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Volume 19 - Issue 6 - June, 2007

Feature

Case Report
Successful Crossing of an Angulated Lesion Using a New Deflectable-Tip Guidewire (Steer-IT‚Ñ¢)
08/01/2008
Peter Barlis, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, Jun Tanigawa, MD, Carlo Di Mario, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, FRCP
Peter Barlis, MBBS, MPH, FRACP, Jun ...
Access to severely angulated coronary vessels and branches can represent a challenge, even for experienced interventionalists, and despite the use of modern highly steerable guidewires. Percutaneous treatment of such lesions also confers a...
Access to severely angulated coronary vessels and branches can represent a challenge, even for experienced interventionalists, and despite the use of modern highly steerable guidewires. Percutaneous treatment of such lesions also confers a...
Access to severely angulated...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Spontaneous Right Coronary Artery Dissection: Evaluation by
64-Slice Multidetector Computed Tomographic Angiography
08/01/2008
Lev Lubarsky, DO, Vladimir Jelnin, MD, Gary Roubin, MD, PhD, Harvey S. Hecht, MD
Lev Lubarsky, DO, Vladimir Jelnin, M...
Case Presentation. This is the first report of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) initially diagnosed by 64-slice multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA) (Figures 1–3). The patient was a 53-year-old male with prior...
Case Presentation. This is the first report of spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) initially diagnosed by 64-slice multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA) (Figures 1–3). The patient was a 53-year-old male with prior...
Case Presentation. This is the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Aneurysm of the Vieussens’ Arterial Ring
08/01/2008
Vishal Gupta, MD, MPH, Igor F. Palacios, MD, *Kul Aggarwal, MD
Vishal Gupta, MD, MPH, Igor F. Palac...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old veteran presented to the emergency department with typical angina. In the hospital, myocardial infarction was ruled out and a myocardial perfusion scan was performed for evaluation of reversible ischemia. The...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old veteran presented to the emergency department with typical angina. In the hospital, myocardial infarction was ruled out and a myocardial perfusion scan was performed for evaluation of reversible ischemia. The...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Persistent Sex Difference in Hospital Outcome following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Results from the New York State Repo
08/01/2008
aV.S. Srinivas, MBBS, aSangeeta Garg, MD, bAbdissa Negassa, PhD, bJi Yon Bang, MS, aE. Scott Monrad, MD
aV.S. Srinivas, MBBS, aSangeeta Garg...
Although sex differences in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes have been observed in earlier reports,1–5 these differences were often attributed to the older age of the women.2,3,6 However, coronary disease is increasingly...
Although sex differences in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes have been observed in earlier reports,1–5 these differences were often attributed to the older age of the women.2,3,6 However, coronary disease is increasingly...
Although sex differences in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution

