Volume 19 - Issue 2 - February, 2007
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
David E. Allie, MD, Chris J. Hebert, RT-R, R-CIS, Craig M. Walker, MD
David E. Allie, MD, Chris J. Hebert,...
Targeted renal therapy (TRT) with direct intrarenal artery fenoldopam (FEN) infusions were used to treat a multifactorial acute renal failure (ARF) patient with acute limb ischemia, contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and sepsis. TRT was...
Targeted renal therapy (TRT) with direct intrarenal artery fenoldopam (FEN) infusions were used to treat a multifactorial acute renal failure (ARF) patient with acute limb ischemia, contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) and sepsis. TRT was...
Targeted renal therapy (TRT)...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Skand Bhatt, MS and George A. Stouffer, MD
Skand Bhatt, MS and George A. Stouffe...
Hypertensive emergency (also referred to as malignant hypertension) is defined by the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) as severe elevation in...
Hypertensive emergency (also referred to as malignant hypertension) is defined by the Seventh Report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7) as severe elevation in...
Hypertensive emergency (also...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Massimiliano Fusaro, MD, Luca Dalla Paola, MD, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD
Massimiliano Fusaro, MD, Luca Dalla ...
Arterial revascularization by means of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is being increasingly used for the treatment of patients with severely symptomatic peripheral artery disease (i.e., those with critical limb ischemia). This...
Arterial revascularization by means of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) is being increasingly used for the treatment of patients with severely symptomatic peripheral artery disease (i.e., those with critical limb ischemia). This...
Arterial revascularization by...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
*†‡Gregory J. Mishkel, MD, †Anna L. Moore, MPH, ‡Stephen J. Markwell, MA, *Robert W. Ligon, MS
*†‡Gregory J. Mishkel, MD, †An...
Bare-metal stents (BMS) lower the risk of restenosis and the need for repeat coronary revascularization compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1 The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) has further markedly decreased angiographic...
Bare-metal stents (BMS) lower the risk of restenosis and the need for repeat coronary revascularization compared to balloon angioplasty alone.1 The introduction of drug-eluting stents (DES) has further markedly decreased angiographic...
Bare-metal stents (BMS) lower...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Tim A. Fischell, MD, Raviprasad G. Subraya, MD, Kamal Ashraf, MD, Benjamin Perry, MD,
Scott Haller, MS
Tim A. Fischell, MD, Raviprasad G. S...
No-reflow is a common complication during percutaneous coronary intervention in degenerated saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), and is associated with serious adverse clinical outcomes.1–6 The important role of microvascular vasoconstriction as a...
No-reflow is a common complication during percutaneous coronary intervention in degenerated saphenous vein grafts (SVGs), and is associated with serious adverse clinical outcomes.1–6 The important role of microvascular vasoconstriction as a...
No-reflow is a common...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
08/01/2008
Marco Wainstein, MD, Marco Costa, MD, Jorge Ribeiro, MD, Alcides Zago, MD, Campbell Rogers, MD
Marco Wainstein, MD, Marco Costa, MD...
Temperature heterogeneity due to inflammatory activity may have a pivotal role in predicting plaque composition and allow differentiation between stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques. Plaques prone to rupture1 are associated with...
Temperature heterogeneity due to inflammatory activity may have a pivotal role in predicting plaque composition and allow differentiation between stable and unstable atherosclerotic plaques. Plaques prone to rupture1 are associated with...
Temperature heterogeneity due to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Insights
Commentary
08/01/2008
Peter Kelly, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, MD
Peter Kelly, MD and Deepak L. Bhatt, ...
The majority of acute coronary syndromes are the result of nonobstructive coronary plaque rupture and subsequent thrombosis. The structure of these plaques, rather than their size, is the major determinant of plaque vulnerability. Identifying...
The majority of acute coronary syndromes are the result of nonobstructive coronary plaque rupture and subsequent thrombosis. The structure of these plaques, rather than their size, is the major determinant of plaque vulnerability. Identifying...
The majority of acute coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
