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Volume 19 - Issue 7 - July, 2007

Feature

Case Report
PCI of the Right Coronary Artery via or under Struts of Stents
Protruding into the Aorta
08/01/2008
*Edo Kaluski, MD, §Alberto Hendler, MD, *Marc Klapholz, MD
*Edo Kaluski, MD, §Alberto Hendler, ...
The ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) is not a tubular structure . Hence, sizing, positioning and flaring the stent in the ostium of the RCA demands considerable skill, and occasionally will not yield optimal results. At least mild...
The ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) is not a tubular structure . Hence, sizing, positioning and flaring the stent in the ostium of the RCA demands considerable skill, and occasionally will not yield optimal results. At least mild...
The ostium of the right coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Visualization of a Cluster of Embolic Particles Causing
Angiographic No-Reflow during Percutaneous Coronary
Intervention
08/01/2008
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD, Kenshi Fujii, MD
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD...
Embolization of thrombi and plaque components liberated by balloon inflation has been speculated1 to cause angiographic no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Embolic...
Embolization of thrombi and plaque components liberated by balloon inflation has been speculated1 to cause angiographic no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Embolic...
Embolization of thrombi and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
A Case of Hemolysis after Percutaneous Ventricular Septal Defect
Closure with a Device
08/01/2008
Matthew W. Martinez, MD, Martina Mookadam, MD, Farouk Mookadam, MD
Matthew W. Martinez, MD, Martina Mook...
Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials is well recognized. It was first reported by Sayed et al, when a Teflon ASD patch produced intravascular hemolysis.1 Since then, intravascular hemolysis has been described after...
Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials is well recognized. It was first reported by Sayed et al, when a Teflon ASD patch produced intravascular hemolysis.1 Since then, intravascular hemolysis has been described after...
Hemolytic anemia related to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
IVUS-Guided Evaluation and Percutaneous Intervention in an
Anomalous Left Main Coronary Artery
08/01/2008
Ryan G. Schrale, MBBS, Keith M. Channon, MD, Oliver J. Ormerod, DM
Ryan G. Schrale, MBBS, Keith M. Chann...
Case Report. A 42-year-old asymptomatic female with longstanding Type-1 diabetes and secondary chronic renal failure underwent evaluation for potential kidney-pancreas transplantation. A screening treadmill myocardial perfusion scintigraphy...
Case Report. A 42-year-old asymptomatic female with longstanding Type-1 diabetes and secondary chronic renal failure underwent evaluation for potential kidney-pancreas transplantation. A screening treadmill myocardial perfusion scintigraphy...
Case Report. A 42-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Treatment of Catheter-Induced Dissection of the
Right Coronary Artery and Adjacent Aortic Wall
08/01/2008
Bahram Sohrabi, MD, Babak Kazemi, MD, Naser Aslanabadi, MD
Bahram Sohrabi, MD, Babak Kazemi, MD,...
Acute aortic dissection during coronary arteriography or percutaneous coronary intervention is quite rare,1,2 but is a feared complication. Patients in this clinical setting may have a potential risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Acute aortic dissection during coronary arteriography or percutaneous coronary intervention is quite rare,1,2 but is a feared complication. Patients in this clinical setting may have a potential risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Acute aortic dissection during...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
An Unusual Congenital Coronary Anomaly: Origin of the Left
Circumflex Coronary Artery from a Right Coronary Artery
Arising fro
08/01/2008
Rosario Fiorilli, MD, Antonio Parma, MD, Roberto Violini, MD
Rosario Fiorilli, MD, Antonio Parma, ...
Congenital coronary anomalies are relatively uncommon, with a prevalence varying from 0.3% of autopsy series1 to 1.2% of angiographic studies.2 Such anomalies may occur in several anatomical arrangements, with different clinical significance,...
Congenital coronary anomalies are relatively uncommon, with a prevalence varying from 0.3% of autopsy series1 to 1.2% of angiographic studies.2 Such anomalies may occur in several anatomical arrangements, with different clinical significance,...
Congenital coronary anomalies...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
The Value of Intravascular Ultrasound-Facilitated Internal Carotid
Artery Stenting in a Patient with Heavily Calcified and
Amb
08/01/2008
Damras Tresukosol, MD, Nattawut Wongpraparut, MD, Tippayawan Lirdvilai, BSC
Damras Tresukosol, MD, Nattawut Wongp...
Stenosis of the internal carotid artery is responsible for 10–20% of all strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Percutaneous transluminal carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a promising new treatment option for carotid artery stenosis. These...
Stenosis of the internal carotid artery is responsible for 10–20% of all strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Percutaneous transluminal carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a promising new treatment option for carotid artery stenosis. These...
Stenosis of the internal carotid...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Department

Letters to the Editor
Similar Case of Anomalous Origin
08/01/2008
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
I read the article regarding a single coronary artery by Namboodiri et al,1 published in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, with great interest. However, the authors missed referencing a few important publications...
I read the article regarding a single coronary artery by Namboodiri et al,1 published in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, with great interest. However, the authors missed referencing a few important publications...
I read the article regarding a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting
08/01/2008
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar, MD
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar...
We were pleased to have our Clinical Decision Making article “Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient with Contralateral Total Occlusion, Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting” published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive...
We were pleased to have our Clinical Decision Making article “Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient with Contralateral Total Occlusion, Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting” published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive...
We were pleased to have our...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
Difficult Anatomies: Use Three Hands
08/01/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD
Jack P. Chen, MD
Today’s interventional cardiologist is armed with a vast array of devices for treatment of increasingly difficult lesions. Inhospitable anatomies previously considered suitable only for surgical therapy are now frequently accessible with...
Today’s interventional cardiologist is armed with a vast array of devices for treatment of increasingly difficult lesions. Inhospitable anatomies previously considered suitable only for surgical therapy are now frequently accessible with...
Today’s interventional...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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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
08/08/2024
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...
A cardiovascular health...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest
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...
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
Scientists and clinicians at Scripps Research have shown that heart conditions can be diagnosed roughly as accurately using just three electrodes and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. CREDIT Scripps Research
AI
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...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest

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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
08/08/2024
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...
A cardiovascular health...
08/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
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
Cath Lab Digest
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
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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...
08/06/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Al-Ogaili Figure
Clinical Videos
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).
Video Supplement to "Stentectomy...
08/05/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Stentectomy by an Entrapped Rotational Atherectomy Burr
08/05/2024
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with exertional angina and anterior ischemia on stress testing. He had undergone prior coronary artery bypass surgery and multiple percutaneous coronary interventions.
A 73-year-old man presented with...
08/05/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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
Scientists and clinicians at Scripps Research have shown that heart conditions can be diagnosed roughly as accurately using just three electrodes and an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. CREDIT Scripps Research
AI
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...
08/01/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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