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Volume 19 - Issue 4 - April, 2007

Department

Letters to the Editor
Reply to Letter to the Editor
08/01/2008
We thank Dr. Kounis and his colleagues for their comments regarding the link between coronary vasospasm, allergic reactions, and the use of drug-eluting stents. As their discussion points out, a hypersensitivity response to an allergen, such...
We thank Dr. Kounis and his colleagues for their comments regarding the link between coronary vasospasm, allergic reactions, and the use of drug-eluting stents. As their discussion points out, a hypersensitivity response to an allergen, such...
We thank Dr. Kounis and his...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Addendum
Re: Coronary Air Embolization in the Left Coronary Artery

In: J Invasive Cardiol 2007;19:47–48 (January 2007)
08/01/2008
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
Kounis Syndrome: A Potential Cause of
Simultaneous Multivessel Coronary Spasm and Thrombosis after Drug-Eluting Stent
Implanta
08/01/2008
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Bare-Metal In-Stent Restenosis: Long-Term Clinical Follow Up
08/01/2008
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Sirolimus-Eluting, Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Constant Stent (Cura‚Ñ¢) in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Clinical a
08/01/2008
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have emerged as a novel technology in coronary revascularization. Ample evidence has shown that polymer-based DES effectively reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization after percutaneous coronary...
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have emerged as a novel technology in coronary revascularization. Ample evidence has shown that polymer-based DES effectively reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization after percutaneous coronary...
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
COMMENTARY: Is the “Bioabsorbable Stent” an Answer for Late Stent Thrombosis?
08/01/2008
Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and afflicts 879,000 Americans each year.1 Percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a well-accepted remedy for relief of...
Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and afflicts 879,000 Americans each year.1 Percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a well-accepted remedy for relief of...
Acute coronary syndrome is one...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
DK Crush (Double-Kissing and Double-Crush) Technique for Treatment of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Illustration and Compar
08/01/2008
Bifurcation lesions are still technically challenging, even in the era of modern drug-eluting stents (DES).1 Data on bare-metal stenting (BMS) did not demonstrate any advantages of the double-stent technique over single stenting because of a...
Bifurcation lesions are still technically challenging, even in the era of modern drug-eluting stents (DES).1 Data on bare-metal stenting (BMS) did not demonstrate any advantages of the double-stent technique over single stenting because of a...
Bifurcation lesions are still...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
Buried Wire Technique: Enhancing Support Method for Complex Percutaneous Interventions and Stenting
08/01/2008
With conventional equipment and methodology, certain anatomic conditions preclude the ability to pass a guidewire, balloon, or stent into the diseased target segment. These rare conditions include unusual coronary anatomy, chronic total...
With conventional equipment and methodology, certain anatomic conditions preclude the ability to pass a guidewire, balloon, or stent into the diseased target segment. These rare conditions include unusual coronary anatomy, chronic total...
With conventional equipment and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Transseptal TandemHeart‚Ñ¢ Implantation through an Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder
08/01/2008
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old female was admitted in cardiogenic shock 4 days after multivessel stenting and closure of a grade 3 patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a 25 mm Amplatzer occluder. Diagnostic catheterization was performed under...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old female was admitted in cardiogenic shock 4 days after multivessel stenting and closure of a grade 3 patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a 25 mm Amplatzer occluder. Diagnostic catheterization was performed under...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Coronary Trifurcation Lesions
08/01/2008
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Thrombectomy
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Heat & CVD
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Endocarditis
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Hearts in space
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Microvascular Disease
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Peripheral IVL
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Thrombectomy
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Atherosclerosis
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“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
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defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
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"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
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Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
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"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
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Microvascular Disease
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