Case Report

Coil Embolization to the Right Side of the Heart After Elective Hypogastric Vein Embolization Requiring Open-Heart Surgery

09/04/2018

Htoo Kyaw¹, MD, Won J. Park¹, MD, Caesar Ayala Rodriguez¹, MD, Geeta Malieckal⁴, MD, Ramachandra Reddy³, MD, Srinivas Kesanakurthy^1,2, MD

Htoo Kyaw1, MD, Won J. Park1, MD, Cae...

We report the case of a migrated coil from the epigastric vein to the right ventricle requiring cardiac surgery and tricuspid valve replacement.

We report the case of a migrated...

09/04/2018

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Case Report

Coronary Artery to Pulmonary Artery Fistula With Concomitant Atrial Fibrillation

09/03/2018

Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury¹, MD, MRCP(UK), Sana Chikodi², MBBS, Ankush Moza¹, MD, Jacob E. Bieszczad³, MD, Ehab Eltahawy¹, MD

Mohammed Andaleeb Chowdhury1, MD, MRC...

We report a patient presenting with new onset heart failure in which a fistula between the left anterior descending and the pulmonary artery was incidentally diagnosed. Issues regarding the diagnosis, management and long-term surveillance of...

We report a patient presenting...

09/03/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Case Report and Brief Review

Large Bowel Obstruction With Cecal Perforation: What’s the Cause?

08/25/2018

A 58-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 1-month history of abdominal pain.

A 58-year-old man presented to...

08/25/2018

Gastroenterology

Commentary

Commentary to "CTO PCI: Complexity Begets Complexity": If At First You Don’t Succeed… A Tour-de-Force in Complex CTO Intervention

05/06/2018

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Michigan State University, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Borgess Heart Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI ...

In this issue, Najar et al have reported a truly heroic effort of grit, skill, and determination in tackling a complex chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) of the right coronary artery.

In this issue, Najar et al have...

05/06/2018

Cath Lab Digest

Commentary

Commentary to "CTO PCI: Complexity Begets Complexity": If At First You Don’t Succeed… A Tour-de-Force in Complex CTO Intervention

05/06/2018

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Michigan State University, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Borgess Heart Institute, Kalamazoo, Michigan

Tim A. Fischell, MD, FACC, FSCAI ...

In this issue, Najar et al have...

05/06/2018

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Case Report

In-Stent Neoatherosclerosis as a Cause for High-Risk Non ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

05/06/2018

Chirag K. Desai¹, MD, Aiham Jbeli², MD, Tomasz Stys³, MD,
Adam Stys³, MD, FACC

Chirag K. Desai1, MD, Aiham Jbeli2, M...

We present a case of a patient diagnosed with very late stent ‘thrombosis’ (VLST) that may have been caused by hyperplastic tissue versus progressive atherosclerosis and late plaque rupture, despite chronic immunosuppressant use.

We present a case of a patient...

05/06/2018

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Case Study

Intravascular Lithotripsy for Infrapopliteal Stenosis in Critical Limb Ischemia

04/06/2018

Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hos...

This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.

This case demonstrates the...

04/06/2018

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Case Study

Intravascular Lithotripsy for Infrapopliteal Stenosis in Critical Limb Ischemia

04/06/2018

Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hospital, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Sarang Mangalmurti, MD, Bryn Mawr Hos...

This case demonstrates the feasibility and usefulness of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) in infrapopliteal calcified stenosis to achieve improved acute results.

This case demonstrates the...

04/06/2018

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Case Report

Myocardial Bridging in the Setting of Dilated Myocardiopathy

04/04/2018

Virginia Perez-Andreu¹, MD, PhD, Michael Tedla¹, MD, Hossein Akhondi¹, MD, FACP, Dominic Robine², DO, FACC, Ali R. Rahimi¹, MD, FACP, AGSF, Navid Kazemi², MD, FACC

Virginia Perez-Andreu1, MD, PhD, Mich...

Myocardial bridge (MB) is a congenital anatomic variant that occurs when one of the coronary arteries tunnels through the myocardium instead of having a normal epicardial course.1

Myocardial bridge (MB) is a...

04/04/2018

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Case & Technique

How to Wire a Complex Coronary Trifurcation: A Novel Guidewire Contrast Surfing Technique

04/03/2018

Adam Stys¹, MD, Filip Oleszak², Maheedhar Gedela³, MD, Jeffrey Wilson³, MD, Tomasz Stys¹, MD

Adam Stys1, MD, Filip Oleszak2, Mahee...

Unfavorable coronary anatomy, especially involving bifurcations, can preclude guidewire passage even when there is flow distal to the stenosis.1

Unfavorable coronary anatomy,...

04/03/2018

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