Volume 23 - Issue 2 - February, 2011
Feature
Clinical Images
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: We present a rare case of a tortuous aorta in a patient with kyphoscoliosis and the advantages of using radial angiography in this case.
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2011;23:E36
Key words: tortuous aorta, kyphoscoliosis
ABSTRACT: We present a rare case of a tortuous aorta in a patient with kyphoscoliosis and the advantages of using radial angiography in this case.
J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2011;23:E36
Key words: tortuous aorta, kyphoscoliosis
ABSTRACT: We present a rare case...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or the postpartum period is rare. We report a case of a 40-year-old postpartum woman who developed ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to severe diffuse coronary vasospasm. To our...
ABSTRACT: Acute myocardial infarction during pregnancy or the postpartum period is rare. We report a case of a 40-year-old postpartum woman who developed ST-elevation myocardial infarction due to severe diffuse coronary vasospasm. To our...
ABSTRACT: Acute myocardial...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: High-risk cardiac patients, especially those with severe coronary artery disease, are prone to ischemic, arrhythmic and heart failure complications during urgent or emergent noncardiac surgery. The American and European guidelines...
ABSTRACT: High-risk cardiac patients, especially those with severe coronary artery disease, are prone to ischemic, arrhythmic and heart failure complications during urgent or emergent noncardiac surgery. The American and European guidelines...
ABSTRACT: High-risk cardiac...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a gentleman who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of sudden cardiac death treated initially with cardioversion. Immediate coronary angiography revealed a 7 mm aneurysm in the proximal left...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of a gentleman who presented to our hospital with recurrent episodes of sudden cardiac death treated initially with cardioversion. Immediate coronary angiography revealed a 7 mm aneurysm in the proximal left...
ABSTRACT: We present the case of...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks (PVL) are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve surgery. Effective non-surgical repair techniques are being developed using several off-label transcatheter occlusive devices given that there is no...
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks (PVL) are a well-known complication after prosthetic valve surgery. Effective non-surgical repair techniques are being developed using several off-label transcatheter occlusive devices given that there is no...
ABSTRACT: Paravalvular leaks...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Although drug-eluting stent (DES) thrombosis is a recognized complication of coronary intervention, recurrent late stent thrombosis is rarely reported. Clopidogrel resistance or low-responsiveness may be associated with recurrent...
ABSTRACT: Although drug-eluting stent (DES) thrombosis is a recognized complication of coronary intervention, recurrent late stent thrombosis is rarely reported. Clopidogrel resistance or low-responsiveness may be associated with recurrent...
ABSTRACT: Although drug-eluting...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old man was transferred to our emergency department because of acute inferior myocardial infarction. However, ST-segment elevation resolved after intravenous nitrate administration on admission and coronary angiography...
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old man was transferred to our emergency department because of acute inferior myocardial infarction. However, ST-segment elevation resolved after intravenous nitrate administration on admission and coronary angiography...
ABSTRACT: A 54-year-old man was...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Small randomized trials in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction have shown that aspiration thrombectomy improves angiographic outcomes and may improve clinical outcomes. However, there remains a lack of reports on...
ABSTRACT: Small randomized trials in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction have shown that aspiration thrombectomy improves angiographic outcomes and may improve clinical outcomes. However, there remains a lack of reports on...
ABSTRACT: Small randomized...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
01/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a well-known complication after exposure to heparin products. Profound thrombocytopenia has also been reported with the use of abciximab, a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist, which...
ABSTRACT: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a well-known complication after exposure to heparin products. Profound thrombocytopenia has also been reported with the use of abciximab, a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor antagonist, which...
ABSTRACT: Heparin-induced...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Department
Letters to the Editor
01/28/2011
To the Editor:
Despite advancements in stent technology, procedural success in complex lesion morphologies is often dependent upon pre-stent lesion preparation. Lesion subtypes such as bifurcation, thrombotic, chronic total occlusion, and...
To the Editor:
Despite advancements in stent technology, procedural success in complex lesion morphologies is often dependent upon pre-stent lesion preparation. Lesion subtypes such as bifurcation, thrombotic, chronic total occlusion, and...
To the Editor:
Despite...
01/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology