Huay-Cheem Tan, MBBS, MD

Eric Hong , MBBS;

Hwee Bee Wong , MSc, MD;

Procedural Success and 30-Day Outcomes between CYPHER‚Ñ¢ and TAXUS¬Æ Stent Implantation for the Treatment of Bifurcation Lesions ‚Äî

Primary percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been consistently demonstrated to be superior to thrombolytic therapy and is currently the recommended therapy for myocardial infarction (MI).1 However, no-reflow phenomenon...

Primary percutaneous...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

08/01/2008

Swee Guan Teo , MBBS, MD;

Hwee Bee Wong , MSc, MD;

Jun Jie Zhang , MD;

Chao Yang Soon , MD;

Free Coronary Perforation after X-Sizer¬Æ Thrombectomy: Experience of Two Cases and Review of the Literature

CYPHER™ (sirolimus-eluting stent, Cordis, Johnson and Johnson, Miami, Florida) and TAXUS® (polymer-based paclitaxel-eluting stent, Boston Scientific Corporation, Natick, Massachusetts) stents are the two drug-eluting stents (DES) currently...

CYPHER™ (sirolimus-eluting...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Case Report

08/01/2008

Fibrosing Mediastinitis Causing Acute Ostial Left Main Myocardial Infarction

Poo Sing Wong , MD;

The X-Sizer® (ev3, Inc., Plymouth, Minnesota) is a novel thrombectomy device that effectively removes intracoronary thrombus. Recent studies suggest that pre-treatment with the X-Sizer before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a...

The X-Sizer® (ev3, Inc.,...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

09/10/2010

Domingo T. Addatu Jr., MD;

Sirolimus-Eluting, Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Constant Stent (Cura‚Ñ¢) in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Clinical a

ABSTRACT: This report describes an unusual etiology of acute coronary syndrome. A 48-year-old female presented with anginal chest discomfort and was found to have evidence of acute pulmonary edema requiring mechanical ventilation. She...

ABSTRACT: This report...

09/10/2010

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

08/01/2008

Jimmy Lim , MBBS;

Xiao-Ling Zhang , MD;

Than-Than Kyaing , MD;

Mark Y. Chan , MBBS;

Treatment of Very Small De Novo Coronary Artery Disease With 2.0 mm Drug-Coated Balloons Showed 1-Year Clinical Outcome Comparable With 2.0 mm Drug-Eluting Stents

Hwee Bee Wong , MSc, MD;

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have emerged as a novel technology in coronary revascularization. Ample evidence has shown that polymer-based DES effectively reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization after percutaneous coronary...

Drug-eluting stents (DES) have...

08/01/2008

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

04/15/2018

Koo-Hui Chan , MD;

Joshua Loh , MD;

Hui Wen Sim , MBBS;

Siew Pang Chan , PhD;

Mark Y. Chan , MBBS;

Edgar L. Tay , MBBS;

Poay Huan Loh , MBBS, MD;

Rajiv Ananthakrishna , MD, DM;