Acute Myocardial Infarction

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

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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

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Mother-and-Child Telescopic Guide-Catheter Extension to Identify Severe Left Main Stem Disease in a Patient With a Severely Dilated Aortic Root

07/30/2018

Karen Dorn Steele ;

Karen Eilert , RN, CWS, MSN, ACHRN;

The importance of selective coronary angiography in patients with severely dilated aortas awaiting surgery is discussed.

The importance of selective...

07/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Complete Versus Incomplete Angiography Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

03/15/2017

Xu Gao , MD;

Satya Shreenivas , MD;

Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas , MD;

Ernest L. Mazzaferi Jr., MD;

Scott M. Lilly , MD, PhD;

Nader Makki , MD;

Kevin Stiver , MD;

We sought to determine whether or not those with STEMI who underwent incomplete angiography prior to PCI had different preprocedural characteristics or post-PCI outcomes.

We sought to determine whether...

03/15/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Multiple Coronary Thrombi With Cisplatin

01/30/2014

Sabrina Browning ;

Sabine Jansson ;

Sabrina Eaton ;

Combination therapy with bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin has been the standard first-line treatment for testicular metastatic disease. We present a case of multicoronary thrombi causing acute inferior myocardial infarction in a patient...

Combination therapy with...

01/30/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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An Unusual Culprit: Simple Angioplasty for a Complex Disease

11/27/2013

Nikesh Raj Shrestha, MD¹, Smriti Karki, MD², Uttar Mainali, MD³

Nikesh Raj Shrestha, MD1, Smriti Kark...

The case of an atypical presentation of myelofibrosis presenting with acute inferior-wall ST-elevation myocardial infarction is presented.

The case of an atypical...

11/27/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Predictive Value of the Angiographic Anatomic Characteristics of the Left Main Coronary on Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Coronary Atherosclerosis

08/29/2013

Penglong Wu , MD;

Wei Zhu , PhD;

Hao Zhang , MD;

Meng Wei , MD, PhD;

Zhifeng Dong , PhD;

Kaizheng Gong , MD, PhD;

Ping Xin , MD;

Yuan Shen , MD;

Coronary artery anatomic morphology is a critical determining factor for intracoronary hemodynamics and atherosclerotic lesion formation. This study tested whether the anatomic characteristics of the left main (LM) coronary artery could...

Coronary artery anatomic...

08/29/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Impact of Selective Infarct-Related Artery Infusion of Tirofiban on Myocardial Reperfusion and Bleeding Complications in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: The SUIT-AMI Trial

07/30/2013

Jian Wang , MM, MD, PhD;

Yi Chen , MD;

Hongbing Yan , MD, PhD;

Hanjun Zhao , MD, PhD;

Li Song , MD, PhD;

Chen Liu , MD;

Bo Zhao , MD;

Yunpeng Chi , MD;

Shaoping Wang , MD, PhD;

Study compares the impacts of sIRA infusion with conventional intracoronary (IC) administration of GPI tirofiban on myocardial reperfusion and clinical prognosis in STEMI patients.

Study compares the impacts of...

07/30/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology