Echocardiography

Clinical Images

Redo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Young Patient With Congenital Aortic Valve Disease

08/07/2024

Richard Tanner , MD;

Francesca R. Prandi , MD;

Gilbert H.L. Tang , MD, MSc, MBA;

Ismail El-Hamamsy , MD, PhD;

Barry A. Love , MD;

Lucy M. Safi , DO;

Monica Youngblut , RN;

Stamatios Lerakis , MD, PhD;

Nicole Hensley ;

A 39-year-old man with Shone complex presented with acute decompensated heart failure. He had undergone 4 previous sternotomies and a 23-mm Sapien XT transcatheter aortic valve replacement for severe bioprosthetic aortic regurgitation in 2014.

A 39-year-old man with Shone...

08/07/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Invasive Hemodynamic Characteristics in Patients With Mitral Annular Calcification Related Mitral Stenosis and Chest Radiation

06/13/2024

Nikita Jhawar, MD¹; Samantha Espinosa, MD²; Faaiq Aslam, MD¹; Jordan Ray, MD²; Abdallah El Sabbagh, MD²

Nikita Jhawar, MD1; Samantha Espinosa...

The authors sought to explore the invasive hemodynamic parameters in patients with and without chest radiation who had a diagnosis of mitral annular calcification-related mitral stenosis and underwent transseptal hemodynamic catheterization.

The authors sought to explore...

06/13/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Videos

Right Coronary Artery Obstruction Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Aortic Valve Mass

05/21/2024

Samuel D. Maidman, MD; Francesca R. Prandi, MD; Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, MD; Richard Tanner, MD; Lucy Safi, DO; Ranbir Singh, MD; Paul Stelzer, MD; Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA; Samin K. Sharma, MD; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD

Samuel D. Maidman, MD; Francesca R. P...

Video Supplement to "Right Coronary Artery Obstruction Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Aortic Valve Mass" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Right...

05/21/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Right Coronary Artery Obstruction Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Aortic Valve Mass

05/21/2024

Samuel D. Maidman, MD¹; Francesca R. Prandi, MD¹; Parasuram Krishnamoorthy, MD¹; Richard Tanner, MD¹; Lucy Safi, DO¹; Ranbir Singh, MD¹; Paul Stelzer, MD²; Gilbert H.L. Tang, MD, MSc, MBA²; Samin K. Sharma, MD¹; Annapoorna S. Kini, MD¹; Stamatios Lerakis, MD, PhD¹

Samuel D. Maidman, MD1; Francesca R. ...

A 93-year-old woman with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and normal biventricular function was referred for transcatheter aortic valve replacement evaluation. Cardiac computed tomography revealed safe coronary heights and multiple large...

A 93-year-old woman with...

05/21/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Pre-existing Left Ventricular Pseudoaneurysm: The Importance of Pre- and Intra-procedural Imaging

05/20/2024

Avionam Shiran, MD; Alexander Fuks, MD; Keren Zissman, MD; Ronen Jaffe, MD

Avionam Shiran, MD; Alexander Fuks, M...

An 85-year-old man with a history of myocardial infarction and coronary bypass surgery presented with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis.

An 85-year-old man with a...

05/20/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Echocardiography vs Hemodynamic Assessment of Diastolic Dysfunction

01/12/2024

Rafael 'Rafi' Kuperstein , MD;

Amit Segev , MD;

Lital Shaham , MD, PhD;

Paul Fefer , MD;

Lior Fisher , MD;

Batla Falach , MD;

Ilan Hai , MD;

Ori Vaturi , MD;

Victor Guetta , MD;

Israel M. Barbash , MD;

Elad Maor , MD, PhD;

The study's aim was to evaluate the added value of invasive hemodynamic assessment in patients with unexplained shortness of breath (SOB) undergoing echocardiographic assessment using the most accepted echocardiographic definition of...

The study's aim was to evaluate...

01/12/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

An Inadvertent Event During Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy

06/02/2023

Ramanathan Velayutham, MD¹; Avinash Anantharaj, MD, DM²; Arunkumar Azhaganathan, MD, DM³

Ramanathan Velayutham, MD1; Avinash A...

A 50-year-old male presented with breathlessness on exertion for 3 years. He had loud S1 and a mid-diastolic murmur at apex. Electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus rhythm, P mitrale, and right ventricular hypertrophy with strain. 2D...

A 50-year-old male presented...

06/02/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Estimation of Left Ventricular Filling Pressure Using Left Atrial Strain in Coarctation of Aorta

11/04/2022

Omar Abozied , MD;

Dhanya Ramachandran , MD;

Alexander C. Egbe , MBBS, MPH, MD, MS;

William R. Miranda , MD;

Jason H. Anderson , MD;

Heidi M. Connolly , MD;

Jae K. Oh , MD;

Kartik Andi , MD;

Ahmed Goda , MD;

The purpose of this study was to determine whether LA strain cut-off points can detect increased LV filling pressure in adults with coarctation of aorta.

The purpose of this study was to...

11/04/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Percutaneous Closure of an Iatrogenic Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect After Mechanical Aortic Valve Replacement Using a Novel Venous-Arteriovenous Loop

03/27/2019

Gary Shing-Him Cheung , MBBS;

Yat-Yin Lam , MD;

Chak-Yu So , MBChB;

This image illustrates the feasibility of percutaneous closure of perimembranous ventricular septal defect occluder in a patient with mechanical aortic valve replacement utilizing a novel venous-arteriovenous loop, and emphasizes the...

This image illustrates the...

03/27/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Preprocedural Utility of the Echocardiographic Retroaortic Anomalous Coronary Sign

07/30/2018

Brody D. Slostad , MD;

Chance M. Witt , MD;

Thomas A. Foley , MD;

Abdallah El Sabbagh , MD;

Image highlights echocardiographic findings associated with the RAC sign and its utility as a non-invasive modality to recognize technically complex and high-risk retroaortic coronary anomalies prior to intervention.

Image highlights...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology