Volume 16 - Issue 3 - March, 2004
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Francis Q. Almeda, MD, Demetrius K. Lopes, MD*, Carl E. Eybel, MD
Francis Q. Almeda, MD, Demetrius K. ...
Case Report. We present the case of a 52-year-old male with a history of hypertension who presented to the Emergency Room (ER) of a community hospital with a 2-month history of progressively worsening exertional chest pressure. While in the...
Case Report. We present the case of a 52-year-old male with a history of hypertension who presented to the Emergency Room (ER) of a community hospital with a 2-month history of progressively worsening exertional chest pressure. While in the...
Case Report. We present the case...
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ABSTRACT: Traditional antithrombotic regimens for the management of acute coronary syndromes are far from optimal. There is considerable opportunity for improvement of standard treatment with unfractionated heparin and aspirin. The...
ABSTRACT: Traditional antithrombotic regimens for the management of acute coronary syndromes are far from optimal. There is considerable opportunity for improvement of standard treatment with unfractionated heparin and aspirin. The...
ABSTRACT: Traditional...
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Several other recent studies have also examined the efficacy and safety of the combination of LMWHs and GP IIb/IIIa antagonists in the catheterization laboratory (Table 1). Kereiakes et al. reported the results...
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Several other recent studies have also examined the efficacy and safety of the combination of LMWHs and GP IIb/IIIa antagonists in the catheterization laboratory (Table 1). Kereiakes et al. reported the results...
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Editorial Message
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Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology coincides with the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and includes original research articles, commentaries, review articles, case reports and...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology coincides with the annual scientific sessions of the American College of Cardiology and includes original research articles, commentaries, review articles, case reports and...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the...
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Feature
Case Report
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Truong Duong, MD,* Rahul N. Khurana, MD§, Richard A. Francoz, MD*
Truong Duong, MD,* Rahul N. Khurana,...
ABSTRACT: We report two cases of severe intravascular hemolysis (IVH) following mitral valve repair using a Cosgrove-Edwards ring. In both cases, the degree of mitral regurgitation (MR) seen postoperatively worsened significantly compared to...
ABSTRACT: We report two cases of severe intravascular hemolysis (IVH) following mitral valve repair using a Cosgrove-Edwards ring. In both cases, the degree of mitral regurgitation (MR) seen postoperatively worsened significantly compared to...
ABSTRACT: We report two cases of...
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Case Report
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Benjamin M. Wu, MD, PhD, Mamoo Nakamura, MD, Mehrdad Rezaee, MD, PhD
Benjamin M. Wu, MD, PhD, Mamoo Nakam...
ABSTRACT: The incidence of coronary artery aneurysms is about 1–2%, with clinical course dependent on the size of the aneurysm. A case of moderate-size aneurysm in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery with stenosis at both...
ABSTRACT: The incidence of coronary artery aneurysms is about 1–2%, with clinical course dependent on the size of the aneurysm. A case of moderate-size aneurysm in the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery with stenosis at both...
ABSTRACT: The incidence of...
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Case Report
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Cameron Haery, MD, Jose E. Exaire, MD, Deepak L. Bhatt, MD, Jay S. Yadav, MD, Irving Franco, MD, Stephen G. Ellis, MD
Cameron Haery, MD, Jose E. Exaire, M...
One of the most challenging scenarios encountered during the percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is the presence of thrombus, and the subsequent distal embolization due to mechanical disruption of the culprit lesion.1...
One of the most challenging scenarios encountered during the percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is the presence of thrombus, and the subsequent distal embolization due to mechanical disruption of the culprit lesion.1...
One of the most challenging...
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Joseph Aragon, MD and Frank Litvak, MD
Joseph Aragon, MD and Frank Litvak, M...
Intravascular radiation is currently the only Food and Drug Administration-approved modality to treat in-stent restenosis (ISR).1,2 Multiple clinical trials have shown efficacy of beta-radiation in reducing intimal growth associated with...
Intravascular radiation is currently the only Food and Drug Administration-approved modality to treat in-stent restenosis (ISR).1,2 Multiple clinical trials have shown efficacy of beta-radiation in reducing intimal growth associated with...
Intravascular radiation is...
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Case Report
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Raúl Moreno, MD, Carlos Barrera-Ramírez, MD, José Garcia, MD, Carlos Macaya, MD
Ra√∫l Moreno, MD, Carlos Barrera-Ram...
ABSTRACT: In 1.5–2.0% of patients with acute myocardial infarction referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, the left main trunk is identified as the culprit vessel. Among the congenital coronary anomalies, an anomalous origin...
ABSTRACT: In 1.5–2.0% of patients with acute myocardial infarction referred for primary percutaneous coronary intervention, the left main trunk is identified as the culprit vessel. Among the congenital coronary anomalies, an anomalous origin...
ABSTRACT: In 1.5–2.0% of...
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Clinical Images
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Alexander Goldberg, MD, Arthur Kemer, MD, Ganeshkumar Anne, MD, Luis Gruberg, MD
Alexander Goldberg, MD, Arthur Kemer...
The use of stents during percutaneous coronary intervention is now increasingly common. Stent embolization into the systemic or coronary circulation before deployment is a rare but recognized complication of coronary stenting, with hazardous...
The use of stents during percutaneous coronary intervention is now increasingly common. Stent embolization into the systemic or coronary circulation before deployment is a rare but recognized complication of coronary stenting, with hazardous...
The use of stents during...
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