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Volume 35 - Issue 8 - August, 2023

Feature

Clinical Images
08/23/2023
Rogerio Teixeira, MD, PhD; Maria Do Carmo Cachulo, MD; Lino Goncalves, MD, PhD; Ana Rita M. Gomes, MD
A 79-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis was admitted with syncope and cranioencephalic traumatism with major nasal hemorrhage. While being prepared for surgical aortic valve replacement, a high-degree atrioventricular block was...
A 79-year-old male with severe aortic stenosis was admitted with syncope and cranioencephalic traumatism with major nasal hemorrhage. While being prepared for surgical aortic valve replacement, a high-degree atrioventricular block was...
A 79-year-old male with severe...
08/23/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/22/2023
Yuichi Ozaki, MD, PhD; Hironori Kitabata, MD; Atsushi Tanaka, MD, PhD; Mai Nakai, MD; Yoshiharu Nishimura, MD, PhD
A 34-year-old female who had delivered a baby 9 days ago was transferred to our hospital due to sudden dyspnea and cardiogenic shock. Her electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in precordial leads, and left ventricular ejection...
A 34-year-old female who had delivered a baby 9 days ago was transferred to our hospital due to sudden dyspnea and cardiogenic shock. Her electrocardiogram showed ST-segment elevation in precordial leads, and left ventricular ejection...
A 34-year-old female who had...
08/22/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/22/2023
Hiroto Tamura, MD; Shingo Kurimoto, MD; Kenichiro Yuba
A 57-year-old woman with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) of the left lower leg underwent endovascular therapy. She had undergone a femoropopliteal (F-P) bypass for treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the superficial...
A 57-year-old woman with critical limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) of the left lower leg underwent endovascular therapy. She had undergone a femoropopliteal (F-P) bypass for treatment of chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the superficial...
A 57-year-old woman with...
08/22/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/18/2023
Atsushi Funatsu, MD; Tomoko Kobayashi, MD; Shigeru Nakamura, MD; Jumpei Koike; Yoshihiro Iwasaki; Tatsushi Sato; Masahiro Mizobuchi
Severely calcified lesions present many challenges for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of the orbital atherectomy system (OAS) in treating calcified coronary lesions.
Severely calcified lesions present many challenges for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of the orbital atherectomy system (OAS) in treating calcified coronary lesions.
Severely calcified lesions...
08/18/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/10/2023
Sevket Gorgulu, MD; Nidal Abi Rafeh, MD; Lorenzo Azzalini, MD, PhD, MSc; Ahmed M. ElGuindy, MD, MSc, FRCP; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Yader Sandoval, MD; Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD; Michael J. Koutouzis, MD, PhD; James W. Choi, MD; Athanasios Rempakos, MD; Bahadir Simsek, MD; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD; Spyridon Kostantinis, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD; Ioannis Tsiafoutis, MD; Michaella Alexandrou, MD; M. Nicholas Burke, MD; Laura D. Young, MD; Olga C. Mastrodemos, BA; Jaikirshan J. Khatri, MD; Raj Chandwaney, MD; Salman S. Allana, MD; Paul Poommipanit, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Rhian E. Davies, DO, MD, MS, FACC, FSCAI; Stewart M. Benton, Jr., MD; Omer Goktekin, MD
We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...
We examined the effect of atrial fibrillation on the outcomes of chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). We examined the baseline characteristics and procedural outcomes of 9,166 CTO PCIs performed at 39 US and...
We examined the effect of atrial...
08/10/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/10/2023
Ely Gracia, MD; Puja B. Parikh, MD; Ting-Yu Wang, BS; Thomas Bilfinger, MD; Henry Tannous, MD; Robert T. Pyo, MD; Smadar Kort, MD; Hal A. Skopicki, MD, PhD
The association between Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) and early and intermediate-term outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been well studied. We aimed to assess the...
The association between Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) and early and intermediate-term outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has not been well studied. We aimed to assess the...
The association between Medicare...
08/10/2023
Journal of Invasive Cardiology