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Volume 24 - Issue 11 - November 2012

Feature

Original Contribution
Sequential Use of Bare-Metal Stents and Drug-Coated Balloons to Treat Coronary Artery Stenosis
11/01/2012
Florim Cuculi, MD; Mabelle Young, MD; Remo Beeler, MD; Paul Erne, MD, FESC
Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are increasingly used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The sequential use of DCB and bare-metal stent (BMS) represents a novel approach and results of pilot studies have been...
Abstract: Introduction. Drug-coated balloons (DCBs) are increasingly used in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The sequential use of DCB and bare-metal stent (BMS) represents a novel approach and results of pilot studies have been...
Abstract: Introduction....
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Serial Evaluation of Vascular Response After Implantation of a New Sirolimus-Eluting Stent with Bioabsorbable Polymer (MISTENT): An Optical Coherence Tomography and Histopathological Study
11/01/2012
Anna-Maria Spognardi; James R.L. Stanley, MS, DVM; Hirosada Yamamoto, MD; Emile Mehanna, MD; Wei Wang, MS; Hiram G. Bezerra, MD, PhD; Wenda C. Carlyle, PhD; Marco A. Costa, MD, PhD; James B. McClain, PhD; Guilherme F. Attizzani, MD; Daniel Chamié, MD, PhD; Yusuke Fujino, MD
Abstract: Background. Novel vascular scaffolds aim at equipoise between safety and efficacy. Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows in-vivo serial assessment of stent-vessel interactions with high resolution and frequent...
Abstract: Background. Novel vascular scaffolds aim at equipoise between safety and efficacy. Intravascular optical coherence tomography (OCT) allows in-vivo serial assessment of stent-vessel interactions with high resolution and frequent...
Abstract: Background. Novel...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Serial Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Observation of Strut Coverage on Drug-Eluting Stent Crossing Side-Branch Vessels
11/01/2012
Byeong-Keuk Kim, MD, PhD; Jung-Sun Kim, MD; Dong-Ho Shin, MD; Young-Guk Ko, MD; Seung-Yul Lee, MD; Donghoon Choi, MD, PhD; Yangsoo Jang, MD, PhD; Myeong-Ki Hong, MD
Abstract: Background. Serial changes in strut coverage of drug-eluting stents (DESs), which are placed across side-branch vessels, remain unclear. Methods. The changes in strut coverage of DESs crossing side-branch vessels (size ≥2.0 mm) were...
Abstract: Background. Serial changes in strut coverage of drug-eluting stents (DESs), which are placed across side-branch vessels, remain unclear. Methods. The changes in strut coverage of DESs crossing side-branch vessels (size ≥2.0 mm) were...
Abstract: Background. Serial...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Repeat Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation for In-Stent Restenosis: First- or Second-Generation Stent
11/01/2012
Kennosuke Yamashita, MD; Tadayuki Yakushiji, MD; Seitarou Ebara, MD; Toshitaka Okabe, MD; Myong Hwa Yamamoto, MD; Masahiko Ochiai, MD, PhD; Shigeo Saito, MD; Koichi Hoshimoto, MD; Naoei Isomura, MD; Hiroshi Araki, MD, PhD; Chiaki Obara, MD, PhD
Abstract: Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of a second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after first-generation DES implantation. Background. The everolimus-eluting stent is a second-generation...
Abstract: Objective. To investigate the efficacy and safety of a second-generation drug-eluting stent (DES) for in-stent restenosis (ISR) after first-generation DES implantation. Background. The everolimus-eluting stent is a second-generation...
Abstract: Objective. To...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Percutaneous Closure of Medium and Large PDAs Using Amplatzer Duct Occluder (ADO) I and II in Infants: Safety and Efficacy
11/01/2012
Rasha I. Ammar, MD; Ranya A. Hegazy, MD
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11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Intra-Aortic Counterpulsation for Hemodynamic Support in Patients With Acute Ischemic Versus Non-Ischemic Heart Failure
11/01/2012
Wilma Rademacher, MD; Daniel Kretzschmar, MD; Hans-Rainer Figulla, MD; Markus Ferrari, MD; Björn Goebel, MD; Alexander Lauten, MD; Philipp Lauten, MD
Abstract: Background. Intra-aortic counterpulsation (IABP) is frequently applied to provide hemodynamic support in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS) of ischemic and non-ischemic cause. However, clinical data comparing outcomes...
Abstract: Background. Intra-aortic counterpulsation (IABP) is frequently applied to provide hemodynamic support in patients with refractory cardiogenic shock (CS) of ischemic and non-ischemic cause. However, clinical data comparing outcomes...
Abstract: Background....
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Comparison of Surgical Pericardial Drainage With Percutaneous Catheter Drainage for Pericardial Effusion
11/01/2012
A. Garvey Rene, MD; George D. Dangas, MD, PhD; Adam J. Saltzman, MD; Yehuda E. Paz, MD; Phillip Green, MD; Ahmed Hassanin, MD; Michael G. Argenziano, MD; Leroy Rabbani, MD
Abstract: Objective. We sought to investigate the outcomes for different treatments of pericardial effusions. Background. The optimal initial management for symptomatic pericardial effusions remains controversial. Methods. We performed a...
