Volume 23 - Issue 4 - April, 2011
Feature
Clinical Images
03/29/2011
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) can produce high-resolution images (10–20 µm) of the coronary vessel wall and is being increasingly used to provide insight into coronary pathology and neointima...
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging with optical coherence tomography (OCT) can produce high-resolution images (10–20 µm) of the coronary vessel wall and is being increasingly used to provide insight into coronary pathology and neointima...
ABSTRACT: Intravascular imaging...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
03/29/2011
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of adverse outcomes among high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a diminished capacity to tolerate the hemodynamic and ischemic insults that can occur during the procedure. A...
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of adverse outcomes among high-risk patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may be a diminished capacity to tolerate the hemodynamic and ischemic insults that can occur during the procedure. A...
ABSTRACT: A primary cause of...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
03/29/2011
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, significant developments have been made in the treatment of structural heart disease. Some of these techniques require placement of large arterial sheaths for device delivery. Optimal vascular access is...
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, significant developments have been made in the treatment of structural heart disease. Some of these techniques require placement of large arterial sheaths for device delivery. Optimal vascular access is...
ABSTRACT: Over the last decade,...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/29/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. The Angio-Seal Evolution (ASE) is a novel vascular closure device (VCD) engineered to reduce the individual skills needed for deployment. A clinical comparison of ASE with manual femoral compression (MC) has never been...
ABSTRACT: Background. The Angio-Seal Evolution (ASE) is a novel vascular closure device (VCD) engineered to reduce the individual skills needed for deployment. A clinical comparison of ASE with manual femoral compression (MC) has never been...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), refractory cardiogenic shock and in-lab cardiac arrest are all associated with significant mortality. Percutaneous left ventricular assist devices (pLVAD) and CPS...
ABSTRACT: Background. High-risk...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily calcified lesions, rotational atherectomy (RA) improves procedural success and facilitates stent deployment. Reports on RA in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era are limited. The objective of this study was to...
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily calcified lesions, rotational atherectomy (RA) improves procedural success and facilitates stent deployment. Reports on RA in the drug-eluting stent (DES) era are limited. The objective of this study was to...
ABSTRACT: Background. In heavily...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/25/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial studying the effects of adding the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban to conventional treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective...
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial studying the effects of adding the glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor tirofiban to conventional treatment with aspirin and clopidogrel in patients undergoing elective...
ABSTRACT: Background. TOPSTAR...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
03/29/2011
The demand for vascular access closure devices (VCD) has grown in conjunction with the rapid expansion of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). As the vast majority of invasive cardiovascular procedures are performed using femoral...
The demand for vascular access closure devices (VCD) has grown in conjunction with the rapid expansion of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). As the vast majority of invasive cardiovascular procedures are performed using femoral...
The demand for vascular access...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/29/2011
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Dr. Bagai et al1 from Vanderbilt have presented their single-center experience with percutaneous life support in a highly heterogeneous and clinically at-risk population. They describe...
In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Dr. Bagai et al1 from Vanderbilt have presented their single-center experience with percutaneous life support in a highly heterogeneous and clinically at-risk population. They describe...
In this issue of the Journal of...
03/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
03/25/2011
Available for over 20 years, rotational atherectomy continues to maintain a critical role in our armamentarium. Since it was first described, there were three major phases in its use: the pre-stent stage, the bare-metal stent stage and the...
Available for over 20 years, rotational atherectomy continues to maintain a critical role in our armamentarium. Since it was first described, there were three major phases in its use: the pre-stent stage, the bare-metal stent stage and the...
Available for over 20 years,...
03/25/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
