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Volume 19 - Issue 4 - April, 2007

Feature

Original Contribution
DK Crush (Double-Kissing and Double-Crush) Technique for Treatment of True Coronary Bifurcation Lesions: Illustration and Compar
08/01/2008
Shaoliang Chen, MD, Junjie Zhang, MD, Fei Ye, MD, Zhongsheng Zhu, MD, Song Lin, MD, Shoujie Shan, MD, Tak W. Kwan, MD
Shaoliang Chen, MD, Junjie Zhang, MD,...
Bifurcation lesions are still technically challenging, even in the era of modern drug-eluting stents (DES).1 Data on bare-metal stenting (BMS) did not demonstrate any advantages of the double-stent technique over single stenting because of a...
Bifurcation lesions are still technically challenging, even in the era of modern drug-eluting stents (DES).1 Data on bare-metal stenting (BMS) did not demonstrate any advantages of the double-stent technique over single stenting because of a...
Bifurcation lesions are still...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Rapid Communication
Buried Wire Technique: Enhancing Support Method for Complex Percutaneous Interventions and Stenting
08/01/2008
Edo Kaluski, MD, Steve Tsai, MD, *Olga Milo-Cotter, MD
Edo Kaluski, MD, Steve Tsai, MD, *O...
With conventional equipment and methodology, certain anatomic conditions preclude the ability to pass a guidewire, balloon, or stent into the diseased target segment. These rare conditions include unusual coronary anatomy, chronic total...
With conventional equipment and methodology, certain anatomic conditions preclude the ability to pass a guidewire, balloon, or stent into the diseased target segment. These rare conditions include unusual coronary anatomy, chronic total...
With conventional equipment and...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Clinical Images
Transseptal TandemHeart‚Ñ¢ Implantation through an Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder
08/01/2008
Stéphane Cook, MD, Bernhard Meier, MD, Stephan Windecker, MD
Stéphane Cook, MD, Bernhard Meier, M...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old female was admitted in cardiogenic shock 4 days after multivessel stenting and closure of a grade 3 patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a 25 mm Amplatzer occluder. Diagnostic catheterization was performed under...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old female was admitted in cardiogenic shock 4 days after multivessel stenting and closure of a grade 3 patent foramen ovale (PFO) with a 25 mm Amplatzer occluder. Diagnostic catheterization was performed under...
Case Presentation. A 52-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Sirolimus-Eluting Stents for the Treatment of Bare-Metal In-Stent Restenosis: Long-Term Clinical Follow Up
08/01/2008
Imad Sheiban, MD, Amedeo Chiribiri, MD, Serena Beninati, MD, Claudio Moretti, MD, Pierluigi Omedè, MD, Filippo Sciuto, MD, Walter Grosso Marra, MD, Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai, MD, Mario Bollati, MD, Alfonso Gambino, MD, Gian Paolo Trevi, MD
Imad Sheiban, MD, Amedeo Chiribiri, M...
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis (ISR), i.e., intrastent neo-intimal proliferation following bare-metal stent (BMS) implantation, which determines an angiographic and/or clinically significant stenosis,1 occurs with an incidence varying...
Significant in-stent restenosis...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Sirolimus-Eluting, Bioabsorbable Polymer-Coated Constant Stent (Cura‚Ñ¢) in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Clinical a
08/01/2008
Chi-Hang Lee, MBBS, Jimmy Lim, MBBS, Adrian Low, MBBS, Xiao-Ling Zhang, MD, Than-Than Kyaing, MD, Mark Y. Chan, MBBS, Hwee-Bee Wong, MSc, Yean-Teng Lim, MBBS, Huay-Cheem Tan, MBBS
Chi-Hang Lee, MBBS, Jimmy Lim, MBBS, ...
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have emerged as a novel technology in coronary revascularization. Ample evidence has shown that polymer-based DES effectively reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization after percutaneous coronary...
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have emerged as a novel technology in coronary revascularization. Ample evidence has shown that polymer-based DES effectively reduce in-stent restenosis and repeat revascularization after percutaneous coronary...
Drug-eluting stents (DES) have...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
COMMENTARY: Is the “Bioabsorbable Stent” an Answer for Late Stent Thrombosis?
08/01/2008
Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, Sangeeta Mandapaka, MD, Robert S. Dieter, MD
Aravinda Nanjundappa, MD, Sangeeta Ma...
Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and afflicts 879,000 Americans each year.1 Percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a well-accepted remedy for relief of...
Acute coronary syndrome is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States, and afflicts 879,000 Americans each year.1 Percutaneous treatment of acute coronary syndrome is a well-accepted remedy for relief of...
Acute coronary syndrome is one...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Original Contribution
Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Coronary Trifurcation Lesions
08/01/2008
Shinichi Furuichi, MD, Giuseppe M. Sangiorgi, MD, Altin Palloshi, MD, Cosmo Godino, MD, Flavio Airoldi, MD, Matteo Montorfano, MD, Alaide Chieffo, MD, Iassen Michev, MD, Mauro Carlino, MD, Antonio Colombo, MD
Shinichi Furuichi, MD, Giuseppe M. Sa...
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions, either bifurcation or trifurcation, represent a challenging area in interventional cardiology. Indeed, it has been shown that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in this anatomical setting using bare-metal...
Lesions at coronary divisions,...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Department

