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Volume 15 - Issue 5 - May, 2003

Feature

Case Report
Subacute Development of a Coronary Artery Pseudoaneurysm After Primary Angioplasty and Stenting for Acute Myocardial Infarction
08/01/2008
Camille Brasselet, MD, Sophie Pérotin, MS, *Jean-Francois Fuzellier, MD
Camille Brasselet, MD, Sophie Péroti...
The pharmacological and mechanical coronary angioplasty environment extensively enhances the immediate outcome so much that acute procedural complications seem to belong to the past. Other than restenosis, the management of which is now well...
The pharmacological and mechanical coronary angioplasty environment extensively enhances the immediate outcome so much that acute procedural complications seem to belong to the past. Other than restenosis, the management of which is now well...
The pharmacological and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice Management and Economics
Heart Center Implementation and Start-Up: The Parma Community General Hospital Experience
08/01/2008
Ron Schmidt
Ron Schmidt
Just over three years ago, the President and CEO of Parma Community General Hospital (PCGH) and his administrative team decided to expand the cardiovascular service line to include open-heart surgery (OHS) and interventional cardiac...
Just over three years ago, the President and CEO of Parma Community General Hospital (PCGH) and his administrative team decided to expand the cardiovascular service line to include open-heart surgery (OHS) and interventional cardiac...
Just over three years ago, the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Practice Management and Economics
Breaking Some of the Rules
08/01/2008
Ronald N. Riner, MD
Ronald N. Riner, MD
The article on the One Stop Post Op Unit in this issue points to a rather innovative way of taking care of postoperative patients. Peter Drucker, one of the more renowned management thinkers of our time, constantly extols the fact that...
The article on the One Stop Post Op Unit in this issue points to a rather innovative way of taking care of postoperative patients. Peter Drucker, one of the more renowned management thinkers of our time, constantly extols the fact that...
The article on the One Stop Post...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Premature Coronary Artery Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Extensive Reocclusion Following Coronary Artery Bypass Su
08/01/2008
David J. D’Agate, DO, Spyros Kokolis, MD, Nehad Soloman, MD, Elise Belilos, MD, Steven Carsons, MD, Julia Andrieni, MD, Thomas Argyros, MD, Lynne A. Glasser, MD, George Dangas, MD, PhD
David J. D’Agate, DO, Spyros Kokoli...
Advances in medical therapy and a better understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have contributed to a dramatic improvement in the long-term survival of patients. However, despite the overall long-term improvement, coronary artery...
Advances in medical therapy and a better understanding of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have contributed to a dramatic improvement in the long-term survival of patients. However, despite the overall long-term improvement, coronary artery...
Advances in medical therapy and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
Results of the Companion Trial — Another Breakthrough in Electrophysiology
08/01/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD
Todd J. Cohen, MD
Recently, the Companion Trial was terminated via the Safety and Monitoring Board for that trial. This was a breakthrough trial in which patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III and IV),...
Recently, the Companion Trial was terminated via the Safety and Monitoring Board for that trial. This was a breakthrough trial in which patients with moderate to severe congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association class III and IV),...
Recently, the Companion Trial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
Mechanical Reperfusion of Acute Right Coronary Artery Occlusion After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation and Long-Term Follow-up A
08/01/2008
Angelo A. de Paola, MD, Luiz R. Leite, MD, Elerson Arfelli, MD
Angelo A. de Paola, MD, Luiz R. Leite...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has become the most effective and safe method for treating Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in children and adolescents. Accessory pathways (APs) located in the postero-septal region account for up...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) has become the most effective and safe method for treating Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome in children and adolescents. Accessory pathways (APs) located in the postero-septal region account for up...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message - March 2003
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, which coincides with the 52nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, includes original research articles, case reports, editorials, articles from the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 52nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology, includes original research articles, case reports, editorials, articles from the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
Carotid Stenting: A Gordian Knot to be Unraveled (Part I of II)
08/01/2008
Gerald Dorros, MD, FACC, ScD (Yeshiva), ScD (Colby)
Gerald Dorros, MD, FACC, ScD (Yeshiva...
Balloons, stents and embolic protection devices, as treatment for extracranial obliterative disease, have created in recent decades a predicament not dissimilar to the percutaneous treatment of coronary angioplasty and mitral valvuloplasty....
Balloons, stents and embolic protection devices, as treatment for extracranial obliterative disease, have created in recent decades a predicament not dissimilar to the percutaneous treatment of coronary angioplasty and mitral valvuloplasty....
Balloons, stents and embolic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial
Carotid Stenting: A Gordian Knot to be Unraveled (Part II of II)<br />
08/01/2008
Gerald Dorros, MD, FACC, ScD (Yeshiva), ScD (Colby)
Gerald Dorros, MD, FACC, ScD (Yeshiva...
Conclusions. As this nascent period of endovascular carotid procedures draws to an end, what is clear, crystal clear to me, is that a significant conundrum exists. The Gordian knot to be unraveled is not whether stent-supported carotid...
Conclusions. As this nascent period of endovascular carotid procedures draws to an end, what is clear, crystal clear to me, is that a significant conundrum exists. The Gordian knot to be unraveled is not whether stent-supported carotid...
Conclusions. As this nascent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Brian Funaki, MD University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, Illinois. and Alborz Hassankhani, MD, PhD and William F. Penny, MD VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.
Brian Funaki, MD University of Chica...
To the Editor: Recently, I have treated a number of patients with functioning dialysis fistulae or synthetic arteriovenous grafts referred for arm swelling developing after pacemaker insertion (Figure A). Invariably, a stenosis or occlusion...
To the Editor: Recently, I have treated a number of patients with functioning dialysis fistulae or synthetic arteriovenous grafts referred for arm swelling developing after pacemaker insertion (Figure A). Invariably, a stenosis or occlusion...
To the Editor: Recently, I have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
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The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
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Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
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TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
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Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
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Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
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Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
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Psychological Stress & HD
Stock Market Turbulence Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Suicide: A Groundbreaking Study Analyzes 12 Million Deaths
08/01/2024
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed...
08/01/2024
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Mental Health
AHA: Risks of Anxiety, Suicide Attempt May Rise Significantly After Cardiovascular Hospitalization
07/31/2024
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large...
07/31/2024
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Peripheral Interventions
VentureMed Completes Enrollment of the FLEX Vessel Prep System FLEX First AV Registry For The Treatment of Arteriovenous (AV) Access Management
07/30/2024
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has...
07/30/2024
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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
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Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
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Clinical Images
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
08/07/2024
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
A 39-year-old man with Shone...
08/07/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of...
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Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
"Our research highlights the...
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Al-Ogaili Figure
Clinical Videos
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
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Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
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Clinical Images
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
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A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
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Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
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AI
New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
08/01/2024
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