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Volume 20 - Issue 11 - November, 2008

Feature

Case Report
11/04/2008
Hemant Solomon, BSc (Hons) MRCP (UK), *D. Scott Lim, MD, Michael Ragosta, MD Author Affiliations: From the Department of Cardiology and the *Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 28, 2008, provisional acceptance given May 1, 2008, and final version accepted May 2, 2008. Address for correspondence: Michael Ragosta, MD, FSCAI, Department of Cardiology, University of Virginia Health System, Box 800158, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908.
Hemant Solomon, BSc (Hons) MRCP (UK),...
ABSTRACT: The TandemHeart® is a percutaneous ventricular assist device that has been approved to provide hemodynamic support in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac procedures, including percutaneous coronary interventions and aortic balloon...
ABSTRACT: The TandemHeart® is a percutaneous ventricular assist device that has been approved to provide hemodynamic support in high-risk patients undergoing cardiac procedures, including percutaneous coronary interventions and aortic balloon...
ABSTRACT: The TandemHeart® is a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/04/2008
Luigi La Vecchia, MD, FESC, Ester Cabianca, MD, Leonardo Varotto, MD, Paolo Vincenzi, MD, Alessandro Fontanelli, MD, FESC Author Affiliations: From the Catheterization Laboratory, S. Bortolo Hospital, Vicenza, Italy. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 18, 2008, provisional acceptance given May 22, 2008, and final version accepted May 28, 2008. Address for correspondence: Ester Cabianca, MD, Catheterization Laboratory, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, S. Bortolo Hospital, Viale Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, Italy. E-mail: cabi72@libero.it
Luigi La Vecchia, MD, FESC, Ester Cab...
Unresponsive to Conventional Treatment during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is routinely performed in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes after pretreatment with...
Unresponsive to Conventional Treatment during Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ABSTRACT: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is routinely performed in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes after pretreatment with...
Unresponsive to Conventional...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/04/2008
Manreet Kanwar, MD, Yassar Almanaseer, MD, Abdulwahhab Alroaini, MD Author Affiliations: From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 14, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 12, 2008, final version accepted June 13, 2008. Address for correspondence: Manreet Kanwar, MD, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, 22101 Moross Rd., 2nd Floor VEP, Cardiac Cath Lab, Detroit, MI 48236. E-mail: manreet.kanwar@stjohn.org
Manreet Kanwar, MD, Yassar Almanaseer...
ABSTRACT: Primary tumors of the heart are rare, with an incidence between 0.0017 and 0.19 percent in unselected patients at autopsy.1 About three-quarters of these tumors are benign, and nearly half of these benign tumors are myxomas. First...
ABSTRACT: Primary tumors of the heart are rare, with an incidence between 0.0017 and 0.19 percent in unselected patients at autopsy.1 About three-quarters of these tumors are benign, and nearly half of these benign tumors are myxomas. First...
ABSTRACT: Primary tumors of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/04/2008
*Jacob Collen, MD, §William Bimson, DO, §Patrick Devine, MD Author Affiliations: From the *Department of Internal Medicine, and the §Department of Cardiology, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, D.C. Presented at: ACC, Military Chapter Conference, April 2007, Washington, D.C., Combined Army-Airforce ACP, November 2007, San Antonio, Texas, National ACP, May 2008, Washington, D.C. The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. Address for correspondence: Jacob F. Collen, MD, 1672 North 21st Street, Apt. #7, Arlington, VA 22209. E-mail: jacob.collen@amedd.army.mil
*Jacob Collen, MD, §William Bimson, ...
ABSTRACT: Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy has been recognized for decades. We present the case of a 21-year-old female referred for an electrophysiologic (EP) study who underwent an infusion of isoproterenol and epinephrine in an attempt...
ABSTRACT: Catecholamine-induced cardiomyopathy has been recognized for decades. We present the case of a 21-year-old female referred for an electrophysiologic (EP) study who underwent an infusion of isoproterenol and epinephrine in an attempt...
ABSTRACT: Catecholamine-induced...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/04/2008
Mitsuru Abe, MD, Akemi Yoshida, MD, Yoritaka Otsuka, MD Author Affiliations: From the Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted May 14, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 19, 2008, and final version accepted June 30, 2008. Address for correspondence: Mitsuru Abe, MD, Division of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center, 5-7-1 Fujishirodai, Suita, Osaka, 565-8565, Japan. E-mail: mitsuru@ hsp.ncvc.go.jp
Mitsuru Abe, MD, Akemi Yoshida, MD, ...
ABSTRACT: Sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) prevent neointimal proliferation and have been widely used to treat stenotic lesions in coronary arteries because of a significant reduction of restenosis in comparison with bare-metal stents....
