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Volume 16 - Issue 7 - July, 2004

Feature

Case Report
The Rapid Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm Formation in Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
08/01/2008
Dimitri A. Sherev, MD; Peter Y. Hui, MD; Hursh Naik, MD
Mechanical complications of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) include rupture of the interventricular septum, papillary muscle or left ventricular free wall. These events constitute 4–24% of all complications. Ventricular free wall rupture...
Mechanical complications of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) include rupture of the interventricular septum, papillary muscle or left ventricular free wall. These events constitute 4–24% of all complications. Ventricular free wall rupture...
Mechanical complications of an...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Different Types of Clinical Presentation
08/01/2008
Rosana Hernandez-Antolin, MD, PhD; Alejandro Alcocer, MD; Manel Sabaté, MD, PhD; Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC; Camino Bañuelos, MD; Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz, MD, PhD; Carlos Macaya, MD, PhD; Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo, MD; Carlos Barrera-Ramírez, MD
Right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI) is usually associated with inferior left ventricular involvement and leads to an increased in-hospital mortality rate.1 Rarely, an isolated RVI may occur. In these cases, electrocardiogram may...
Right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI) is usually associated with inferior left ventricular involvement and leads to an increased in-hospital mortality rate.1 Rarely, an isolated RVI may occur. In these cases, electrocardiogram may...
Right ventricular myocardial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Utility of Intravascular Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Ambiguous Calcific Left Main Stenoses
08/01/2008
Kurt Roberts-Thomson, MB, BS ; Stephen G. Worthley, MBBS, PhD, MD, PhDH, MB, BS ; Karen S.L. Teo, MB, BS, FRACP
Case Report. A 42-year-old Aboriginal man was transferred from a peripheral hospital for coronary angiography. He presented a week earlier with a small anterolateral non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. He was treated with aspirin,...
Case Report. A 42-year-old Aboriginal man was transferred from a peripheral hospital for coronary angiography. He presented a week earlier with a small anterolateral non-ST elevation myocardial infarction. He was treated with aspirin,...
Case Report. A 42-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Transcatheter Closure of Coronary-Pulmonary Artery Fistula Using Polytetrafluoroethylene-Covered Graft Stents
08/01/2008
Christoph Auf der Maur, MD; Tushar Chatterjee, MD; Paul Erne, MD, FESC
Coronary fistulas are mostly congenital, solitary or multiple communications between coronary vessels and atrium, ventricle, pulmonary artery, superior vena cava or coronary sinus.1,2 Their reported prevalence is 0.007–0.26%.3–6 The right...
Coronary fistulas are mostly congenital, solitary or multiple communications between coronary vessels and atrium, ventricle, pulmonary artery, superior vena cava or coronary sinus.1,2 Their reported prevalence is 0.007–0.26%.3–6 The right...
Coronary fistulas are mostly...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message July 2004
08/01/2008
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, expert commentary, case reports, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Clinical Decision Making,” “Acute Coronary Syndromes”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, expert commentary, case reports, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Clinical Decision Making,” “Acute Coronary Syndromes”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Renal Artery Stenting: Continuing to Evaluate the Benefits
08/01/2008
George W. Vetrovec, MD
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) remains a recognized contributor to hypertension and renal insufficiency. Initially, RAS, an infrequently diagnosed, curable cause of hypertension has become a more frequently diagnosed entity. While many of the...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) remains a recognized contributor to hypertension and renal insufficiency. Initially, RAS, an infrequently diagnosed, curable cause of hypertension has become a more frequently diagnosed entity. While many of the...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
To Hold or to Fold — What’s Your Best Bet?
08/01/2008
William R. Alexis, MD, MPH; Joseph R. Carver, MD
Achieving hemostasis at the arteriotomy site after percutaneous coronary intervention has been discussed in The Journal of Invasive Cardiology previously.1–3 In this month’s Journal, Lasic et al.4 (see pages 356–358) compare the safety and...
Achieving hemostasis at the arteriotomy site after percutaneous coronary intervention has been discussed in The Journal of Invasive Cardiology previously.1–3 In this month’s Journal, Lasic et al.4 (see pages 356–358) compare the safety and...
Achieving hemostasis at the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Management of a Patient with Severe Coronary Artery Disease
and Cardiogenic Shock after Prolonged Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitatio
08/01/2008
Francis Q. Almeda, MD; R. Jeffrey Snell, MD
Case Report. We present the case of a 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking who was urgently referred for evaluation after he suffered a cardiac arrest after a transurethral prostate resection (TURP) in a community...
Case Report. We present the case of a 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking who was urgently referred for evaluation after he suffered a cardiac arrest after a transurethral prostate resection (TURP) in a community...
Case Report. We present the case...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes
08/01/2008
H. Vernon Anderson, MD; Blaithnead M. Murtagh, MD
Endothelial dysfunction. Vascular endothelial cell dysfunction begins well before any morphologic manifestations of atherosclerosis are visible, and continues throughout the entire course, probably waxing and waning along the way. Well in...
Endothelial dysfunction. Vascular endothelial cell dysfunction begins well before any morphologic manifestations of atherosclerosis are visible, and continues throughout the entire course, probably waxing and waning along the way. Well in...
Endothelial dysfunction....
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Comparison of Safety and Efficacy Between First and Second Generation of Angio-Seal Closure Devices in Interventional Patients
08/01/2008
Emmanouil Tsounias, MD; Paras C. Udani, DO; Milena Adamian, MD; Julia Adamian, MD; Issam Moussa, MD; Gregg W. Stone, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Gary S. Mintz, MD; George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Roxana Mehran, MD; Jeffrey W. Moses, MD; Michael B. Collins, MD; Zoran Lasic, MD; Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, PhD
There are two principal approaches to achieve femoral artery hemostasis following diagnostic cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): manual compression or arterial closure devices.1–6 Arterial closure devices are...
There are two principal approaches to achieve femoral artery hemostasis following diagnostic cardiac catheterization or percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI): manual compression or arterial closure devices.1–6 Arterial closure devices are...
There are two principal...
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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