Volume 17 - Issue 12 - December, 2005
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
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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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
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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)...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, MD, Takashi Sueda, MD, Mitsunori Okamoto, MD
Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, MD, Takashi Sueda...
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Adrian C. Iancu, MD, PhD and Alexandra Lazar, MD
Adrian C. Iancu, MD, PhD and Alexandr...
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Kirk Gavlick, MD and James C. Blankenship, MD
Kirk Gavlick, MD and James C. Blanken...
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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Branislav Schifferdecker, MD and *Joseph Benotti, MD
Branislav Schifferdecker, MD and *Jos...
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
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R. Todd Hurst, MD, J. Wells Askew, MD, Richard Lee, MD
R. Todd Hurst, MD, J. Wells Askew, M...
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...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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1Farhan Aslam, MD and 2James C. Blankenship, MD, FACC
1Farhan Aslam, MD and 2James C. Blank...
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) may be an effective treatment in selected patients with left ventricular dysfunction, but acute and long-term mortality rates are higher than in patients with normal left ventricular...
Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) may be an effective treatment in selected patients with left ventricular dysfunction, but acute and long-term mortality rates are higher than in patients with normal left ventricular...
Percutaneous transluminal...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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William W. Chu, MD, PhD, Rebecca Torguson, BS, Augusto D. Pichard, MD, Lowell F. Satler, MD, Rosanna Chan, PhD, Michael Porrazzo, MD, Kenneth M. Kent, MD, William O. Suddath, MD, Ron Waksman, MD
William W. Chu, MD, PhD, Rebecca Torg...
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) in native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts (SVG) has substantially reduced the rate of recurrent restenosis compared with conventional percutaneous coronary...
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) in native coronary arteries and saphenous vein grafts (SVG) has substantially reduced the rate of recurrent restenosis compared with conventional percutaneous coronary...
Intracoronary radiation therapy...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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1Jeffrey W. Moses, MD and 2Prediman K. Shah, MD
1Jeffrey W. Moses, MD and 2Prediman K...
Since the introduction of coronary stenting to interventional cardiology in 1989, improvements in stent implantation techniques and antiplatelet drug therapy have dramatically improved the short-term and long-term outcomes of percutaneous...
Since the introduction of coronary stenting to interventional cardiology in 1989, improvements in stent implantation techniques and antiplatelet drug therapy have dramatically improved the short-term and long-term outcomes of percutaneous...
Since the introduction of...
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