...
To the Editor: We’ve read the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
The term acute coronary syndromes (ACS) comprise a continuum of diseases of various risks and severities including unstable angina pectoris, non-Q and Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden death.1 These conditions share a similar...
The term acute coronary syndromes (ACS) comprise a continuum of diseases of various risks and severities including unstable angina pectoris, non-Q and Q-wave myocardial infarction (MI) and sudden death.1 These conditions share a similar...
The term acute coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Coronary stenting has evolved into the principal non-balloon device in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures.(1) Continual improvement in stent designs promises greater deliverability and durability. Indeed, widespread...
Coronary stenting has evolved into the principal non-balloon device in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures.(1) Continual improvement in stent designs promises greater deliverability and durability. Indeed, widespread...
Coronary stenting has evolved...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Coronary stenting is generally associated with lower rates of restenosis than balloon angioplasty.1,2 However, in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a significant clinical problem.(3) Pharmacological inhibition of ISR has shown potential in...
Coronary stenting is generally associated with lower rates of restenosis than balloon angioplasty.1,2 However, in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a significant clinical problem.(3) Pharmacological inhibition of ISR has shown potential in...
Coronary stenting is generally...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
In recent years, many changes in antithrombotic regimens and therapies in the settings of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been realized. These therapies include the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...
In recent years, many changes in antithrombotic regimens and therapies in the settings of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) have been realized. These therapies include the use of glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...
In recent years, many changes in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Case Description. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our institution with unstable angina pectoris. In 1980, he underwent single-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) receiving a saphenous vein bypass graft (SVG) to the left...
Case Description. A 72-year-old man was admitted to our institution with unstable angina pectoris. In 1980, he underwent single-vessel coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) receiving a saphenous vein bypass graft (SVG) to the left...
Case Description. A 72-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology