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Volume 28 - Issue 6 - June, 2016

Department

Letters to the Editor
05/27/2016
Tomasz Rakowski, MD, PhD; Zbigniew Siudak, MD, PhD; Dariusz Dudek, MD, PhD, FESC; Agata Sawina, MD; Artur Dziewierz, MD, PhD
We sought to compare outcomes of STEMI patients from the National Registry of Drug-Eluting Stents (NRDES) stratified by time of clopidogrel loading dose administration.
We sought to compare outcomes of STEMI patients from the National Registry of Drug-Eluting Stents (NRDES) stratified by time of clopidogrel loading dose administration.
We sought to compare outcomes of...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Feature

Clinical Images
05/27/2016
Pablo Avanzas, MD, PhD, FESC; Jose Rozado, MD; Isaac Pascual, MD; Cesar Moris, MD, PhD
We present a rare complication of severe radial artery spasm and endarterectomy, with occlusion of the diagnostic catheter and coronary embolization.
We present a rare complication of severe radial artery spasm and endarterectomy, with occlusion of the diagnostic catheter and coronary embolization.
We present a rare complication...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
05/27/2016
Javier Tobar, MD; Ignacio Amat-Santos, MD; Luis H. Varela-Falcón, MD; Javier Castrodeza, MD
We report the case of an 84-year-old patient who underwent MitraClip implantation wherein the pushing maneuver was complicated by the clip accidentally gripping the pigtail catheter along with the two leaflets. 
We report the case of an 84-year-old patient who underwent MitraClip implantation wherein the pushing maneuver was complicated by the clip accidentally gripping the pigtail catheter along with the two leaflets. 
We report the case of an...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/27/2016
Fadi Saab, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Sara Finton, BSN; Larry E. Miller, PhD; Theresa McGoff, BSN; Michael R. Jaff, MD, DO; Mohammad M. Ansari, MD; Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval, MD; George L. Adams, MD, MHS, MBA, FACC, FSCAI; Jihad A. Mustapha, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Robert E. Beasley, MD, FSCAI, FSIR
This study examined the feasibility and immediate outcomes of ultrasound-guided access in traditional and advanced access approaches.
This study examined the feasibility and immediate outcomes of ultrasound-guided access in traditional and advanced access approaches.
This study examined the...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/27/2016
Emeka C. Anyanwu, MD; Takeyoshi Ota, MD, PhD; Sandeep Nathan, MD, MSc, FACC, FSCAI; Gabriel Sayer, MD; Atman P. Shah, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Valluvan Jeevanandam, MD; Nir Uriel, MD, MSc
Patients with heart failure supported with LVADs may require coronary intervention during their support. This case series seeks to explore the indications, safety, and outcomes of PCI in this population.
Patients with heart failure supported with LVADs may require coronary intervention during their support. This case series seeks to explore the indications, safety, and outcomes of PCI in this population.
Patients with heart failure...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/27/2016
William L. Lombardi, MD; Khaldoon Alaswad, MD; Dimitrios Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD; J. Aaron Grantham, MD; Nicholas J. Lembo, MD; Craig A. Thompson, MD, MMSc; Colby R. Ayers, MS; Phuong-Khanh J. Nguyen-Trong, MD; Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI; Subhash Banerjee, MD, FSCAI; Aris Karatasakis, MD; David E. Kandzari, MD; Barbara Anna Danek, MD; Judit Karacsonyi, MD, PhD; Michele Roesle, RN, BSN, MD; Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH, MD
The use of SVGs for retrograde native vessel CTO-PCI has received limited study. We reviewed the medical records and coronary angiograms of retrograde CTO-PCIs performed through an SVG at 4 U.S. institutions between 2012 and 2013.
The use of SVGs for retrograde native vessel CTO-PCI has received limited study. We reviewed the medical records and coronary angiograms of retrograde CTO-PCIs performed through an SVG at 4 U.S. institutions between 2012 and 2013.
The use of SVGs for retrograde...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
05/15/2016
R. Jeffrey Snell, MD; Gurpreet Singh, MD; Gary L. Schaer, MD, FACC, FSCAI; Neeraj Jolly, MD, DM; Clifford J. Kavinsky, MD, PhD; Enrique Padilla Campos, MD
This study was conducted to evaluate the differences in the procedural variables between transradial and transfemoral access for coronary angiography, with cardiology fellows as the primary operators.
This study was conducted to evaluate the differences in the procedural variables between transradial and transfemoral access for coronary angiography, with cardiology fellows as the primary operators.
This study was conducted to...
05/15/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
05/27/2016
Sorin J. Brener, MD
An editorial on the utility of the HEAT-SEALED pathway presented by Shahzad et al in this month's issue of the JIC.  
An editorial on the utility of the HEAT-SEALED pathway presented by Shahzad et al in this month's issue of the JIC.  
An editorial on the utility of...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/27/2016
Kul Aggarwal, MD; Harsh Agrawal, MD
A short review and commentary on the increasing use of LVADs.
A short review and commentary on the increasing use of LVADs.
A short review and commentary on...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
05/27/2016
Anas Alomar, MD; Hamza Ansari, MD; Jeffrey A. Breall, MD, PhD
CTO-PCI success rates still do not approach those of conventional PCIs despite the available options; more robust data are required in the form of randomized trials before CTO-PCI becomes commonplace. 
CTO-PCI success rates still do not approach those of conventional PCIs despite the available options; more robust data are required in the form of randomized trials before CTO-PCI becomes commonplace. 
CTO-PCI success rates still do...
05/27/2016
Journal of Invasive Cardiology