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Volume 21 - Issue 12 - December, 2009

Feature

Case Report
Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Recurrent Coronary Thrombosis, Acute Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Intracerebral Hematoma
12/07/2009
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 21, 2009, provisional acceptance given June 8, 2009, final version accepted...
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 21, 2009, provisional acceptance given June 8, 2009, final version accepted...
From the Department of...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Very Late Thrombosis of a Sirolimus-Eluting Stent after 57 Months
12/07/2009
From the *University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, and §Nova Southeastern College of Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The authors report no...
From the *University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, and §Nova Southeastern College of Medicine, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The authors report no...
From the *University of Miami...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Management of Guidewire-Induced Coronary Artery Perforations through Transradial Route-A Simple Approach
12/07/2009
From the †Total Cardiovascular Solutions Private Limited, and Sheth V.S.General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted June 19, 2009, provisional acceptance...
From the †Total Cardiovascular Solutions Private Limited, and Sheth V.S.General Hospital, Ahmedabad, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted June 19, 2009, provisional acceptance...
From the †Total Cardiovascular...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection-A Diagnosis To Be Considered in Young Patients (Full title below)
12/07/2009
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection — A Diagnosis To Be Considered in Young Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction From the ‡Emergency Department, Hospital de Messejana, Fortaleza, Brazil, *Haemodynamics, Hospital Mont...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection — A Diagnosis To Be Considered in Young Patients Presenting with Acute Myocardial Infarction From the ‡Emergency Department, Hospital de Messejana, Fortaleza, Brazil, *Haemodynamics, Hospital Mont...
Spontaneous Coronary Artery...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Chinese “Firebird” Brand Sirolimus-eluting Stent Fracture
12/07/2009
From the Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Minhang District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 4, 2009, provisional acceptance given June...
From the Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Minhang District Central Hospital, Shanghai, China. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 4, 2009, provisional acceptance given June...
From the Department of...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Percutaneous Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease: Review of Therapeutic Strategies
12/07/2009
From the †Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and the 'Sackler' Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ‡Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, 1st Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece. The authors...
From the †Department of Cardiology, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, and the 'Sackler' Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ‡Onassis Cardiac Surgery Centre, 1st Cardiology Department, Athens, Greece. The authors...
From the †Department of...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Retrograde Approach to Chronic Total Occlusions: Can Septal Vessels Be Used More Than Once?
12/07/2009
From the Cardiovascular Intervention Department, University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 29, 2009, provisional acceptance given...
From the Cardiovascular Intervention Department, University Hospitals of Leicester, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 29, 2009, provisional acceptance given...
From the Cardiovascular...
12/07/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Late Sequela of Kawasaki’s Disease: Optical Coherence Tomographic Finding
12/04/2009
Case Description. A 24-year-old male without coronary risk factors came to our office for recent-onset exertional angina associated with shortness of breath. His medical history was notable for Kawasaki’s disease at the age of two. A stress...
Case Description. A 24-year-old male without coronary risk factors came to our office for recent-onset exertional angina associated with shortness of breath. His medical history was notable for Kawasaki’s disease at the age of two. A stress...
Case Description. A 24-year-old...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Late-Acquired Stent Malapposition after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation (Full title below)
12/04/2009
Late-Acquired Stent Malapposition after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation following Acute Coronary Syndrome: Angiographic, IVUS, OCT and Coronary Angioscopic Observation ABSTRACT: Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to significantly...
Late-Acquired Stent Malapposition after Sirolimus-Eluting Stent Implantation following Acute Coronary Syndrome: Angiographic, IVUS, OCT and Coronary Angioscopic Observation ABSTRACT: Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to significantly...
Late-Acquired Stent...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Avoiding Intelligence Failures in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (Full title below)
12/04/2009
Avoiding Intelligence Failures in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Strategies for the Safe and Rational Use of Dalteparin or Enoxaparin during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has been a...
Avoiding Intelligence Failures in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory: Strategies for the Safe and Rational Use of Dalteparin or Enoxaparin during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has been a...
Avoiding Intelligence Failures...
12/04/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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