Volume 18 - Issue 10 - October, 2006
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
Joanna Wykrzykowska, MD, David Cohen, MD, Peter Zimetabum, MD
Joanna Wykrzykowska, MD, David Cohen...
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with Cosgrove-Edwards ring is a widely accepted and less morbid surgical alternative to mitral valve replacement in a selected group of patients.1,2 Injury of the left circumflex artery during suture placement is unusual...
Mitral annuloplasty with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Wissam A. Jaber, MD, Scott R. Wright, MD, Joseph Murphy, MD
Wissam A. Jaber, MD, Scott R. Wright...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old female with no known coronary artery disease presented with acute chest tightness and shortness of breath a few days after the death of her husband. She had a personal history of smoking and hypertension,...
Case Presentation. A 65-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*Jason Call, MD, Matthew Sacrinty, MPH, Robert Applegate, MD, William Little, MD,
Renato Santos, MD, Talal Baki, MD, Sanjay Gandhi, MD, Frederic Kahl, MD, Michael Kutcher, MD
*Jason Call, MD, Matthew Sacrinty, M...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is a common problem after cardiac catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality.1–3 The etiology of CIN has not been clearly...
Contrast-induced nephropathy...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Demosthenes G. Katritsis, MD, PhD, FRCP, Socrates Korovesis, MD, Evangelia Karvouni, MD, Eleftherios Giazitzoglou, MD, Spyridoula Theodorou, MD, Georgia Kourlaba, MD,
Demosthenes Panagiotakos, MD, Eutychios Voridis, MD
Demosthenes G. Katritsis, MD, PhD, FR...
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with bare-metal stents (BMS) have demonstrated the feasibility of direct stenting in a high percentage of coronary lesions, with low crossover rates of approximately 6%.1–13 Most studies have failed to detect...
Several randomized studies with...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Pasi P. Karjalainen, MD, Antti Ylitalo, MD, PhD, Juhani K.E. Airaksinen, MD, FESC
Pasi P. Karjalainen, MD, Antti Ylital...
Coronary stents have reduced the risk of periprocedural complications and restenosis compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1,2 In spite of this progress, restenosis is still a clinical problem of bare metal stents, particularly in certain...
Coronary stents have reduced the risk of periprocedural complications and restenosis compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1,2 In spite of this progress, restenosis is still a clinical problem of bare metal stents, particularly in certain...
Coronary stents have reduced the...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
aFernando Cura, MD, aMariano Albertal, MD, PhD, bWilliam O’Neill, MD, cJose Milei, MD,
aLucio Padilla, MD, aPablo Perez Baliño, MD, aMarcelo Trivi, MD, aJorge Belardi, MD
aFernando Cura, MD, aMariano Alberta...
Signs of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion are frequently encountered following primary angioplasty and this phenomenon is associated with poor left ventricular wall motion recovery and unfavorable clinical outcomes.1–4 Patients with acute...
Signs of suboptimal myocardial reperfusion are frequently encountered following primary angioplasty and this phenomenon is associated with poor left ventricular wall motion recovery and unfavorable clinical outcomes.1–4 Patients with acute...
Signs of suboptimal myocardial...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Jason H. Rogers, MD, Jacob Wegelin, PhD, Kori Harder, RN, Richard Valente, MD, Reginald Low, MD
Jason H. Rogers, MD, Jacob Wegelin, ...
Assessing the clinical importance of angiographically intermediate coronary artery stenoses (> 40% and
Assessing the clinical importance of angiographically intermediate coronary artery stenoses (> 40% and
Assessing the clinical...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
David G. Rizik, MD, Kevin J. Klassen, MD, Denise A. Dowler, MSNP, Bernard J. Villegas, MD
David G. Rizik, MD, Kevin J. Klassen...
Compared to the use of bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to reduce the rate of restenosis in bifurcation coronary artery disease.1 Specifically, the segment demonstrating the greatest susceptibility to...
Compared to the use of bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) have been shown to reduce the rate of restenosis in bifurcation coronary artery disease.1 Specifically, the segment demonstrating the greatest susceptibility to...
Compared to the use of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
James Hermiller, MD and Ali Rizvi, MD
James Hermiller, MD and Ali Rizvi, MD...
Bifurcation disease continues to be one of the complex coronary lesion subsets that remains a challenge. The percutaneous treatment of bifurcations is common, accounting for up to 20% of interventions, and the frequency has increased in the...
Bifurcation disease continues to be one of the complex coronary lesion subsets that remains a challenge. The percutaneous treatment of bifurcations is common, accounting for up to 20% of interventions, and the frequency has increased in the...
Bifurcation disease continues to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Commentary
08/01/2008
Proddutur Raghuveer Reddy, MD, *Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, RVT, Robert S. Dieter, MD, RVT
Proddutur Raghuveer Reddy, MD, *Arav...
Distal embolic protection devices (DEPD) were developed from the necessity of protecting against macroparticle embolization. These devices are routinely used in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions and carotid artery stenting, and have...
Distal embolic protection devices (DEPD) were developed from the necessity of protecting against macroparticle embolization. These devices are routinely used in saphenous vein graft (SVG) interventions and carotid artery stenting, and have...
Distal embolic protection...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
