Volume 17 - Issue 6 - June, 2005
Feature
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ramanjit Bagga, MD, Annapoorna Kini, MD, Paul Lee, MD, Ajay Agarwal, MD, Mary Duffy, NP, Michael Kim, MD, Samin Sharma, MD
Ramanjit Bagga, MD, Annapoorna Kini, ...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a major challenge in modern interventional cardiology. Intracoronary stenting (ICS) is a major device in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1 Despite advances in ICS techniques and adjunct...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis (ISR) remains a major challenge in modern interventional cardiology. Intracoronary stenting (ICS) is a major device in percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI).1 Despite advances in ICS techniques and adjunct...
Treatment of in-stent restenosis...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Eduardo Aptecar, MD,*§ Patrick Dupouy, MD,*§ Mourad Chabane-Chaouch, MD,*§ Nicolas Bussy, MD, Gino Catarino,* Ali Shahmir, MD* Youssef Elhajj, MD§ Jean Marc Pernes, MD*§
Eduardo Aptecar, MD,*§ Patrick Dupou...
The transradial approach for coronary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is a well-established alternative to the conventional femoral and brachial approaches1–5 and is now widely used in catheterization laboratories worldwide.6...
The transradial approach for coronary diagnostic and therapeutic interventions is a well-established alternative to the conventional femoral and brachial approaches1–5 and is now widely used in catheterization laboratories worldwide.6...
The transradial approach for...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Robert D. Ecker, MD, Charles A. Guidot, MD, Ricardo A. Hanel, MD, J. Christopher Wehman, MD, Eric Sauvageau, MD, Lee R. Guterman, PhD MD, L. Nelson Hopkins, MD
Robert D. Ecker, MD, Charles A. Guido...
Over 12,000 carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) procedures have been performed worldwide.1 More than 130,000 carotid endarterectomies (CEA) are performed annually in the United States.2 The FDA has already approved CAS with distal...
Over 12,000 carotid angioplasty and stenting (CAS) procedures have been performed worldwide.1 More than 130,000 carotid endarterectomies (CEA) are performed annually in the United States.2 The FDA has already approved CAS with distal...
Over 12,000 carotid angioplasty...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Shahar Lavi, MD, Luis Gruberg, MD, Michael Kapeliovich, MD, Haimm Hammerman, MD, Monther Boulos, MD, Ehud Grenadier, MD, Doron Aronson, MD, Walter Markiewicz, MD, Rafael Beyar, MD, DSc
Shahar Lavi, MD, Luis Gruberg, MD, Mi...
In the last decade, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as a superior strategy compared to thrombolytic therapy for coronary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction patients.1–4 It is associated with lower...
In the last decade, primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has emerged as a superior strategy compared to thrombolytic therapy for coronary reperfusion in acute myocardial infarction patients.1–4 It is associated with lower...
In the last decade, primary...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Feature
08/01/2008
Patrick McCollam, PharmD and Lida Etemad, PharmD, MS*
Patrick McCollam, PharmD and Lida Ete...
Several U.S.-based studies have estimated the overall cost of illness for acute coronary syndrome (ACS).1–5 However, these studies either do not address the costs of care for the growing group of patients who undergo coronary...
Several U.S.-based studies have estimated the overall cost of illness for acute coronary syndrome (ACS).1–5 However, these studies either do not address the costs of care for the growing group of patients who undergo coronary...
Several U.S.-based studies have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Yael Garty, MD, Gruschen Veldtman, MD, Kyong Lee, MD, Lee Benson, MD
Yael Garty, MD, Gruschen Veldtman, MD...
Since its initial description in 1982,1 percutaneous balloon dilation (PBD) has supplanted surgical valvotomy as the primary treatment modality for valvar pulmonary stenosis (PS) across all age groups. Short- and intermediate-term results are...
Since its initial description in 1982,1 percutaneous balloon dilation (PBD) has supplanted surgical valvotomy as the primary treatment modality for valvar pulmonary stenosis (PS) across all age groups. Short- and intermediate-term results are...
Since its initial description in...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
08/01/2008
Plastic Bronchitis Occurring Late after the Fontan Procedure
in a Child: Treatment with Stent Implantation in the Left Pulmonary Artery
Plastic Bronchitis Occurring Late aft...
Plastic bronchitis is characterized by marked obstruction of the large airways by bronchial casts.1,2 Bronchial casts take the shape of the bronchi of a lobe or a lung.3 These casts may result in mild symptoms or life-threatening disease, and...
Plastic bronchitis is characterized by marked obstruction of the large airways by bronchial casts.1,2 Bronchial casts take the shape of the bronchi of a lobe or a lung.3 These casts may result in mild symptoms or life-threatening disease, and...
Plastic bronchitis is...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis comprises 7.5% to 9% of all congenital heart defects. The pathologic features of the stenotic pulmonary valve vary; the most commonly observed pathology is what is described as a “dome-shaped” pulmonary...
Congenital pulmonary valve stenosis comprises 7.5% to 9% of all congenital heart defects. The pathologic features of the stenotic pulmonary valve vary; the most commonly observed pathology is what is described as a “dome-shaped” pulmonary...
Congenital pulmonary valve...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Approximately 1.1 million myocardial infarctions occur annually in the United States and result in about 500,000 deaths. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the result of plaque rupture and thrombus formation, with subsequent occlusion of a...
Approximately 1.1 million myocardial infarctions occur annually in the United States and result in about 500,000 deaths. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the result of plaque rupture and thrombus formation, with subsequent occlusion of a...
Approximately 1.1 million...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
