Bleeding

The authors evaluated the association between activated clotting time and in-hospital clinical outcomes in a large international multicenter chronic total occlusion-percutaneous coronary intervention registry.

The authors evaluated the...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

True Efficacy of LAA Closure: Patient Outcomes on Long-term Single-Antiplatelet or No Therapy: Insights From the EWOLUTION Registry

05/01/2022

Aleksandr Romanov , MD;

Thomas Schmitz , MD;

Boris Schmidt , MD;

Tommaso Gori , MD;

Alexey Vladimir Protopopov , MD, PhD;

Timothy Betts , MD;

Elisa Vireca ;

Lucas Boersma , MD, PhD;

Peter Wohlmuth ;

Christina Paitazoglou , MD;

Felix Meincke , MD;

Martin W. Bergmann , MD, PhD;

Hüseyin Ince , MD, PhD;

Stephan Kische , MD;

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation at increased stroke risk, where effective long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) is not feasible. In order to assess long-term safety of LAAO with...

Left atrial appendage occlusion...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Safety of Intravenous Cangrelor Administration for Antiplatelet Bridging in Hospitalized Patients: A Retrospective Study

12/01/2021

Ashwin S. Nathan , MD;

Alexander C. Fanaroff , MD, MHS;

Bryce V. Johnson , MD;

Edward R. Horton , MD;

Christopher Domenico , PharmD;

Michael A. Acker , MD;

Daniel M. Kolansky , MD;

Bryce Johnson, MD and colleagues aimed to characterize outcomes associated with cangrelor administration used in an antiplatelet bridging strategy in real-world clinical scenarios within a large academic medical system.

Bryce Johnson, MD and colleagues...

12/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Comparison of Vascular Closure Devices vs Manual Compression After Femoral Artery Puncture in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation — Post Hoc Analysis of the ISAR-CLOSURE Trial

09/01/2021

Jaberpreet Dhaliwal , DO;

Katherine Long ;

Katherine P. Kelly , RN, BSN, MSN;

Adnan Kastrati , MD;

Katherine Ranzenberger ;

Katherine West , RN, BSN, MS Ed;

Kathi Keys ;

Priscilla Arling , PhD;

Kathleen Ashcraft ;

Heribert Schunkert , MD;

Kathleen Bernock , FNP;

Kathleen C. Chumer , RN;

Jack DeCerce , FACHE;

Kathleen Christiansen ;

The study objective is to compare vascular closure devices with manual compression in patients on chronic oral anticoagulation who undergo diagnostic coronary angiography in terms of vascular access-site complications.

The study objective is to...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Vascular Injury by Vascular Closure Device

07/19/2021

Vivek Singh Guleria , DM;

G. Keshavamurthy , DM;

Prashant Bharadwaj , DM;

This clinical image series details failed femoral access closure with an Angio-Seal device.

This clinical image series...

07/19/2021

Vascular Disease Management

Brief Communication

Dry Field Closure of Large-Bore Access With Iliac Artery Angioplasty Through the Ipsilateral Sheath: The Single-Access Dry-Closure Technique

06/29/2021

Jason Wollmuth , MD;

Rajiv Tayal , MD, MPH;

Hady Lichaa , MD;

The use of large-bore sheaths has risen exponentially in the last decade partly due to the growth of structural heart interventions and various mechanical circulatory support options.

The use of large-bore sheaths...

06/29/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Angiosarcoma on Untreated Facial Capillary Malformations

03/27/2021

Akimitsu Nishibayashi , MD;

Yuki Hata , MD, PhD;

Yumiko Hori , MD, PhD;

Koichi Tomita , MD, PhD;

Ken Matsuda , MD, PhD;

Kenji Yano , MD, PhD;

Ko Hosokawa , MD, PhD;

Angiosarcoma on Untreated Facial Capillary Malformations Akimitsu Nishibayashi, MD,a Yuki Hata, MD, PhD,a Yumiko Hori, MD, PhD,b Koichi Tomita, MD, PhD,a Ken Matsuda, MD, PhD,a Kenji Yano, MD, PhD,a and Ko Hosokawa, MD,...

Angiosarcoma on Untreated...

03/27/2021

ePlasty

Review

Aging With Atrial Fibrillation: The Dilemma of Anticoagulation

02/18/2020

Rohit Jain , MD;

Ravi Patel , DO;

Ricci Kalayanamitra , BS;

Elizabeth Packard , BS;

Dhirisha Bhatt , MD;

Zainab Shahid , BS;

Ramarao Vunnam , MD;

Andrew Groff , BS;

Dhirisha Bhatt , MD;

Elizabeth Packard , BS;

Ramarao Vunnam , MD;

Ravi Patel , DO;

Ricci Kalayanamitra , BS;

Rohit Jain , MD;

Zainab Shahid , BS;

Andrew Groff , BS;

Dhirisha Bhatt , MD;

Elizabeth Packard , BS;

Ramarao Vunnam , MD;

Ravi Patel , DO;

Ricci Kalayanamitra , BS;

Rohit Jain , MD;

In this article, authors discuss the risks and benefits associated with anticoagulation in older patients with atrial fibrillation.

In this article, authors discuss...

02/18/2020

Annals of Long-Term Care

Outcomes and Characteristics of Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Cirrhosis

06/27/2019

Dustin Hillerson , MD;

Mohsin Salih , MD, MS;

Naoki Misumida , MD;

Ahmed Abdel-Latif , MD, PhD;

Susan S. Smyth , MD, PhD;

Adrian W. Messerli , MD;

Gbolahan O. Ogunbayo , MD;

Patients with cirrhosis have increased bleeding risk due to coagulopathy and platelet sequestration, as well as inherent cardiovascular risk. We assessed the impact of cirrhosis on the revascularization rates and in-hospital outcomes in...

Patients with cirrhosis have...

06/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Small-Size vs Large-Size Burr for Rotational Atherectomy

05/28/2019

Zeev Israeli , MD;

Rodrigo Bagur , MD, PhD;

Shahar Lavi , MD, PhD;

Yaniv Levi , MD;

Amir Solomonica , MD, MPH;

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of performing rotational atherectomy using smaller burrs and subsequently smaller-sheath size catheters.

The aim of this study was to...

05/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology