Volume 16 - Issue 2 - February, 2004
Feature
Case Report
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ABSTRACT: Treatment of long, diffuse in-stent restenosis remains a therapeutic challenge. We report the successful use of multiple sirolimus-eluting stents (three 33-mm long stents) in a long, diffuse in-stent restenotic lesion. No major...
ABSTRACT: Treatment of long, diffuse in-stent restenosis remains a therapeutic challenge. We report the successful use of multiple sirolimus-eluting stents (three 33-mm long stents) in a long, diffuse in-stent restenotic lesion. No major...
ABSTRACT: Treatment of long,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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With the increasing use of stents, sidebranch compromise after stent deployment in the parent vessel has been a matter of concern. In such bifurcation lesions, it is hard to obtain initial success. Moreover, they carry a high risk of...
With the increasing use of stents, sidebranch compromise after stent deployment in the parent vessel has been a matter of concern. In such bifurcation lesions, it is hard to obtain initial success. Moreover, they carry a high risk of...
With the increasing use of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Case History. A 59-year-old man with a history of percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery (RCA) was admitted with unstable angina. An electrocardiogram revealed T-wave inversions and non specific ST changes in leads...
Case History. A 59-year-old man with a history of percutaneous coronary intervention of the right coronary artery (RCA) was admitted with unstable angina. An electrocardiogram revealed T-wave inversions and non specific ST changes in leads...
Case History. A 59-year-old man...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) by a false channel created by an acute aortic dissection (AAD). The dynamic pattern of artery obstruction is...
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) due to compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) by a false channel created by an acute aortic dissection (AAD). The dynamic pattern of artery obstruction is...
ABSTRACT: We describe a case of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
ABSTRACT: Despite notable refinements in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques, these procedures are still associated with some morbidity and mortality. A case of elective coronary angioplasty is described that was complicated...
ABSTRACT: Despite notable refinements in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) techniques, these procedures are still associated with some morbidity and mortality. A case of elective coronary angioplasty is described that was complicated...
ABSTRACT: Despite notable...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
ABSTRACT: A 78-year-old man with a highly symptomatic left atrial tachycardia, refractory to medical therapy, was referred for radiofrequency catheter ablation. Using a double trans-septal technique, two long sheaths were placed across the...
ABSTRACT: A 78-year-old man with a highly symptomatic left atrial tachycardia, refractory to medical therapy, was referred for radiofrequency catheter ablation. Using a double trans-septal technique, two long sheaths were placed across the...
ABSTRACT: A 78-year-old man with...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Learning objectives. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1) discern that SVG lumen diameters extend over a larger range than do native vessels, and this article provides justification for treating this...
Learning objectives. At the conclusion of this activity, the participant should be able to: 1) discern that SVG lumen diameters extend over a larger range than do native vessels, and this article provides justification for treating this...
Learning objectives. At the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent restenosis following vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has been reported in up to one-third of the patients enrolled in clinical trials. The long-term outcome of repeat percutaneous intervention (PCI) after failed...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent restenosis following vascular brachytherapy (VBT) has been reported in up to one-third of the patients enrolled in clinical trials. The long-term outcome of repeat percutaneous intervention (PCI) after failed...
ABSTRACT: Background. Recurrent...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide catheter for transradial intervention (TRI) that produces stronger back-up force by utilizing an unfavorable angle between the subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries. We report the initial results of the Ikari...
ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide catheter for transradial intervention (TRI) that produces stronger back-up force by utilizing an unfavorable angle between the subclavian and brachiocephalic arteries. We report the initial results of the Ikari...
ABSTRACT: Ikari is a new guide...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) account for 10–15% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Recanalizing CTO has been a challenge to the interventional cardiologist because of the inability to visualize the vessel lumen and/or cross the...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) account for 10–15% of patients undergoing coronary angioplasty. Recanalizing CTO has been a challenge to the interventional cardiologist because of the inability to visualize the vessel lumen and/or cross the...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
