Volume 18 - Issue 7 - July, 2006
Feature
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...
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
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...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Rémy Cohen, MD, Joel Rivagorda, MD, Simon Elhadad, MD
Rémy Cohen, MD, Joel Rivagorda, MD,...
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy is widely used as hemodynamic support among patients presenting with severe acute myocardial infarction, particularly in the case of cardiogenic shock. Usual complications include limb ischemia and...
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) therapy is widely used as hemodynamic support among patients presenting with severe acute myocardial infarction, particularly in the case of cardiogenic shock. Usual complications include limb ischemia and...
Intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Sedat Turkoglu, MD and Murat Ozdemir, MD
Sedat Turkoglu, MD and Murat Ozdemir,...
Various coronary artery anomalies have been described in the literature. We report an unusual case of anomalous coronary artery circulation that has not been described in the literature.
Case Report. A 67-year-old female was admitted to our...
Various coronary artery anomalies have been described in the literature. We report an unusual case of anomalous coronary artery circulation that has not been described in the literature.
Case Report. A 67-year-old female was admitted to our...
Various coronary artery...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Mohammad-Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, John Vu, MD, Chowdhury Ahsan, MD, PhD
Mohammad-Reza Movahed, MD, PhD, John...
Case Report. The patient was a 61-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of hypertension and coronary artery disease (with a history of stent placement to the circumflex artery 5 years ago). He was admitted to an outside hospital...
Case Report. The patient was a 61-year-old Caucasian male with a past medical history of hypertension and coronary artery disease (with a history of stent placement to the circumflex artery 5 years ago). He was admitted to an outside hospital...
Case Report. The patient was a...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Ilias Mylonas, MD, Yoshihito Sakata, MD, Michael Salinger, MD, Timothy A. Sanborn, MD, Ted Feldman, MD
Ilias Mylonas, MD, Yoshihito Sakata,...
Suture-mediated closure devices have had extensive use for closure of arterial access sites using 6–8 French (Fr) sheaths.1 Some experience with suture closure for large vessel arterial access has been described as well.2,3 The utility of...
Suture-mediated closure devices have had extensive use for closure of arterial access sites using 6–8 French (Fr) sheaths.1 Some experience with suture closure for large vessel arterial access has been described as well.2,3 The utility of...
Suture-mediated closure devices...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Jonathan D. Marmur, MD, Luther T. Clark, MD, John Kassotis, MD,
Rodamanthos Kokolis, MD, Erdal Cavusoglu, MD, Reuven Lapin, PA-C, *Sheldon Breitbart, MD, Jason M. Lazar, MD
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Jonathan D. Marm...
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with a decreased risk of ischemic cardiac events and stroke.1 The cardioprotective effects of alcohol have been attributed to favorable lipid changes, including lower LDL, increased...
Light-to-moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with a decreased risk of ischemic cardiac events and stroke.1 The cardioprotective effects of alcohol have been attributed to favorable lipid changes, including lower LDL, increased...
Light-to-moderate alcohol...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
aHideaki Kaneda, MD, aYasuhiro Honda, MD, aYoshihiro Morino, MD, aTim Fox, PhD, bIan Crocker, MD, cAlexandra J. Lansky, MD, aPaul G. Yock, MD, dRaoul Bonan, MD, aPeter J. Fitzgerald, MD
aHideaki Kaneda, MD, aYasuhiro Honda...
Although catheter-based brachytherapy has been demonstrated to effectively treat in-stent restenosis, a technique-dependent issue known as “geographic miss” has evolved as a potential limitation contributing to long-term treatment failures....
Although catheter-based brachytherapy has been demonstrated to effectively treat in-stent restenosis, a technique-dependent issue known as “geographic miss” has evolved as a potential limitation contributing to long-term treatment failures....
Although catheter-based...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Vatsal Inamdar, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, George Juang, MD, Todd Cohen, MD
Vatsal Inamdar, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD...
Recurrent unexplained syncope and presyncope comprise approximately 1–6% of emergency room and approximately 1% of hospital admissions.1,2 The estimated incidence of self-reported syncope is 6.2 per 1,000 person years in the Framingham...
Recurrent unexplained syncope and presyncope comprise approximately 1–6% of emergency room and approximately 1% of hospital admissions.1,2 The estimated incidence of self-reported syncope is 6.2 per 1,000 person years in the Framingham...
Recurrent unexplained syncope...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
