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Volume 15 - Issue 12 - December, 2003

Insights

Commentary
Diabetes Mellitus and Preferred Method of Coronary Revascularization — The Debate Continues
08/01/2008
James L. Orford, MBChB, MPH, MD; Peter B. Berger, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Passive Coating: The Dream Does not Come True
08/01/2008
Flavio Airoldi, MD; Antonio Colombo, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
PCI for Totally Occluded Site Consisting of Huge Thrombus
08/01/2008
Akira Kitabatake, MD; Kazushi Urasawa, MD, PhD; Naotsugu Oyama, MD; Hidetsugu Sakai, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Pilot Study of Oral Rapamycin to Prevent Restenosis in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stent Therapy: Argentina Single-Center Study
08/01/2008
Miguel Russo, MD; John A. Ambrose, MD; Claudio Llaurado, BS; Carlos Fernandez-Pereira, MD; Alfredo E. Rodriguez, MD, PhD; Renu Virmani, MD, PhD; Maximo Rodriguez Alemparte, MD; Cesar F. Vigo, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
How Should Diuretic-Refractory, Volume-Overloaded Heart Failure Patients Be Managed?
08/01/2008
Jonathan D. Sackner-Bernstein, MD; Rimvida Obeleniene, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Updated Risk Adjustment Mortality Model Using the Complete 1.1 Dataset from the American College of Cardiology National Cardiova
08/01/2008
Leslee J. Shaw, PhD; Peter C. Block, MD; William S. Weintraub, MD, FACC; Charles R. McKay, MD; Ralph G. Brindis, MD, MPH, FACC; Kathleen Hewitt, MSN, RN, CPHQ; Lloyd W. Klein, MD; Ronald J. Krone, MD; Vernon Anderson, MD; Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
Left Atrial Thrombus Formation on a CardioSeal Septal Occlusion Device in a Patient with Elevated Factor VIII: Resolution with <br />
08/01/2008
Terence Hadley, MD; Thomas Yeh, Jr., MD, PhD; Michael R. Recto, MD; Walter L. Sobczyk, MD
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Exclusion of Descending Thoracic Aortic Pseudoaneurysm by Endovascular Stent-Graft Placement<br />
08/01/2008
Ranjan K. Thakur, MD, MPH; Muhammad Siddique, MD; Anoop K. Gupta, MD, DM, DNB
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Milking-Like Effect Secondary to Systolic Expansion of a Post-Infarction Left Ventricular Aneurysm
08/01/2008
Jesús Perez del Todo, MD; Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD
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)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message - October 2003
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CardiAMP Procedure
Cell Therapy
BioCardia Phase 3 CARDIAMP-HF Trial of Novel Cardiac Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure Shows Increased Survival, Decreased Cardiac Events, and Improved Quality of Life at Two Years
03/31/2025
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Arterial Disease
New Study Finds Peripheral Artery Disease Often Underdiagnosed and Undertreated; Opportunity to Improve Treatments and Lower Death Rates
03/31/2025
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Evolut Low Risk Trial: Medtronic Evolut TAVR System Shows Durable Clinical Outcomes and Outstanding Valve Performance at 5 Years in Low-Risk AS Patients
03/31/2025
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Score
Low Coronary Artery Calcium Score is Associated with An Excellent Prognosis Regardless of a Person’s Age, New Intermountain Health Study Finds
03/31/2025
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

CRT Conference Coverage
Disparities in Interventional Cardiology
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
CRT Conference Coverage
Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis and Intervention
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Polidocanol Ablation in Midventricular Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Novel Approach and Early Outcomes
04/01/2025
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Heart Rate Variability of Interventional Cardiology Fellows and Attendings and Changes Over Time
04/01/2025
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

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