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Volume 14 - Issue 5 - May, 2002

News

Teaching Collection
Rapid Evolution from Coronary Dissection to Pseudoaneurysm After Stent Implantation: A Glimpse at the Pathogenesis Using Intrava
08/01/2008
Jean Marc Weinstein, MRCP; Carlos Cafri, MD; Harel Gilutz, MD; Sergio Kobal, MD; Georgeta Esanu, MD; Reuben Illia, MD; Akram Abu-Ful, MD
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
Teaching Collection
Spontaneous Closure of a Perforation-Induced Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm<br />
CATHETER TECHNIQUES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS
08/01/2008
Bassem Mikhail, MD; Robert J. Brewer, MD; Vivian L. Clark, MD
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
Treatment of a Giant Coronary Aneurysm with a Novel Technique: Scaffolding (Tunnel) Stenting to Support PTFE-Covered Stents: Ins
08/01/2008
Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, MD, PhD; Javier Escaned, MD, PhD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD; Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC; Mauricio Lopez-Meneses, MD; Camino Bañuelos, MD; Alex Flores, MD; Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, PhD; Pablo Garcia, MD; Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD; Jaime Arias, MD
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an uncommon condition with a natural history and prognosis still obscure.1 Aneurysmal coronary artery disease is defined as coronary dilatation that exceeds the diameter of the adjacent reference vessel by...
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is an uncommon condition with a natural history and prognosis still obscure.1 Aneurysmal coronary artery disease is defined as coronary dilatation that exceeds the diameter of the adjacent reference vessel by...
Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Subclavian Artery Pseudoaneurysm: Successful Exclusion with a Covered Self-Expanding Stent<br />
CATHETER TECHNIQUES FOR THE TREATME
08/01/2008
Nathan Laufer, MD; Ashish Pershad, MD; Jorge A. Hernandez, MD
Pseudoaneurysms are encapsulated hematomas that communicate with an artery because of an incomplete seal by the media. Although femoral artery pseudo-aneurysms occurring as a complication of cardiac catheterization are familiar to an...
Pseudoaneurysms are encapsulated hematomas that communicate with an artery because of an incomplete seal by the media. Although femoral artery pseudo-aneurysms occurring as a complication of cardiac catheterization are familiar to an...
Pseudoaneurysms are encapsulated...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Teaching Collection
Obliteration of a Left Main Coronary Artery Aneurysm with a PTFE-Covered Stent<br />
CATHETER TECHNIQUES FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANEURY
08/01/2008
Maja Strozzi, MD; Alexander Ernst, MD, PhD; Ljiljana Banfic, MD
There are many reports in the literature about coronary artery aneurysms, their incidence, pathogenesis, clinical outcome and treatment.1–3 If asymptomatic, their progression, rupture or secondary embolization are unpredictable. Some...
There are many reports in the literature about coronary artery aneurysms, their incidence, pathogenesis, clinical outcome and treatment.1–3 If asymptomatic, their progression, rupture or secondary embolization are unpredictable. Some...
There are many reports in the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
Aortic Dissection Complicating Failed Coronary Stenting<br />
08/01/2008
Chiharu Kobayashi, MD; Mafumi Owa, MD; Mitsuru kagoshima, MD
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
Endovascular Treatment of Carotid Artery Aneurysms with Stent Grafts
08/01/2008
Debabrata Mukherjee, MD, MS; Marco Roffi, MD; Jay S. Yadav, MD
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
LETTER TO THE EDITOR:<br />
Letting the Air out of the Follow-up Balloon
08/01/2008
Humberto Dighero, MD; Pablo Sepúlveda, MD
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
Optimized Combination of Antiplatelet Treatment and Anticoagulation for Percutaneous Coronary <br />
Intervention: The Final Word is
08/01/2008
Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH; Luis Gruberg, MD
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
Early and Late Clinical and Angiographic<br />
Outcomes Following Terumo Coronary Stent Implantation
08/01/2008
T. Tian Lim, MD; Y. Teng Lim, MBBS; Y. Leng Lim, MBBS, PhD; Kean-Wah Lau, MBBS, MD; Tian Hai Koh, MBBS; Koon-Hou Mak, MBBS; Charles N. S. Chan, MBBS; Kean-Huat Neoh, MBBS; T. Damras, MD; H. Cheem Tan, MBBS
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

News

Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CardiAMP Procedure
Cell Therapy
BioCardia Phase 3 CARDIAMP-HF Trial of Novel Cardiac Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure Shows Increased Survival, Decreased Cardiac Events, and Improved Quality of Life at Two Years
03/31/2025
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Arterial Disease
New Study Finds Peripheral Artery Disease Often Underdiagnosed and Undertreated; Opportunity to Improve Treatments and Lower Death Rates
03/31/2025
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Evolut Low Risk Trial: Medtronic Evolut TAVR System Shows Durable Clinical Outcomes and Outstanding Valve Performance at 5 Years in Low-Risk AS Patients
03/31/2025
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Score
Low Coronary Artery Calcium Score is Associated with An Excellent Prognosis Regardless of a Person’s Age, New Intermountain Health Study Finds
03/31/2025
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

CRT Conference Coverage
Disparities in Interventional Cardiology
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
CRT Conference Coverage
Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis and Intervention
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Polidocanol Ablation in Midventricular Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Novel Approach and Early Outcomes
04/01/2025
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Heart Rate Variability of Interventional Cardiology Fellows and Attendings and Changes Over Time
04/01/2025
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

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