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Volume 16 - Issue 11 - November, 2004

Feature

Case Report
Transcatheter Treatment of Lutembacher Syndrome: Combined Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty and Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Cl
08/01/2008
Mariano Ledesma, MD; Patricio Martinez, MD; Miguel Angel Cazares, MD; Ted Feldman, MD, FSCAI, FACC, FESC
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Nickel Allergy and the Amplatzer Septal Occluder
08/01/2008
Harinder Singh, MD; Daniel R. Turner, MD; Thomas Forbes, MD
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative to surgical closure. Currently, the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) (AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley, Minnesota) is the only device approved for ASD closure in the...
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative to surgical closure. Currently, the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) (AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley, Minnesota) is the only device approved for ASD closure in the...
Transcatheter device closure of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Unprotected Left Main “Kissing” Stent Implantation With a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device
08/01/2008
Srihari S. Naidu, MD; Howard C. Herrmann, MD; Ruchira Glaser, MD, MSCE; Sameer Rohatgi, MD
Case Report. An 80-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency and significant carotid artery disease presented with a 4-day history of episodic severe substernal chest pressure at rest....
Case Report. An 80-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency and significant carotid artery disease presented with a 4-day history of episodic severe substernal chest pressure at rest....
Case Report. An 80-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient Treated
with Protacylcin
08/01/2008
Heide Johnson, RN; Dean J. Kereiakes, MD, FACC, MSCAI; Peter J. Engel, MD; Robert Baughman, MD
Untreated pulmonary hypertension is a relentlessly progressive disorder leading to death from right ventricular failure, regardless of etiology. In recent years, more effective medical therapy has become available for this condition. In...
Untreated pulmonary hypertension is a relentlessly progressive disorder leading to death from right ventricular failure, regardless of etiology. In recent years, more effective medical therapy has become available for this condition. In...
Untreated pulmonary hypertension...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
The Novel Use of a Covered Stent in the Management of a Left Internal Mammary Artery to Pulmonary Vasculature Fistula
08/01/2008
Benedict M. Glover, MD, MRCP; Mazhar M. Khan, FRCP
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Distal Protection of the Left Anterior Descending Artery with the EX Filter Wire During an Acute Coronary Syndrome
08/01/2008
Ashish Pershad, MD; Jon Stevenson, MD
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Diffuse Saphenous Vein Graft Spasm
08/01/2008
Vaishali Ashar, MBBS; Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, PhD; Italo Porto, MD, PhD
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Advanced Atheroscrelotic Plaque as a Potential Cause of No-reflow in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention — Intravascular
08/01/2008
Shigenori Ito, MD; Masanao Saio, MD; Takahiko Suzuki, MD
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Revascularization of a Long Chronic Total Occlusion With Blunt Microdissection Complicated by Coronary Artery Dissect
08/01/2008
Jeffrey D. Lorin, MD; Jason R. Boglioli, MD; Steven P. Sedlis, MD
Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represents an important clinical challenge in interventional cardiology. A CTO is defined as, “an obstruction of a native coronary artery for greater than 30 days with no...
Percutaneous revascularization of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) represents an important clinical challenge in interventional cardiology. A CTO is defined as, “an obstruction of a native coronary artery for greater than 30 days with no...
Percutaneous revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message (Nov. 2004)
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, and articles from the journal’s...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, and articles from the journal’s...
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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