STEMI

Use of the STEMI Team for Treatment of Patients With Pulmonary Embolism: A Pilot Study

01/31/2019

Leonardo C. Clavijo , MD, PhD;

Ray V. Matthews , MD;

Stuart Swadron , MD;

David M. Shavelle , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Michael R. Kendall , MD;

Anilkumar K. Mehra , MD;

Antotreas Hindoyan , MD;

The aim of the Code PE protocol was to: (1) rapidly identify patients with massive and submassive PE; and (2) triage appropriate patients directly to the CCL for endovascular treatment.

The aim of the Code PE protocol...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Clinical Editor's Corner

Are You HIPAA Compliant for STEMI ECGs? E-Communicating With EMS

01/31/2019

Morton J. Kern , MD, MSCAI, FACC, FAHA;

Dr. Kirk Garrett, Christiana Hospital, Wilmington, Delaware, asks the cardiac cath expert group about the way emergency medical services (EMS) transmits electrocardiograms (ECGs) to the hospital for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)...

Dr. Kirk Garrett, Christiana...

01/31/2019

Cath Lab Digest

Original Contribution

Safety of Calcium-Channel Blockers During Radial Cardiac Catheterization in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction or Systolic Heart Failure

12/15/2018

Jose Emilio Exaire , MD;

Zachary M. Gertz , MD;

Barbara D. Lawson , MD;

M. Zubair Khan , MBBS;

Richard H. Cooke , MD;

Luis A. Guzman , MD;

The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of calcium-channel blockers during radial artery catheterization in two populations with a contraindication to their use.

The aim of this study was to...

12/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Thrombolysis-Guided Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

11/24/2018

Georgios Tzanis , MD;

Antonio Colombo , MD;

Francesco Giannini , MD;

Azeem Latib , MD, BCh, MBBCh;

A 77-year-old STEMI patient became hemodynamically unstable during attempted PCI, and operators were unable to visualize the right coronary artery ostium despite multiple attempts. Systemic thrombolysis resolved these issues and allowed PCI...

A 77-year-old STEMI patient...

11/24/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Prehospital Prasugrel Versus Ticagrelor in Real-World Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Referred for Primary PCI: Procedural and 30-Day Outcomes

10/15/2018

Mark S. Patterson , MBBS, PhD, MD, MRCP;

René J. Van Der Schaaf , MD, PhD;

Jean-Paul R. Herrman , MD, PhD;

Ton Slagboom , MD;

Maarten A. Vink , MD, PhD;

Moniek Maarse , MD;

Rob Adams , MSc;

Robbert J. de Winter , MD, PhD;

Nicola S. Vos , MD;

Giovanni Amoroso , MD, PhD;

Pretreatment with P2Y12 inhibitors before primary percutaneous coronary intervention can reduce the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular event rate in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients. We investigated differences in...

Pretreatment with P2Y12...

10/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Layered Neointimal Pattern Secondary to Intraluminal Clot Organization in an Optical Coherence Tomography Longitudinal Study

09/26/2018

Bryan P. Yan , MBBS, FRACP, MD;

Chi-Yuen Chan , MBChB;

Eugene B. Wu , MD, DM;

We present a patient with non-obstructive intraluminal clot protrusion treated with medical therapy. Follow-up OCT scan showed layered neointimal changes similar to images observed in stent failure.

We present a patient with...

09/26/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Drug-Eluting Resorbable Magnesium Scaffold Implantation in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Pilot Study

04/15/2018

Quentin de Hemptinne , MD;

An assessment of the feasibility and short-term clinical outcomes associated with resorbable magnesium scaffold implantation in the setting of primary percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

An assessment of the feasibility...

04/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Embolization of a Large Intracoronary Thrombus During ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

09/29/2017

Nathaniel R. Smilowitz , MD, MS;

Claudia Serrano-Gomez , MD;

Aspiration thrombectomy was performed to retrieve intact thrombus in a 69-year-old woman. Bradycardia and hypotension rapidly resolved. Balloon angioplasty was performed at the site of proximal RCA in-stent restenosis with improved...

Aspiration thrombectomy was...

09/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

One-Year Clinical Outcomes of Patients Presenting With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Caused by Bifurcation Culprit Lesions Treated With the Stentys Self-Apposing Coronary Stent: Results From the APPOSITION III Study

07/25/2017

Alexander JJ. IJsselmuiden , MD, PhD;

Rainer Wessely , MD, PhD;

Thomas Dengler , MD;

Johanne Silvain , MD, PhD;

Joanna J. Wykrzykowska , MD, PhD;

Gilles Montalescot , MD, PhD;

Jan G.P. Tijssen , PhD;

Rene Spaargaren , MD;

Giovanni Amoroso , MD, PhD;

Karel T. Koch , MD, PhD;

Robbert J. de Winter , MD, PhD;

Alessio La Manna , MD;

Robert Jan van Geuns , MD, PhD;

Maik J. Grundeken , MD;

Huangling Lu , MD;

Nicola S. Vos , MD;

We investigated outcomes in STEMI patients after Stentys treatment for bifurcation culprit lesions.

We investigated outcomes in...

07/25/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Coronary Artery Aneurysm After Bioresorbable Scaffold Implantation in a Woman With an Acute Coronary Syndrome

06/27/2017

Alberto Francesco Cereda , MD;

Paolo Angelo Canova , MD;

Francesco S. Soriano , MD;

Jacopo A. Oreglia , MD;

Optical coherence tomography highlighted “frame by frame” the mechanism of a late bioresorbable scaffold stent thrombosis due to a coronary aneurysm and provided further knowledge on the behavior of bioresorbable scaffolds in an unusual...

Optical coherence tomography...

06/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology