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Volume 25 - Issue 6 - June 2013

06/04/2013
The first case of a successful PCI with stenting to the right coronary artery in an achondroplastic male with acute inferior and right ventricular myocardial infarction is presented.
The first case of a successful PCI with stenting to the right coronary artery in an achondroplastic male with acute inferior and right ventricular myocardial infarction is presented.
The first case of a successful...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/04/2013
Emergency endovascular therapy with an aspiration catheter and ballooning were performed to the popliteal and renal artery, in addition to additional stenting of the supramesenteric artery because of an intramural hematoma.
Emergency endovascular therapy with an aspiration catheter and ballooning were performed to the popliteal and renal artery, in addition to additional stenting of the supramesenteric artery because of an intramural hematoma.
Emergency endovascular therapy...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/04/2013
Septal ablation using radiofrequency energy may be a promising alternative or adjunct to the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Intracardiac echocardiography and electroanatomical CARTO mapping enables exact lesion...
Septal ablation using radiofrequency energy may be a promising alternative or adjunct to the treatment of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Intracardiac echocardiography and electroanatomical CARTO mapping enables exact lesion...
Septal ablation using...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/04/2013
Description of a simple technique to avoid entrainment of air during wire removal when exchanging a catheter over a wire in a variety of clinical scenarios. The method relies on withdrawing the exchanged wire under fluid and therefore...
Description of a simple technique to avoid entrainment of air during wire removal when exchanging a catheter over a wire in a variety of clinical scenarios. The method relies on withdrawing the exchanged wire under fluid and therefore...
Description of a simple...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/04/2013
An inverted Edwards SAPIEN 23mm valve was implanted in a 14 year-old patient with Ebstein's anomaly and immediate drop of right atrial and trans-tricuspid pressures with mild regurgitation, and stable results on short-term follow-up.
An inverted Edwards SAPIEN 23mm valve was implanted in a 14 year-old patient with Ebstein's anomaly and immediate drop of right atrial and trans-tricuspid pressures with mild regurgitation, and stable results on short-term follow-up.
An inverted Edwards SAPIEN 23mm...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/04/2013
Sudden occlusion of the only patent coronary artery is usually a devastating event. We describe a case of a successful percutaneous recanalization of a single coronary artery originating at the right sinus of Valsalva.
Sudden occlusion of the only patent coronary artery is usually a devastating event. We describe a case of a successful percutaneous recanalization of a single coronary artery originating at the right sinus of Valsalva.
Sudden occlusion of the only...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
06/03/2013
Permanent pacemaker requirement is a known complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of Edwards Sapien prosthesis implantation on atrioventricular conduction.
Permanent pacemaker requirement is a known complication after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). The aim of the present study was to analyze the effects of Edwards Sapien prosthesis implantation on atrioventricular conduction.
Permanent pacemaker requirement...
06/03/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
06/04/2013
Despite the presence of complex distal left main lesions, new drug-eluting stents appear promising in the treatment of ULMCA disease in terms of safety and efficacy at 2-year clinical follow-up.
Despite the presence of complex distal left main lesions, new drug-eluting stents appear promising in the treatment of ULMCA disease in terms of safety and efficacy at 2-year clinical follow-up.
Despite the presence of complex...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
06/04/2013
Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair and left atrial appendage closure to diminish the embolic risk in a 79-year-old patient were performed with the aid of transesophageal echocardiography.
Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral valve repair and left atrial appendage closure to diminish the embolic risk in a 79-year-old patient were performed with the aid of transesophageal echocardiography.
Percutaneous edge-to-edge mitral...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
06/04/2013
Recently investigated treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED) are reviewed along with an overview of the anatomy of normal erectile physiology and the pathophysiology of ED.
Recently investigated treatments for erectile dysfunction (ED) are reviewed along with an overview of the anatomy of normal erectile physiology and the pathophysiology of ED.
Recently investigated treatments...
06/04/2013
Journal of Invasive Cardiology