Volume 17 - Issue 1 - January, 2005
08/01/2008
Maniyal Vijayakumar, Gastón A. Alfredo Rodriguez Granillo, Pedro A. Lemos, Jiro Aoki, Angela Hoye, Andrew T.L. Ong, Eugene P. McFadden, Georgios Sianos, Sjoerd H. Hofma, Pieter C. Smits, Willem J. van der Giessen, Pim de Feyter, Ron T. van Domburg, Patrick W. Serruys
Maniyal Vijayakumar, Gastón A. Alfre...
Ostial atherosclerotic lesions constitute a distinct substrate for percutaneous interventions, as they differ from the other lesion sites in management strategies and in clinical outcomes. Since the lesions are more likely fibrotic and...
Ostial atherosclerotic lesions constitute a distinct substrate for percutaneous interventions, as they differ from the other lesion sites in management strategies and in clinical outcomes. Since the lesions are more likely fibrotic and...
Ostial atherosclerotic lesions...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Koichi Kishi, Yoshikazu Hiasa, Takeshi Tomokane, Kouji Yamaguchi, Riyo Ogura, Hitoshi Miyajima, Yoshikazu Ohara, Tatsuro Ogata, Kenichiro Yuba, Naoki Suzuki, Takefumi Takahashi, Shinobu Hosokawa, Ryuji Otani
Koichi Kishi, Yoshikazu Hiasa, Takesh...
Coronary interventions of non-aorto ostial stenoses remain a challenging task with a high rate of procedural complications and restenosis. The lack of efficacy of conventional balloon angioplasty in non-aorto ostial coronary intervention has...
Coronary interventions of non-aorto ostial stenoses remain a challenging task with a high rate of procedural complications and restenosis. The lack of efficacy of conventional balloon angioplasty in non-aorto ostial coronary intervention has...
Coronary interventions of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Chi Hang Lee, Huay Cheem Tan, Swee Guan Teo, Antono Sutandar, Yean Teng Lim
Chi Hang Lee, Huay Cheem Tan, Swee G...
Although primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been proven to be superior to thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI),1–3 the latter approach is still widely practiced due to...
Although primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been proven to be superior to thrombolytic therapy for the treatment of acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI),1–3 the latter approach is still widely practiced due to...
Although primary percutaneous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Pramod Kuchulakanti, *Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Robert Lew, Seung-Woon Rha, Edouard Cheneau, Lowell F. Satler, William O. Suddath, Augusto D. Pichard, Kenneth M. Kent, Rajbabu Pakala, †Elizabeth Haile, *Paul Corso, Ron Waksman
Pramod Kuchulakanti, *Emmanouil I. Ka...
Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent which selectively and irreversibly inhibits the platelet adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) receptor. Antiplatelet effect is synergistic when administered with aspirin. Dual antiplatelet therapy with...
Clopidogrel is an oral antiplatelet agent which selectively and irreversibly inhibits the platelet adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP) receptor. Antiplatelet effect is synergistic when administered with aspirin. Dual antiplatelet therapy with...
Clopidogrel is an oral...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Shahid Aziz, and David R. Ramsdale
Shahid Aziz, and David R. Ramsdale
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This prospective observational study examines the use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) for the treatment of atherosclerotic ostial lesions.1 Ostial lesions that involve the junction of the aorta and the origin of the right coronary artery,...
This prospective observational study examines the use of sirolimus-eluting stents (SES) for the treatment of atherosclerotic ostial lesions.1 Ostial lesions that involve the junction of the aorta and the origin of the right coronary artery,...
This prospective observational...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
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Percutaneous treatment of patients with a visible intracoronary thrombus has been recognized as a procedure associated with higher risk for complications. For patients with intracoronary thrombus in the stent era, the potentially worse...
Percutaneous treatment of patients with a visible intracoronary thrombus has been recognized as a procedure associated with higher risk for complications. For patients with intracoronary thrombus in the stent era, the potentially worse...
Percutaneous treatment of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
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Despite several studies showing an advantage of early treatment with clopidogrel in the patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome, or prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI),1–6 this treatment is frequently not given early...
Despite several studies showing an advantage of early treatment with clopidogrel in the patient presenting with acute coronary syndrome, or prior to percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI),1–6 this treatment is frequently not given early...
Despite several studies showing...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Michael S. Lee, *Raj Makkar, Varinder Singh, Salvatore Rametta, Gregory Valania, Zlata Platzman, James Wilentz
*Michael S. Lee, *Raj Makkar, Varinde...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on thrombus-containing lesions represents a clinical challenge to the interventional cardiologist, since thrombus has been identified as a predictor of adverse outcome.1,2 While attempting to...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on thrombus-containing lesions represents a clinical challenge to the interventional cardiologist, since thrombus has been identified as a predictor of adverse outcome.1,2 While attempting to...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