Abstract: Objective. We sought to investigate the outcomes for different treatments of pericardial effusions. Background. The optimal initial management for symptomatic pericardial effusions remains controversial. Methods. We performed a...
Abstract: Objective. We sought...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
The Accuracy of Three-Dimensional Echocardiography With Multiplanar Reformatting in the Assessment of the Aortic Valve Annulus Prior to Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in Congenital Heart Disease
11/01/2012
David Black, MBBCh; Zek Lim, MD; Anthony Salmon, MD; Gruschen Veltdman, MD; Joseph J. Vettukattil, MD, MBBS, DNB, FRCPCH, FRCP; Zaheer Ahmad, MD, MBBS, MRCPCh
Abstract: Objective. To review the use of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) with multiplanar reformatting (MPR) in children with congenital aortic stensosis undergoing percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty to assess its accuracy in...
Abstract: Objective. To review the use of three-dimensional echocardiography (3DE) with multiplanar reformatting (MPR) in children with congenital aortic stensosis undergoing percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty to assess its accuracy in...
Abstract: Objective. To review...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Radial Access Technique
Learning Curve in Transradial Cardiac Catheterization: Procedure-Related Parameters Stratified by Operators’ Transradial Volume
11/01/2012
Mark D. Glazer, MD; Joseph G. Salloum, MD; John H. Cleator, MD, PhD; Robert L. Huang, MD, MPH; David X. Zhao, MD; Ehab S. Kasasbeh, MD; Babar Parvez, MD; Michele Marie Hasselblad, MSN, RN
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether radial artery access is associated with a reduction in fluoroscopy time, procedure time, and other procedural variables over a 27-month period during which the radial artery approach was incorporated...
Abstract: Objectives. To determine whether radial artery access is associated with a reduction in fluoroscopy time, procedure time, and other procedural variables over a 27-month period during which the radial artery approach was incorporated...
Abstract: Objectives. To...
11/01/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
Prone Position Coronary Angiography Due to Intractable Back Pain: Another Merit of Transradial Approach Compared to Transfemoral Approach
10/31/2012
Ji-Hyuck Rhee, MD; Sung-Woo Kwon, MD; Jung-Joon Cha, MD
Abstract: We report a case of prone position coronary angiography due to intractable back pain via left transradial approach. When a patient cannot lie down in a supine position, prone position coronary angiography can be performed...
Abstract: We report a case of prone position coronary angiography due to intractable back pain via left transradial approach. When a patient cannot lie down in a supine position, prone position coronary angiography can be performed...
Abstract: We report a case of...
10/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

Mitral Valve Intervention
Edwards SAPIEN M3 Receives CE Mark, Becoming World’s First Transfemoral Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
04/14/2025
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve...
04/14/2025
Cath Lab Digest
quantitative flow ratio
Medis QFR 3.0 Launches in the U.S.
04/07/2025
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical Enrolls First Patient in FORWARD CAD Pivotal Study of Novel Forward Intravascular Lithotripsy Platform
04/07/2025
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
thrombectomy
Seven New Data Sets Demonstrate Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) Technology Is Safe, Fast and Effective, Improves Patient Outcomes, and Delivers Healthcare Resource Benefits
04/07/2025
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Intravascular Imaging
ECLIPSE Trial: Intravascular Imaging Can Improve Outcomes for Complex Stenting Procedures in Patients with High-Risk Calcified CAD
03/31/2025
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that use of intravascular imaging (IVI) to guide coronary stenting in severely calcified lesions prevents death, stent thrombosis, and unplanned repeat procedures in this high-risk patient population,” says first...
“The ECLIPSE trial shows that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Aortic Stenosis
New Data Confirm Rapid, Unpredictable Progression of Severe Aortic Stenosis and Need for Urgent Referral and Evaluation of Patients
03/31/2025
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the EARLY TAVR Trial were presented at ACC.25 in Chicago, addressing the critical needs of patients with structural heart disease.
New data from DETECT AS and the...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
CAD in Women
New Intermountain Health Study Finds Gap Between Heart Disease Outcomes in Men and Women Has Narrowed Over Past 20 Years  
03/31/2025
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older with more comorbidities (like high blood pressure, diabetes, and history of stroke and heart failure), have more stable chest pain, and experience less severe chest pain or heart attack when they came into the...
Women studied tended to be older...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
AI
HeartFocus Clinical Trial Proves AI Can Empower Novices to Deliver Diagnostic-Quality Cardiac Ultrasounds
03/31/2025
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of exams conducted by novices using HeartFocus met the diagnostic standards for all primary endpoints, with a strong correlation to expert-acquired scans across qualitative and quantitative assessments.
Results showed that 100% of...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
CONFIRM2 Registry: Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Results Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Cleerly's AI-QCT for Women’s Cardiovascular Risk at ACC.25
03/31/2025
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that AI-QCT features of coronary artery disease (CAD), as detected by Cleerly’s AI-QCT, can identify women at high risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and improves risk stratification - a population...
