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Volume 18 - Issue 7 - July, 2006

Column

Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients. The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients. The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers, This issue...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a thienopyridine oral antiplatelet agent that acts via irreversible inhibition of adenosine diphosphate-mediated platelet activation and aggregation.1 It is widely used in the treatment and secondary prevention of a...
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a thienopyridine oral antiplatelet agent that acts via irreversible inhibition of adenosine diphosphate-mediated platelet activation and aggregation.1 It is widely used in the treatment and secondary prevention of a...
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
A 66-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea and palpitations. The electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation and episodes of atrial flutter. Subsequent echocardiography revealed signs of right-sided heart failure with dilatation of...
A 66-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea and palpitations. The electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation and episodes of atrial flutter. Subsequent echocardiography revealed signs of right-sided heart failure with dilatation of...
A 66-year-old male presented...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Thrombolysis remains the most commonly used reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the United Kingdom, Europe and the developing world. Recent evidence suggests that thrombolysis may be equivalent to primary percutaneous...
Thrombolysis remains the most commonly used reperfusion therapy in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the United Kingdom, Europe and the developing world. Recent evidence suggests that thrombolysis may be equivalent to primary percutaneous...
Thrombolysis remains the most...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Interatrial transseptal catheterization is a technique commonly used in the electrophysiology laboratory to access the left atrium. The procedure is being used more commonly as ablation of atrial fibrillation is more widely applied....
Interatrial transseptal catheterization is a technique commonly used in the electrophysiology laboratory to access the left atrium. The procedure is being used more commonly as ablation of atrial fibrillation is more widely applied....
Interatrial transseptal...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Pericardial effusions can result from various clinical entities. Occasionally, pericardial effusion may result in cardiac tamponade requiring immediate drainage. In some patients, especially those with malignant pericardial effusions, the...
Pericardial effusions can result from various clinical entities. Occasionally, pericardial effusion may result in cardiac tamponade requiring immediate drainage. In some patients, especially those with malignant pericardial effusions, the...
Pericardial effusions can result...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Stent thrombosis is defined as acute thrombotic occlusion in the stented segment of a coronary artery, usually presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,1 and typically occurs within the first several weeks after stent...
Stent thrombosis is defined as acute thrombotic occlusion in the stented segment of a coronary artery, usually presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,1 and typically occurs within the first several weeks after stent...
Stent thrombosis is defined as...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Department

Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
To the Editor: Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor: Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor: Percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology