Volume 19 - Issue 3 - March, 2007
Feature
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Massimo Chessa, MD, PhD, Gianfranco Butera, MD, Mario Carminati, MD
Massimo Chessa, MD, PhD, Gianfranco B...
The secundum type atrial septal defect is the fourth most common congenital heart defect, with an incidence of 3.78 per 10,000 live births,1 corresponding to 5.9% of the diagnosed congenital heart disease in children.2 Over the past decade,...
The secundum type atrial septal defect is the fourth most common congenital heart defect, with an incidence of 3.78 per 10,000 live births,1 corresponding to 5.9% of the diagnosed congenital heart disease in children.2 Over the past decade,...
The secundum type atrial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Kul Aggarwal, MD, MRCP (UK) and *Vishal Gupta, MD, MPH
Kul Aggarwal, MD, MRCP (UK) and *Vish...
The introduction of coronary stenting marked a major milestone in percutaneous coronary interventions. Acute or threatened closure of the artery was once the most serious complication of conventional coronary balloon angioplasty. It was...
The introduction of coronary stenting marked a major milestone in percutaneous coronary interventions. Acute or threatened closure of the artery was once the most serious complication of conventional coronary balloon angioplasty. It was...
The introduction of coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD, §Takeshi Suzuki, MD, PhD, *Osamu Katoh, MD, *Takahiko Suzuki, MD
*Etsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD, §Takeshi...
The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) has brought about a revolutionary change in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Randomized clinical trials of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) have clearly demonstrated the agent’s efficacy in...
The advent of drug-eluting stents (DES) has brought about a revolutionary change in the treatment of coronary artery disease. Randomized clinical trials of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) have clearly demonstrated the agent’s efficacy in...
The advent of drug-eluting...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Albert P. Shepherd, PhD, Beth M. Terpolilli, BA, *John M. Steinke, PhD
Albert P. Shepherd, PhD, Beth M. Ter...
The classic oxygen-based Fick Principle has long been considered the gold standard for measuring cardiac output, but its rigorous implementation is being used less and less frequently during cardiac catheterization and in intensive care...
The classic oxygen-based Fick Principle has long been considered the gold standard for measuring cardiac output, but its rigorous implementation is being used less and less frequently during cardiac catheterization and in intensive care...
The classic oxygen-based Fick...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Shyam Poludasu, MD, Erdal Cavusoglu, MD, Luther T. Clark, MD, Jonathan D. Marmur, MD
Shyam Poludasu, MD, Erdal Cavusoglu, ...
Multiple studies have demonstrated that women are at increased risk for in-hospital mortality, stroke, vascular complications, repeat revascularization, and same-admission coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) after percutaneous...
Multiple studies have demonstrated that women are at increased risk for in-hospital mortality, stroke, vascular complications, repeat revascularization, and same-admission coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) after percutaneous...
Multiple studies have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Carlo Vigna, MD, *Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD, Cesare M. Amico, MD, Pompeo Lanna, MD, Mario Stanislao, MD, Tiberio Santoro, MD, Guido Valle, MD, Raffaele Fanelli, MD, §Francesco Loperfido, MD
Carlo Vigna, MD, *Giuseppe Biondi-Zoc...
The treatment of bifurcation stenoses (BS) by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is challenging due to their lower procedural success and higher restenosis rates compared with nonbifurcation coronary stenoses.1,2 Although dedicated...
The treatment of bifurcation stenoses (BS) by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is challenging due to their lower procedural success and higher restenosis rates compared with nonbifurcation coronary stenoses.1,2 Although dedicated...
The treatment of bifurcation...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Thomas A. Haldis, DO, §Bradley Fenster, MD, §Kirk Gavlick, MD, §Karan D. Singh, MD,
†Elias Iliadis, MD, §James C. Blankenship, MD
*Thomas A. Haldis, DO, §Bradley Fen...
Optimal angiographic success after coronary artery stenting, defined as <20% residual stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), is frequently obtained with high-pressure inflations.1 This angiographic endpoint has been associated...
Optimal angiographic success after coronary artery stenting, defined as <20% residual stenosis by quantitative coronary analysis (QCA), is frequently obtained with high-pressure inflations.1 This angiographic endpoint has been associated...
Optimal angiographic success...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions poses technical challenges beyond conventional approaches. The difficulties lie with various anatomic variants including the takeoff angle, size and presence of disease of the side...
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions poses technical challenges beyond conventional approaches. The difficulties lie with various anatomic variants including the takeoff angle, size and presence of disease of the side...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
