Ioannis Iakovou, MD

Commentary

Pulmonary Hemorrhage During Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Therapy: An Uncommon but Life-Threatening (and Under-Recognized) Com

08/01/2008

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

The study presented by Ali et al. in this issue of the Journal reports an institutional experience with pulmonary hemorrhage in patients treated with platelet glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitors. Use of these intravenous agents has been...

The study presented by Ali et...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Management of Right Coronary Artery Perforation During Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Polyvinyl Alcohol
Foam Embolizat

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Coronary artery perforation is a rare but potentially catastrophic complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).1–3 The availability of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) covered stents made a significant impact on the treatment of...

Coronary artery perforation is a...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

Use of a Custom-made Polytetrafluoroethylene-covered Stent System for the Treatment of a Coronary Aneurysm Involving a Bifurcati

08/01/2008

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Worawut Tassanawiwat , MD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Atherosclerotic coronary artery disease is infrequently associated with ectasia and aneurysms due to extreme positive remodelling.1 Coronary artery aneurysms have been excluded with coil embolization, autologous saphenous vein-covered stent...

Atherosclerotic coronary artery...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Rapid Communication

Sandwich Drug-Eluting Stenting: A Novel Method to Treat
High-Risk Coronary Lesions

08/01/2008

Worawut Tassanawiwat , MD;

Giuseppe G.L. Biondi-Zoccai , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

John V. Cosgrave , MD;

Nuccia Morici , MD;

Giueseppe Massimo Sangiorgi , MD, PhD;

Matteo Montorfano , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have been established as a safe and effective tool in preventing in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization in selected patients and lesions.1,2 However, individual and procedure-related factors can reduce...

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Normal to Normal: A Method of Treatment of Coronary Aneurysms with Deployment of Bare-Metal Stents

05/02/2011

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

ABSTRACT: Coronary artery aneurysm (CAA) is defined as a coronary dilatation that exceeds the diameter of normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel by 1.5 times. The presence of a CAA is not always...

ABSTRACT: Coronary artery...

05/02/2011

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Outcome of Percutaneous Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty: Comparison of the Inoue and Retrograde Non-Transseptal Techniques. A Singl

08/01/2008

George Athanassopoulos , MD;

George Karatasakis , MD;

Vasilios Vassilikos , MD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

George Kourgiannidis , MD;

Gregory Pavlides , MD;

Emmanouel Papadakis , MD;

Nikolaos Koutsogiannis , MD;

George Chatzigeorgiou , MD;

Vassilios V. Voudris , MD, PhD;

Athanassios Manginas , MD;

Dennis V. Cokkinos , MD;

Since its introduction in 1984 by Inoue et al.,1 percutaneous mitral balloon valvuloplasty (PMBV) has been accepted as an effective procedure for the treatment of severe mitral stenosis with immediate and short-term results comparable to...

Since its introduction in 1984...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Impact of Gender on the Incidence and Outcome of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

08/01/2008

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Gary S. Mintz , MD;

Lowell F. Satler , MD;

Kenneth M. Kent , MD, PhD;

Augusto D. Pichard , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Martin B. Leon , MD;

Martin Fahy , MSc;

Alexandra J. Lansky , MD;

Dale T. Ashby , MBBS, PhD;

Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) may occur after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), particularly in patients with baseline chronic renal failure (CRF) and diabetes mellitus.1–3 We have reported on the adverse impact of CIN post-PCI...

Contrast-induced nephropathy...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

High-Frequency Mechanical Vibration to Recanalize Chronic Total Occlusions after Failure to Cross with Conventional Guidewires

08/01/2008

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Victor Lim , MD;

Lutz Buellesfeld , MD;

Gabor Sütsch , MD;

Giancarlo Vitrella , MD;

Eberhard Grube , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of a chronic total occlusion (CTO) remains one of the more difficult technical challenges for interventional cardiologists, despite the progress made in the field of PCI in the past decade. CTOs (found...

Percutaneous coronary...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

The End of Systemic Anticoagulation Therapy for Restenosis Prevention

08/01/2008

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Multiple in vitro and in vivo studies have suggested that interactions involving thrombosis, coagulation proteins, and the arterial wall may be important in neointimal tissue growth and restenosis.1 It has also been shown that vascular smooth...

Multiple in vitro and in vivo...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Commentary

Another Trick to Improve the Safety of Transseptal Puncture

08/01/2008

Ioannis Iakovou , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Transseptal puncture of the interatrial septum was introduced in 1960 by Brockenbrough.1 The technique relied on fluoroscopic landmarks to identify anatomical boundaries. The movement of the tip of the needle, which resembles a “jump” from...

Transseptal puncture of the...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology