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Volume 24 - Issue 2 - February 2012

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Editor's Message
Editor`s Message
01/31/2012

Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Editor-in-Chief

Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA Edit...
Dear Readers,In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, we are introducing two new special sections. The first new section is dedicated to covering advances in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and the section editor is...
Dear Readers,In this issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, we are introducing two new special sections. The first new section is dedicated to covering advances in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and the section editor is...
Dear Readers,In this issue of...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Application of Optical Coherence Tomography in the Treatment of Coronary Bifurcation Lesions
01/31/2012

Victorio Pidlaoan, MD, Subhash Banerjee, MD, Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD

Victorio Pidlaoan, MD, Subhash Banerj...
ABSTRACT: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality with excellent resolution. We report the application of OCT in 3 coronary bifurcation interventions, in which OCT allowed optimization of the final...
ABSTRACT: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a novel intravascular imaging modality with excellent resolution. We report the application of OCT in 3 coronary bifurcation interventions, in which OCT allowed optimization of the final...
ABSTRACT: Optical coherence...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Usefulness of the Corsair Microcatheter for Treatment of Complex Chronic Total Occlusion
01/31/2012

Yoritaka Otsuka, MD, Keita Nakamura, MD, Taro Saito, MD

Yoritaka Otsuka, MD, Keita Nakamura, ...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is one of the most technically challenging areas of interventional cardiology. When CTO is combined with angulation and tortuosity of the...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for the treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) is one of the most technically challenging areas of interventional cardiology. When CTO is combined with angulation and tortuosity of the...
ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Transcatheter Repair of Fontan Baffle Stenosis and Fenestration in Two Patients Using Cook Zenith Aortic Endografts
01/31/2012

Nitin Madan, MD1, Sharif Ellozy, MD2, Barry Love, MD1

Nitin Madan, MD1, Sharif Ellozy, MD2,...
ABSTRACT: Patients with Fontan baffles for single ventricle may have cyanosis from right-to-left shunt through leaks in the baffle or due to intentionally created fenestrations. Typically this right-to-left shunt may be addressed with...
ABSTRACT: Patients with Fontan baffles for single ventricle may have cyanosis from right-to-left shunt through leaks in the baffle or due to intentionally created fenestrations. Typically this right-to-left shunt may be addressed with...
ABSTRACT: Patients with Fontan...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Novel Use of a GuideLiner Catheter to Visualize Distal LAD After LIMA Anastomosis in Selective Coronary Angiography
01/31/2012

Asif Serajian, DO

Asif Serajian, DO
ABSTRACT: We report a case of GuideLiner catheter use during transradial intervention for selective coronary angiography of the distal left anterior descending artery (LAD), beyond the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) anastomosis. The...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of GuideLiner catheter use during transradial intervention for selective coronary angiography of the distal left anterior descending artery (LAD), beyond the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) anastomosis. The...
ABSTRACT: We report a case of...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Deferring Coronary Stenting for Myocardial Bridging by Fractional Flow Reserve and Optical Coherence Tomography
01/31/2012

Atsushi Mizuno, MD, Yutaro Nishi, MD, Koichiro Niwa, MD

Atsushi Mizuno, MD, Yutaro Nishi, MD,...
ABSTRACT: Deciding how to treat acute myocardial infarction (MI) with myocardial bridge is difficult because stent fracture and early restenosis are frequently reported. We present a 50-year-old female patient with acute MI and myocardial...
ABSTRACT: Deciding how to treat acute myocardial infarction (MI) with myocardial bridge is difficult because stent fracture and early restenosis are frequently reported. We present a 50-year-old female patient with acute MI and myocardial...
ABSTRACT: Deciding how to treat...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Transcatheter Closure of a Large Aortopulmonary Window with Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Beyond Infancy
01/31/2012

Anurakti Srivastava, MD and Anil Sivadasan Radha, MD, DNB

Anurakti Srivastava, MD and Anil Siva...
ABSTRACT: A patient presented with a large aortopulmonary window and significant pulmonary hypertension, and underwent successful closure with muscular ventricular septal occluder (ShenZhen Lifetech Scientific Inc.) without complications in...
ABSTRACT: A patient presented with a large aortopulmonary window and significant pulmonary hypertension, and underwent successful closure with muscular ventricular septal occluder (ShenZhen Lifetech Scientific Inc.) without complications in...
ABSTRACT: A patient presented...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
An Unusual Complication After Coronary Catheterization
01/31/2012

Dominique Grisoli, MD1, Vlad Gariboldi, MD1, Jacques Quilici, MD2

Dominique Grisoli, MD1, Vlad Garibold...
ABSTRACT: Valvular complications after coronary catheterization are extremely rare and are seldom reported in the literature. We report a patient who experienced acute traumatic aortic regurgitation after repeated coronary transcatheter...
ABSTRACT: Valvular complications after coronary catheterization are extremely rare and are seldom reported in the literature. We report a patient who experienced acute traumatic aortic regurgitation after repeated coronary transcatheter...
ABSTRACT: Valvular complications...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Successful Use of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor, Heparin, and IABP During PCI in a Post-Neurosurgical Patient with STEMI and Cardiogenic Shock Due to Very Late Bare-Metal Stent Thrombosis
01/30/2012

Nuri I. Akkus, MD1, Saurabh Rajpal, MBBS, MD2, Sujata Agnani, MD1

Nuri I. Akkus, MD1, Saurabh Rajpal, M...
Abstract: Stent thrombosis is not unusual in a post-operative setting. Use of heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, and glycoprotein (GP)  IIb/IIIa inhibitors in this setting needs to be balanced because of the increased risk of perioperative...
Abstract: Stent thrombosis is not unusual in a post-operative setting. Use of heparin, aspirin, clopidogrel, and glycoprotein (GP)  IIb/IIIa inhibitors in this setting needs to be balanced because of the increased risk of perioperative...
Abstract: Stent thrombosis is...
01/30/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Coronary Imaging and Intervention During Cardiovascular Collapse: Use of the LUCAS Mechanical CPR Device in the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory
01/31/2012

Nazanin Azadi, MD1, James T. Niemann, MD2, Joseph L. Thomas, MD1

Nazanin Azadi, MD1, James T. Niemann,...
Abstract: The management of cardiac arrest during coronary angiography and intervention presents substantial challenges. Patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or following resuscitation from cardiac arrest are at...
Abstract: The management of cardiac arrest during coronary angiography and intervention presents substantial challenges. Patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or following resuscitation from cardiac arrest are at...
Abstract: The management of...
01/31/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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