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Volume 20 - Issue 7 - July, 2008

Feature

Case Report
08/01/2008
Rupen Parikh, MD, Joseph Daoko, MD, Mahesh Bikkina, MD, MPH
Rupen Parikh, MD, Joseph Daoko, MD, ...
Most obstructions in femoral artery are due to atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is most prevalent in the renal, carotid, and iliac arteries and its known cause of renal artery stenosis. FMD exists in multiple...
Most obstructions in femoral artery are due to atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is most prevalent in the renal, carotid, and iliac arteries and its known cause of renal artery stenosis. FMD exists in multiple...
Most obstructions in femoral...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nasir Rahman, MD, Hasanat Sharif, MD, Fahim H. Jafary, MD
Nasir Rahman, MD, Hasanat Sharif, MD...
Coronary perforation is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The reported incidence is approximately 0.4–1.2%.1 Coronary perforations are typically graded from 1 to 3, the latter representing a frank...
Coronary perforation is an uncommon complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The reported incidence is approximately 0.4–1.2%.1 Coronary perforations are typically graded from 1 to 3, the latter representing a frank...
Coronary perforation is an...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
*Madan Sharma, MD, *Rahul Sakhuja, MD, §David Teitel, MD, *Andrew Boyle, MBBS
*Madan Sharma, MD, *Rahul Sakhuja, M...
Arterial puncture and sheath placement in the subclavian artery is an infrequent complication of central venous access. The incidence of arterial puncture during subclavian vein access has been estimated at 2.7–4.9%; it is probably higher in...
Arterial puncture and sheath placement in the subclavian artery is an infrequent complication of central venous access. The incidence of arterial puncture during subclavian vein access has been estimated at 2.7–4.9%; it is probably higher in...
Arterial puncture and sheath...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Brett D. Atwater, MD, Lisa M. Nee, MD, Giorgio Gimelli, MD
Brett D. Atwater, MD, Lisa M. Nee, M...
Patients with cardiogenic shock resulting from acute myocardial infarction (MI) experience greater than 50% in-hospital mortality despite aggressive invasive and medical management.1 Right ventricular (RV) ischemia or infarction has been...
Patients with cardiogenic shock resulting from acute myocardial infarction (MI) experience greater than 50% in-hospital mortality despite aggressive invasive and medical management.1 Right ventricular (RV) ischemia or infarction has been...
Patients with cardiogenic shock...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Thorsten Reffelmann, MD, Astrid Hummel, MD, Stephan B. Felix, MD
Thorsten Reffelmann, MD, Astrid Humm...
Coronary stents dislodged or embolized prior to complete expansion in the target vessel may be retrieved with special devices such as snares, baskets and embolization protection devices.1,2 Rare cases of partially expanded or fractured stents...
Coronary stents dislodged or embolized prior to complete expansion in the target vessel may be retrieved with special devices such as snares, baskets and embolization protection devices.1,2 Rare cases of partially expanded or fractured stents...
Coronary stents dislodged or...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Takashi Matsukage, MD, PhD, Naoki Masuda, MD, Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD
Takashi Matsukage, MD, PhD, Naoki Ma...
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions is associated with lower procedural success rates and an increased incidence of subsequent major adverse cardiac events and restenosis.1,2 Several reasons may be offered. The...
Percutaneous coronary intervention of bifurcation lesions is associated with lower procedural success rates and an increased incidence of subsequent major adverse cardiac events and restenosis.1,2 Several reasons may be offered. The...
Percutaneous coronary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jordan M. Prutkin, MD, MHS, Justin A. Strote, MD, Karen K. Stout, MD
Jordan M. Prutkin, MD, MHS, Justin A....
Cardiogenic shock is a devastating complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI) with an in-hospital mortality between 40–76%.1,2 Cardiogenic shock from right ventricular infarction is uncommon, though it has a mortality rate equal to that...
Cardiogenic shock is a devastating complication of acute myocardial infarction (MI) with an in-hospital mortality between 40–76%.1,2 Cardiogenic shock from right ventricular infarction is uncommon, though it has a mortality rate equal to that...
Cardiogenic shock is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Daisuke Fujibayashi, MD, Yoshihiro Morino, MD, Yuji Ikari, MD, PhD
Daisuke Fujibayashi, MD, Yoshihiro M...
Coronary arteries are usually located on the surface of the cardiac muscle. Myocardial bridges have been described in a variable number of autopsy cases ranging from 5.4% to 85.7% of cases examined, depending on the population sampled.1,2 In...
Coronary arteries are usually located on the surface of the cardiac muscle. Myocardial bridges have been described in a variable number of autopsy cases ranging from 5.4% to 85.7% of cases examined, depending on the population sampled.1,2 In...
Coronary arteries are usually...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACC Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACC Edit...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more detailed examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. This month’s focus is on the various uses of...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more detailed examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. This month’s focus is on the various uses of...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Wm. Guy Weigold, MD Guest Editor
Wm. Guy Weigold, MD Guest Editor ...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) really arrived on the cardiology scene at the dawn of the 21st century. Though much important work on cardiac CT had been taking place for years before that time, the publication of a few key articles...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT) really arrived on the cardiology scene at the dawn of the 21st century. Though much important work on cardiac CT had been taking place for years before that time, the publication of a few key articles...
Cardiac computed tomography (CT)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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