Volume 19 - Issue 1 - January, 2007
Feature
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD
Nicolas W. Shammas, MS, MD
Trifurcating coronary artery disease is a complex atherosclerotic process involving the origin of one or more of three side branches (SB) arising from a main coronary artery vessel or trunk (MT), with or without involvement of the MT itself....
Trifurcating coronary artery disease is a complex atherosclerotic process involving the origin of one or more of three side branches (SB) arising from a main coronary artery vessel or trunk (MT), with or without involvement of the MT itself....
Trifurcating coronary artery...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Laurence M. Schneider, MD and Gary S. Roubin, MD, PhD
Laurence M. Schneider, MD and Gary S....
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is now widely utilized as a less invasive alternative to carotid endarterectomy for the prevention of stroke caused by extracranial bifurcation carotid artery stenosis. The procedure involves diagnostic...
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is now widely utilized as a less invasive alternative to carotid endarterectomy for the prevention of stroke caused by extracranial bifurcation carotid artery stenosis. The procedure involves diagnostic...
Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, MBBS MRCP(UK), Adel Msairi, MB BCh MRCP(UK), Gershan K. Davis, MBBS, MD, FRACP, FRCP, FACC, FESC
Rajiv Sankaranarayanan, MBBS MRCP(UK)...
Incidence
Coronary angiography has been and currently remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. It is an invasive procedure and is thus associated with various risks such as vascular and hemodynamic...
Incidence
Coronary angiography has been and currently remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of coronary artery disease. It is an invasive procedure and is thus associated with various risks such as vascular and hemodynamic...
Incidence
Coronary angiography...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, Michele Roesle, RN, Subhash Banerjee, MD
Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, Miche...
A 70-year-old male presented with left buttock claudication. Diagnostic angiography showed a 90% left external iliac artery stenosis (Figure 1A). The left external iliac artery lesion was crossed with a 0.035 Storq guidewire (Cordis Corp.,...
A 70-year-old male presented with left buttock claudication. Diagnostic angiography showed a 90% left external iliac artery stenosis (Figure 1A). The left external iliac artery lesion was crossed with a 0.035 Storq guidewire (Cordis Corp.,...
A 70-year-old male presented...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Alan Feit, MD, Jonathan D. Marmur, MD
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Alan Feit, MD, Jo...
Coronary air embolism is a recognized complication of cardiac catheterization occurring in 0.1–0.3% of cases.1 Sequelae range from various clinically-insignificant events to an acute coronary syndrome and death.2 The possible mechanisms of...
Coronary air embolism is a recognized complication of cardiac catheterization occurring in 0.1–0.3% of cases.1 Sequelae range from various clinically-insignificant events to an acute coronary syndrome and death.2 The possible mechanisms of...
Coronary air embolism is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD, Saeko Takahashi, MD, Shigeru Saito, MD
Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD, Saeko Takaha...
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are common and are found in approximately one-third of patients with significant coronary disease who undergo angiography.1 Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of revascularization of CTOs, with...
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs) are common and are found in approximately one-third of patients with significant coronary disease who undergo angiography.1 Previous studies have demonstrated the importance of revascularization of CTOs, with...
Chronic total occlusions (CTOs)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Jang-Young Kim, MD, Junghan Yoon, MD, PhD, Byung-Su Yoo, MD, Seung-Hwan Lee, MD, Kyung-Hoon Choe, MD
Jang-Young Kim, MD, Junghan Yoon, MD,...
There has been growing interest in transradial coronary procedures due to the rare incidence of complications at this puncture site, elimination of the need to limit the patient’s activity and the possibility of early patient discharge.1,2...
There has been growing interest in transradial coronary procedures due to the rare incidence of complications at this puncture site, elimination of the need to limit the patient’s activity and the possibility of early patient discharge.1,2...
There has been growing interest...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Yuji Oikawa, MD, Junji Yajima MD, Hajime Kirigaya, MD, Kazuyuki Nagashima, MD, Masafumi Akabane, MD, Ryuichi Funada, MD, Shunsuke Matsuno, MD, Tadanori Aizawa, MD
Yuji Oikawa, MD, Junji Yajima MD, Haj...
Recently, it was reported that aggressive and optimal directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be performed with favorable outcomes.1–4 The benefit of DCA is thought to be the debulking of plaques in...
Recently, it was reported that aggressive and optimal directional coronary atherectomy (DCA) using intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) can be performed with favorable outcomes.1–4 The benefit of DCA is thought to be the debulking of plaques in...
Recently, it was reported that...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Ronald Lo, MD, Alexandru Mitrache, RPAC, Weilun Quan, PhD, Todd J. Cohen, MD
Ronald Lo, MD, Alexandru Mitrache, RP...
Electrocautery has long been described to generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and oversensing by implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Electrocautery is commonly used during surgical procedures involving implantation and...
Electrocautery has long been described to generate electromagnetic interference (EMI) and oversensing by implanted pacemakers and defibrillators. Electrocautery is commonly used during surgical procedures involving implantation and...
Electrocautery has long been...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Sergey Yalonetsky, MD, Yitzhack Schwartz, MD, Avraham Lorber, MD
Sergey Yalonetsky, MD, Yitzhack Schwa...
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common congenital heart defect first diagnosed in adults, even late in life,1 and it may be successfully closed percutaneously. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a remnant of fetal circulation...
Secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) is the most common congenital heart defect first diagnosed in adults, even late in life,1 and it may be successfully closed percutaneously. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a remnant of fetal circulation...
Secundum atrial septal defect...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
