Volume 17 - Issue 2 - February, 2005
Feature
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
The transradial artery approach (TRA) for coronary interventions is now well accepted as a safe and cost-effective alternative to the traditional transfemoral approach (TFA).1,2 In our center, more than 90% of coronary interventions are...
The transradial artery approach (TRA) for coronary interventions is now well accepted as a safe and cost-effective alternative to the traditional transfemoral approach (TFA).1,2 In our center, more than 90% of coronary interventions are...
The transradial artery approach...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Vascular brachytherapy using beta and gamma radiation was the standard for percutaneous reintervention in patients with in-stent restenosis.1–4 While its beneficial effect has been excellent, the development of new lesions at the proximal and...
Vascular brachytherapy using beta and gamma radiation was the standard for percutaneous reintervention in patients with in-stent restenosis.1–4 While its beneficial effect has been excellent, the development of new lesions at the proximal and...
Vascular brachytherapy using...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Contrast nephropathy (CN) is a recognized complication following cardiac catheterization. Ongoing advances in catheter-based technologies have resulted in an increased number of procedures performed which, in turn, could be related to an...
Contrast nephropathy (CN) is a recognized complication following cardiac catheterization. Ongoing advances in catheter-based technologies have resulted in an increased number of procedures performed which, in turn, could be related to an...
Contrast nephropathy (CN) is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Clinical Trials of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
The 2 direct thrombin inhibitors that have been studied most extensively are hirudin and bivalirudin. The earlier trials focussed on hirudin in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, MI and PCI...
Clinical Trials of Direct Thrombin Inhibitors
The 2 direct thrombin inhibitors that have been studied most extensively are hirudin and bivalirudin. The earlier trials focussed on hirudin in the setting of acute coronary syndromes, MI and PCI...
Clinical Trials of Direct...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
08/01/2008
Acute coronary occlusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation has previously been reported as a very rare complication in the treatment of accessory pathways.1 We report a case of acute coronary occlusion following a routine atrial...
Acute coronary occlusion following radiofrequency catheter ablation has previously been reported as a very rare complication in the treatment of accessory pathways.1 We report a case of acute coronary occlusion following a routine atrial...
Acute coronary occlusion...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Measurement of cardiac troponins has gained a leading position in the field of biochemical diagnosis of myocardial necrosis, as compared with conventional creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) measurement. Data reported during the past decade have...
Measurement of cardiac troponins has gained a leading position in the field of biochemical diagnosis of myocardial necrosis, as compared with conventional creatine kinase-MB (CK-MB) measurement. Data reported during the past decade have...
Measurement of cardiac troponins...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Transseptal puncture has recently been a very important therapeutic technique in the treatment of mitral stenosis1,2 and radiofrequency ablation of a left-sided accessory pathway.3 It has increased in importance since ablation for atrial...
Transseptal puncture has recently been a very important therapeutic technique in the treatment of mitral stenosis1,2 and radiofrequency ablation of a left-sided accessory pathway.3 It has increased in importance since ablation for atrial...
Transseptal puncture has...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetically transmitted disease of the sarcomeres, characterized phenotypically by an inappropriate thickness of the interventricular septum and less frequently, of the free left ventricular wall of a...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetically transmitted disease of the sarcomeres, characterized phenotypically by an inappropriate thickness of the interventricular septum and less frequently, of the free left ventricular wall of a...
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Transseptal puncture of the interatrial septum was introduced in 1960 by Brockenbrough.1 The technique relied on fluoroscopic landmarks to identify anatomical boundaries. The movement of the tip of the needle, which resembles a “jump” from...
Transseptal puncture of the interatrial septum was introduced in 1960 by Brockenbrough.1 The technique relied on fluoroscopic landmarks to identify anatomical boundaries. The movement of the tip of the needle, which resembles a “jump” from...
Transseptal puncture of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
