Volume 23 - Issue 7 - July 2011
Feature
Rapid Communication
06/29/2011
ABSTRACT: This report describes a case of an acute anterior myocardial infarction secondary to subacute stent thrombosis of a drug-eluting stent within the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 5 days after...
ABSTRACT: This report describes a case of an acute anterior myocardial infarction secondary to subacute stent thrombosis of a drug-eluting stent within the proximal segment of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) 5 days after...
ABSTRACT: This report describes...
06/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/29/2011
ABSTRACT: The distal balloon anchoring technique involves inflation of a balloon distal to or at a target lesion to facilitate equipment delivery. We report various applications of this technique to facilitate complex coronary and peripheral...
ABSTRACT: The distal balloon anchoring technique involves inflation of a balloon distal to or at a target lesion to facilitate equipment delivery. We report various applications of this technique to facilitate complex coronary and peripheral...
ABSTRACT: The distal balloon...
06/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/28/2011
ABSTRACT: The peri-operative risk for patients with coronary drug-eluting stents (DES) who subsequently have non-cardiac surgery (NCS) is unclear. We performed this retrospective study of all patients in our institution who had coronary...
ABSTRACT: The peri-operative risk for patients with coronary drug-eluting stents (DES) who subsequently have non-cardiac surgery (NCS) is unclear. We performed this retrospective study of all patients in our institution who had coronary...
ABSTRACT: The peri-operative...
06/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Objective. The purpose of this study was to obtain new details of three-dimensional left ventricular wall motion related to ventricular remodeling in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Methods....
ABSTRACT: Objective. The purpose of this study was to obtain new details of three-dimensional left ventricular wall motion related to ventricular remodeling in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Methods....
ABSTRACT: Objective. The purpose...
06/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. Balloon angioplasty and stenting of infra-inguinal lesions is limited by poor long-term patency rates. Atherectomy decreases plaque burden and provides an alternative means of revascularizing patients with peripheral...
ABSTRACT: Background. Balloon angioplasty and stenting of infra-inguinal lesions is limited by poor long-term patency rates. Atherectomy decreases plaque burden and provides an alternative means of revascularizing patients with peripheral...
ABSTRACT: Background. Balloon...
06/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
06/28/2011
ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...
ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...
ABSTRACT: Background. The...
06/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Tips and Techniques
06/29/2011
ABSTRACT: Presence of allergy to iodinated contrast may prevent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to be performed. We present a 76-year-old male with a history of allergic reaction to iodinated contrast who successfully underwent...
ABSTRACT: Presence of allergy to iodinated contrast may prevent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to be performed. We present a 76-year-old male with a history of allergic reaction to iodinated contrast who successfully underwent...
ABSTRACT: Presence of allergy to...
06/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
06/29/2011
The evolution of percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions in terms of device profile, deliverability, and flexibility, and their proven long-term safety and benefit have extended their reach to more and more complex coronary and...
The evolution of percutaneous coronary and peripheral interventions in terms of device profile, deliverability, and flexibility, and their proven long-term safety and benefit have extended their reach to more and more complex coronary and...
The evolution of percutaneous...
06/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/29/2011
In this issue of the Journal, Bolad et al return the readers to a vital topic of optimal management for patients requiring non-cardiac surgery after treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 Even though the subject has been...
In this issue of the Journal, Bolad et al return the readers to a vital topic of optimal management for patients requiring non-cardiac surgery after treatment with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1 Even though the subject has been...
In this issue of the Journal,...
06/29/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
06/28/2011
Percutaneous atherectomy has an evolving history with respect to peripheral arterial disease treatment. Although conceptually the idea of reducing plaque volume, and not merely “cracking” a plaque with angioplasty, makes sense, initial...
Percutaneous atherectomy has an evolving history with respect to peripheral arterial disease treatment. Although conceptually the idea of reducing plaque volume, and not merely “cracking” a plaque with angioplasty, makes sense, initial...
Percutaneous atherectomy has an...
06/28/2011
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
