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Volume 32 - Issue 3 - March, 2020

March 2020 Table of Contents
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MARCH 2020 TOC and ISSUE PDF
MARCH 2020 TOC and ISSUE PDF
MARCH 2020 TOC and ISSUE PDF
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Impact of a Chronic Total Coronary Occlusion on Outcomes of Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Insights From the EXPLORE Trial
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A chronic total occlusion may increase the risk of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy. Therefore, we evaluated all patients who received an ICD during 5-year follow-up in the EXPLORE trial.
A chronic total occlusion may increase the risk of appropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy. Therefore, we evaluated all patients who received an ICD during 5-year follow-up in the EXPLORE trial.
A chronic total occlusion may...
03/01/2020
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Multimodality Imaging of Purulent Pericarditis: Hints to Speed up Diagnosis and Promote Healing
Clinical Images
03/01/2020
Purulent pericarditis is rare and usually associated with pneumonia, bacteremia, immunosuppression, and thoracic surgery. A timely diagnostic pericardiocentesis with dedicated maneuvers to improve the effectiveness of drainage and pericardial...
Purulent pericarditis is rare and usually associated with pneumonia, bacteremia, immunosuppression, and thoracic surgery. A timely diagnostic pericardiocentesis with dedicated maneuvers to improve the effectiveness of drainage and pericardial...
Purulent pericarditis is rare...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Role of StentBoost in Successful Guidewire Recrossing
Clinical Images
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In this difficult case, StentBoost (Philips Medical Systems) demonstrated abluminal passage of the guidewire through the proximal stent struts.
In this difficult case, StentBoost (Philips Medical Systems) demonstrated abluminal passage of the guidewire through the proximal stent struts.
In this difficult case,...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The Venovo Venous Stent in Pregnancy
Clinical Images
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We present the case of a young woman who became pregnant following placement of a Venovo venous stent (BD/Bard) in her left common iliac vein. Our case illustrates the safety of the Venovo stent during pregnancy. This needs further validation...
We present the case of a young woman who became pregnant following placement of a Venovo venous stent (BD/Bard) in her left common iliac vein. Our case illustrates the safety of the Venovo stent during pregnancy. This needs further validation...
We present the case of a young...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Superior Vena Cava Stent Migration Into the Right Atrium
Clinical Images
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Possible stent migration was suspected in this case and confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent successful stent removal with snaring, as well as subsequent placement of another stent in the superior vena cava...
Possible stent migration was suspected in this case and confirmed on transesophageal echocardiography. The patient underwent successful stent removal with snaring, as well as subsequent placement of another stent in the superior vena cava...
Possible stent migration was...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Bilateral Hand Wasting After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery
Clinical Images
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Open surgical harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is believed to increase the risk of injury to the brachial plexus. We believe that this approach probably aggravated the neurological damage in our patient. Proper...
Open surgical harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) is believed to increase the risk of injury to the brachial plexus. We believe that this approach probably aggravated the neurological damage in our patient. Proper...
Open surgical harvesting of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
An Unusual Entity: Woven Coronary Artery Anomaly
Clinical Images
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The recognition of woven coronary artery anomaly is difficult because of its rare nature. Optical coherence tomography imaging is challenging due to the tortuosity of the channels; however, it is crucial not only for the differential...
The recognition of woven coronary artery anomaly is difficult because of its rare nature. Optical coherence tomography imaging is challenging due to the tortuosity of the channels; however, it is crucial not only for the differential...
The recognition of woven...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Solving Challenging Situations and Complications in Everyday Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Using Chronic Total Occlusion Techniques
Review
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The challenging nature of CTO interventions involves regularly dealing with support-related issues, uncrossable/undilatable lesions, manipulation of equipment in the subadventitial space, and the treatment of complications such as perforation...
The challenging nature of CTO interventions involves regularly dealing with support-related issues, uncrossable/undilatable lesions, manipulation of equipment in the subadventitial space, and the treatment of complications such as perforation...
The challenging nature of CTO...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Cardiovascular Risk Stratification for Patients Treated With Drug-Eluting Stents: Development and Validation of the DESIRE Score
Original Contribution
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We developed a risk score to estimate the risk of major adverse cardiac event (MACE) during the in-hospital and long-term follow-up periods after PCI with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation.
We developed a risk score to estimate the risk of major adverse cardiac event (MACE) during the in-hospital and long-term follow-up periods after PCI with drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation.
We developed a risk score to...
03/01/2020
Journal of Invasive Cardiology