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Volume 16 - Issue 11 - November, 2004

Feature

Case Report
Transcatheter Treatment of Lutembacher Syndrome: Combined Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty and Percutaneous Atrial Septal Defect Cl
08/01/2008
*Mariano Ledesma, MD, Patricio Martinez, MD, Miguel Angel Cázares, MD, §Ted Feldman, MD
*Mariano Ledesma, MD, Patricio Martin...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare combination of congenital ASD and acquired rheumatic mitral stenosis. It is usually treated by surgical correction. We describe a case of Lutembacher syndrome that was treated successfully with percutaneous...
Lutembacher syndrome is a rare...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Nickel Allergy and the Amplatzer Septal Occluder
08/01/2008
Harinder Singh, MD, Daniel R. Turner, MD, Thomas Forbes, MD
Harinder Singh, MD, Daniel R. Turner...
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative to surgical closure. Currently, the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) (AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley, Minnesota) is the only device approved for ASD closure in the...
Transcatheter device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD) is an alternative to surgical closure. Currently, the Amplatzer Septal Occluder (ASO) (AGA Medical Corp, Golden Valley, Minnesota) is the only device approved for ASD closure in the...
Transcatheter device closure of...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Unprotected Left Main “Kissing” Stent Implantation With a Percutaneous Ventricular Assist Device
08/01/2008
Srihari S. Naidu, MD, Sameer Rohatgi, MD, Howard C. Herrmann, MD, Ruchira Glaser, MD
Srihari S. Naidu, MD, Sameer Rohatgi...
Case Report. An 80-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency and significant carotid artery disease presented with a 4-day history of episodic severe substernal chest pressure at rest....
Case Report. An 80-year-old man with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic renal insufficiency and significant carotid artery disease presented with a 4-day history of episodic severe substernal chest pressure at rest....
Case Report. An 80-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in a Patient Treated
with Protacylcin
08/01/2008
Peter J. Engel,1 MD, Robert Baughman,2 MD, Heide Johnson,1 RN, Dean J. Kereiakes,1 MD
Peter J. Engel,1 MD, Robert Baughman,...
Untreated pulmonary hypertension is a relentlessly progressive disorder leading to death from right ventricular failure, regardless of etiology. In recent years, more effective medical therapy has become available for this condition. In...
Untreated pulmonary hypertension is a relentlessly progressive disorder leading to death from right ventricular failure, regardless of etiology. In recent years, more effective medical therapy has become available for this condition. In...
Untreated pulmonary hypertension...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
The Novel Use of a Covered Stent in the Management of a Left Internal Mammary Artery to Pulmonary Vasculature Fistula
08/01/2008
Benedict M. Glover, MD, MRCP and Mazhar M. Khan, FRCP
Benedict M. Glover, MD, MRCP and Mazh...
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to pulmonary vasculature fistulas are rare complications following coronary artery bypass surgery. In symptomatic cases, management tends to be either conservative or surgical ligation of the fistula. This...
Left internal mammary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Distal Protection of the Left Anterior Descending Artery with the EX Filter Wire During an Acute Coronary Syndrome
08/01/2008
Ashish Pershad, MD and Jon Stevenson, MD
Ashish Pershad, MD and Jon Stevenson,...
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is an unpredictable complication of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). No reflow, distal coronary occlusion and peri-procedural cardiac enzyme elevation (“infarctlets”) may result from distal embolization....
Distal coronary embolization is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Diffuse Saphenous Vein Graft Spasm
08/01/2008
Vaishali Ashar, MBBS, Giampaolo Niccoli, MD, Italo Porto, MD
Vaishali Ashar, MBBS, Giampaolo Nicco...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man presented with a history of angina at rest, a small troponin rise and ischaemic inferior ECG changes. He had undergone aortocoronary bypass operation for triple vessel disease 3 years before this admission. The...
