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Volume 19 - Issue 9 - September, 2007

Feature

Case Report
Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Thrombosis Several Years after Clopidogrel Discontinuation
08/01/2008
Dominique Joyal, MD and Lawrence Rudski, MD
Dominique Joyal, MD and Lawrence Ruds...
Despite meta-analyses showing either similar rates or only slightly increased rates of stent thrombosis in patients with a drug-eluting stent (DES),1–5 clinicians remain concerned about the risk of late stent thrombosis in these patients. It...
Despite meta-analyses showing either similar rates or only slightly increased rates of stent thrombosis in patients with a drug-eluting stent (DES),1–5 clinicians remain concerned about the risk of late stent thrombosis in these patients. It...
Despite meta-analyses showing...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Closure of Patent Foramen Ovale for Refractory Hypoxemia after HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist Device Placemen
08/01/2008
*Navin K. Kapur, MD, §John V. Conte, MD, *Jon R. Resar, MD
*Navin K. Kapur, MD, §John V. Conte,...
During the fourth week of gestation, the primitive atrium divides into right and left atria by forming two septa, the septum primum and secundum. As the septum primum grows from the dorsocranial wall, two openings develop, the foramen primum...
During the fourth week of gestation, the primitive atrium divides into right and left atria by forming two septa, the septum primum and secundum. As the septum primum grows from the dorsocranial wall, two openings develop, the foramen primum...
During the fourth week of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Saphenous Vein Grafts: A Visualization Strategy to Improve Outcome with New Uses f
08/01/2008
Mark S. Patterson, MRCP, MSc, Azad Ghuran, MD, Gert Jan Laarman, MD, PhD
Mark S. Patterson, MRCP, MSc, Azad Gh...
Percutaneous revascularization of diseased saphenous vein bypass grafts (SVGs) remains a difficult challenge for the interventional cardiologist despite major advances in catheter-based reperfusion therapies, adjunctive pharmacology and stent...
Percutaneous revascularization of diseased saphenous vein bypass grafts (SVGs) remains a difficult challenge for the interventional cardiologist despite major advances in catheter-based reperfusion therapies, adjunctive pharmacology and stent...
Percutaneous revascularization...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Stent Undersizing Can Result in Procedure-Related Very Late Stent Thrombosis
08/01/2008
Steve Ramcharitar, MRCP, DPhil, Jurgen Ligthart, BSc, Willem J. Van der Giessen, MD, PhD
Steve Ramcharitar, MRCP, DPhil, Jurge...
Stent thrombosis is rare, but very serious, with potentially fatal consequences following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Traditionally, it has been classified as acute, within 48 hours, subacute up to 30 days, and late,...
Stent thrombosis is rare, but very serious, with potentially fatal consequences following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Traditionally, it has been classified as acute, within 48 hours, subacute up to 30 days, and late,...
Stent thrombosis is rare, but...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Multivessel Acute Coronary Thrombosis and Occlusion —
An Unusual Cause of Cardiogenic Shock
08/01/2008
Yoav Turgeman, MD, Khaled Suleiman, MD, Shaul Atar, MD
Yoav Turgeman, MD, Khaled Suleiman, M...
Coronary angiography in the early phase of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) usually identifies total thrombotic occlusion of a single infarct-related artery.1 However, simultaneous acute occlusion of all major epicardial...
Coronary angiography in the early phase of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) usually identifies total thrombotic occlusion of a single infarct-related artery.1 However, simultaneous acute occlusion of all major epicardial...
Coronary angiography in the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Successful Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusion Using a Retrograde Approach with Biradial Arteries
08/01/2008
Yoshio Taketani, MD, Hideaki Kaneda, MD, PhD, Shigeru Saito, MD
Yoshio Taketani, MD, Hideaki Kaneda, ...
Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. In the last 20 years, as the procedural outcomes of intervention for CTOs have significantly increased as a function of improved...
Treating chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. In the last 20 years, as the procedural outcomes of intervention for CTOs have significantly increased as a function of improved...
Treating chronic total...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Postocclusion Hyperemia Provides a Better Estimate of Coronary Reserve than Intracoronary Adenosine in Patients with Coronary Ar
08/01/2008
Alain Nitenberg, MD, †Éric Durand, MD, *Bertrand Delatour, MD, †Wissem Sdiri, MD, †Saliha Raha, MD, †Antoine Lafont, MD, PhD
Alain Nitenberg, MD, †Éric Durand,...
The physiologic effects of the majority of coronary artery stenosis cannot be determined accurately by conventional angiographic approaches.1,2 Coronary flow reserve3,4 (CFR), and, more recently, fractional flow reserve5 (FFR) have been...
The physiologic effects of the majority of coronary artery stenosis cannot be determined accurately by conventional angiographic approaches.1,2 Coronary flow reserve3,4 (CFR), and, more recently, fractional flow reserve5 (FFR) have been...
The physiologic effects of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Late Angiographic Stent Thrombosis (LAST): The Cloud Behind the Drug-Eluting Stent Silver Lining?
08/01/2008
Jack P. Chen, MD
Jack P. Chen, MD
The widespread popularity of drug-eluting stents (DES) had a dramatic impact on the modern interventional therapy of coronary artery disease; accordingly, the cardiac surgical volume has experienced a corresponding decrease. Like the...
The widespread popularity of drug-eluting stents (DES) had a dramatic impact on the modern interventional therapy of coronary artery disease; accordingly, the cardiac surgical volume has experienced a corresponding decrease. Like the...
The widespread popularity of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Right Pulmonary Artery-to-Left Atrial Fistula: A Differential Diagnosis of Cyanosis without Structural Heart Disease
08/01/2008
*Nair Krishnakumar, DM, §Manohar R. Krishna, MCH, *J.A. Tharakan, DM
*Nair Krishnakumar, DM, §Manohar R. ...
Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is an unusual variation of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. In fact, there are only about 50 cases reported in the literature.1 This is one condition in which...
Direct communication between the right pulmonary artery and the left atrium is an unusual variation of a pulmonary arteriovenous fistula. In fact, there are only about 50 cases reported in the literature.1 This is one condition in which...
Direct communication between the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Secrets of Success in Unprotected Left Main Intervention: Patient and Lesion Selection
08/01/2008
Madan Sharma, MD and Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Madan Sharma, MD and Yerem Yeghiazari...
Despite advances in percutaneous coronary intervention techniques over the last two decades, the unprotected left main has largely remained the domain of cardiovascular surgery. The subset of patients with left main disease in the...
Despite advances in percutaneous coronary intervention techniques over the last two decades, the unprotected left main has largely remained the domain of cardiovascular surgery. The subset of patients with left main disease in the...
Despite advances in percutaneous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Sleep and CVD
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Risk Factors
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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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Peripheral Interventions
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Clinical Images
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