Coronary Angiography

Case Report With Review

Iatrogenic Radial Arteriovenous Fistula After Coronary Angiography

08/24/2023

The authors review the management of radial AVF and describe a case of an otherwise healthy man who developed a radial AVF after coronary angiography.

The authors review the...

08/24/2023

Vascular Disease Management

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Radial Artery Spasm, Excision of Avulsed Fragment and Uncompromised Flow: An Oxymoron in Invasive Cardiology

04/01/2023

Nikolaos Platogiannis , MD, MSc;

John Papanikolaou , MD, PhD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Dimitrios Karelas , MD, MSc;

A 63-year-old man with a history of smoking, panic attacks, and positive treadmill test was referred for invasive coronary angiography (CA). By a right radial artery (RA) approach, there was difficulty advancing the sheath and the standard...

A 63-year-old man with a history...

04/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Simsek Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Figure 3

Original Contribution

Coronary Angiography Within 30 Days From Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Indications, Findings, and Outcomes

03/01/2023

Carly Lodewyks , MD, MSc;

M. Nicholas Burke , MD;

Erik Beckmann , MD;

Yader Sandoval , MD;

Vinayak N. Bapat , MD;

Emmanouil S. Brilakis , MD, PhD, FACC, FAHA, FESC, FSCAI;

Benjamin Sun , MD;

Larissa Stanberry , PhD;

Athanasios Rempakos , MD;

Bahadir Simsek , MD;

Spyridon Kostantinis , MD;

Olga C. Mastrodemos , BA;

Salman S. Allana , MD;

Judit Karacsonyi , MD, PhD;

Beatrice D. Rynders , BS;

Bavana V. Rangan , BDS, MPH, MD;

Brynn K. Okeson , MS;

Elizabeth Page , BA;

Melina Cahnbley , BS;

Sarah Palmer , MD;

Robert Steffen , MD;

In this study, the authors examine the incidence, indications, and clinical outcomes of 2209 patients who underwent coronary angiography within 30 days following coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

In this study, the authors...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Accuracy and Potential Benefit of Ultraselective Invasive Coronary Angiography Guided by Computed Tomographic Coronary Angiography

05/01/2022

Marcel van't Veer , PhD;

Sjoerd Bouwmeester , MD;

Luuk C. Otterspoor , MD, PhD;

Pim A. L. Tonino , MD, PhD;

Jeroen Lammers , MD;

Mark Winkens , MD, PhD;

Lokien X. van Nunen , MD, PhD;

Konrad A. J. van Beek , BSc;

Anouk G. W. de Lepper , MD;

It is unknown whether computed tomographic coronary angiography (CTCA) can be used to perform ultraselective invasive coronary angiography (ICA) by only visualizing the abnormal coronary artery on CTCA and defer visualization of the normal...

It is unknown whether computed...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Isolated Septal Artery Infarction in a Cocaine User

11/01/2021

Ian F. Purcell , MBChB, MD, MRCP;

Bilal Bawamia , MBBS, MRCP;

James Dundas , MBBS, MRCP;

Septal branches arising from the LAD coronary artery supply the anterior interventricular septum in unison. In this unusual presentation of cocaine heart disease, occlusion of a single dominant septal perforator caused a large septal...

Septal branches arising from the...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Pseudoaneurysm After Distal Transradial Coronary Intervention Successfully Managed by Prolonged Pneumatic Compression: Simple Solution for a Rare and Challenging Problem

10/01/2021

Marcos Danillo P. Oliveira , MD, MSc;

Adriano Caixeta , MD, PhD;

Ednelson Cunha Navarro , MD;

Glenda Alves de Sa , MD;

A 75-year-old woman with hypertension, hypothyroidism, and diabetes was referred to the cath lab due to non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

A 75-year-old woman with...

10/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Effect of a VIrtual RealiTy Immersive Experience Upon Anxiety Levels, Procedural Understanding, and Satisfaction in Patients Undergoing CArdiac CaTHeterization: The VIRTUAL CATH Trial

09/01/2021

Holly Morgan , MBBCh, MRCP;

Melanie Nana , MBBCh;

Daniel Phillips , MBBCh;

Sean M. Gallagher , MBBCh, MD, MBBS, MRCP, BSc;

In patients undergoing elective cardiac catheterization, we aimed to evaluate the use of an immersive virtual reality (VR) experience on periprocedural anxiety, procedural knowledge, and overall satisfaction, compared with using generic...

In patients undergoing elective...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

An Updated Comparison of Conventional Coronary Angiography With Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Diagnose the Origin and Proximal Course of Anomalous Coronary Arteries

09/01/2021

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Himanshu Gupta , MD;

We sought to evaluate the accuracy of conventional coronary angiography (CCA), as it is currently used in clinical practice, compared with expert interpretation and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) in determining the site of origin...

We sought to evaluate the...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Acute Vessel Closure in Rescue Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

09/01/2021

A. Shaheer Ahmed , MD, DM, DNB;

Tushar Agarwal , MD;

A 45-year-old man presented with complaints of chest pain for 6 hours.

A 45-year-old man presented with...

09/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Extravasated contrast (arrow) in anteroposterior cranial view

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Unusual Gastric Contrast Extravasation After Coronary Angiography

06/01/2021

Tim A. Fischell , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Mandeep Singh Randhawa , MD;

J INVASIVE CARDIOL 2021;33(6):E489. doi:10.25270/jic/20.00743 Key words: complications, contrast extravasation, coronary angiography, heart failure A 79-year-old woman presented with new-onset heart failure. She had pleural effusion,...

J INVASIVE CARDIOL...

06/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology