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Volume 20 - Issue 4 - April, 2008

Feature

IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
My History of Carotid Angioplasty and Stenting
08/01/2008

Jacques Théron, MD

Jacques Théron, MD
My mentor, René Djindjian, one of the fathers of interventional neuroradiology, used to say that it was very difficult to write the history of a technique because one can never satisfy everyone. I agree, thus I will only present here the...
My mentor, René Djindjian, one of the fathers of interventional neuroradiology, used to say that it was very difficult to write the history of a technique because one can never satisfy everyone. I agree, thus I will only present here the...
My mentor, René Djindjian, one...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
A Novel Method of PercuSurge Distal Protection in a Five French
Guiding Catheter without an Export Aspiration Catheter
08/01/2008
aFuminobu Yoshimachi, MD, PhD, bYuji Ikari, MD, PhD, bTakashi Matsukage, MD, PhD, cMotomaru Masutani, MD, PhD, dYasuhiro Mori, MD, PhD, eShigeru Saito, MD, fKen Okumura, MD, PhD
aFuminobu Yoshimachi, MD, PhD, bYuji ...
Use of a distal protection device is essential in current percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures because distal embolization can be avoided with some specific lesions such as vein grafts,1,2 carotid stenoses3,4 and thrombus-rich...
Use of a distal protection device is essential in current percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures because distal embolization can be avoided with some specific lesions such as vein grafts,1,2 carotid stenoses3,4 and thrombus-rich...
Use of a distal protection...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Transcatheter Device Closure of Atrial Septal Defects in Patients
Older than 60 Years of Age: Immediate and Follow-Up Results
08/01/2008
*Huda Elshershari, MD, †Qi-Ling Cao, MD, †Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH
*Huda Elshershari, MD, †Qi-Ling Cao...
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a safe procedure and has been routinely performed in many centers around the world as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 However, in elderly patients with ASD, prolonged...
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defects (ASDs) is a safe procedure and has been routinely performed in many centers around the world as an alternative to surgical closure.1–5 However, in elderly patients with ASD, prolonged...
Percutaneous closure of atrial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
IAGS (International Andreas Gruentzig Society) Proceedings
Frugal Coronary Angioplasty, Still an Option after 30 Years
08/01/2008
Bernhard Meier, MD
Bernhard Meier, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E97-E101 Coronary angioplasty was not the first interventional procedure in cardiology (Table 1), but it clearly launched the discipline called interventional...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E97-E101 Coronary angioplasty was not the first interventional procedure in cardiology (Table 1), but it clearly launched the discipline called interventional...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Efficacy of a Novel Procedure Sheath and Closure Device during
Diagnostic Catheterization: The Multicenter Randomized Clinical
08/01/2008
aAnthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, aRussell E. Raymond, DO, aDeepak L. Bhatt, MD, bCharles E. Chambers, MD, cAndrew J. DeNardo, MD, dJames B. Hermiller, MD, ePaul R. Myers, MD, cDouglas E. Pitts, MD, cJohn A. Scott, MD, fScott J. Savader, MD, gSteven Steinhubl, MD
aAnthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH, aRussell ...
Multiple devices are currently available for closure of the femoral artery access site after cardiac catheterization.1 Currently, the most widely used closure devices are the Angio-Seal™ device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota)2–4 and...
Multiple devices are currently available for closure of the femoral artery access site after cardiac catheterization.1 Currently, the most widely used closure devices are the Angio-Seal™ device (St. Jude Medical, St. Paul, Minnesota)2–4 and...
Multiple devices are currently...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Short- or Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Aneurysms Occurring after Directional Coronary Atherectomy
08/01/2008

Yuji Oikawa, MD, Junji Yajima, MD, †Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD, Masafumi Akabane, MD, Ryuichi Funada, MD, Shunsuke Matsuno, MD, Toshiro Inaba, MD, Yuya Nakagawa, MD, Michinari Nakamura, MD, Hitoshi Sawada, MD, Tadanori Aizawa, MD

Yuji Oikawa, MD, Junji Yajima, MD, ‚Ä...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) represent a relatively uncommon finding in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the prevalence of CAAs has been shown to be higher in patients undergoing PCI utilizing...
Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) represent a relatively uncommon finding in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the prevalence of CAAs has been shown to be higher in patients undergoing PCI utilizing...
Coronary artery aneurysms...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Urgent PCI in Patients with Stent Thrombosis: An Observational
Single-Center Study Comparing Thrombus Aspiration and
Standard
08/01/2008
Maria De Vita, MD, Francesco Burzotta, MD, PhD, Carlo Trani, MD, Enrico Romagnoli, MD, Giovanni Paolo Talarico, MD, Italo Porto, MD, Antonio Maria Leone, MD, Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai, MD, Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, Antonio Giuseppe Rebuzzi, MD, Rocco Mongiardo, MD, Mario Attilio Mazzari, MD, Giovanni Schiavoni, MD, Filippo Crea, MD
Maria De Vita, MD, Francesco Burzotta...
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a recognized complication limiting the clinical efficacy of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the incidence reported being between 0.5% and 2.2%.1–5 Due to the increasing number of stent-based PCI procedures,...
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a recognized complication limiting the clinical efficacy of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), the incidence reported being between 0.5% and 2.2%.1–5 Due to the increasing number of stent-based PCI procedures,...
Stent thrombosis (ST) is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Apr-08
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Edit...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research, a Rapid Communication article, a Review, several case reports, two Clinical Images selections, and articles from the proceedings of the 30th Anniversary of...
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research, a Rapid Communication article, a Review, several case reports, two Clinical Images selections, and articles from the proceedings of the 30th Anniversary of...
This issue of the Journal of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Vascular Closure Devices: Have We Caught the Right FISH?
08/01/2008
*Dominique Joyal, MD and §Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT
*Dominique Joyal, MD and §Robert S. ...
The introduction of vascular closure devices (VCDs) in the mid-1990s has truly made a difference for the interventional cardiologist. Despite a multitude of studies showing either decreased, increased or similar rates of vascular...
The introduction of vascular closure devices (VCDs) in the mid-1990s has truly made a difference for the interventional cardiologist. Despite a multitude of studies showing either decreased, increased or similar rates of vascular...
The introduction of vascular...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Stent Thrombosis – A Complication Best Avoided
08/01/2008
Madan Sharma, MD and Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD
Madan Sharma, MD and Yerem Yeghiazari...
Stent thrombosis (ST), while infrequent, is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulting in myocardial infarction (MI) or death.1–4 While drug- eluting stents (DES) have reduced the rate of restenosis and...
Stent thrombosis (ST), while infrequent, is a serious complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulting in myocardial infarction (MI) or death.1–4 While drug- eluting stents (DES) have reduced the rate of restenosis and...
Stent thrombosis (ST), while...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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