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Volume 16 - Issue 7 - July, 2004

Feature

Case Report
The Rapid Diagnosis of Pseudoaneurysm Formation in Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture
08/01/2008
Hursh Naik, MD, Dmitri Sherev, MD, Peter Y.M. Hui, MD
Hursh Naik, MD, Dmitri Sherev, MD, Pe...
Mechanical complications of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) include rupture of the interventricular septum, papillary muscle or left ventricular free wall. These events constitute 4–24% of all complications. Ventricular free wall rupture...
Mechanical complications of an acute myocardial infarction (AMI) include rupture of the interventricular septum, papillary muscle or left ventricular free wall. These events constitute 4–24% of all complications. Ventricular free wall rupture...
Mechanical complications of an...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
Isolated Right Ventricular Infarction: Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Three Different Types of Clinical Presentation
08/01/2008
Raúl Moreno, MD, Alejandro Alcocer, MD, Rosana Hernández-Antolín, MD, Fernando Alfonso, MD, Manel Sabaté, MD, Carlos Barrera-Ramírez, MD, Pilar Jiménez, MD, Antonio Fernández-Ortiz, MD, Camino Bañuelos, MD, Carlos Macaya, MD
Ra√∫l Moreno, MD, Alejandro Alcocer, ...
Right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI) is usually associated with inferior left ventricular involvement and leads to an increased in-hospital mortality rate.1 Rarely, an isolated RVI may occur. In these cases, electrocardiogram may...
Right ventricular myocardial infarction (RVI) is usually associated with inferior left ventricular involvement and leads to an increased in-hospital mortality rate.1 Rarely, an isolated RVI may occur. In these cases, electrocardiogram may...
Right ventricular myocardial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Column

Editorial Message
Editor`s Message July 2004
08/01/2008
Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, expert commentary, case reports, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Clinical Decision Making,” “Acute Coronary Syndromes”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, expert commentary, case reports, and articles from the journal’s special sections “Clinical Decision Making,” “Acute Coronary Syndromes”...
Dear Readers, This issue of The...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Insights

Commentary
To Hold or to Fold — What’s Your Best Bet?
08/01/2008
William R. Alexis, MD, MPH and Joseph R. Carver, MD
William R. Alexis, MD, MPH and Jose...
Achieving hemostasis at the arteriotomy site after percutaneous coronary intervention has been discussed in The Journal of Invasive Cardiology previously.1–3 In this month’s Journal, Lasic et al.4 (see pages 356–358) compare the safety and...
Achieving hemostasis at the arteriotomy site after percutaneous coronary intervention has been discussed in The Journal of Invasive Cardiology previously.1–3 In this month’s Journal, Lasic et al.4 (see pages 356–358) compare the safety and...
Achieving hemostasis at the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
Renal Artery Stenting: Continuing to Evaluate the Benefits
08/01/2008
George Vetrovec MD
George Vetrovec MD
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) remains a recognized contributor to hypertension and renal insufficiency. Initially, RAS, an infrequently diagnosed, curable cause of hypertension has become a more frequently diagnosed entity. While many of the...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS) remains a recognized contributor to hypertension and renal insufficiency. Initially, RAS, an infrequently diagnosed, curable cause of hypertension has become a more frequently diagnosed entity. While many of the...
Renal artery stenosis (RAS)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Traditional Versus Automated Injection Contrast System in Diagnostic and Percutaneous Coronary Interventional Procedures: Comp
08/01/2008
Ganeshkumar Anne, MD, Luis Gruberg, MD, Akiva Huber, Evgenia Nikolsky, MD, Ehud Grenadier, MD, Monther Boulus, MD, Shlomo Amikam, MD, Walter Markiewicz, MD, Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc
Ganeshkumar Anne, MD, Luis Gruberg, M...
Contrast-induced nephropathy is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired acute or chronic renal insufficiency in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.1,2 The increasingly frequent use of contrast-enhancing imaging for both diagnosis and...
Contrast-induced nephropathy is a frequent cause of hospital-acquired acute or chronic renal insufficiency in patients undergoing cardiac catheterization.1,2 The increasingly frequent use of contrast-enhancing imaging for both diagnosis and...
Contrast-induced nephropathy is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Results of Intracoronary b-Brachytherapy Administered by 60 mm Transfer Device/Radiation Source Train: A Subgroup Analysis from
08/01/2008
Deepak Jain, MD, DM, Hans-Peter Lorenzen, MD, Franz Hartmann, MD, Karl Wegscheider, PhD, Raoul Bonan, MD, Philip Urban, MD, Heribert Schunkert, MD for the RENO Investigators
Deepak Jain, MD, DM, Hans-Peter Loren...
Intracoronary radiation, by virtue of its ability to inhibit intimal hyperplasia and constrictive vascular remodeling, reduces restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Long lesions — longer than the available source length...
Intracoronary radiation, by virtue of its ability to inhibit intimal hyperplasia and constrictive vascular remodeling, reduces restenosis after percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Long lesions — longer than the available source length...
Intracoronary radiation, by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Survival Following Renal Artery Stent Revascularization:
Four-year Follow-up
08/01/2008
Mayra Guerrero MD, Asmir Syed MD, Sandeep Khosla MD
Mayra Guerrero MD, Asmir Syed MD, San...
Patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis have higher mortality compared to age and sex-matched controls in the general population.1-4 The risk of all cause death is increased 3.3 fold while the cardiovascular death is increased 5.7...
Patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis have higher mortality compared to age and sex-matched controls in the general population.1-4 The risk of all cause death is increased 3.3 fold while the cardiovascular death is increased 5.7...
Patients with atherosclerotic...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Management of a Patient with Severe Coronary Artery Disease
and Cardiogenic Shock after Prolonged Cardiopulmonary
Resuscitatio
08/01/2008
Francis Q. Almeda, MD, R. Jeffrey Snell, MD
Francis Q. Almeda, MD, R. Jeffrey Sne...
Case Report. We present the case of a 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking who was urgently referred for evaluation after he suffered a cardiac arrest after a transurethral prostate resection (TURP) in a community...
Case Report. We present the case of a 74-year-old male with a history of hypertension and smoking who was urgently referred for evaluation after he suffered a cardiac arrest after a transurethral prostate resection (TURP) in a community...
Case Report. We present the case...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Acute Coronary Syndromes
08/01/2008
Blaithnead M. Murtagh, MD and H. Vernon Anderson, MD
Blaithnead M. Murtagh, MD and H. Vern...
Endothelial dysfunction. Vascular endothelial cell dysfunction begins well before any morphologic manifestations of atherosclerosis are visible, and continues throughout the entire course, probably waxing and waning along the way. Well in...
Endothelial dysfunction. Vascular endothelial cell dysfunction begins well before any morphologic manifestations of atherosclerosis are visible, and continues throughout the entire course, probably waxing and waning along the way. Well in...
Endothelial dysfunction....
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
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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
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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
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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
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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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