ABSTRACT: Sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) prevent neointimal proliferation and have been widely used to treat stenotic lesions in coronary arteries because of a significant reduction of restenosis in comparison with bare-metal stents....
ABSTRACT: Sirolimus-eluting...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
11/04/2008
Guarav Aggarwala, MD, Nikhil Iyengar, MD, Phillip Horwitz, MD Author Affiliations: From the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa. Manuscript submitted April 23, 2008, provisional acceptance given June 12, 2008, and final version accepted June 13, 2008. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Address for correspondence: Guarav Aggarwala, MD, Fellow, Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Dr E318-GH, Iowa City, IA 52242. E-mail: gaurav-aggarwala@uiowa.edu
Guarav Aggarwala, MD, Nikhil Iyengar,...
ABSTRACT: We discuss the case of a 71-year-old female patient who presented with findings suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction. Subsequent evaluation revealed an extrinsic cardiac mass encasing the left circumflex and right coronary...
ABSTRACT: We discuss the case of a 71-year-old female patient who presented with findings suggestive of an acute myocardial infarction. Subsequent evaluation revealed an extrinsic cardiac mass encasing the left circumflex and right coronary...
ABSTRACT: We discuss the case of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
11/04/2008
Philippe Lachance, Jean-Pierre Déry, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Jonathan Beaudoin, MD, FRCP(C), Gérald Barbeau, MD, FRCP(C), Bernard Noël, MD, FRCP(C), Olivier F. Bertrand, MD, PhD, FRCP(C), Josep Rodés-Cabau, MD, FRCP(C), Can M. Nguyen, MD, FRCP(C), Guy Proulx, MD, FRCP(C), Onil Gleeton, MD, FRCP(C), Eric Larose, MD, DVM, FRCP(C), Louis Roy, MD, FRCP(C), Robert Delarochellière, MD, FRCP(C) Author Affiliations: From the Cardiology Department, Laval Hospital, Québec, Canada. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted April 9, 2008, provisional acceptance granted July 7, 2008, and final version accepted August 11, 2008. Address for correspondence: Jean-Pierre Déry, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Cardiology, Laval Hospital, 2725 ch Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1V 4G5. E-mail: jean-pierre.dery@med.ulaval.ca
Philippe Lachance, Jean-Pierre Déry...
To Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients ABSTRACT: Background. In ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), all efforts...
To Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients ABSTRACT: Background. In ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), all efforts...
To Reduce Door-to-Balloon Time...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
11/04/2008
George W. Christy, MD Author Affiliations: From the Heart and Vascular Institute, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Oak Lawn, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Christy is a consultant and on the speakers bureau for Sanofi-Aventis. He received editorial writing support in the preparation of this manuscript, funded by Sanofi-Aventis, New Jersey. The author is fully responsible for the content and editorial decisions for this manuscript. Manuscript submitted June 10, 2008, provisional acceptance given July 29, 2008, and final version accepted August 29, 2008. Address for correspondence: George W. Christy, MD FACC, Advocate Christ Hospital, 4440 W. 95th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453.
George W. Christy, MD Author Affilia...
A Potential Role for Enoxaparin ABSTRACT: Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is currently given as the standard anticoagulant therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, including those undergoing percutaneous coronary...
A Potential Role for Enoxaparin ABSTRACT: Unfractionated heparin (UFH) is currently given as the standard anticoagulant therapy in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients, including those undergoing percutaneous coronary...
A Potential Role for...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

STEMI Interventions
11/04/2008
Guest Editor: Samin K. Sharma, MD
Guest Editor: Samin K. Sharma, MD ...
Director, Cath Lab and Intervention Cardiovascular Institute Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York E-mail: Samin.Sharma@mountsinai.org Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using stents (bare-metal or drug-eluting) has...
Director, Cath Lab and Intervention Cardiovascular Institute Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York E-mail: Samin.Sharma@mountsinai.org Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using stents (bare-metal or drug-eluting) has...
Director, Cath Lab and...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editor's Message
11/04/2008
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more in-depth examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. The special section for this issue includes...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology continues our series of special focus sections to provide a more in-depth examination of important topics in cardiovascular medicine. The special section for this issue includes...
Dear Readers, This issue of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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