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Volume 15 - Issue 10 - October, 2003

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
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
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
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
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
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
Review
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
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
08/01/2008
Intravascular stent implantation is the preferred treatment for native and post-operative branch pulmonary stenosis.1–4 The standard procedure for stent placement1 includes calibrated angiography, which has been regarded as the optimal...
Intravascular stent implantation is the preferred treatment for native and post-operative branch pulmonary stenosis.1–4 The standard procedure for stent placement1 includes calibrated angiography, which has been regarded as the optimal...
Intravascular stent implantation...
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

Column

Editorial Message
08/01/2008
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