Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October, 2006
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Samuel M. Butman, MD; M. Ishtiaque Ali, MD; Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI
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
Rajat Sharma, MD; Anil Grover, MD; Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
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
Prashant Nair, MD; Luis Gruberg, MD; Avraham Lorber, MD
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
David X. Zhao, MD; Carter Tharpe, MD; James Greelish, MD; John Byrne, MD; Rob Hood, MD
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
Case Report
08/01/2008
Damian C. Kurian, MD; John T. Coppola, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Cezar S. Staniloae, MD
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
Peter Zimetabum, MD; David J. Cohen, MD, MPH, MSc; Joanna J. Wykrzykowska, MD, PhD
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 G. Murphy, MD
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 T. Sacrinty, MPH; Robert J. Applegate, MD; Renato M. Santos, MD; Talal T. Baki, MD; Sanjay K. Gandhi, MD, PhD; Frederic R. Kahl, MD; William C. Little, MD; Michael A. Kutcher, MD, FACC, FSCAI
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
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Demosthenes G. Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP; Socrates Korovesis, MD; Evangelia Karvouni, MD; Eleftherios Giazitzoglou, MD; Spyridoula Theodorou, MD; Georgia Kourlaba, MD; Demosthenes Panagiotakos, MD; Eutychios Voridis, MD
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ilaria Ricceri, MD; Elena Falchetti, MD; Marco Comeglio, MD; Cristina Giglioli, MD; Serafina Valente, MD; Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD, PhD; Gian Franco Gensini, MD; Cristina Giglioli, MD; Massimilano Falai, MD; Guido Vittori, MD; Massimo Margheri, MD; Tania Chechi, MD
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a mainstay in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 However, despite major improvements in technical and pharmacologic means, including stent implantation and the use of potent...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a mainstay in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 However, despite major improvements in technical and pharmacologic means, including stent implantation and the use of potent...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