Case Report. A 53-year-old man...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Advanced Atheroscrelotic Plaque as a Potential Cause of No-reflow in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention — Intravascular
08/01/2008
*Shigenori Ito, MD, §Masanao Saio, MD, *Takahiko Suzuki, MD
*Shigenori Ito, MD, §Masanao Saio, M...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) as a terrible complication with an incidence of 2–5%.1,2 No-reflow has been reported to be related to the presence of thrombus, lipid pool (vulnerable plaque), and other...
No-reflow sometimes occurs in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message (Nov. 2004)
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC Editor-in-...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, and articles from the journal’s...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, includes original research articles, case reports, reviews, and articles from the journal’s...
Dear Readers, This issue of The...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Electrophysiology Corner
Acute Right Coronary Artery Occlusion in an Adult Patient After Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of a Posteroseptal Accessory Pa
08/01/2008
Truong Duong, MD, Peter Hui, MD, James Mailhot, MD
Truong Duong, MD, Peter Hui, MD, Jame...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of accessory pathways (APs) is recommended as definitive therapy for symptomatic or life-threatening tachyarrhythmias associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. Although various...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) of accessory pathways (APs) is recommended as definitive therapy for symptomatic or life-threatening tachyarrhythmias associated with the Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome. Although various...
Radiofrequency catheter ablation...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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A study led by researchers from Shinshu University propose a simplified risk-scoring model helps clinicians assess when patients with cardiogenic shock can be safely weaned off from MCS devices, such as VA-ECMO or IMPELLA, using easily measurable health indicators like blood pressure and heart function. Credit Sho Suzuki from Shinshu University
Mechanical Circulatory Support
A Simple Risk Score for Weaning Patients From Mechanical Circulatory Support
10/23/2024
Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
Researchers from Shinshu...
10/23/2024
Cath Lab Digest
The initial cases with the Luna TMVR System were conducted in Paraguay and the Republic of Georgia and supported by leading US structural heart experts and the Tioga Cardiovascular team.
Mitral Valve intervention
Tioga Cardiovascular Announces First-In-Human Cases With Its Luna Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) System
10/23/2024
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the first-in-human transseptal implantations using the 28 French) Luna™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system. The first patients achieved excellent...
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the first-in-human transseptal implantations using the 28 French) Luna™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system. The first patients achieved excellent...
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a...
10/23/2024
Cath Lab Digest
CABG
Black Patients More Likely to Die After Coronary Bypass Surgery
10/22/2024
Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
Compared to white patients,...
10/22/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Medaxiom survey
Cardiology Compensation and Production Reflect Post-Pandemic Changes to Provider Market
10/21/2024
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 2024 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey Report that includes data from the...
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 2024 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey Report that includes data from the...
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH,...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiology Innovations
Philips Showcases Next Level Cardiology Innovations for Improved Patient Care at TCT 2024
10/21/2024
Philips portfolio of image-guided therapy and echocardiography solutions uniquely integrates artificial intelligence into imaging systems and software, with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic devices to support exceptional treatment...
Philips portfolio of image-guided therapy and echocardiography solutions uniquely integrates artificial intelligence into imaging systems and software, with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic devices to support exceptional treatment...
Philips portfolio of...
10/21/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Cardiovascular Risk After MI
Prolocor Announces Publication of Confirmatory Results From Multicenter 800 Patient Study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
10/21/2024
Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold...
10/21/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Pharmaceuticals
Acticor Biotech Repositions Glenzocimab in the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
10/21/2024
The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b,...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
PVD
Yale Study Finds Link Between Eczema and Peripheral Vascular Disease
10/21/2024
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
plaque analysis
HeartFlow Announces New Category I CPT Code from the American Medical Association for AI-Enabled Plaque Analysis to Assess Risk for Coronary Artery Disease
10/18/2024
“We commend the AMA’s issuance of this upgraded Category I CPT billing code, which validates the technology’s clinical value in quantifying and characterizing plaque to help assess risk and personalize treatment for patients with coronary...
“We commend the AMA’s issuance of this upgraded Category I CPT billing code, which validates the technology’s clinical value in quantifying and characterizing plaque to help assess risk and personalize treatment for patients with coronary...
