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Volume 29 - Issue 4 - April, 2017

Feature

Review
03/30/2017

Tariq M. Bhat, MD;  Maxwell E. Afari, MD;  Lawrence A. Garcia, MD

Tariq M. Bhat, MD;  Maxwell E. Afari,...
The physiological force and shear stress from angioplasty and stenting have made peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment challenging. This article presents a review of the current literature for the atherectomy devices used in...
The physiological force and shear stress from angioplasty and stenting have made peripheral arterial disease (PAD) treatment challenging. This article presents a review of the current literature for the atherectomy devices used in...
The physiological force and...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/30/2017

Julia Seeger, MD;  Patrick M√ºller;  Birgid Gonska, MD;  Dominik Scharnbeck, MD;  Sinisa Markovic, MD;  Daniel Walcher, MD;  Wolfgang Rottbauer, MD;  Jochen W√∂hrle, MD

Julia Seeger, MD;  Patrick M√ºller;  ...
This study compares early device success, procedural success, and 30-day safety endpoint according to the new Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria (MVARC) in severe primary and secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) patients.
This study compares early device success, procedural success, and 30-day safety endpoint according to the new Mitral Valve Academic Research Consortium criteria (MVARC) in severe primary and secondary mitral regurgitation (MR) patients.
This study compares early device...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
03/30/2017

Etelberto Hern√°ndez Hern√°ndez, MD;  V√≠ctor Alfonso Jim√©nez D√≠az, MD, MPH;  Jos√© Antonio Baz Alonso, MD;  Saleta Fern√°ndez Barbeira, MD;  Jorge Alberto Vitela Rodr√≠guez, MD;  Jorge Andrade Pacheco, MD;  Alberto Ortiz S√°ez, MD;  Guillermo Bastos Fern√°ndez;  Antonio Alejandro De Miguel Castro, MD;  Andr√©s I√±iguez Romo, MD, PhD

Etelberto Hern√°ndez Hern√°ndez, MD; ...
One of the most frequent causes of acute coronary syndromes in patients with previous PCI is stent thrombosis. Intracoronary loss of unexpanded stents is rather an infrequent but serious complication that can trigger an acute cardiovascular...
One of the most frequent causes of acute coronary syndromes in patients with previous PCI is stent thrombosis. Intracoronary loss of unexpanded stents is rather an infrequent but serious complication that can trigger an acute cardiovascular...
One of the most frequent causes...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
03/15/2017

Bj√∂rn Redfors, MD, PhD1;  Tullio Palmerini, MD2;  Adriano Caixeta, MD, PhD3;  Girma Minalu Ayele, PhD1;  Dominic P. Francese, MPH1;  Roxana Mehran, MD1,4;  Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD5,6;  Ajay J. Kirtane, MD, SM1,7;  Dimitri Karmpaliotis, MD, PhD7;  Gregg W. Stone, MD1,7;  Philippe G√©n√©reux, MD1,8,9

Bj√∂rn Redfors, MD, PhD1;  Tullio Pal...
This study evaluates the contribution of chronic total occlusion (CTO)-related SYNTAX score (SS) to the overall SS for patients with CTO and compares the traditional SS to a simplified variant.
This study evaluates the contribution of chronic total occlusion (CTO)-related SYNTAX score (SS) to the overall SS for patients with CTO and compares the traditional SS to a simplified variant.
This study evaluates the...
03/15/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
01/15/2017

Aris Karatasakis, MD1;  Rahel Iwnetu, MD1;  Barbara A. Danek, MD1;  Dimitri Karmpaliotis, MD2;  Khaldoon Alaswad, MD3;  Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD4;  Robert W. Yeh, MD, MSc, MBA5;  David E. Kandzari, MD6; Nicholas J. Lembo, MD6;  Mitul Patel, MD7;  Ehtisham Mahmud, MD7;  William L. Lombardi, MD8;  R. Michael Wyman, MD9;  J. Aaron Grantham, MD10;  Anthony H. Doing, MD11;  Catalin Toma, MD12;  James W. Choi, MD13;  Barry F. Uretsky, MD14;  Jeffrey W. Moses, MD2;  Ajay J. Kirtane, MD2;  Ziad A. Ali, MD, DPhil2; Manish Parikh, MD2;  Judit Karacsonyi, MD1;  Bavana V. Rangan, BDS, MPH1;  Craig A. Thompson, MD15;  Subhash Banerjee, MD1;  Emmanouil S. Brilakis, MD, PhD1,16

Aris Karatasakis, MD1;  Rahel Iwnetu,...
We sought to determine the effect of age and sex on procedural outcomes and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.
We sought to determine the effect of age and sex on procedural outcomes and efficiency of chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention.
We sought to determine the...
01/15/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
03/30/2017

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS;  Ghassan E. Daher, MD;  Bassel Bou Dargham, BS;  Rayan Jo Rachwan, MD;  Jon Robken, MD

Nicolas W. Shammas, MD, MS;  Ghassan ...
We report 1 case and review the literature on transcollateral retrograde crossing of the SFA from the profunda femoris. The procedural steps and devices (wires and crossing catheters) utilized by various operators are outlined.   
We report 1 case and review the literature on transcollateral retrograde crossing of the SFA from the profunda femoris. The procedural steps and devices (wires and crossing catheters) utilized by various operators are outlined.   
We report 1 case and review the...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
03/30/2017

Simon B√©rub√©, MD1;  Andrew Benko, MD1;  Marc-Antoine Despatis, MD; MSc1;  Louis-Philippe Riel, MSc2;  Marianne Brodmann, MD3;  Eric Therasse, MD4;  Martin Brouillette, PhD2;  Jihad A. Mustapha, MD5;  Philippe G√©n√©reux, MD6,7,8,9

Simon B√©rub√©, MD1;  Andrew Benko, M...
The current report describes the first use of the SoundBite Crossing System in the recanalization of human ex vivo occluded arteries below the knee during a simulated procedure performed under fluoroscopy.
The current report describes the first use of the SoundBite Crossing System in the recanalization of human ex vivo occluded arteries below the knee during a simulated procedure performed under fluoroscopy.
The current report describes the...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
03/30/2017

Francesca Del Furia, MD1*;  Marco B. Ancona, MD1*;  Francesco Giannini, MD1,2;  Richard J. Jabbour, MD1;  Damiano Regazzoli, MD1;  Antonio Mangieri, MD1;  Azeem Latib, MD1,2;  Antonio Colombo, MD1,2;  Matteo Montorfano, MD1

Francesca Del Furia, MD1*;  Marco B. ...
We report on first-in-man percutaneous LAA closure with the Amplatzer Amulet device in the presence of LAA thrombus using the TriGuard EPD as a cerebral protection device.
We report on first-in-man percutaneous LAA closure with the Amplatzer Amulet device in the presence of LAA thrombus using the TriGuard EPD as a cerebral protection device.
We report on first-in-man...
03/30/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
03/15/2017

Salman A. Arain, MD and H. Vernon Anderson, MD

Salman A. Arain, MD and H. Vernon And...
The authors offer their thoughts on the limitations of the SYNTAX score when treating chronic total occlusions.
The authors offer their thoughts on the limitations of the SYNTAX score when treating chronic total occlusions.
The authors offer their thoughts...
03/15/2017
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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