Letters to the Editor
Kounis Syndrome: A Potential Cause of
Simultaneous Multivessel Coronary Spasm and Thrombosis after Drug-Eluting Stent
Implanta
08/01/2008
Professor Nicholas G. Kounis, MD, PhD, FESC, FACC, George N. Kounis, MD, MSc, *George D. Soufras, MD, PhD
Professor Nicholas G. Kounis, MD, PhD...
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1 and editorial2 published in the December 2006 issue of the Journal, the authors reported and commented on 13 patients who developed severe, diffuse coronary artery spasm after drug-eluting stent insertion. Five...
In the very interesting report1...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
Reply to Letter to the Editor
08/01/2008
Brigitta C. Brott, MD, FACC and William B. Hillegass, MD, MPH, FACC
Brigitta C. Brott, MD, FACC and Willi...
We thank Dr. Kounis and his colleagues for their comments regarding the link between coronary vasospasm, allergic reactions, and the use of drug-eluting stents. As their discussion points out, a hypersensitivity response to an allergen, such...
We thank Dr. Kounis and his colleagues for their comments regarding the link between coronary vasospasm, allergic reactions, and the use of drug-eluting stents. As their discussion points out, a hypersensitivity response to an allergen, such...
We thank Dr. Kounis and his...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Addendum
Re: Coronary Air Embolization in the Left Coronary Artery

In: J Invasive Cardiol 2007;19:47–48 (January 2007)
08/01/2008
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Alan Feit, MD, Jonathan D. Marmur, MD
Spyros Kokolis, MD, Alan Feit, MD, J...
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08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology

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A Simple Risk Score for Weaning Patients From Mechanical Circulatory Support
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Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
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Black Patients More Likely to Die After Coronary Bypass Surgery
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Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
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Hypertension
New Study Links Obesity to Elevated Hypertension Risk Among Young Middle Eastern Women
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A study led by researchers from Shinshu University propose a simplified risk-scoring model helps clinicians assess when patients with cardiogenic shock can be safely weaned off from MCS devices, such as VA-ECMO or IMPELLA, using easily measurable health indicators like blood pressure and heart function. Credit Sho Suzuki from Shinshu University
Mechanical Circulatory Support
A Simple Risk Score for Weaning Patients From Mechanical Circulatory Support
10/23/2024
Researchers from Shinshu University developed a simple risk score model using readily measurable health indicators to predict successful MCS weaning. The study analyzed data from 114 patients.
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Original Contribution
Intravascular Ultrasound in the Assessment of Coronary Artery Anomalies in Young Patients: A Tertiary Center Experience
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The authors describe a young population of patients with anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery and myocardial bridge and review the safety of intravascular ultrasound in this population.
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The initial cases with the Luna TMVR System were conducted in Paraguay and the Republic of Georgia and supported by leading US structural heart experts and the Tioga Cardiovascular team.
Mitral Valve intervention
Tioga Cardiovascular Announces First-In-Human Cases With Its Luna Transcatheter Mitral Valve Replacement (TMVR) System
10/23/2024
Tioga Cardiovascular, Inc., a Shifamed portfolio company, announced the first-in-human transseptal implantations using the 28 French) Luna™ transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) system. The first patients achieved excellent...
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Comparison of Two Vascular Closure Device Strategies for Transfemoral Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Using Suture-Based and Collagen-Plug-Based Techniques and Associated Vascular Complications
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The authors evaluated their experience with 2 distinct vascular closure device approaches using the Perclose ProGlide and the Angio-Seal, as well as the impact on vascular access site complications during transcatheter aortic valve...
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CABG
Black Patients More Likely to Die After Coronary Bypass Surgery
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Compared to white patients, Black patients were 22% more likely to die in the hospital. Black patients stayed in the hospital 1.5 days longer on average (9.6 days for white patients, 10.7 days for Hispanic patients and 11.8 days for Black...
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Medaxiom survey
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Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold predictive value (p=0.001) for heart attack, stroke, and death  Significant unmet need in balancing the risks and benefits of antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute coronary syndrome...
Greater than 2-fold...
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The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b, randomized and double-blind study will include more than 212 patients suffering from STEMI who are scheduled to undergo PCI. The study’s primary objective is to assess the safety and efficacy of glenzocimab 1000 mg...
The LIBERATE phase 2b,...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest
PVD
Yale Study Finds Link Between Eczema and Peripheral Vascular Disease
10/21/2024
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred in 11% of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but just 6.2% of patients without AD.
The Yale team found PVD occurred...
10/21/2024
Cath Lab Digest

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