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Volume 25 - Issue 10 - October, 2013

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Editor's Message
Beyond the Heart: The Evolution of Peripheral Vascular Intervention
10/04/2013

Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA

Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA ...
Invasive Cardiologists have advanced the development of catheter-based techniques and interventional technology since the beginning of coronary angioplasty.
Invasive Cardiologists have advanced the development of catheter-based techniques and interventional technology since the beginning of coronary angioplasty.
Invasive Cardiologists have...
10/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radial Access Technique
Prospective Comparison of Palpation Versus Ultrasound-Guided Radial Access for Cardiac Catheterization
09/27/2013

Lynn Zaremski1,2, Ramon Quesada, MD1, Margaret Kovacs, EdD, ARNP-BC1, Melanie Schernthaner, MD3, Heiko Uthoff, MD3,4

Lynn Zaremski1,2, Ramon Quesada, MD1,...
Prospective data comparing ultrasound- versus palpation-guided radial catheterization are largely lacking. This study of 183 patients indicates that ultrasound-guided radial access seems to provide no substantial additional benefit over...
Prospective data comparing ultrasound- versus palpation-guided radial catheterization are largely lacking. This study of 183 patients indicates that ultrasound-guided radial access seems to provide no substantial additional benefit over...
Prospective data comparing...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Combined Use of Invatec Mo.Ma Proximal Protection Device and Solitaire AB Retrievable Stent for Tandem Occlusions in a Patient With Acute Ischemic Stroke
09/27/2013

Abdurrahman Tasal, MD1, Talip Asil, Prof2, Omer Goktekin, Prof1

Abdurrahman Tasal, MD1, Talip Asil, P...
We report the successful treatment of an acute ischemic stroke with tandem cervical internal carotid artery and middle cerebral artery occlusions. The combination of proximal embolic protection device and retrievable Solitaire stent could be...
We report the successful treatment of an acute ischemic stroke with tandem cervical internal carotid artery and middle cerebral artery occlusions. The combination of proximal embolic protection device and retrievable Solitaire stent could be...
We report the successful...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
A Case of Contrast-Induced Pancreatitis Following Cardiac Catheterization
09/27/2013

Rony Gorges, MD, Wael Ghalayini, MD, Marcel Zughaib, MD

Rony Gorges, MD, Wael Ghalayini, MD, ...
Radiographic contrast agents (RCAs) are known to cause acute kidney injury. RCAs are also postulated to induce pancreatitis in experimental animal models. We present a patient with acute pancreatitis immediately following coronary angiography.
Radiographic contrast agents (RCAs) are known to cause acute kidney injury. RCAs are also postulated to induce pancreatitis in experimental animal models. We present a patient with acute pancreatitis immediately following coronary angiography.
Radiographic contrast agents...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Radi PressureWire Rupture and Embolization to the Right Common Carotid Artery After Crossing a Bjork-Shiley Mechanical Aortic Valve
09/27/2013

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD1 and Mehmet Cilingiroglu, MD2

Konstantinos Marmagkiolis, MD1 and Me...
We report the first case report of pressure guidewire entrapment through a single tilting disk valve (Bjork-Shiley), which resulted in hemodynamic collapse, rupture, and embolization of the pressure wire tip to the right common carotid artery...
We report the first case report of pressure guidewire entrapment through a single tilting disk valve (Bjork-Shiley), which resulted in hemodynamic collapse, rupture, and embolization of the pressure wire tip to the right common carotid artery...
We report the first case report...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Double-V Side-Branch Stenting Followed by Main Trunk Stenting in Type-A3 Trifurcation Coronary Artery Disease Using a Dual-Catheter Technique — The Triple-Tine Fork Technique
09/27/2013

Abdallah Fandi Yousef Omeish, MD

Abdallah Fandi Yousef Omeish, MD ...
Double-modified V-stenting of the side branches followed by MT skirt, using a dual-catheter technique, is a feasible option in type-A3 trifurcation disease. It offers several advantages when compared with double-crush/mini-crush,...
Double-modified V-stenting of the side branches followed by MT skirt, using a dual-catheter technique, is a feasible option in type-A3 trifurcation disease. It offers several advantages when compared with double-crush/mini-crush,...
Double-modified V-stenting of...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Risk of Cerebral Embolism After Interventional Closure of Symptomatic Patent Foramen Ovale or Atrial Septal Defect: A Diffusion-Weighted MRI and Neuron-Specific Enolase-Based Study
09/27/2013

Hande Oktay Tureli, MD1, Ismail Ungan, MD1, Derya Tureli, MD2, Bulent Demir, MD1, Osman Pirhan, MD1, Halil Ibrahim Bayrak, MD1, Ilker Murat Caglar, MD1, Osman Karakaya, MD1, Ercan Inci, MD3

Hande Oktay Tureli, MD1, Ismail Ungan...
This single-center prospective study investigates the silent and clinically apparent cerebral embolic events after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) using new-generation closure devices. Plasma...
This single-center prospective study investigates the silent and clinically apparent cerebral embolic events after transcatheter closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) and patent foramen ovale (PFO) using new-generation closure devices. Plasma...
This single-center prospective...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Vascular Disease
Transradial Access for Peripheral and Cerebrovascular Interventions
09/27/2013

Roberto Lorenzoni, MD1 and Marco Roffi, MD2

Roberto Lorenzoni, MD1 and Marco Roff...
An overview of the indications, equipment, techniques, results, and complications of transradial access (TRA) in peripheral as well as in cerebrovascular interventions.
An overview of the indications, equipment, techniques, results, and complications of transradial access (TRA) in peripheral as well as in cerebrovascular interventions.
An overview of the indications,...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Cardiac Tamponade Complicating Coronary Perforation During Angioplasty: Short-Term Outcomes and Long-Term Survival
09/27/2013

Ioannis Stathopoulos, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Kossidas, MD, Georgia Panagopoulos, PhD, Kirk Garratt, MD, MSc

Ioannis Stathopoulos, MD, PhD, Konsta...
Tamponade in the setting of coronary perforation increases risk of death by >3-fold. This study shows that PCI of complex lesions with an expected increased risk of perforation should be undertaken cautiously among patients with...
Tamponade in the setting of coronary perforation increases risk of death by >3-fold. This study shows that PCI of complex lesions with an expected increased risk of perforation should be undertaken cautiously among patients with...
Tamponade in the setting of...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Transapical Closure of Mitral Paravalvular Leaks With Use of Amplatzer Vascular Plug III
09/27/2013

Grzegorz Smolka, MD1, Piotr Pysz, MD2, Marek Jasinski, MD, PhD3, Radosław Gocoł, MD3, Wojciech Domaradzki, MD4, Damian Hudziak, MD3, Marek Deja, MD, PhD3, Andrzej Ochała, MD, PhD1, Zbigniew Gasior, MD, PhD2

Grzegorz Smolka, MD1, Piotr Pysz, MD2...
Paravalvular leak (PVL) may complicate cardiac valve replacement surgery. Even though transcatheter PVL closure has become a valid alternative to reoperation, anatomical conditions may prove technically challenging for transvascular access;...
Paravalvular leak (PVL) may complicate cardiac valve replacement surgery. Even though transcatheter PVL closure has become a valid alternative to reoperation, anatomical conditions may prove technically challenging for transvascular access;...
Paravalvular leak (PVL) may...
09/27/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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