Acute coronary syndromes

Ticagrelor vs Clopidogrel in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From a Single Institution Registry

07/14/2019

Sorin J. Brener , MD;

Terrence J. Sacchi , MD;

Venkatesh Alapati , MD;

Max M. Benson , MD;

Doris Chan , DO;

Gregory J. Cunn , MD;

Saadat Khan , MD;

Issa Kutkut , MD;

John P. O'Laughlin , MD;

Chockalingham Arun Narayanan , MD;

We identified ACS patients from our institutional registry who underwent PCI and received either ticagrelor or clopidogrel and compared 1-year all-cause death rates.

We identified ACS patients from...

07/14/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Review

An Unusual Acute Coronary Syndrome Due to a Septic Embolism: A Case Presentation and Review of Revascularization Strategies

05/28/2019

Vassili Panagides ;

Marc Laine , MD;

Franck Paganelli , MD, PhD;

Laurent Bonello , MD, PhD;

We present an atypical case of ACS related to a coronary bifurcation occlusion due to a septic embolism in a patient presenting with infective endocarditis and summarize previous similar cases and their management.

We present an atypical case of...

05/28/2019

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Safety of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Without P2Y12 Inhibitor Pretreatment From a Cohort of Unselected Patients

07/15/2018

Pierre Robert , MD;

Patrick Messner-Pellenc , MD, PhD;

Florence Leclercq , MD, PhD;

Guillaume Cayla , MD, PhD;

Benoit Lattuca , MD;

David Belardi , MD;

Christophe Demattei , MD;

Laurent Schmutz , MD;

Luc Cornillet , MD;

Bertrand Ledermann , MD;

Jean-Christophe Macia , MD;

A. Lemmi , MD;

Richard Gervasoni , MD;

Francois Roubille , MD, PhD;

Thien Tri Cung , MD;

Recent studies have challenged systematic pretreatment with a P2Y12 inhibitor before PCI in elective and NSTEMI patients. This study assesses outcomes after performing PCI immediately after coronary angiography with an exclusive...

Recent studies have challenged...

07/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Rupture of a Non-Obstructive Plaque

03/30/2018

Mohamed Amer Alaiti , MD;

Hiram G. Bezerra , MD, PhD;

Anas Fares , MD;

This invasive and non-invasive imaging series represents a classic rupture of a non-obstructive plaque with thin-cap fibroatheroma.

This invasive and non-invasive...

03/30/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Utility of 3D-OCT Imaging With Angiographic Co-Registration in Acute Coronary Syndrome With Normal or Near-Normal Coronary Arteries

06/27/2017

Santiago Jesus Camacho Freire , MD, PhD;

Jessica Roa Garrido , MD;

Javier León Jiménez , MD;

Rosa Cardenal Piris , MD;

José Francisco Díaz Fernández , MD;

Antonio Enrique Gómez Menchero , MD;

The utility of optical coherence tomography with co-registration for the guidance of percutaneous coronary intervention could be considerable in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes.

The utility of optical coherence...

06/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Use of the Impella Device for Acute Coronary Syndrome Complicated by Cardiogenic Shock – Experience From a Single Heart Center With Analysis of Long-term Mortality

08/15/2016

Astrid Wachter , MSc;

Annalen Bleckmann , MD;

Gerd Hasenfuß ;

Wolfgang Schillinger , MD;

Marco Robin Schroeter ;

Herdis Kohler ;

We screened our database of Impella patients in our heart center and found 68 consecutive patients who underwent Impella implantation due to acute coronary syndrome complicated by cardiogenic shock. Data were evaluated with regard to baseline...

We screened our database of...

08/15/2016

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Compared With Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Proximal Left Anterior Descending Artery Treatment in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome: Analysis From the ACUITY Trial

06/15/2015

Ke Xu , PhD;

Martial Hamon , MD, FESC;

Yanai Ben-Gal , MD;

E. Magnus Ohman , MD;

Gregg W. Stone , MD, FACC, FSCAI;

Roxana Mehran , MD;

Philippe Généreux , MD;

Sorin J. Brener , MD;

A. Michael Lincoff , MD;

George D. Dangas , MD, PhD;

Marco G. Mennuni , MD;

Frederick Feit , MD;

This study compares the outcomes of acute coronary syndrome patients with proximal LAD culprit lesions receiving PCI vs CABG, and found that an initial revascularization strategy of PCI compared with CABG yielded similar 1-year death, MI, and...

This study compares the outcomes...

06/15/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Plaque Composition and Dynamics

Characteristics and Management of Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome and Normal or Non-Significant Coronary Artery Disease: Results From Acute Coronary Syndrome Israeli Survey (ACSIS) 2004-2010

08/05/2014

Sa'ar Minha , MD;

Ricardo Krakover , MD;

Ilan Goldenberg , MD;

Shmuel Gottlieb , MD;

Alex Blatt , MD;

Marco A. Magalhaes , MD;

Zvi Vered , MD;

Natalie Gavrielov-Yusim , MSc, MD;

An important subset of patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome are found to have either normal coronaries or non-obstructive coronary artery disease. We explore the characteristics and management strategies of this population in a...

An important subset of patients...

08/05/2014

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Evaluation of Bivalirudin Hyper- and Hypo-ACT Responses in the Setting of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

04/25/2013

Jose G. Diez , MD;

Phillip A. Weeks , PharmD, BCPS;

Haider M. Alkhateeb , MD;

Stephen E. Michaud , PharmD, BCPS;

The role of ACT monitoring of bivalirudin in PCI is not defined based on current practice guidelines. We investigated whether hyper- and hypo-ACT responses to bivalirudin in PCI may be associated with excessive bleeding or thrombotic...

The role of ACT monitoring of...

04/25/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The Feasibility, Safety, and Mid-Term Outcomes of Concomitant Percutaneous Transluminal Renal Artery Stenting in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients at High Clinical Risk of Renal Artery Stenosis

04/25/2013

Chieh-Shou Su , MD;

Tsun-Jui Liu , MD;

Chen-Rong Tsau , MD;

Kae-Woei Liang , MD;

Wei-Chun Chang , MD;

Chih-Tai Ting , MD;

Wen-Lieng Lee , MD;

Concomitant renal artery stenosis (RAS) aggravates coronary artery disease, but no reports have been published on the feasibility, safety and outcomes of concomitant percutaneous renal artery stenting in patients presenting with acute...

Concomitant renal artery...

04/25/2013

Journal of Invasive Cardiology