Volume 17 - Issue 12 - December, 2005
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Since the first description of transradial coronary stent implantation in 1993,1 there has been a rapid increase in the number of coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures using this approach. The radial artery (RA) technique has...
Since the first description of transradial coronary stent implantation in 1993,1 there has been a rapid increase in the number of coronary diagnostic and interventional procedures using this approach. The radial artery (RA) technique has...
Since the first description of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
While the approach to identifying and treating a high-grade, symptomatic and ischemia-producing coronary stenosis is readily apparent, the optimal treatment of lesions without these characteristics is less established. The uncertainty is...
While the approach to identifying and treating a high-grade, symptomatic and ischemia-producing coronary stenosis is readily apparent, the optimal treatment of lesions without these characteristics is less established. The uncertainty is...
While the approach to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Although the backup force of a guiding catheter is important for successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), no theory has been proposed thus far regarding the factors involved in its generation. Thus far, our understanding stems...
Although the backup force of a guiding catheter is important for successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), no theory has been proposed thus far regarding the factors involved in its generation. Thus far, our understanding stems...
Although the backup force of a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Reports to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA regarding serious injuries and deaths associated with the use of vascular hemostasis devices1 provided the impetus for this study. These devices are used primarily to...
Reports to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) of the FDA regarding serious injuries and deaths associated with the use of vascular hemostasis devices1 provided the impetus for this study. These devices are used primarily to...
Reports to the Center for...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Background. A number of studies have examined the environmental and genetic basis contributing to the pathogenesis of various disease states. This has been studied in monozygotic twins and recently published. Recent reports have examined...
Background. A number of studies have examined the environmental and genetic basis contributing to the pathogenesis of various disease states. This has been studied in monozygotic twins and recently published. Recent reports have examined...
Background. A number of studies...
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
