Volume 18 - Issue 12 - December, 2006
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Ronald Lo, MD, Michael D’Anca, MD, Todd Cohen, MD, Todd Kerwin, MD
Ronald Lo, MD, Michael D’Anca, MD, ...
Cardiac permanent pacemaker (PPM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices have significantly enhanced the treatment of patients with dysrhythmias, and their application in clinical practice has become increasingly common. As...
Cardiac permanent pacemaker (PPM) and implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) devices have significantly enhanced the treatment of patients with dysrhythmias, and their application in clinical practice has become increasingly common. As...
Cardiac permanent pacemaker...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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Nick G. Bellenger, MD, BSc, MRCP, Charles Peebles, MRCP, FRCR, Stephen Harden, RCS, FRCR, Keith Dawkins, MD, FRCP, Nick Curzen, PhD, FRCP, FESC
Nick G. Bellenger, MD, BSc, MRCP, Cha...
Acute coronary syndromes represent a significant health burden and convey a prognosis that is far from benign. Indeed, United Kingdom registry data reveal that 6 months following admission for a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction...
Acute coronary syndromes represent a significant health burden and convey a prognosis that is far from benign. Indeed, United Kingdom registry data reveal that 6 months following admission for a non-ST elevation myocardial infarction...
Acute coronary syndromes...
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aAmir Halkin, MD, bFaith Selzer, cOscar Marroquin, MD, dWarren Laskey, MD, bKatherine Detre, aHoward Cohen, MD
aAmir Halkin, MD, bFaith Selzer, cO...
Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...
Late mortality rates following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) among dialysis patients markedly exceed those in patients without end-stage renal disease,1,2 and data preceding the approval and widespread use of drug-eluting stents...
Late mortality rates following...
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Brigitta C. Brott, MD, Andreas S. Anayiotos, PhD, Gregory D. Chapman, MD, Peter G. Anderson, DVM, PhD, William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH
Brigitta C. Brott, MD, Andreas S. Ana...
Drug-eluting stents have dramatically changed the care of patients with coronary artery disease, leading to decreased neointimal proliferation and clinical restenosis.1 However, concerns have been raised regarding hypersensitivity reactions.2...
Drug-eluting stents have dramatically changed the care of patients with coronary artery disease, leading to decreased neointimal proliferation and clinical restenosis.1 However, concerns have been raised regarding hypersensitivity reactions.2...
Drug-eluting stents have...
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§Mario Togni, MD and *Franz R. Eberli, MD
§Mario Togni, MD and *Franz R. Eberl...
In this issue of the Journal, Brott et al1 report a series of 13 patients who developed severe, life-threatening coronary artery spasms after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Symptoms occurred either during or immediately after the...
In this issue of the Journal, Brott et al1 report a series of 13 patients who developed severe, life-threatening coronary artery spasms after implantation of a drug-eluting stent. Symptoms occurred either during or immediately after the...
In this issue of the Journal,...
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Feature
Case Report
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Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC, Tarek Kashour, MD, Mahadevan Rajaram, MD
Farrukh Hussain, MD, FRCPC, Tarek Kas...
Case Report. A 67-year-old female presented to our catheterization laboratory with a recent history of unstable angina for 3 weeks. Her cardiac markers were normal. Her past history was significant for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension...
Case Report. A 67-year-old female presented to our catheterization laboratory with a recent history of unstable angina for 3 weeks. Her cardiac markers were normal. Her past history was significant for diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension...
Case Report. A 67-year-old...
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Case Report
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Babu Kunadian, MBBS, MRCP, Andrew R. Thornley, MB, MRCP, Mark A. de Belder, MA, MD, FRCP
Babu Kunadian, MBBS, MRCP, Andrew R....
A coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a coronary artery dilatation greater than 1.5 times the diameter of either the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel.1,2 The prevalence varies from 0.3% to...
A coronary artery aneurysm is defined as a coronary artery dilatation greater than 1.5 times the diameter of either the normal adjacent segments or the diameter of the patient’s largest coronary vessel.1,2 The prevalence varies from 0.3% to...
A coronary artery aneurysm is...
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Case Report
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Ali H. Shakir, MD, Jaime S. Gomez, MD, *H. Vernon Anderson, MD
Ali H. Shakir, MD, Jaime S. Gomez, M...
Anastamotic complications of the coronary ostia after successful Bentall-type surgery for aortic root replacement have been reported, with an estimated incidence of 5–6%.1 These problems are usually minimized by coronary artery bypass graft...
Anastamotic complications of the coronary ostia after successful Bentall-type surgery for aortic root replacement have been reported, with an estimated incidence of 5–6%.1 These problems are usually minimized by coronary artery bypass graft...
Anastamotic complications of the...
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Case Report
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Ricardo I. Vicuna, MD, Paul Silverman, MD, Bruce Abramowitz, MD, FACC, FSCAI
Ricardo I. Vicuna, MD, Paul Silverma...
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are the most frequent reason for repeat revascularization in post coronary artery bypass artery (CABG) patients. Of the reported 8% per year of patients who suffer from recurrent ischemia, 5% annually are...
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are the most frequent reason for repeat revascularization in post coronary artery bypass artery (CABG) patients. Of the reported 8% per year of patients who suffer from recurrent ischemia, 5% annually are...
Recurrent ischemic symptoms are...
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Column
Editorial Message
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Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
Editor-in-Chief
Richard E. Shaw, PhD, FACC, FACA
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Dear Readers,
The December 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a continuing medical education offering, articles from the journal’s special sections Clinical Images and Genomics and Cellular...
Dear Readers,
The December 2006 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes original research articles, a continuing medical education offering, articles from the journal’s special sections Clinical Images and Genomics and Cellular...
Dear Readers,
The December...
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