Volume 18 - Issue 3 - March, 2006
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Alejandro R. Peirone, MD, Ana Spillman, MD, *Carlos Pedra, MD
Alejandro R. Peirone, MD, Ana Spillma...
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae, or malformations (PAVMs), are congenital or (rarely) acquired abnormal vascular connections between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein. The fistula itself is typically a thin-walled aneurysmal vascular...
Pulmonary arteriovenous fistulae, or malformations (PAVMs), are congenital or (rarely) acquired abnormal vascular connections between a pulmonary artery and a pulmonary vein. The fistula itself is typically a thin-walled aneurysmal vascular...
Pulmonary arteriovenous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
08/01/2008
Moderator: Kirk Garrett
Panelists: Brian Firth (Cordis Corp.), Alex Martin (Cordis Corp.), Marcia Schallehn (Cordis Corp.), Matthew Jenusaitis (Boston Scientific Corp.), Jamey Jacobs (Guidant Corp.), Matthew Pollman (Guidant Corp.)
Moderator: Kirk Garrett
Panelists: B...
Brian Firth (Cordis Corporation): As you all probably know, Cordis, in its entirety, is a cardiovascular device company, and now a combination drug/device company. There are four major divisions: 1) Cordis Cardiology, 2) Cordis Endovascular,...
Brian Firth (Cordis Corporation): As you all probably know, Cordis, in its entirety, is a cardiovascular device company, and now a combination drug/device company. There are four major divisions: 1) Cordis Cardiology, 2) Cordis Endovascular,...
Brian Firth (Cordis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Stefania Luceri, MD, *Vito Paolillo, MD, Mauro De Benedictis, MD, Innocenzo Scrocca, MD
Stefania Luceri, MD, *Vito Paolillo, ...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. It typically occurs in healthy women during the peripartum period or in the presence of connective tissue disorders.1–4 Although...
Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) is a rare cause of acute myocardial infarction and sudden death. It typically occurs in healthy women during the peripartum period or in the presence of connective tissue disorders.1–4 Although...
Spontaneous coronary artery...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Rolf Vogel, MD, PhD and Bernhard Meier, MD
Rolf Vogel, MD, PhD and Bernhard Meie...
The medical history of a 59-year-old male, summarized by a selected frame of his most recent angiogram of the heart in a left anterior oblique projection (Figure 1), illustrates the contemporary device armamentarium to fight cardiac disease....
The medical history of a 59-year-old male, summarized by a selected frame of his most recent angiogram of the heart in a left anterior oblique projection (Figure 1), illustrates the contemporary device armamentarium to fight cardiac disease....
The medical history of a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
*John P. Liuzzo, MD, PhD, Yong T. Shin, MD, Christopher Choi, MD, Sanjaykumar Patel, MD, Robert Braff, MD, John T. Coppola, MD
*John P. Liuzzo, MD, PhD, Yong T. Shi...
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7% of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) in patients presenting to hospitals, with a concomitant mortality rate of 70%.1 In the age of reperfusion therapy, significant improvement in reducing this adverse outcome...
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7% of acute myocardial infarctions (AMI) in patients presenting to hospitals, with a concomitant mortality rate of 70%.1 In the age of reperfusion therapy, significant improvement in reducing this adverse outcome...
Cardiogenic shock complicates 7%...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Yigal Piña, MD, José E. Exaire, MD, Julio Sandoval, MD
Yigal Piña, MD, José E. Exaire, MD...
The extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary artery trunk (PA) dilatation is a relatively new syndrome that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension.1–5 It is mostly associated with...
The extrinsic compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) secondary to pulmonary artery trunk (PA) dilatation is a relatively new syndrome that has been associated with severe pulmonary hypertension.1–5 It is mostly associated with...
The extrinsic compression of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Masato Nakamura, MD, Masanori Shiba, MD, Masamichi Wada, MD
Masato Nakamura, MD, Masanori Shiba,...
Stenting has reduced restenosis and the need for repeat intervention following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 However, lesions at the coronary bifurcation still present a challenge to the interventional cardiologist.2 To overcome...
Stenting has reduced restenosis and the need for repeat intervention following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 However, lesions at the coronary bifurcation still present a challenge to the interventional cardiologist.2 To overcome...
Stenting has reduced restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Akio Kawamura, MD, *Mathew Tilem, MD, David E. Gossman, MD
Akio Kawamura, MD, *Mathew Tilem, MD,...
Stroke is a relatively rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of stroke after PCI is reported to be 0.3 to 0.5%, which has...
Stroke is a relatively rare but catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is the cause of substantial morbidity and mortality rates. The incidence of stroke after PCI is reported to be 0.3 to 0.5%, which has...
Stroke is a relatively rare but...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Koji Kato, MD, Naoki Sato, MD, Takeshi Yamamoto, MD, Nobuhiko Fujita, MD, Yasuo Miyagi, MD, Keiji Tanaka, MD, *Teruo Takano, MD
Koji Kato, MD, Naoki Sato, MD, Takesh...
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic Puncture Closure Device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota) uses a biodegradable anchor and resorbable collagen plug to achieve local hemostasis after cardiac catheterization with up to 8 Fr arterial sheaths....
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic Puncture Closure Device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota) uses a biodegradable anchor and resorbable collagen plug to achieve local hemostasis after cardiac catheterization with up to 8 Fr arterial sheaths....
The Angio-Seal™ Hemostatic...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
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Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Please be sure to visit our website for the informative case reports that are part of...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology. Please be sure to visit our website for the informative case reports that are part of...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
