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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
*Nasir Shariff, MD, MRCP, §William Combs, MD, *Justin Roberts, DO
*Nasir Shariff, MD, MRCP, §William ...
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
Prashanth Panduranga, MD and Abdulla Riyami, MD
Prashanth Panduranga, MD and Abdulla ...
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
Gilles Lemesle, MD, Tina L. Pinto Slottow, MD, Ron Waksman, MD
Gilles Lemesle, MD, Tina L. Pinto Sl...
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
*Sengottuvelu Gunasekaran, MD, DM, DNB and §Raghu Cherukupalli, MD, DM
*Sengottuvelu Gunasekaran, MD, DM, DN...
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
Jyoti Sharma, MD, Yumiko Kanei, MD, Tak W. Kwan, MD
Jyoti Sharma, MD, Yumiko Kanei, MD, ...
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
*Tycho Vuurmans, MD, PhD, §Mark S. Patterson, MSc, MRCP, £Gert Jan Laarman, MD, PhD
*Tycho Vuurmans, MD, PhD, §Mark S. ...
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
S. Bijulal, MD, DM, Sivasubramanian Sivasankaran, MD, DM, V. K. Ajitkumar, MD, DM
S. Bijulal, MD, DM, Sivasubramanian ...
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
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD
P. Syamasundar Rao, MD
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
Ahmad Al-Hindi, MD, Qi-Ling Cao, MD, Ziyad M. Hijazi, MD, MPH
Ahmad Al-Hindi, MD, Qi-Ling Cao, MD,...
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
Guest Editor: P. Syamasundar Rao, MD
Guest Editor: P. Syamasundar Rao, MD ...
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

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Sleep and CVD
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TAVR
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Risk Factors
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"Our research highlights the critical role of TTR levels in predicting heart disease risk," said Pankaj Arora, MD. "By understanding the factors that influence TTR levels, we can better identify individuals at high risk and develop targeted...
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Out-of-Hospital Care
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Mental Health
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Peripheral Interventions
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Adding 9th Psychological Health Metric to Life’s Essential 8 Enhances Cardiovascular Health Construct for Predicting Mortality Risk
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Clinical Images
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After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
After just six weeks of shortened sleep, the study found, the cells that line our blood vessels are flooded by damaging oxidants. And unlike well-rested cells, sleep-restricted cells fail to activate antioxidant responses to clear the...
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TAVR
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The study population consisted of 414,649 patients. Of those, 53,398 patients received an embolic protection device. This is the largest study to date among patients undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
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