Augusto D. Pichard, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Vasoreactivity Testing and Chest Pain Guidelines: Is the IIa Recommendation Warranted? INOCA Part II

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are used to treat the first and even successive episodes of in-stent restenosis (ISR). Methods. In 18 patients (19 lesions), intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) was performed after placement of a stent for a...

ABSTRACT: Background. Stents are...

09/05/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

09/05/2022

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Amir Lerman , MD;

Michael A. Kutcher , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

Colin Berry , MBChB, BSc, PhD, MRCP;

Bernard DeBruyne ;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Spencer B. King III, MD;

Kreton Mavromatis , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Should We Use Micropuncture Technique for Pericardiocentesis?

David J. Moliterno , MD;

Srihari S. Naidu , MD;

Jonathan M. Tobis , MD;

Peter C. Block , MD;

Timothy D. Henry , MD;

Olga Toleva ;

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial infarction with normal coronary arteries) are now widely known and gathering attention regarding their diagnosis and treatment. Many labs now have sensor guidewires and software to make this possible. Specialized...

INOCA and MINOCA (myocardial...

09/05/2022

Cath Lab Digest

09/07/2015

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Fred Resnick ;

Andrew Doorey ;

Andrew D. Michaels , MD, MAS;

Arnold H. Seto , MD, MPA, CCDS, FACC, FSCAI;

Navin Kumar Kapur , MD;

Zoltan G. Turi , MD;

Jeffrey Marshall ;

In Vivo Virtual Histology Intravascular Ultrasound Comparison of Neointimal Hyperplasia Within Drug-Eluting- Versus Bare Metal Stents

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether his practice of moving to micropuncture needle technique for pericardiocentesis is also being employed across the nation.

Dr. Andrew Michaels asks whether...

09/07/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

06/28/2011

Neil J. Weissman , MD;

Kohei Wakabayashi , MD;

Cedric Delhaye , MD;

Ron Waksman , MD;

Yu Jeong Choi , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Joon Hyung Doh , MD, PhD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

William O. Suddath , MD;

Itsik Ben-Dor , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Michael Gaglia Jr., MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: Should You Still Prepare the Femoral Site for Radial Cases?

Rajbabu Pakala , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. The process of in-stent neointimal hyperplasia (NIH) between drug-eluting stents (DES) and bare metal stents (BMS) might be different. We compared in vivo composition of in-stent NIH between DES and BMS using virtual...

ABSTRACT: Background. The...

06/28/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

04/30/2015

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Ajay J. Kirtane , MD, SM;

Peter Ver Lee , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Christopher J. White , DO, MD;

Mauricio G. Cohen , MD, FACC;

Samuel M. Butman , MD;

The Use of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Aaron V. Kaplan ;

Prashant Kaul , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Malcolm R. Bell , MD;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;

Kirk N. Garratt , MD, MSc;

John Hodgson , MD, FSCAI, FACC;

Michael Krucoff ;

Ramon Quesda ;

Fred Resnick ;

Gus Pichard, Washington Heart Center, asks, “Mort, who among the radialists has stopped shaving the groin?

Gus Pichard, Washington Heart...

04/30/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Technology Pulse

09/10/2010

Conversations in Cardiology: Is a hematocrit drop after uncomplicated PCI really a bleeding complication?

Can you share some of your long history with OCT and describe this technology?

Can you share some of your long...

09/10/2010

Cath Lab Digest

02/03/2015

John Bittl , MD;

Richard G. Bach , MD;

Barry Borlaug , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Habib Samady , MD;

On Teaching Cardiac Cath Part II: Where is Your Attending?

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Gregory J. Dehmer , MD;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Do people think that aggressive hydration combined with typical procedural blood loss could push the Hgb down by 3gms, or am I fooling myself?

Do people think that aggressive...

02/03/2015

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

12/05/2014

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Robert J. Applegate , MD;

Alan C. Yeung , MD;

Molly Szerlip , MD, FACP;

Utility of Sirolimus-Eluting Cypher‚Ñ¢ Stents to Reduce 12-Month
Target Vessel Revascularization in Saphenous Vein Graft Stenoses

Mitchell W. Krucoff , MD;

Michael Ragosta , MD;

John W. Hirshfeld Jr.;

David J. Cohen , MD, MPH, MSc;

Kirk N. Garrett ;

Barry F. Uretsky , MD;

Larry S. Dean , MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

Andrew Doorey ;

Do people think it's okay for the attending to be outside in the monitor area, intermittently engaged in other activities while trainees do cases?

Do people think it's okay for...

12/05/2014

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Dean J. Kereiakes , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Stephen G. Ellis , MD;

David E. Kandzari , MD;

Ken Huber , MD;

Conversations in Cardiology: The End of End-hole Left Ventriculography – A Consensus of Operators

Frederic S. Resnic , MD, MSc;

Steven J. Yakubov , MD;

Keith Callahan , MPH;

Marilyn Borgman , RN;

Sidney A. Cohen , MD, PhD;

Approximately 1 million patients are now treated annually in the United States with drug-eluting stents (DES). Usage of these stents is substantiated in many patient and lesion subsets by their documented relative safety and reduction in...

Approximately 1 million patients...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Editor's Corner

11/14/2013

Joseph D. Babb , MD;

George W. Vetrovec , MD;

John Bittl , MD;

Lloyd W. Klein , MD;

Allen Jeremias , MD, MSc;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Steven R. Bailey , MD;

Frederick G.P. Welt , MD;

David G. Rizik , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mladen I. Vidovich , MD;