Volume 15 - Issue 10 - October, 2003
Feature
Review
08/01/2008
Ricardo Costa, MD, Michel Joyal, MD, Francois Harel, MD, Tim Fox, PhD, Ian Crocker, MD, Andre Arsenault, MD, Jean Grégoire, MD, Raoul Bonan, MD
Ricardo Costa, MD, Michel Joyal, MD, ...
Treatment of bifurcation lesions has been associated with lower success and higher complications rates. They represent a major interventional challenge. Redistribution of plaque (snowplow effect) often leads to occlusion of the side branch....
Treatment of bifurcation lesions has been associated with lower success and higher complications rates. They represent a major interventional challenge. Redistribution of plaque (snowplow effect) often leads to occlusion of the side branch....
Treatment of bifurcation lesions...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
•Roberto Quintal, MD, Thanh Nguyen, MD, D. Luke Glancy, MD
•Roberto Quintal, MD, Thanh Nguyen,...
Coronary arteries arising from a solitary ostium in the aorta are rare congenital malformations that usually do not produce ischemia. Like normally arising arteries, however, such single coronary arteries and their branches are prone to...
Coronary arteries arising from a solitary ostium in the aorta are rare congenital malformations that usually do not produce ischemia. Like normally arising arteries, however, such single coronary arteries and their branches are prone to...
Coronary arteries arising from a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD, *Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD, *Antonio Colombo, MD
Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD, *Carlo Di Ma...
Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) with eventual stent implantation seems to be the ideal strategy to treat ostial lesions and lesion with a large plaque burden.1–3 However, non-Q wave myocardial infarction emerged as a major drawback of...
Directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) with eventual stent implantation seems to be the ideal strategy to treat ostial lesions and lesion with a large plaque burden.1–3 However, non-Q wave myocardial infarction emerged as a major drawback of...
Directional coronary atherectomy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
JoAn L. Monaco, MD, Kanika Bowen, AB, Peter N. Tadros, MD, Peter D. Witt, MD
JoAn L. Monaco, MD, Kanika Bowen, AB,...
Coronary angiography and intervention are important tools that have greatly improved long-term survival for patients with ischemic heart disease. Extensive radiation received during prolonged fluoroscopic procedures has created a resurgence...
Coronary angiography and intervention are important tools that have greatly improved long-term survival for patients with ischemic heart disease. Extensive radiation received during prolonged fluoroscopic procedures has created a resurgence...
Coronary angiography and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Andreas König, MD, Hans-Ulrich Stempfle, MD, Volker Klauss, MD
Andreas König, MD, Hans-Ulrich Stemp...
Angiographically detected coronary artery aneurysms are difficult to treat; they occur with an incidence of 0.3–4.9% (2–10% after interventional procedures).1,2 They can provoke ischemia1 or myocardial infarction.3 Several cases of covered...
Angiographically detected coronary artery aneurysms are difficult to treat; they occur with an incidence of 0.3–4.9% (2–10% after interventional procedures).1,2 They can provoke ischemia1 or myocardial infarction.3 Several cases of covered...
Angiographically detected...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, Robert De Larochellière, MD, *Michel Tessier, MD, MSc
Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, Robert ...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis using catheter-based brachytherapy is an effective treatment modality. Several international randomized trials have established the safety and efficacy of different systems and isotopes.1–3 Although patients...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis using catheter-based brachytherapy is an effective treatment modality. Several international randomized trials have established the safety and efficacy of different systems and isotopes.1–3 Although patients...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, Editor-in...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, articles from the Journal special sections "Practice Management and Economics", and...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, case reports with brief literature reviews, articles from the Journal special sections "Practice Management and Economics", and...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Rahul A. Shimpi, MD, Kenneth W. Mahaffey, MD, James E. Tcheng, MD
Rahul A. Shimpi, MD, Kenneth W. Mahaf...
Profound advancements in the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been realized in recent years. Initial medical therapy for non-ST segment elevation ACS has evolved to include the use of the combined treatment modalities of...
Profound advancements in the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) have been realized in recent years. Initial medical therapy for non-ST segment elevation ACS has evolved to include the use of the combined treatment modalities of...
Profound advancements in the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Chris Cates: I thought we had a tough job in interventional cardiology, but according to your presentation, it sounds like the device industry has it even tougher! Incentives within the system seem to be misaligned, and many cross-incentives...
Chris Cates: I thought we had a tough job in interventional cardiology, but according to your presentation, it sounds like the device industry has it even tougher! Incentives within the system seem to be misaligned, and many cross-incentives...
Chris Cates: I thought we had a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
It failed to be approved for the “plain” indication when the Cutting Balloon Global Randomized Trial shows no benefit over the plain balloon in pre-stenting era. In this multicenter, randomized clinical trial, cutting balloon angioplasty...
It failed to be approved for the “plain” indication when the Cutting Balloon Global Randomized Trial shows no benefit over the plain balloon in pre-stenting era. In this multicenter, randomized clinical trial, cutting balloon angioplasty...
It failed to be approved for the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
