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Volume 16 - Issue 5 - May, 2004

Use of FemoStop‚Ñ¢ System for Arterial Puncture Site Closure After Coronary Angioplasty
08/01/2008
1M. Kunert, MD, 1B. Gremmler, 1H. Schleiting, 1,2L.J. Ulbricht
1M. Kunert, MD, 1B. Gremmler, 1H. S...
ABSTRACT: Different protocols exist concerning the method and timing of post-coronary angioplasty arterial puncture site closure. Easy handling and good effectiveness are well-documented for the Femostop™ femoral artery compression system;...
ABSTRACT: Different protocols exist concerning the method and timing of post-coronary angioplasty arterial puncture site closure. Easy handling and good effectiveness are well-documented for the Femostop™ femoral artery compression system;...
ABSTRACT: Different protocols...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Effectiveness of the Sirolimus-Eluting Stent in the Treatment of Saphenous Vein Graft Disease
08/01/2008
Angela Hoye, MB, ChB, Pedro A. Lemos, MD, Chourmouzios A. Arampatzis, MD, Francesco Saia, MD, Kengo Tanabe, MD, Muzaffer Degertekin, MD, Sjoerd Hofma, MD, Eugene McFadden, MB ChB, Georgios Sianos, MD, Pieter C. Smits, MD, PhD, Willem J. van der Giessen, MD, PhD, Pim de Feyter, MD, PhD, Ron T. van Domburg, PhD, Patrick W. Serruys, MD, PhD
Angela Hoye, MB, ChB, Pedro A. Lemos...
ABSTRACT: The use of bare stents for the percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein bypass grafts (SVGs) is associated with a high subsequent rate of restenosis. To assess the impact of the sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), we studied 19...
ABSTRACT: The use of bare stents for the percutaneous intervention of saphenous vein bypass grafts (SVGs) is associated with a high subsequent rate of restenosis. To assess the impact of the sirolimus-eluting stent (SES), we studied 19...
ABSTRACT: The use of bare stents...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Use of Bivalirudin to Prevent Subacute Thrombosis During
Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation
08/01/2008
Roberto P. Medina, MD and Denise Foto, RCIS, RT
Roberto P. Medina, MD and Denise Foto...
ABSTRACT: Subacute thrombosis is an infrequent but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that has received much attention in association with drug-eluting stent (DES) deployment. We performed a...
ABSTRACT: Subacute thrombosis is an infrequent but potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) that has received much attention in association with drug-eluting stent (DES) deployment. We performed a...
ABSTRACT: Subacute thrombosis is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Combination Antithrombotic Therapy with Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants for Patients with Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (
08/01/2008
1Heidar Arjomand, MD, 2Marc Cohen, MD, 1Michael D. Ezekowitz, MbChB, DPhil
1Heidar Arjomand, MD, 2Marc Cohen, M...
ABSTRACT: We reviewed the efficacy and safety of combination antithrombotic therapy with aspirin plus warfarin versus aspirin alone in patients with atherosclerotic heart disease. We performed a comprehensive MEDLINE search of...
ABSTRACT: We reviewed the efficacy and safety of combination antithrombotic therapy with aspirin plus warfarin versus aspirin alone in patients with atherosclerotic heart disease. We performed a comprehensive MEDLINE search of...
ABSTRACT: We reviewed the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Combination Antithrombotic Therapy with Antiplatelet Agents and Anticoagulants for Patients with Atherosclerotic Heart Disease (
08/01/2008
1Heidar Arjomand, MD, 2Marc Cohen, MD, 1Michael D. Ezekowitz, MbChB, Dphil
1Heidar Arjomand, MD, 2Marc Cohen, M...
Continued from previous page Potential indications for combination therapy with aspirin plus warfarin Intracardiac thrombi usually form on inflamed or damaged valves, endocardium within an MI, in a dilated or dyskinetic cardiac chamber, or...
Continued from previous page Potential indications for combination therapy with aspirin plus warfarin Intracardiac thrombi usually form on inflamed or damaged valves, endocardium within an MI, in a dilated or dyskinetic cardiac chamber, or...
Continued from previous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Drug-Eluting Stents and Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention
08/01/2008
Sam McClure, MBChB and John Webb, MD
Sam McClure, MBChB and John Webb, MD ...
The sting in the tail of successful saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention is the high rate of in-stent restenosis. Not only are the procedures themselves fraught with technical challenges and a high rate of periprocedural adverse...
The sting in the tail of successful saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention is the high rate of in-stent restenosis. Not only are the procedures themselves fraught with technical challenges and a high rate of periprocedural adverse...
The sting in the tail of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
New “Anticoagulation”
08/01/2008
Raoul Bonan, MD
Raoul Bonan, MD
Platelet-fibrin thrombus represents the essence of stent thrombosis.1–8 Dual oral antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and thiopyridine) reduces significantly the risk of stent thrombosis after elective or urgent coronary stenting.1–8 Intravenous...
Platelet-fibrin thrombus represents the essence of stent thrombosis.1–8 Dual oral antiplatelet therapy (aspirin and thiopyridine) reduces significantly the risk of stent thrombosis after elective or urgent coronary stenting.1–8 Intravenous...
Platelet-fibrin thrombus...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Vascular Disease

A Case of Renal Artery Brachytherapy for In-Stent Restenosis: Four-Year Follow-up
08/01/2008
1James C. Spratt, MD, 2Stephen J. Leslie, BSc, MBChB, 1Vitali Verin, MD
1James C. Spratt, MD, 2Stephen J. Le...
ABSTRACT: Renal artery stent implantation is associated with high rates of restenosis, particularly in vessels less than 4.5 mm in diameter. We describe 4-year follow-up results in the first patient to receive renal artery brachytherapy for...
ABSTRACT: Renal artery stent implantation is associated with high rates of restenosis, particularly in vessels less than 4.5 mm in diameter. We describe 4-year follow-up results in the first patient to receive renal artery brachytherapy for...
ABSTRACT: Renal artery stent...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Unusual Spontaneous Repositioning of an Amplatzer Device Embolized into the Left Atrium Resulting in Completed Closure
of Atria
08/01/2008
Pavel Cervinka, MD, PhD,1,2 Josef St√°sek, MD, PhD,2 Jan Fridrich, MD2
Pavel Cervinka, MD, PhD,1,2 Josef St...
ABSTRACT: The authors described a rare case of spontaneous repositioning of an embolised Amplatzer occluder into the left atrium resulting in complete occlusion of a hemodynamically significant atrial septal defect, in the fossa ovalis, in a...
ABSTRACT: The authors described a rare case of spontaneous repositioning of an embolised Amplatzer occluder into the left atrium resulting in complete occlusion of a hemodynamically significant atrial septal defect, in the fossa ovalis, in a...
ABSTRACT: The authors described...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Treatment of Coronary Aneurysm in Acute Myocardial Infarction with AngioJet Thrombectomy and JoStent Coronary Stent Graft
08/01/2008
Michael S. Lee, MD, Thomas Nero, MD, Raj R. Makkar, MD, James R. Wilentz, MD
Michael S. Lee, MD, Thomas Nero, MD,...
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease with a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stenting presented to the emergency with an acute myocardial infarction. The patient underwent angiography which...
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old male with a history of coronary artery disease with a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty and stenting presented to the emergency with an acute myocardial infarction. The patient underwent angiography which...
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old male...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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