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Volume 15 - Issue 12 - December, 2003

08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, H. Vernon Anderson, MD, Ralph G. Brindis, MD, Ronald J. Krone, MD, Lloyd W. Klein, MD, Charles R. McKay, MD, Peter C. Block, MD, Leslee J. Shaw, PhD, Kathleen Hewitt, MS, RN, William S. Weintraub, MD, on behalf of the ACC-NCDR
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, H. Vernon Ander...
The use of risk adjustment methodology to account for patient differences in treatment outcomes is imperative to legitimately compare the results of institutions performing cardiovascular intervention. Mortality has been the most widely used...
The use of risk adjustment methodology to account for patient differences in treatment outcomes is imperative to legitimately compare the results of institutions performing cardiovascular intervention. Mortality has been the most widely used...
The use of risk adjustment...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Naotsugu Oyama, MD, Kazushi Urasawa, MD, Hidetsugu Sakai, MD, Akira Kitabatake, MD
Naotsugu Oyama, MD, Kazushi Urasawa, ...
Case Report. A 53-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of persistent chest pain. He was diagnosed as having acute posterior myocardial infarction based on the clinical findings of ST segment elevation in posterior ECG leads...
Case Report. A 53-year-old male was admitted to our hospital complaining of persistent chest pain. He was diagnosed as having acute posterior myocardial infarction based on the clinical findings of ST segment elevation in posterior ECG leads...
Case Report. A 53-year-old male...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Alfredo E. Rodríguez, MD, PhD, Máximo Rodríguez Alemparte, MD, Cesar F. Vigo, MD, Carlos Fernández Pereira, MD, Claudio Llauradó, BS, Miguel Russo, MD, *Renu Virmani, MD, PhD, †John A. Ambrose, MD
Alfredo E. Rodríguez, MD, PhD, Máx...
Observational and randomized studies recently showed that sirolimus-coated stents were associated with a lower rate of restenosis than bare stents.1–3 Although the restenosis rate was lower, coated stents have a significantly higher cost than...
Observational and randomized studies recently showed that sirolimus-coated stents were associated with a lower rate of restenosis than bare stents.1–3 Although the restenosis rate was lower, coated stents have a significantly higher cost than...
Observational and randomized...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Jonathan D. Sackner-Bernstein, MD and Rimvida Obeleniene, MD
Jonathan D. Sackner-Bernstein, MD and...
Clinical problem. Heart failure patients are frequently hospitalized with decompensated heart failure,1 usually with volume overload. Treatment guidelines recommend diuretics to optimize volume status,2 and are most effective administered...
Clinical problem. Heart failure patients are frequently hospitalized with decompensated heart failure,1 usually with volume overload. Treatment guidelines recommend diuretics to optimize volume status,2 and are most effective administered...
Clinical problem. Heart failure...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Muhammad Siddique, MD, Anoop K. Gupta, MD, Ranjan K. Thakur, MD
Muhammad Siddique, MD, Anoop K. Gupt...
Thoracic aortic aneurysm continues to be a life-threatening problem because of associated comorbid conditions and high morbidity and mortality associated with conventional open repair.1 Despite the remarkable improvements in treatment as a...
Thoracic aortic aneurysm continues to be a life-threatening problem because of associated comorbid conditions and high morbidity and mortality associated with conventional open repair.1 Despite the remarkable improvements in treatment as a...
Thoracic aortic aneurysm...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Michael R. Recto, MD, Walter Sobczyk, MD, *Terence Hadley, MD, †Thomas Yeh Jr., MD, PhD
Michael R. Recto, MD, Walter Sobczyk,...
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has increasingly become accepted therapy for patients with a history of multiple cryptogenic strokes.1–3 As more patients undergo transcatheter closure of PFO, and septal defects (atrial and...
Transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO) has increasingly become accepted therapy for patients with a history of multiple cryptogenic strokes.1–3 As more patients undergo transcatheter closure of PFO, and septal defects (atrial and...
Transcatheter closure of patent...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Ra√∫l Moreno, MD, FESC, Jes√∫s Perez del Todo, MD, Carlos Macaya, MD, FESC
Ra√∫l Moreno, MD, FESC, Jes√∫s Perez ...
Systolic compression (milking) of the coronary arteries is almost always due to the existence of myocardial bridging. The prevalence of myocardial bridging ranges from 0.5% to 16% of patients submitted to coronary angiography, and is usually...
Systolic compression (milking) of the coronary arteries is almost always due to the existence of myocardial bridging. The prevalence of myocardial bridging ranges from 0.5% to 16% of patients submitted to coronary angiography, and is usually...
Systolic compression (milking)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
James L. Orford, MBChB, MPH and *Peter B. Berger, MD
James L. Orford, MBChB, MPH and *Pete...
Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem of increasing importance in both the developed and developing worlds.1 The prevalence of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and in particular diabetes, continues to increase; the impact on present...
Diabetes mellitus is a public health problem of increasing importance in both the developed and developing worlds.1 The prevalence of obesity, the metabolic syndrome, and in particular diabetes, continues to increase; the impact on present...
Diabetes mellitus is a public...
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Commentary
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Antonio Colombo, MD, Flavio Airoldi, MD
Antonio Colombo, MD, Flavio Airoldi, ...
Stainless steel and small amounts of nickel, chromium molybdenum and other contaminants tends to produce a foreign body reaction when implanted in human coronary arteries. The goal of “passive coatings” is to make the stent as neutral as...
Stainless steel and small amounts of nickel, chromium molybdenum and other contaminants tends to produce a foreign body reaction when implanted in human coronary arteries. The goal of “passive coatings” is to make the stent as neutral as...
Stainless steel and small...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC Editor-in-Chief The Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC Editor-in-...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a special medical informatics update, interesting case reports, and articles from the Journal special sections “Clinical Decision Making” and...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a special medical informatics update, interesting case reports, and articles from the Journal special sections “Clinical Decision Making” and...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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