Volume 18 - Issue 11 - November, 2006
Department
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Recrossing a deployed stent with a guidewire is sometimes required when a distal lesion is recognized after wire withdrawal, or when a second “buddy wire” is required to facilitate distal advancement of another device. A popular technique is...
Recrossing a deployed stent with a guidewire is sometimes required when a distal lesion is recognized after wire withdrawal, or when a second “buddy wire” is required to facilitate distal advancement of another device. A popular technique is...
Recrossing a deployed stent with...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
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Dear Readers,
This November 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions held in Chicago, Illinois, includes original research articles,...
Dear Readers,
This November 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions held in Chicago, Illinois, includes original research articles,...
Dear Readers,
This November...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Karen de Man, MD, Mark Patterson, MRCP, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Karen de Man, MD, Mark Patterson, MR...
Acute thrombosis of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) produces cardiogenic shock (CS), or left main shock syndrome, in the majority of affected patients.1,2 The prognosis of the subset of patients that have complete (TIMI 0)...
Acute thrombosis of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) produces cardiogenic shock (CS), or left main shock syndrome, in the majority of affected patients.1,2 The prognosis of the subset of patients that have complete (TIMI 0)...
Acute thrombosis of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Michael B. De Young, DO and Samer Kazziha, MD
Michael B. De Young, DO and Samer Kaz...
Coronary embolism is one of the less common causes of myocardial infarction. In this case, we describe a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism which was successfully treated using a thrombus aspiration device,...
Coronary embolism is one of the less common causes of myocardial infarction. In this case, we describe a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism which was successfully treated using a thrombus aspiration device,...
Coronary embolism is one of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Iñigo Lozano, MD, PhD, FESC, Pablo Avanzas, MD, PhD, FESC Cesar Moris, MD, PhD, FESC
Iñigo Lozano, MD, PhD, FESC, Pablo ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stents are not adequate procedures in the treatment of the left main (LM) coronary artery disease because they are associated with an unacceptable restenosis...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stents are not adequate procedures in the treatment of the left main (LM) coronary artery disease because they are associated with an unacceptable restenosis...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, Hiroshi Suzuka, MD, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, MD
Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, Hiroshi Suzu...
The introduction of drug-eluting stents in clinical practice has markedly lowered the incidence of coronary restenosis,1,2 although the management of bifurcation lesions remains challenging.3 The “kissing” stent technique, whereby stents...
The introduction of drug-eluting stents in clinical practice has markedly lowered the incidence of coronary restenosis,1,2 although the management of bifurcation lesions remains challenging.3 The “kissing” stent technique, whereby stents...
The introduction of drug-eluting...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jaffar A. Raza, MBBS, MD, Evelio Rodriguez, MD, Michael J. Miller, MD
Jaffar A. Raza, MBBS, MD, Evelio Rod...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly seen in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral valve (MV) repair with simultaneous atrial ablation for the management of AF is the preferred method of treatment for MR associated with AF. There...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly seen in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral valve (MV) repair with simultaneous atrial ablation for the management of AF is the preferred method of treatment for MR associated with AF. There...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
aAdnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD, aMichael Ragosta, MD, bEric R. Powers, MD, aIan J. Sarembock, MD, aLawrence W. Gimple, MD, aJoshua J. Fischer, MD, cKurt G. Barringhaus, MD, dChristopher M. Kramer, MD, eHabib Samady, MD
aAdnan K. Chhatriwalla, MD, aMichael...
Myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive index of the physiologic significance of a coronary stenosis. FFR is simply measured as the mean intracoronary pressure distal to a lesion divided by the mean aortic pressure during...
Myocardial fractional flow reserve (FFR) is an invasive index of the physiologic significance of a coronary stenosis. FFR is simply measured as the mean intracoronary pressure distal to a lesion divided by the mean aortic pressure during...
Myocardial fractional flow...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Tarek Helmy, MD and Richard Callihan, MD
Tarek Helmy, MD and Richard Callihan,...
The concept of fractional flow reserve (FFR) was introduced by Pijls et al in his publication in 1993.1 This concept uses pressure measurement as a surrogate for flow, in a state where resistance is minimal and constant, a state of maximal...
The concept of fractional flow reserve (FFR) was introduced by Pijls et al in his publication in 1993.1 This concept uses pressure measurement as a surrogate for flow, in a state where resistance is minimal and constant, a state of maximal...
The concept of fractional flow...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Kent R. Nilsson, MD, MA, Shayar M. Gharacholou, MD, Michael H. Sketch, Jr., MD,
Mitchell W. Krucoff, MD
Kent R. Nilsson, MD, MA, Shayar M. G...
Case Presentation. A 55-year-old African-American male with a past medical history notable for coronary artery disease, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus complicated by end-organ damage, hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to our...
Case Presentation. A 55-year-old African-American male with a past medical history notable for coronary artery disease, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus complicated by end-organ damage, hypertension and hyperlipidemia presented to our...
Case Presentation. A 55-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
