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Volume 21 - Issue 2 - February, 2009

Feature

Case Report
Large Mycotic Pseudoaneurysm of the Left Circumflex Treated with Antibiotics and Covered Stent
02/13/2009
From the *Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and §Heart Care Group, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript...
From the *Department of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, and §Heart Care Group, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript...
From the *Department of...
02/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Separate Origin of Major Coronary Arteries from the Right Sinus with Angioplasty and Stenting of Anomalous LCx and LAD Arteries
02/13/2009
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscrript submitted August 28, 2008, provisional acceptance given September 24, 2008,...
From the Department of Cardiology, Royal Hospital, Sultanate of Oman. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscrript submitted August 28, 2008, provisional acceptance given September 24, 2008,...
From the Department of...
02/13/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Very Late Stent Thrombosis after Bare-Metal Stent Implantation: Case Reports and Review of the Literature
02/12/2009
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. Disclosures: Dr. Waksman reports receiving speaker honoraria from Biotronik, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, and has received...
From the Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. Disclosures: Dr. Waksman reports receiving speaker honoraria from Biotronik, Medtronic, and Boston Scientific, and has received...
From the Department of Internal...
02/12/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Radial Artery Perforation and Its Management during PCI
02/12/2009
From *Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai, and §Mythri Prime Hospital, Hyderabad, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted August 8, 2008, provisional acceptance given...
From *Sri Ramachandra Medical University, Chennai, and §Mythri Prime Hospital, Hyderabad, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted August 8, 2008, provisional acceptance given...
From *Sri Ramachandra Medical...
02/12/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
A Case of Giant Coronary Artery Aneurysm after Placement of a Heparin-Coated Stent
02/12/2009
From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted June 12, 2008, provisional acceptance...
From the Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted June 12, 2008, provisional acceptance...
From the Division of Cardiology,...
02/12/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
StentBoost Used to Guide Management of a Critical Ostial Right Coronary Artery Lesion
02/12/2009
From the §Department of Interventional Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. *Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C., Canada; £Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of...
From the §Department of Interventional Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. *Royal Jubilee Hospital, Victoria, B.C., Canada; £Kings College Hospital, London, United Kingdom. The authors report no conflicts of...
From the §Department of...
02/12/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
An Unusual Thrombotic Complication during Percutaneous Closure of Atrial Septal Defect
02/11/2009
From the Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 3, 2008,...
From the Department of Cardiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 3, 2008,...
From the Department of...
02/11/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
When and How Should Atrial Septal Defects Be Closed in Adults?
02/11/2009
From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School/Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. *Presented in part at the Concepts in Contemporary Cardiology, Houston,...
From the Division of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas-Houston Medical School/Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas. *Presented in part at the Concepts in Contemporary Cardiology, Houston,...
From the Division of Pediatric...
02/11/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
Transcatheter Closure of Secundum Atrial Septal Defect in the Elderly
02/11/2009
From the Rush Center For Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Hijazi is a non-paid consultant to Occlutech, a German device company. Manuscript submitted November 10, 2008...
From the Rush Center For Congenital & Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Disclosure: Dr. Hijazi is a non-paid consultant to Occlutech, a German device company. Manuscript submitted November 10, 2008...
From the Rush Center For...
02/11/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Focus
FOCUS: Atrial Septal Defects — Structural Heart Disease in Adults
02/11/2009
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas E-mail: p.syamasundar.rao@uth.tmc.edu _________________________________ J...
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Cardiology, The University of Texas-Houston Medical School/Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas E-mail: p.syamasundar.rao@uth.tmc.edu _________________________________ J...
Department of Pediatrics,...
02/11/2009
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

White Paper
SG2 Data Highlights Urgency for Increased Cardiovascular Intervention Resources in U.S. Hospitals
11/14/2024
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems focus on short-term care redesign and long-term investment plans for catheterization labs, care teams, resources and patient beds to match forecasted demand. The paper includes multiple short- and long-term...
Sg2 recommends health systems...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
First Aid guidelines
AHA/American Red Cross: Updated First Aid Guidelines Enhance Care for Opioid Overdose, Bleeding, Other Emergencies
11/14/2024
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major comprehensive updates to the first aid guidelines since 2010 and address shifts in how the public manages common and critical first aid emergencies.
These are the first major...
11/14/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Thrombectomy
Data Show Patients Treated with Penumbra’s Computer Assisted Vacuum Thrombectomy Technology for Pulmonary Embolism Experience Shorter Hospital Stays and Fewer Complications Compared to Other Treatment Options
11/13/2024
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) treated with Penumbra’s computer assisted vacuum thrombectomy (CAVT™) technology have a shorter length of hospital stay, shorter post-procedure length of stay, and fewer...
Data show patients with...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Atherosclerosis
Study Identifies Molecule That Simulates Inflammation-Reducing Effects of Low-Fat Diet
11/13/2024
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its effectiveness in multiple models of atherosclerosis,” said Andrei Maiseyeu, associate professor at the Cardiovascular Research Institute and Department of Biomedical Engineering at Case Western Reserve’s School of...
“We have already seen its...
11/13/2024
Cath Lab Digest
defibrillation
Researchers Discover Far Less Energy Is Needed Than Currently Used in State-of-the-Art Defibrillation Techniques
11/11/2024
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy defibrillation protocols yield only a moderate reduction in tissue damage and pain," author Roman Grigoriev said. "Our study shows these can be completely eliminated. Conventional protocols require substantial power for...
"Existing low-energy...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Heat & CVD
NEJM: Using a Fan and Wetting the Skin Reduces Risk of Deadly Cardiac Strain in Hot and Humid Weather
11/11/2024
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those with heart disease, are at greater risk due to the strain that hot temperatures put on the heart. Understanding the impacts of different cooling strategies on the heart is important to help vulnerable people...
"Older adults, especially those...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Endocarditis
New Catheter-Based Approach for Right-Sided Infective Endocarditis
11/11/2024
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of the participants had their infection cleared, and they had lower in-hospital mortality compared to those whose infections remained.
In a recent study, over 90% of...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hearts in space
Artificial 'Mini-Hearts' Take Flight to the International Space Station
11/11/2024
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station research project will examine microgravity’s effect on heart tissue and is designed to better understand how microgravity affects the function of the human heart.
The International Space Station...
11/11/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Microvascular Disease
Hourglass-Shaped Stent Could Ease Severe Chest Pain From Microvascular Disease
11/08/2024
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought to increase back pressure, redistributing blood flow more fully through small vessels in the heart that were not working at capacity.
The different design is thought...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Peripheral IVL
DISRUPT BTK II: Shockwave Medical Further Validates Utility of Intravascular Lithotripsy in Lower Limb Lesions in Late-Breaking Presentation at VIVA 2024
11/08/2024
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary effectiveness endpoint of procedural success, defined as ≤50% residual stenosis for all treated target lesions without serious angiographic complications, was met with a rate of 97.9% at 30 days.
DISRUPT BTK II's primary...
11/08/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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