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Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October, 2006

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Cezar S. Staniloae, MD, Damian C. Kurian, MD, John T. Coppola, MD
Cezar S. Staniloae, MD, Damian C. Kur...
Use of the radial artery for coronary angiography was first reported by Campeau in 1989.1 Since then, this approach has become more popular and has been extended to coronary interventions, particularly with the use of aggressive...
Use of the radial artery for coronary angiography was first reported by Campeau in 1989.1 Since then, this approach has become more popular and has been extended to coronary interventions, particularly with the use of aggressive...
Use of the radial artery for...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
M. Ishtiaque Ali, MD, Samuel Butman, MD, *Richard Heuser, MD
M. Ishtiaque Ali, MD, Samuel Butman,...
More than 25 years after the introduction of angioplasty, percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains a technical challenge with a lower success rate than most other lesions attempted.1 The presence...
More than 25 years after the introduction of angioplasty, percutaneous recanalization of coronary artery chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains a technical challenge with a lower success rate than most other lesions attempted.1 The presence...
More than 25 years after the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, Rajat Sharma, MD, Anil Grover, MD
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, Rajat Sharm...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory reaction of the arterial wall. The etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis is multifactorial and includes inflammatory, infectious, metabolic and immune system involvement. Accelerated atherosclerosis is...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory reaction of the arterial wall. The etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis is multifactorial and includes inflammatory, infectious, metabolic and immune system involvement. Accelerated atherosclerosis is...
Atherosclerosis is a chronic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Avraham Lorber, MD, Prashant Nair, MD, Luis Gruberg, MD
Avraham Lorber, MD, Prashant Nair, M...
Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects known collectively as the Gerbode defect.1 Acquired forms of this defect have been described as a complication of infective endocarditis due to...
Left ventricular-to-right atrial communications are rare types of ventricular septal defects known collectively as the Gerbode defect.1 Acquired forms of this defect have been described as a complication of infective endocarditis due to...
Left ventricular-to-right atrial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Carter Tharpe, MD, James Greelish, MD, Rob Hood, MD, John Byrne, MD, David Zhao, MD
Carter Tharpe, MD, James Greelish, M...
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery has emerged as an alternative to conventional coronary bypass surgery (CABG) in recent years. This involves the creation of an anastomosis on a normothermic, beating heart while blood flows down partially...
Off-pump coronary bypass surgery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Luis Gruberg, MD, Robert Caiati, MD, Doron Aronson MD, Mahmoud Suleiman, MD, Sirush Petchersky, MD, Eugenia Nikolsky, MD, Ehud Grenadier, MD, Monther Boulus, MD, Walter Markiewicz, MD, Arthur Kerner, MD, Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc
Luis Gruberg, MD, Robert Caiati, MD, ...
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, was until recently the only effective method for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) and the need for additional...
Intracoronary radiation therapy (IRT), utilizing both gamma- and beta-emitting radiation sources, was until recently the only effective method for the prevention of recurrent in-stent restenosis (ISR) and the need for additional...
Intracoronary radiation therapy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, Michael Chan, MD, Joud Dib, MD, Jon Resar, MD
Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, Michael ...
Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac catheterization, but when it occurs, the outcomes can be devastating. The exact incidence remains unknown, with some...
Catheter-induced coronary artery dissection is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention and cardiac catheterization, but when it occurs, the outcomes can be devastating. The exact incidence remains unknown, with some...
Catheter-induced coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Joanna Wykrzykowska, MD, David Cohen, MD, Peter Zimetabum, MD
Joanna Wykrzykowska, MD, David Cohen...
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Wissam A. Jaber, MD, Scott R. Wright, MD, Joseph Murphy, MD
Wissam A. Jaber, MD, Scott R. Wright...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Jason Call, MD, Matthew Sacrinty, MPH, Robert Applegate, MD, William Little, MD, Renato Santos, MD, Talal Baki, MD, Sanjay Gandhi, MD, Frederic Kahl, MD, Michael Kutcher, MD
*Jason Call, MD, Matthew Sacrinty, M...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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