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Volume 20 - Issue 5 - May, 2008

Department

Addendum
Addendum: Stent Thrombosis – A Complication Best Avoided (from J Invasive Cardiol 2008;20:166–167 (April 2008)
09/09/2009
Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD; Madan Sharma, MD
RE: Stent Thrombosis – A Complication Best Avoided Originally in: J Invasive Cardiol 2008;20:166–167 (April) Please note that the medication “clopidogrel”, and not “coumadin”, should have appeared in the following sentence in the...
RE: Stent Thrombosis – A Complication Best Avoided Originally in: J Invasive Cardiol 2008;20:166–167 (April) Please note that the medication “clopidogrel”, and not “coumadin”, should have appeared in the following sentence in the...
RE: Stent Thrombosis – A...
09/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Case Report
Approach to Percutaneous Closure in Patients with Multiple Atrial Septal Defects
08/01/2008
Tywaun Tillman, MD; Reynaldo Mulingtapang, MD; John Thompson Sullebarger, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E167-E170 Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become a safe and effective alternative to surgery in...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E167-E170 Percutaneous closure of secundum atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) has become a safe and effective alternative to surgery in...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Intracavitary Pressure Wire and Intravascular Ultrasound for the Evaluation of Combined Symmetric Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
08/01/2008
Gregory Piazza, MD, MS; Joanna J. Wykrzykowska, MD, PhD; Roger J. Laham, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20;E171-E173 Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and aortic stenosis (AS) both result in congestive heart failure symptoms, syncope and chest pain.1–3 In...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20;E171-E173 Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and aortic stenosis (AS) both result in congestive heart failure symptoms, syncope and chest pain.1–3 In...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Coronary Aneurysm Formation in a Patient Early after Everolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation
08/01/2008
Stéphane Cook, MD; Parham Eshtehardi, MD; Rainer Zbinden, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E174-E175 Coronary aneurysm formation after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is a rare complication. It has been documented with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES)...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E174-E175 Coronary aneurysm formation after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is a rare complication. It has been documented with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES)...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Intravascular Ultrasound-Guided High-Pressure Balloon Predilatation for Optimal Drug-Eluting Stent Deployment in Restenosis of
08/01/2008
Marcin Demkow, PhD, MD; Lukasz Kalinczuk, MD, PhD; Witold Ruzyllo, MD, PhD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E139-E145 After both its acute and long-term usage proved to be highly effective, drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, although off-label, became a preferred...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E139-E145 After both its acute and long-term usage proved to be highly effective, drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation, although off-label, became a preferred...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for Acute Myocardial Infarction during Pregnancy with Use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor,
08/01/2008
Rafid Fayadh Al-Aqeedi, MD, MACC; Abdulrahman D. Al-Nabti, MD, FACC, FRCPC
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E146-E149 Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is reported to occur in 3–10 cases per 100,000 deliveries.1,2 It is a rare but devastating event with a fatality rate as...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E146-E149 Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is reported to occur in 3–10 cases per 100,000 deliveries.1,2 It is a rare but devastating event with a fatality rate as...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Delayed and Recurrent Cardiac Tamponade following Distal Coronary Perforation of Hydrphilic Guidewires during Coronary Interve
08/01/2008
Marie-Claude Morice, MD, FESC, FACC; Helen Routledge, MBChB, FRCP, MD; Thierry Lefèvre, MD; Federico De Marco, MD, PhD; Yves Louvard, MD; Jordi Balcells, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E150-E153 Vessel perforation is a rare but dire complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and is associated with a high risk of pericardial...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E150-E153 Vessel perforation is a rare but dire complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) and is associated with a high risk of pericardial...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Provisional Reverse “Mini-Crush” Technique for Bifurcation Angioplasty
08/01/2008
