Volume 18 - Issue 11 - November, 2006
Feature
Case Report
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Karen de Man, MD, Mark Patterson, MRCP, Ferdinand Kiemeneij, MD, PhD
Karen de Man, MD, Mark Patterson, MR...
Acute thrombosis of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) produces cardiogenic shock (CS), or left main shock syndrome, in the majority of affected patients.1,2 The prognosis of the subset of patients that have complete (TIMI 0)...
Acute thrombosis of the unprotected left main coronary artery (LMCA) produces cardiogenic shock (CS), or left main shock syndrome, in the majority of affected patients.1,2 The prognosis of the subset of patients that have complete (TIMI 0)...
Acute thrombosis of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Michael B. De Young, DO and Samer Kazziha, MD
Michael B. De Young, DO and Samer Kaz...
Coronary embolism is one of the less common causes of myocardial infarction. In this case, we describe a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism which was successfully treated using a thrombus aspiration device,...
Coronary embolism is one of the less common causes of myocardial infarction. In this case, we describe a patient who sustained a myocardial infarction due to coronary embolism which was successfully treated using a thrombus aspiration device,...
Coronary embolism is one of the...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Iñigo Lozano, MD, PhD, FESC, Pablo Avanzas, MD, PhD, FESC Cesar Moris, MD, PhD, FESC
Iñigo Lozano, MD, PhD, FESC, Pablo ...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stents are not adequate procedures in the treatment of the left main (LM) coronary artery disease because they are associated with an unacceptable restenosis...
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with balloon angioplasty or bare-metal stents are not adequate procedures in the treatment of the left main (LM) coronary artery disease because they are associated with an unacceptable restenosis...
Percutaneous coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, Hiroshi Suzuka, MD, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, MD
Yoshinobu Murasato, MD, Hiroshi Suzu...
The introduction of drug-eluting stents in clinical practice has markedly lowered the incidence of coronary restenosis,1,2 although the management of bifurcation lesions remains challenging.3 The “kissing” stent technique, whereby stents...
The introduction of drug-eluting stents in clinical practice has markedly lowered the incidence of coronary restenosis,1,2 although the management of bifurcation lesions remains challenging.3 The “kissing” stent technique, whereby stents...
The introduction of drug-eluting...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Jaffar A. Raza, MBBS, MD, Evelio Rodriguez, MD, Michael J. Miller, MD
Jaffar A. Raza, MBBS, MD, Evelio Rod...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly seen in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral valve (MV) repair with simultaneous atrial ablation for the management of AF is the preferred method of treatment for MR associated with AF. There...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly seen in patients with mitral regurgitation (MR). Mitral valve (MV) repair with simultaneous atrial ablation for the management of AF is the preferred method of treatment for MR associated with AF. There...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
O. Christopher Raffel, MD, Joseph C. Hannan, MD, Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD
O. Christopher Raffel, MD, Joseph C....
An 82-year-old female with exertional dyspnea and a positive stress test underwent elective coronary angiography which revealed lesions in the left anterior descending coronary artery and right coronary artery (RCA). Staged percutaneous...
An 82-year-old female with exertional dyspnea and a positive stress test underwent elective coronary angiography which revealed lesions in the left anterior descending coronary artery and right coronary artery (RCA). Staged percutaneous...
An 82-year-old female with...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Review
08/01/2008
Ajay K. Jain, MD, Elliot J. Smith, MD, Martin T. Rothman, FRCP, FACC, FESC
Ajay K. Jain, MD, Elliot J. Smith, M...
The epicardial coronary venous system has become the subject of renewed interest in recent years. There appear to be three main domains in which a thorough understanding of the venous system may lead to potentially useful clinical...
The epicardial coronary venous system has become the subject of renewed interest in recent years. There appear to be three main domains in which a thorough understanding of the venous system may lead to potentially useful clinical...
The epicardial coronary venous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Shaoliang Chen, MD, Zhizhong Liu, MD, Nailiang Tian, MD, Junjie Zhang, MD, Fei Yei, MD, Baoxian Duan, MD, Zhongsheng Zhu, MD, Song Lin, MD, *Tak W. Kwan, MD
Shaoliang Chen, MD, Zhizhong Liu, MD...
Myocardial infarction is the leading cause of congestive heart failure (CHF) and death in developed western countries and in China as well. The current pharmacotherapy for CHF includes neurohormonal inhibition with beta-blockers and...
Myocardial infarction is the leading cause of congestive heart failure (CHF) and death in developed western countries and in China as well. The current pharmacotherapy for CHF includes neurohormonal inhibition with beta-blockers and...
Myocardial infarction is the...
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Department
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Recrossing a deployed stent with a guidewire is sometimes required when a distal lesion is recognized after wire withdrawal, or when a second “buddy wire” is required to facilitate distal advancement of another device. A popular technique is...
Recrossing a deployed stent with a guidewire is sometimes required when a distal lesion is recognized after wire withdrawal, or when a second “buddy wire” is required to facilitate distal advancement of another device. A popular technique is...
Recrossing a deployed stent with...
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Column
Editorial Message
08/01/2008
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
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Dear Readers,
This November 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions held in Chicago, Illinois, includes original research articles,...
Dear Readers,
This November 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, which coincides with the 2006 American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions held in Chicago, Illinois, includes original research articles,...
Dear Readers,
This November...
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