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Volume 14 - Issue 7 - July, 2002

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Konstantina P. Bouki, MD, Eduard van Haagen, RN, Hans Bonnier, MD, PhD
Konstantina P. Bouki, MD, Eduard van...
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nicholas D. Palmer, MD, Sanjeev B. Patel, MD, David R. Ramsdale, MD
Nicholas D. Palmer, MD, Sanjeev B. P...
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
Shivang M. Trivedi, MD, Jacob Shani, MD, Gerald Hollander, MD
Shivang M. Trivedi, MD, Jacob Shani,...
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
A. Javier Sanz, MD, Felipe Hern√°ndez, MD, Jua
A. Javier Sanz, MD, Felipe Hern√°nde...
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
08/01/2008
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD and Joseph P. Carrozza, Jr., MD
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD and Joseph P. ...
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD, Thomas Chengot, BA, Marilyn Chengot, Sheila Catania, RN, Weilun Quan, PhD
Todd J. Cohen, MD, Thomas Chengot, B...
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Timur Timurkaynak, MD, Murat Ozdemir, MD, Atiye Cengel, MD, Mustafa Cemri, MD, Haci Ciftci, MD, Ridvan Yalcin, MD, Bulent Boyaci, MD, Ovsev Dortlemez, MD, Halis Dortlemez, MD
Timur Timurkaynak, MD, Murat Ozdemir...
Although thrombus-containing lesions were previously considered as a contraindication for stenting, accumulating data regarding stenting in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and in the presence of angiographically apparent thrombus reveal...
Although thrombus-containing lesions were previously considered as a contraindication for stenting, accumulating data regarding stenting in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and in the presence of angiographically apparent thrombus reveal...
Although thrombus-containing...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Tatsushi Ootomo, MD, Taiichiro Meguro, MD, Norio Endoh, MD, Masayoshi Terashima, MD, Yuko Ito, MD, Shinya Abe, MD, Kazunori Ogata, MD, Satomi Fujiwara, MD, Hidehiko Honda, MD, Ryouji Kuhara, MD, Yasusuke Miyazaki, MD, Osamu Kawashima, MD, *Shogen Isoyama, MD
Tatsushi Ootomo, MD, Taiichiro Megur...
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
Gordon Pate, MB and John G. Webb, MD
Gordon Pate, MB and John G. Webb, MD ...
Since the advent of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the possibility of sudden and unexpected coronary thrombosis has been a concern. Initially, these concerns were largely related to acute closure occurring during the initial 24...
Since the advent of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the possibility of sudden and unexpected coronary thrombosis has been a concern. Initially, these concerns were largely related to acute closure occurring during the initial 24...
Since the advent of percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Howard A. Cohen, MD
Howard A. Cohen, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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