Volume 14 - Issue 7 - July, 2002
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Direct coronary stenting is a new technique that consists of direct stent implantation without balloon predilatation of the target lesion. This strategy is now technically possible because of the improvements in crossing profile, flexibility,...
Direct coronary stenting is a new technique that consists of direct stent implantation without balloon predilatation of the target lesion. This strategy is now technically possible because of the improvements in crossing profile, flexibility,...
Direct coronary stenting is a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
The presence of thrombus within coronary lesions is associated with an increased incidence of abrupt vessel closure, peri-procedural myocardial infarction and death after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). In addition to...
The presence of thrombus within coronary lesions is associated with an increased incidence of abrupt vessel closure, peri-procedural myocardial infarction and death after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA). In addition to...
The presence of thrombus within...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Antagonists of platelet receptor glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa are a novel class of antithrombotic agents that provide more comprehensive platelet blockade than the combination of aspirin and heparin. Studies of patients scheduled for...
Antagonists of platelet receptor glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa are a novel class of antithrombotic agents that provide more comprehensive platelet blockade than the combination of aspirin and heparin. Studies of patients scheduled for...
Antagonists of platelet receptor...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography (CA) carry a small but definite risk of complications. In a review of different series, mortality rates ranged from 0.02–3.70% and myocardial infarction rates ranged from 0.0–7.4%.1,2 In recent...
Cardiac catheterization and coronary angiography (CA) carry a small but definite risk of complications. In a review of different series, mortality rates ranged from 0.02–3.70% and myocardial infarction rates ranged from 0.0–7.4%.1,2 In recent...
Cardiac catheterization and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
In-stent restenosis (ISR) has become a major clinical problem. The rate of ISR is 7–37% of patients who undergo stent implantation and is dependent on patient characteristics, lesion morphology, and procedural technique.1 The recurrence rate...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) has become a major clinical problem. The rate of ISR is 7–37% of patients who undergo stent implantation and is dependent on patient characteristics, lesion morphology, and procedural technique.1 The recurrence rate...
In-stent restenosis (ISR) has...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Vascular Disease
08/01/2008
The scope of percutaneous vascular intervention has expanded over the past two decades. Angioplasty is now the procedure of choice for peripheral vascular diseases, including those of the renal arteries. Endoluminal stent graft and covered...
The scope of percutaneous vascular intervention has expanded over the past two decades. Angioplasty is now the procedure of choice for peripheral vascular diseases, including those of the renal arteries. Endoluminal stent graft and covered...
The scope of percutaneous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Case Description. This patient is a 54-year-old woman with a history of coarctation of the aorta who underwent surgical repair 34 years ago, with placement of a Dacron graft (1 cm in diameter) from the ascending to descending aorta....
Case Description. This patient is a 54-year-old woman with a history of coarctation of the aorta who underwent surgical repair 34 years ago, with placement of a Dacron graft (1 cm in diameter) from the ascending to descending aorta....
Case Description. This patient...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Head Up Tilt Table testing (HUTT) is often associated with a lengthy two-staged protocol (with and without isoproterenol). Recently, Shen and colleagues described a single-stage isoproterenol HUTT.1 The purpose of this study was to compare...
Head Up Tilt Table testing (HUTT) is often associated with a lengthy two-staged protocol (with and without isoproterenol). Recently, Shen and colleagues described a single-stage isoproterenol HUTT.1 The purpose of this study was to compare...
Head Up Tilt Table testing...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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The percutaneous arm approach through the radial or brachial artery is becoming more popular throughout the world for left heart catheterization and coronary angiography as a safe alternative to the standard cut-down brachial arteriotomy and...
The percutaneous arm approach through the radial or brachial artery is becoming more popular throughout the world for left heart catheterization and coronary angiography as a safe alternative to the standard cut-down brachial arteriotomy and...
The percutaneous arm approach...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
What features are desirable for a diagnostic angiographic catheter in the cardiac catheterization laboratory? In general, we require both safety and efficacy. More specifically, tip deformability or “softness”, and tip radiopacity are...
What features are desirable for a diagnostic angiographic catheter in the cardiac catheterization laboratory? In general, we require both safety and efficacy. More specifically, tip deformability or “softness”, and tip radiopacity are...
What features are desirable for...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
