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Volume 14 - Issue 8 - August, 2002

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Commentary
IAGS discussion – Supporting Patients in Shock (Part ii)
08/01/2008
Participants: James P. Zidar, Fayaz Shawl, Alfredo Rodriguez, Luis de la Fuente, Kirk Garratt, Paul Overlie, Jeff Werner, Gian Feltrin, Howard Cohen, and Tom Linnemeier
Participants: James P. Zidar, Fayaz S...
Part ii Continuation of discussion Supporting Patients in Shock Jeff Werner: I have a question for Dr. Shawl. I believe you said that you think patients should be completely revascularized during acute infarction using angioplasty and...
Part ii Continuation of discussion Supporting Patients in Shock Jeff Werner: I have a question for Dr. Shawl. I believe you said that you think patients should be completely revascularized during acute infarction using angioplasty and...
Part ii Continuation of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Coronary Artery Aneurysms
08/01/2008
Michael P. Kelley, MD and Joseph R. Carver, MD
Michael P. Kelley, MD and Joseph R. C...
Coronary aneurysms are defined as a localized dilatation that exceeds 1.5 times the diameter of the adjacent segment of artery. Aneurysms can be saccular (transverse larger than the longitudinal axis) or fusiform (longitudinal at least twice...
Coronary aneurysms are defined as a localized dilatation that exceeds 1.5 times the diameter of the adjacent segment of artery. Aneurysms can be saccular (transverse larger than the longitudinal axis) or fusiform (longitudinal at least twice...
Coronary aneurysms are defined...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Novel Technique to Prevent Displacement of Inferior Vena Cava Filter During Cardiac Catheterization with Subsequent Transcathe
08/01/2008
Michael R. Recto, MD and Walter L. Sobczyk, MD
Michael R. Recto, MD and Walter L. So...
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has recently gained acceptance as a form of therapy for patients with cryptogenic stroke.1–3 The standard approach involves passage of a large delivery sheath from the femoral vein into the...
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has recently gained acceptance as a form of therapy for patients with cryptogenic stroke.1–3 The standard approach involves passage of a large delivery sheath from the femoral vein into the...
Transcatheter closure of patent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Practice Management and Economics
Measure for Measure: The Opportunity and Responsibility of New Revenue Sharing Ventures
08/01/2008
Ronald N. Riner, MD
Ronald N. Riner, MD
The article by Mr. Barbo is very helpful and informative for those groups contemplating methods of developing new revenue-sharing opportunities in a setting of collaborative activity or strategic alliances with parties who have common...
The article by Mr. Barbo is very helpful and informative for those groups contemplating methods of developing new revenue-sharing opportunities in a setting of collaborative activity or strategic alliances with parties who have common...
The article by Mr. Barbo is very...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Large Coronary Aneurysm Complicated by Acute Myocardial Infarction: Combined Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging and Doppler Flow A
08/01/2008
Antonio L. Bartorelli, MD, Luca Grancini, MD, Piero Montorsi, MD, Daniela Trabattoni, MD, Franco Fabbiocchi, MD
Antonio L. Bartorelli, MD, Luca Gran...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) are characterized by abnormal dilatation of a localized or diffuse segment of the coronary arterial tree, up to 1.5 times the diameter of an adjacent normal segment.1 In Western populations, the incidence...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAA) are characterized by abnormal dilatation of a localized or diffuse segment of the coronary arterial tree, up to 1.5 times the diameter of an adjacent normal segment.1 In Western populations, the incidence...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAA)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Angioplasty of Tripolar Renal Arteries in a Single Setting: A Case Report
08/01/2008
Gyarsi Lal Sharma, MD, DM, Marie Claude Morice, MD, Patrick Catineau, MD
Gyarsi Lal Sharma, MD, DM, Marie Clau...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can result in renovascular hypertension and nephrosclerosis and accounts for 1–2% of all cases of hypertension.1 Treatment includes medical therapy, balloon angioplasty and surgical bypass of the renal artery....
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can result in renovascular hypertension and nephrosclerosis and accounts for 1–2% of all cases of hypertension.1 Treatment includes medical therapy, balloon angioplasty and surgical bypass of the renal artery....
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) can...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Traumatic Total Occlusion of Left Main Coronary Artery Caused by Blunt Chest Trauma
08/01/2008
Omer Goktekin, MD, Ahmet Unal?r, MD, Bulent Gorenek, MD, Gulmira Kudaiberdieva, MD, Yuksel Cavusoglu, MD, Mehmet Melek, MD, Recep Aslan, MD, Bilgin Timuralp, MD
Omer Goktekin, MD, Ahmet Unal?r, MD,...
Myocardial infarction is a rare complication that can occur immediately after a blunt chest trauma. We report a 36-year-old male who experienced a fatal anterolateral myocardial infarction after a nonpenetrating chest injury sustained in a...
Myocardial infarction is a rare complication that can occur immediately after a blunt chest trauma. We report a 36-year-old male who experienced a fatal anterolateral myocardial infarction after a nonpenetrating chest injury sustained in a...
Myocardial infarction is a rare...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Transcatheter Retrieval of an Embolized Stent from the Left Ventricle
08/01/2008
Hüseyin Y?lmaz, MD, Aytül Belgi, MD, Ibrahim Demir, MD, Ibrahim Basar?c?, MD, Oktay Sancaktar, MD
Hüseyin Y?lmaz, MD, Aytül Belgi, MD...
Dislodgement and embolization of coronary stents before deployment are rare and challenging complications of intracoronary stenting. Reported incidence varies between 0.56–0.90%.1,2 Intracoronary embolization may cause arterial occlusion with...
Dislodgement and embolization of coronary stents before deployment are rare and challenging complications of intracoronary stenting. Reported incidence varies between 0.56–0.90%.1,2 Intracoronary embolization may cause arterial occlusion with...
Dislodgement and embolization of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
A Rare Variant of Single Coronary Artery and Non-Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
08/01/2008
Yusuf Atmaca, MD, Rabih Dandachi, MD, Dervis Oral, MD
Yusuf Atmaca, MD, Rabih Dandachi, MD,...
The reported incidence of a single coronary artery (SCA) ranges from 0.2–1.6% of the population undergoing coronary angiography.1 Many of these anomalies are found incidentally. Identification of these anomalies is especially important in...
The reported incidence of a single coronary artery (SCA) ranges from 0.2–1.6% of the population undergoing coronary angiography.1 Many of these anomalies are found incidentally. Identification of these anomalies is especially important in...
The reported incidence of a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editorial Message - August 2002
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, articles from the Journal special sections "Practice Management and Economics", "Clinical Decision Making", "The...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, articles from the Journal special sections "Practice Management and Economics", "Clinical Decision Making", "The...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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