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Volume 17 - Issue 12 - December, 2005

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Case Report. A 56-year-old male patient presented one hour after the onset of severe, substernal chest pain at rest. Physical examination revealed moderate distress secondary to chest pain. His blood pressure was 135/80 mmHg, his heart rate...
Case Report. A 56-year-old male patient presented one hour after the onset of severe, substernal chest pain at rest. Physical examination revealed moderate distress secondary to chest pain. His blood pressure was 135/80 mmHg, his heart rate...
Case Report. A 56-year-old male...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Case Report. A 67-year-old female was referred to our center due to chest pain. She had no prior history of ischemic heart disease; however, in the last 6 months, she began experiencing exertional chest discomfort. Cardiac risk factors...
Case Report. A 67-year-old female was referred to our center due to chest pain. She had no prior history of ischemic heart disease; however, in the last 6 months, she began experiencing exertional chest discomfort. Cardiac risk factors...
Case Report. A 67-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent some of the most challenging scenarios for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Predictors of procedural success in PCIs of CTOs include length of occlusion, duration of occlusion, presence of...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) represent some of the most challenging scenarios for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Predictors of procedural success in PCIs of CTOs include length of occlusion, duration of occlusion, presence of...
Chronic total occlusions (CTO)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Cardiogenic shock occurs in 7–10% of patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and it has been one of the major causes of death following AMI.1,2 Intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) has been routinely used for AMI with cardiogenic...
Cardiogenic shock occurs in 7–10% of patients after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), and it has been one of the major causes of death following AMI.1,2 Intra-aortic balloon pumping (IABP) has been routinely used for AMI with cardiogenic...
Cardiogenic shock occurs in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Case Report. A 74-year-old male diagnosed with NSTE acute coronary syndrome (non-Q wave myocardial infarction) in another hospital was transferred to our clinic due to residual angina. In 1996 the patient had a myocardial infarction (MI) and...
Case Report. A 74-year-old male diagnosed with NSTE acute coronary syndrome (non-Q wave myocardial infarction) in another hospital was transferred to our clinic due to residual angina. In 1996 the patient had a myocardial infarction (MI) and...
Case Report. A 74-year-old male...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Fractured coronary guidewire is a relatively uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Numerous methods have been described for retrieval of these retained fragments from the coronary circulation. These methods have...
Fractured coronary guidewire is a relatively uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. Numerous methods have been described for retrieval of these retained fragments from the coronary circulation. These methods have...
Fractured coronary guidewire is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
The Bentall procedure for aortic root and valve replacement with coronary reimplantation was initially described in 1968.1 This procedure is considered the “gold standard” for treatment of combined valve and ascending aortic pathology. The...
The Bentall procedure for aortic root and valve replacement with coronary reimplantation was initially described in 1968.1 This procedure is considered the “gold standard” for treatment of combined valve and ascending aortic pathology. The...
The Bentall procedure for aortic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting research articles, some of which are followed by commentary from members of our advisory board. We have also included selections from the Journal’s...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting research articles, some of which are followed by commentary from members of our advisory board. We have also included selections from the Journal’s...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Previous studies support the concept that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease.1,2 Inflammation plays an important role not only in the development, but also in the acute complications of atherosclerotic plaques.3 The detection of...
Previous studies support the concept that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease.1,2 Inflammation plays an important role not only in the development, but also in the acute complications of atherosclerotic plaques.3 The detection of...
Previous studies support the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
It was the guiding catheter that prevented the successful clinical launch of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty on March 22, 1976. The patient was afflicted with generalized atherosclerosis. His aorta was completely occluded....
It was the guiding catheter that prevented the successful clinical launch of percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty on March 22, 1976. The patient was afflicted with generalized atherosclerosis. His aorta was completely occluded....
It was the guiding catheter that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology