Volume 22 - Issue 6 - June, 2010
06/03/2010
ABSTRACT: Background. Intracoronary (IC) administration of abciximab may increase local drug levels by several orders of magnitude compared to intravenous (IV) treatment and may improve clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary...
ABSTRACT: Background. Intracoronary (IC) administration of abciximab may increase local drug levels by several orders of magnitude compared to intravenous (IV) treatment and may improve clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary...
ABSTRACT: Background....
06/03/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
06/02/2010
ABSTRACT: Radial artery pseudoaneurysm is an extremely rare complication associated with transradial catheterization. We report 2 cases of pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery that were successfully treated using the Terumo TR band. We...
ABSTRACT: Radial artery pseudoaneurysm is an extremely rare complication associated with transradial catheterization. We report 2 cases of pseudoaneurysm of the radial artery that were successfully treated using the Terumo TR band. We...
ABSTRACT: Radial artery...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
06/02/2010
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors have been demonstrated to reduce major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients undergoing coronary interventions, particularly when there is associated thrombus.1,2 In this issue, Dr. Hansen and...
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor inhibitors have been demonstrated to reduce major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in patients undergoing coronary interventions, particularly when there is associated thrombus.1,2 In this issue, Dr. Hansen and...
Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/02/2010
While the clinical presentation of target lesion revascularization (TLR) following bare-metal stent (BMS) placement was previously perceived to be “benign,” several studies have now shown that BMS restenosis may present as acute coronary...
While the clinical presentation of target lesion revascularization (TLR) following bare-metal stent (BMS) placement was previously perceived to be “benign,” several studies have now shown that BMS restenosis may present as acute coronary...
While the clinical...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/02/2010
Despite effective embolic protection devices and drug-eluting stents, saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention remains technically challenging, and long-term results are discouraging.1 Procedural success and reductions in target lesion...
Despite effective embolic protection devices and drug-eluting stents, saphenous vein graft (SVG) intervention remains technically challenging, and long-term results are discouraging.1 Procedural success and reductions in target lesion...
Despite effective embolic...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Original Contribution
06/02/2010
ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) provides advantages compared to thrombolytic therapy in the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Elderly patients have increased in-hospital mortality; the...
ABSTRACT: Background. Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) provides advantages compared to thrombolytic therapy in the treatment of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Elderly patients have increased in-hospital mortality; the...
ABSTRACT: Background....
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/02/2010
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to examine the clinical presentations and subsequent clinical outcomes of patients undergoing target lesion revascularization (TLR) after either bare-metal stent (BMS) or drug-eluting stent (DES) placement....
ABSTRACT: Objective. We sought to examine the clinical presentations and subsequent clinical outcomes of patients undergoing target lesion revascularization (TLR) after either bare-metal stent (BMS) or drug-eluting stent (DES) placement....
ABSTRACT: Objective. We...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/02/2010
ABSTRACT: Objective. To investigate the relationship between resting distal coronary pressure to aortic pressure ratio (Pd/Pa) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) obtained during maximal hyperemia. Background. FFR is an invasive index of the...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To investigate the relationship between resting distal coronary pressure to aortic pressure ratio (Pd/Pa) and fractional flow reserve (FFR) obtained during maximal hyperemia. Background. FFR is an invasive index of the...
ABSTRACT: Objective. To...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/02/2010
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To examine the contemporary acute and long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Background. PCI of acutely thrombosed SVGs carries low success...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To examine the contemporary acute and long-term outcomes after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) of acutely occluded saphenous vein grafts (SVGs). Background. PCI of acutely thrombosed SVGs carries low success...
ABSTRACT: Objectives. To...
06/02/2010
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