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E154-E157 We describe 2 patients — one with a left anterior descending (LAD)/diagonal bifurcation and the other with a protected distal left main bifurcation — in...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E154-E157 We describe 2 patients — one with a left anterior descending (LAD)/diagonal bifurcation and the other with a protected distal left main bifurcation — in...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Ureteroarterial Fistula: A Rare Cause of Hematuria Managed in the Cardiac Cath Lab
08/01/2008
Reji Pappy, MD; Mazen S. Abu-Fadel, MD; Thomas A. Hennebry, MB, BCh, BAO, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E158-E160 Ureteroarterial fistulae (UAFs) are rare but potentially fatal entities that require prompt diagnosis and intervention. Moschowitz and colleagues were the...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E158-E160 Ureteroarterial fistulae (UAFs) are rare but potentially fatal entities that require prompt diagnosis and intervention. Moschowitz and colleagues were the...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Limitation of Fractional Flow Reserve in Evaluating Coronary Artery Myocardial Bridge
08/01/2008
Inder M. Singh, MD, MS; Roopa A. Subbarao, MD; Saihari Sadanandan, MD
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E161-E166 Myocardial bridge (MB) is a condition that occurs when the myocardium overlies the epicardial segment of a coronary artery.1,2 The overlying myocardium is...
_______________________________________________ J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2008;20:E161-E166 Myocardial bridge (MB) is a condition that occurs when the myocardium overlies the epicardial segment of a coronary artery.1,2 The overlying myocardium is...
...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CardiAMP Procedure
Cell Therapy
BioCardia Phase 3 CARDIAMP-HF Trial of Novel Cardiac Cell Therapy for Ischemic Heart Failure Shows Increased Survival, Decreased Cardiac Events, and Improved Quality of Life at Two Years
03/31/2025
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF Trial, patients who received the novel cell therapy adjunctive to medication experienced decreased mortality and MACCE, with improved quality of life, when compared to those on medication alone," said...
"In this rigorous CardiAMP-HF...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral Arterial Disease
New Study Finds Peripheral Artery Disease Often Underdiagnosed and Undertreated; Opportunity to Improve Treatments and Lower Death Rates
03/31/2025
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522 patients who had a symptomatic peripheral artery disease diagnosis at Intermountain Health facilities between January 2006 and December 2021 and were seen once in follow-up within at least 18 months of their...
Researchers identified 7,522...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
TAVR
Evolut Low Risk Trial: Medtronic Evolut TAVR System Shows Durable Clinical Outcomes and Outstanding Valve Performance at 5 Years in Low-Risk AS Patients
03/31/2025
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support Evolut's supra-annular, self-expanding TAVR as a safe, effective, and durable alternative to surgery for patients with severe aortic stenosis, regardless of their surgical risk," said Michael J. Reardon, MD.
"Results at five years support...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Calcium Score
Low Coronary Artery Calcium Score is Associated with An Excellent Prognosis Regardless of a Person’s Age, New Intermountain Health Study Finds
03/31/2025
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque burden is not only highly prognostic of good heart health at any age, but also of excellent overall survival,” said Jeffrey L. Anderson, MD, principal investigator of the study.
“We found that a zero-plaque...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

CRT Conference Coverage
Disparities in Interventional Cardiology
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon "Disparities in Interventional Cardiology" session at CRT 2025, experts presented compelling data and discussed the barriers that limit diverse representation in the field, ranging from clinical trials and...
At the Sunday afternoon...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
CRT Conference Coverage
Artificial Intelligence in Coronary Artery Disease Diagnosis and Intervention
04/02/2025
Laura Simson
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session and ensuing panel discussion at CRT 2025, Dr Ran Kornowski of the Rabin Medical Center in Petach-Tikva, Israel, detailed how AI is transforming clinical practice and research in interventional cardiology.
In his Sunday morning session...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Polidocanol Ablation in Midventricular Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Novel Approach and Early Outcomes
04/01/2025
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding polidocanol use for septal ablation, particularly in the context of midventricular obstruction (MVO) . This study presents the first reported use of polidocanol for septal ablation in patients with MVO.
Limited data exist regarding...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Heart Rate Variability of Interventional Cardiology Fellows and Attendings and Changes Over Time
04/01/2025
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress levels of interventional cardiology (IC) fellows and attendings using both objective (heart rate variability) and subjective (State Trait Anxiety Inventory) metrics across the IC fellowship.
The study examined the stress...
04/01/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

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