Volume 19 - Issue 7 - July, 2007
Feature
Case Report
08/01/2008
*Edo Kaluski, MD, §Alberto Hendler, MD, *Marc Klapholz, MD
*Edo Kaluski, MD, §Alberto Hendler, ...
The ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) is not a tubular structure . Hence, sizing, positioning and flaring the stent in the ostium of the RCA demands considerable skill, and occasionally will not yield optimal results. At least mild...
The ostium of the right coronary artery (RCA) is not a tubular structure . Hence, sizing, positioning and flaring the stent in the ostium of the RCA demands considerable skill, and occasionally will not yield optimal results. At least mild...
The ostium of the right coronary...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD, Kenshi Fujii, MD
Atsunori Okamura, MD, Hiroshi Ito, MD...
Embolization of thrombi and plaque components liberated by balloon inflation has been speculated1 to cause angiographic no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Embolic...
Embolization of thrombi and plaque components liberated by balloon inflation has been speculated1 to cause angiographic no-reflow during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Embolic...
Embolization of thrombi and...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Matthew W. Martinez, MD, Martina Mookadam, MD, Farouk Mookadam, MD
Matthew W. Martinez, MD, Martina Mook...
Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials is well recognized. It was first reported by Sayed et al, when a Teflon ASD patch produced intravascular hemolysis.1 Since then, intravascular hemolysis has been described after...
Hemolytic anemia related to intracardiac prosthetic materials is well recognized. It was first reported by Sayed et al, when a Teflon ASD patch produced intravascular hemolysis.1 Since then, intravascular hemolysis has been described after...
Hemolytic anemia related to...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Ryan G. Schrale, MBBS, Keith M. Channon, MD, Oliver J. Ormerod, DM
Ryan G. Schrale, MBBS, Keith M. Chann...
Case Report. A 42-year-old asymptomatic female with longstanding Type-1 diabetes and secondary chronic renal failure underwent evaluation for potential kidney-pancreas transplantation. A screening treadmill myocardial perfusion scintigraphy...
Case Report. A 42-year-old asymptomatic female with longstanding Type-1 diabetes and secondary chronic renal failure underwent evaluation for potential kidney-pancreas transplantation. A screening treadmill myocardial perfusion scintigraphy...
Case Report. A 42-year-old...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Bahram Sohrabi, MD, Babak Kazemi, MD, Naser Aslanabadi, MD
Bahram Sohrabi, MD, Babak Kazemi, MD,...
Acute aortic dissection during coronary arteriography or percutaneous coronary intervention is quite rare,1,2 but is a feared complication. Patients in this clinical setting may have a potential risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Acute aortic dissection during coronary arteriography or percutaneous coronary intervention is quite rare,1,2 but is a feared complication. Patients in this clinical setting may have a potential risk for acute myocardial infarction (MI)...
Acute aortic dissection during...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Rosario Fiorilli, MD, Antonio Parma, MD, Roberto Violini, MD
Rosario Fiorilli, MD, Antonio Parma, ...
Congenital coronary anomalies are relatively uncommon, with a prevalence varying from 0.3% of autopsy series1 to 1.2% of angiographic studies.2 Such anomalies may occur in several anatomical arrangements, with different clinical significance,...
Congenital coronary anomalies are relatively uncommon, with a prevalence varying from 0.3% of autopsy series1 to 1.2% of angiographic studies.2 Such anomalies may occur in several anatomical arrangements, with different clinical significance,...
Congenital coronary anomalies...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Case Report
08/01/2008
Damras Tresukosol, MD, Nattawut Wongpraparut, MD, Tippayawan Lirdvilai, BSC
Damras Tresukosol, MD, Nattawut Wongp...
Stenosis of the internal carotid artery is responsible for 10–20% of all strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Percutaneous transluminal carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a promising new treatment option for carotid artery stenosis. These...
Stenosis of the internal carotid artery is responsible for 10–20% of all strokes or transient ischemic attacks. Percutaneous transluminal carotid artery stenting (CAS) is a promising new treatment option for carotid artery stenosis. These...
Stenosis of the internal carotid...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Department
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
Rajesh Vijayvergiya, MD, DM
I read the article regarding a single coronary artery by Namboodiri et al,1 published in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, with great interest. However, the authors missed referencing a few important publications...
I read the article regarding a single coronary artery by Namboodiri et al,1 published in the April 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive Cardiology, with great interest. However, the authors missed referencing a few important publications...
I read the article regarding a...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar, MD
Adrian Iancu, MD and *Alexandra Lazar...
We were pleased to have our Clinical Decision Making article “Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient with Contralateral Total Occlusion, Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting” published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive...
We were pleased to have our Clinical Decision Making article “Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis in a Patient with Contralateral Total Occlusion, Resolved with Drug-Eluting Stenting” published in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Invasive...
We were pleased to have our...
08/01/2008
Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Letters to the Editor
08/01/2008
Today’s interventional cardiologist is armed with a vast array of devices for treatment of increasingly difficult lesions. Inhospitable anatomies previously considered suitable only for surgical therapy are now frequently accessible with...
Today’s interventional cardiologist is armed with a vast array of devices for treatment of increasingly difficult lesions. Inhospitable anatomies previously considered suitable only for surgical therapy are now frequently accessible with...
Today’s interventional...
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Journal of Invasive Cardiology
