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Volume 15 - Issue 7 - July, 2003

Platelets and Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus
08/01/2008
Heidar Arjomand, MD; Bassam Roukoz, MD; Satish K. Surabhi, MD; Marc S. Cohen, MD
Both insulin-dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) are powerful and independent risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients with diabetes, the risk of CAD is increased two- to four-fold. Atherosclerotic...
Both insulin-dependent and non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (DM) are powerful and independent risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). In patients with diabetes, the risk of CAD is increased two- to four-fold. Atherosclerotic...
Both insulin-dependent and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
The Search for Optimal Combination of Antiplatelet and Anticoagulation Regimens Following PCI
08/01/2008
Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc, MPH; Luis Gruberg, MD
“The patient is given aspirin (1.0 g per day) for 3 days, starting the day before the procedure. Heparin and low molecular weight dextran are administered during dilatation; warfarin is started after the procedure and is continued until...
“The patient is given aspirin (1.0 g per day) for 3 days, starting the day before the procedure. Heparin and low molecular weight dextran are administered during dilatation; warfarin is started after the procedure and is continued until...
“The patient is given aspirin...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Heparin in Peripheral Vascular Intervention — Time for a Change?
08/01/2008
Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, MPH, FACC, FAHA, FESC, MSCAI
Throughout the history of interventional procedures, unfractionated heparin has been the standard anticoagulant.1 More recently, in coronary intervention, agents have been found to provide better efficacy and/or safety than sole therapy with...
Throughout the history of interventional procedures, unfractionated heparin has been the standard anticoagulant.1 More recently, in coronary intervention, agents have been found to provide better efficacy and/or safety than sole therapy with...
Throughout the history of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
The Diagnostic Importance of Angiographic Visualization of the Distal Vessel in Elucidating the Mechanism of Abrupt Vessel Closu
08/01/2008
Shmuel Fuchs, MD; Jean Marc Weinstein, MRCP; Carlos Cafri, MD; Georgeta Esanu, MD; Reuben Illia, MD; Osvaldo Slutzky, MD
Acute vessel closure is a serious event, complicating 0.5–9.3% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and is associated with major clinical adverse events including emergency coronary bypass surgery, acute myocardial infarction and...
Acute vessel closure is a serious event, complicating 0.5–9.3% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), and is associated with major clinical adverse events including emergency coronary bypass surgery, acute myocardial infarction and...
Acute vessel closure is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Safety and Efficacy of Low-Dose Intravenous Enoxaparin and Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitor Therapy During Percutaneous Coronary
08/01/2008
Louis Carnendran, MD; Robert Borkowski, MD; Bashar Markabawi, MD; Mark F. Warner, MD
ABSTRACT: The use of intravenous enoxaparin, a glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor, during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be safe and to possibly reduce in-hospital and 30-day major adverse cardiac events (MACE)....
ABSTRACT: The use of intravenous enoxaparin, a glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor, during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to be safe and to possibly reduce in-hospital and 30-day major adverse cardiac events (MACE)....
ABSTRACT: The use of intravenous...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
A Unique Pacemaker Complication of Thrombus Formation in the Right Internal Jugular Vein Due to Unusual Migration of an Atrial Pacemaker Electrode
04/23/2012
Thomas S. Faber, MD; Andreas Grom, MD; Manfred Zehender, MD
ABSTRACT: Our report describes the late migration of an atrial screw-in lead into the right internal jugular vein causing subsequent subclinical thrombus formation at the tip of the electrode. Previously initiated anticoagulation for atrial...
ABSTRACT: Our report describes the late migration of an atrial screw-in lead into the right internal jugular vein causing subsequent subclinical thrombus formation at the tip of the electrode. Previously initiated anticoagulation for atrial...
ABSTRACT: Our report describes...
04/23/2012
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Atrial Fibrillation: Don’t Become a Basket Case
08/01/2008
Todd J. Cohen, MD, FACC, FHRS
Dr. Karch and colleagues describe the results of right atrial mapping with a 64-pole basket catheter during persistent, induced sustained, and nonsustained atrial fibrillation. One implication which may be gathered from their report is that...
Dr. Karch and colleagues describe the results of right atrial mapping with a 64-pole basket catheter during persistent, induced sustained, and nonsustained atrial fibrillation. One implication which may be gathered from their report is that...
Dr. Karch and colleagues...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Editorial Message
Editor`s Message (May 2003)
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, brief reviews, and articles from the Journal special sections “Acute Coronary Syndromes”, “Clinical Decision Making”, and the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, case reports, brief reviews, and articles from the Journal special sections “Acute Coronary Syndromes”, “Clinical Decision Making”, and the...
Dear Readers, This issue of the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Refractory Vasomotor Angina in the Setting of Subclinical Hyperthyroidism: A Case Report Demonstrating Both Focal and Segmental
08/01/2008
Allison DeTommasi, MD; Scott Rogge, MD; Jan Laws Houghton, MD
Vasomotor angina is a diagnostically and therapeutically challenging cause of myocardial ischemia. In many cases, affected patients undergo multiple hospitalizations and complex invasive testing, without a definitive diagnosis for years. Even...
Vasomotor angina is a diagnostically and therapeutically challenging cause of myocardial ischemia. In many cases, affected patients undergo multiple hospitalizations and complex invasive testing, without a definitive diagnosis for years. Even...
Vasomotor angina is a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Delayed Development of a Giant Coronary Pseudoaneurysm After Stent Placement for Chronic Total Occlusion
08/01/2008
Koichi Kishi, MD; Takefumi Takahashi, MD; Yoshikazu Hiasa, MD
Coronary artery aneurysms have been identified in up to 5% of all coronary angiographic studies. Atherosclerotic, congenital, inflammatory, infectious and traumatic (resulting from coronary intervention) are the most common etiologies....
Coronary artery aneurysms have been identified in up to 5% of all coronary angiographic studies. Atherosclerotic, congenital, inflammatory, infectious and traumatic (resulting from coronary intervention) are the most common etiologies....
Coronary artery aneurysms have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

