Volume 15 - Issue 2 - February, 2003
Feature
Case Report
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Non-specific aorto-arteritis (NSAA) results in stenosing, occlusive and dilatational or aneurysmal lesions involving the aorta, its major branches and the pulmonary arteries in varying combinations and extent.1 Percutaneous balloon...
Non-specific aorto-arteritis (NSAA) results in stenosing, occlusive and dilatational or aneurysmal lesions involving the aorta, its major branches and the pulmonary arteries in varying combinations and extent.1 Percutaneous balloon...
Non-specific aorto-arteritis...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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C.G. Bahuleyan, DM, K. Sunitha, DM, K. Sivaprasad, Mathew Iype
C.G. Bahuleyan, DM, K. Sunitha, DM, K...
Extensive thrombus in native coronary arteries is relatively rare. Percutaneous revascularization of thrombus-containing lesions has an increased incidence of adverse events, such as abrupt vessel closure and myocardial infarction. The two...
Extensive thrombus in native coronary arteries is relatively rare. Percutaneous revascularization of thrombus-containing lesions has an increased incidence of adverse events, such as abrupt vessel closure and myocardial infarction. The two...
Extensive thrombus in native...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is found in 3–5% of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for ischemic chest pain, congestive heart failure or cardiogenic shock.1 Revascularization by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has...
Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease is found in 3–5% of patients undergoing cardiac catheterization for ischemic chest pain, congestive heart failure or cardiogenic shock.1 Revascularization by coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) has...
Left main coronary artery (LMCA)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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M.H. Jim, MD, R.H.W. Chan, MD, S.W.L. Lee, MD
M.H. Jim, MD, R.H.W. Chan, MD, S.W.L....
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is always a challenge to the interventional cardiologist. The successful recanalization rate is only about 50–70%.1–5 Guidewires always prefer to go to the channel that has the lowest resistance. As a...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is always a challenge to the interventional cardiologist. The successful recanalization rate is only about 50–70%.1–5 Guidewires always prefer to go to the channel that has the lowest resistance. As a...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) is...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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The incidence of major anomalies of the coronary artery is 0.3–0.8% of the population undergoing coronary angiography.1 There are only a few cases in the literature describing successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the...
The incidence of major anomalies of the coronary artery is 0.3–0.8% of the population undergoing coronary angiography.1 There are only a few cases in the literature describing successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to the...
The incidence of major anomalies...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
John Anderson: In the U.S. and in Australia, stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability. Yet despite this, there is an air of therapeutic nihilism about stroke. Patients who present to the emergency room...
John Anderson: In the U.S. and in Australia, stroke is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of disability. Yet despite this, there is an air of therapeutic nihilism about stroke. Patients who present to the emergency room...
John Anderson: In the U.S. and...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
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Richard Myler: I have always believed that you don’t read history, you repeat it. You may never have heard about Richard Schneider who was the chief of Werner Forsmann in Germany. In 1929, a 24-year-old man who worked with Schneider had the...
Richard Myler: I have always believed that you don’t read history, you repeat it. You may never have heard about Richard Schneider who was the chief of Werner Forsmann in Germany. In 1929, a 24-year-old man who worked with Schneider had the...
Richard Myler: I have always...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology begins another exciting year for the publication of the Journal and includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, articles from the Journal special sections “The...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology begins another exciting year for the publication of the Journal and includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, articles from the Journal special sections “The...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
QT dispersion (QTD), the difference between the maximum and minimum QT interval on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), is a marker of heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization.1 Previous studies have shown increased QTD to be a predictor...
QT dispersion (QTD), the difference between the maximum and minimum QT interval on the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), is a marker of heterogeneity of ventricular repolarization.1 Previous studies have shown increased QTD to be a predictor...
QT dispersion (QTD), the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common congenital cardiac anomaly. Depending on the size of the PDA, patients may be asymptomatic or in heart failure. Treatment is recommended because of the risk of infective endocarditis and congestive...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a common congenital cardiac anomaly. Depending on the size of the PDA, patients may be asymptomatic or in heart failure. Treatment is recommended because of the risk of infective endocarditis and congestive...
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)...
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