Dominick J. Angiolillo, MD, PhD

Sergio Villarreal , MD;

Maria-Jose Perez-Vizcayno , MD;

Cesar Conde , MD;

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz , MD, PhD;

Short- or Long-Term Outcomes of Coronary Artery Aneurysms Occurring after Directional Coronary Atherectomy

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is the best reperfusion strategy in patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (AMI).1 This is mainly because it achieves a very high rate of successful recanalization of the...

Primary percutaneous coronary...

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Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Yuji Oikawa , MD;

Junji Yajima , MD;

Extensive Thrombus of Distal Anastomosis of Saphenous
Vein Graft

Masafumi Akabane , MD;

Ryuichi Funada , MD;

Shunsuke Matsuno , MD;

Toshiro Inaba , MD;

Yuya Nakagawa , MD;

Michinari Nakamura , MD;

Hitoshi Sawada , MD;

Tadanori Aizawa , MD;

Coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) represent a relatively uncommon finding in patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, the prevalence of CAAs has been shown to be higher in patients undergoing PCI utilizing...

Coronary artery aneurysms...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Larry J. Diaz-Sandoval , MD;

John G. Webb , MD;

Ik-Kyung Jang , MD, PhD;

James P. Zidar , MD;

Javier Martín de la Torre , MD;

David R. Ramsdale , FRCP, MD, BSc, MBChB;

Platelet Aggregation According to Body Mass Index in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stenting: Should Clopidogrel Loading-Dose Be

Case Report. The patient was a 76-year-old male with the cardiovascular risk factors of hypertension and hyperlipidemia. His cardiovascular history began in April 2000, with a myocardial infraction (MI) of the anteroseptal wall; although, he...

Case Report. The patient was a...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz , MD, PhD;

Esther Bernardo , BSc;

Carlos Barrera Ramirez , MD;

Is a 300 mg Clopidogrel Loading Dose Sufficient to Inhibit
Platelet Function Early After Coronary Stenting? A Platelet
Functio

Cristina Fernandez , MD, PhD;

ABSTRACT: Background. A 300 mg clopidogrel loading-dose (LD) is widely used as an adjunct antithrombotic treatment to reduce the risk of thrombotic events early after coronary stenting (CS). Antithrombotic drugs commonly used during...

ABSTRACT: Background. A 300 mg...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Esther Bernardo , BSc;

Antonio Fernandez-Ortiz , MD, PhD;

Celia Ramirez , BSc;

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Long-term Outcome of Patients with Proximal Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery In-Stent Restenosis Treated with a Second P

ABSTRACT: Background. Clopidogrel combined to aspirin reduces the early risk of stent thrombosis and a clopidogrel pre-treatment strategy is associated with a better outcome. However, in clinical practice such pre-treatment strategy is not...

ABSTRACT: Background....

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Maria-Jose Perez-Vizcayno , MD;

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Luis Azcona , MD;

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Julio Perez-Rodriguez , MD;

Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for Treatment of Complex Bypass Graft Disease: Insights from the SECURE Registry

In patients with proximal left anterior descending (LAD) disease, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a valid alternative to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), offering similar long-term survival and relief of angina as CABG,...

In patients with proximal left...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Marco A. Costa , MD, PhD;

Andrew J. Carter , DO, FACC;

Paul S. Teirstein , MD, FACC;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Martin Zenni , MD;

Theodore A. Bass , MD;

Steven J. Yakubov , MD;

Paul Gilmore , MD;

Jeffrey W. Moses , MD;

Tim A. Fischell , MD, FACC, FSCAI;