Comparison of Nonuniform Strut Distribution between Two Drug-Eluting Stent Platforms
08/01/2008
Takao Hasegawa, MD, Junya Ako, MD, Fumiaki Ikeno, MD, Katsuhisa Waseda, MD, PhD, Yoriyasu Suzuki, MD, Yasuhiro Honda, MD, Peter J. Fitzgerald, MD, PhD
Takao Hasegawa, MD, Junya Ako, MD, ...
Drug-eluting stents have substantially reduced the restenosis rate.1–4 However, restenosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is resistant to repeat percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and remains an important clinical...
Drug-eluting stents have substantially reduced the restenosis rate.1–4 However, restenosis after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is resistant to repeat percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and remains an important clinical...
Drug-eluting stents have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Feasibility Study of Percutaneous Transvalvular Endomyocardial Cryoablation for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardio
08/01/2008
*David Keane, MD, PhD, *Brian Hynes, MB, ‡Gerard King, PhD, †Paul Shiels, MD, ‡Angie Brown, MD
*David Keane, MD, PhD, *Brian Hynes,...
Hemodynamically significant left ventricular outflow obstruction occurs in up to 25% of patients diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).1,2 A resting left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstructive gradient of 30 mmHg or greater,...
Hemodynamically significant left ventricular outflow obstruction occurs in up to 25% of patients diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).1,2 A resting left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstructive gradient of 30 mmHg or greater,...
Hemodynamically significant left...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Analysis of Left and Right Ventricular Doppler Tissue Imaging in Patients undergoing Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Oval
08/01/2008
Sergey Yalonetsky, MD, Ytzhack Schwartz, MD, Avraham Lorber, MD
Sergey Yalonetsky, MD, Ytzhack Schwa...
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been identified as a source of paradoxical embolism and cryptogenic stroke.1 Percutaneous PFO closure seems to be a highly efficient and safe procedure for the prevention of interatrial shunting,2 and is...
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has been identified as a source of paradoxical embolism and cryptogenic stroke.1 Percutaneous PFO closure seems to be a highly efficient and safe procedure for the prevention of interatrial shunting,2 and is...
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) has...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Antagonist STI571 (Imatinib Mesylate) Inhibits Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Proliferatio
08/01/2008
Timothy A. Hacker, PhD, Michael O. Griffin, PhD, Brian Guttormsen, MD, Scott Stoker, BS, Matthew R. Wolff, MD
Timothy A. Hacker, PhD, Michael O. G...
Polymer-coated stents eluting either rapamycin or paclitaxel, drugs that prevent entry of VSMCs into the proliferative cell cycle and inhibit neointimal formation following arterial injury, have dramatically decreased the risk of restenosis...
Polymer-coated stents eluting either rapamycin or paclitaxel, drugs that prevent entry of VSMCs into the proliferative cell cycle and inhibit neointimal formation following arterial injury, have dramatically decreased the risk of restenosis...
Polymer-coated stents eluting...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient with Contralateral Total Occlusion, Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting
08/01/2008
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar, MD
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar...
Case Presentation. A 70-year-old male was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of severe hypertension, right carotid artery stenosis, recent right sylvian artery ischemic stroke, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and bilateral peripheral...
Case Presentation. A 70-year-old male was admitted to our clinic with a diagnosis of severe hypertension, right carotid artery stenosis, recent right sylvian artery ischemic stroke, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and bilateral peripheral...
Case Presentation. A 70-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Cardiac Function after Percutaneous Closure of Patent
Foramen Ovale
08/01/2008
*P. Syamasundar Rao, MD and §Steven Lorch, MD
*P. Syamasundar Rao, MD and §Steven ...
Following the reports by Webster,1 Lechat2 and their colleagues, suggesting a relationship between strokes in young patients and patent foramen ovale (PFO), Bridges and her associates from Boston,3 and we from Madison,4,5 utilized...
Following the reports by Webster,1 Lechat2 and their colleagues, suggesting a relationship between strokes in young patients and patent foramen ovale (PFO), Bridges and her associates from Boston,3 and we from Madison,4,5 utilized...
Following the reports by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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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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Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses...
08/08/2024
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Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
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...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
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.
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.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
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Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"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...
"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...
"Our research highlights the...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
08/05/2024
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to...
08/05/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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AI
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Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
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Psychological Stress & HD
Stock Market Turbulence Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attacks, Strokes, and Suicide: A Groundbreaking Study Analyzes 12 Million Deaths
08/01/2024
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed over 12 million deaths across China from 2013 to 2019, provides compelling evidence that the psychological stress induced by stock market fluctuations has severe and immediate health implications.
The research, which analyzed...
08/01/2024
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Mental Health
AHA: Risks of Anxiety, Suicide Attempt May Rise Significantly After Cardiovascular Hospitalization
07/31/2024
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large database included environmental and lifestyle factors that assessed both short- and long-term risk. It also reviewed whether different genetic susceptibilities to psychiatric disorders affect the possible link between...
This analysis of a large...
07/31/2024
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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
07/30/2024
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has a unique non-balloon-based mechanism of action that creates longitudinal micro-incisions that release circumferential tension in diseased vessels. This release of tension is how FLEX modifies AV stenoses to...
The FLEX Vessel Prep System has...
07/30/2024
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Psychological Stress & HD
Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
A cardiovascular health construct based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 but enhanced with a ninth psychological health metric strongly predicts all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, according to a new study at...
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Reprocessing Devices
SxanPro Introduces New Cost-Recovery Dashboard to Reduce Hospital Device Waste
08/08/2024
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
The advanced XCHG dashboard uses customizable algorithms to analyze inventory data, collected from the UDI using SxanPro's mobile technology, to identify items that can be transferred, sold, or repurposed. This unique capability minimizes...
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Clinical Images
Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease
08/07/2024
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.
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.
A 39-year-old man with Shone...
08/07/2024
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Sleep and CVD
Study of Sleep in Women Shows Delaying Bedtime by Just 90 Minutes Each Night Damages Endothelial Cells
08/06/2024
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...
After just six weeks of...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Can a Cerebral Embolic Protection Device Prevent a Stroke During a Heart Valve Procedure? New Research Shows Potential Benefit
08/06/2024
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.
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.
The study population consisted...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Risk Factors
Study Reveals Link Between Transthyretin (TTR) Protein Levels and Heart Disease Risk
08/06/2024
"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...
"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...
"Our research highlights the...
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Al-Ogaili Figure
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Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr" (Clinical Image).
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Clinical Images
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
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Out-of-Hospital Care
Corazon Offers Comprehensive Services to Ambulatory Surgery Centers, Including those Looking to Enter Cardiovascular
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“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
“Our goal is to empower ASCs to enhance their cardiovascular services, ultimately improving patient outcomes and operational efficiency,” said Karen Hartman, President of Corazon. “With our comprehensive approach, we guide ASCs through the...
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New AI Tool Simplifies ECG: Fewer Leads, Same Accuracy
08/01/2024
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI algorithm can recreate full 12-lead ECGs with data from only three ECG leads. Moreover, clinicians can identify heart attacks with nearly the same accuracy when they review the AI-generated ECGs as compared to...
Scientists report that their AI...
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