Fernando Alfonso, MD, PhD, FESC

Iatrogenic Subtle Acute Aortic Dissection During Coronary Angioplasty for In-Stent Restenosis. Value of Intravascular
Ultrasoun

Diego Martín , MD;

Treatment of patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) and refractory symptoms remains a challenge.1 Surgical septal myectomy remains the classical approach for these patients.2 This therapy is associated with good initial...

Treatment of patients with...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Different Types of Clinical Presentation

Lucia Alvarez , MD;

Carlos Almeria , MD;

Acute aortic dissection (AD) constitutes a life-threatening entity that requires early recognition and management.1–3 AD is a dynamic process with a broad clinical spectrum of presentation. In most patients AD occurs spontaneously as the...

Acute aortic dissection (AD)...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Alejandro Alcocer , MD;

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Neointimal Tissue Healing Patterns After Paclitaxel-Eluting Balloon Treatment of In-Stent Restenosis: Optical Coherence Tomography and Intravascular Ultrasound Insights

Pilar Jimenez-Quevedo , MD;

Carlos Barrera-Ramírez , MD;

Right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI) is usually associated with inferior left ventricular involvement and leads to an increased in-hospital mortality rate.1 Rarely, an isolated RVI may occur. In these cases, electrocardiogram may...

Right ventricular myocardial...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

10/02/2012

Intravascular Ultrasound Guidance of Multiple Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Lesions Associated with Coronary Aneurysms

Jorge Sandoval , MD;

Miguel Medina , MD;

ABSTRACT: An 80-year-old patient presented with severe in-stent restenosis of an everolimus-eluting stent implanted in the left anterior descending coronary artery 3 years previously. We obtained good angiographic result after...

ABSTRACT: An 80-year-old patient...

10/02/2012

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

05/04/2009

Godfrey Aleong , MD;

Camino Bañelos , MD;

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

From the Interventional Cardiology Department, Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted December 8, 2008 provisional...

From the Interventional...

05/04/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Esther Bernardo , BSc;

Anomalous Circumflex Coronary Artery Injury Caused by Mitral Annuloplasty: Role of 64-Multislice Computed Tomography

Carlos Barrera Ramirez , MD;

Dominick J. Angiolillo , MD, PhD;

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

Case Report

10/13/2009

Jacobo Silva , MD, PhD;

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

David Vivas , MD;

From the Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. The authors report no conflicts of interest regarding the content herein. Manuscript submitted March 14, 2009, provisional acceptance given April 11, 2009,...

From the Cardiovascular...

10/13/2009

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Esther Bernardo , BSc;

Celia Ramirez , BSc;

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Cardiac Arrest Secondary to ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction. Influence of Immedi

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;

Manel Sabaté , MD, PhD;

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Dominick J. Angiolillo , MD, PhD;

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

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Raúl Moreno-Gómez , MD, PhD;

Benigno Quintero-Moran , MD;

Sergio Villarreal , MD;

Maria-Jose Perez-Vizcayno , MD;

Cesar Conde , MD;

Paul Vazquez , MD;

Camino Bañuelos , MD;

Luis Azcona , MD;

Javier Escaned , MD, PhD;