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Volume 20 - Issue 6 - June, 2008

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Imran Arif, MD, Richard Callihan, MD, Tarek Helmy,MD
Imran Arif, MD, Richard Callihan, MD,...
The exact incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) during routine coronary angiography is not well defined. It has been reported in the literature that CTOs are encountered in approximately one-third of diagnostic cardiac...
The exact incidence of chronic total occlusions (CTOs) during routine coronary angiography is not well defined. It has been reported in the literature that CTOs are encountered in approximately one-third of diagnostic cardiac...
The exact incidence of chronic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Satoru Otsuji, MD, Kunihiko Terasoma, MD, Shin Takiuchi, MD
Satoru Otsuji, MD, Kunihiko Terasoma,...
Successful recanalization and percutaneous revascularization of coronary arteries with chronic total occlusions (CTO) is one of the last frontiers in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Successful CTO treatment is associated with...
Successful recanalization and percutaneous revascularization of coronary arteries with chronic total occlusions (CTO) is one of the last frontiers in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Successful CTO treatment is associated with...
Successful recanalization and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Wael Al-Husami, MD, Frederick Yturralde, MD, Guru Mohanty, MD, Christopher Pastore, MD, Kapil Lotun, MD, David Venesy, MD, Sergio Waxman, MD, Christopher Pyne, MD, David Gossman, MD, Richard Nesto, MD, Thomas Piemonte, MD
Wael Al-Husami, MD, Frederick Yturral...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) offers an alternative form of therapy for patients considered to be at high risk for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). PCI is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in the...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) offers an alternative form of therapy for patients considered to be at high risk for coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). PCI is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality in the...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ashish Pershad, MD, *Alon Yarkoni, MD, *David Biglari, DO
Ashish Pershad, MD, *Alon Yarkoni, MD...
Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is an uncommon, yet potentially devastating, complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1 Early reports of this catastrophic complication date back to the early 1980s.2 In a recent review of...
Coronary artery perforation (CAP) is an uncommon, yet potentially devastating, complication of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1 Early reports of this catastrophic complication date back to the early 1980s.2 In a recent review of...
Coronary artery perforation...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nasir Rahman, MBBS, FCPS, Sajid Dhakam, MD, Khawar Abbass Kazmi, MD, MCPS, FCPS
Nasir Rahman, MBBS, FCPS, Sajid Dhaka...
Case Report. A 66-year-old female was admitted in March 2005 with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). She had a prior history of hypertension, dyslipidemia and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Her coronary...
Case Report. A 66-year-old female was admitted in March 2005 with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). She had a prior history of hypertension, dyslipidemia and paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). Her coronary...
Case Report. A 66-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nicholas J. Collins, FRACP, *Lee Benson, FRCPC, Eric M. Horlick, FRCPC
Nicholas J. Collins, FRACP, *Lee Bens...
Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects has emerged as an attractive therapeutic modality, with excellent procedural and intermediate hemodynamic outcomes. While experience with this technique is relatively limited, longerterm...
Transcatheter closure of ventricular septal defects has emerged as an attractive therapeutic modality, with excellent procedural and intermediate hemodynamic outcomes. While experience with this technique is relatively limited, longerterm...
Transcatheter closure of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Pornthep Lertsapcharoen, MD, *Apichai Khongphatthanayothin, MD, §Suphot Srimahachota, MD, £Ruenreong Leelanukrom, MD
*Pornthep Lertsapcharoen, MD, *Apicha...
Nitinol, an alloy composed of 55% nickel and 45% titanium, has been widely used in medical products. With its superelastic and shape-memory properties, nitinol has generated new models of occlusion devices for transcatheter closure of atrial...
Nitinol, an alloy composed of 55% nickel and 45% titanium, has been widely used in medical products. With its superelastic and shape-memory properties, nitinol has generated new models of occlusion devices for transcatheter closure of atrial...
Nitinol, an alloy composed of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Rasih Atilla Ener, MD, *David Fiss, MD, *Alexander Georgakis, MD, *Nelson M. Wolf, MD, §Niraj Pandit, MD, §Guy N. Piegari Jr., MD
*Rasih Atilla Ener, MD, *David Fiss, ...
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death after cardiac- and cancer-related deaths. In 2004, the prevalence of stroke was estimated to be 5.7 million (2.4 million males, 3.3 million females)....
Stroke is the leading cause of long-term disability and the third leading cause of death after cardiac- and cancer-related deaths. In 2004, the prevalence of stroke was estimated to be 5.7 million (2.4 million males, 3.3 million females)....
Stroke is the leading cause of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Kaori Suzuki, MD, Naritatsu Saito, MD, Geping Zhang, MD, Gerard Conditt, RCIS, Jennifer McGregor, BS, RLAT, Alyssa M. Flynn, BS, Danielle Leahy, BS, RLAT, Patricia Glennon, VMD, Martin B. Leon, MD, Motoya Hayase, MD
Kaori Suzuki, MD, Naritatsu Saito, MD...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents 10–20% of all angioplasty cases and remains a challenge for interventional cardiologists.1–3 CTOs are associated with significant angina, impaired left ventricular function and poor long-term...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) represents 10–20% of all angioplasty cases and remains a challenge for interventional cardiologists.1–3 CTOs are associated with significant angina, impaired left ventricular function and poor long-term...
Chronic total occlusion (CTO)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
08/01/2008
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD
Since the description by King,1–3 Rashkind4–6 and their associates of devices to occlude atrial septal defects (ASDs), a number of ASD occluding devices have been designed, investigated and were reviewed elsewhere.7–12 The devices were...
Since the description by King,1–3 Rashkind4–6 and their associates of devices to occlude atrial septal defects (ASDs), a number of ASD occluding devices have been designed, investigated and were reviewed elsewhere.7–12 The devices were...
Since the description by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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