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Bladder Indentation Sign: A Stitch in Time Can Save Nine

11/13/2023

A 70-year-old woman with diabetes presented with recurrent episodes of rest angina the previous month. She had undergone coronary angiography, which was suggestive of triple vessel disease.

A 70-year-old woman with...

11/13/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Feasibility of Transradial Access for Coronary Interventions Via Percutaneous Angioplasty of the Radial Artery in Cases of Functional Radial Occlusion

08/15/2018

Melchior Seyfarth , MD;

Marc Vorpahl , MD;

Michael Schulte-Hermes , MD;

Oliver Klein-Wiele , MD;

An obstacle to TRA is the risk of radial artery occlusion (RAO) after radial access in about 5%-10% of patients. We analyzed the safety and efficacy of getting vascular access after RAO by percutaneous transluminal angioplasty in cases of...

An obstacle to TRA is the risk...

08/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

The SYNTAX II Score Predicts Mortality at 4 Years in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

06/15/2018

Amol Raizada , MD;

Terrence J. Sacchi , MD;

Venkatesh Alapati , MD;

Doris Chan , DO;

John P. O'Laughlin , MD;

Akanibo Da-Wariboko , MD;

Sorin J. Brener , MD;

Yousef Kaid , MD;

Chockalingham Arun Narayanan , MD;

Yevgeniy Latyshev , MD;

Amr Moussa , MD;

Gautam Verma , MD;

We evaluate the utility of the SYNTAX II score, which incorporates angiographic and clinical parameters, for risk stratification and prediction of 4-year mortality in 831 real-world patients.

We evaluate the utility of...

06/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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Coronary Intervention Complicated by Pressure Wires Caught Within Stent Struts

08/29/2017

Christopher Baker , PhD, FRCP;

Ozan M. Demir , MBBS, MD, MRCP;

Neil Ruparelia , DPhil, MRCP, MD;

Masood A. Khan , MA, FRCP, MRCP;

Two cases of pressure wire entrapment that may be related to wire design, with both instances occurring at the level of the pressure transducer.

Two cases of pressure wire...

08/29/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clopidogrel and Genotyping

07/31/2015

Neville F. Ford , MD, PhD;

Dr Ford discusses the United States FDA’s “black box” warning on clopidogrel, and whether this designation was warranted based on the evidence at hand.

Dr Ford discusses the United...

07/31/2015

Journal of Invasive Cardiology