The findings demonstrate that...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Statins
CorCal Outcomes Study: Who Needs a Statin? Intermountain Study Compares Prescribing Recommendations Based on Traditional Risk Factors vs. Coronary Artery Calcium Scoring
03/31/2025
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal Outcomes, a large, randomized clinical trial at Intermountain Health that is comparing the PCE versus CAC score guidance to initiate a statin prescription for patients for primary prevention of coronary heart...
The research is part of CorCal...
03/31/2025
Cath Lab Digest

Mitral Valve Intervention
Edwards SAPIEN M3 Receives CE Mark, Becoming World’s First Transfemoral Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement System
04/14/2025
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve replacement system received CE Mark for the transcatheter treatment of patients with symptomatic (moderate-to-severe or severe) mitral regurgitation (MR) who are deemed unsuitable for surgery or transcatheter...
The SAPIEN M3 mitral valve...
04/14/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Murai Figure
Clinical Videos
Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis
04/09/2025
Video Supplement to "Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
04/09/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Intravascular Lithotripsy for In-Stent Calcified Neoatherosclerosis
04/09/2025
Keima Wayama, MD; Kota Murai, MD, PhD; Teruo Noguchi, MD, PhD
An 80-year-old man with a history of acute inferior myocardial infarction was admitted to our hospital. He had undergone bare-metal stent (3.5/28 mm) implantation in the mid-right coronary artery 22 years prior.
An 80-year-old man with a history of acute inferior myocardial infarction was admitted to our hospital. He had undergone bare-metal stent (3.5/28 mm) implantation in the mid-right coronary artery 22 years prior.
An 80-year-old man with a...
04/09/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
quantitative flow ratio
Medis QFR 3.0 Launches in the U.S.
04/07/2025
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and wire-free software solution that assesses angiography-derived coronary physiology in patients with ischemic CAD. Medis QFR® is a wire-free technique that estimates FFR values using computational fluid dynamics...
Medis QFR® is a safe(1) and...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Agstam Figure
Clinical Videos
Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium
04/07/2025
Video Supplement to "Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to "Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium" (Clinical Image).
Video Supplement to...
04/07/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Tenecteplase-Assisted Transapical Drainage of Tuberculous Pyopericardium
04/07/2025
Venkatakrishnan Ramakumar, MD, DM; Durlabhesh Rawat, MD, DM; Sourabh Agstam, MD, DM
A 35-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and a CD4 count of 61 cells per mm3 (normal range: 500-1200 cells/mm3) presented with worsening shortness of breath and orthopnoea over the...
A 35-year-old man with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) and a CD4 count of 61 cells per mm3 (normal range: 500-1200 cells/mm3) presented with worsening shortness of breath and orthopnoea over the...
A 35-year-old man with human...
04/07/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Intravascular Lithotripsy
Shockwave Medical Enrolls First Patient in FORWARD CAD Pivotal Study of Novel Forward Intravascular Lithotripsy Platform
04/07/2025
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will assess the safety and effectiveness of the Shockwave Javelin Coronary IVL Catheter for the treatment of calcified, difficult-to-cross stenotic de novo coronary artery lesions prior to stenting.
Investigators in the study will...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
thrombectomy
Seven New Data Sets Demonstrate Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy (CAVT) Technology Is Safe, Fast and Effective, Improves Patient Outcomes, and Delivers Healthcare Resource Benefits
04/07/2025
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven significant computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) data presentations during the 2025 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Scientific Meeting. The data showed that CAVT as a frontline therapy...
Penumbra, Inc, announced seven...
04/07/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Rotational Atherectomy for Calcified Coronary Lesions in Severe Aortic Stenosis Before Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
04/04/2025
Sultan Alotaibi, MD, MSc; Abdelhakim Allali, MD; Hajo Heyer, MD; Nader Mankerious, MD; Martin Landt, MD; Mohamed Abdel-Wahab, MD; Volker Geist, MD; Ralph Tölg, MD; Mohamed Samy, MD; Gert Richardt, MD; Karim Elbasha, MD
The authors aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes following rotational atherectomy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) before transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs patients without AS.
The authors aimed to compare in-hospital outcomes following rotational atherectomy in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) before transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs patients without AS.
The authors aimed to compare...
04/04/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Can IodixAnol ReducE the Incidence of Adverse Renal or Cardiac Events in Chronic Total Occlusion Interventions (CARE-CTO): A Substudy of the PROGRESS-CTO Registry
04/02/2025
Dimitrios Strepkos, MD; Athanasios Rempakos, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; Deniz Mutlu, MD; Pedro E.P. Carvalho, MD; Ozgur Selim Ser, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Mir Babar Basir, DO; Dmitrii Khelimskii, MD; Oleg Krestyaninov, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Laura D. Young, MD; Omer Goktekin, MD; Paul Poommipanit, MD; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD; Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH; Sandeep Jalli, DO; Konstantinos Voudris, MD, PhD; Yader Sandoval, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD
The impact of contrast type in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. The authors sought to evaluate the impact of contrast medium selection on patients undergoing CTO PCI.
The impact of contrast type in chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains controversial. The authors sought to evaluate the impact of contrast medium selection on patients undergoing CTO PCI.
The impact of contrast type in...
04/02/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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