“We commend the AMA’s issuance...
10/18/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Hypertension
New Study Links Obesity to Elevated Hypertension Risk Among Young Middle Eastern Women
10/18/2024
“Young Middle Eastern women who are obese or overweight are facing a higher risk for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors like hypertension and Type Two diabetes,” said Mohammad Adnan Bani...
“Young Middle Eastern women who are obese or overweight are facing a higher risk for the development of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors like hypertension and Type Two diabetes,” said Mohammad Adnan Bani...
“Young Middle Eastern women who...
10/18/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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A study led by researchers from Shinshu University propose a simplified risk-scoring model helps clinicians assess when patients with cardiogenic shock can be safely weaned off from MCS devices, such as VA-ECMO or IMPELLA, using easily measurable health indicators like blood pressure and heart function. Credit Sho Suzuki from Shinshu University
Mechanical Circulatory Support
A Simple Risk Score for Weaning Patients From Mechanical Circulatory Support
10/23/2024
Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
Researchers from Shinshu...
10/23/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Intravascular Ultrasound in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young Patients: A Tertiary Center Experience
10/23/2024
The authors describe a young population of patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery and myocardial bridge and review the safety of intravascular ultrasound in this population.
The authors describe a young population of patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery and myocardial bridge and review the safety of intravascular ultrasound in this population.
The authors describe a young...
10/23/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
The initial cases with the Luna TMVR System were conducted in Paraguay and the Republic of Georgia and supported by leading US structural heart experts and the Tioga Cardiovascular team.
Mitral Valve intervention
Tioga Cardiovascular Announces First-In-Human Cases With Its Luna Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) System
10/23/2024
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the first-in-human transseptal implantations using the 28 French) Luna™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system. The first patients achieved excellent...
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the first-in-human transseptal implantations using the 28 French) Luna™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system. The first patients achieved excellent...
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a...
10/23/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Original Contribution
Comparison of Two Vascular Closure Device Strategies for Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Suture-Based and Collagen-Plug-Based Techniques and Associated Vascular Complications
10/23/2024
The authors evaluated their experience with 2 distinct vascular closure device approaches using the Perclose ProGlide and the Angio-Seal, as well as the impact on vascular access site complications during transcatheter aortic valve...
The authors evaluated their experience with 2 distinct vascular closure device approaches using the Perclose ProGlide and the Angio-Seal, as well as the impact on vascular access site complications during transcatheter aortic valve...
The authors evaluated their...
10/23/2024
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
CABG
Black Patients More Likely to Die After Coronary Bypass Surgery
10/22/2024
Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
Compared to white patients,...
10/22/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Medaxiom survey
Cardiology Compensation and Production Reflect Post-Pandemic Changes to Provider Market
10/21/2024
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 2024 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey Report that includes data from the...
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. – MedAxiom, the premier source for cardiovascular organizational performance solutions, has released its 2024 Cardiovascular Provider Compensation and Production Survey Report that includes data from the...
MedAxiom News NEPTUNE BEACH,...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
Cardiology Innovations
Philips Showcases Next Level Cardiology Innovations for Improved Patient Care at TCT 2024
10/21/2024
Philips portfolio of image-guided therapy and echocardiography solutions uniquely integrates artificial intelligence into imaging systems and software, with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic devices to support exceptional treatment...
Philips portfolio of image-guided therapy and echocardiography solutions uniquely integrates artificial intelligence into imaging systems and software, with specialized diagnostic and therapeutic devices to support exceptional treatment...
Philips portfolio of...
10/21/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Cardiovascular Risk After MI
Prolocor Announces Publication of Confirmatory Results From Multicenter 800 Patient Study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC)
10/21/2024
Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold...
10/21/2024
Vascular Disease Management
Pharmaceuticals
Acticor Biotech Repositions Glenzocimab in the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction
10/21/2024
The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b,...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
PVD
Yale Study Finds Link Between Eczema and Peripheral Vascular Disease
10/21/2024
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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