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Volume 26 - Issue 9 - September 2014

09/08/2014
Soundos K. Moualla, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Richard R. Heuser, MD, FACC, FACP, FESC, FSCAI; Sohail Khan, MD, FACC, FSCAI
A patient is presented with symptomatic right coronary artery (RCA) CTO who failed maximal medical therapy as well as multiple antegrade PCI attempts. Successful RCA CTO intervention was finally achieved using a novel over-the-wire balloon...
A patient is presented with symptomatic right coronary artery (RCA) CTO who failed maximal medical therapy as well as multiple antegrade PCI attempts. Successful RCA CTO intervention was finally achieved using a novel over-the-wire balloon...
A patient is presented with...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/08/2014
Tsuyoshi Kaneko, MD; Jane W. Newburger, MD, MPH; Jane A. Leopold, MD
We present a case of a patient with an acute coronary syndrome who had the exceptionally rare finding of multivessel giant coronary artery aneurysms (>8 mm) involving the left main and ostial right coronary arteries with concomitant...
We present a case of a patient with an acute coronary syndrome who had the exceptionally rare finding of multivessel giant coronary artery aneurysms (>8 mm) involving the left main and ostial right coronary arteries with concomitant...
We present a case of a patient...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/08/2014
Anna P. Kotsia, MD, PhD; Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI
Epicardial collateral perforation is a serious complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. We describe two cases of epicardial collateral perforation that were successfully sealed with local thrombin...
Epicardial collateral perforation is a serious complication of retrograde chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention. We describe two cases of epicardial collateral perforation that were successfully sealed with local thrombin...
Epicardial collateral...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
09/08/2014
Raúl Moreno-Gómez, MD, PhD; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD; Joel Hernandez, MD
A case is presented that shows rotational atherectomy can be a useful tool in a compromising situation, such as severely underexpanded implanted stents.
A case is presented that shows rotational atherectomy can be a useful tool in a compromising situation, such as severely underexpanded implanted stents.
A case is presented that shows...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
09/08/2014
Renu Virmani, MD, PhD; Kazuyuki Yahagi, MD; Michael Joner, MD
A thoughtful commentary on the evolution of stent technology and resulting complications, as pertaining to this month’s article by Kaliyadan, et al.
A thoughtful commentary on the evolution of stent technology and resulting complications, as pertaining to this month’s article by Kaliyadan, et al.
A thoughtful commentary on the...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Original Contribution
09/08/2014
Rohan V. Menon, BS , MD; Harold Carlson, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Santiago Garcia, MD; David E. Kandzari, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Anna P. Kotsia, MD, PhD; Georgios Christopoulos, MD; Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD; J. Aaron Grantham, MD; Nicholas J. Lembo, MD; Craig A. Thompson, MD, MMSc; Vishal G. Patel, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; William L. Lombardi, MD
Advancements in equipment and the flexibility to switch between multiple technical approaches in a single procedure have dramatically increased the success of CTO-PCI. This study compares contemporary procedural outcomes of hybrid CTO-PCI...
Advancements in equipment and the flexibility to switch between multiple technical approaches in a single procedure have dramatically increased the success of CTO-PCI. This study compares contemporary procedural outcomes of hybrid CTO-PCI...
Advancements in equipment and...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
09/08/2014
Mukesh Gopalakrishnan, MD; Federico Silva-Palacios, MD; Pongpeera Taytawat, MD; Rojina Pant, MD; Lloyd W. Klein, MD
This review evaluates the known mediators of local and systemic inflammation implicated in the atherothrombotic process and considers which may be valuable to the clinician now and in the future.
This review evaluates the known mediators of local and systemic inflammation implicated in the atherothrombotic process and considers which may be valuable to the clinician now and in the future.
This review evaluates the known...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/08/2014
Nathan Boyer, MD; Jeffrey M. Zimmet, MD, PhD; Kendrick A. Shunk, MD, PhD; Yerem Yeghiazarians, MD; Andrew J. Boyle, MBBS, PhD, MD; Thomas A. Ports, MD; Vipul Gupta, MD; Kent Feng, BS; Pavan Cheruvu, MD
Recent technological advances have led to increased use of bilateral femoral artery access and the requirement for large-bore access. Our study examines the relationship between bifurcation level of one CFA and the contralateral CFA in order...
Recent technological advances have led to increased use of bilateral femoral artery access and the requirement for large-bore access. Our study examines the relationship between bifurcation level of one CFA and the contralateral CFA in order...
Recent technological advances...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/08/2014
David L. Fischman, MD; Nicholas J. Ruggiero, II, MD; Michael P. Savage, MD, CVT; Paul Walinsky, MD; Babu Jasti, MD; J. David Ogilby, MD; Antony G. Kaliyadan, MD; Henry Siu, MD
A serious long-term complication of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is the occurrence of very late stent thrombosis beyond 1 year after implantation. We identified a series of patients who presented with acute myocardial infarction due...
A serious long-term complication of drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation is the occurrence of very late stent thrombosis beyond 1 year after implantation. We identified a series of patients who presented with acute myocardial infarction due...
A serious long-term complication...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
09/08/2014
Albert M. Kasel, MD; Anupama Shivaraju, MD; Stephan Schneider, MD; Stephan Krapf, MD; Frank Oertel, MD; Christof Burgdorf, MD; Ilka Ott, MD; Wolfgang von Scheidt, MD; Christian Sumer, MD; Adnan Kastrati, MD; Christian Thilo, MD
Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently reserved for patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are inoperable or at high surgical risk.  We provide a simplified, stepwise guide for transfemoral TAVR...
Transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is currently reserved for patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis who are inoperable or at high surgical risk.  We provide a simplified, stepwise guide for transfemoral TAVR...
Transfemoral transcatheter...
09/08/2014
Journal of Invasive Cardiology