Volume 22 - Issue 5 - May, 2010
Feature
Case Report
05/13/2010
Balloon angioplasty/stenting has emerged as a highly effective revascularization procedure for renal artery stenosis (RAS).1 The major complications of balloon angioplasty of the renal artery are dissection, perforation and thrombosis. 2 Use...
Balloon angioplasty/stenting has emerged as a highly effective revascularization procedure for renal artery stenosis (RAS).1 The major complications of balloon angioplasty of the renal artery are dissection, perforation and thrombosis. 2 Use...
Balloon angioplasty/stenting has...
05/13/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/13/2010
Entrapment of a Drug-Eluting Stent in Left Anterior Descending Artery and Left Main Artery Leading to a Life-Threatening Complication
ABSTRACT:Sudden stent loss after stent entrapment in a tight coronary lesion is an unexpected and...
Entrapment of a Drug-Eluting Stent in Left Anterior Descending Artery and Left Main Artery Leading to a Life-Threatening Complication
ABSTRACT:Sudden stent loss after stent entrapment in a tight coronary lesion is an unexpected and...
Entrapment of a Drug-Eluting...
05/13/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/12/2010
ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been shown to be an effective and reproducible therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis. Device performance and short-term outcomes of well-deployed prostheses have been extensively...
ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been shown to be an effective and reproducible therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis. Device performance and short-term outcomes of well-deployed prostheses have been extensively...
ABSTRACT: Transcatheter aortic...
05/12/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/12/2010
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) is a rare albeit well-described entity and coexisting defects like ventricular septal defect, aortic regurgitation and, infrequently, atrial septal defect (ASD) have been reported. Until...
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SOVA) is a rare albeit well-described entity and coexisting defects like ventricular septal defect, aortic regurgitation and, infrequently, atrial septal defect (ASD) have been reported. Until...
ABSTRACT: Ruptured sinus of...
05/12/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/12/2010
Dual Guide Catheter Technique for Treating Native Coronary Artery Lesions Through Tortuous Internal Mammary Grafts: Separating Equipment Delivery from Target Lesion Visualization
ABSTRACT:Attempts to wire and stent a native coronary artery...
Dual Guide Catheter Technique for Treating Native Coronary Artery Lesions Through Tortuous Internal Mammary Grafts: Separating Equipment Delivery from Target Lesion Visualization
ABSTRACT:Attempts to wire and stent a native coronary artery...
Dual Guide Catheter Technique...
05/12/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
05/07/2010
Use of the Kissing Microcatheter Technique to Exchange a Retrograde Wire for an Antegrade Wire in the Retrograde Approach to Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusion
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach to chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is a...
Use of the Kissing Microcatheter Technique to Exchange a Retrograde Wire for an Antegrade Wire in the Retrograde Approach to Intervention in Chronic Total Occlusion
ABSTRACT: The retrograde approach to chronic total occlusions (CTOs) is a...
Use of the Kissing Microcatheter...
05/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/07/2010
A 23-year-old male presented to the hospital with non-radiating pain and palpitations. An echocardiogram showed a dilated left coronary artery and coronary sinus. Computed tomographic (CT) angiography showed markedly dilated left main and...
A 23-year-old male presented to the hospital with non-radiating pain and palpitations. An echocardiogram showed a dilated left coronary artery and coronary sinus. Computed tomographic (CT) angiography showed markedly dilated left main and...
A 23-year-old male presented to...
05/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
05/07/2010
ABSTRACT: Background. Patients who are entirely dependent on ventricular pacing are typically at the mercy of a single ventricular lead and pacemaker output in order to provide physiologic support. This study presents a number of high-risk...
ABSTRACT: Background. Patients who are entirely dependent on ventricular pacing are typically at the mercy of a single ventricular lead and pacemaker output in order to provide physiologic support. This study presents a number of high-risk...
ABSTRACT: Background. Patients...
05/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Department
Letters to the Editor
05/07/2010
ABSTRACT: Ito et al reported low adverse events in true bifurcation lesions treated with rotational atherectomy in a recent issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. However, their definition of true bifurcation lesions is not correct....
ABSTRACT: Ito et al reported low adverse events in true bifurcation lesions treated with rotational atherectomy in a recent issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology. However, their definition of true bifurcation lesions is not correct....
ABSTRACT: Ito et al reported low...
05/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
05/07/2010
ABSTRACT: Despite recent technical advances, the treatment of bifurcation lesions with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge. In daily practice, several bifurcation stenting techniques are now being used. However, even...
ABSTRACT: Despite recent technical advances, the treatment of bifurcation lesions with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains a challenge. In daily practice, several bifurcation stenting techniques are now being used. However, even...
ABSTRACT: Despite recent...
05/07/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