News

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Neurescue Device Secures CE Mark Approval for Non‑Shockable Cardiac Arrest Treatment
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The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of...
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Venous Thromboembolism
Get Out the Clot Campaign: New Survey Shows Management of Blood Clots is Inconsistent, Even for Patients with the Same Risk Profile
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"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex...
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Robotic Systems
Microbot Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its Liberty Endovascular Robotic System
09/08/2025
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Mitral Valve Intervention
Sutra Medical Achieves World’s First Successful First-in-Human Implantation of Sutra Hemi-valve in New Zealand
09/08/2025
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
News
Cleerly Demonstrates Significant Cardiovascular Risk Prediction in Late-Breaking Clinical Science at European Society of Cardiology Congress 2025
09/04/2025
"Plaque burden quantification by AI-QCT provides critical insights that standard CT evaluation will miss," said Principal investigator Alexander van Rosendael, MD, PhD, "especially in patients with mild to moderate disease who represent a...
"Plaque burden quantification by AI-QCT provides critical insights that standard CT evaluation will miss," said Principal investigator Alexander van Rosendael, MD, PhD, "especially in patients with mild to moderate disease who represent a...
"Plaque burden quantification by...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
PAD Pulse Alliance
Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) Awareness Month Urges Screening and Advocacy in National Effort to Prevent Amputations
09/04/2025
"PAD too often goes unnoticed until it reaches a critical stage," said Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI, "Many patients only learn they have PAD when pain prevents them from walking, when wounds no longer heal, or when they are facing the...
"PAD too often goes unnoticed until it reaches a critical stage," said Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI, "Many patients only learn they have PAD when pain prevents them from walking, when wounds no longer heal, or when they are facing the...
"PAD too often goes unnoticed...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Pulmonary Embolism
Imperative Care Announces FDA Clearance of Symphony Thrombectomy System, the First Large-Bore Continuous Vacuum System for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism
09/04/2025
This clearance expands the use of Symphony — previously for the treatment of venous thrombosis — to now include PE, providing a comprehensive solution to effectively and efficiently treat the full spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
This clearance expands the use of Symphony — previously for the treatment of venous thrombosis — to now include PE, providing a comprehensive solution to effectively and efficiently treat the full spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
This clearance expands the use...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Roxana Mehran, MD
Awards
Roxana Mehran, MD, Receives the Most Prestigious Award Given by the European Society of Cardiology
09/04/2025
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Cath Lab Digest
beta blockers
Beta Blockers, the Standard Treatment After a Heart Attack, May Offer No Benefit for Heart Attack Patients and Women Can Have Worse Outcomes
09/04/2025
“This trial will reshape all international clinical guidelines. It joins other previous landmark trials led by CNIC and Mount Sinai—such as SECURE with the polypill and DapaTAVI, with SLT2 inhibition associated to TAVI—that have already...
“This trial will reshape all international clinical guidelines. It joins other previous landmark trials led by CNIC and Mount Sinai—such as SECURE with the polypill and DapaTAVI, with SLT2 inhibition associated to TAVI—that have already...
“This trial will reshape all...
09/04/2025
Cath Lab Digest

