Volume 17 - Issue 11 - November, 2005
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Michael R. Recto, MD, Walter L. Sobczyk, MD, Erle H. Austin III, MD
Michael R. Recto, MD, Walter L. Sobcz...
The Fontan operation was first described for management of univentricular heart disease in 1971. Since it was first described, there have been several modifications to the original operation.1 In 1988, de Laval2 first proposed the concept of...
The Fontan operation was first described for management of univentricular heart disease in 1971. Since it was first described, there have been several modifications to the original operation.1 In 1988, de Laval2 first proposed the concept of...
The Fontan operation was first...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Santiago Jiménez Valero, MD, Eulogio García, MD, Juan Luis Delcán, MD
Santiago Jiménez Valero, MD, Eulogio...
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a rare event in pre-menopausal women, with only 0.7% of the total number of AMIs appearing in young women.1 The incidence of AMI in the Framingham study for women 35 to 44 years of age was 5.2 cases per...
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a rare event in pre-menopausal women, with only 0.7% of the total number of AMIs appearing in young women.1 The incidence of AMI in the Framingham study for women 35 to 44 years of age was 5.2 cases per...
Acute myocardial infarction...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Stefan C. Bertog, MD, Andrew Smith, MD, Carmelo J. Panetta, MD
Stefan C. Bertog, MD, Andrew Smith, M...
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 Accurate assessment of the severity is important both to determine the association of symptoms with aortic stenosis and for optimal timing of surgical...
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.1 Accurate assessment of the severity is important both to determine the association of symptoms with aortic stenosis and for optimal timing of surgical...
Symptomatic aortic stenosis can...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Daniel Blackman, MD and Vladimir Dzavik, MD
Daniel Blackman, MD and Vladimir Dzav...
The Cutting Balloon® (CB) (Interventional Technologies, Letterkerry, Ireland) employs three to four longitudinally mounted microblades that produce clean incisions into plaque or neointima, enhancing lesion dilatation.1 Its use has been...
The Cutting Balloon® (CB) (Interventional Technologies, Letterkerry, Ireland) employs three to four longitudinally mounted microblades that produce clean incisions into plaque or neointima, enhancing lesion dilatation.1 Its use has been...
The Cutting Balloon® (CB)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Italo Porto, MD, Simon T. MacDonald, BM BCh, MRCP, Joseph B. Selvanayagam, MBBS, FRACP Adrian P. Banning, MD, FRCP, FESC
Italo Porto, MD, Simon T. MacDonald, ...
Anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) are a rare anomaly associated with increased mortality, particularly when the right coronary artery (RCA) courses between the aorta and pulmonary trunk.1–4 An...
Anomalous coronary arteries arising from the opposite sinus of Valsalva (ACAOS) are a rare anomaly associated with increased mortality, particularly when the right coronary artery (RCA) courses between the aorta and pulmonary trunk.1–4 An...
Anomalous coronary arteries...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Fayez E. Shamoon, MD, Shaddy K. Younan, MD, Elie Y. Chakhtoura, MD
Fayez E. Shamoon, MD, Shaddy K. Youna...
Rotational atherectomy remains a valuable tool with specific niche indications in the percutaneous interventional management of obstructive coronary disease.1 Recent studies suggest that plaque modification of severely calcified coronary...
Rotational atherectomy remains a valuable tool with specific niche indications in the percutaneous interventional management of obstructive coronary disease.1 Recent studies suggest that plaque modification of severely calcified coronary...
Rotational atherectomy remains a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Sanjeev Wasson, MD, Lokesh Tejwani, MD, Rajeev Angampally, MD, Greg Flaker, MD
Sanjeev Wasson, MD, Lokesh Tejwani, M...
Congenital coronary anomalies are asymptomatic and usually go unrecognized until the time of sudden cardiac death, especially in young athletes participating in competitive sports.1 The incidence of anomalous origin of coronary arteries...
Congenital coronary anomalies are asymptomatic and usually go unrecognized until the time of sudden cardiac death, especially in young athletes participating in competitive sports.1 The incidence of anomalous origin of coronary arteries...
Congenital coronary anomalies...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
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Stéphane Cook, MD and David Tueller, MD
Stéphane Cook, MD and David Tueller,...
A 42-year-old man presented with heavy chest pain of four hours’ duration. Physical examination was unremarkable. The ECG showed an acute septoapical infarction. Nitroglycerin, aspirin, clopidogrel and heparin were administered, and an...
A 42-year-old man presented with heavy chest pain of four hours’ duration. Physical examination was unremarkable. The ECG showed an acute septoapical infarction. Nitroglycerin, aspirin, clopidogrel and heparin were administered, and an...
A 42-year-old man presented with...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
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Ravi K. Ramana, DO, Dinesh Arab, MD, Dominique Joyal, MD, Lowell Steen, MD, Leslie Cho, MD, Bruce Lewis, MD, Jayson Liu, MD, Henry Loeb, MD, Ferdinand Leya, MD
Ravi K. Ramana, DO, Dinesh Arab, MD, ...
Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CP has historically been reported to occur in 0.1–3.0% of PCI procedures.1–5 Although CP can be caused by...
Coronary artery perforation (CP) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). CP has historically been reported to occur in 0.1–3.0% of PCI procedures.1–5 Although CP can be caused by...
Coronary artery perforation (CP)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Ariel Roguin MD, PhD and Rafael Beyar MD, DSc
Ariel Roguin MD, PhD and Rafael Beyar...
The number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed worldwide is increasing. With the improvement of technology and interventional tools, the number of procedures is expected to further increase. As the range of equipment...
The number of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed worldwide is increasing. With the improvement of technology and interventional tools, the number of procedures is expected to further increase. As the range of equipment...
The number of percutaneous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
