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Volume 21 - Issue 10 - October, 2009

Feature

Case Report
Anomalous Circumflex Coronary Artery Injury Caused by Mitral Annuloplasty: Role of 64-Multislice Computed Tomography
10/13/2009
David Vivas, MD, Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC, Jacobo Silva, MD, PhD
David Vivas, MD, Fernando Alfonso, MD...
From the Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 14, 2009, provisional acceptance given April 11, 2009,...
From the Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 14, 2009, provisional acceptance given April 11, 2009,...
From the Cardiovascular...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Embolized Stent in the Coronary Circulation “Without Riding the Wire” and its Novel Management Strategy
10/13/2009
Afzalur Rahman, MD, PhD, Habib Chaudhury, MD, Mahboob Ali, MD
Afzalur Rahman, MD, PhD, Habib Chaudh...
From the Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted February 24, 2009, provisional acceptance...
From the Department of Cardiology, National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted February 24, 2009, provisional acceptance...
From the Department of...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Transcatheter Valve-in-Valve Implantation due to Severe Aortic Regurgitation in a Degenerated Aortic Homograft
10/13/2009
Lene Kjær Olsen, BA med, Thomas Engstrøm, MD, MDSc, Lars Søndergaard, MD, MDSc
Lene Kjær Olsen, BA med, Thomas Engs...
From the Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 5, 2009, provisional acceptance given April 30, 2009, and final...
From the Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 5, 2009, provisional acceptance given April 30, 2009, and final...
From the Department of...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Rotational Atherectomy is Useful to Treat Restenosis Lesions due to Crushing of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent (Full title below)
10/13/2009
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD, Kenshi Fujii, MD
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD...
Rotational Atherectomy is Useful to Treat Restenosis Lesions due to Crushing of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implanted in Severely Calcified Lesions: Experimental Study and Initial Clinical Experience From the Division of Cardiology,...
Rotational Atherectomy is Useful to Treat Restenosis Lesions due to Crushing of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implanted in Severely Calcified Lesions: Experimental Study and Initial Clinical Experience From the Division of Cardiology,...
Rotational Atherectomy is Useful...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Use of a Novel Pericardial Covered Stent to Seal an Iatrogenic Coronary Perforation
10/13/2009
*Percy P. Jokhi, PhD MRCP, Daniel B. McKenzie, MRCP, Peter O’Kane, MD, MRCP
*Percy P. Jokhi, PhD MRCP, Daniel B. ...
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 14, 2009 and accepted April 21,...
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, Dorset, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 14, 2009 and accepted April 21,...
From the Department of...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Myocardial Infarction Due to Paradoxical Embolism in a Patient with Large Atrial Septal Defect
10/13/2009
Florim Cuculi, MD, Mario Togni, MD, Bernhard Meier, MD
Florim Cuculi, MD, Mario Togni, MD, B...
From the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Disclosure: Bernhard Meier has received a research grant and is on the speakers bureau for AGA Medical, Corporation. Manuscript submitted April 6, 2009, provisional...
From the Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Bern, Switzerland. Disclosure: Bernhard Meier has received a research grant and is on the speakers bureau for AGA Medical, Corporation. Manuscript submitted April 6, 2009, provisional...
From the Department of...
10/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Detection of Atherosclerotic Progression with Rupture of Degenerated In-Stent Intima (Full title below)
10/09/2009
Maoto Habara, MD, Mitsuyasu Terashima, MD, Takahiko Suzuki, MD
Maoto Habara, MD, Mitsuyasu Terashima...
Detection of Atherosclerotic Progression with Rupture of Degenerated In-Stent Intima Five Years after Bare-Metal Stent Implantation Using Optical Coherence Tomography ABSTRACT: In-stent intimal hyperplasia peaks in the early phase (6–12...
Detection of Atherosclerotic Progression with Rupture of Degenerated In-Stent Intima Five Years after Bare-Metal Stent Implantation Using Optical Coherence Tomography ABSTRACT: In-stent intimal hyperplasia peaks in the early phase (6–12...
Detection of Atherosclerotic...
10/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Anaphylactoid Reactions to Radiocontrast Agents: Prevention and Treatment in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
10/09/2009
*Keshav R. Nayak, MD, §Andrew A. White, MD, £Jeffrey J. Cavendish, MD, *Colin M. Barker, MD, *David E. Kandzari, MD
*Keshav R. Nayak, MD, §Andrew A. Whi...
ABSTRACT: The use of iodinated contrast agents for angiography dates back to the 1920s.1 The initial prototype has undergone modifications to reduce the toxicity and discomfort associated with the early contrast molecules. More importantly,...
ABSTRACT: The use of iodinated contrast agents for angiography dates back to the 1920s.1 The initial prototype has undergone modifications to reduce the toxicity and discomfort associated with the early contrast molecules. More importantly,...
ABSTRACT: The use of iodinated...
10/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
Management of Radial and Brachial Artery Perforations during Transradial Procedures — A Practical Approach
10/09/2009
*Tejas Patel, MD, *Sanjay Shah, MD, §Kintur Sanghavi, MD, £Samir Pancholy, MD
*Tejas Patel, MD, *Sanjay Shah, MD, ¬...
ABSTRACT: We present a practical approach to the management of iatrogenic radial and brachial artery perforations during transradial catheterization and interventions. These perforations were treated successfully without abandoning the...
ABSTRACT: We present a practical approach to the management of iatrogenic radial and brachial artery perforations during transradial catheterization and interventions. These perforations were treated successfully without abandoning the...
ABSTRACT: We present a practical...
10/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
Retrograde PCI: What Will They Think of Next?
10/09/2009
William L. Lombardi, MD
William L. Lombardi, MD
Contributions to the art and technique of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) have been growing at an astounding rate in the last 10 years. CTO-specific wires, the parallel-wire technique, IVUS-guided...
Contributions to the art and technique of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO-PCI) have been growing at an astounding rate in the last 10 years. CTO-specific wires, the parallel-wire technique, IVUS-guided...
Contributions to the art and...
10/09/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Risk Factors
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Out-of-Hospital Care
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Mental Health
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Peripheral Interventions
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Clinical Images
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