Volume 18 - Issue 7 - July, 2006
Feature
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
aJean-François Surmely, MD, aEtsuo Tsuchikane, MD, PhD, aOsamu Katoh, MD, bYasunori Nishida, MD, cMutsuo Nakayama, MD, dShigeru Nakamura, MD, eAkitsugu Oida, MD, fEijiro Hattori, MD, aTakahiko Suzuki, MD
aJean-François Surmely, MD, aEtsuo T...
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of coronary chronic total occlusions (CTOs) remains one of the major challenges in interventional cardiology. Recent data have shown that successful percutaneous recanalization of coronary CTOs results in improved...
Percutaneous treatment of...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
08/01/2008
Nicholas E. Walker, MD, Mary Beth Fasano, MD, Phillip A. Horwitz, MD
Nicholas E. Walker, MD, Mary Beth Fa...
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a thienopyridine oral antiplatelet agent that acts via irreversible inhibition of adenosine diphosphate-mediated platelet activation and aggregation.1 It is widely used in the treatment and secondary prevention of a...
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a thienopyridine oral antiplatelet agent that acts via irreversible inhibition of adenosine diphosphate-mediated platelet activation and aggregation.1 It is widely used in the treatment and secondary prevention of a...
Clopidogrel bisulfate is a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
08/01/2008
Tobias Härle, MD, Jacobus Reimers, MD, Karl-Heinz Kuck, MD
Tobias Härle, MD, Jacobus Reimers, ...
A 66-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea and palpitations. The electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation and episodes of atrial flutter. Subsequent echocardiography revealed signs of right-sided heart failure with dilatation of...
A 66-year-old male presented with exertional dyspnea and palpitations. The electrocardiogram showed atrial fibrillation and episodes of atrial flutter. Subsequent echocardiography revealed signs of right-sided heart failure with dilatation of...
A 66-year-old male presented...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Raed Aqel, MD, Deval Mehta, MD, Gilbert J. Zoghbi, MD
Raed Aqel, MD, Deval Mehta, MD, Gil...
Pericardial effusions can result from various clinical entities. Occasionally, pericardial effusion may result in cardiac tamponade requiring immediate drainage. In some patients, especially those with malignant pericardial effusions, the...
Pericardial effusions can result from various clinical entities. Occasionally, pericardial effusion may result in cardiac tamponade requiring immediate drainage. In some patients, especially those with malignant pericardial effusions, the...
Pericardial effusions can result...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Nagarathna Manjappa, MD, Ajay Agarwal, MD, Erdal Cavusoglu, MD
Nagarathna Manjappa, MD, Ajay Agarwa...
Stent thrombosis is defined as acute thrombotic occlusion in the stented segment of a coronary artery, usually presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,1 and typically occurs within the first several weeks after stent...
Stent thrombosis is defined as acute thrombotic occlusion in the stented segment of a coronary artery, usually presenting as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction,1 and typically occurs within the first several weeks after stent...
Stent thrombosis is defined as...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
aDursun Aras, MD, aSerkan Topaloglu, MD, bKerim Cagli, MD, aKumral Ergun, MD,
aOzcan Ozeke, MD, aSule Korkmaz, MD
aDursun Aras, MD, aSerkan Topaloglu,...
Case Report. A 59-year-old male with exertional angina pectoris had undergone coronary angiography in 1998. Selective left coronary angiography showed that his left anterior descending artery (LAD) was totally occluded at the proximal site...
Case Report. A 59-year-old male with exertional angina pectoris had undergone coronary angiography in 1998. Selective left coronary angiography showed that his left anterior descending artery (LAD) was totally occluded at the proximal site...
Case Report. A 59-year-old male...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Taral N. Patel, MD, Mark Kreindel, MD, A. Michael Lincoff, MD
Taral N. Patel, MD, Mark Kreindel, MD...
Case Report. A 79-year-old female with a medical history of obesity, hypertension and coronary artery disease was admitted to an outside institution with complaints of shortness of breath and chest heaviness. Myocardial infarction was...
Case Report. A 79-year-old female with a medical history of obesity, hypertension and coronary artery disease was admitted to an outside institution with complaints of shortness of breath and chest heaviness. Myocardial infarction was...
Case Report. A 79-year-old...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD and Joseph P. Carrozza, Jr, MD
Lawrence A. Garcia, MD and Joseph P. ...
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total occlusions (CTO) produces more difficulties, angst and trepidation than any other lesion subset in interventional cardiology. Many of the difficulties stem from: difficulty engaging the occlusion, chronicity of the...
Treatment of chronic total...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Department
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
To the Editor:
Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor:
Percutaneous coronary interventions of thrombotic or friable lesions, such as in acute myocardial infarctions, can often result in distal embolization. To circumvent this problem, modern techniques frequently involve...
To the Editor:
Percutaneous...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
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 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients.
The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers,
This issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology includes several interesting articles selected for their importance to the care of cardiac patients.
The first research article, submitted by Dr. Ilias Mylonas...
Dear Readers,
This issue...
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