Volume 14 - Issue 7 - July, 2002
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Konstantina P. Bouki, MD; Eduard van Haagen, RN; Hans Bonnier, MD, PhD
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
David R. Ramsdale, FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB; Sanjeev B. Patel, MD; Nicholas D. Palmer, MB, MRCP, MD, BS, FRCP
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Shivang M. Trivedi, MD; Gerald Hollander, MD; Jacob Shani, MD
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
Alex Sanz, MD; Felipe Hernandez, MD
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, FACC, FAHA; Joseph P. Carrozza, Jr., MD
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
Weilun Quan, PhD; Thomas Chengot, BA, DO; Marilyn Chengot; Sheila Catania, RN; Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
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
08/01/2008
Michael J. Rinaldi, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Matthew R. Reynolds, MD, MSc; Duane S. Pinto, MD, MPH; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc
Stent thrombosis represents an infrequent but potentially grave complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). With current antithrombotic regimens, stent thrombosis occurs after fewer than 1% of stent-based interventions,1,2 but...
Stent thrombosis represents an infrequent but potentially grave complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). With current antithrombotic regimens, stent thrombosis occurs after fewer than 1% of stent-based interventions,1,2 but...
Stent thrombosis represents an...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ridvan Yalcin, MD; Bulent Boyaci, MD; Ovsev Dortlemez, MD; Halis Dortlemez, MD; Timur Timurkaynak, MD; Murat Ozdemir, MD; Atiye Cengel, MD; Mustafa Cemri, MD; Haci Ciftci, MD
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Shogen Isoyama, MD; Tatsushi Ootomo, MD; Taiichiro Meguro, MD, PhD; 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
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Gordon E. Pate, MB; 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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