Covid-19
CARTESIAN Study: Even Mild Covid May Leave Blood Vessels Five Years Older
09/12/2025
09/12/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiac Arrest
Neurescue Device Secures CE Mark Approval for Non‑Shockable Cardiac Arrest Treatment
09/09/2025
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of a catheter and a handheld control unit. By temporarily inflating a soft balloon in the descending aorta, it redirects blood flow toward the heart and brain, supercharging circulation to the most critical...
The NEURESCUE device consists of...
09/09/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Venous Thromboembolism
Get Out the Clot Campaign: New Survey Shows Management of Blood Clots is Inconsistent, Even for Patients with the Same Risk Profile
09/09/2025
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex and the symptoms easily overlooked by both patients and healthcare providers, as symptoms can mimic other non-life-threatening medical conditions," said Leslie Lake, volunteer president of the National Blood...
"Blood clots are often complex...
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Cath Lab Digest
Clinical Images
Walls Within Walls: A Tale of Twin Aortic Stenosis in Type II Familial Hypercholesterolemia
09/08/2025
Anbhigya Kumar Arya, MD; Krishna Prasad Akkineni, MD, DM; Shrividya Rao, MS, MCh; Saurabh Kumar Singh, MD; Souvik Sardar, MD, DM; Anwar Hussain Ansari, MD, DM; Devesh Kumar, MD, MRCP, DM
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with multiple episodes of exertional syncope over the previous 3 months. Clinical examination revealed pulsus parvus et tardus and a late-peaking, ejection systolic, crescendo-decrescendo murmur in the aortic area with...
A teenage boy presented with...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Right Coronary Artery Takeoff Plane and Implications for Brachiocephalic Interventions and Next Generation Transcatheter Aortic Valve Intervention Embolic Protection Devices
09/08/2025
Umair Bajwa, MD; Mohammad Chaudhry, MD; Danielle Retcho, MD; Sohira Idrees, BA; Lukasz Partyka, MD; Rajiv Tayal, MD; Arash Salemi, MD; Sergio Waxman, MD; Najam Wasty, MD
The objective of this study was to determine if the right coronary artery takeoff is in the same plane as the takeoff plane of the major aortic arch branches.
The objective of this study was to determine if the right coronary artery takeoff is in the same plane as the takeoff plane of the major aortic arch branches.
The objective of this study was...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Plug-Based Vascular Closure Device in Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
09/08/2025
Carlo Briguori, MD, PhD; Luca Paolucci, MD; Mario Scarpelli, MD; Antonietta Di Iorio, MD; Valeria Cavaliere, MD; Amelia Focaccio, MD; Francesca De Micco, PhD; Daniele Maselli, MD
The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of the systematic use of arteriotomy-site ballooning with concomitant manual compression following the delivery of a plug-based vascular closure device.
The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of the systematic use of arteriotomy-site ballooning with concomitant manual compression following the delivery of a plug-based vascular closure device.
The authors evaluated the safety...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Drug-Coated Balloon Strategy Following Intravascular Lithotripsy to Treat Coronary De Novo Lesion: Mid-Term Clinical Outcomes of a Preliminary Experience
09/08/2025
The authors report the short-term results of their preliminary experience managing calcified lesions using intravascular lithotripsy combined with drug-coated balloons.
The authors report the short-term results of their preliminary experience managing calcified lesions using intravascular lithotripsy combined with drug-coated balloons.
The authors report the...
09/08/2025
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Robotic Systems
Microbot Medical Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Its Liberty Endovascular Robotic System
09/08/2025
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed 100% success in the robotic navigation to target, and zero device-related adverse events. The study also showed a 92% relative reduction in physician radiation exposure.
The LIBERTY pivotal study showed...
09/08/2025
Cath Lab Digest
Mitral Valve Intervention
Sutra Medical Achieves World’s First Successful First-in-Human Implantation of Sutra Hemi-valve in New Zealand
09/08/2025
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel posterior leaflet replacement technology designed to restore mitral valve function without obstructing the left ventricular outflow tract.
The Sutra Hemi-valve™ is a novel...
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Cath Lab Digest
Feature Interview
Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care: Interview With Marco Perez, MD
09/08/2025
Marco Perez, MD; Jodie Elrod
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr Perez to discuss his moderated session entitled “Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care” at HRX 2025, exploring his insights on clinical integration, challenges, and future applications in clinical practice.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr Perez to discuss his moderated session entitled “Non-Watch Wearables in Cardiovascular Care” at HRX 2025, exploring his insights on clinical integration, challenges, and future applications in clinical practice.
EP Lab Digest speaks with Dr...
09/08/2025
EP Lab Digest

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