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Volume 33 - Issue 12 - December, 2021

Featured Article

12/01/2021
December 2021 Table of Contents and Whole Issue PDF
December 2021 Table of Contents and Whole Issue PDF
December 2021 Table of Contents...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Original Contribution
12/01/2021
Giuseppe Andò, MD; Stefano Rigattieri, MD, PhD; Stefano Garducci, MD; Ferdinando Varbella, MD; Alexios Karagiannis, MD; Cataldo Palmieri, MD; Roberto Diletti, MD, PhD; Jouke Dijkstra, PhD; Paolo Calabro, MD; Marianna Adamo, MD; Andrea Picchi, MD; Marco Valgimigli, MD, PhD, FESC; Gennaro Sardella, MD, PhD; Ugo Limbruno, MD, PhD; Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD; Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD; Hector M. Garcia-Garcia, MD, PhD; Omar Yacob, MD; Kayode O. Kuku, MD; Miguel A. Diaz-Torres, MD; Enrico Frigoli, MD; Giacomo Boccuzzi, MD; Marco Zimarino, MD; Marco Contarini, MD; Filippo Russo, MD
Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and colleagues compared separately the fate of residual dissection and luminal area/dimension by OCT in the target vessel between pPCI and staged PCI, including 1-year clinical outcomes.
Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and colleagues compared separately the fate of residual dissection and luminal area/dimension by OCT in the target vessel between pPCI and staged PCI, including 1-year clinical outcomes.
Kazuhiro Dan, MD, PhD and...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
Catarina Ruivo, MD; Fernando Montenegro-Sa, MD; Sara Fernandes, MD; Fátima Saraiva, MD; Joana Correia, MD; Sidarth Pernencar, MD; Rita de Carvalho, MD; Francisco Soares, MD; Adriana Belo; Patricia Jackson; João Morais, MD, PhD; Luís Graça-Santos, MD
Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients presenting with occluded culprit artery (OCA) may be at higher risk for worse outcomes.
Non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients presenting with occluded culprit artery (OCA) may be at higher risk for worse outcomes.
Non-ST segment elevation...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
James C. Blankenship, MD; Erin Vanenkevort, PhD; Maulin J. Patel, DO; Gregory W. Yost, DO; Camila M. Maestas, MD; Thomas D. Scott, DO; Shikhar Agarwal, MD
The study aim is to determine whether invasive cardiac procedures following a 3-day (holiday) weekend have worse outcomes compared with procedures following a 2-day (normal) weekend.
The study aim is to determine whether invasive cardiac procedures following a 3-day (holiday) weekend have worse outcomes compared with procedures following a 2-day (normal) weekend.
The study aim is to determine...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
William H. Matthai, MD; Matthew Herzig; Sameer Khandhar, MD; Harold Palevsky, MD; Jason Fritz, MD; Mili Mehta, MD
Matthew Herzig et al aimed to assess the intermediate-term outcomes for patients receiving catheter-directed thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism.
Matthew Herzig et al aimed to assess the intermediate-term outcomes for patients receiving catheter-directed thrombolysis for submassive pulmonary embolism.
Matthew Herzig et al aimed to...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
Bassel Mohammad Nijres, MD; Henri Justino, MD; Arpine Davtyan, MD; Bryan P. Mosher, MD, PhD; Asimina Courelli, BS; Kanishka Ratnayaka, MD; Howaida G. El-Said, MD, PhD; John W. Moore, MD, MPH; Peter W. Guyon, Jr., MD
Dr. Guyon and colleagues report a multicenter experience with simultaneous right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenting and transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation using the Melody valve (Medtronic).
Dr. Guyon and colleagues report a multicenter experience with simultaneous right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) stenting and transcatheter pulmonary valve implantation using the Melody valve (Medtronic).
Dr. Guyon and colleagues report...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
Ahmed Mahmoud El Amrawy, MD; Mohamed Ibrahim Loutfi, MD; Salah Mohamed El Tahan, MD; Sherif Wagdy Ayad, MD
The study goal was to assess the feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes of implanting 48 mm drug-eluting stents (DESs) for the treatment of long lesions in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
The study goal was to assess the feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes of implanting 48 mm drug-eluting stents (DESs) for the treatment of long lesions in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).
The study goal was to assess the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Contribution
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Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Yashasvi Chugh, MD; Santiago Garcia, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Mehdi H. Shishehbor, DO, MPH, PhD; Kevin J. Croce, MD, PhD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Bilal Murad, MD
Currently only the peripheral intravascular lithotripsy device is approved for use in the United States. We queried the United States FDA MAUDE database from January 1, 2016 to December 14, 2020 for all reports of adverse events and modes of...
Currently only the peripheral intravascular lithotripsy device is approved for use in the United States. We queried the United States FDA MAUDE database from January 1, 2016 to December 14, 2020 for all reports of adverse events and modes of...
Currently only the peripheral...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
12/01/2021
Cailtin M. Heyden, DO; Jonathan E. Brock; Kanishka Ratnayaka, MD; Howaida G. El-Said, MD, PhD; John W. Moore, MD, MPH
We reviewed our experience using IVUS as an adjunctive tool to diagnose lesions and assess intervention in pediatric patients during cardiac catheterization.
We reviewed our experience using IVUS as an adjunctive tool to diagnose lesions and assess intervention in pediatric patients during cardiac catheterization.
We reviewed our experience using...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
12/01/2021
Brijehswar S. Maini, MD, FACC; Houman Khalili, MD; Anand Desai, MD, MBA; Hamza A. Lodhi, MD; Adithya Mathews, MD, MBA; Priya Bansal, MD; Haider Altaii, MD; Ramez Morcos, MD
Dr. Lodhi and colleagues compare technical success of A2P2 vs non-A2P2 MitraClip procedures in terms of residual MR and transmitral gradient (TMG) in the contemporary setting as the operator experience has increased.
Dr. Lodhi and colleagues compare technical success of A2P2 vs non-A2P2 MitraClip procedures in terms of residual MR and transmitral gradient (TMG) in the contemporary setting as the operator experience has increased.
Dr. Lodhi and colleagues compare...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Brief Communication
12/01/2021
Hector Cubero-Gallego, MD, PhD; Angela McInerney, MD; Beatriz Vaquerizo, MD, PhD; Nieves Gonzalo, MD; Helena Tizon-Marcos, MD, MSc; Neus Salvatella, MD; Marcos Garcia-Guimaraes, MD; Alejandro Negrete, MD; Raul Millan, MD
This study reports procedural and short-term clinical outcomes from a real-world series with the use of coronary lithotripsy in the context of primary angioplasty in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
This study reports procedural and short-term clinical outcomes from a real-world series with the use of coronary lithotripsy in the context of primary angioplasty in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
This study reports procedural...
12/01/2021
Journal of Invasive Cardiology