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Volume 19 - Issue 11 - November, 2007

Feature

Case Report
Saphenous Vein Graft-to-Left Atrium Fistula Treated with
Percutaneous Transcatheter Embolization with Coils
08/01/2008
Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, *Souheil Saddekni, MD, Vijay K. Misra, MD
Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD, *Souheil Sadde...
Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are direct precapillary communications which bypass the myocardial capillary network and connect a coronary artery to another vessel or cardiac chamber (cameral).1 CAF are reported in 0.1–0.7% of patients...
Coronary artery fistulae (CAF) are direct precapillary communications which bypass the myocardial capillary network and connect a coronary artery to another vessel or cardiac chamber (cameral).1 CAF are reported in 0.1–0.7% of patients...
Coronary artery fistulae (CAF)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Occlusion of Patent Ductus Arteriosus with the
Nit-Occlud® Device in an Adult Patient
08/01/2008
*Jorge Gomez, MD and §Jorge Blüguermann, MD
*Jorge Gomez, MD and §Jorge Blüguer...
Percutaneous occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is actually a standard procedure for the treatment of this congenital heart defect. Different devices have been used for the last 20 years with high rates of success.1,2,4,8,11,13,14...
Percutaneous occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is actually a standard procedure for the treatment of this congenital heart defect. Different devices have been used for the last 20 years with high rates of success.1,2,4,8,11,13,14...
Percutaneous occlusion of a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Delayed Complete Heart Block Secondary to Jailed First
Septal Perforator
08/01/2008
Lisa M. Nee, MD, Brian Guttormsen, MD, Giorgio Gimelli, MD
Lisa M. Nee, MD, Brian Guttormsen, MD...
Complete heart block (CHB) due to the loss of a first septal perforator (FSP) following left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenting is uncommon, with few reported cases in the literature.1,2 It usually occurs at the time of the procedure...
Complete heart block (CHB) due to the loss of a first septal perforator (FSP) following left anterior descending artery (LAD) stenting is uncommon, with few reported cases in the literature.1,2 It usually occurs at the time of the procedure...
Complete heart block (CHB) due...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Distal Side Branch Entry Technique to Accomplish Recanalizationof a Complex and Heavily Calcified Chronic Total Occlusion
08/01/2008

Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC

Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC
Percutaneous intervention of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) can improve exercise capacity, symptoms and left ventricular function.1 The parallel wire technique is a useful technique in recanalizing CTOs.2 This technique utilizes a second...
Percutaneous intervention of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) can improve exercise capacity, symptoms and left ventricular function.1 The parallel wire technique is a useful technique in recanalizing CTOs.2 This technique utilizes a second...
Percutaneous intervention of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Myocardial Infarction during Pregnancy: Whose Responsibility?
08/01/2008
Jesus G. Mirelis, MD, Jose Antonio Fernandez-Diaz, MD, Javier Goicolea, MD
Jesus G. Mirelis, MD, Jose Antonio Fe...
Case Report. A 37-year-old female in her seventh week of pregnancy presented to the emergency department after the onset of oppressive chest pain which had started 1 hour before. Her 8 previous pregnancies had terminated in abortion. She had...
Case Report. A 37-year-old female in her seventh week of pregnancy presented to the emergency department after the onset of oppressive chest pain which had started 1 hour before. Her 8 previous pregnancies had terminated in abortion. She had...
Case Report. A 37-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Clinical Utility of TandemHeart® for High-Risk Tandem
Procedures: Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty followed
by Comple
08/01/2008
Sanjay Rajdev, MD, Adil Irani, MD, Samin Sharma, MD, Annapoorna Kini, MD
Sanjay Rajdev, MD, Adil Irani, MD, Sa...
Percutaneous left ventricular (LV) assist devices are increasingly being used during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures.1–4 These devices provide reliable short-term hemodynamic stability in complex cases during...
Percutaneous left ventricular (LV) assist devices are increasingly being used during high-risk percutaneous coronary interventional (PCI) procedures.1–4 These devices provide reliable short-term hemodynamic stability in complex cases during...
Percutaneous left ventricular...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Recurrent Coronary Stent Thromboses and Myocardial Infarctions
08/01/2008
Jack Chen, MD and Angampally Rajeev, MD
Jack Chen, MD and Angampally Rajeev, ...
Case Report. A 64-year-old male was transferred from an outside facility after sustaining a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Cardiovascular risk factors included noninsulin- dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension....
Case Report. A 64-year-old male was transferred from an outside facility after sustaining a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Cardiovascular risk factors included noninsulin- dependent diabetes mellitus and hypertension....
Case Report. A 64-year-old male...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Comparison of Multiple Drug-Eluting Stent Percutaneous
Coronary Intervention and Surgical Revascularization in Patients
with M
08/01/2008
Elisabetta Varani, MD, Marco Balducelli, MD, Giuseppe Vecchi, MD, Matteo Aquilina, MD, Aleardo Maresta, MD
Elisabetta Varani, MD, Marco Balducel...
Since the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) in clinical practice, it has become clear that percutaneous revascularization of multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) could be more effective in terms of event reduction (major adverse...
Since the introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) in clinical practice, it has become clear that percutaneous revascularization of multivessel coronary artery disease (CAD) could be more effective in terms of event reduction (major adverse...
Since the introduction of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Multivessel PCI versus CABG: One-Year Outcomes and
Cost Analysis
08/01/2008
Jithendra Choudary, MD, Imran Arif, MD, Tarek Helmy, MD
Jithendra Choudary, MD, Imran Arif, M...
Optimal revascularization strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has been, and remains, a topic of controversy. Rapid technological advances in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) such as the introduction of new...
Optimal revascularization strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has been, and remains, a topic of controversy. Rapid technological advances in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) such as the introduction of new...
Optimal revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Multivessel PCI versus CABG: One-Year Outcomes and
Cost Analysis
08/01/2008
Jithendra Choudary, MD, Imran Arif, MD, Tarek Helmy, MD
Jithendra Choudary, MD, Imran Arif, M...
Optimal revascularization strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has been, and remains, a topic of controversy. Rapid technological advances in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) such as the introduction of...
Optimal revascularization strategy for patients with multivessel coronary artery disease has been, and remains, a topic of controversy. Rapid technological advances in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) such as the introduction of...
Optimal revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Sleep and CVD
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TAVR
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Risk Factors
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"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
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Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
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AI
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Mental Health
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Peripheral Interventions
VentureMed Completes Enrollment of the FLEX Vessel Prep System FLEX First AV Registry For The Treatment of Arteriovenous (AV) Access Management
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Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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Clinical Images
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A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.
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After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
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TAVR
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The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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Clinical Images
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